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Naheim Alleyne to St. John's

prankster said:
I officially hate the prospect of facing Naheim in any game against the Huskies.

I hate, exponentially, the prospect of facing Naheim in conference play.

He was a headache for our opponents this year.

I hate that he would be a headache for us going forward.

Nonetheless, I am happy for him that he has an opportunity to get starter's minutes going forward.
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Meh.

Nice kid, thanks for the memories, best of luck.

But he’s not going to keep people up at night. He’s a nice piece off the bench, but he averaged five points a game here on some pretty dismal numbers - 36% from the field, 30% from three.

I don’t think he’s a starter for a good team - Virginia Tech had come to the same conclusion which is why we got him in the portal. Just doesn’t do enough to have him out there for 30 mins a night - I suspect this will not be the greatest move for him.
 
Fishy said:
Meh.

Nice kid, thanks for the memories, best of luck.

But he’s not going to keep people up at night. He’s a nice piece off the bench, but he averaged five points a game here on some pretty dismal numbers - 36% from the field, 30% from three.

I don’t think he’s a starter for a good team - Virginia Tech had come to the same conclusion which is why we got him in the portal. Just doesn’t do enough to have him out there for 30 mins a night - I suspect this will not be the greatest move for him.
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I kind of agree. I felt that way most of the season. However, over the last month he seemed to show more. He had a tendency to take and make big shots and to make other critical plays. I’m not losing sleep over him leaving, but I won’t be surprised if he turns out to be better than I thought he would be.
 
As a fresh defensive player off the bench in limited minutes he was critical in helping to achieve the title. May not translate to big productive minutes as a starter but the incoming class needs minutes and even that will be a challenge for Danny.
 
Hoophound said:
I kind of agree. I felt that way most of the season. However, over the last month he seemed to show more. He had a tendency to take and make big shots and to make other critical plays. I’m not losing sleep over him leaving, but I won’t be surprised if he turns out to be better than I thought he would be.
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Kids goal has to be to get better as a player and he's challenging himself. First he took a secondary role on a great team, struggled then succeeded. Now he's trying for increased responsibility, more shots and see if he can take what he learned last year in a limited role and do it over 2 x the minutes. Very understandable development move - no guarantee of success but if he works like he did at UConn can definitely improve in an expanded role.
 
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jibsey said:
As a fresh defensive player off the bench in limited minutes he was critical in helping to achieve the title. May not translate to big productive minutes as a starter but the incoming class needs minutes and even that will be a challenge for Danny.
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75% of his collegiate career was as a starter averaging around double digit scoring, 37-40% from three, on a team better than what St Johns will be next year

He’s certainly not going to be the #1 option, but I wouldn’t be surprised if last season was Nahiem’s worst individual stats season of his career. All is forgiven because he was a key piece to a title, and obviously his impact was so much higher than his box score, but he should be a very productive starter next year that will hopefully open up some pro prospects afterwards
 
ctchamps said:
No. But I think he liked what he observed in Alleyne’s tournament play to recognize he had an opportunity to get a very good experienced player.
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Try it another way / do you think Pitino is capable of that?
 
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Chief00 said:
Try it another way / do you think Pitino is capable of that?
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That’s rhetorical, correct? Rick Pitino is a very good basketball coach, all his personal flaws aside, but we really think there are act that aren’t literally criminal that are beyond him?
 
businesslawyer said:
That’s rhetorical, correct? Rick Pitino is a very good basketball coach, all his personal flaws aside, but we really think there are act that aren’t literally criminal that are beyond him?
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Calhoun said Pitino was a very good coach but he wouldn’t have a drink with him like he would Calipari.
 
Pitino is filling up the SJU roster with 3 point shooters , Soriano will be a monster next season with all those 3 point shooters. With the exception of Storr, the guys leaving SJU weren't good shooters. The new guys coming in can shoot the 3 and have good free throw percentages. 5 more players to go , Pitino is doing the best he can.
 
I wish him well and a big thanks. Just wondering what the actual difference in PT would be had he stayed?
 
NA proved he can be an very important piece in a championship team. We all owe him a debt of gratitude. He has all the skills to be a college starter, good defense, good mid-range and three point shot. I hope he succeeds at St John's except when he's playing us.
 
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Should be cheered and booed on alternating possessions when he returns to play at Gampel. Not only it is fair, it probably messes with his head.
 
With all the perimeter players St. John's is getting now (after Alleyne committed to them when it seemed like they had nobody), I wonder if he's regretting his decision. It seems possible, maybe even likely, that he gets fewer minutes this year than last.
 
Sleepy said:
With all the perimeter players St. John's is getting now (after Alleyne committed to them when it seemed like they had nobody), I wonder if he's regretting his decision. It seems possible, maybe even likely, that he gets fewer minutes this year than last.
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I have been thinking about this as well. There is a scenario where he could have started for us next year.
 
Punkbo said:
Maybe I’m just old school, but intra-conference transfers seem so weird to me.
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In this case it's not weird. Alleyne will get the minutes at St John's that he could not get at Uconn. He will be playing for a Hall of Fame coach in the Big Apple. Not a Pitino fan but the guy can coach. I think Alleyne will be a steadying influence and bring maturity to a team that needs it badly. We will get to see how this works out with a couple of home and away games. Welcome to the Portal. The Portal gives and the Portal takes. Wish them the best except when they play us.
 
SubbaBub said:
Should be cheered and booed on alternating possessions when he returns to play at Gampel. Not only it is fair, it probably messes with his head.
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I doubt it will mess with his head. But it may mess with our heads. ;)
 
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mauconnfan said:
Please don’t boo the kid, that would be PC Cuse like. Not at all UConn like.
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Yup, he deserves total praise; he was huge off the bench during the tourney. I don't blame him for jumping to another school where he felt like he could get 30mpg. Even with our sitch now, not sure that would have happened for him.
 
mauconnfan said:
Please don’t boo the kid, that would be PC Cuse like. Not at all UConn like.
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I agree about not booing him. What I meant was it may well mess with our heads that we let him get away. He was a great force for us throughout the season and his loss will be multiplied if we lose as many as I think we might. One of my favorite unheralded players. A real gamer.
 
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