It’s legit not hard to say this at all.
It's in a separate thread however if true that would be a significant bump in talent level at a key position needed for the future. Some would say the most important position. We haven't had an elite guard on paper since Adams and Napier / Boatright before that. It's been quite a while. Elite guard play used to be a signature for the UCONN's men's program.
I hear you to a degree.
Wish we had Kentucky's problem of loading up on 7 stars and having high 4 star recruits transfer out. One can dream.
You keep repeating this like it is some amazing gotcha moment. No one thinks this is good but this is the first transfer of anyone looking at meaningful minutes next year. You can understand this is not good and also understand there’s a path forward that we need to see play out.
That’s a bit of an oversimplification.
It’s Cole.
I don’t think another player outside of Cole would’ve helped to be honest. We had nobody who was the best player on the court in the last 5 minutes. That’s what most of our season boiled down to. I kinda wish Hurley would’ve just took whatever lumps this year with not going all in on the senior players.
Cole & Gaff got here the same year. Cole literally was with the team the same amount of time as Gaff
Hurley thought he was going to the final 4 last year. KO did every year too. This is why they keep running players like Brimah, Polley and Whaley out there for big minutes while guys like Carlton steam on the bench.
Right, Andre Jackson didn't develop at all last year. Same player we saw as a freshman.
Gaffney wasn’t recruited over. Cole was on the team his freshman year
The whole CBB is changed now ..adapt or die..recruiting and transfers will be a 50/50 proposition ..if a kid is good and you do well he stays..U can't get to the tournament and be one and done..players will decide year to year if they are committed. Who knows what it will bring in the future. Culture will matter!
I'm not sure it's entirely fair to blame Dan Hurley for this. I have to assume if Diggins was good enough to play he would have. And when he did hit the floor, you have to admit his play was atrocious. It's what it would have looked like if I took your minutes on the floor.
I actually agree with a lot of what you are saying, the new transfer rules have obviously changed the landscape completely. Everyone wants instant gratification and now they are completely free to roam if they don't get it. So Jalen and Rahsool I can understand (although I think he completely mismanaged both of them). But the Floyd thing is odd and troubling. Why bring him in a year early to redshirt? Why sing his praises as recently as a week or two ago? Something just doesn't smell right. Even if we are bringing in an elite guard or two, there would still be ample playing time available. There is something else afoot here, maybe we find out, maybe we don't. But I think everyone here would admit this one came straight out of left field while the other two were not much of a surprise.
It is odd and troubling for sure. I think we’re all trying to be patient and see how this shakes out, but there’s really no way to sugarcoat it. Let’s not forget Dan Hurley was singing this kid’s praises just a couple of weeks ago. If we do end up with the other choices in the portal, that’ll be great. But how this is playing out screams another red flag to me.
NJHoops?
Until we hear it from Floyd's mouth, we have no idea why he left. As I said, my guess is I think he didn't like what he perceived as being "recruited over". But you're right, it doesn't smell right. Very odd situation.
