Nils Machowski visiting tomorrow…

[REB1094]

91 threes made on 38% last year

For reference: Solo’s sophomore year: 99 on 41%. Cam: 99 on 44%. Hawkins: 109 on 39%. Kid can SHOOT.

I don’t love the idea of putting all of our backup PG eggs in the County basket. Would have preferred a backup G that can take secondary ballhandling duty. But if Hurley is sold on County at PG and we are looking for offense at SG, then an absolute flamethrower ain’t a bad option!

Let’s close it!

 

[Hurlees4hed]

Aiden Mahaney 2.0.....high scorer at a mid major

We must of had to overpay for Mullins, Demary, Khamenia, Hines to not able to compete for players like Diop, Thiam, Freeman, Mcneil, Wilkins, etc.

Main difference IMO

Mahaney was brought in to start. Nils is coming off the bench with a pretty well defined role. Not going to be asked to do too much.

 

[tiger8mush]

I hope nobody takes this the wrong way, but as long as the players are good people and help the program, I wouldn't care if they were all green.

 

[RuffRuff]

Aiden Mahaney 2.0.....high scorer at a mid major

We must of had to overpay for Mullins, Demary, Khamenia, Hines to not able to compete for players like Diop, Thiam, Freeman, Mcneil, Wilkins, etc.

More like pay market.

91 threes made on 38% last year

For reference: Solo’s sophomore year: 99 on 41%. Cam: 99 on 44%. Hawkins: 109 on 39%. Kid can SHOOT.

I don’t love the idea of putting all of our backup PG eggs in the County basket. Would have preferred a backup G that can take secondary ballhandling duty. But if Hurley is sold on County at PG and we are looking for offense at SG, then an absolute flamethrower ain’t a bad option!

Let’s close it!

Not done yet. Still 6 slots left.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Never heard of him until an hour ago and I’ll be pumped if we get him and devastated if we don’t. Is he related to Finn Wolfhard?

 

[businesslawyer]

Yeah but it’s an inefficient 83 points a game

LOL. Waiting for the first genius to tell us not to bother because it takes him 30 shots to get those 83 points.

We are learning how delusionally spoiled our fanbase has become. From a program that languished at the bottom of the Big East with a team the New York Post referred to as "the Smurfs."

 

[Dove]

LOL. Waiting for the first genius to tell us not to bother because it takes him 30 shots to get those 83 points.

We are learning how delusionally spoiled our fanbase has become. From a program that languished at the bottom of the Big East with a team the New York Post referred to as "the Smurfs."

That was 40 years ago. Were the Smurfs a thing?

 

[KingAG]

Why is this place so miserable?

 

[JLW]

Aiden Mahaney 2.0.....high scorer at a mid major

We must of had to overpay for Mullins, Demary, Khamenia, Hines to not able to compete for players like Diop, Thiam, Freeman, Mcneil, Wilkins, etc.

Mahaney didn’t score like this

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Well, we were down a German, so ... 🤣

True, but net net we've gained a Belgian.

His name indicates that he would be Flemish, but I'm not dismissing the possibility that he's a Walloon.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

the surname looks way more Albanian than Serbian.

Hopefully not from Tropoja. They’re mean.

 

[businesslawyer]

True, but net net we've gained a Belgian.

His name indicates that he would be Flemish, but I'm not dismissing the possibility that he's a Walloon.

I hope to God’s sake he’s not half Flemish and half Walloonian. Because from what I know from doing business in Belgium, that would mean he would hate himself.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Never heard of him until an hour ago and I’ll be pumped if we get him and devastated if we don’t. Is he related to Finn Wolfhard?

No, but he’s related to Finn Gerlickengood

 

[KillaCam]

Good advise is to stick to basketball and maintain class when representing UConn nation.

 

[HooperScooper]

Jesus Christmas.

He walks on water and turns water into wine?

Not sure why you responded to me like that. I was asking a few questions, not making a statement that he wasn't all that. I have no idea. I've never seen the kid play and didn't know who he was until reading this thread.

 

[superjohn]

This is about as niche of a an ethnic euro argument you are going to see on this site, but Avdija isn't a Serb name. His father is a Muslim from a part of the former Yugoslavia that is currently known as Kosovo to the vast majority of the western world. The same country as former Husky, Rrezon Elezaj, for what it's worth. In my opinion, the surname looks way more Albanian than Serbian.

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I agree on the what the name sounds like but his dad is a Serbian Muslim born in Kosovo. He calls himself Serbian. My mom's maiden name is Serbian and everyone thinks her name is Italian.

Complicated history over there to put it lightly.

 

[uconn_jack]

Think Landrew

Silas can too when he needs to.

 

[uconn_jack]

Why wouldn't he? National exposure, decent playing time, better intra-squad competition, coached by a master so all it takes is his ink on the paper and unlimited ice cream at the Dairy Bar. And, Nils' recommendation too.

Apparently the Reibe situation doesn't matter to him.

 

[hasheemthedream]

Mahaney didn’t score like this

Looks pretty similar to me......

 

[Umami Zen]

Get Joey California vibes from this guy. Ball in the hands-Its goin' up. Not lacking in confidence.

 

[OceanDoggie]

You have low standards for us Greens.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I don’t love the idea of putting all of our backup PG eggs in the County basket. Would have preferred a backup G that can take secondary ballhandling duty. But if Hurley is sold on County at PG and we are looking for offense at SG, then an absolute flamethrower ain’t a bad option!

Let’s close it!

Starting PG on the German U18 team and seems to have run a decent amount of point at Wofford. I think a player like this is intentionally a hedge against putting all the eggs in County as the backup PG. County can still earn the minutes but they have an experienced guy that can handle the ball and create.

 

[Umami Zen]

Starting PG on the German U18 team and seems to have run a decent amount of point at Wofford. I think a player like this is intentionally a hedge against putting all the eggs in County as the backup PG. County can still earn the minutes but they have an experienced guy that can handle the ball and create.

Can definitely shoot the rock. Haven't seen him handle the ball and facilitate on tape. If he can do that -We're good.

 

[Nameless]

Sophomore year he showed he could be a rotation piece in a P4. Junior year he dominated a mid major. If we land this Nils I think it will be a solid pickup

 

[temery]

Locked

Try another thread without dragging in race or ethnicity.