Nowell in the transfer portal

[WhereistheDove?]

Jayden Ross seems to be a good candidate for this. Only time will tell.

It’s not a unilateral determination. I would be surprised if the staff actively pushed any of our transfers so far out the door. But both parties have to mutually agree that the NIL and PT is in their best interest. For all but possibly Singare, I’m sure the NIL and minutes that they were being promised this year were less than they had anticipated when they initially committed here. I would love Ross back as a developmental bench piece and hopefully he’s okay with that role.

 

[boog204]

This is college sports and people. Not business lol

It's absolutely a business. The second players started receiving the $$ they do it all changed. I'd argue it's more important for a coach to manage the portal effectively than to recruit high schoolers.

 

[boog204]

Yeah to hell with them
wow
Lets waste the 1st year of college for all the recruits not going into the draft.
Coaches can throw the developmental part of their job out the window - it's plug in and play time.
Can't afford to make a mistake on an incoming frosh but let's painfully twist and turn a west coast player into a NBE player.

In retrospect, would you have traded one of our bench sophomores for Brea? Double figures and 44% from 3 off the bench would've been an enormous addition to this team.

 

[navery12]

In retrospect, would you have traded one of our bench sophomores for Brea? Double figures and 44% from 3 off the bench would've been an enormous addition to this team.

Considering the tradeoff was 1 very specific sophomore for Brea who was one of our best players last year and will be again next year, no I would not have

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Considering the tradeoff was 1 very specific sophomore for Brea who was one of our best players last year and will be again next year, no I would not have

Exactly. It wasn't an "even trade". In all likelihood, it would have been "Brea + Lose Solo" versus "Mahaney + Keep Solo"

If you supported the former pre-season, you'd be an absolute doofus. Because Brea had no history of being someone who could be ball-dominant, adapt to being a UConn PG (like Mahaney's scouting history suggested).

 

[gtcam]

In retrospect, would you have traded one of our bench sophomores for Brea? Double figures and 44% from 3 off the bench would've been an enormous addition to this team.

These one offs are not why I made the statement
I would like to see some development plan for these kids that Dan Hurley recruits rather than let them sit for a full season and then tell them to look elsewhere.
I followed Nowell for the last 2 seasons of AAU and the kid can flat out play but it appears something happened to his psyche since attending UConn. Dan Hurley tells everyone in late October how great these kids are and then they sit. Kinda like the 3 peat crap.
Not everybody fits, I get it but why waste a year out of a kids college experience - Nowell is not the 1st here lately. Are they leaving because they feel the love at UConn?

 

[Inyatkin]

Kinda like the 3 peat crap

I'm also mad we didn't win three straight national championships

 

[Deleted at users request]

These one offs are not why I made the statement
I would like to see some development plan for these kids that Dan Hurley recruits rather than let them sit for a full season and then tell them to look elsewhere.

This is one of my main issues is that there doesn’t seem like there’s a plan for these players half the time.

It’s more come in and sit, then see what you can do and then develop you from there based on how you can help the team win.

Instead of just having a plan of how to develop the best player possible.

 

[Inyatkin]

This is one of my main issues is that there doesn’t seem like there’s a plan for these players half the time.

It’s more come in and sit, then see what you can do and then develop you from there based on how you can help the team win.

Instead of just having a plan of how to develop the best player possible.

They bring in the best players they can get to fill positions of need. Not everyone is as good as they looked in a lower level or a different system. Those who can best help the team play the most. Every game matters when your goal is a title. Not everyone can play. When the season ends, players have the option to stick it out or leave.

How is any of this hard to understand.

 

[aceboon]

UConn is apparently the only program that brings in players that haven't done enough to earn playing time and have to sit. There isn't a team in the country that is giving every scholarship player 1-12(13) minutes, some guys are gonna get squeezed out, it happens.

 

[3rdbass]

UConn is apparently the only program that brings in players that haven't done enough to earn playing time and have to sit. There isn't a team in the country that is giving every scholarship player 1-12(13) minutes, some guys are gonna get squeezed out, it happens.

The thing that hurts is Danny pretty much struck out at both Mahaney and Nowell as PG options in our system in the same year.

 

[Deleted at users request]

UConn is apparently the only program that brings in players that haven't done enough to earn playing time and have to sit. There isn't a team in the country that is giving every scholarship player 1-12(13) minutes, some guys are gonna get squeezed out, it happens.

Danny hasn’t had a single hit as far as HS PGs go in about 8 years. Thats not normal.

I know I know it doesn’t matter because we can buy a player someone else developed to play.

 

[Deleted at users request]

Every game matters when your goal is a title.

lol no they don’t. The only thing that matters is how well you’re playing come March.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

The thing that hurts is Danny pretty much struck out at both Mahaney and Nowell as PG options in our system in the same year.

Exactly. This stuff happens every year to lots of programs.

We were absolutely spoiled and blessed that we hit on portal players/recruits for the last 2 years. And had no significant injuries.

This year, we hit a worst-case scenario that Mahaney didn't work out, Nowell didn't work out (combo of abilities and injuries), Our main PG Diarra hobbled most of the latter part of the season, Ross didn't progress as much as needed, JSTew progressed but not as much as we thought, Liam was progressing on both offense and defense until the high-ankle sprain derailed things.

In retrospect, to end up finishing 3rd in the BE, winning a game in the NCAAT and nearly taking down a 1-seed in round two, and finishing 24-11 was actually pretty darn impressive.

 

[Gurleyman]

Danny hasn’t had a single hit as far as HS PGs go in about 8 years. Thats not normal.

I know I know it doesn’t matter because we can buy a player someone else developed to play.

You know what else isn’t normal? Winning two titles in a row. Only three people have done it in the 64-team era. Who gives a flying fig how the roster was constructed?

Having RJ Cole in wait meant we didn’t try for a freshman point guard his first few years. We recruited Diggins in the COVID era when we didn’t get to see him play much. He wasn’t good enough and we got Newton and made him a better point guard … and now Nowell didn’t work out.

Small sample size.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Danny hasn’t had a single hit as far as HS PGs go in about 8 years. Thats not normal.

I know I know it doesn’t matter because we can buy a player someone else developed to play.

Half the final four, the last two champions, and teams up and down the top 25 this year are starting PGs that were transfers. It’s not ideal but with the portal it’s also not the issue it once was.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

This is one of my main issues is that there doesn’t seem like there’s a plan for these players half the time.

It’s more come in and sit, then see what you can do and then develop you from there based on how you can help the team win.

Instead of just having a plan of how to develop the best player possible.

611, keep forwarding the coaching staff tennis-ball dribbling skills youtube videos and other suggested development plans. Maybe one day, they'll use them and formally start a player development program at UConn.

Because I'm sure that for the entire time Hurley has been here, they give our players nothing at all for guidance for how to improve skills over the summer into the fall. And during the season.

I bet they just tell each player to post at least 1-2 IG reels/TikTok videos doing dunks. Maybe one or two doing bicep curls or squats.

Sheesh.

 

[Deleted at users request]

611, keep forwarding the coaching staff tennis-ball dribbling skills youtube videos and other suggested development plans. Maybe one day, they'll use them and formally start a player development program at UConn.

Because I'm sure that for the entire time Hurley has been here, they give our players nothing at all for guidance for how to improve skills over the summer into the fall. And during the season.

I bet they just tell each player to post at least 1-2 IG reels/TikTok videos doing dunks. Maybe one or two doing bicep curls or squats.

Sheesh.

I think more accurately is they just shoot 1000 threes a day.

 

[boog204]

Considering the tradeoff was 1 very specific sophomore for Brea who was one of our best players last year and will be again next year, no I would not have

I was under the impression that it was a different very specific sophomore so I'm with you on that...

 

[7774]

Danny hasn’t had a single hit as far as HS PGs go in about 8 years. Thats not normal.

I know I know it doesn’t matter because we can buy a player someone else developed to play.

It's always comical how you try to frame things. In that 8 years it's like 3-4 guys right? And multiple guys outside the top 100, where you are just going to have more misses.

 

[Dibbie]

Danny hasn’t had a single hit as far as HS PGs go in about 8 years. Thats not normal.

I know I know it doesn’t matter because we can buy a player someone else developed to play.

What PG have they even tried to hit? It’s probably the most important position requiring experience, which is why we’ve been going the transfer route since RJ.

 

[Inyatkin]

lol no they don’t. The only thing that matters is how well you’re playing come March.

Looking forward to hearing next year which games you're ok with losing

 

[HuskyHawk]

Zubey and who?

My mistake, TCU didn't make the tournament with Udeh. Still, no continuity doesn't seem to be helpful.

 

[Deleted at users request]

Looking forward to hearing next year which games you're ok with losing

Does a loss in November or December matter when your team is at its best in March and make a run?

It’s not that deep

 

[djct1999]

Has anyone seen a list of potential Nowell suitors?