OT: Va Tech flying into CT to meet Durham

[UConnSwag11]

 

[UConnSwag11]

Same with notre dame a few days ago?

 

[UCDaveD]

Hope they're flying United.

 

[B1GEast]

What a shame

 

[Huskyforlife]

Sigh

 

[HungryHuskies]

It will never happen, but can a transfer decide to return to their previous school? Similar to testing NBA waters?

 

[WrenchFan69]

It will never happen, but can a transfer decide to return to their previous school? Similar to testing NBA waters?

Yes

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

It will never happen, but can a transfer decide to return to their previous school? Similar to testing NBA waters?

Ar'Mond Davis is considering doing it at Alabama. He transferred then Braxton Key decided to put his name in the draft without an agent.

Buzz is a unique inspirational high character coach. He has 2 big recruits coming in next year also.

 

[upstater]

Ar'Mond Davis is considering doing it at Alabama. He transferred then Braxton Key decided to put his name in the draft without an agent.

Buzz is a unique inspirational high character coach. He has 2 big recruits coming in next year also.

I'm more of a Mick Cronin fan.

 

[Tenspro2002]

VT? Isn't Durham from Florida?

So much for the "homesick" excuse.

 

[UCweCONN]

VT? Isn't Durham from Florida?

So much for the "homesick" excuse.

He meant his "old Kentucky home."

 

[CTBasketball]

VT? Isn't Durham from Florida?

So much for the "homesick" excuse.

The homesick excuses were not the real reasons Durham and Jackson left.

 

[businesslawyer]

We all know why Jackson left -- all you had to do was follow his father's tweets. He didn't feel he got enough minutes, and that not enough of the O was designed around Jackson, even though jackson was much more important to the team this year -- and played much more -- than any sane person could have predicted.

Presumably, neither Enoch nor Durham took kindly to being given as few minutes as was humanly possible on an 8 man roster. Would have been nice if either of them actually tried to earn more minutes by accomplishing something when on the floor, but it is what it is.

 

[UCweCONN]

We all know why Jackson left -- all you had to do was follow his father's tweets. He didn't feel he got enough minutes, and that not enough of the O was designed around Jackson, even though jackson was much more important to the team this year -- and played much more -- than any sane person could have predicted.

Presumably, neither Enoch nor Durham took kindly to being given as few minutes as was humanly possible on an 8 man roster. Would have been nice if either of them actually tried to earn more minutes by accomplishing something when on the floor, but it is what it is.

I got tired of the announcers on every TV broadcast pointing out had bad Enoch was defensively. It made me embarrassed as a fan and even more embarrassed for him because what they were saying was spot on.

 

[gtcam]

I'm more of a Mick Cronin fan.

Buzz/Mick - 2 peas in the same pod

 

[jibsey]

I got tired of the announcers on every TV broadcast pointing out had bad Enoch was defensively. It made me embarrassed as a fan and even more embarrassed for him because what they were saying was spot on.

But obviously you didn't tire of AB fumbling entry passes, throwing up prayers, scoring rarely, being tossed to the floor, and getting few rebounds? BTW, opposing bigs scored over and through him all the time. No not a great defender but Enoch had a right to be upset.

 

[Fishy]

Apparently, the best way for UConn basketball to get to the P5 is to send all the players there individually.

 

[donyell34]

That reply from Fishy just made my day, too funny but could be working out that way.

 

[CTBasketball]

But obviously you didn't tire of AB fumbling entry passes, throwing up prayers, scoring rarely, being tossed to the floor, and getting few rebounds? BTW, opposing bigs scored over and through him all the time. No not a great defender but Enoch had a right to be upset.

Brimah wasn't that good at post defending. He earned his minutes by altering and blocking help-side shots. He got pushed off the block and pushed low into the paint way too easily.

This was one area Enoch was good at. He held his position pretty decently.

 

[JSM1970]

Durham was awful this year

They should have redshirted him in hindsight. He's basically taking a redshirt year now anyway.

Jackson is a tweener and wants to be a 3. He has zero skills for that and his father is going to gradually realize his kid has zero chance to make the league. But when you think you have a lotto ticket you want to cash it even if it's off by a couple #s.

We all know why Jackson left -- all you had to do was follow his father's tweets. He didn't feel he got enough minutes, and that not enough of the O was designed around Jackson, even though jackson was much more important to the team this year -- and played much more -- than any sane person could have predicted.

Presumably, neither Enoch nor Durham took kindly to being given as few minutes as was humanly possible on an 8 man roster. Would have been nice if either of them actually tried to earn more minutes by accomplishing something when on the floor, but it is what it is.

 

[EastConn'er]

Please stop....

 

[CTBballfan243]

The homesick excuses were not the real reasons Durham and Jackson left.

Durham and Jackson are leaving because they can't play man-to-man defense. They both are way to slow laterally. They both knew that their playing time going forward would be limited.

 

[upstater]

But obviously you didn't tire of AB fumbling entry passes, throwing up prayers, scoring rarely, being tossed to the floor, and getting few rebounds? BTW, opposing bigs scored over and through him all the time. No not a great defender but Enoch had a right to be upset.

5'10" guards would score layups over Enoch.

Vance Jackson on the other hand would have been a solid player if he stayed. He now falls into the Oriakhi category.

 

[Walker11]

VT? Isn't Durham from Florida?

So much for the "homesick" excuse.

Where did the homesick excuse even come from? I don't remember him saying that (did his HS coach?), or any reputable 'Yarder mentioning it either. Granted, I skimmed a lot of those threads but I am curious.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Man, if he ends up at Tech I'm going to have to hate him...