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Per ESPN McNeeley is going pro

Hungryhusky99 said:
Bad decision but expected
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What an absolute loser

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DW1361 said:
I refuse to cry over this until he has an agent. Maybe if he misses the lottery he will come back. Just my thinking ….
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Doesn't it not matter if he has an agent anymore... that changed a couple years ago
 
Is McNeeley still a lotto pick? looks like a lot of mocks had him fall outside
 
aceboon said:
hope he kills it in the workouts and when he's invited to the combine. I think the lottery projection from Givony seems to be a bit outdated after what he put on film the past month and half.
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They'd have to be assuming the injury hampered him a great deal for him to still be late lottery.
 
This is what we all suspected. Honestly, without the injury, nobody would have doubted it for a second. He showed enough early on. I'm not sure he's a lottery pick, but he should go in the 20s at least. Best of luck to him and I hope he has a great career and makes us proud.
 
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How Sway?! said:
Lmaoo this is the best decision he could have taken. He gets to start maximizing his earning at age 19 and gets to solely focus on basketball. I would even say its the best decision for the program as well. Him coming back for a second year would have given other programs a lot of ammo to negatively recruit against u
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Yes Liam should be a great pro. He has the tools to be very solid and maybe even really good at the next level. All of that is true. However, his time at UConn did not meet expectations. He did not win any team trophies and in the last few games (Creighton in the BE tourney and against Florida) he came up short. That's not putting the young man down. That is just stating facts. Was it the injury? yes that probably derailed him somewhat. But I also saw a kid that is far from a finished product. Will he get coaching to help him improve at the next level? That's hardly a sure thing. We all know that depends on the franchise. And if you don't believe me, think back about how many talented kids (from all schools) amounted to nothing in the pro's. I was on record saying he should have stayed. I felt that way, never having met the family, or knowing anything about his finances, because I know the kind of coaching that he would have gotten at UConn. And because I want him to succeed when he turns Pro. But that train left the station. I wish the kid all the best. I will be rooting for him. But my advise would have been to stay one more year. I just cannot think that Hawkins enjoyed a year of playing in front of 500 people is front of empty gyms, when he could have been with us. Maybe I am wrong.....I do not presume to be in the know.
 
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Nothing but love for Liam here! He is 100% making the correct decision and I think he ends up in the lottery. Kids has heart, desire and wants to be great. I see some knocking his shooting percentage but to be fair him getting hurt had a definite impact on his and our season. Also thought he rebounded the ball much better than I had anticipated.
 
DW1361 said:
I refuse to cry over this until he has an agent. Maybe if he misses the lottery he will come back. Just my thinking ….
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That is not a thing. He'd have to go undrafted, which isn't happening. Plus the NCAA doesn't actually let you come back post draft even though the NBA does
 
Jaybo said:
I don’t see him as a pro but good for him.
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Really? You don't think he can catch on and at least be in a Sam Hauser role? I think you are underselling him. I mean I was a little let down with his performance especially at the end of the year but he probably was playing at 80% due to his ankle injury at best and he does have skils. It will just be interesting how it translates at the next level. I will agree that for being labeled a great shooter he had an awful year shooting the rock.
 
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This goes back a bit, but the player he reminds me of most is John Havlchev. Looks like him, built like him, moves like him and has a similar game. I selfishly wish he’d stick around to develop but understand his desire for the next level.
 
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Iluvsuebird said:
Yes Liam should be a great pro. He has the tools to be very solid and maybe even really good at the next level. All of that is true. However, his time at UConn did not meet expectations. He did not win any team trophies and in the last few games (Creighton in the BE tourney and against Florida) he came up short. That's not putting the young man down. That is just stating facts. Was it the injury? yes that probably derailed him somewhat. But I also saw a kid that is far from a finished product. Will he get coaching to help him improve at the next level? That's hardly a sure thing. We all know that depends on the franchise. And if you don't believe me, think back about how many talented kids (from all schools) amounted to nothing in the pro's. I was on record saying he should have stayed. I felt that way, never having met the family, or knowing anything about his finances, because I know the kind of coaching that he would have gotten at UConn. And because I want him to succeed when he turns Pro. But that train left the station. I wish the kid all the best. I will be rooting for him. But my advise would have been to stay one more year. I just cannot think that Hawkins enjoyed a year of playing in front of 500 people is front of empty gyms, when he could have been with us. Maybe I am wrong.....I do not presume to be in the know.
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Jordan Hawkins has been gone for two years. He was also at the peak of his draftability when he left. What a moronic comparison.

both Liam and Coach have infinitely more information about his draft prospects than us, and if both are on the same page that he should leave then that means theyve gotten some sort of confirmation that he will be picked in the lottery. As good of a program and coaching staff that we have, one year of development in the NBA will ALWAYS beat one year in college.
 
How Sway?! said:
Jordan Hawkins has been gone for two years. He was also at the peak of his draftability when he left. What a moronic comparison.

both Liam and Coach have infinitely more information about his draft prospects than us, and if both are on the same page that he should leave then that means theyve gotten some sort of confirmation that he will be picked in the lottery. As good of a program and coaching staff that we have, one year of development in the NBA will ALWAYS beat one year in college.
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There is no guarantees he will be picked in the lottery. He is definitely a first round pick.
 
How Sway?! said:
Jordan Hawkins has been gone for two years. He was also at the peak of his draftability when he left. What a moronic comparison.

both Liam and Coach have infinitely more information about his draft prospects than us, and if both are on the same page that he should leave then that means theyve gotten some sort of confirmation that he will be picked in the lottery. As good of a program and coaching staff that we have, one year of development in the NBA will ALWAYS beat one year in college.
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This was not a Castle situation, a lot was thrown on this kid. There are only so many freshman ready to take on the role of being the man on a winning college team. You had two top 5 picks together on the same team and they couldn't even make the B10 tourney. Our roster this year was massively underwhelming.

Hurley's note hit the reasons while he will succeed - he has a great attitude and works his tail off. That goes a long way. He's barely scratched the surface of what he'll be. An NBA team will likely pay much closer attention on what his top end games were then his low end games were due to their focus on potential. His rutt was a product of trying to do too much, because he had to on a team that had zero playmakers. AK & Solo do nothing off the dribble, Hass was hurt and our bench was terrible. He was trying to do things that weren't in his bag yet. Liam isn't going to be a dribble drive guy in the NBA, he's going to be more catch and shoot.
 
One of my favorite things the past few years is reading all the out of touch opinions on posts like this. As if the posters here wouldn't choose the same option in his shoes.

Liam was always going to be a 1 and done, unless something went monumentally wrong in his year here. This is the way of the basketball world nowadays.

Thanks for choosing UConn, Liam, and I'm looking forward to following your NBA career.
 
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I was hoping McNeeley's game was more like Reeves but obviously not quite the playmaker or athletic talent as him. How did Reeves go undrafted? I just read he turned down Detroit drafting him in the 2nd round but he definitely should of been late first round like Jaime Jaquez Jr was drafted by Miami. I know he was a Sr. but the draft isn't an exact science on finding stars. One of my favorite NBA players.

 
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Expected news from Liam and let's hope he has a long successful career.

I think he will be a bit more efficient in the NBA, as he won't be tasked with being a go to player as he ultimately wound up being for us this past season.

Since we're making comparisons, Liam reminds me a bit of Bojan Bogdanović.
 
HU5KIES said:
One of my favorite things the past few years is reading all the out of touch opinions on posts like this. As if the posters here wouldn't choose the same option in his shoes.

Liam was always going to be a 1 and done, unless something went monumentally wrong in his year here. This is the way of the basketball world nowadays.

Thanks for choosing UConn, Liam, and I'm looking forward to following your NBA career.
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I agree
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird would have done the same if available to them....thankfully we got to see them play against each other as college seniors
 
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