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HuskyHawk said:
He’s a point guard. A scoring point, yes, like Kemba and Baz and Jalen. He plays PG now and averages over 5 assists a game I believe. He’s not coming here to be an off guard. I don’t know why people keep saying that.

And while I agree we need another guard in 2020, it’s a much easier sell for a freshman than a transfer who will be a junior. Not saying Cole wouldn’t be a nice addition. Just that I can see why he wouldn’t come here, even if he likes Hurley and UConn.
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This is a reasonable point of view. From our perspective, if we think Alterique will leave when he graduates, Cole would be a huge pickup. If Gilbert plays for two more seasons, then I have no problem bringing in a freshman guard for 20-21 who can come off the bench and ease into a role.
 
UConnStats said:
Well to be fair, Gilbert’s stat line is a low bar to set. I know people loved him this year, but he was flat out inefficient when he played. He still has upside but he wasn’t close to Jalen in terms of actual production, and his defensive plus/minus wasn’t good either.
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Living in Georgia I’ve followed AG’s career closely. In high school and all star circuit he was dynamic and he owned the court. He hasn’t shown any of that in these injury plagued years at UCONN.
Two things are different now. One is the injuries and two is the caliber of players that he played with. I still have hopes that he will regain what made him a McDonald’s All American. But the reality is that’s not going to happen. I think Hurley is surely aware of this and is recruiting accordingly. Hope I’m wrong!
 
gtcam said:
The kid is a guard and wants to play
UConn needs bigs and a decent one can get lots of play right away
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he couldn't play next year. if we had 2 scholarships open I would take him and a big. If only 1 is available take a big
 
The reality is that with our tight scholarship situation, down one self-imposed and down several more due to injury/low talent players hanging around, we can't afford a transfer who has to sit a year. Sit one play two already has to be discounted 33% in value relative to an eligible player when scholarships are tight, but the alignment of his sitting with our penalty makes the discount even greater in his case. At least one player has to leave to make this work.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
A sit one transfer PG? I really hope we don’t burn a scholarship on that. That self imposed missing scholarship is proving to be a real pain.
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Why does he have to sit a year? I thought if a coach leaves, which is the case with Howard, a player can leave and play right away.
 
DICKG said:
Why does he have to sit a year? I thought if a coach leaves, which is the case with Howard, a player can leave and play right away.
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Nope. Sit 1 play 2. Unless you're a grad transfer like Oriakhi was.
 
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DICKG said:
Why does he have to sit a year? I thought if a coach leaves, which is the case with Howard, a player can leave and play right away.
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Didn’t Roscoe have to sit a year?
 
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Rothstein originally called him a grad transfer then changed it to transfer.
 
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husky429 said:
Nope. Sit 1 play 2. Unless you're a grad transfer like Oriakhi was.
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Oriakhi wasn't a grad transfer. I don't think that was even in place back then. He was eligible immediately because UConn had a 1 year ban from the NCAA Tournament because of the APR mess.

He has one year of eligibility and can play immediately because UConn is banned from next season's NCAA tournament.

Ex-UConn forward Oriakhi to transfer to Mizzou
 
HooperScooper said:
Oriakhi wasn't a grad transfer. I don't think that was even in place back then. He was eligible immediately because UConn had a 1 year ban from the NCAA Tournament because of the APR mess.

He has one year of eligibility and can play immediately because UConn is banned from next season's NCAA tournament.

Ex-UConn forward Oriakhi to transfer to Mizzou
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Good call.

Then why not Roscoe?
 
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HooperScooper said:
Oriakhi wasn't a grad transfer. I don't think that was even in place back then. He was eligible immediately because UConn had a 1 year ban from the NCAA Tournament because of the APR mess.

He has one year of eligibility and can play immediately because UConn is banned from next season's NCAA tournament.

Ex-UConn forward Oriakhi to transfer to Mizzou
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Back then it was the "Mumu transfer rule"!
 
husky429 said:
Would be great if we could get the last visit.

Hurley Sr. is having Sunday dinner with his son on campus that weekend, I hear. ;)
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Put on the Sunday gravy.
 
Candyman34 said:
Lets try and get him in before he visits Alabama. If Gilbert goes pro or Grad Transfers then a 2020 3 guard lineup of Cole, Bouk and Gaffney is explosive.
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If we loose Gilbert I don't think it will hurt us. He is an out of control gunner. He turns the ball over more than he scores.
 
husky429 said:
Good call.

Then why not Roscoe?
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See this article.

Smith and UNLV had held out hope that the NCAA would waive its one-year sit-out requirement for transfers as it did with Smith’s former teammate Alex Oriakhi. Oriakhi, a rising senior, received his waiver from the league governing body granting him immediate eligibility at Missouri next season.

Smith, like Oriakhi, was a member of the UConn championship team in 2011 who chose to transfer out of the school this past spring after low APR test scores begot a postseason ban for the Huskies in 2013.

Smith, however, has two years of eligibility remaining to Oriakhi’s one, so the one-year postseason ban would not deny him of one final crack at playing in the NCAA tournament had he opted to stay in Storrs. The senior Oriakhi had no such cushion.

Roscoe Smith Sitting Out Next Season Benefits UConn Transfer, UNLV
 
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