Sad to see Lamb leave.....

[Hi-Low]

(and maybe Drummond) but great for them and ultimately for UConn as more classy young men represent UConn in NBA. It's the best PR a program can have. I think they will have long careers and the sky is the limit.

I am also really looking forward to watching Omar Calhoun join Daniels, Boatright, Bazz, Roscoe, Giff & Olander....I think the potential is there for all of them to develop into outstanding college players and some of them into solid NBA talent.

 

[UCONNfan1]

totally agree. next year may well be a rebuilding year by UCONN's lofty standards, but it's not like the cupboard is bare. knowing who's staying and leaving gives the staff a chance to zero in on guys they want to try to land. highly improbably we get a 1 and done for next year, but hopefully a solid player who can contribute for 3 or 4 years...

and I wish Jeremy and Andre all the best in the NBA. i hope they have terrific careers there...

 

[SouthTampaBill]

Who is going to make up the 28 points from AD and JL?

And we struggled for points last season too.

Going to be a rough year

 

[UConn990411]

Who is going to make up the 28 points from AD and JL?

And we struggled for points last season too.

Going to be a rough year

Let me preface this by saying that I'm extremely, extremely worried about next season if and when Drummond decides to go pro.

But it continues to amaze me how duck*ing clueless and shortsighted people on this board are, even after last season.

People were saying the exact same thing after the 2009-10 season, when UConn lost the majority of its scoring and starters from a team that made the NBA...and we all know what happened the next year.

I understand that 2010-11 is an anomaly, but one of the beauties of college basketball is that you truly have no duck*ing clue what's going to happen from one year to the next. Guys develop more than you ever expected (Kemba, Okafor, etc.), teams might simply come together (Missouri this year, NCAA tourney not withstanding), and so on and so forth. When it comes to 18 to 22-year-old athletes, you really don't have any idea what to expect.

Plus, there's rarely any substitute for experience in college hoops, so when you add in the fact this team of freshman and sophomores will now be predominantly sophomores and juniors...well, that could make a bigger difference than most people on here seem to realize.

I'm not predicting greatness for next season, but it's amazing to me how many people on here easily count out a Calhoun-coached team.

 

[champs99and04]

Let me preface this by saying that I'm extremely, extremely worried about next season if and when Drummond decides to go pro.

But it continues to amaze me how duck*ing clueless and shortsighted people on this board are, even after last season.

People were saying the exact same thing after the 2009-10 season, when UConn lost the majority of its scoring and starters from a team that made the NBA...and we all know what happened the next year.

I understand that 2010-11 is an anomaly, but one of the beauties of college basketball is that you truly have no duck*ing clue what's going to happen from one year to the next. Guys develop more than you ever expected (Kemba, Okafor, etc.), teams might simply come together (Missouri this year, NCAA tourney not withstanding), and so on and so forth. When it comes to 18 to 22-year-old athletes, you really don't have any idea what to expect.

Plus, there's rarely any substitute for experience in college hoops, so when you add in the fact this team of freshman and sophomores will now be predominantly sophomores and juniors...well, that could make a bigger difference than most people on here seem to realize.

I'm not predicting greatness for next season, but it's amazing to me how many people on here easily count out a Calhoun-coached team.

Took the words right out of my mouth. I remember in 2009, people were asking, "Who's going to replace Gavin, Stanley, and Jerome's points"?

I think next year could be similar to 2010-11 minus the incredible postseason run. 9-9 in conference with a couple marquee OOC wins and then hopefully we return everybody and make a run the next year.

 

[UConnfan8]

Who is going to make up the 28 points from AD and JL?

And we struggled for points last season too.

Going to be a rough year

rather have a rough year with a team that isn't allowed in the tourney then one that is.....next year is actually the perfect year to rebuild. I think that ALL of who we have next year are going to come back for the next year too. I don't think Shabazz will enter the NBA after next year....Boat either....everyone else on the roster are 4 year players....

 

[Prezidint]

I never worry about scoring points.
Scoring points doesn't matter in the abstract.
All you have to do is score more than the other team. That's what the 11 team showed. I'm a believer.

 

[NOTaDIME]

Who is going to make up the 28 points from AD and JL?

And we struggled for points last season too.

Going to be a rough year

Boatright, Daniels, Olander, Giffey, and Roscoe can combined all step up their games and hopefully help bridge the gap left by JL and possibly AD. With all this experience and add Omar to the bunch, plus the entire mindset of playing with nothing to lose and this team could be dangerous next year. Of course they could play leaderless and uninspired as well which wouldn't shock me either. Let's hope for the former.

 

[willie99]

if AD stays, I expect us to be great

if not, we'll be good

not matter what, I believe our offense in the low post has to improve, there's no place to go but up

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Let me preface this by saying that I'm extremely, extremely worried about next season if and when Drummond decides to go pro.

But it continues to amaze me how duck*ing clueless and shortsighted people on this board are, even after last season.

People were saying the exact same thing after the 2009-10 season, when UConn lost the majority of its scoring and starters from a team that made the NBA...and we all know what happened the next year.

I understand that 2010-11 is an anomaly, but one of the beauties of college basketball is that you truly have no duck*ing clue what's going to happen from one year to the next. Guys develop more than you ever expected (Kemba, Okafor, etc.), teams might simply come together (Missouri this year, NCAA tourney not withstanding), and so on and so forth. When it comes to 18 to 22-year-old athletes, you really don't have any idea what to expect.

Plus, there's rarely any substitute for experience in college hoops, so when you add in the fact this team of freshman and sophomores will now be predominantly sophomores and juniors...well, that could make a bigger difference than most people on here seem to realize.

I'm not predicting greatness for next season, but it's amazing to me how many people on here easily count out a Calhoun-coached team.

Yeah, but why is it that Kansas is always around,even with it's "lesser teams" and Florida . . . still around. And Syracuse and North Carolina, etc. UConn basketball is suppose to be one of the elite in college basketball. It shouldn't be a case of rebuilding, but reloading. There are storm clouds on the horizon at UConn. I hope the basketball program isn't starting to lose it's hold on being among the elite.

 

[bobbygt]

Lamb's Greatest Hits!

Even though this season was a disappointment, when I think back to last year, it still amazes me how awesome Lamb was. Lamb came in as a decent recruit, but turned out to be AA caliber player near the end of the year. For all of the greats that have blessed us Husky fans, you won't find many at all who had bigger plays in bigger moments than Jeremy Lamb.

What is telling about this list is that I could find just one play from this year that was good enough to make the top ten, and the only reason for this is that I was at the game and it got uconn in the tourney.

10. 3 pointer against WVU in the BET this year with a minute to go in a tie ball game.
9. Tip of the ball when Louisville was trying to in bound (SN grabbed the loose ball) in the BET final with 20 seconds to play and uconn holding on to a one point lead.
8. Steal and dunk against Arizona with about 3 minutes to go.
7. Floater against Syracuse in OT of the BET semi with under 2 minutes to go.
6. Steal and then dunk (assisted by SN) against SDSU to seal the win.
5. Layup for the lead against Louisville in the BET final with 30 seconds to go.
4. Two back to back baseline jumpers against Arizona with under 6 minutes to go after Zona had come back from being down nine and then taking a three point lead. Uconn never relinquished the lead after that.
3. 3 pointer against SDSU with under 2 minutes to go to extend a one point lead to four.
2. 3 pointer against Butler near the beginning of the 2nd half to put uconn in the lead for good.
1. Steal and dunk against Butler a few minutes after the 3 pointer. You just knew at this point that the good guys were going to win.

 

[huskymagic]

rather have a rough year with a team that isn't allowed in the tourney then one that is.....next year is actually the perfect year to rebuild. I think that ALL of who we have next year are going to come back for the next year too. I don't think Shabazz will enter the NBA after next year....Boat either....everyone else on the roster are 4 year players....

Are you kidding Roscoe isn't no 4 year player . Roscoe, Boat, and Giffey will make up the 28 points from lamb and Drummonds departure. Napier will score aroumd the same as this year maybe less depending on what Calhoun wants to do. If we ant to win look good winning we need Boatright to handle the point guard duties. Thats the only way we can reach our full potential as a team. Starting lineup for next year:

1: Boat / (Napier off the bench)
2. Napier/ (Omar off the bench)
3. Giffey/(Daniels off the bench)
4.) Scoe (Olander off the bench)
5.) Wolf( Olander off the bench)

P.S. Wolf can be a less athletic Chuck Okwandu for us this year

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Are you kidding Roscoe isn't no 4 year player . Roscoe, Boat, and Giffey will make up the 28 points from lamb and Drummonds departure. Napier will score aroumd the same as this year maybe less depending on what Calhoun wants to do. If we ant to win look good winning we need Boatright to handle the point guard duties. Thats the only way we can reach our full potential as a team. Starting lineup for next year:

1: Boat / (Napier off the bench)
2. Napier/ (Omar off the bench)
3. Giffey/(Daniels off the bench)
4.) Scoe (Olander off the bench)
5.) Wolf( Olander off the bench)

P.S. Wolf can be a less athletic Chuck Okwandu for us this year

Seeing as athleticism was pretty much the only redeeming quality that Chuck had, a "less athletic Chuck Okwandu" is a pretty useless player.

 

[HeGotGame]

Let me preface this by saying that I'm extremely, extremely worried about next season if and when Drummond decides to go pro.

But it continues to amaze me how duck*ing clueless and shortsighted people on this board are, even after last season.

People were saying the exact same thing after the 2009-10 season, when UConn lost the majority of its scoring and starters from a team that made the NBA...and we all know what happened the next year.

I understand that 2010-11 is an anomaly, but one of the beauties of college basketball is that you truly have no duck*ing clue what's going to happen from one year to the next. Guys develop more than you ever expected (Kemba, Okafor, etc.), teams might simply come together (Missouri this year, NCAA tourney not withstanding), and so on and so forth. When it comes to 18 to 22-year-old athletes, you really don't have any idea what to expect.

Plus, there's rarely any substitute for experience in college hoops, so when you add in the fact this team of freshman and sophomores will now be predominantly sophomores and juniors...well, that could make a bigger difference than most people on here seem to realize.

I'm not predicting greatness for next season, but it's amazing to me how many people on here easily count out a Calhoun-coached team.

Comparing this to 2009-10 is just stupid. Your "handle" is as creative as comparing this team to 2009-10 is dumb. People were down on 2009-10 team because of the unknown. We had 6 freshman coming in. Anytime a team is going to have rely so much on freshman you are going to be worried. That is not the case this year, we know what we have coming back.

You claim there is no substitute for experience in CBB, but that is flat out wrong. There is no substitute for talent. UK relied on freshman the last two years, UConn won a NC on the backs of Kemba and freshman. Talent wins games not experience.

By your post my guess is you were one of the donkeys on this site who thought we would win the BET and make a run to the Final Four because we did it the year before after a similar mediocre regular season. We caught lightening in a bottle in 2009-10. Stop being ignorant and comparing stuff to that season.

 

[upstater]

Yeah, but why is it that Kansas is always around,even with it's "lesser teams" and Florida . . . still around. And Syracuse and North Carolina, etc. UConn basketball is suppose to be one of the elite in college basketball. It shouldn't be a case of rebuilding, but reloading. There are storm clouds on the horizon at UConn. I hope the basketball program isn't starting to lose it's hold on being among the elite.

Err, Syracuse had 4 double-digit loss seasons in a row from 2006-2009. UConn hasn't had anything like that under Calhoun.

 

[NaughtybyNapier]

Lamb's Greatest Hits!

Even though this season was a disappointment, when I think back to last year, it still amazes me how awesome Lamb was. Lamb came in as a decent recruit, but turned out to be AA caliber player near the end of the year. For all of the greats that have blessed us Husky fans, you won't find many at all who had bigger plays in bigger moments than Jeremy Lamb.

What is telling about this list is that I could find just one play from this year that was good enough to make the top ten, and the only reason for this is that I was at the game and it got uconn in the tourney.

10. 3 pointer against WVU in the BET this year with a minute to go in a tie ball game.
9. Tip of the ball when Louisville was trying to in bound (SN grabbed the loose ball) in the BET final with 20 seconds to play and uconn holding on to a one point lead.
8. Steal and dunk against Arizona with about 3 minutes to go.
7. Floater against Syracuse in OT of the BET semi with under 2 minutes to go.
6. Steal and then dunk (assisted by SN) against SDSU to seal the win.
5. Layup for the lead against Louisville in the BET final with 30 seconds to go.
4. Two back to back baseline jumpers against Arizona with under 6 minutes to go after Zona had come back from being down nine and then taking a three point lead. Uconn never relinquished the lead after that.
3. 3 pointer against SDSU with under 2 minutes to go to extend a one point lead to four.
2. 3 pointer against Butler near the beginning of the 2nd half to put uconn in the lead for good.
1. Steal and dunk against Butler a few minutes after the 3 pointer. You just knew at this point that the good guys were going to win.

 

[bobbygt]

Well, there goes the originality of my post!

Thanks- great video!

 

[NaughtybyNapier]

Well, there goes the originality of my post!

Thanks- great video!

Like the song with it. Good times.

But you're right - so many signature, key plays came as a freshman.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Err, Syracuse had 4 double-digit loss seasons in a row from 2006-2009. UConn hasn't had anything like that under Calhoun.

Cuse is a bad example, since they're definitely a tier below us. But TDHusky is right that programs like Kansas, Kentucky, UNC, Dook, Michigan State, are relevant almost every single year. And schools like Ohio State are getting there. We were like that from about 1994-2009 (a #1 or #2 seed in 10 of 16 years), but lately we've been slipping from that perch.

Over the last 3 years, we've only really been relevant for those few months when we were in the top-10 in 2010-11 and then again during the NCAAT when we came out of nowhere to actually winning the d*mn thing. Outside of that, we've barely been in the discussion. And next year isn't looking too bright either.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Over the last 3 years, we've only really been relevant for those few months when we were in the top-10 in 2010-11 and then again during the NCAAT when we came out of nowhere to actually winning the d*mn thing. Outside of that, we've barely been in the discussion. And next year isn't looking too bright either.

So let me get this straight. We were relevant in November of 2010 when we won the Maui. We were relevant in December 2010 when we were in the top 10. We were the single most relevant team in March and April of 2011 when we were winning Big East and NCAA titles. We were awfully relevant in the 2011 offseason thanks to our status as defending champs and our insane recruiting class (on paper). Then we were again relevant in November and December of 2011 since we were ranked in the top 10.....


But we've barely been relevant in the last 3 years?

 

[UConn990411]

Comparing this to 2009-10 is just stupid. Your "handle" is as creative as comparing this team to 2009-10 is dumb. People were down on 2009-10 team because of the unknown. We had 6 freshman coming in. Anytime a team is going to have rely so much on freshman you are going to be worried. That is not the case this year, we know what we have coming back.

You claim there is no substitute for experience in CBB, but that is flat out wrong. There is no substitute for talent. UK relied on freshman the last two years, UConn won a NC on the backs of Kemba and freshman. Talent wins games not experience.

By your post my guess is you were one of the donkeys on this site who thought we would win the BET and make a run to the Final Four because we did it the year before after a similar mediocre regular season. We caught lightening in a bottle in 2009-10. Stop being ignorant and comparing stuff to that season.

Two things: (1) your reading comprehension needs work, and (2) duck* off.

I said there is rarely a substitute for experience, which most of the time is accurate (the last two years have been exceptions to the rule, especially this year's Kentucky team). Let's look at the national champions since 1999, for instance: UConn '99, Michigan St. '00, Duke '01, Maryland '02, UConn '04, UNC '05, Florida '07, Kansas '08, UNC '09, and Duke '10 have all been upper classmen-laden teams (that's 10 out of 14 NCs). Syracuse in 2003, Florida in 2006, UConn in 2011, and Kentucky in 2012 were the exceptions. Maybe the one-and-done rule is changing that, but the sample size is too small to know just yet.

As far as your next point, I picked UConn to lose to Kentucky in the 2nd round, so no I didn't. And is there anything lamer than making fun of someone's handle? (FWIW, my old handle was UC9904, which I made during the 2005-06 season...I simply altered it when the site switched over.)

You also seem to miss the point where I'm not predicting next year's team will be good. In fact, I'm not predicting anything. All I said is that you never really know what to expect with college athletes.

 

[HeGotGame]

Two things: (1) your reading comprehension needs work, and (2) duck* off.

I said there is rarely a substitute for experience, which most of the time is accurate (the last two years have been exceptions to the rule, especially this year's Kentucky team). Let's look at the national champions since 1999, for instance: UConn '99, Michigan St. '00, Duke '01, Maryland '02, UConn '04, UNC '05, Florida '07, Kansas '08, UNC '09, and Duke '10 have all been upper classmen-laden teams (that's 10 out of 14 NCs). Syracuse in 2003, Florida in 2006, UConn in 2011, and Kentucky in 2012 were the exceptions. Maybe the one-and-done rule is changing that, but the sample size is too small to know just yet.

As far as your next point, I picked UConn to lose to Kentucky in the 2nd round, so no I didn't. And is there anything lamer than making fun of someone's handle? (FWIW, my old handle was UC9904, which I made during the 2005-06 season...I simply altered it when the site switched over.)

You also seem to miss the point where I'm not predicting next year's team will be good. In fact, I'm not predicting anything. All I said is that you never really know what to expect with college athletes.

No need to get your panties in a bunch because I disagreed with you.

I have no problem with your handle I just think it lacks creativity. There are no points for creativity around here.

 

[CTMike]

Lamb Shake...

 

[benjordan]

I'm happy for Lamb and I don't begrudge him for leaving. I'll always love how he stepped up last year and be a little disappointed in this year. Overall great recruit for UConn and a solid kid.

 

[huskymagic]

Seeing as athleticism was pretty much the only redeeming quality that Chuck had, a "less athletic Chuck Okwandu" is a pretty useless player.

Chuck was a solid defender and had some good post moves as well. He was really good for us senior year. I have alot more confidence in Wolf than in Bradley though. We need to start recruiting some big guys who are strong and have the skills to play immediately. I am tired of Calhoun recruiting big guys that are 4 or 5 year players who cant contribute for the first 3 years. Before we got guys like Josh Boone, Charlie V, who came in and knew how to play, shoot, and defend as big men. Now we get Michael Bradleys, Wolf's, and DeAndre Drummonds(pun intended) of the world who are liabilities for us.