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Safe to Say 1 Player is Returning

lange10 said:
Starting 5 of Jalen, CV, Sid Wilson, Mamadou & Carlton with Alterique off the bench and a legitimate coach at the helm is a tournament team.
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I think that is a bit of a stretch. Need another couple of talented players that can earn minutes and stay on the floor.
 
Storrs South said:
He would thrive under any coach that actually played him
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BPM wasn’t a fan of Williams, but win shares per 40 makes him intriguing.
 
Other than Adams, CV, Wilson and Gilbert and include Polley in this group, everyone else on our roster is expendable.

A good core with a good coach and some new players will do wonders for us.

I expect the new coach to have us competing for the NCAA tournament next year. We need a great recruiter that is for sure.
 
wethyhusky said:
I think that is a bit of a stretch. Need another couple of talented players that can earn minutes and stay on the floor.
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I agree. That lineup is one player away from being very good
 
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It weird but I want to see the big Lithuanian kid on campus next year more than anything else. I think he improves the interior rotation immediately.

Subtract Larriers mistakes and lackluster effort, get CV to either shoot 3s better or less frequently, get 40 minutes of defense, and I think the results will be a lot better.
 
I feel like the guys who are here already know that they want to bring in a coach who's going to help them more than KO did with development.i can see Cobb leaving but with KO gone maybe not. Polled,Carlton and Whaley worry me the most.
 
Jaybo said:
I feel like the guys who are here already know that they want to bring in a coach who's going to help them more than KO did with development.i can see Cobb leaving but with KO gone maybe not. Polled,Carlton and Whaley worry me the most.
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I like those kids a lot, but you live without some of them. But I do hope they stay. They can be the foundation for getting us back where we belong
 
ollie being hard on vital is anything but bad. vital will surely miss that. that shows how ollie cares for him. ollie loves his players and wants them to be the best version of themselves they can be.
 
wethyhusky said:
I think that is a bit of a stretch. Need another couple of talented players that can earn minutes and stay on the floor.
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Add in Kwintin Williams, Emmitt Matthews and a grad transfer guard who can shoot from deep and we’re very very talented.
 
Make it three returners
 

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A player stepping up and showing great leadership and loyalty to his school. Love it. My new favorite Husky.
 
If they can somehow get Adams/Vital back next year... Wilson won't sit out another year. Gilbert kinda can't afford to period... You do way, way, way worse with those four in your starting lineup.

Go get 2-3 absolute bangers up front and all of a sudden, you might not suck.
 
Huskymagic said:
Other than Adams, CV, Wilson and Gilbert and include Polley in this group, everyone else on our roster is expendable.

A good core with a good coach and some new players will do wonders for us.

I expect the new coach to have us competing for the NCAA tournament next year. We need a great recruiter that is for sure.
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I’m higher on Carlton than you. I hope he is a husky next year. But I expect most of the freshmen to take a wait and see approach until they get with our new coach.
 
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These are all fantastic developments and have me far more optimistic for our near future. Who knows what Jalen does but he and Gilbert seem less likely to bolt unless either somehow can play immediately. The more guys make it clear they're here to stay the more likely all the others are to remain, including the incoming class, and even Akinjo. I don't blame the young man for opening his recruitment and being up front about it, but I truly think if our team is the same team he expected to play for with a somewhat competent coach, he'll consider staying with UConn.

Not a bad Sunday
 
Cobb has talent there is no question. He needs a discliplined coach to put him in a low post role and keep him there. No bringing ball up court. Get in low post and use passing skills and shooting ability to get efficient, high percentage shots. He is not a shot creator like he fancies himself.
 
Don't underestimate Williams & Diarra... Increase their bball iq with a competent coaching staff, these two have the ability to make great strides next year. The cupboard is not bare, with the proper coaching hire, we have the horses to hold our own in the AAC next year. And that's not wishful thinking, we just needed a new mindset/direction and that started yesterday morning
 
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Similar to last year, seems like the players self-touting instagram posts are giving us all a false sense of reality.

However, I do hope our next coach gets every player to play as hard as CV.
 
Ant3411 said:
Similar to last year, seems like the players self-touting instagram posts are giving us all a false sense of reality.

However, I do hope our next coach gets every player to play as hard as CV.
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How about playing smart...
 
Ant3411 said:
Similar to last year, seems like the players self-touting instagram posts are giving us all a false sense of reality.

However, I do hope our next coach gets every player to play as hard as CV.
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And gets CV to not play like a chicken with its head removed. Intense player, who does not channel it wisely. He needs to play much smarter.

I think Diarra is a potential stud PF. Carlton looks like he will be a nice center. There is a decent core of players here.
 
UConn990411 said:
Good.

I’m not as high on Vital as some on here, but I think he can be a really important four-year player for this program.

If Gilbert can manage to stay healthy (not counting on it, but hoping), this could turn into one heck of a backcourt.
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I really feel he'll be a damn good Senior and one of our best (Senior).
 
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