I don't think anyone seriously thinks that they know more than KO. It's just speculation by amateurs although we have some pretty sharp residents. DHam did not wind up playing the point because of the Boneyard! There are loads of other discussions going on. No one has to participate in "lineup" discussions if they don't want to.
To be fair ESPN analyst had projected Sam Jr. to start for us his first year here. Plus there's nothing wrong with speculation, lighten up.
Why? I post on this board for fun, to speculate about lineups and get excited for the next season. I obviously don't think I know more than KO, or that my posts will influence his lineup decisions. I just do this for fun, like Rico444 said, I don't want to spend the summer posting about pizza, I'd rather talk about UConn basketball on the UConn basketball message board.
I feel like I just read a post from you the other day saying you wish this was more of a discussion board. Quite the contradiction here.
With a lot more on the offensive end.
If I recall, Andre Drummond decided on UCONN the week before school started or very close.
It was the weekend before classes started
yea after Cassell flaming out I'm probably going to fall back on hyping recruits, I for sure thought he was going to be a starter for us going forward, hell after Rothstein and Welsh saw him practice they were hypign him up too. Surprised his career went the way they did.
Expectations are not the problem. The problem is a very small subsegment of the fan base that insist projections are reality, and, if they aren't met, find the need to blame the players as opposed to recognizing their own flaws.
Yeah, but a lot of us were in the same boat on Cassell. With the hype from the media during offseason practice and his preseason performance in 14/15 (17 points vs. SCSU and 18 points vs. Assumption), I'm pretty sure nobody would have thought he'd end up as a guy averaging 3.1 points per game for his career.
@Worldwide is correct that nobody can really know how things will play out until after they are played out and even then, based on observations in this and other forums, perspective is widely different amongst posters regarding players and team play in games already played.
How can a Yankee fan ever declare something is over before it's over!Back to Justin Jackson. It just can't be good he left without a commitment. Dammit, I know it's not over but I also know he's going to the land of 5,000 different uni's and lots of coin. Never good
Both Vance and Vital left UConn without a commitment, went on other visits, and chose UConn. Oregon is a different beast compared to Louisville and California, but I think we'll be fine. H4L and Bruce both reporting that Jackson's visit went well, which means that KO's pitch went over well too.Back to Justin Jackson. It just can't be good he left without a commitment. Dammit, I know it's not over but I also know he's going to the land of 5,000 different uni's and lots of coin. Never good
Can you imagine if Bucky and Bunky ever bunked together. The commitment would have happened if we had Bunky.You're right forgot about Bucky Dent, thanks fleudy.
It's hard to tell with these kids. Skill-wise - yes Sam seems good at what he does. He was a solid shooter, solid ball handler, etc. The problem is he was slow. The college game seemed a bit too fast for him at times. He had trouble on defense, he had trouble getting his shot off and got into a bad habit of constantly falling away. Then he got hurt, which seemed to last forever. Tough to dig yourself out of a hole like that.
This upcoming weekend.
Thanks. For some reason I thought that was the trip that was being rescheduled but I must have been mistaken.
