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Sid Wilson next year

freescooter said:
Some of you guys fall in love with guys based on AAU rep or something. I think Sid is one. Remember when some folks couldn’t wait for Omar Calhoun? There was dancing in .the street when he committed. I suspect Sid is destined for a similar career. Love to be proven wrong.
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Omar averaged 11/4/1.2 as a freshman. He had injury that held him back. EVERYONE should have been excited about the kid--he had the potential to be an all-conference player before surgery.
 
Robertelamin said:
This is a good off season topic. You could make the case for a bunch of players I think.
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#waltdropo (Actually posters have convinced me it's Burrell but Dropo is a close second.)
 
freescooter said:
Some of you guys fall in love with guys based on AAU rep or something. I think Sid is one. Remember when some folks couldn’t wait for Omar Calhoun? There was dancing in .the street when he committed. I suspect Sid is destined for a similar career. Love to be proven wrong.
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I don't know, Sid is crazy athletic. It's just a matter of putting in the time to work on his game, IMO.
 
Husky68 said:
He didn't seem to have any "go to" moves last year. A guy that athletic and not either a monster size or super shooter would seem (to me anyway) to have developed a few moves he would go to and be good at. He seemed uncomfortable on anything other than dunks. Just develop a short/mid range shot and do a lot of cutting and that would cause a lot of havoc. Need to be able to finish close to basket without dunking if it isn't there (reverses, off backboard, etc.).
Reminds me (think someone mentioned this a while ago) of that athletic kid who transferred to USC a few years ago. Always thought he would be better than he ever ended up. Kind of like expecting Taliek to shoot better because he got to watch Ben Gordon every day and just had to copy what Ben did..
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That'd be Marcus Johnson.
 
tcf15 said:
Wait, so you're saying people shouldn't be excited when a top-40 recruit commits? Plus, Calhoun validated his ranking by averaging 11 points his freshman year as the fourth option behind Bazz, Boat and DD and making the Big East all-rookie team. Calhoun's problem throughout his career was he couldn't stay healthy. Poor comparison.
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It's almost like most (if not all) of the takes writing Sid off completely after one season are, you know, terrible.
 
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Stainmaster said:
It's almost like most (if not all) of the takes writing Sid off completely after one season are, you know, terrible.
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Utterly terrible. Last year I tried to be a voice of sanity when people anointed him savior of the program. Now those people say he may eventually be a decent guy off the bench. It’s ridiculous.

Shooting isn’t that hard. He will become an effective scorer and a terror on the boards and potentially on D. In another year he could be all but unstoppable. A guy with his explosiveness is a rare thing.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Utterly terrible. Last year I tried to be a voice of sanity when people anointed him savior of the program. Now those people say he may eventually be a decent guy off the bench. It’s ridiculous.

Shooting isn’t that hard. He will become an effective scorer and a terror on the boards and potentially on D. In another year he could be all but unstoppable. A guy with his explosiveness is a rare thing.
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If he's not that good at 20 years old, I'm not sure he'll ever be "unstoppable." Offense is something that comes to kids a lot earlier than 20 the vast majority of the time.

You CAN learn to be a great defender though, IMO. In part because no one teaches it well at all until college.

If Sid can shoot it reasonably well, play in control with the ball in his hands so he's not a liability, and play maniacal defense, we'll be just fine at the SF spot. Better than fine. He doesn't need to be an elite offensive player. He likely never will be.
 
Unless you are a big, scorers a generally born not made. Wilson doesn’t appear to be anything more that a sub par scorer. I doubt he learns to be one. I see him as a career off the bench guy who can do lots of things but none well enough to be a major force.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Utterly terrible. Last year I tried to be a voice of sanity when people anointed him savior of the program. Now those people say he may eventually be a decent guy off the bench. It’s ridiculous.

Shooting isn’t that hard. He will become an effective scorer and a terror on the boards and potentially on D. In another year he could be all but unstoppable. A guy with his explosiveness is a rare thing.
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We talking about the same Sid Wilson that plays on UConn?
 
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Stainmaster said:
It's almost like most (if not all) of the takes writing Sid off completely after one season are, you know, terrible.
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I'm not writing him off, but it's fair to say he was pretty badly overrated as a Top 50 recruit and needs to significantly improve his basketball skills in order to live up to the billing. A lot like Larrier in that regard, actually.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
I'm not writing him off, but it's fair to say he was pretty badly overrated as a Top 50 recruit and needs to significantly improve his basketball skills in order to live up to the billing. A lot like Larrier in that regard, actually.
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You aren't writing him off now, because you already did last October - before he played a single minute in a UConn jersey: Sid Wilson suspended
 
He sat out a year and learned a system. He didn’t have any game reps for a whole year Then a new coach came in, changed the culture, and gave him a new system. I’m not judging him after this past year. At the end of the 2020 season we can start judging him
 
Sid should have stuck around campus and worked with the bigs with Sal given how much he needs to add weight and how important he is. This is where team leaders like AG need to step up and have a discussion with him. Calhoun may have kicked him off the team already. Calhoun HATED kids with ho-hum nonchalant attitudes.
 
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i think all criticism of sid is just. a four star recruit who sat out a year with high major practices and resources should be have expectations to perform at a much higher level then what we saw last year. some players make big leaps year to year. the jury is not out yet, we shall see
 
UcannUconn said:
Sid should have stuck around campus and worked with the bigs with Sal given how much he needs to add weight and how important he is. This is where team leaders like AG need to step up and have a discussion with him. Calhoun may have kicked him off the team already. Calhoun HATED kids with ho-hum nonchalant attitudes.
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Jelly!
 
bazz&boujee said:
i think all criticism of sid is just. a four star recruit who sat out a year with high major practices and resources should be have expectations to perform at a much higher level then what we saw last year. some players make big leaps year to year. the jury is not out yet, we shall see
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That’s fair. Half this board thought he might be our best player, or second to Jalen. I thought that was nuts. Then he got suspended for six games and missed the early season tune ups when things come together. That was definitely a set back. Still I expected his shot to be much better than it was. It seems he didn’t put in the work during his year off. KO fatigue? Hurley is letting him know what he needs to do. If he does it he will be one of our best players. If not they will move on. He’s a very big IF. But nobody could mean more IF he finds his game.
 
Sid deserves another year to show what he’s got. He came in very raw and in a poor situation with poor coaching and leadership. Give him a chance in a new environment. He has the chance to be a very good player.
 
UcannUconn said:
Calhoun may have kicked him off the team already
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This is now the second time this spring I've seen someone fantasize about Sid being kicked off the team due to his work ethic/attitude. I hope you folks are less nuts in your offline lives.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
You quote a post in which I expressed skepticism of his game -- and so far I've been exactly right! Odd way to challenge my point.
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You called him the type of guy who "almost always falls short of expectations" without having seen him play a minute of collegiate basketball. Even if you think this past season reflected that, are you really going to sit there with your scientist hat and tell me that's solid research methodology?

Again, you wrote him off seven months ago. The fact that you think one season validates your point says a lot.
 
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Robertelamin said:
He shot 22.9% from 3. 34.9% overall and 56.1% from the line. His shooting needs a lot of work. Those are like Taliek Brown freshman year shooting numbers.
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His FT shooting is not good at all, will agree there, but a while back saw him in the gym make 8 in a row from beyond the arc. He is not afraid to take the three, but that being said, still might have some freshman jitters during a game in a clutch situation.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
He sat out a year and learned a system. He didn’t have any game reps for a whole year Then a new coach came in, changed the culture, and gave him a new system. I’m not judging him after this past year. At the end of the 2020 season we can start judging him
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He shot himself in the foot by being suspended for the most important games for a newbie to grow in.Also big number padding games.
Jumping into conference play, with no game experience can be daunting.
He missed the first six games plus missed the Tulane game for some reason.
Played fewer minutes than Whaley in the 7th . He did play more than KW though.
Broke into more significant minutes (15) against FSU, and Nova
Then had some Good games against , ECU, SMU, and Memphis where he scored 16
That’s was 20 games into the season .
This kid really missed a lot of time then rode the bench for bunch more.
Being critical of this kid’s game play is a tad premature.
 
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Stainmaster said:
Bruh in case nobody ever told you, you're terrible at scouting players and have no eye for the game
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Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend and continue to stay classy
 
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