Singare

[Umami Zen]

Probably recruited over annually. Next year, is he Reeds replacement, or are we portaling or getting best HS 5 available?

Unless there is a total lightbulb moment, UConns current ability to recruit who they want probably dooms Singare. Do love him though!

Next year Eric Reibe might be part of the conversation at the 5.. Don't you think?

 

[jibsey]

Thanks for linking that clip of some practice highlights. He definitely looks like a player who can eventually earn meaningful minutes here at some point, even if they continue to recruit top 35 players.

Think about it. He's only 2 games into his sophomore season, and looked pretty good in that clip against rotation players and pretty darn good during the end of the last game. I wonder if many think he's been here a lot longer, forgetting he was part of the Castle, Ball, Stewart and Ross class. For a raw sophomore new to the game, I think he's developing nicely. Some players new to the game never quite get there and the game is just too fast for them. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think he's going to be fine in that regard and just needs time to get stronger and develop.

I don't think he decided to return to sit on the bench for 3 or 4 years. I think Hurley believes in him and Singare is betting on himself, or however that saying goes. It's just a matter of time. He's relatively new to the game and is only going to get better. He looks plenty athletic enough for this level and seems to be starting to fill out and get stronger.

I'm rooting for him and hope he gets some spot situational PT at some point in the season. What makes that challenging is that they have so many small ball options with Karaban, Stewart and even McNeeley who could eat up a few minutes at the 5. I don't know if many teams have one to two long physical bigs where we would need him in the lineup if both SJ and Reed are in foul trouble, but maybe that's the type of situation that Singare might just get some run. I'd at least like to see how he would handle that in a game where the outcome looks in our favor or in some stinker where the team is not playing well, which seems to happen each year.

When I think about some of the raw bigs that came to UConn and developed into starting or solid backup 5s, he doesn't look that much different at comparable stages. Hasheem Thabeet, Amida Brima, Travis Knight, Souleymane Wane to name a few. Wane never quite got the feel of the game but was a serviceable backup. The other three went through serious growing pains to the angst of many fans on the Boneyard before establishing themselves as solid starters. Even then, many complained about holes in their games to very end of their UConn careers.

Talk about a pleasant memory. Souly with that shot against Elton Brand and Duke in that championship game.

someone has to have that clip.

 

[uconnfan68]

We all believe the coaches know best and, if they don't, they've done a good job of fooling all the other teams in college basketball.

Having said that, there are two possibilities:
1. He's actually not ready. He may just need more time and will turn out to be the current team's Isaiah Whaley and be a good player his last two years.
2. He's more composed in games and performs better than he does in practice. Joe Theisman was reportedly a poor practice guy but seemed to do well in games.

I'm with those who think he should get more time. He's as new to the game as SJ, but SJ's in his fifth year and at some point the excuses about the fouling, failure to move his feet, reaching in, etc. need to end. AS and DC aren't walking through that door............

Marcus White. Buried on Jim Calhoun’s bench, until George Blaney filled in for him one night. George gave him a chance, and Marcus proved his worth.

 

[DogMania]

Marcus White. Buried on Jim Calhoun’s bench, until George Blaney filled in for him one night. George gave him a chance, and Marcus proved his worth.

Wow! I remember that. Goes to show you coaches aren't perfect, but do their best to develop players and give them their shot.

Winning 2 natty's in a row, DH and his staff get it right more times than not, that's for sure.

I don't think anyone is saying DH is not doing the right thing. He's trying to develop the current rotation players and chemistry between them. Some of us hope that Singare continues to develop and eventually gets some meaningful playing time when opportunities present themselves, even if it's just a few minutes here and there..

 

[Stinger92860]

If Hurley is playing AK or Stewart at the 5 instead of Singare during buy game blowouts, that means he is planning on playing AK or Stewart at the 5 during the real games. No point giving Singare the reps if there are no plans to use him there

Sucks for Singare because he’s produced in the little time he’s gotten. But Hurley has delivered the results to earn blind trust. If we start losing because of it, then it could be time for a change. Until then, we’re rolling

It’s a long season, substitutions can change

 

[Huskyforlife]

I thought Richie should've found some minutes in certain situations, and now he's a mediocre backup for Quinnipiac. We're overvaluing minutes against physically and mentally defeated mid majors. He's probably not ready.

 

[AllHusky]

Next year Eric Reibe might be part of the conversation at the 5.. Don't you think?

Yes of course, that statement didn't come out coherently. YS already recruited over for next year(26) with Reibe. Reed leaves next year. Will Singare be Reibes backup in 27, or will he again get recruited over via the portal or a top 20 HS 5? Probably recruited over again. Is that a bit more coherent?

 

[CL82]

I suggested JS get time at the 5 on this board previously and was mocked for it.

Talk it out with your therapist. You'll be fine.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Talk it out with your therapist. You'll be fine.

I use the same one as DH. It's worked wonders on my anger issues.

 

[boog204]

I completely agree. We see Singare perform garbage time minutes against the likes of Sacred Heart and New Hampshire and we think that he will do the same against the likes of Marquette or Villanova? If the Bigs get into foul trouble then move Karaban to the "5" and out quick or out shoot their opponents. Give me a line up of Karaban, McNeeley, Ball, Ross and Stewart over a lineup of Karaban, McNeeley, Ball, Ross and Singare.... I think Singare is a project and he might eventually be able to play meaningful minutes but I don't see that happening this year.

Yup... It seems so many people remember Edey dominating AK as "proof" that we can't go super small. There are no Edey's in college basketball. The only big I can see us potentially needing Singare's fouls and length is against Kalkbrenner. Speaking of which, Kalk is at a 91/100/92 start to the year. Only two games, but holy crap...

 

[Fan1978]

Singare probably has more potential but this feels like a Richie Springs situation. Posters see him play in garbage time and believe he's ready to contribute.

The problem is the team depth is ridiculous. Singare is losing those minutes to stew and the freshman

 

[DRBackup]

I think the entire board would agree, but if Hurley isn't giving him those minutes then there is something that we are not seeing.

Its possible that, rather than put their third best center in the game, that Hurley is like "Darn, I guess I'll play my 5 best guys and put a huge matchup problem in Karaban at the 5"

 

[HooperScooper]

Yes of course, that statement didn't come out coherently. YS already recruited over for next year(26) with Reibe. Reed leaves next year. Will Singare be Reibes backup in 27, or will he again get recruited over via the portal or a top 20 HS 5? Probably recruited over again. Is that a bit more coherent?

What do you mean by "recruited over for next year"? They're losing Johnson. Did you want Hurley to just have 2 centers on the roster next year? Did you want him to recruit a center from high school that wasn't good just so Singare could definitely be better than him? How do we know if Reibe will be better than Singare next year? I don't understand what the term "recruited over" means.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Summary of this entire thread

 

[CL82]

Summary of this entire thread

Why should it be any this thread any different than the rest of the Boneyard?

 

[JerseyAlum]

Karaban is NOT in trouble against taller centers. There actually is a tactic called 'boxing out.'

Ok - emphatic opinion and fairly juvenile condescension. But hey, if that's what happens here, I can leave.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Why should it be any this thread any different than the rest of the Boneyard?

This one is particularly egregious. When you are the two time repeat champ, ranked #3, co-favorites in Vegas to win a 3rd championship in a row and your greatest worry is "why isn't our third string center getting more minutes?". That is Moo.

 

[CL82]

This one is particularly egregious. When you are the two time repeat champ, ranked #3, co-favorites in Vegas to win a 3rd championship in a row and your greatest worry is "why isn't our third string center getting more minutes?". That is Moo.

Oh, come on, fantasizing that bench players are the cure to all ills is a staple of The Boneyard. It's pretty benign.

(Count me among those who would like to see Singare getting more minutes or at least getting a chance at some minutes earlier in the game. That doesn't mean he needs to be playing 35 minutes. But sneaking a minute or two in where one of the big two has picked up a couple of fouls, doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. Yes, fully agree, though, Dan knows best.)

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I just want to play in Maui already so we can know what’s what.

Like can Karaban at the 5 actually work against good centers? What if we get cold from 3?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Why should it be any this thread any different than the rest of the Boneyard?

Hey. I happen to know someone who believes the threads on building an on campus football stadium matter significantly.

 

[CL82]

Hey. I happen to know someone who believes the threads on building an on campus football stadium matter significantly.

No, they don't matter at all. Building an on-campus football stadium on the other hand? That matters significantly.

 

[AllHusky]

What do you mean by "recruited over for next year"? They're losing Johnson. Did you want Hurley to just have 2 centers on the roster next year? Did you want him to recruit a center from high school that wasn't good just so Singare could definitely be better than him? How do we know if Reibe will be better than Singare next year? I don't understand what the term "recruited over" means.

Eric Reibe, the No. 1 ranked center in 2025, commits to UConn​

Feels like Reibe will be playing before Singare, as will Reed. I'd say he was recruited over. In original post, I mentioned the programs ability to get who they want/need recruiting wise as a roadblock to Singares playing time. Don't think Hurley would pull a Nick Evers and play Reibe over Singare no matter what, but if Reibe doesn't become a 4 or 4/5, Singare will be looking at playing sparingly again, barring big jump from year 2 to 3. Lets hope for that, but if not, I'd expect Reibe to play ahead of Singare at the 5. Not a very controversial viewpoint, and as I said, love Singare and hope he finds a way.