Tarris Reed commits!

[Huskyforlife]

No, it’s not. He was a talented freshman and his numbers were fine. There will always be many who lived through that season that will believe that the team would have been better had he not showed up on campus and everyone else didn’t have to make adjustments to their game to allow him and Oriakhi on the floor at the same time for most of the game.

You want to say that wasn’t on Drummond but the coaches and other players? Not unreasonable. But he did not make the team better, and the goal of a basketball player should be to make the team better. Not put up 10, 7 and 2.

He made the team better, there's no point in arguing if we can't agree on that.

 

[Waquoit]

He made the team better, there's no point in arguing if we can't agree on that.

He was added to the defending national champs and they lost in the first round. I guess you are saying without him they go to the NIT.

 

[slepers]

With how high he was ranked and how poorly we performed it’s justified. He wasn’t good.

So it had nothing to do with the rest of the team?

 

[NH Husky]

Teeing up for 4 pages arguing about Drummond with little to no discussion about Reed.

Ham sandwich

 

[JMick]

He made the team better, there's no point in arguing if we can't agree on that.

He was not a winning player

 

[Umami Zen]

Drummond was a unicorn that Calhoun never connected with. A late commit to the Program. Andre continues to thrive as a rebounder in the NBA when given PT and is clearly a talented guy that puts up highly efficient numbers as a rebounder.

Reed will surprise folks but he's not a Drummond kind of talent. For UConn the next two years- He'll be a great piece for the Program.

 

[Palatine]

No, it’s not. He was a talented freshman and his numbers were fine. There will always be many who lived through that season that will believe that the team would have been better had he not showed up on campus and everyone else didn’t have to make adjustments to their game to allow him and Oriakhi on the floor at the same time for most of the game.

You want to say that wasn’t on Drummond but the coaches and other players? Not unreasonable. But he did not make the team better, and the goal of a basketball player should be to make the team better. Not put up 10, 7 and 2.

If Drummond played four years at UConn, he would have been one of the all time best. Period. Even you know that.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He was added to the defending national champs and they lost in the first round. I guess you are saying without him they go to the NIT.

The defending national champs lost the best player in the country. Yes they go to the NIT without Drummond.

He was not a winning player

This is a nothing statement.

 

[Waquoit]

Love Andre
I doubt he gives a rats arse about what the BY thinks.

I don't think he gives a rats arse about what anyone thinks. He's shows up, plays when the coach sends him in, cashes checks. LeBron couldn't get rid of him fast enough.

 

[AdamaNation]

Clingan was obviously (a lot) better than Drummond. But I wish the Drummond slander would stop on this board. He takes the brunt of the blame for the post championship disappointment.

Simply this was Calhouns weakest job managing one of his most talented teams. Too clogged in the middle for our guards with Alex and Dre. Never got the flow. Drummond was everything we needed. JC just couldn’t get this team to gel.

 

[uconnbill]

I don't think he gives a rats arse about what anyone thinks. He's shows up, plays when the coach sends him in, cashes checks. LeBron couldn't get rid of him fast enough.

He has grown a lot as a player. I have the best advantage of watching him grow up from a 6th-grade 6 foot plus dribbling the ball in the neighborhood.
I think he got sloppy a couple of years ago, but he pointed that out himself. He is a good representative for UConn

I can't wait to see Tarris play this fall for UConn.

 

[businesslawyer]

If Drummond played four years at UConn, he would have been one of the all time best. Period. Even you know that.

That is quite possible. But if my Aunt had balls she’s be my Uncle. Why would anyone care about something that didn’t happen?

The point is not that he wasn’t Anthony Davis. The point was we returned four starters from a national championship team, plus Shabazz and Giffey, and brought in Boatright and Daniels and Drummond, and we literally didn’t beat a good team all year and limped to an 8 seed by consistently beating cupcakes.

 

[uh-no]

Simply this was Calhouns weakest job managing one of his most talented teams. Too clogged in the middle for our guards with Alex and Dre. Never got the flow. Drummond was everything we needed. JC just couldn’t get this team to gel.

Yeah it's less on drummond, who was pretty good for a freshman, and more on the insane expectations that were flying around andre and that team.

I think the team could and should have been better, but much of the negative perception IMO comes from the unfair expectations.

 

[UofCT]

Posts like this make me wish a certain blowhard wasn’t such a damn baby so we still had a dislike button.

Get over yourself. Let’s go back and see your posts from that season . I’m sure you were really happy.

 

[UofCT]

2 points and 5 fouls in the tournament loss to Iowa State. What are we even talking about?