Thank you Andre

[Palatine]

Best of luck to a kid that displayed class and represented the university well.

BTW, Jeff Jacobs is a complete idiot.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Best of luck to a kid that displayed class and represented the university well.

BTW, Jeff Jacobs is a complete idiot.

im going to steal fishy's thunder here and say why can you post a link to what your talking about instead of just saying Jeff Jacobs is an idiot

 

[willie99]

well, we all know Jacobs is an idiot, I'm not sure we need a link for that

 

[ZenConn]

Thank you Andre. Keep working hard and you will be rewarded! You showed class while at UConn and was a pleasure to see you on the court. I don't think we'll ever see a more athletic big man as you ....

 

[8893]

Not a Jacobs fan at all--actually can't stand the guy and he was the reason I cancelled my Courant subscription years ago. But there's not a lot to disagree with in his article today imo. The bottom line is that his guess is as good as anyone else's, and there is evidence to support whatever take one has on Andre.

 

[freescooter]

Even a blind squirrel occassionally finds a nut, and the same is true of jacobs. And I'm not sure what Jacobs said that was so of the wall this time. Or for that matter what he said that hasn't been said on this site 50 times already. Drummond lacks an offensive game...check. Drummond can't shoot foul shots...check. Drummond has lots of athletic ability but his basketball skill is raw...check. His presence messed up the front line rotation without adding the dominant presence one would have expected...check. The jury is out on his impact at the next level...check. That will be largely a function of who drafts him and how much patience they have as well as how much work he is willing to put in. In the wrong situation he could become Thabeet II. In the right situation he could be very good in 3 or 4 years.

 

[huskyjawz]

Title should say, "Thanks for nothing"

 

[Fishy]

Title should say, "Thanks for nothing"

And your post should read, "I'm a with little to add".

So let's just leave everything as it currently is - it's more polite and tidy.

 

[upstater]

Not a Jacobs fan at all--actually can't stand the guy and he was the reason I cancelled my Courant subscription years ago. But there's not a lot to disagree with in his article today imo. The bottom line is that his guess is as good as anyone else's, and there is evidence to support whatever take one has on Andre.

Uh, I found a lot to disagree on. It was a diatribe that went loopy and became irrational.

 

[Fishy]

Uh, I found a lot to disagree on. It was a diatribe that went loopy and became irrational.

I agree - I didn't see much of a point in it and it got a little weird.

But I was already appalled by the Courant's shocking self-promotion of their woodchipper coverage before I got to the sports' section. Awful.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

In the wrong situation he could become Thabeet II.

No chance whatsoever. His athleticism alone prevents it. Two completely different players.

 

[freescooter]

Uh, I found a lot to disagree on. It was a diatribe that went loopy and became irrational.

I agree that it got a little weird at the end. The stuff about the scholarships and APR and all that I'm not sure made much sense, but the stuff about Drummond's play and impact or lack of same on the team was pretty much on target I think.

 

[Scoe]

well it was one year we saw some flashes of AD and some games where he dissapeared, if our upperclassmen had stepped up it wouldnt be as big of an issue. I do not regret getting AD, this was just a messed up situation he stepped into. I hope whatever team he goes to will have some patience and sorround him with some solid coaching. He might need 2 years before he is an impact player.

 

[8893]

Uh, I found a lot to disagree on. It was a diatribe that went loopy and became irrational.

I didn't say it was well-written. Just didn't see any facts he got wrong, or outlandish opinions that are without some support.

I am among those who believe, as Jacobs appears to, that the NCAA's hard-on for UConn only grew when we appeared to find a way around the scholarship penalty to bring in the most heralded recruit in the program's storied history. Don't get me wrong: I loved the move. I actually booked my Final Four reservations within a week of Andre committing. But I also believe that, in the end, it didn't help what appears to be a pretty bad perception problem we have with the powers that be in the NCAA. Looking at it cynically, which is what Jacobs makes clear he is doing, I can see where one could get the impression that JC greased the skids for Hathaway (whom I was happy to see go), and that the timing of that departure was, say, conveniently opportunistic for us to be able to work a deal to get Drummond here a year earlier than planned. And that it raised even more eyebrows in the NCAA, contributing--at least in part--to a clearly harsher treatment of UConn than any other schools with comparable situations on the other bases for which we are being punished (see, e.g., Baylor, ULM).

If Andre had helped this year's team to a better season (and I know there were many reasons why we didn't have a great one this year), this bargain would have appeared to be more worthwhile. But the fact remains that we did not have a great season, and now it is open for dissection to consider the many reasons why. And we'll have plenty of time to stew in our juices as we enter a season with a post-season ban and 40 minutes of WTF. In other words: UConn, The Missing Years.

 

[uconn_jack]

I don't blame AD for anything other than his "Can you say repeat?" tweet in the summer. Jinxed the season for the start.

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[Kitaman]

No chance whatsoever. His athleticism alone prevents it. Two completely different players.

Both are raw. To cook; one's recipe only calls for some seasoning while the other calls for Divine intervention.