Top 25 team next year?? Maybe not

[Fan1978]

I was thinking the same. A projected starting lineup of 3 freshmen and 2 sophomores are the #4 team in the country? Seems to be a big stretch.

 

[Fan1978]

You are assuming newton and jackson dont return which is unlikely. If that happens johnson probably starts pf and karaban moves to sf. Will be 8-10 pieces and plus 1-2 portal guys

 

[kemba]

Maybe top 5 is a stretch but top 10 I don’t think is. The other “blue bloods” have that type of expectation.

Our current situation is:
-we’re the defending national champions
- we have a future lottery pick coming back
-we have a starter who was the best freshmen in the conference coming back
-we still very realistically could have 2 other starters who are good enough to test the nba waters coming back
-we have the #3 recruiting class coming in
-it’s April with still tons of guys in the transfer portal and certainly more to come

There are zero programs that are “concerned” about that situation. Just some crazies on messages boards

 

[August_West]

You are assuming newton and jackson dont return which is unlikely. If that happens johnson probably starts pf and karaban moves to sf. Will be 8-10 pieces and plus 1-2 portal guys

I thought Samson was pg. boneyard told me this in January.

 

[7774]

You are assuming newton and jackson dont return which is unlikely. If that happens johnson probably starts pf and karaban moves to sf. Will be 8-10 pieces and plus 1-2 portal guys

ESPN is assuming they don’t return in their rankings and giving a projected starting lineup, so that was the basis for his comment. No worries though, I’m sure you’re a little distracted getting your W2’s together and whatnot.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

I see the egg all over your face hasn't taught you any lessons

I like to joke around. Honestly, winning the championship makes everything else in sports gravy for me, for the next year. Including next season for the Huskies. I’m very happy and content about sports right now, even if my Mets and giants have lousy seasons.

 

[Greg]

How quickly we forget what the future National Champion’s roster looked like last April.

Jackson will be impossible to replace. What portal athlete can do what he can do. You can find a great shooter and a strong post player on the portal but Noone else in college was able to do what Jackson does. The man is a true freak of nature as well as a wonderful leader

 

[JohnnyJr]

Our current situation is:
-we’re the defending national champions
- we have a future lottery pick coming back
-we have a starter who was the best freshmen in the conference coming back
-we still very realistically could have 2 other starters who are good enough to test the nba waters coming back
-we have the #3 recruiting class coming in
-it’s April with still tons of guys in the transfer portal and certainly more to come

There are zero programs that are “concerned” about that situation. Just some crazies on messages boards

I don’t think it’s crazy to say you’re worried about a potential starting lineup of 3 freshman and 2 sophomores. No one’s saying we’re gonna go 15-15 but that’s gonna be tough to win the conference or have a deep run with. Two weeks ago we were the favorite to repeat.

 

[NJHoops]

I don’t think it’s crazy to say you’re worried about a potential starting lineup of 3 freshman and 2 sophomores. No one’s saying we’re gonna go 15-15 but that’s gonna be tough to win the conference or have a deep run with. Two weeks ago we were the favorite to repeat.

The flaw in your thinking is that no one who actually knew what the personnel moves were going to be would have declared them an automatic “favorite to repeat.” Everybody who was paying attention knew that Jordan and Adama were gone and that Andre and Tristen were not guaranteed to be back. If anyone purposefully ignored that and now wants to be mad and surprised and demoralized, I don’t know what to tell them.

 

[AntG168]

The flaw in your thinking is that no one who actually knew what the personnel moves were going to be would have declared them an automatic “favorite to repeat.” Everybody who was paying attention knew that Jordan and Adama were gone and that Andre and Tristen were not guaranteed to be back. If anyone purposefully ignored that and now wants to be mad and surprised and demoralized, I don’t know what to tell them.

I don’t understand how any rational fan could be demoralized with where we are even if they don’t return. The cupboards are full

 

[JohnnyJr]

The flaw in your thinking is that no one who actually knew what the personnel moves were going to be would have declared them an automatic “favorite to repeat.” Everybody who was paying attention knew that Jordan and Adama were gone and that Andre and Tristen were not guaranteed to be back. If anyone purposefully ignored that and now wants to be mad and surprised and demoralized, I don’t know what to tell them.

Idk who is demoralized but can you admit that we didn’t have a good week?

 

[AntG168]

Idk who is demoralized but can you admit that we didn’t have a good week?

We had a great week. 4 guys declared for the NBA draft

 

[navery12]

Idk who is demoralized but can you admit that we didn’t have a good week?

No

 

[JohnnyJr]

I’ve asked before but what are your expectations? Does next year even matter since we won this year?

 

[Ratso]

maybe so, maybe not

 

[navery12]

I’ve asked before but what are your expectations? Does next year even matter since we won this year?

Haven't changed, top 2 Big East and Sweet 16. Anyone paying attention has known that Jordan and Adama were leaving this season, and Andre was very likely to as well. Until 2 weeks ago nobody was even considering the possibility of Newton returning.

So nothing this week really feels like a bad outcome, especially since Tristen and Andre are still considering coming back depending on the feedback they get. We're not going into next year with 10 players, so it's a win/win. Either we get a few players back from a national championship team, or get to hit the portal and bring in some transfers

 

[Scoe]

If Ajax and Newton do leave I say we’re looking like the 2007-08 team, young, exciting, and hungry. Potential to get to sweet 16 pending on Clingan and Karaban taking it to the next level. Being local guys I could see Clingan and Karaban staying 3 years and maybe Castle is a 2 and done.

I see us being a great team in 2 years.

 

[JohnnyJr]

Haven't changed, top 2 Big East and Sweet 16. Anyone paying attention has known that Jordan and Adama were leaving this season, and Andre was very likely to as well. Until 2 weeks ago nobody was even considering the possibility of Newton returning.

So nothing this week really feels like a bad outcome, especially since Tristen and Andre are still considering coming back depending on the feedback they get. We're not going into next year with 10 players, so it's a win/win. Either we get a few players back from a national championship team, or get to hit the portal and bring in some transfers

Maybe I’m just not as familiar with the new portal but I thought most people entered early. Are we going to be able to find solid players in June if we have to fill all three scholarships? If we’re going into the season with the freshman and a couple transfer role players it’s gonna be tough to make up the scoring we lost.

 

[navery12]

Maybe I’m just not as familiar with the new portal but I thought most people entered early. Are we going to be able to find solid players in June if we have to fill all three scholarships? If we’re going into the season with the freshman and a couple transfer role players it’s gonna be tough to make up the scoring we lost.

Most people do enter early, but we got Calcaterra in mid June last year and the staff can still reach out to guys now. Luckily all we really need is role players, so I'm not worried about finding those types. The scoring will be replaced by the guys on the roster like Karaban and Clingan making jumps

 

[WallStreetHusky]

We had a great week. 4 guys declared for the NBA draft

Like 10x if I could.

 

[ZenConn]

This thread deserves an obligatory, DOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!, from me.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Idk who is demoralized but can you admit that we didn’t have a good week?

I don't measure in weeks, I measure in months and we are still in April.

In my humble opinion we've had a f#$@ing awesome April.

 

[jibsey]

I like to joke around. Honestly, winning the championship makes everything else in sports gravy for me, for the next year. Including next season for the Huskies. I’m very happy and content about sports right now, even if my Mets and giants have lousy seasons.

Your Mets better not be content with 2 40+ year olds getting 86 million and baseball’s biggest payroll. But my frantic attitude about all other sports has been muted by this win for sure.

 

[David 76]

People are looking at it like we can lose Tristan and Andre and Timberlake but we gain no one. We won't be starting 5 freshman. Will we find another Andre?
No! But that would mean he made it to the pros

 

[HooperScooper]

You are assuming newton and jackson dont return which is unlikely. If that happens johnson probably starts pf and karaban moves to sf. Will be 8-10 pieces and plus 1-2 portal guys

I was responding to this post about the preseason ESPN ranking.

Top 25 team next year?? Maybe not

Newton goes? Terrible decision but good for him whatever he decides. How could it possibly be a terrible decision? Why shouldn't he go and do the rounds if there's nothing preventing him from coming back?

the-boneyard.com

As someone already mentioned the ESPN ranking assumes both Newton and Jackson don't come back. Anyway, it's moot since the roster won't look like that. As Hurley said today, be patient grasshopper.