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HuskyWarrior611 said:
Where we have a disconnect is the belief that doing this is succumbing to being a worst team and losing.
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If you are seeing multiple frosh & sophomores big minutes when they aren't ready, you're unlikely to field a NC caliber team.
 
RuffRuff said:
If you are seeing multiple frosh & sophomores big minutes when they aren't ready, you're unlikely to field a NC caliber team.
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2011 is a prime example of that not being true.

Also, you can’t win a championship every year. This was one of those years.

Eventually you’ll have to have a middling year where the focus is on the process over the prize. I would’ve loved a year where we invested in our freshman, sophomore group to see them gelling by March and ready to be actual contenders next year.

I mean the strategy from this year had us losing 3 games in Maui in a bad start and getting an 8 seed anyways. Was it really worth not focusing on developing guys for the future?
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
2011 is a prime example of that not being true.

Also, you can’t win a championship every year. This was one of those years.

Eventually you’ll have to have a middling year where the focus is on the process over the prize. I would’ve loved a year where we invested in our freshman, sophomore group to see them gelling by March and ready to be actual contenders next year.

I mean the strategy from this year had us losing 3 games in Maui in a bad start and getting an 8 seed anyways. Was it really worth not focusing on developing guys for the future?
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Please don't reference old Uconn teams from another era - they just aren't relevant. There was no portal back then. Need to look forward, not backwards.

As for the last question, well that's a hard one. You can kick the can on the frosh or you can hope that the guys you counted on to be an NC team figure it out. I think most coaches these days at top programs opt for the latter.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
2011 is a prime example of that not being true.

Also, you can’t win a championship every year. This was one of those years.

Eventually you’ll have to have a middling year where the focus is on the process over the prize. I would’ve loved a year where we invested in our freshman, sophomore group to see them gelling by March and ready to be actual contenders next year.

I mean the strategy from this year had us losing 3 games in Maui in a bad start and getting an 8 seed anyways. Was it really worth not focusing on developing guys for the future?
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Our freshmen and sophomores aren't good enough outside of Solo. This season would've been a disaster if Nowell, Solo, Ross, Stewart, Abraham were getting the big minutes.

This season isn't over, it's annoying posters are pretending it is. It's also annoying how posters are pretending you need a team full of 5 stars and the top portal players to be successful.

There's so much nonsense posted in this thread.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
2011 is a prime example of that not being true.

Also, you can’t win a championship every year. This was one of those years.

Eventually you’ll have to have a middling year where the focus is on the process over the prize. I would’ve loved a year where we invested in our freshman, sophomore group to see them gelling by March and ready to be actual contenders next year.

I mean the strategy from this year had us losing 3 games in Maui in a bad start and getting an 8 seed anyways. Was it really worth not focusing on developing guys for the future?
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The young guys who are important to next year's success were developed this season just as they should have been
 
RuffRuff said:
Please don't reference old Uconn teams from another era - they just aren't relevant. There was no portal back then. Need to look forward, not backwards.

As for the last question, well that's a hard one. You can kick the can on the frosh or you can hope that the guys you counted on to be an NC team figure it out. I think most coaches these days at top programs opt for the latter.
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That’s exactly why the coach who figures out caring about player development (and can actually recruit) more than winning will win easily.

This mindset is very shortsighted without a guarantee of a win.
superjohn said:
Our freshmen and sophomores aren't good enough outside of Solo. This season would've been a disaster if Nowell, Solo, Ross, Stewart, Abraham were getting the big minutes.

This season isn't over, it's annoying posters are pretending it is. It's also annoying how posters are pretending you need a team full of 5 stars and the top portal players to be successful.

There's so much nonsense posted in this thread.
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I don’t care about having a 2007 season when I know a 2009 season is guaranteed. (Even though I’m not suggesting exactly what you’re saying).

What I don’t want is constant 2022 seasons.
 
HooperScooper said:
Are we going to track most of the 2000 or so players who will enter the portal in this thread or only ones UConn shows interest in or ones we think UConn should show interest in? Because if you want us to post all the players who enter the portal then this is going to be one long thread.

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Just show me the stud PGs
 
AllHusky said:
Don't see why they wouldn't look at the possibility of Solo being PG-ish. When Cam and Tristan were playing together, I guess Newt was your PG, but I don't think there is exclusivity to the role when you have multiple guys who can handle the ball, and have vision. The system is based on passing, not dribbling.
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I’m just of the belief the things Solo needs to get better at are very teachable. There was a whole segment for the Marquette game on how hard he works.

If we ask him to work on a skill with his work ethic, there’s little doubt in my mind he will get better.

We asked him to be a shooter and after one summer he’s one of the best in the country.
 
Ewekon said:
Just show me the stud PGs
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Spend every nickel on a high IQ guy who can get open when pressed and doesn’t panic under pressure. Does Doron have any college age kids?
 
husky429 said:
I have doubts that Reibe is a contributor year 1. The S&C is lacking, and he's inconsistent. I think this year taught us you can't rely on non-5* freshman to be contributors day 1.
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No doubt about the 4* players. Shoot there are some 5* players that come into the college game and are overwhelmed. It is going to be interesting now that 5th yr senior will be more rare, we may see more of an impact.

But with the portal there are probably 50 4* high schoolers with one year college game experience who will be way better players than most if not all 4* coming out of high school. Then you have the 3* juniors who are coming off very good sophomore seasons that are better.

Basically with NIL and the money these kids are paid why not stay four years. You will make more money with a very good NIL deal than you will on a two way contract and I see the NIL $$ expanding at a faster rate than the two way NBA contracts which only change during the renewal of the CBA between the players and owners.

NIL is just how many billionaire alumni do you have to pay the kids. BYU and Utah (more so BYU) will be able to field dominant teams year in and year out because where they are getting their money is from a source that has more money than most countries.
 
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Hunt for 7 said:
No doubt about the 4* players. Shoot there are some 5* players that come into the college game and our overwhelmed. It is going to be interesting now that 5th yr senior will be more rare, we may see more of an impact.

But with the portal there are probably 50 4* high schoolers with one year college game experience who will be way better players than most if not all 4* coming out of high school. Then you have the 3* juniors who are coming off very good sophomore seasons that are better.

Basically with NIL and the money these kids are paid why not stay four years. You will make more money with a very good NIL deal than you will on a two way contract and I see the NIL $$ expanding at a faster rate than the two way NBA contracts which only change during the renewal of the CBA between the players and owners.

NIL is just how many billionaire alumni do you have to pay the kids. BYU and Utah (more so BYU) will be able to field dominant teams year in and year out because where they are getting their money is from a source that has more money than most countries.
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If the state of Utah became the hoops capitol of the world because of money I’d have to find another sport.
 

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