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boog204 said:
I know nothing about any of these guys, but I want all of them. Treysen Eaglestaff, Jamichael Stillwell, and Hasan Abdul Hakim! Can you even fathom just how much name butchering potential is here?

On the "who could portal for us" question, look at the returning roster, think for 4 seconds, and go math-ing. Think it would be pretty obvious.
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Learn lessons from the roster construction this season. Prioritize Hasan and big guards who can handle the ball, play and create!
 
Fatroony5 said:
Pass. Horrible defensive metrics while playing in one of the worst conferences in the country.
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He was a freshman. He's a 6'8 guard who can get his own shot. He can improve defensively. He has NBA ingredients. You take him 10/10 and figure the rest out. We may need 3 starters and bench help. There is still room for "defenders"
 
AntG168 said:
top of the list
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Fatroony5 said:
Pass. Horrible defensive metrics while playing in one of the worst conferences in the country.
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Contextualizing the defense will matter here. Is it an IQ thing? Is he not athletic enough? How was the team's defense overall?

Metrics only tell a piece of the puzzle. He could be absolutely awful on defense or have a ton of potential. He has the size... I'm sure the staff will be doing some digging.
 
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djct1999 said:
Again, says you. Any elite basketball player has the right to choose where, why, and how much. We as fans don’t know the answers to any of that so who are we to say it’s nearsighted.
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Correct, says me. It’s an opinion on a message board. No one is disputing that these kids can do what they want.
 
temery said:
he'll finish his college career with what, $3 million in the bank? Unless he's a genius (he isn't ) that's enough to set him up for life. Yes he'll have to work, but he won't have to worry about money.

When I was his age I was searching couch cushions for change so I could supersize my McDonald's order.
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No offense to you but his earning potential is probably a lot higher than yours was. And he’s not making an “either I stay at UConn and get nothing or go somewhere else and get money” decision.
 
husky429 said:
Contextualizing the defense will matter here. Is it an IQ thing? Is he not athletic enough? How was the team's defense overall?

Metrics only tell a piece of the puzzle. He could be absolutely awful on defense or have a ton of potential. He has the size... I'm sure the staff will be doing some digging.
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They’ll be doing digging on a ton of guys. I’m skeptical of a player at that level making the jump to being ready to burst onto the scene in a starting role for a team like UConn. I’m happy to be wrong, maybe he really is that good. And defensively it’s more scheme dependent/showing his warts but surrounding him with better players & scheme can improve it. Putting on quick tape, he’s not very athletic, but looks like he can get to his spots. Seeing different info on if he’s 6-5 or 6-8, doesn’t quite appear that big.

The reality is, we’ll see 1000+ kids hit the portal and each time stats jump out, people will say: this is the guy. You want a roster that compliments one another, that’s the goal. I’d be having sights on a wing from a bigger conference who has more athleticism and proven metrics as a plus defender. Obviously they’re looking for someone who can do it all: create off the bounce, handle it, defend, rebound. Not easy to find but they can find someone who fits that mold & surrounding them with better players can get the most of that guy.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
No offense to you but his earning potential is probably a lot higher than yours was. And he’s not making an “either I stay at UConn and get nothing or go somewhere else and get money” decision.
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that's pretty much exactly. Thank you for agreeing.
 
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Fatroony5 said:
They’ll be doing digging on a ton of guys. I’m skeptical of a player at that level making the jump to being ready to burst onto the scene in a starting role for a team like UConn. I’m happy to be wrong, maybe he really is that good. And defensively it’s more scheme dependent/showing his warts but surrounding him with better players & scheme can improve it. Putting on quick tape, he’s not very athletic, but looks like he can get to his spots. Seeing different info on if he’s 6-5 or 6-8, doesn’t quite appear that big.

The reality is, we’ll see 1000+ kids hit the portal and each time stats jump out, people will say: this is the guy. You want a roster that compliments one another, that’s the goal. I’d be having sights on a wing from a bigger conference who has more athleticism and proven metrics as a plus defender. Obviously they’re looking for someone who can do it all: create off the bounce, handle it, defend, rebound. Not easy to find but they can find someone who fits that mold & surrounding them with better players can get the most of that guy.
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The second part of your post is true for most. Not me though. What intrigues me about this kid is his age, size, and skillset. He doesnt have to be a starter for us next year. We need a lot more than just starters. At the moment we are relying on a lot of unproven kids to man our bench. We need depth a the wing and guard positions.
 
It would be naive to think our staff hasn't already done digging and hasn't already reached out to some kids they're targeting. They knew for the majority of the season what our flaws are and what is needed to correct those flaws.
 
djct1999 said:
Fans criticizing athletes over money without understanding any of the context is equally wild. It’s amazing how easy it is to turn down life changing money when it actually isn’t being offered to you. Once again, you have no idea what you are talking about.
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It’s not like we aren’t giving him good money and he should think about long term money as well.

I don’t know if there’s a coach in basketball with Tom Moore’s resume of bigs he’s developed over the last 25 years.
 
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superjohn said:
He's from Fall River, we recruited him out of high school and it was weird he chose ASU. He was a top 10 recruit in his class and reclassified. I think Rick Pitino is all over him.
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Oh that's why he seemed familiar. Fall River area seems to be on a roll of late.
 
AntG168 said:
He was a freshman. He's a 6'8 guard who can get his own shot. He can improve defensively. He has NBA ingredients. You take him 10/10 and figure the rest out. We may need 3 starters and bench help. There is still room for "defenders"
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Not only that, but Solo improved defensively as the year went on, and so did Stewart. And please do not forget that two years ago Samson could not play without fouling. Young man came a long way. Anyways, defense can be taught.
 
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RuffRuff said:
It was creative ;)
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I thought I did my thing with that one. Same size, similar games, Duren a little more athletic. Come on! Lol

The 1 year left thing is a good point though. I forgot he came to us as a sophomore. He’s guaranteed to be an All-American next season here though. We’ll see if he ends up doing that if he goes elsewhere and has to learn a new system and new coaching style in his last year.
 
FreeKlaiber said:
I have felt this since we missed on both Meleek and Acaden. The $ is crazy now, & without being in another conference for a TV contract, our recruiting allure won't ever match the football teams for tip top talent. Hence the SEC dominating the sweet 16. Inconvenient Reality
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SEC is up because the conference developed a plan to compete in basketball and the schools went out and hired good coaches. In 2016, after the SEC got only 3 teams in the NCAAT, the SEC commissioner hired Mike Tranghese (former BE commissioner) as a special consultant for men's basketball and the SEC hasn't looked back. The ACC is down because they don't have a group of top coaches right now. Big East had an off year because Villanova and Providence didn't make good coaching hires and Seton Hall hasn't decided if they want to be competitive with NIL.
 
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