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[AntG168]

Is this thread literally for any guy that enters the transfer portal? We are seriously discussing a kid who averaged 6.3 ppg at Youngstown State?

2025 Transfer Portal - UConn Interest Only

Figured we could have a thread to track/discuss the guys UConn actually reaches out to. The other thread is fun but the real options can get lost

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[Huskyforlife]

Is this thread literally for any guy that enters the transfer portal? We are seriously discussing a kid who averaged 6.3 ppg at Youngstown State?

I mean, you are burying the lead here.

 

[upstater]

This kid reminds me of Tate George.

 

[huskyharry]

No idea if there's going to be UConn interest here, but this is a guy I'd love to have as a 6th man/backup PG next year. Would be some nice insurance for what could be a very young bench group

6’3” quick with very good handle, plus defender, shot creator, good passer, very experienced. Great fit

 

[huskyharry]

Where is this guy going to go that is an upgrade from Providence and is going to let him start?

Depending upon how things shake out he could be a good backup PG for us…very experienced in the Big East, good ball handler, passer and defender

 

[huskyharry]

Can he play defense? Would like to see any new addition in the backcourt be a good defender.

Decent defender great shot greater but thin and maybe 6’2”

 

[huskyharry]

One downside is he is short. People on here were clamoring for taller guards all year since Diarra, Ball, and Mahaney struggled to find lobs at the rim and rollers.

He would have really helped here this season

 

[JetsUC93]

Adams is really lean. He will need to get a lot bigger and stronger for the battles in the Big East. But with his skills, the future is bright.

 

[businesslawyer]

I understand your question, I just don’t think that was the case.

Another question is, if a coach isn’t playing someone because they are a freshman and the guy in front of him is playing bad but continues to get chances, what does that tell the team?

Because that’s moreso what happened this year.

Sigh. It tells the team that the staff is convinced that each time he gets put on the court, the coach believes the upperclassman has a better chance of helping the team win than the freshman not playing.

I’m just going to leave it as I give up.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Is this thread literally for any guy that enters the transfer portal? We are seriously discussing a kid who averaged 6.3 ppg at Youngstown State?

Well he didn’t generate much discussion. He’s 7’3 and only a sophomore, no reason not consider a flier on a kid with some defensive upside, if the staff determines it’s how they’d want to allocate their resources.

 

[jibsey]

Donovan Dent New Mexico.

 

[Deleted at users request]

Sigh. It tells the team that the staff is convinced that each time he gets put on the court, the coach believes the upperclassman has a better chance of helping the team win than the freshman not playing.

I’m just going to leave it as I give up.

It’s a pretty bad message if I can do whatever I want and not get benched for the freshman just because I’m an upperclassman and they are a freshman.

Sorry that I’m a believer in meritocracy and not seniority.

Fun memory of freshman Tyler Olander cutting up Syracuse 2-3 zone. That seems virtually impossible today because the assumption would be that there’s no way he can even give a team the chance to win. And we’re talking bottom of the barrel recruit (no offense Big T you did great things)

 

[RuffRuff]

It’s a pretty bad message if I can do whatever I want and not get benched for the freshman just because I’m an upperclassman and they are a freshman.

Sorry that I’m a believer in meritocracy and not seniority.

Fun memory of freshman Tyler Olander cutting up Syracuse 2-3 zone. That seems virtually impossible today because the assumption would be that there’s no way he can even give a team the chance to win. And we’re talking bottom of the barrel recruit (no offense Big T you did great things)

You’re operating on partial information as you have no idea what is going on in practice, where a bench piece like AN has a bunch more run. You don’t know if he’s earned it there.

 

[husky429]

You’re operating on partial information as you have no idea what is going on in practice, where a bench piece like AN has a bunch more run. You don’t know if he’s earned it there.

I never understand this argument. Our coaches aren't playing less talented players on purpose. Why would anyone do that? When someone is good enough to contribute... they play.

 

[Deleted at users request]

You’re operating on partial information as you have no idea what is going on in practice, where a bench piece like AN has a bunch more run. You don’t know if he’s earned it there.

Please spare me the earn it in practice cop out. Mahaney did not earn a starting job in practice. You saw that for yourself at the one you went to.

He kind of proved this year all that stuff was baloney

 

[RuffRuff]

That was fast, right in Pitinos wheel house. Vitamin Water strikes. StJ with a massive head start on us if they retain everyone due to come back.

 

[djct1999]

You’re operating on partial information as you have no idea what is going on in practice, where a bench piece like AN has a bunch more run. You don’t know if he’s earned it there.

Especially in a year like this when we needed guard depth more than anything, clearly Hurley and the staff felt AN wasnt ready. This argument from this poster felt personal from the start. I get that. We all think our guys deserve a shot. That said, his argument makes no sense. The more he posts about it, the deeper the hole gets.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Please spare me the earn it in practice cop out. Mahaney did not earn a starting job in practice. You saw that for yourself at the one you went to.

He kind of proved this year all that stuff was baloney

Mahaney started 5 total games all year when he was brought in to be the starting PG. I think he kind of proves the point that PT is earned.

 

[RuffRuff]

Please spare me the earn it in practice cop out. Mahaney did not earn a starting job in practice. You saw that for yourself at the one you went to.

He kind of proved this year all that stuff was baloney

Your fixation with developing freshmen is one of the weirdest and most obsolete mindsets I’ve ever seen. You should really find a chat room called stuck in the 90s UConn.

 

[djct1999]

That was fast, right in Pitinos wheel house. Vitamin Water strikes. StJ with a massive head start on us if they retain everyone due to come back.

You partner slick Rick and deep pockets and this is the result. He will get the flashy name and overspend. Come March, they will fall short. Nil and tampering are in Skick Ricks wheelhouse. He still won’t reach a final four st St. John’s. Not like this. Besides, UConn would never go after a kid like this, especially coming from Bobby’s program.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

That was fast, right in Pitinos wheel house. Vitamin Water strikes. StJ with a massive head start on us if they retain everyone due to come back.

I know it’s petty but I can’t wait for the Pitino era to end at St. John’s and it’s only been 2 years

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Your fixation with developing freshmen is one of the weirdest and most obsolete mindsets I’ve ever seen. You should really find a chat room called stuck in the 90s UConn.

It’s not even the developing freshman thing that’s weird. It’s that the way you develop freshmen is by playing them when they’re not ready. And craziest of all, THAT’S HOW CALHOUN DID IT.

 

[DRBackup]

Especially in a year like this when we needed guard depth more than anything, clearly Hurley and the staff felt AN wasnt ready. This argument from this poster felt personal from the start. I get that. We all think our guys deserve a shot. That said, his argument makes no sense. The more he posts about it, the deeper the hole gets.

And he was hurt half the year, and multiple times.

 

[DRBackup]

You partner slick Rick and deep pockets and this is the result. He will get the flashy name and overspend. Come March, they will fall short. Nil and tampering are in Skick Ricks wheelhouse. He still won’t reach a final four st St. John’s. Not like this. Besides, UConn would never go after a kid like this, especially coming from Bobby’s program.

Not as long as they continue to play that style of basketball

 

[husky429]

Mahaney started 5 total games all year when he was brought in to be the starting PG. I think he kind of proves the point that PT is earned.

Your post is accurate...our guys earn PT. Nowell didn't deserve it, Hass did. I'm not complaining about the botched evaluation of Mahaney... it's over and done with.

My big question--which will probably never be answered--is how on earth in an entire summer and fall or practices did the staff not collectively realize that Aiden isn't up to the task of a starting PG? I've heard D1 coaches, including Tom Moore himself, say that your rotation is obvious by the time the games start.

How does a kid go from our starting PG getting more PT than Hass to barely being playable sometimes? How was that not visible in practice, and how are we going to change our practice evaluations so it never happens again? We probably have another win and a 7-seed this year if we didn't botch that.