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Is there a reason everyone seems to think it's fait accompli that Jalen is going pro after this year?

He isn't even on either mock draft for 2018 by NBADraft.net or Draftexpress.

Unless he's dead set on making a bad life decision like Hamilton was (who I was surprised even got drafted) OR he goes full out Kemba, he should be back for his senior year.

Or was there something that basically said he's leaving no matter what that I missed? if so I apologize for the question.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
I'll take it, but wasn't our problem this year that we had too many kids with a foot out the door?

Why can't KO get kids to really want to be here?
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Because we had a terrible year.

If we play better, Waters would probably be happy to stay. I'm not sure if he's a 4 year player no matter what because he's old for his class, but regardless, he makes us better next year. I'll take that.
 
the Q said:
Is there a reason everyone seems to think it's fait accompli that Jalen is going pro after this year?

He isn't even on either mock draft for 2018 by NBADraft.net or Draftexpress.

Unless he's dead set on making a bad life decision like Hamilton was (who I was surprised even got drafted) OR he goes full out Kemba, he should be back for his senior year.

Or was there something that basically said he's leaving no matter what that I missed? if so I apologize for the question.
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I don't think he's dead set on going pro after next season. If that were the case he would have declared for the NBA draft this year and at the very least gotten feed back from teams. You can only enter the draft and pull your name out once so by not doing that this year he reserves his right to do it next year.
 
UConnStats said:
Because we had a terrible year.

If we play better, Waters would probably be happy to stay. I'm not sure if he's a 4 year player no matter what because he's old for his class, but regardless, he makes us better next year. I'll take that.
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His height makes him a 4 year player
 
husky99 said:
His height makes him a 4 year player
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Ulis? Waters doesn't seem to be the passer that he was but by all accounts is a similarly talented defender and may be a better shooter.
 
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husky99 said:
His height makes him a 4 year player
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Waters has repeated grades twice and will be coming in at age 20. He'll probably want to start earning pro money before age 24.
 
HooperScooper said:
I don't think he's dead set on going pro after next season. If that were the case he would have declared for the NBA draft this year and at the very least gotten feed back from teams. You can only enter the draft and pull your name out once so by not doing that this year he reserves his right to do it next year.
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Yeah, I get that.

I mean, I expect him to declare next year to test the waters.

But I just can't see him leaving unless he's dead set on leaving. Again, right now neither of the main draft projection sites has him even getting drafted in 2018.

Obviously a lot can change in a year though.
 
pj said:
Waters has repeated grades twice and will be coming in at age 20. He'll probably want to start earning pro money before age 24.
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Same with Facey, which is why he will never get looks from the NBA being so old.

But for a 5'9" guard I don't think this matters. He'll likely be a 3-4 year player especially if he isn't dropping eye popping numbers as an underclassman.
 
HooperScooper said:
You can only enter the draft and pull your name out once so by not doing that this year he reserves his right to do it next year.
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I thought they made it where you could do that every year if you wanted. Did they change that back again?
 
Dove said:
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@Deepster 's reply:

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pj said:
Waters has repeated grades twice and will be coming in at age 20. He'll probably want to start earning pro money before age 24.
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Tremont is age 19 and won't be age 20 until next January. He reclassified back a year when he went to South Kent, which a lot of Prep School kids do. He probably could have reclassified back into the 2016 class, if he wanted to. Jalen Adams turned 20 in the Fall of his Freshmen year & we've had many other players start their college careers at age 19.
 
nyhuskies13 said:
don't know what??

that duke didn't just take an unranked guard who had no major offers??

that Tremont is entertaining offers from w Kentucky and Creighton??

there's no opinion there. its real Chief

and ill stand by my stance that NO single player is bigger than this program
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You don't know how Tremont is treating UConn.
 
husky99 said:
We may sign him by default. Heard there are serious talks
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With how last season went I will take it. We can worry about what players are "right" when we'be had a 30 win, final 4 type season.
 
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uconnbill said:
I hope he comes to UConn, but this wait stinks, in plain English.

Tremont come to Point Guard U and look at those who came before you.
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Darius Smith???
 
I am shocked that some people are looking sideways at this.

If you can get the 30th-rated player in the country on your team, by god, you say yes and you be happy about it.

He chose Georgetown the first time around. UConn chose MAL the first time around. So what - lots of second marriages work out perfectly well.
 
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I will be thrilled if he comes here. With that said, if the last year has taught us anythimg it's that it is not in the bag until he or anyone else shows up on campus. From Diallo to Diarra the sequel to MAL, it's enough to give us recruiting ptsd. I am tempering excitement as a defense mechanism. We have been toyed with one too many times!
 
Fishy said:
I am shocked that some people are looking sideways at this.

If you can get the 30th-rated player in the country on your team, by god, you say yes and you be happy about it.

He chose Georgetown the first time around. UConn chose MAL the first time around. So what - lots of second marriages work out perfectly well.
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Quite frankly, I agree. One thing we learned from last season is that you can't have enough good players - and given everything that's happened the last two months that's probably an understatement.
Waters can play.
In addition to the on court stuff, we need a psychological momentum swing - and this would be a major help.
We need more guys not just satisfied wearing the UConn uniform and getting bitches that way, but guys who really want to win games - who have that hunger Bazz talked about. True, back then JC was closer to the team and he was always planting seeds and pushing buttons to motivate the guys - but we still need to generate that hunger today.
 
husky429 said:
This has got to be your cheesiest of schticks, but it's oddly satisfying to me. Not because you are any insider at all, but your numbers are a reflection of likely reality... because real insiders info you steal
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LOL - who am I stealing from? Oz? That's like having a teacher accuse you of cheating off someone on a math test but you have the highest grade in the class - so who would you be "stealing" answers from - not the guy with the 45% average.
 
He could be the answer to a big need for a pure shooter and a very skilled and talented all-around player. The competition in practice could be really good...good for Vital as well to have to play against two super-quick guards in practice every day. Not to mention Jalen.
 
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