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UConn and the Transfer Portal

KemBuckets21 said:
Vecenie is my favorite evaluator of basketball talent. He’s incredibly sharp. I mentioned in a different thread how he said we should be calling Gibson jimerson from saint louis and seeing this tweet only cements that Tom should make him a priority.
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But seriously, yes:

Jimerson has seemingly been around forever, but he was a medical redshirt for the 2019-20 season and was then granted an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so his eligibility didn’t begin ticking until his “junior” season in 2021-22. Because of that — and the Billikens firing head coach Travis Ford — Jimerson, one of the country’s best shooters, is available for the taking. He’s averaged 15.4 points per game over the last three seasons at Saint Louis and has earned All-Atlantic-10 honors each season.

Jimerson has made 39.5 percent of his nearly 800 3-point attempts as a collegiate, and to say his shot diet was difficult is an understatement. His form is about as simple as it gets, with a pristine release out of a set shot that, frankly, you’re surprised ever misses. He’s a threat in transition as a trailer and when spotting up and out of relocations, with range extending far beyond the NBA 3-point line. But he did most of his damage running through a bevy of pindown, flare and baseline off-ball screens designed to get him open to fire. His shot motion is versatile enough to function using different forms of footwork. Over the years, he’s grown more adept at using the threat of his shot to attack the rim.

Any program whose offensive scheme features lots of off-ball movement to generate 3s should call Jimerson. Connecticut, in particular, should be calling him off the hook. — Sam Vecenie
 
husky429 said:
In all likelihood it was Kansas from the start, and he was just listing really good teams for the PR. His list was Kansas and then a bunch of teams still playing IIRC.
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Kansas is - obviously - going to be very aggressive. They have the money and they perceive lack of depth as their weakness last year.

Better they sign their guys early before Hurley shows his hand.
 
Horatio said:
Yeah, he’s gotta shut up
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That big mouth Dan Hurley, too. The man is a walking billboard for hiring his assistants away from him (it is almost like he wants them to have a future as head coaches).
 
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ec33 said:
That big mouth Dan Hurley, too. The man is a walking billboard for hiring his assistants away from him (it is almost like he wants them to have a future as head coaches).
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In all seriousness, I’m sure they’ve been approached many times. The reason why they’re still here is likely (a) they’re getting paid $$$, (b) Murray can be picky and (c) Kimani being picky and also facing the consequences of long-ago misconduct (unfairly in my view). But it’s a matter of when, not if.
 
I know the priority is a SG and center but if TJ Power enters the portal would he be of any interest to the staff ?
Five star from Massachusetts who didn’t play a lot of minutes for Duke this year and will be fighting for playing time again next year with the returnees and the incoming freshman class.
He was a real good spot up shooter coming out of HS who could score at all 3 levels. Maybe play a stretch 3 for a year until AK graduates and could then battle Stewart for the 4 ?
 
Mister P said:
I know the priority is a SG and center but if TJ Power enters the portal would he be of any interest to the staff ?
Five star from Massachusetts who didn’t play a lot of minutes for Duke this year and will be fighting for playing time again next year with the returnees and the incoming freshman class.
He was a real good spot up shooter coming out of HS who could score at all 3 levels. Maybe play a stretch 3 for a year until AK graduates and could then battle Stewart for the 4 ?
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1000% yes.
 
Matrim55 said:
1000% yes.
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Thought so and glad to hear that.
Hopefully he’ll understand that the Duke name doesn’t guarantee winning and success anymore and he’ll enter the portal.
 
Mister P said:
I know the priority is a SG and center but if TJ Power enters the portal would he be of any interest to the staff ?
Five star from Massachusetts who didn’t play a lot of minutes for Duke this year and will be fighting for playing time again next year with the returnees and the incoming freshman class.
He was a real good spot up shooter coming out of HS who could score at all 3 levels. Maybe play a stretch 3 for a year until AK graduates and could then battle Stewart for the 4 ?
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It's a long shot, but Zeke Mayo would be like getting Cam Spencer again. If He's truly considering Creighton, i hope he would consider Uconn after we finish business in Glendale.
 
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Mister P said:
I know the priority is a SG and center but if TJ Power enters the portal would he be of any interest to the staff ?
Five star from Massachusetts who didn’t play a lot of minutes for Duke this year and will be fighting for playing time again next year with the returnees and the incoming freshman class.
He was a real good spot up shooter coming out of HS who could score at all 3 levels. Maybe play a stretch 3 for a year until AK graduates and could then battle Stewart for the 4 ?
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I don't see why, he wasn't good enough to play any minutes this year, why would he suddenly become a player for us?
 
Huskyforlife said:
I don't see why, he wasn't good enough to play any minutes this year, why would he suddenly become a player for us?
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Better coaching along with a better offensive system. He also played behind starters this year and Duke has Flagg as a guaranteed starter coming in.
If he does enter the portal and if the staff wants him then I want him too.
 
Bill Self mention after their loss that he's been thinking about the portal for over a month so no doubt Kansas is gonna go hot and heavy on the portal and are probably fully prepped
Crazy they open the portal before the season over.
 
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Duke had multiple 2023 5 star type freshman they’re recruiting over who rode the bench. Scheyer is such a bad coach he cant motivate anyone. Do we want any of these kids?
 
UconnU said:
Duke had multiple 2023 5 star type freshman they’re recruiting over who rode the bench. Scheyer is such a bad coach he cant motivate anyone. Do we want any of these kids?
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Where the hell are these dudes going to play? Like, okay, Filipowski is going pro. McCain too, I guess, is going to get drafted. Roach Roach has a Covid year I guess he doesn't take.

But then you're adding 6 Top 50 players to Mitchell (Top 20), Proctor (Top 100), Foster (Top 20), Stewart (Top 15), and Power (Top 25). That's 10 Top 50 kids (and most are Top 25) and another key contributor. It just doesn't make sense unless there's a max exodus, which causes it's own problems.

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tzznandrew said:
Where the hell are these dudes going to play? Like, okay, Filipowski is going pro. McCain too, I guess, is going to get drafted. Roach Roach has a Covid year I guess he doesn't take.

But then you're adding 6 Top 50 players to Mitchell (Top 20), Proctor (Top 100), Foster (Top 20), Stewart (Top 15), and Power (Top 25). That's 10 Top 50 kids (and most are Top 25) and another key contributor. It just doesn't make sense unless there's a max exodus, which causes it's own problems.

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Caliparri does this every year. They're going to figure it out. Guys will leave and they already know who.
 
tzznandrew said:
Where the hell are these dudes going to play? Like, okay, Filipowski is going pro. McCain too, I guess, is going to get drafted. Roach Roach has a Covid year I guess he doesn't take.

But then you're adding 6 Top 50 players to Mitchell (Top 20), Proctor (Top 100), Foster (Top 20), Stewart (Top 15), and Power (Top 25). That's 10 Top 50 kids (and most are Top 25) and another key contributor. It just doesn't make sense unless there's a max exodus, which causes it's own problems.

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It’s wild. Disorganized. There’s going to be so many guys coming and going year to year they would never be able to install our offense. I guess they could all hit and it works one year. But the Jay Wright/Dan Hurley model is the answer to sustained success. Obviously.
 
auror said:
Players get better. Especially when they start playing for a better coach. They also were forced to play Mitchell and Stewart because Flip is bad on defense.
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i'm sure they woulda found minutes for Power if he could play. Their bench was terrible.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
I don't see why, he wasn't good enough to play any minutes this year, why would he suddenly become a player for us?
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Because Dan Hurley needs someone to point to on the trail to say look Scheyer couldn’t make anything of this kid but I turned him into an NBA prospect and we won championships…
 
tzznandrew said:
Where the hell are these dudes going to play? Like, okay, Filipowski is going pro. McCain too, I guess, is going to get drafted. Roach Roach has a Covid year I guess he doesn't take.

But then you're adding 6 Top 50 players to Mitchell (Top 20), Proctor (Top 100), Foster (Top 20), Stewart (Top 15), and Power (Top 25). That's 10 Top 50 kids (and most are Top 25) and another key contributor. It just doesn't make sense unless there's a max exodus, which causes it's own problems.

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Even worse if the big man logjam, I feel like they have 6 or 7 guys who would be best served as a 5
 
Ripper32 said:
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It’s somewhat of a deceiving way for him to frame this. 1 top ten 10 recruit, 5 more top 75 recruits, 2 more top 100 recruits and then a couple of high level transfers picked to fill specific needs. The only 3 star recruit we signed is Singare and he is top 150. Apostolous was not rated as a foreigner. Elite roster construction. The 79th ranking was because we signed 1 recruit (Clingan).
 
Just saw a prediction for Matt Knowling on On3. Legit?

I apologize if already posted.
 
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