UConn in the NBA April ‘25
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Cam had 23 points and 7 assists today.
Clingan had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.
Clingan had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.
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Great close to the season for Clingan in his last bunch of games and Castle locked himself up rookie of the year. Awesome game for Cam and Tyrese had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
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Final lines for all of our guys (choosing to ignore TOs 
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Tyrese - 20 points, 7 rebounds on 8-14 FG
AJax - 9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds on 4-6
Cam - 23 points, 7 assists, 3 steals on 8-19
Castle - 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists on 5-16
Clingan - 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks on 6-10
)Tyrese - 20 points, 7 rebounds on 8-14 FG
AJax - 9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds on 4-6
Cam - 23 points, 7 assists, 3 steals on 8-19
Castle - 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists on 5-16
Clingan - 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks on 6-10
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Weighing in late here, but reading that Cam was equal or better than Ben is a sure sign this place is goofier than ever.
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I missed the discussion but if they're just talking about Cam at UConn and Ben in his championship season at UConn Cam's #'s compare favorably to Ben's.
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Ben was a better player and had more of a load on his shoulders. Not taking anything away from Cam, but let’s be realistic here.
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All I said is Cam's #'s compare favorably to Ben's. Cam was the best offensive player on the best team in the modern era and had the best offensive efficiency in the entire country.
SMH. That was was my reaction to what Draymond did. I spoke out loud at the moment when that happened and said, "WTF Draymond, just lay the ball in."
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I understand what you’re saying. The team was a juggernaut and the offense was immaculate. Ben was another level though in my opinion. But Cam was the perfect fit that Ben obviously wouldn’t have been and Vice-Versa.
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Ben was awesome on UConn and the Bulls. He would've been great anywhere. He's just a plug and play natural born scorer who also worked incredibly hard at his craft. Cam played as well offensively as anyone could possibly play in his one season at UConn. He would've been really good anywhere and was the absolute perfect fit for UConn.
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UConn BALLING!!!!Final lines for all of our guys (choosing to ignore TOs
Tyrese - 20 points, 7 rebounds on 8-14 FG
AJax - 9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds on 4-6
Cam - 23 points, 7 assists, 3 steals on 8-19
Castle - 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists on 5-16
Clingan - 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks on 6-10
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If you say so.
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Delano Banton is probably not a big part of Portland’s future, but he seems to be the guy who looks for DC the most consistently when he plays.
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Sigh. As I wrote, Ben was another level … but there is a case to be made for Cam based on efficiency. Which isn’t a knock on Ben. It’s that Cam was a freaking unicorn. I don’t think anyone here grasps what they saw with Cam. He was a whisker from being a 50-40-90 shooter (ended up 48.5 after threatening 50). And he had a 3.5-1 assist to turnover ratio, which is insane for a 2 guard.
Not only that, he closed out his career with a 7:1 assist to turnover ratio over his last 17 games (almost a half season). He had 30 assists and 3 turnovers in his last 8 regular season games, 19 and 4 in the BET and 21 and 4 in the NCAAs. That’s 70 and 11. Absurd. Whatever the equivalent of a shooting “heater” is for decision making, we witnessed one of the greatest ones of those ever. He missed shots … but he played close to perfect basketball.
Obviously Ben was more talented and had a harder job, and it is unlikely that Cam could have been the same go to guy that Ben was with the defensive attention that entails. But Ben couldn’t touch Cam’s efficiency. And that’s in no way a knock on him. Non-unicorns can’t. Ben had 40 assists and 37 turnovers in 13 NCAA games (19 and 17 during the championship run) - which is perfectly fine. But when you compare it to Cam, it’s not a fair comparison. Because Cam was one of one.
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The timing could not possibly be worse
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There is so much beauty in this post.
Those jerseys are amazing. I could care less about Portland other than DC but I would seriously consider investing in a #23 Ripcity
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2 way guys aren't eligible for the playoffs
That's stupid, another reason why the NBA sucks, well I'll be rooting for GS to destroy them then.
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Only real bummer from this season for our guys is that Tristen never really got a look. Hopefully he kills it in summer league and earns himself a bigger role in the league, because I still believe he can play at that level.Final lines for all of our guys (choosing to ignore TOs
Tyrese - 20 points, 7 rebounds on 8-14 FG
AJax - 9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds on 4-6
Cam - 23 points, 7 assists, 3 steals on 8-19
Castle - 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists on 5-16
Clingan - 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks on 6-10
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Yep. I’m still not sure what happened with Indiana, from reports it feels like he forced his way out and then signed with Minnesota. I thought it was a weird decision at the time since they have a few solid guards already and drafted 2 more (TSJ/Dillingham)
Spent all his time in the G League, where his team was dead last in the league. Did average 16/7/6 and had at least one triple double (maybe more but can’t remember). Did struggle with efficiency (40% FG and 30% from three) but it’s clear he can play
Hope he finds a more stable/successful situation next year