UConn, top 30 team next year.

[UofCT]

For the 3rd time, time will tell. I won’t be the one looking like a fool this time next year.

HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT

 

[Get a Job]

Seriously? That's a weak post. Only your #2 is a case where losing emotional leadership meant much more than losing the talent. Post AJ and Adrien was actually post AJ, Adrien, Thabeet and Austrie. We lost four starters from our tournament run, three of home were all conference level. Post Shabazz was post Shabazz, Daniels Giffey and Kromah. Again, we lost 3 of our best 4 players and the next year was more about lack of talent than lack of an emotional leader, which presumably you know because of your #4. And as for your #4 below, we weren't any good the year Boat was the heart and sole of the team.

Vital was absolutely the emotional leader on this team as we got better, as well as its best player. Guess what? Most teams have seniors provide emotional leadership. Most teams lose their emotional leadership most years. And most teams, in most cases, replace it. In decades, the only time UConn lost its heart and sole and couldn't replace the emotional leadership where there was still as much or more talent on the roster was 2011--2012.

Duke lost their heart when Zion lost his sole

 

[Psolo12]

Rj Cole isn't a grad transfer. Reading is hard.

 

[businesslawyer]

You can't pin a lot on a guy who hasn't played in over a year. We should know that better than anyone after watching Price, Purvis, Larrier, and Sid.

Huh? Wilson and Price sat out a year BEFORE they played college ball, not after they had been a conference player of the year. Larrier sat out a year and then promptly blew his knee out -- he didn't fail after sitting out, he got hurt.

You seem to think .250 in giving examples is a good batting average.

 

[Jbirdp5]

Time will tell my friends. Time will tell.

So basically ur predicting him to be the national player of the year.......

 

[JimHurley]

So basically ur predicting him to be the national player of the year.......

You will be pleasantly surprised. I am truly expecting at a minimum 14.5 PPG, 5 APG and ~38% from deep.

 

[auror]

You will be pleasantly surprised. I am truly expecting at a minimum 14.5 PPG, 5 APG and ~38% from deep.

Basically a Nic Moore SMU season. He did it twice with 14.5 & 16.1 pts, both ~5 assists and 41% from 3. Was AAC player of the year both seasons.

 

[JimHurley]

Basically a Nic Moore SMU season. He did it twice with 14.5 & 16.1 pts, both ~5 assists and 41% from 3.

BOOM. I was trying to think up a comparison and you did that for me. Moore was an All-American honorable mention, which is what I expect from Cole. Bouknight is either second or third team All-American next year.

 

[UofCT]

Huh? Wilson and Price sat out a year BEFORE they played college ball, not after they had been a conference player of the year. Larrier sat out a year and then promptly blew his knee out -- he didn't fail after sitting out, he got hurt.

You seem to think .250 in giving examples is a good batting average.

So now you don’t count HS basketball as having played basketball. Got it.

You’re a good lawyer glad you have everything figured out.

 

[UofCT]

RJ Cole is a grad transfer? Wow, I learn something new every day

Cool?

 

[auror]

BOOM. I was trying to think up a comparison and you did that for me. Moore was an All-American honorable mention, which is what I expect from Cole. Bouknight is either second or third team All-American next year.

Only 1 player has done at least all those stats in the last decade in the Big East, Marcus Zegarowski of Creighton this past year. He was unanimous 2nd team all Big East (even with them doing 6 guys on 1st team for some reason). So rough translation is best AAC player in decent AAC season is 7th best Big East player in good Big East season.

Somehow Jalen Brunson only averaged 4.6 and 4.1 assists per game.

 

[UconnU]

I think we’re still a solid perimeter piece away from being a top 30 team. As of right now we have 4 guards on our roster. We typically start 3 guards. We desperately need another guard.

 

[navery12]

Cool?

So you're still not willing to admit you were wrong?

 

[JB75]

Yeah, nobody has heard anything. Hurley hasn’t even mentioned his name since he transferred here. Take care. You’ll feel foolish when he’s putting up 1st team all BE numbers.

Wow. His game must be sick. Ok. I’ll be ready

 

[UofCT]

So you're still not willing to admit you were wrong?

Wrong about what? I posted a twitter comment by Rothstein that I felt was relevant to the conversation we are having about transfers and their performance.

 

[navery12]

Wrong about what? I posted a twitter comment by Rothstein that I felt was relevant to the conversation we are having about transfers and their performance.

Because it's not relevant to the conversation about RJ Cole

 

[superjohn]

Because it's not relevant to the conversation about RJ Cole

Does he still think Cole is a grad transfer? This is almost as strange as him accusing me of calling him a drunk and making fun of him.

 

[Huskybass]

Most transfer comparisons, whether grad transfer or undergrad, are not valid in terms of RJ Cole. If I recall correctly, Cole has scored over 1500 points AND has 415 assists thru two D1 seasons. I doubt there are many (if any) transfers out there who were that prolific in terms of scoring and facilitating, even at lower level conferences.

Personally, I am looking forward to seeing Cole on the floor with Bouknight and Jackson. That strikes me as a lot of firepower at guard/wing.

 

[Jbirdp5]

You will be pleasantly surprised. I am truly expecting at a minimum 14.5 PPG, 5 APG and ~38% from deep.

I think everyone is In agreement he’s going to be a good player hopefully really good, I think if he averaged 10 and 5 that would put us in a great place on a balanced team where no one is over burdened with the load of leading due to the increased talent

 

[UofCT]

Because it's not relevant to the conversation about RJ Cole

Depends which conversation you're having. My conversation was about realistic expectations about RJ, who happens to be transfer, and his production after sitting out season.

Rothstein's tweet focused on grad transfers, so they don't have to sit a year but 100% still struggled going from a mid major to a power conference. RJ, despite sitting a year is still coming from a mid major and going to a power conference.

That seems relevant to me especially given the conversation that was taking place.