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I wrote this earlier somewhere else, but I would not be shocked if we get both Liam and Alex back next year. I think NIL now gives players choices. And the choice for Liam, as it is for Flagg, is to potentially make millions while developing his brand and enjoying college, instead of going pro right a way. Flagg is flirting with the idea. And if Flagg is considering it, then Liam should too, because Flagg is better. And a team with Liam, Alex, Mullins, Adams, Solo, Reed, Jr., Reibe, and Stewart is a scary unit. Bring a PG and another big body and now you immediately have a title contender again. Would I put money that Liam returns? No. But when I read that Flagg was considering it, my hopes increased.
If you have Alex coming back with Reed and Reibe at center why would we need another big body? Where would he play? I think we would be fine at PF/C but need more athletic, Tall wings and PG in the 6'4"-6'7" range.
 

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My guess is Alex is to.
At this point Alex is fully mature and developed at the collegiate level. Another year, as a senior, even with better overall stats won’t help his draft stock much.. He is who he is at this point and better for him to start his next chapter now.
I'd be surprised if he came back. I think he came back this year for the thrill of chasing a threepeat. He's graduated, he's probably ready to move on with his life, give the NBA a shot and then pivot to Europe if he needs to.
 
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If the Spurs have 9 and 11 and Liam is available, he will be a teammate of Steph. The Spurs front office loves UConn and this is another match made in heaven.
Have seen a few articles over the season that Spurs are intrigued by Liam's potential-- unless they can trade up and shuffle some draft capital around for Liam's HS teammate.
 
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If you have Alex coming back with Reed and Reibe at center why would we need another big body? Where would he play? I think we would be fine at PF/C but need more athletic, Tall wings and PG in the 6'4"-6'7" range.
Because the word on Reibe is that he is uberly skilled, but not very thick/strong.
 
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I think, if you're an NBA team that liked Alex last year? You still like him and probably right around the same spot in the draft. If you weren't bullish on him last year? I'm not sure that's changed for most folks based off this season.

Long story short. He took a chance at a three peat and upgrading his stock coming back....no reasons to come back next season.
 
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My guess is Alex is to.
At this point Alex is fully mature and developed at the collegiate level. Another year, as a senior, even with better overall stats won’t help his draft stock much.. He is who he is at this point and better for him to start his next chapter now.

I agree except that NIL may change the equation. Alex is making over a million.
 
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Flagg isn't flirting with anything, you fell for engagement bait from social media aggregators. You guys do this every single time when we have guys who are guaranteed first round if not lottery and fool yourselves into thinking they're coming back, Liam is gone.
I think you are right in what you say, and right in busting my chops for what I said. However, and I admit that you see more of this in the NFL than the NBA, but there is a world where Flagg refuses to go to the Washington Generals of the NBA (which describes several teams all vying for the top prize in the draft- Washington, Charlotte, NO, Utah, Toronto). That said, I will admit that you are probably right. HOWEVER, and I am well aware that we overate our own, but Liam is not at the Flagg level yet. He is really good. He will be a stud at the next level. But he is not there yet. Last night showed that the kid can be stopped by athletic wings. And defense is not his forte, particularly if he is marking a faster wing. I can make an argument that Liam could benefit from a second year in college. And by the way, I would rather play at UConn and collect rings and my NIL bag than to play in front of 500 people at the G league. Even Hawk spent time in the G league his first year, and I have to wonder if he regretted not coming back for a third year. I realize that is a very subjective take, but that's just my own view.
 
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Does anyone see liam’s poor efficiency so far dropping him out of the lottery? 40 fg% and 35 3pt%
 

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Does anyone see liam’s poor efficiency so far dropping him out of the lottery? 40 fg% and 35 3pt%
This wouldn’t surprise me. End of the day he’ll still have to go if he’s in the 10-20 range, but I don’t think he’s getting a guarantee in the lottery as it stands right now.
 
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Because the word on Reibe is that he is uberly skilled, but not very thick/strong.
Well like this year we will have Reed Think/strong and Reibe thin/skilled. Reibe is going to be part of 2 man Ceter. No way he will be 3rd string behind a transfer. We are done up front unless Karban doesn't come back and Hurley isn't satisfied with Stewart/Abraham playing the 4.
 
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Does anyone see liam’s poor efficiency so far dropping him out of the lottery? 40 fg% and 35 3pt%
The draft is all about potential, so they'll take his best moments over his worst. Jerermy Fears has skyrocketed up boards as a guard and shooting 44% from field and 27% from three.
 

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