Villanova and St. John's games postponed...

[Chief00]

"Under the current rules, only the top four picks are decided by the lottery, and are chosen from the 14 teams that do not make the playoffs."

I'm not sure the sample size is large enough at current to definitively say that Bouknight is a "lottery" pick, let alone top 4. Looks like the most current Mock from NBA Draft dot net has him going to Cleveland at 15.

While #15 is solidly in the 1st round, it is an 8 seed in the playoffs.

I was using the old lottery pick definition not top 4.

 

[alphasigko]

But the officials were wearing masks.... Given the theory on masks as a an excellent preventative measure to passing on the disease, I would think that everything should be A-OK.... No? If not, then....

 

[EnochRoot]

It’s not about getting the virus. It’s about the risk of dying from it. 20 year olds have no risk of morbidity from it.

But no one stops them from getting in a car though the risk is much much greater that they’ll die. Just saying.

Whatever. The powers wantt us to be quiet llittle sheep so we are.

Wrong. It's about minimizing the spread of the virus. Are sheep usually as uninformed as you appear to be?

 

[Leebo]

I recall not too long ago being forcefully reassured that there were no people here with bonkers pandemic ideas and that it was outrageous to even suggest that anyone here didn't grasp what's going on. Must just be a bunch of people who mistyped.

 

[Husky25]

I was using the old lottery pick definition not top 4.

Addressed in paragraph 2 and 3.

 

[formerlurker]

I was using the old lottery pick definition not top 4.

Always a good call to use old lottery numbers when pretending to be a winner.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I can’t be mad about this. It gives Bouk time to recover.

Also Andre and Akok can get more practices under their belt.

Yeah, if we actually play these games....

 

[Palatine]

UConn will have to wait for its chance to try to knock off a top five team for the first time since 2014.

The Huskies will be in a modified quarantine and enter a daily testing protocol, not competing again until deemed safe and given the green light by medical professionals. The team's level of activity will be determined after testing and contact tracing...

Butler will play its next game as scheduled against Xavier Friday. Only UConn, which is following state guidelines and protocols, is sidelined.

 

[Rewster]

But the officials were wearing masks.... Given the theory on masks as a an excellent preventative measure to passing on the disease, I would think that everything should be A-OK.... No? If not, then....

Pretty sure 2 of the 3 officials did not have a mask on

 

[HooperScooper]

But the officials were wearing masks.... Given the theory on masks as a an excellent preventative measure to passing on the disease, I would think that everything should be A-OK.... No? If not, then....

Only 1 was wearing a mask. Watch the first minute of the game. I wonder which one tested positive?

 

[Jbirdp5]

"Under the current rules, only the top four picks are decided by the lottery, and are chosen from the 14 teams that do not make the playoffs."

I'm not sure the sample size is large enough at current to definitively say that Bouknight is a "lottery" pick, let alone top 4. Looks like the most current Mock from NBA Draft dot net has him going to Cleveland at 15.

While #15 is solidly in the 1st round, it is an 8 seed in the playoffs.

Anyone who doesn’t make the playoffs is in the draft lottery. They all have a chance to have the top 4 picks. If they don’t get them they are then put in order. But all those picks are still considered lottery picks.

 

[formerlurker]

UConn will have to wait for its chance to try to knock off a top five team for the first time since 2014.

The Huskies will be in a modified quarantine and enter a daily testing protocol, not competing again until deemed safe and given the green light by medical professionals. The team's level of activity will be determined after testing and contact tracing...

Butler will play its next game as scheduled against Xavier Friday. Only UConn, which is following state guidelines and protocols, is sidelined.

Indiana state guidelines and protocols for public health should not be your measuring stick during normal times, let alone a Global pandemic.

We drove through sh^thole parts of IN driving from O'hare to the UConn/ND football game in the dark of night. Most bizarre experience I've ever had. Stopped for gas at one point and I went inside to buy a tin of Kodiak. Once I got past the three aisles of pork rinds and empty dime bag sized ziplock baggies sold in bulk, the cashier asked me if we needed any "wakey wakey" for the weekend.

Haha.

Indiana Named The Meth Capital Of The Country and Evansville The Top City For Meth – City-County Observer

city-countyobserver.com

 

[Husky25]

Anyone who doesn’t make the playoffs is in the draft lottery. They all have a chance to have the top 4 picks. If they don’t get them they are then put in order. But all those picks are still considered lottery picks.

Which is why "lottery" is in quotes.

Besides, according to that source, Bouk is not a lottery pick in the first place.

 

[navery12]

Which is why "lottery" is in quotes.

Besides, according to that source, Bouk is not a lottery pick in the first place.

It's funny how you chose the 1 mock draft that has him outside the lottery by 1 pick, as opposed to all the other recent updates where he's going 9th and 10th

NBA Mock Draft Database – WalterFootball

walterfootball.com

 

[Jbirdp5]

Which is why "lottery" is in quotes.

Besides, according to that source, Bouk is not a lottery pick in the first place.

Point is every team out of the playoffs is in the lottery just that only the top 4 teams “win” so your point about saying top 4 players are the actually the only lottery picks is wrong.
I don’t see bouk’s stock trending in the right direction until he returns to the court at this point, so I would expect him to drift further out of the lottery.

 

[freescooter]

Wrong. It's about minimizing the spread of the virus. Are sheep usually as uninformed as you appear to be?

It continues to amaze me that people don’t get this, or pretend not to get it.

 

[pepband99]

UConn will have to wait for its chance to try to knock off a top five team for the first time since 2014.

The Huskies will be in a modified quarantine and enter a daily testing protocol, not competing again until deemed safe and given the green light by medical professionals. The team's level of activity will be determined after testing and contact tracing...

Butler will play its next game as scheduled against Xavier Friday. Only UConn, which is following state guidelines and protocols, is sidelined.

Wrong. Keep spreading nonsense though.

 

[Husky25]

It's funny how you chose the 1 mock draft that has him outside the lottery by 1 pick, as opposed to all the other recent updates where he's going 9th and 10th

NBA Mock Draft Database – WalterFootball

walterfootball.com

I'll admit that it was neither a comprehensive, nor scientific analysis. I clicked on a recent link after a simple search.

Your opinion that the Bouk's sample size of play is adequate to be a single digit pick. I'm not so sure it's enough for top 14. I also don't think it is a big deal that we do not agree.

Point is every team out of the playoffs is in the lottery just that only the top 4 teams “win” so your point about saying top 4 players are the actually the only lottery picks is wrong.
I don’t see bouk’s stock trending in the right direction until he returns to the court at this point, so I would expect him to drift further out of the lottery.

Again, that is why "lottery" was in quotes.

I agree that Bouk's stock will not increase if he does not return this year. Dare I say, he needs one more season of normal basketball. It's not a bad thing necessarily. Kemba regressed in 2010 (plateaued at best, IMO). Similarly though, if Bouk decides to return, UConn is a '22 National Title contender.

 

[Storrs South]

Between 6 player for Arkansas being out due to COVID against WBB last night and MHOC playing Merrimack with players awaiting test results and both events still taking place, CTDPH seems to have completely lost it (but am very OK with taking off a week for Bouk to get back).

 

[FlyChigga]

I'll admit that it was neither a comprehensive, nor scientific analysis. I clicked on a recent link after a simple search.

Your opinion that the Bouk's sample size of play is adequate to be a single digit pick. I'm not so sure it's enough for top 14. I also don't think it is a big deal that we do not agree.


Again, that is why "lottery" was in quotes.

I agree that Bouk's stock will not increase if he does not return this year. Dare I say, he needs one more season of normal basketball. It's not a bad thing necessarily. Kemba regressed in 2010 (plateaued at best, IMO). Similarly though, if Bouk decides to return, UConn is a '22 National Title contender.

Darius Garland played 5 games in college and went #5 overall. Bouknight's sample of play is more than enough to go top 10.

 

[Huskygrad88]

But the officials were wearing masks.... Given the theory on masks as a an excellent preventative measure to passing on the disease, I would think that everything should be A-OK.... No? If not, then....

Thanks for your ironical jab at anti-maskers. Two of the refs were not wearing masks. They could have used an excellent preventative measure and increased our chance of playing this weekend.

 

[Palatine]

Indiana state guidelines and protocols for public health should not be your measuring stick during normal times, let alone a Global pandemic.

Connecticut is 7th worse in deaths per million with 1,976 deaths per million.
Indiana is 14th with 1,474 deaths for every million.

So don't hate on the Hoosier state. The truth is that nobody knows the science. Connecticut is very cautious about some things, less cautious about others. I'm just frustrated like everyone else.

 

[87Xfer]

I think Covid gives an athlete viable cover for not playing and minimizes risk....both from the virus and injury...If you are already a top 10 pick...what do you have to gain by playing?

I'm not saying Bouk will hurt his draft stock, I'm just thinking it's possible. He's been ranked in the high single digits (8/9 maybe?). He can't go any higher than #1, but he can go a lot lower. What if he comes back, is rusty, playing a little tentative after the injury?

I hope he comes back, but if I was his advisor, I would tell him he really needs to consider the +/- of playing/not playing.

This feels to me like the sad reality. And it's not contradicted by the trajectory of DH's comments over the last few weeks. But it's entirely possible that what's going on behind the scenes is nothing like this. Obviously, I'm pulling for the latter.

 

[superjohn]

Connecticut is 7th worse in deaths per million with 1,976 deaths per million.
Indiana is 14th with 1,474 deaths for every million.

So don't hate on the Hoosier state. The truth is that nobody knows the science. Connecticut is very cautious about some things, less cautious about others. I'm just frustrated like everyone else.

Connecticut has done a way better job than Indiana.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Stupid that Butler is playing and we aren't. SMH, what a ****show.