Who comes back next year?

[UconnFanInNYC]

I think everyone.....including Lamb. Im thinking Ollie convinces him he needs 1 more year.
No one else is ready to leave....

 

[Rico444]

I think it's 50/50 on Drummond...Lamb is most likely gone. I seriously doubt he comes back.

 

[Chelo]

Lamb was going to leave last year for the NBA until his dad told him to stay one more year. He cannot risk injury and falling below the lottery pick that is projected to be. With Omar C coming in it would create a log jam at that position.

 

[mets1090]

I think Lamb is gone. I think Drummond will also go but could benefit from coming back. I also think Drummond is the type of guy that will come back if Lamb comes back.

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

i would imagine that alot of the decisions will depend on the tourney eligibility issue as well.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

omar comming

 

[UChusky916]

Lamb is gone, thats as close to a guarentee as it gets.

AD is up in the air.

No one else has the possibility to leave early other than those 2 IMO

 

[Prezidint]

Both Lamb and Drummond would improve if they came back. But that's not the only consideration.

We go over this with every kid. It's a balancing act - guaranteed money, longer career, chance of injury.

It's a personal decision, and all of our pontificating amounts to, "this is what I would do."

We can't know what's best for Lamb or AD.

Look at Thabeet. He played his cards perfectly. Struck while the iron was hot and cashed in his chips. He probably knew when he declared that he wouldn't be in the NBA in 5 years. No sense sticking around UConn to get better if you have no intention of committing to a 15 year career in the NBA.

It'll be interesting to see how Lamb and AD do in the NBA. I can see either doing very well and either being gone in 3 years.

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

based on a thread from last week, one of our posters believes that Oriakhi is a surefire 1st rounder, so maybe he'll go too.

 

[Waquoit]

I wish we had a "dislike" button. Why the fk are we talking about this now?

 

[Dann]

lamb gone

bazz i think is gone. for his size hes never going to have higher stock, and hes young with big time court vision. jkidd like. gms extremely value all of that stuff. they see a gem in the making.

ad-50/50 not really sure between the take it now or later agrument and the btw i paid for school this year so i'm hurting...

the reason the juco pg thing and now others are getting looks(sam cas) is that JC knows whats up now at this point. Its no accident that DG(who always hates uconn/or quietly treis to rain on parade) leaked the bazz-gms stuff. next year were going to be young as all get out up top once again

boatshow(if the ncaa releases him from GBay)
omar
dd/scoe/gif
to/ao/brad/wolf
need a 2nd pg, a 4rd guard possibly and a center

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Shabazz Napier is not leaving for the NBA after this year. Neither is Alex Oriakhi. Neither is anyone else on the current roster.

Lamb and Drummond very well might be gone. Then again, they very well might be back.

Can we move on now?

 

[TopDog18]

Bazz gone after this year? I don't think so.

 

[huskymagic]

based on a thread from last week, one of our posters believes that Oriakhi is a surefire 1st rounder, so maybe he'll go too.

Yea that poster was me and yea Oriakhi is leaving for sure. He knows he will get drafted either bottom of the first round or second round for sure, and he won't be coming back next year to deal with the NCAA problems UCONN has for next year including potentially missing the postseason. Not only that, he doesnt want to deal with getting disrespected and benched for guys like Olander, etc,etc.

Lamb is a guaranteed lottery pick and will definitely declare for the NBA no reason for him to stay. Drummond also more than likely will leave for the draft as he will be a top 2 or 3 pick and I doubt he would refuse that kind of money for a team that will potentially not play a postseason next year. However, winning a championship will solve the NCAA issues as they cannot ban a defending champ from the postseason as that would be absurd.

 

[champs99and04]

I'd be shocked if Lamb is back next year. I almost think his game is more suited for the NBA than it is for college. You know an NBA player when you see one, and Lamb is definitely an NBA player. He really just glides out there.

Drummond is still up in the air. The money will be tough to turn down, no doubt, but as of right now he does not have the necessary skills to contribute at the NBA level. He needs another year of tutelage from Calhoun. It seems to me that he's in a stable financial situation, loves UConn, and assuming we don't win it this year, will be motivated to win one. But money talks.

Quite frankly, I'm not sure why any NBA team would take Oriakhi in the first round. He has no skills, no lower body strength, not quick, no jumper, and no ability to play above the rim. I think he's a four year player, but there is always the possibility he becomes frustrated and leaves early.

Napier is the interesting one. I'm not surprised some scouts are talking about him, but I still think he's a year away. If he leaves at the end of this year I think he'll end up like KEA, as he doesn't have the strength or quickness to handle NBA guards at this point. He does have some nice offensive skills, but I think he'll need another year to develop.

 

[TopDog18]

Wow people are severely overrating our players in terms of NBA potential. I love our players but let's be serious. I don't care what that clown Gotlieb says. Bazz is an undersized point guard with average athleticism. He has an incredibily inconsistent shot, very turnover prone and makes poor decisions on the court at times. He is a good player for us this year and will be fabulous next year. He has a chance to eventually make it to the league but needs to work on a lot of areas of his game before that's a realistic possibility.

As for Oriakhi being drafted in the first round. I'm not even going to waste my time and respond to that.

 

[boog204]

I wish we had a "dislike" button. Why the fk are we talking about this now?

Seriously... Yes we are in the tough stretch that we have had at least one of, for what, 6 years? We will all of a sudden click and be fine. We are painful to watch right now; yet as hideous as we are playing we are just barely being beat. It's not a moral victory, but it will not take all that much tweaking for us to be fine. Nail down a rotation, have that one chemistry building W, get our sets flowing a bit better and we will be wehre we should be. So for sake can we worry about who is leaving when the season is over? I wait long and hard for the season to come and enjoy it for all it's beauty and ugliness and I see no point in calling it a year in January.

 

[nomar]

I would bet every cent I have that Shabazz is coming back.

A wisp of a shoot-first PG? I'm sure NBA teams are lining up.

Lamb is ready to get drafted but he could use a third year just like Rip did. I don't expect him to come back, but I wouldn't be shocked.

I also wouldn't be shocked if Drummond stayed, since he seems to march to the beat of his own drum, but I would be VERY surprised.

 

[jibsey]

College players that go to the NBA generally dominate in college except for centers (think Travis Knight). So lets see, AO is not a center for the NBA and there is no domination at UCONN. Napier and Lamb can and have dominated at times so they will play the league. Drummond of course, and Roscoe no. Giffey no. Olander no. Boatright, I think so eventually. Oh, I forgot, Wolf yes(no).

 

[huskymagic]

College players that go to the NBA generally dominate in college except for centers (think Travis Knight). So lets see, AO is not a center for the NBA and there is no domination at UCONN. Napier and Lamb can and have dominated at times so they will play the league. Drummond of course, and Roscoe no. Giffey no. Olander no. Boatright, I think so eventually. Oh, I forgot, Wolf yes(no).

Don't worry Alex will get drafted and make a roster of an NBA team. You forgot to talk about the stud recruit Daniels in your little monologue.

 

[Huskybass]

Yea that poster was me and yea Oriakhi is leaving for sure. He knows he will get drafted either bottom of the first round or second round for sure, and he won't be coming back next year to deal with the NCAA problems UCONN has for next year including potentially missing the postseason. Not only that, he doesnt want to deal with getting disrespected and benched for guys like Olander, etc,etc.

Lamb is a guaranteed lottery pick and will definitely declare for the NBA no reason for him to stay. Drummond also more than likely will leave for the draft as he will be a top 2 or 3 pick and I doubt he would refuse that kind of money for a team that will potentially not play a postseason next year. However, winning a championship will solve the NCAA issues as they cannot ban a defending champ from the postseason as that would be absurd.

What planet are you from? There is NO chance of AO getting drafted in the first round of the 2012 draft. NONE. Even guys that dominate on the college level sometimes fall to the late 2nd round or out of the draft entirely. I really like AO and root like crazy for him to do well, but guys who average 6.6 points and 4.9 rebounds don't leave early for the NBA.

 

[jibsey]

Don't worry Alex will get drafted and make a roster of an NBA team. You forgot to talk about the stud recruit Daniels in your little monologue.

We see so little of him it's tough to judge but yes I think there might be NBA talent there.

 

[buckley503]

If AO and Napier are early entry first rounders then I must know little about basketball or the talent level in the NBA is poor. BTW, what highlight real of AO will they show on draft day?? No freakin' way is AO an NBA caliber player. Bazz maybe in a couple of years to evolve into a Jason Kidd type.

 

[joober jones]

Bazz Shambazz is highly unlikely

 

[huskymagic]

What planet are you from? There is NO chance of AO getting drafted in the first round of the 2012 draft. NONE. Even guys that dominate on the college level sometimes fall to the late 2nd round or out of the draft entirely. I really like AO and root like crazy for him to do well, but guys who average 6.6 points and 4.9 rebounds don't leave early for the NBA.

He will leave for the reasons I listed already. Now I never said he was a guaranteed first round pick but he will get drafted for sure.