I know that these are the dog days of August but does the dog have to be a Husky? I don’t know about anyone else, but I can do without the frequent updates on the state of UCONN athletics.
Is this a Seton Hall or UCONN board ?
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It’s not about UCONN per se. For me it’s about realignment and whether or not they bolt. UCONN in the BE helps immensely with the upcoming media negotiations with FOX.
No problem talking about fellow conference members.
To put it as nicely as I can say it, when the offseason has not been great, we have to find other things to talk about.
For the record, I don't start threads about UConn, but, if you guys start one, I'll hop in.
Yeah, well, it sure looks like we're going be around through the next media deal, at least.
Lol, I guess before you can ask how a player is doing in the pros, he's got to actually get in the pros, right? Bouknight is a multimillionaire from his tenure in the NBA.
Now, maybe the better question is how are Sanogo, Jackson, and Hawkins going to do in the pros? They've all looked good over the summer.
Everyone looks great in the summer games. Glorified pick-up hoops. I'll give you Hawkins sticking in the association. Not sure on Jackson - has no jumper. A poor man's Ben Simmons. Sanago is too small and not quick enough to guard the 4's. Similiar to our Angel Delgado. Great career overseas. I like to bet oyster dinners with my Conn friends, you care to wager about Sanago and Jackson being in the G league or overseas in two to three years.
One last thing, Bouk may be a multimillionaire but that won't be for long as his "tenure" in the NBA is mostly from playing for the Greensboro Swarm. Hope he has good money people.
I agree regarding your hope that Bouknight's has good money managers. I would love to see most kids who play in the NBA drop at least half their earnings into a trust that creates a sinking fund and just spins off income for their lifetime. You don't miss what you are not used to. So Bouknight made a little over 4 million last year and is scheduled to make about 4 1/2 million this year. If right from the get-go he threw 2 million a year into a trust, he'd be set for life. Even if you only do that for, say, the first five years. But that's neither here nor there.
So, feel free to take potshots at Bouk, but he's earning $4 million plus a year. Unless you're doing better than that, kind of tough to try to look down your nose at him.
I agree Hawkins looks terrific over the summer. He certainly seems to be the real deal. Jackson definitely has his limitations, but he also has an extraordinary athleticism's and court vision. I think he'll find a place in the NBA, but more importantly, the Milwaukee Bucks do. Jackson got taken number 36 in the draft. Again, kinda tough to be critical of that.
Sanogo's has always been a bit of a tweener for the NBA, but he's looking at I believe $586,000 guaranteed for this year. He is an extraordinarily good guy. I find it tough to root against his future success. He'll definitely be playing somewhere as a pro, whether or not it'll be the NBA will see. So far so good.
Oh and for what it's worth it's easy to say "everyone looks good in summer league" but a lot of guys don't. For Jackson and Sanogo, their summer league success was a little "proof of concept." We will see how it turns out, but I'm definitely rooting for them. For what it's worth, from a Big East perspective, you should as well.
Always root for BE guys. Now if UCONN walks, different story. Nah, ain’t happening. Go Adama.
They can keep it but should just move to the 1AA level. Football provides things to a university that other programs don’t.
Not worth it. It doesn't save all that much money. I think it is DI or nothing for us.
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