How good would this team be?

Zerostatic · Post #1 » by **Zerostatic** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:44 pm

How good would this all UConn squad be?

Ben Gordon / Marcus Williams/Kevin Ollie
Ray Allen / Richard Hamilton
Caron Butler/Rudy Gay/Donyell Marshall
Charlie Villanueva / Josh Boone/Clifford Robinson
Emeka Okafor / Hilton Armstrong/ Jake Voshkul

Kosar86 · Post #2 » by **Kosar86** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:11 pm

Zerostatic wrote:How good would this all UConn squad be?

Ben Gordon / Marcus Williams/Kevin Ollie
Ray Allen / Richard Hamilton
Caron Butler/Rudy Gay/Donyell Marshall
Charlie Villanueva / Josh Boone/Clifford Robinson
Emeka Okafor / Hilton Armstrong/ Jake Voshkul

Based on factoring in an above average head coach, the respective loss of talent of their current teams, relative age of all players, a high quality trainer, assuming they all play on a team located in the Northeast Continental United States or Eastern Canada to give them a large homecourt following, which places them in the eastern conference, and also assuming an early west coast swing to increase the effectiveness of their veterans from being fresh:

49-33.

hermes · Post #3 » by **hermes** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:20 pm

i'll give them at least 50 wins

Pats19andO · Post #4 » by **Pats19andO** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:51 am

52 wins

The NarrF · Post #5 » by **The NarrF** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:51 am

In the East 55 wins.
In the West 47.

Durbanfish4 · Post #6 » by **Durbanfish4** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:49 am

That first unit would not be able to get much done defensively. Not only that, but Allen, Villanueva, Butler and Gordon would all need their fair share with the basketball.

However, they could probably run over a lot of teams with all of that offensive power. I'd give them 45+ wins if everything came together nicely.

GJense4181 · Post #7 » by **GJense4181** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:01 am

What about straight-out-of-high-schoolers that would have gone to UConn?

GJense4181 · Post #8 » by **GJense4181** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:02 am

Or current Huskies?

GJense4181 · Post #9 » by **GJense4181** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:06 am

Or anybody that went to Connecticut but *transferred* out?

GJense4181 · Post #10 » by **GJense4181** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:35 am

Also see Tony Bobbitt (04).
and Hasheem Thabeet.

High 5 · Post #11 » by **High 5** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:07 am

Ben Gordon isn't a PG and I'm not very fond of Marcus Williams just yet. Also think Boone would be starting over Villanueva. I'd say they'd probably win ~45 games.

ilikecb4 · Post #12 » by **ilikecb4** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:16 am

33 wins

SlickWilly8 · Post #13 » by **SlickWilly8** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:18 am

I'd start Gay at the 4 over villanueva, much better player even if he's giveing up some size for the position.
All in all though, a very talanted team that could do some damage IMO.

GJense4181 · Post #14 » by **GJense4181** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:50 am

I would just leave Cliff Robinson out for simplicity's sake. He's retired.
But I would pick up Hasheem Thabeet (Sophomore C, 7'3", likely first-rounder) and Jeff Adrien (Junior PF averaging 15 and 9.)

Marcus Williams/Ben Gordon/Marcus Williams/Kevin Ollie*
Ray Allen/Richard Hamilton
Caron Butler/Rudy Gay/Donyell Marshall*
Charlie Villanueva/Josh Boone/Jeff Adrien
Emeka Okafor/Hasheem Thabeet/Hilton Armstrong/Jake Voshkul*
This team goes 6 deep(!) in the post with All-Star candidates Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton, and Rudy Gay on the bench!
I'd give them 55 wins easily. Overall this team has more talent than the Celtics.