UConn looks really good. They are defending national champs. They are long, big, shoot it well from everywhere. They are the best team in the country. That was a bold claim about us.
That said, Dalton Knecht is better than Zach Edey. I fully believe this. Big men are supposed to shoot well from the field, especially when every shot you take is within 5 feet of the bucket. DK on the other hand is a complete player. He can score from anywhere on the court. Pro hops and pure stroke. He would have more assists and rebounds if they positioned him and utilized him that way, but they don’t need to. He can create scoring opportunities without having to have the ball in his hands. His skillset and work to improve it is what has made him great, not sheer 7’4” size. He demands double and triple teams from 5 feet to 40 feet from the basket, standing at 6’6”. He did even better in conference play. If he had been with the team last year and not have to transition into finding his role on a new team, and his team had to depend on him like purdue clearly does on Edey, his average scoring would easily be 25+ per game. DK is the best player in college basketball. He is the one reason we have legitimate final four EXPECTATIONS this year now.
