Exactly. I've used the analogy before that he's a very good college player, but he's an Alfred Pennyworth, not a Batman nor Robin. Alfred is very important by the way but rarely will be the hero, Alfred's a glue guy.
I think the keys for UConn will be the growth of Ball and Reed, and whether Mullins jumps in and replaces McNeely's frosh production.
Ball showed a lot of flashes of brilliance last year but was not consistent. He needs to be Batman. Tarris Reed was similar, though that's because he was blocked by Samson (should have started over him BTW) with a lower ceiling. Does he have Robin potential? If those two continue to grow as players that will dictate UConn's success. And if Mullin's is a high level contributor as a frosh they'll be a power to be reckoned with, though I still think STJ roster is better.
Karaban hasn't really grown by the way, he was very good when he got there and he'll likely be very good this year as well. But he's a little bit overrated through being the 3rd or 4th option on the two Natty teams that produced 6 NBA draft picks. He looked better in his first 2 years when there were always 3-4 other guys you had to key on leaving him open more often.
I also don't see Demary as B or R at PG since he's never been good at what PG's are expected to do in his college career. Say what you want about Diarra but he was a PG with an excellent A/TO ratio. Demary's similar to Ian Jackson's floor. A high level 2G who's being asked to be a PG. Except we've seen the results wiht Demary already. Hopefully Ian outperforms him.
FWIW on STJ I see Zuby, Bryce, Ian and potentially Josan with Batman potential, Dillon as an excellent potential Robin.