First I want to say you make a great point and broke it down very well. It's definitely going to be a problem; and I just don't see it getting better.
Bottom line though, in my opinion, we need to get out of the American. And if we don't we essentially end up in a Gonzaga-like circumstance.
uk is what they are. Under calipari they are always going to be the most talented AAU team in the country. The problem is they play against college teams; and all the talent in the world will still struggle against a TEAM.
It is a ways away but you watch this kid and it's hard not imagine him in Storrs. Forget the youtube tapes, trip to South Kent sometime this season and see him firsthand.
Side note, 2 other 2017 targets, Jordan Tucker and Nate Pierre-Louis, play tonight in NYC at the Sharette Dixon Classic.
We all hate uk, most of us hate espn, why even tune in for one second. I know I didn't. Because I don't care and it doesn't matter.
We beat them when it mattered.
I hope I do too.
And I agree again, I'll never turn down a shooter. And you're right; we have a ton of guys who can create shots for others but no real 3pt specialist to knock then down with consistency. Then again, maybe it can be Omar? Or they can all just create for one another?
I think Cassell is more of a 2 than a point already. And while I agree Samuel is a PG, no way is JA a pure point. He is essentially the epitome of a combo guard. I think this is why Briscoe would fit perfect; he matches what Samuel brings as a PG with more scoring. With either one of them on the...
Coach K has resurrected USA Basketball and Duke was getting top recruits long before he was the coach of the National Team. Does he get access to young players more because of it, yeah, but Billy Donovan gets even more coaching the u18 National Team. And calipari will whine that they have an...
So, I'm gonna leave all the backcourt/frontcourt stuff alone and get back to the threads actual topic. Isiah Briscoe.
In a recent article on zagsblog, Eli Cain had this to say about playing with Briscoe this summer with the NJ Playaz; "It was really like family to me, I think that's what got us...
Replace Lenehan with AB or Nolan and I would not be surprised at all to see it on the court.
And, if you read what I wrote fully you'll notice I said you must be able to defend and after that it really doesn't matter. Although, you are right, I forgot rebound, defend and rebound.
My overall...
Call Calhoun at 6, Hamilton a 7, Adams a 0 and Enoch a 37. Because it doesn't matter. Position labels don't matter, not one bit, they are all basketball players. There will be 5 players on the court, they will run a motion offense and play man to man defense. Which means all that matters is that...
Could not agree more, Daniels and Boat were completely different players in the tournament. It's why I am so excited for Boat this season; if he comes out with that intensity and drive it will be a special season for him and the team.
I agree, you need production from your bigs. ESPECIALLY on the boards. 5 rebounds will never win us a game; bigs MUST rebound and protect the rim. But honestly, who was the national championship winning team that you can remember who's main offensive options were in their frontcourt? We don't...
I agree, he has earned the chance to see what he options are and make the best decision for him. I like that recruits are starting to do this more, maybe it will stop the ridiculous amount of transfers/decommitments we see all the time.
Funny you would say that because I would prefer that scenario. I just don't think big men are as valuable in today's collegiate game as they are in the NBA. As long as we can effectively protect the rim and rebound as a team we can win championships without a major post presence. The wide open...
We going to back to this? Because the answer is still, and always has been Isiah Briscoe. JA is the superior athlete, no question, but Briscoe is a better ball player. Plain and simple. No disrespect to JA but I think Briscoe is still being under looked somehow. I would be quicker to argue that...
Top tier program + close to home. We are the only ones that can offer him that. I may be too optimistic, possibly overly hopeful, but I do and always have liked our chances.
My theory, my hopeful theory, is that he wants to stay close to home. But his inclusions of schools like UL and Zona and uk tells me he has a desire to be at a big name school as well. You look around and we are the only major program in driving distance. Praying that you combine that with...
Yes. Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes.
Go back and look at every successful UCONN team. Two or more strong ball handling guards who are able to bring it up the court and create scoring opportunities. Nightmare for opponents on both end of the court.
Beyond that, these two are not as similar as...
I have always felt like his website and all that are more his father and the rest of his camp knowing that to maximize Malik's future earning potential they need to market him because off the court he's not going to market himself. I could be wrong.
I agree, I think it takes a freshman AA type season for Whitehead to bolt.
Lance Stephenson is never an example of the right thing to do. And Whitehead IS the rebuilding process, I believe that's what they sold him on.
I had the same feeling early on but with his stock rising and all the big schools getting involved I think they are going to get drown out. Briscoe has always seemed to want to be at a big school, while at the same time seemingly wanting to stay close to home. It's the main reason I still...
I would prefer having Briscoe around for a few years to renting Newman. I think Newman will bring alot of highlights and fanfare but Briscoe can bring back another banner.
Watch him play a game, not a youtube mixtape, a whole game. He just looks like a UCONN guard. He controls the game like a...
I really do agree with you, I just don't want to. I mean why? Why are they so special? I know I'm preaching to choir here but come on. I get that they're an elite program but what makes them so special. They really aren't a blue blood; for me only UCLA, Kansas and uk garner that title. And as...
What gives you the idea that Newman loves the spotlight? Because I honestly get the complete opposite from him. He seems shy in interviews, avoids the media, is not boisterous or cocky; in fact seems very humble. Especially in the interviews that involve Stone, Stone seems to always take the...
Not arguing with you, I know they don't do it. I was just posing the question as to why we couldn't be the team to get them to do so; or what it would take to do so? Just a hypothetical really
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