As long as he has compensating muscles and innervation it should not be an impediment. The major issue is if the arm length preventing him from dribbling closer to his body in which case it will be easier for defenders to strip the ball.
But kudos to the mechanics tidbit of the square cube law.
I find it interesting that you and others responding to HW feel the need to change him. For me the issue isn't the things he states. As OTT as they may be his intent is clearly to have a debate with people. He enjoys the process and understands the more preposterous the statement the greater...
His critical remarks were primarily directed to perimeter defense which included everyone who played out at the perimeter except the healthy Hassan.
Got the impression that Hurley is not sacrificing defense for gifted offensive players.
Nothing negative was directed at the front court players.
We can only infer that the staff felt Mahaney was the best choice to be the primary point guard. And therefore they would have indicated that to him to get him to UConn.
His performance in practice would be interesting to learn. However as you have mentioned several times in this forum...
If you’re implying Mullins will start and/or get more minutes than Ross or Stewart that’s certainly possible.
Point is this scenario, if it occurs, would be further evidence that Samson starting over Reed was not a loyalty decision.
I’m only relaying what Reed said in an interview. He indicated he resisted following what the coaches wanted him to do until January when he realized they were right.
My take is that his natural ability was never the problem. The staff believes he can be a much better player if he buys into...
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