Recent content by DogMania

With the importance of the Portal and most top HS recruits announcing their decisions much later, the excitement and constant checking for decisions has lost its oomph.

A combo guard is lead guard that can run the offense but also create for himself at a high level. That's what Demary looks like. We tend to forget how interchangeable Hurley’s offense is and how often UConn's best teams plays 2 combo guards at the same time. I'd rather have 2 combos than a...

That all makes sense. This time last year it seemed we were hearing about all sorts of dollars being thrown around and I think a lot more commitments or at least strong predictions. Recruiting seems more of a feeling things out kind of exercise, where coaches are starting to zero in on recruits...

I can understand why we often try comparing recruits to current and past players and trying to predict where and how much they would play if they come here. With that said, he's young, still growing and has a lot of filling out ahead of him. So when looking at him now, it's very hard to fully...

I watched part of the video and what pops for me is what appears to be some big time plus hoops instincts and BBIQ. The way he fakes and changes speed and direction to create space for his shot seems advanced for such a young player. Many college and even pros never learn to do what he is doing...

Read his 247 Profile. Big upside multi-position prospect who is focusing on hoops only after splitting time on the grid iron. Must be a good program fit for Hurley and staff making a strong push for him.

Every year there is always at least one player who ends up being the Boneyard punching bag. Last season it was primarily Aidan Mahaney, though Jayden Ross was tethered often as well. With Aiden having moved on, Jayden seems to be the target. He has a great deal of untapped talent. He's really...

My guess, in addition to being a practice and developmental pisyer, he might get some late game minutes when they have a big lead, or compete for the backup PG (with Furphy) if one of the primary ones, Demary & Smith, is not available due to injury for a long period of time. Just a lot of...

That was probably the best interview by a college player I've ever witnessed. He's well spoken and his answers were very substantive. He's going to be a very good leader for this team.

Agree. If whoever is covering him doesn't vacate the paint and Reed can hit that shot at a decent clip, that's 3 points when they fall. All it takes is him knocking down 1 or 2 early 3s and the paint will open up for cutters. With Reibe coming in as a stretch 4/5 combo, if Reed can do the same...

I do have some sympathy for the guy and wish TN could have tried to work something better out, at least get him a seat somewhere in the upper part of the lower level for a slightly increased price. With that said, large yearly price hikes is the new normal throughout most sports. I used the...

One thing I definitely agree with the article is the two most critical positions to have experience and continuity at are the point guard and center positions, with the point guard being the most important. Rarely if ever do you see teams make the final four or win it all without having an...

Just my general take on how recruiting plays out: Early on and throughout most of the summer, you can get a general idea of who the staff are looking at based on reports of what players the staff seems to be watching at some of the larger events. But that is only part of the picture, since...

It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to realize how flawed all the predictive college hoops rankings, draft predictions, etc., are. Granted there are always a few uber-athletic maturely built, skilled ballers that turn out to be clear top draft pics, but the rest are a crap shoot as they develop at...

What do mean!?!? Last year some had McNeeley in the lottery and...oh never mind.