Kind of a weird comment, unless I’m reading into it too much. Seems like he’s implying that neither of the players he recruited are “top talent,” but rather fliers that would be a nice surprise if they pan out.
maybe he stepped on the line on one of them for 2?
You taking this year? Probably not. Or three years? Hopefully.
Hurley hasn’t seen either play in person, so assuming it’s a flyer on their skills & athleticism. But Hurley did spend plenty of time talking to both via Zoom before bringing them to UConn. Meaning regardless if they surprise or not on the floor, they have the character to contribute to the team culture.
I know nothing about the Hellenic student population, but Greece is the home of the Olympics, the Antetokounmpos and the Gyros and that should be celebrated through good food, good basketball and athletic domination.
Yes, this breaks the rule for the majority of Greek names, but you're right it's first syllable for 3 syllable Glous. Greek names are second syllable if three syllables, first if two, and a bit more complicated if 4 or more.
I'm going to say something that isn't controversial at all but nonetheless burns people's butts:
It’s all Greek to me
So you are saying he’s more of a glue guy?
Developmental players. Still great additions who have a chance to contribute down the line. It’s a low risk, high potential reward strategy.
Not to mention Greek style pizza! !
Its really hard to tell what skill level you have with some of these foreign players. Their fundamentals and mechanics seem to be really solid most of the time. You have to see them on the court against Big East level competition for before you really know what you are dealing with. It makes bringing them in exciting because you never know when you just landed a Giffey, or even a Henefeld. We just presume they are developmental.
The latest guy was 6’4” last year per FIBA, hence the guard label. We’ve seen that before, high skill Euro guard grows and becomes Luka Doncic. So I agree if you’re filling out the bench these guys have more upside. If they don’t have the athleticism to play, you’ll figure that out pretty quickly anyway.
Plus with the new transfer rules, if it becomes apparent after a couple years that they can't compete at this level, the player can find a better fit without penalty and the team frees up a scholarship.
