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Huskyforlife said:
Hope we can do better.
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Really? 37% career 3pt shooter on 4 attempts per game. Played in the Big 12 for 4 years. I’d sign up for him, for sure.

Somebody brought up a great point in another thread regarding roster management. While we clearly need to hit the portal, I’d like one or two of the additions to be seniors to ensure we have the scholarships for a 3-4 person recruiting class in ‘23.
 
lange10 said:
Really? 37% career 3pt shooter on 4 attempts per game. Played in the Big 12 for 4 years. I’d sign up for him, for sure.

Somebody brought up a great point in another thread regarding roster management. While we clearly need to hit the portal, I’d like one or two of the additions to be seniors to ensure we have the scholarships for a 3-4 person recruiting class in ‘23.
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He’s just an ok 3pt shooter, doesn’t do anything else at a high level. If he’s ok being a depth piece, I’m cool with that.
 
lange10 said:
Really? 37% career 3pt shooter on 4 attempts per game. Played in the Big 12 for 4 years. I’d sign up for him, for sure.

Somebody brought up a great point in another thread regarding roster management. While we clearly need to hit the portal, I’d like one or two of the additions to be seniors to ensure we have the scholarships for a 3-4 person recruiting class in ‘23.
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He is not a point though, and I don’t want him starting over Hawkins. He is obviously going to be looking for a starting spot so if we want him I guess that means really small lineup with Jackson at the 4?
 
lange10 said:
Really? 37% career 3pt shooter on 4 attempts per game. Played in the Big 12 for 4 years. I’d sign up for him, for sure.

Somebody brought up a great point in another thread regarding roster management. While we clearly need to hit the portal, I’d like one or two of the additions to be seniors to ensure we have the scholarships for a 3-4 person recruiting class in ‘23.
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The extra Covid year really screws things up since a lot of these transfers may be seniors next year but have another year after that if they want it. And you won't know if they want it until a year from now. How many of these transfers are going into their 5th year so you know you only have them for 1 season?
 
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UConnStats said:
Solid player, I think he’d be a good add.
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auror said:
Yeah he'd basically be a Gaffney upgrade. So as long as we add another starting PG, I'd definitely add him.
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I don’t see the fit. He isn’t a pass first guard. He isn’t a guy you want taking shots, wildly inconsistent from deep - also his ability to be a question mark led to Texas bringing in Marcus Carr last year.
 
CTBasketball said:
I don’t see the fit. He isn’t a pass first guard. He isn’t a guy you want taking shots, wildly inconsistent from deep - also his ability to be a question mark led to Texas bringing in Marcus Carr last year.
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His assist rate last year and his freshman year was basically what Cole’s was this year. He has always played more 2 there next to Coleman or Carr. I’m not saying I’d want him as starting PG, but he’s a solid role player who can play either guard spot.

I think if you were to add Ramey and another PG, we’d be playing small a lot with Jackson at the 4. It would be similar to what Nova does this year with Slater playing the 4. Jackson handles the ball much more than Slater, but that’s fine, because in theory that should free up the 3 guards more often on the perimeter (Moore and Daniels were constantly open from the corner all year for Nova).
 
I'm not sure people here are being realistic about the need. We are looking for a PG that can be the 4th best player on this team, not the best player. Not to replace Cole's points. Steady, capable, doesn't turn the ball over, can make buckets when called on, decent passer. That's the job. Sanogo, Hawkins are going to lead the team in scoring. We need Jackson to get his PPG to double figures (he trended that way late in the year). Akok and Johnson can score. Floyd and Karaban can score. We also need a backup PG, and good luck bringing in a guy to be a bench player that's a real contributor.
 
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UConnStats said:
His assist rate last year and his freshman year was basically what Cole’s was this year. He has always played more 2 there next to Coleman or Carr. I’m not saying I’d want him as starting PG, but he’s a solid role player who can play either guard spot.

I think if you were to add Ramey and another PG, we’d be playing small a lot with Jackson at the 4. It would be similar to what Nova does this year with Slater playing the 4. Jackson handles the ball much more than Slater, but that’s fine, because in theory that should free up the 3 guards more often on the perimeter (Moore and Daniels were constantly open from the corner all year for Nova).
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HuskyHawk said:
I'm not sure people here are being realistic about the need. We are looking for a PG that can be the 4th best player on this team, not the best player. Not to replace Cole's points. Steady, capable, doesn't turn the ball over, can make buckets when called on, decent passer. That's the job. Sanogo, Hawkins are going to lead the team in scoring. We need Jackson to get his PPG to double figures (he trended that way late in the year). Akok and Johnson can score. Floyd and Karaban can score. We also need a backup PG, and good luck bringing in a guy to be a bench player that's a real contributor.
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Jackson is going to be dominating the ball - I think any recruit knows this which is why we will have trouble landing a talented/top tier PG transfer.

A complimentary piece like the Ramey is not what we need. If you’ve watched Texas this year that is obvious he’s not a good fit. Pack would be the most ideal candidate.
 
CTBasketball said:
Jackson is going to be dominating the ball - I think any recruit knows this which is why we will have trouble landing a talented/top tier PG transfer.

A complimentary piece like the Ramey is not what we need. If you’ve watched Texas this year that is obvious he’s not a good fit. Pack would be the most ideal candidate.
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We have no shot at Pack
 
CTBasketball said:
Jackson is going to be dominating the ball - I think any recruit knows this which is why we will have trouble landing a talented/top tier PG transfer.

A complimentary piece like the Ramey is not what we need. If you’ve watched Texas this year that is obvious he’s not a good fit. Pack would be the most ideal candidate.
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We need more than 1 guard transfer. And even this year with Cole and Gaffney, we had basically nobody capable of handling the ball outside of Cole. Jackson will have the ball a lot, but Ramey isn’t a high usage guy anyway. No reason they couldn’t fit together. Teams shouldn’t only have a couple players that can dribble and pass, there should be several. We’ve just failed to bring in players that can lately.

Obviously I would love Pack, Newton, Sears, etc but I don’t think it’s likely at this point. There are only 2 guards/wings on the roster right now we know will contribute next year, we need multiple guys we can actually count on to contribute even if they aren’t stars.

I see your point and I’m all for aiming higher, but swinging and completely missing could result in settling for the Antwoine Andersons of the portal again, and that would be pretty ugly.
 
CTBasketball said:
A complimentary piece like the Ramey is not what we need. If you’ve watched Texas this year that is obvious he’s not a good fit. Pack would be the most ideal candidate.
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I'd only be looking to add Ramey AS a complementary piece, that's why we mentioned the Gaffney role. I wouldn't want him as the starting pg.

@HuskyHawk is right we don't need our starting transfer pg to be a star and there aren't s ton of bonafide stass available anyways. But it does have to be someone that is savvy and can create for others.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
Good morning,

I've made a spreadsheet of the stats of the transfers we've currently expressed interest in. I'll keep it updated throughout the spring/summer if you'd want it to be pinned. Here's the link.

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You should try posting this again in a fresh thread that can get pinned and locked. Eliminate the discussion and leave it exclusively to the offer list and relevant tweets/offer posts. Or maybe a mod can move the discussion posts into a different thread and clean this up.
 
87Xfer said:
who wants to be the starting PG on this UConn team? Seems like a question that should draw interest from ballers in the portal. if not...
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Nope, good PGs don't want to come here because Gaffney and Diggins weren't good, or so I've read
 
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CTBasketball said:
Jackson is going to be dominating the ball - I think any recruit knows this which is why we will have trouble landing a talented/top tier PG transfer.

A complimentary piece like the Ramey is not what we need. If you’ve watched Texas this year that is obvious he’s not a good fit. Pack would be the most ideal candidate.
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Then you 100% need shooting all around him

Ramey at least provides that.

Plus he can’t play 40 min at the point and that also wastes his cutting ability if they never let him do that
 
Hungryhusky99 said:
I'd roll the dice with this many spots open
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I watched a lot of Illinois this year and he was unplayable. Think of a worse shooting version of Gaffney who takes way more risks and kicks the ball out of bounds all over the court, he couldn't even get the ball down low to Kofi. It makes me nervous that we are even one of the teams listed. Hoping UConn is just thrown in as a name and we aren't seriously recruiting him because the alternative would show Hurley really doesn't have a plan and he isn't serious about playing 4 out.
 
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I would be thrilled with Tristan Newton. He knows how to manufacture points by getting to the FT line. Calhoun-era Huskies would always make more FTs than the opponent takes. Makes winning easier. I would imagine his 3pt percentage would improve in a better system.

Pair him with a high AST/TO ratio PG who can stick an open shot and we're back in business.
 
Sign me up in a heartbeat for Curbelo. I completely understand the hesitation but the kid has great vision, a great handle and actually decent form on his shot. He can knock it down around 75% from the foul line with a repeatable non-Andre looking shot and I truly believe with practice he can become a better shooter. There is simply not a better guard at breaking down a defense available in the portal. You hope and pray a lot of his issues were related to the head trauma and that he can recover from it. I deal with head trauma every day; the recovery can be long and arduous and I wouldn't discount that as a reason for his bad play this year at all
 
superjohn said:
I watched a lot of Illinois this year and he was unplayable. Think of a worse shooting version of Gaffney who takes way more risks and kicks the ball out of bounds all over the court, he couldn't even get the ball down low to Kofi. It makes me nervous that we are even one of the teams listed. Hoping UConn is just thrown in as a name and we aren't seriously recruiting him because the alternative would show Hurley really doesn't have a plan and he isn't serious about playing 4 out.
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I mean it’s obviously a big risk, but he was really really good his freshman year. I don’t know what happened this year and obviously they would need clarity on the mental stuff, but I think as long as he isn’t being brought in as “the guy” the upside is worth the risk.
 
superjohn said:
I watched a lot of Illinois this year and he was unplayable. Think of a worse shooting version of Gaffney who takes way more risks and kicks the ball out of bounds all over the court, he couldn't even get the ball down low to Kofi. It makes me nervous that we are even one of the teams listed. Hoping UConn is just thrown in as a name and we aren't seriously recruiting him because the alternative would show Hurley really doesn't have a plan and he isn't serious about playing 4 out.
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I barely pay any mind to what Hurley tells the media.

He says every year that he wants to play fast and wants to play 4 out. But Hurley never brought in the requisite skill to have 4 players capable of playing on the perimeter, and even with very athletic teams hasn’t gotten his teams to play uptempo.

Until he proves he can do either, it’s all just talk in my book. Hurley to this point is a slow you down and beat you up type of coach, not one who relies on any type of offensive fluidity. It’s harder to sell that to recruits though, so I don’t expect to ever hear those words from him.
 
When I saw Curbelo last season he was one of the best freshmen PGs in the country! He was fast, creative, could drive into spaces where others couldn't and passed really well. He really sparked his team. This season ...definitely not quite as good, was out of control much more often it seemed. Hopefully that was due to his head injury. IF SO, he would be a great playmaker to take a flyer on as he could dramatically change our offense. As was mentioned earlier, if we can bring in a solid shooter/ballhandler to pair with him, it could be an ideal backcourt!
 
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