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A Whole lot of not Players Reaction

the Q said:
I will again reiterate the fact that he faced no repercussions from it also lead to that problem.
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Yes it is like hitting golf balls on the driving range: there are no consequences for hitting bad shots.
 
Mokum said:
Vital is an excellent player to have

Exactly. He is a great addition to any bench. He plays hard and is good. Not great, but a good player to have on your team.
in any team. I hope he stays.
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Currently yes. But if he works hard, that can change! A good coach dors not have static players. We are forgetting that
 
businesslawyer said:
That's fair. I've been clear I'm not dissing Vitale, and I hope he stays. But he is critical to the team we had last year -- he's not critical to the team we all want to be again.
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Critical? Maybe not, but he is an important piece on a team that doesn't have a lot of proven scoring options. I'd expect that Coach Hurley will have CV playing more within himself. He's is very important piece of next year's team.
 
Austin316 said:
Any monster recruits we think Hurley will snag for upcoming class?
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Wow talk about high and immediate expectations. LOL.

Perhaps, we should give him time to see the gym first and perhaps working on keeping some of the ones he's inheriting. Anyway I expect better results than his predecessor. He's got to work on his UConn pitch until then.
 
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LIuconn said:
Where is Vital gonna go? Seriously
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After seeing Enoch (worst defensive big we've had in years) go to Louisville and Pitino (an excellent defensive program). Also seeing Durham marginally contribute and then go to ND, I'd guess there aren't more than 10 schools in the country that wouldn't give an open scholarship to CV for his final 2 years of eligibility.


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Whether he'd be a starter or even get decent minutes on "any" team is a different discussion. Depends on the team, depth, and his improvement as a player. But asking "how much [more] would he contribute"? is a MUCH different question than "where is he going to go"?
 
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Now that Coach Hurley is here, who actually leaves? Carlton wants to leave? Where does he go if he leaves? He has to sit out a year and then hope that things work out wherever he lands. I think that, out of all of our "developing" big men, Carlton has the most potential. Williams may have been a candidate to leave but he's had such a tortured path to get to UCONN, he may not want to move again. I don't know how high the up-side may be for Whaley and Diarra. I like their effort, but it wasn't always consistent effort. Whaley seemed to make positive contributions during the first half of the season, while Diarra seemed to make positive contributions during the second half of the season. Like Carlton, they both have trouble staying out of foul trouble. As for Polley, I thought he was going to develop during the year. I kept waiting for him to have that 15 point break-out game. It never came. Does he leave? Perhaps, I suppose.

We shall see. Kids aren't patient anymore. There are a record number of transfers each year. We shall wee.

Oh...right...do any of the RI recruits come with him? Jermaine Harris would be a nice addition, I would think.
 
businesslawyer said:
This. I like the kid's toughness, and goodness knows we would have been even worse the last two years without him, but he is not an important piece of a ranked team. On a ranked team he's the 5th or 6th man.
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I agree that he wouldn't be a focal point on a great UConn team. But are you saying 5th and 6th men aren't important? Vital would thrive in a 6th man role as the first guard off the bench to give us a jolt of energy.
 
Blaneylover said:
Now that Coach Hurley is here, who actually leaves? Carlton wants to leave? Where does he go if he leaves? He has to sit out a year and then hope that things work out wherever he lands. I think that, out of all of our "developing" big men, Carlton has the most potential. Williams may have been a candidate to leave but he's had such a tortured path to get to UCONN, he may not want to move again. I don't know how high the up-side may be for Whaley and Diarra. I like their effort, but it wasn't always consistent effort. Whaley seemed to make positive contributions during the first half of the season, while Diarra seemed to make positive contributions during the second half of the season. Like Carlton, they both have trouble staying out of foul trouble. As for Polley, I thought he was going to develop during the year. I kept waiting for him to have that 15 point break-out game. It never came. Does he leave? Perhaps, I suppose.

We shall see. Kids aren't patient anymore. There are a record number of transfers each year. We shall wee.

Oh...right...do any of the RI recruits come with him? Jermaine Harris would be a nice addition, I would think.
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I love our huskies. None of those bigs are irreplaceable. Carrigan would be better than all of them.

That said I’ve made it no secret I love Whaley and the metrics like him a lot too.


I like polley and I was a big fan of his dad at FSU, but again, replaceable. Although his length is what really gets me interested in his development. He could bring some versatility to both sides of the ball if the light goes on.
 
JimOllie said:
I agree that he wouldn't be a focal point on a great UConn team. But are you saying 5th and 6th men aren't important? Vital would thrive in a 6th man role as the first guard off the bench to give us a jolt of energy.
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Just for fun. Compared him to guys on the 05/06 team (based on win shares). He was basically as valuable as Rashad Anderson. Which what his offensive role needs to look like next year.
 
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jorge34 said:
New coach, he will be shaping the roster to fit his style and system...and it is always easier for an incoming recruit to become a free agent again.

expect changes
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As a NY Giants Fan I am watching with interest how Dave Gettleman is putting his stamp on the roster and adjusting personnel to fit new coaching scheme.
Dan Hurley will want to get "his guys" to fit his scheme.
 
Lefty2one said:
Hopefully a better coach will get him more quality looks so he doesn't have to jack up 25-footers as our best option offensively.
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Hopefully he becomes a better shooter because for now he's only ok.
 
JimOllie said:
I agree that he wouldn't be a focal point on a great UConn team. But are you saying 5th and 6th men aren't important? Vital would thrive in a 6th man role as the first guard off the bench to give us a jolt of energy.
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Our best teams, Vital isn't near a 6th man. He's not Rashad Anderson, or Tony Robertson, or even Kromah. He is who he is, which is on this team on of our best players.
 
businesslawyer said:
Our best teams, Vital isn't near a 6th man. He's not Rashad Anderson, or Tony Robertson, or even Kromah. He is who he is, which is on this team on of our best players.
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I would disagree on Kromah. Even with his lack of control, I trust CV a bit more on the offensive end.
 
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the Q said:
Just for fun. Compared him to guys on the 05/06 team (based on win shares). He was basically as valuable as Rashad Anderson. Which what his offensive role needs to look like next year.
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Says it all about win shares!
 
TopDogs said:
If true, it's really telling that so many of the players were considering transferring if KO remained head coach. Again, if true.
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Plenty of nerves around here concerning who might leave if KO was let go. I always felt it was overcooked and that players tired of losing would welcome a change. Not all, but most.
 
hooskies said:
You're acting like someone is trying to make up a whole team of post-grad transfers. Just stop
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We did start 2 grad transfers for much of the last two years. I wonder if any other team has done that 2 years in a row? The problem in 16/17 was that Sterling was a backup shooting guard at best, and KO kept trying to start him at the point to let JA play off the ball. And in 17/18, they were just two pretty awful grad xfers. Especially DO. He was mediocre in the ivy league. He sure wasn't starting material on UConn. Losing almost all our bigs to either graduation or transfer left KO in dire straights, and he had to settle for what he could drum up. But then starting a slow, one-year-stop-gap player with no motor and a limited skill set over guys who needed reps and will be here next year just didn't make a lot of sense.
 
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Vital was second on the team in ppg and I believe he led the team in rebounds and steals. So no he’s not a one dimensional player. I’m not always fond of his shot selection but on a better team Vital will be a better player. I can’t wait to watch him the next two years.
 
Kembacity said:
Wrong, Tony Robertson is what he should be doing, he's not the masked assassin
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That's exactly the comp I was thinking of in terms of role. A TRob-lite. Tony's athleticism is way superior to Vital's. And frankly, was a much better basketball player.

Vital is a jack of all trades player, master of none. He's limited on the upside by his athleticism. Offensively, his weekness is that he doesn't pick his head up enough. He can dish, he just doesn't do it enough. That and gunning like a machine. But that should be taken care of in a better offense.
 
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tzznandrew said:
Sterling was much better than a backup shooting guard. He had just come off averaging 16 ppg and 44% from 3 at Seton Hall.

But...he wasn't the PG KO wanted him to be, so we agree on that aspect.
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He was great in his role as the 2guard at UCONN. Problem was a freshman Jalen was all we had at the point. JR Jalen plus gibbs would have been a nasty backcourt.
 
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