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[JerseyAlum]

All of this will come down to seeing them against real opponents...so Mohegan Sun game, then the first few non-Conf early ones.

Bench is dictated less from "who is my #1 off the bench" to "who needs to come out" in games. Ultimately Hurley does not want a Hockey lineup change, so if in his Tier 1 system, he's got 9 guys, then he has a 95% as good replacement to any starter should they come out (maybe not AK, but the other 4).

Mahaney <==> Ball
Diarra <==> Nowell
McNeeley <==> JStew
Johnson <==> Reed Jr

And if Alex is not having a great night, or winded, or fouls mount you have Ross and Abraham to help. Singare even.

The other thing Dan Hurley hinted at was team chemistry - Does Diarra/Maheney work better than Diarra/Ball, etc.

 

[scotty0330]

"Solo Ball & Jaylin Stewart could be more than important than most expect"...who is the most in that statement?

The folks that aren’t die hards or are fans of other teams aka the casual fan. Outside of UConn fans most people know little about Ball and only saw a small sample from JStew.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Ball must have dramatically improved off-season (which many players seem to do under Hurley). Last year he didn’t seem to offer much when he had time… . Would be great to see him catch some fire.

You see, that is revisionist history. He was solid as a starter to begin the season. His game went down as the season went on because his PT went down. The fact that he wasn’t as good as Newton or Spencer or Has does not mean that he was not good. Solo with confidence and an improved game, holy cow! And remember that UConn players get better in the program.

 

[aceboon]

The folks that aren’t die hards or are fans of other teams aka the casual fan. Outside of UConn fans most people know little about Ball and only saw a small sample from JStew.

the way men's college basketball is promoted these days the casual would barely know anyone on most rosters