Adams and Gaffney

[Husky68]

Let me see, who do I want to shoot more in the next few games?

FG Shooting %

Cole 32%
Gaffney 32%
Adams 34%

Martin 44%
Polley 46%

Whaley 55%
Sanogo 53%
Carltin 52%

 

[Huskyforlife]

Bouk was cable of being the third "point." Jackson should be listed as a guard, which would've given us 5. Martin can also spend time at the 2 when necessary.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Let me see, who do I want to shoot more in the next few games?

FG Shooting %

Cole 32%
Gaffney 32%
Adams 34%

Martin 44%
Polley 46%

Whaley 55%
Sanogo 53%
Carltin 52%

This is disingenuous considering the bigs almost never create their own shots. Playing through them consistently would disappoint you.

 

[Wordbomar]

Andrew Hurley didn't even start in high school lol

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Wouldn't Dre qualify as a guard/small forward player ala RIP? Not comparing them as players just as position fillers. Andre Jackson, Connecticut Huskies, Shooting Guard

This is his big opportunity for him
If he is healthy. Unless is was a compound fracture.

This is disingenuous considering the bigs almost never create their own shots. Playing through them consistently would disappoint you.

actually the Bigs FG % with the possible exception of Wha

Wouldn't Dre qualify as a guard/small forward player ala RIP? Not comparing them as players just as position fillers. Andre Jackson, Connecticut Huskies, Shooting Guard

Right now Dre has zero confidence in his shot. I like him with the ball in his hand. He see the court real well for a guy his size.
He will be a big PG at the next level.
His skill set is similar ( please I’m not equating the two) to a young Magic.
obviously even as a college kid Magic had developed those skills to a special level. But if I were him he is the guy I would be studying.
I’m afraid the wrist hurt that progress which would have been special to see.

 

[DMIL]

Adams should not have the green light to shoot more. He's prone to ridiculous hero ball as it is.

Gaffney needs to shoot more--He leaves open shots on the floor constantly.

Both of them need to get to the rim more aggressively.

Gaffney really doesn't play that confident however you can see the talent he has. It appears all mental with him but we need him to be a conductor out there. He may not evolve to that level until his Junior year.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This is disingenuous considering the bigs almost never create their own shots. Playing through them consistently would disappoint you.

You want players dribble driving from the perimeter? The 1990's called and want their style of basketball back.

Self-created shot = lower percentage shot. Shots off pass = higher percentage shot. Do you realize that there isn't a defense in college basketball that can't stop perimeter dribble penetration for 90% of the players? How do you think our backcourt got to 30% shooting?

 

[CallMeBruce]

What makes you think he would be the smartest player on the floor?

You know white he means

 

[Huskyforlife]

You want players dribble driving from the perimeter? The 1990's called and want their style of basketball back.

Self-created shot = lower percentage shot. Shots off pass = higher percentage shot. Do you realize that there isn't a defense in college basketball that can't stop perimeter dribble penetration for 90% of the players? How do you think our backcourt got to 30% shooting?

Dribbe driving creates kick out and drop down passes in the half court. It's not like you can swing the ball around for 25 seconds and expect the defense to just stop following the ball. I must be misunderstanding what you're saying? And good backcourt players don't shoot 30%, we just happen to only have 1 (extraordinarily) good guard, who creates almost all of his offense off driving to the rim.

 

[Husky68]

This is disingenuous considering the bigs almost never create their own shots. Playing through them consistently would disappoint you.

Playing through is not the same as shooting. When was the last time Adams created his own shot vs. creating his own turnover? Gaffney is afraid to shoot and Cole can't dribble. Polley and Martin need to take more shots than these 3 combined as do Carlton, Whaley and Sanogo.
If these 3 guards are able to create shots, create them for your teammates who can actually make shots.

 

[ucp990411]

Please stop

Josh would get minutes in the backcourt before Hurley

I'm not talking about regularly -- I'm talking about for a few games when needed.

There was an undersized power forward out of Southington I believe in the late aughts, who gave us some decent minutes when shorthanded. An off guard from I think Windsor, who early in a conference game blew by someone off the dribble for a lay in a few years later. And the UConn grad student French walk on Sami something, who ended up being our back up point the year we lost to N.C State in Worcester in the tourney. Just off the top of my head.

You have to do better than that. Names?

 

[MuchoDogYears]

You know white he means

Or maybe because he’s a coaches son? You think?

 

[Get a Job]

Or maybe because he’s a coaches son? You think?

Why would a coach's son be any smarter than anyone else's son?

 

[HooperScooper]

Wasn't sure where to put this but where does this idea about Gaffney come from? Was in Zagoria's article about Corey Floyd Jr. committing. I mean it could happen but there's no way you could say that right now.

UConn expects to lose James Bouknight and potentially Jalen Gaffney to the pros in the next year or two, so Floyd will be able to slide in and help take over after them.

Class of 2022 Roselle Catholic guard Corey Floyd Jr. commits to UConn on his 17th birthday | Zagsblog

By ADAM ZAGORIA On his 17th birthday, […]

www.zagsblog.com

 

[casual-yardin]

Every time, due to pure boredom, I finally click on a thread I've avoided because I knew it would be bad my expectations are exceeded. Good job guys.

 

[HooperScooper]

Josh would get minutes in the backcourt before Hurley

Hey, did you see that steal and break away dunk the other day? Josh should be able to hold down the SG spot for 5 minutes a game.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Why would a coach's son be any smarter than anyone else's son?

The inferencev is that he learned a little bit about basketball from his dad Dan Hurley. Is that a stretch for you or do you feel more comfortable attributing race to people’s abilities?

 

[Get a Job]

The inferencev is that he learned a little bit about basketball from his dad Dan Hurley. Is that a stretch for you or do you feel more comfortable attributing race to people’s abilities?

I hope and assume that was the intended inference. I was basically just trolling. However, even in my trolling, I was not attributing anyone's abilities to anything. Quite the opposite: I was questioning whether the OP was doing exactly that of which you accuse me.

 

[Husky25]

You have 13 scholarships. You need to carry a 5th scholarship guard, even if it's a grad transfer not quite up to your level but there if you need to break the glass, or a freshman who was recruited to sit and learn for a year before they are ready to start competing for minutes. I don't understand why we constantly end up starting with 4 guards and hoping none of them get hurt.

Correct me if I'm wrong but they have five scholarship guards. Two are hurt.

Martin is listed at guard and would make six, but he plays like a wing.

 

[businesslawyer]

Correct me if I'm wrong but they have five scholarship guards. Two are hurt.

Martin is listed at guard and would make six, but he plays like a wing.

The only guards on the roster are RJ, Bouk, Adams and Gaffney. They can list Martin and Andre however they want on the roster, but Martin is a 3 versatile enough to give you minutes at the 2 or 4 and Jackson, however they list him, is not capable of playing the 2 at this stage of his career. Nor was he playing that in his cameos before the injury.

 

[Palatine]

You must be joking. Young Andrew is not even close to competing at our level.

Do you remember Jeremy Lamb? He looked lost early on as a freshman. Calhoun kept saying he was special but he wasn't showing anything on the court. It was a head scratcher. Then, suddenly, BAM, he was good, than great.

Just saying. Maybe no one is joking.

 

[Get a Job]

Do you remember Jeremy Lamb? He looked lost early on as a freshman. Calhoun kept saying he was special but he wasn't showing anything on the court. It was a head scratcher. Then, suddenly, BAM, he was good, than great.

Just saying. Maybe no one is joking.

He said Andrew, not Andre.

 

[HooperScooper]

He said Andrew, not Andre.

Yeah, I'm not sure this guy could help much. 😀

 

[Get a Job]

Yeah, I'm not sure this guy could help much. 😀

I heard he could really ball. Left his opponents in a trail of tears.

Tasteless jokes aside, I was trying to point out that @ucp990411 was talking about Andrew Hurley, and @Palatine responded as if he was talking about Andre Jackson. At least that's how it appeared to me.

 

[Palatine]

Nevermind.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

so, we got,
dre and drew,
ty and ty,
josh, james, and jalen,
adams, akok, and adama,
rj and richey.
who let whaley in?
poetic. lol.

 

[uconnblueinky]

Hurley is white ?!

You know white he means

 

[Husky25]

The only guards on the roster are RJ, Bouk, Adams and Gaffney. They can list Martin and Andre however they want on the roster, but Martin is a 3 versatile enough to give you minutes at the 2 or 4 and Jackson, however they list him, is not capable of playing the 2 at this stage of his career. Nor was he playing that in his cameos before the injury.

Either Martin or Cole needs to be out there at all times and if Martin can spell Adams and give you a couple, a few minutes at the 2, you take them.

The scouting report on Jackson's defense indicates he could be elite as a 2 or 3. I haven't seen anything other than the few games and a couple minutes recruiting tape, but it looks like D1 is a little too fast at the moment. Its academic at this point anyhow, as he is not due back for a couple weeks at least.

Be that as it may, I would continue to start Cole, Adams, Martin, Whaley, and Sanogo, with Carlton platooning with Sanogo. Dependent on the flow of the game, I'd aim for the 6 or 7 minute mark to sub in Gaffney and Polley for Cole and Adams and drop Martin to the 2 until after the TV TO. From then on, either Martin or Cole, or both need to be on the court.

Perhaps it is time to enlist Ritchie Springs' five fouls.

(Edit: Didn't considered Akok in the above, as he is still working his way back. Jackson, a healthy Akok and Bouknight return in early February is a great probably to have.).

 

[SportsFan88]

They made a mistake with the roster construction where they left themselves a guard short. I theorize this is because they thought Dre was going to play guard/wing but he A physically looks and moves more like a forward and B got injured.

I like the idea of giving Andrew some run, maybe 5-7 minutes per. Have him be an extension of his father on the floor, the smartest player on the floor. We have enough pieces underneath that if he gets beat on D we can make up for it.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

[UCSouth]

Hey, did you see that steal and break away dunk the other day? Josh should be able to hold down the SG spot for 5 minutes a game.

Or maybe run the point. He could probably see over the defense and find the open shooter.