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2020 Recruiting: Alan Griffin

Word on the Illinois board is that his mom never wanted him at Illinois and finally got her way and he’s transferring. His family wants him to be “the guy” at a school.
 
BackAftaThis said:
Word on the Illinois board is that his mom never wanted him at Illinois and finally got her way and he’s transferring. His family wants him to be “the guy” at a school.
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He can be “the guy” here on a very good team. Our pitch should center around him taking over the CV role. 30+ minutes, 3, D, and boards. Cole, Bouk, Griffin starting back court.
 
UcannUconn said:
He can be “the guy” here on a very good team. Our pitch should center around him taking over the CV role. 30+ minutes, 3, D, and boards. Cole, Bouk, Griffin starting back court.
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imagine having him and bouk to close out games....I love vital and AG, but both these guys are way better off the bounce in iso situations.
 
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CL82 said:
I wonder what he's wearing?
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BackAftaThis said:
Word on the Illinois board is that his mom never wanted him at Illinois and finally got her way and he’s transferring. His family wants him to be “the guy” at a school.
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Sounds very Vance Jackson-esque. I want guys who put the team over themselves, not guys who are focused on being “the guy.” How has that worked out for Kyrie Irving?
 
Before the season starts, people here need to change their traditional perception that Dan Hurley will have 5 starters and a bench of subs.

There will be 1 player, Bouknight, who will start and play over 32 minutes a game.

Everyone else will be part of a 10 deep rotation with minutes determined by opponent and player effectiveness during a game.

That is the Dan Hurley model that he has been wanting to roll out. Waves of players coming at an opponent, playing full out all the time. This will be the first year we will see that in full.

If Griffin is the same exceptional player that Bouk is, he will get Bouk minutes. He’s not going to get 30+ minutes here unless he is at that level.
 
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JimHurley said:
Sounds very Vance Jackson-esque. I want guys who put the team over themselves, not guys who are focused on being “the guy.” How has that worked out for Kyrie Irving?
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Don't know, but there was an Adrian Griffin article about parenting and he advocated being low key and teaching his kids a team first mentality. He sounds pretty much the opposite of Vance's dad. Again, the daughter has been a great addition to women's team and played her way into minutes.

Sour grapes by Illinois fans?
 
CL82 said:
Don't know, but there was an Adrian Griffin article about parenting and he advocated being low key and teaching his kids a team first mentality. He sounds pretty much the opposite of Vance's dad. Again, the daughter has been a great addition to women's team and played her way into minutes.

Sour grapes by Illinois fans?
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Bottom line, I don’t think the fans or the coaching staff would want a player focused on being “the guy.” This is a rebuild. We don’t need players looking to be the guy. We need guys willing to do whatever it takes to win.
 
JimHurley said:
Bottom line, I don’t think the fans or the coaching staff would want a player focused on being “the guy.” This is a rebuild. We don’t need players looking to be the guy. We need guys willing to do whatever it takes to win.
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Yep, just saying that I am not all that concerned about it, given the dad's public comments and the daughter's play and personality this past year. The sons could be completely different, I guess.
 
JimHurley said:
Sounds very Vance Jackson-esque. I want guys who put the team over themselves, not guys who are focused on being “the guy.” How has that worked out for Kyrie Irving?
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I wouldn’t buy into this very much. I’m pretty well-versed in NYS basketball - especially CHSAA and Section 1 (Westchester). I’ve heard nothing but special things about Griffin and the entire family.

Illinois fans are just bitter to lose a player of Griffin’s caliber entering into a season that was full of hope and hype.
 
lange10 said:
I wouldn’t buy into this very much. I’m pretty well-versed in NYS basketball - especially CHSAA and Section 1 (Westchester). I’ve heard nothing but special things about Griffin and the entire family.

Illinois fans are just bitter to lose a player of Griffin’s caliber entering into a season that was full of hope and hype.
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That is good to hear. Regardless of whether or not he’s that type of player, we don’t need players like that. This whole thing about needing the be “the guy” is getting a bit ridiculous. Now being the guy is more important than winning for a lot of players. I’m glad to hear this kid isn’t one of them.
 
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Vancat said:
Not sure how valuable this is, but...

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That site is very interesting, especially when you see some of the names chasing a LOT of players........Memphis being one of them.
Lots of kids from smaller schools with high 3 PT %'s getting many major schools involved.
UConn is mentioned with a few, but there's lots of Big East and AAC schools, some B1G, etc.

As for Duke, maybe he'd rather play two years here and be able to watch his sister play then wait a year to play one with his brother................
 
JimHurley said:
That is good to hear. Regardless of whether or not he’s that type of player, we don’t need players like that. This whole thing about needing the be “the guy” is getting a bit ridiculous. Now being the guy is more important than winning for a lot of players. I’m glad to hear this kid isn’t one of them.
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His sister is a quiet excellent contributor off the bench as a freshman. She had no obvious ego, a team player and a major athlete. If he's anything like her we want him without question.
 
navery12 said:
Yes. Although you could probably convince me to start him and have Gaffney come off the bench
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I love Gaffney, but it is very obvious to me that this kid would start over him at SG. Illinois fans thought he was looking at a 15ppg junior season in the B10. He'd instantly be the best shooter on the team.
 
Huskyforlife said:
I love Gaffney, but it is very obvious to me that this kid would start over him at SG. Illinois fans thought he was looking at a 15ppg junior season in the B10. He'd instantly be the best shooter on the team.
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Yeah he would probably start if he came here, I just don't see what everyone else does when looking at him. Good player sure, best shooter on the team sure. But I just don't see him challenging Bouknight as the best player on the team
 
pj said:
This is not emerging, it is well established science. If you play evening games, you ought to have a 4-hour shifted circadian rhythm such that an evening 7-9 pm game feels to your body like 3-5 pm. That means no significant physical activity or blue light exposure before noon.

5 am weightlifting would be catastrophically bad scheduling. Players ought to wear blue blocking glasses for morning classes and have bright 5000K white light bulbs in the evening in their dorms. Practice in afternoons or evenings.
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Would they even be recommended to lift on game days? Doesn't the exertion of the game supercede the need to lift that day?
 
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dennismenace said:
Would they even be recommended to lift on game days? Doesn't the exertion of the game supercede the need to lift that day?
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best time to life would probably be after the game.

I know some mlb s&c guys day the best time for them to life is after the game. It is a different set of circumstances, but still could be the same here.
 
gtcam said:
IF he is the SG UConn has issues!
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cole is the pg...where is gaffney right now for you?
 
JimHurley said:
Sounds very Vance Jackson-esque. I want guys who put the team over themselves, not guys who are focused on being “the guy.” How has that worked out for Kyrie Irving?
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He sounds like a poor mans vance jackson
 
navery12 said:
Yeah he would probably start if he came here, I just don't see what everyone else does when looking at him. Good player sure, best shooter on the team sure. But I just don't see him challenging Bouknight as the best player on the team
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Why does he need to be the best player on the team?
 
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