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Message: [QUOTE="DogMania, post: 5284832, member: 21"] Welcome to the UConn, Alec. We're a hard sell right now and he's a baller who will competitivly practice and is an insurance policy if on of our lead combo guards goes down for some period of time. But, and it's a big but, will he be able to handle BE pressure D and be able to to keep bigger and stronger players from driving right by him? If not, he's not going to see the floor even if he is able to shoot it from deep at a solid clip. He looks pretty small and slight compared to who he has to face against UConn's competition once they get past the early season tune-up schedule. I was hoping for a bigger and athletic 2/3 combo who could come in to lock down a 2G or wing that is going off, and can attack the basket even if he's not an outside threat. Maybe they're still in the market for that and that 3rd elusive big. Having an emergency 1 is always a good idea since PGs are hard to get and teach in the event someone goes down or your two lead guards pick up 2 fouls in the first half or 4 in the second where you need to steal a few minutes. The kid can shoot so if they need a few Joey Cal minutes he can play the 2 on offense and guard the 1 on D playing next to our new big starting 1. [/QUOTE]