Borges: Kevin Ollie looks ahead to 2014-15 season

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http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/2014/06/kevin-ollie-looks-ahead-to-2014-15.html

 

[tcf15]

Sounds like Kevin Ollie isn't afraid to put Daniel Hamilton at the four:

“He’s position-less. Even the four. There are situations this year where I’m going to have four guards … we might have five.”

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

But . . . but . . . Charles Oakley!

 

[Gurleyman]

Sounds like Kevin Ollie isn't afraid to put Daniel Hamilton at the four: “He’s position-less. Even the four. There are situations this year where I’m going to have four guards … we might have five.”

Notice the weasel language? At no point did he say Hamilton would play for us. "Hamilton is positionless and could play the four" - well, that's true of any place he goes. "We could play four guards, even five" - sure, just other guards. Boat-Purvis-Samuel-Calhoun.

Ollie's goooood. He's been well taught on how to weasel out of tough questions.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I can't friggin wait for the season to start... our backcourt might be the most explosive/athletic we've ever had... if hamilton and facey can become a version daniels and giffey shooting and rebounding wise this team will be even more dangerous

 

[James]

KO so damn informative. Can't wait to see what lubin offers, have no idea.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I wonder if DHam has put on weight and gotten close to DD weight

 

[dogpause]

I'm excited about the upcoming season, and I also have this gut feeling that KO is going to land a huge recruiting class that will be announced all at once. A bombshell.

 

[UChusky916]

Borges has stepped his game up. This is an off-season article! Great stuff.

 

[James]

If KO starts 5 guards next years and wins, he is a straight up basketball savant. he might take 'small ball' to the next level

 

[ColoradoUCFan]

Borges has stepped his game up. This is an off-season article! Great stuff.

Borges is the best writer of the bunch

 

[NightDog]

If KO starts 5 guards next years and wins, he is a straight up basketball savant. he might take 'small ball' to the next level

If an opponent has a couple of weak freshmen/players at the 4 & 5 position, then UConn could go off like a nuke in this configuration.

 

[pj]

If an opponent has a couple of weak freshmen/players at the 4 & 5 position, then UConn could go off like a nuke in this configuration.

It will depend on the team playing at a very fast tempo. If they can do that, this will be a very fun team. With Boat and Purvis, we definitely have two guards who like to play fast. Facey is mobile, don't know Hamilton yet.

 

[Kitaman]

Omar coming!! He is the new X-factor. I hope he has a monstrous year.

 

[mauconnfan]

It will depend on the team playing at a very fast tempo. If they can do that, this will be a very fun team. With Boat and Purvis, we definitely have two guards who like to play fast. Facey is mobile, don't know Hamilton yet.

Actually I will step out on climb and say we know Hamilton but do not know Facey yet!! He is a key to the depth of this team and needs to improve from his freshman year in a big way……….

 

[Palatine]

Wow, that was food for the soul. Now relax and let the season come to you.

 

[imno1]

Coach Ollie is a unbelievable salesman. He has me convinced that this might be our most exciting team ever.

 

[DOZE860]

Don't sleep on Cassell.. i think he is going to be the under the radar guy to watch..

 

[tcf15]

RockNation ‏@Basketballmom18 3m
and some reports are saying he weighs 220lbs....NOW THAT'S FUNNY

 

[Chief00]

I hear Facey has been working hard and improving.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Yeah a guy who looks like that would weigh 220 at like 6'1, not so much 6'7...

Love that he bringin the Southern swag to Storrs