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GetTheFacts said:
1) He's not a big
2) I don't think he wants to restore a program, or join a program that is perceived publicly as declining, hence the reason why he left Pitt to begin with.
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1) He's 6'8 he's a "big". PF is a big and as you saw in the tourney teams can win without an actual 5 anyway so we need "tall guys" who can play the game the way it's supposed to be played. Little-bigs, big-bigs come one come all!!

2) Who's asking him to "restore" a program? Asking him to come play with a solid backcourt and get UConn back to what they are, not restore anything. Restore would be a classic car which has been in a garage for 25 years, we are still UConn. And i doubt this kid, who knows UConn to have won championships as he grew up, is as negative about the program as may of our own fans. As a matter of fact I'm sure he perceives UConn in a better light than many here, not sure you want to hear that though.
 
mauconnfan said:
1) He's 6'8 he's a "big". PF is a big and as you saw in the tourney teams can win without an actual 5 anyway so we need "tall guys" who can play the game the way it's supposed to be played. Little-bigs, big-bigs come one come all!!
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He's not a big. He played the 3 78% of the available minutes for Pitt and never played the 2 or 4 after their lineups were established. We have Larrier and Polley at that spot, and if we get new Diarra he can give some minutes at the 3, plus 3 guard lineups. He's listed at 15 lbs lighter than Vance Jackson.
 
auror said:
He's not a big. He played the 3 78% of the available minutes for Pitt and never played the 2 or 4 after their lineups were established. We have Larrier and Polley at that spot, and if we get new Diarra he can give some minutes at the 3, plus 3 guard lineups. He's listed at 15 lbs lighter than Vance Jackson.
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Maybe i'm in the minority, but i'd much rather have Larrier on the wing than the block/elbow, he's one of the few guys on next years team who can create their own shot.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Maybe i'm in the minority, but i'd much rather have Larrier on the wing than the block/elbow, he's one of the few guys on next years team who can create their own shot.
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In KOs system, who you defend is much more important than where you are on offense.

Can Johnson/Larrier defend the 4? Then they are the "4." Heck, if Alterique can defend the 4, he'll be the "4" The offense will play to whatever their strengths are (well, hopefully..) on the other end. Positionless is where it's at
 
auror said:
He's not a big. He played the 3 78% of the available minutes for Pitt and never played the 2 or 4 after their lineups were established. We have Larrier and Polley at that spot, and if we get new Diarra he can give some minutes at the 3, plus 3 guard lineups. He's listed at 15 lbs lighter than Vance Jackson.
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Our wings are now bigs, positionless. Next year you could find them playing 6 7" 6 8" 6 2" 6 0" 5 11" at a given time so the "bigs" will need to rebound. Obviously Cam is not a "big" but he is with the roster we will have more than likely is my point.
 
AntG168 said:
@husky99 what our are chances looking like with Cam?? If you dont mind md asking
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Sounds like we are calling. But other top schools are also. He may be the biggest free agent in college ball or near the top
 
husky99 said:
Sounds like we are calling. But other top schools are also. He may be the biggest free agent in college ball or near the top
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Yup. He's good, immediately eligible, and you get him for twice as long as the typical grad transfer. You'd think just about every non-ACC school will be calling.
 
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BFieldHusky said:
If he comes here with our guards and Larrier, we won't be rebuilding.
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Well... I would still want more transfers/recruits for next year in the event of some guys getting injured. Which I think we should do so we dont have another season like 16-17.
 
mauconnfan said:
1) He's 6'8 he's a "big". PF is a big and as you saw in the tourney teams can win without an actual 5 anyway so we need "tall guys" who can play the game the way it's supposed to be played. Little-bigs, big-bigs come one come all!!

2) Who's asking him to "restore" a program? Asking him to come play with a solid backcourt and get UConn back to what they are, not restore anything. Restore would be a classic car which has been in a garage for 25 years, we are still UConn. And i doubt this kid, who knows UConn to have won championships as he grew up, is as negative about the program as may of our own fans. As a matter of fact I'm sure he perceives UConn in a better light than many here, not sure you want to hear that though.
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Just because he's 6'8'' doesn't mean he's a big man. He's strictly a guard, not a PF. Andrew Wiggins is the same size, plays the same position, and I wouldn't classify him as a big.
 
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RipCity said:
So basically we have no shot at Johnson and are 3rd out of 5th for Harris? And we're recruiting crappy JUCO guards? This is a bit depressing.
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No we have a shot. I think we will make his final 6 at least. And then at that point anything is possible
 
husky99 said:
Yup..
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As I wrote last week (and I was ridiculed for it), it is late in the day. April is obscenely late for recruiting.

There are only a handful of players available with many teams looking.
 
upstater said:
As I wrote last week (and I was ridiculed for it), it is late in the day. April is obscenely late for recruiting.

There are only a handful of players available with many teams looking.
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There are a lot of teams with holes and everybody's trying to fill those holes with a very limited number of players

Most people on this board are
 
husky99 said:
There are a lot of teams with holes and everybody's trying to fill those holes with a very limited number of players

Most people on this board are
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I have a lot of faith in KO but I hope some of this scrambling puts the notion that him bringing in Chill and jettisoning players after some leave of their own accord was part of an elaborate rebuilding strategy to bed. Next year is going to be rough, and the year after isn't projecting to be much better. Strap in
 
PAHusky said:
I have a lot of faith in KO but I hope some of this scrambling puts the notion that him bringing in Chill and jettisoning players after some leave of their own accord was part of an elaborate rebuilding strategy to bed. Next year is going to be rough, and the year after isn't projecting to be much better. Strap in
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I do not think ollie will get 2 years if next year is now considerably better.
 
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Are there any other starting options at the 3 or 4 other than Koulechov (who we have no chance at)? I didn't really hear about many. Kanter I guess could. Larrier' versatility is a blessing here but still major minutes are needed in this area.

No offense to MD2, but I would have thought Ollie and Chillious had a lot better than just him mapped out with confidence.
 
pj said:
You are too negative. He just has to show an upward trajectory and a plan that can be expected to continue the upward trajectory.
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His comments are reflecting reality, not his own personal negative feelings. You can't miss the tournament three of the last four years and expect job security. Hopefully next season is much better, and we do at least make the tournament
 
SouthBayHusky said:
His comments are reflecting reality, not his own personal negative feelings. You can't miss the tournament three of the last four years and expect job security. Hopefully next season is much better, and we do at least make the tournament
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99 info this off season has been solid. Trust me. If he is saying this, than its reality.
 
pj said:
Did we give up in 2011 when we seeded #3? No! Did we give up in 2014 when seeded #7? No! Will we give up on Cam just because we're not in some journalist's top 12 list? No!
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Not sure I said that we should give up?
 
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GetTheFacts said:
Just because he's 6'8'' doesn't mean he's a big man. He's strictly a guard, not a PF. Andrew Wiggins is the same size, plays the same position, and I wouldn't classify him as a big.
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Gotcha but he's still 6'8" and did get 4.5 rebounds so in a smaller lineup....on never mind.
 
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