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Castle injury is a bummer, but opens the door for other freshmen to get some meaningful PT. Maybe a silver lining is it helps one of them take a step up a year earlier.
 
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Not what UConn or the fans want but this will help the depth which will help later in the season. You have to make the best about the situation.
 
husky429 said:
342. This is like golf, right?
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You’re probably going to beat me in both. I should clarify, I actually love most of your comments. When you correct someone on here I noticed it’s the sort of soul crushing retort that would make for a searing memory if it happened in a live setting. Don’t change a thing.
 
Kathy said:
HIPPA only applies to health care providers, health insurance companies and and Healthcare entities.
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Connecticut13 said:
People assume HIPAA applies to everyone. In reality, it only applies to covered entities — like medical professionals and health plans.
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It's super annoying, my work made us watch a video that claims we're violating HIPPA if we say something like "Oh man, Jane must be off her meds today".

Sucks that Castle is hurt, hope it heals 100% and he's back soon. I was looking forward to seeing him play next week but this hopefully propels Ball's improvements.
 
alphasigko said:
Oh... I agree! But last year, whenever the double BIG or Clingan and Sonogo was suggested it was considered a bad idea by many here at the yard
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I guess I am old enough not to care what others think. Also Sanogo and Clingan are both classic back to the basket posts. There is little upside to playing them together. Samson is very mobile and is supposed to have a decent midrange jumper.. that is why I think Samson and Clingan will work.
 
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HuskylnSC said:
I guess I am old enough not to care what others think. Also Sanogo and Clingan are both classic back to the basket posts. There is little upside to playing them together. Samson is very mobile and is supposed to have a decent midrange jumper.. that is why I think Samson and Clingan will work.
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I didn’t want them together because of offense last year just wanted clingan to get more minutes and that seemed like the only way. We were getting torched at the rim when he wasn’t in during that losing stretch.
 
HuskylnSC said:
I guess I am old enough not to care what others think. Also Sanogo and Clingan are both classic back to the basket posts. There is little upside to playing them together. Samson is very mobile and is supposed to have a decent midrange jumper.. that is why I think Samson and Clingan will work.
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People called for double bigs last year when the two bigs we were talking about were all-big east and a potential first round draft pick.
Dan didn’t go two bigs and I’d say things worked out pretty well. It was covered ad nauseam on here last year - two bigs isn’t worth it on either end in this day and age barring incredibly special circumstances (two bigs who can shoot, multiple injuries, etc).
 
PAHusky said:
People called for double bigs last year when the two bigs we were talking about were all-big east and a potential first round draft pick.
Dan didn’t go two bigs and I’d say things worked out pretty well. It was covered ad nauseam on here last year - two bigs isn’t worth it on either end in this day and age barring incredibly special circumstances (two bigs who can shoot, multiple injuries, etc).
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Hurley has said there’s a chance Donovan and Samson could see time together on the court.
 
imno1 said:
Hurley has said there’s a chance Donovan and Samson could see time together on the court.
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Fair. Said the same thing for a bit last year and actually gave it a run for a bit. Doesn’t mean it’s ideal or a solid concept
 
Samson has the ability to guard a wing on the perimeter that neither of our bigs last year had. That makes it possible to play him with DC. Whether we see it or not will depend on whether, when Karaban takes a rare break, is he better at the 4 than Steward or can we get away with playing four small.
 
businesslawyer said:
Samson has the ability to guard a wing on the perimeter that neither of our bigs last year had. That makes it possible to play him with DC. Whether we see it or not will depend on whether, when Karaban takes a rare break, is he better at the 4 than Steward or can we get away with playing four small.
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I like Samson’s offensive game but he seems lost trying to play the 5 on defense. Besides his general athleticism I don’t think he’s shown anything that says he can guard 4s.
 
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If ever there was an opportunity to do it, it would be the game today. A starting lineup of DC, SJ, AK, TN and CS definitely covers the size issue. Plus you give SJ the chance to start a game on national television. Kind of a reward for believing and sticking around. Personally, I like the idea just for today because IU if they play without their PG really is not a threat from three and giving SJ a start could help him more with his confidence.
 
businesslawyer said:
Samson has the ability to guard a wing on the perimeter that neither of our bigs last year had. That makes it possible to play him with DC. Whether we see it or not will depend on whether, when Karaban takes a rare break, is he better at the 4 than Steward or can we get away with playing four small.
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Agree he has the ability but can he? I mean he’s not proven to be an effective defender as of yet which wouldn’t seem to make this duo very good together. But who knows might as well try it today they’re bigger than us for sure.
 
businesslawyer said:
Samson has the ability to guard a wing on the perimeter that neither of our bigs last year had. That makes it possible to play him with DC. Whether we see it or not will depend on whether, when Karaban takes a rare break, is he better at the 4 than Steward or can we get away with playing four small.
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Does he though? He's picking up touch fouls all the time guarding 5's, that's only gonna get worse guarding quicker players. I'm just not sure it's worth risking our only backup big man in the rotation picking up cheap fouls at the 4 for at best a marginal gain on defense and a pretty major step back on offense
 
SilentDog said:
If ever there was an opportunity to do it, it would be the game today. A starting lineup of DC, SJ, AK, TN and CS definitely covers the size issue. Plus you give SJ the chance to start a game on national television. Kind of a reward for believing and sticking around. Personally, I like the idea just for today because IU if they play without their PG really is not a threat from three and giving SJ a start could help him more with his confidence.
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Good idea in theory but with DC probably maxing out at 24-25 mins, you would be looking for 30 out of Samson in this scenario OR playing small in stretches which isnt the right fit for this Indiana teams size.
 
businesslawyer said:
Samson has the ability to guard a wing on the perimeter that neither of our bigs last year had. That makes it possible to play him with DC. Whether we see it or not will depend on whether, when Karaban takes a rare break, is he better at the 4 than Steward or can we get away with playing four small.
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Agreed. I am not a double-big guy at all generally, but today might be the day to see it if we do. They have a big front line. If we are getting killed on defense, Karaban on Mgbako would help.
 
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PAHusky said:
People called for double bigs last year when the two bigs we were talking about were all-big east and a potential first round draft pick.
Dan didn’t go two bigs and I’d say things worked out pretty well. It was covered ad nauseam on here last year - two bigs isn’t worth it on either end in this day and age barring incredibly special circumstances (two bigs who can shoot, multiple injuries, etc).
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It would be foolish to play two back to the basket posts together. Clingan and Sanogo are both traditional back to the basket players. They will not coexist. Samson is not a back to the basket player. The logic used last year doesn't apply to this year. Clingan/Sanogo and Clingan/Samson are two different skill sets. This is not last years team and Dan Hurley will coach these players differently than last year. I do believe I saw both players on the court at the same time against Indiana. Did you?
 
HuskylnSC said:
I do believe I saw both players on the court at the same time against Indiana. Did you?
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Very very briefly, once at the end of the half and once again in the second but I forget about when. Not sure we’ll be seeing a ton of it going forward
 
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