Chief’s Briefs - New Hampshire Edition

[CL82]

4:48 left in the game and we get a full report?

Chief isn't impacted by time in the way casuals are.

(Great brief as always Chief.)

 

[Chief00]

Would love to see him get some early minutes during some of these early games

I think Abraham may be buried this year on the depth chart, despite his talents, as the Sophomores we are seeing now were. It’s tough to feature more than one freshmen for a variety of reason. Abraham, Ross and McNeeley may have the brightest NBA futures.

 

[Chief00]

Chief isn't impacted by time in the way casuals are.

(Great brief as always Chief.)

And I had a long post on my phone, which I might lose, if I started getting ready to leave with phone in my hand. Strange things can happen with my phone in my hands when I am focus on something else.

 

[Chief00]

Borges/Hurley had the turning points Reed starting second half or Ross. But, if you watched the video the turning point was Hassan entering game early in second half. His defense and a couple key offensive plays got them running and that played to Ross’s strengths when he entered the game.

 

[Chief00]

Having a 5 that can pass is something that we have really benefited from in the past. Obv Cling and Sanogo were excellent, but in his 11 minutes tonight Samson had three assist and two of them were absolute beauts. The reality is that most teams in the country don't have that capability. Samson Johnson needs to give us 20-25 minutes a game if we want to reach our offensive potential.

I'm surprised at Hass' 15 minutes, but it's probably necessary this time of year to see what we have in others. Hass is a known quantity and his ability to change the trajectory of a game is special. I would assume when we get to the real non-con his minutes go up.

Bet the over on these cupcakes because there is no doubt our 'scrubs' are elite and will extend leads.

Sometimes in this half court Euro BB talk a true PG isn’t appreciated until you receive full court defensive pressure, as you will in the Big East. Also, teams are still best when the run and you need defense, rebounding and a guy who can push the ball with his eyes looking up.

 

[Gutter King]

Diarra is averaging 18mpg to start the season which is in line with the 19mpg he averaged as BE 6th man of the year. I don’t see his minutes going up much unless he moves to the starting lineup. I would also like to continue seeing a ~25/15 mpg split between Reed and Samson. Not sure how you can think our ceiling is higher with Samson than it is with Reed based on what we’ve seen. Samson is averaging 6.5-2-1.5 while Reed is averaging 13-9.5-1

What I meant with Samson Johnson is that he can't have 9 fouls in 27 minutes over two games v. cupcakes. One of the offseason goals, especially since Tarris was going to be unk, was exactly for Samson to work on this (and rebounding). He needs to be available for 20-25, whether or not he sees those minutes is up to what matchup Hurley wants to exploit. My statement was to maximize our offense, it wasn't meant to be an either/or argument between the players.

Likewise with Hassan. He is an entirely different player than Aiden and there will be plenty of games where he gets major minutes.

Minutes distribution this year will be absolutely wild. While I hope that we settle on another consistent 15+ score aside AK, this non con is going to be a yo-yo while DH figures out what we truly have.

 

[Gutter King]

Sometimes in this half court Euro BB talk a true PG isn’t appreciated until you receive full court defensive pressure, as you will in the Big East. Also, teams are still best when the run and you need defense, rebounding and a guy who can push the ball with his eyes looking up.

To add to your statement...when Hass pushes, he's an absolute threat to go coast to coast. I've not looked at any advanced metrics, but my eye tells me he's borderline elite at finishing. I won't take that skill for granted, I mean I remember the years when we botched fast break after fast break.

He's a 48/38/75 shooter, with swagger, leadership, +defense, and an absolute lionheart. I think he gets lost in the shuffle on this team by our fans, like no one has truly appreciated his jump last year under Hurley.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

And I had a long post on my phone, which I might lose, if I started getting ready to leave with phone in my hand. Strange things can happen with my phone in my hands when I am focus on something else.

You were planning on leaving before the game was over? That's disappointing.

 

[AllHusky]

What I meant with Samson Johnson is that he can't have 9 fouls in 27 minutes over two games v. cupcakes. One of the offseason goals, especially since Tarris was going to be unk, was exactly for Samson to work on this (and rebounding). He needs to be available for 20-25, whether or not he sees those minutes is up to what matchup Hurley wants to exploit. My statement was to maximize our offense, it wasn't meant to be an either/or argument between the players.

Likewise with Hassan. He is an entirely different player than Aiden and there will be plenty of games where he gets major minutes.

Minutes distribution this year will be absolutely wild. While I hope that we settle on another consistent 15+ score aside AK, this non con is going to be a yo-yo while DH figures out what we truly have.

I think as Tarris progresses, you will see Samson being used for a similar duration and role as last year. Offense looks improved for Samson Johnson. I haven't watched enough to offer an opinion on D and Rebounding. Based on the eagle eyed Yarders comments, sounds like those 2 areas are not significantly improved.

 

[Chief00]

You were planning on leaving before the game was over? That's disappointing.

Yes, a few minutes since my guest had a long trip home with a late 8pm tipoff and an almost 40 point lead.

 

[Chief00]

I think as Tarris progresses, you will see Samson being used for a similar duration and role as last year. Offense looks improved for Samson Johnson. I haven't watched enough to offer an opinion on D and Rebounding. Based on the eagle eyed Yarders comments, sounds like those 2 areas are not significantly improved.

Without Diarra our defense is uninspiring. He played poorly the first half but got the team going 5 minutes into the second half.

 

[Chief00]

To add to your statement...when Hass pushes, he's an absolute threat to go coast to coast. I've not looked at any advanced metrics, but my eye tells me he's borderline elite at finishing. I won't take that skill for granted, I mean I remember the years when we botched fast break after fast break.

He's a 48/38/75 shooter, with swagger, leadership, +defense, and an absolute lionheart. I think he gets lost in the shuffle on this team by our fans, like no one has truly appreciated his jump last year under Hurley.

I am from the Red Auerbach and Jim Calhoun camp of defensive pressure and fast break basketball. Other guys on our team can play that style, Ross, Johnson, Ball, Alex as a rebounder and trailing shooter, and perhaps McNeeley as a rebounder and guy who can fill the lanes and shoot. But, Hassan is the only guy I have seen on this years team who can light that match both defensively and offensively.

 

[Chief00]

He’s a senior, he’s running out of time

The game is often harder to those who start it later in life.

 

[jibsey]

Team defense triggers offensive runs ie: that 30-0 run last year, especially when there is some kind of break from a rebound vs a made basket where the opposing defense sets up.
This is a season work in progress for Hurley but for 2 games in I’m pretty happy with what I have seen. Even if Maui doesn’t go perfect we shouldn’t lose sight of that.

 

[UConnJim]

What I meant with Samson Johnson is that he can't have 9 fouls in 27 minutes over two games v. cupcakes. One of the offseason goals, especially since Tarris was going to be unk, was exactly for Samson to work on this (and rebounding). He needs to be available for 20-25, whether or not he sees those minutes is up to what matchup Hurley wants to exploit. My statement was to maximize our offense, it wasn't meant to be an either/or argument between the players.

I think Johnson is trying too hard on defense. Look at his stats per 40 minutes this year vs. his career:

Blocks: 7.4 blocks/40 minutes vs 2.3 blocks/40 for his career.
PF: 13.3 fouls/40 minutes vs 7.6 fouls/40 minutes for his career.
Steals: 3.0 steals/40 minutes vs 1.1 steals/40 minutes for his career.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Did you really want a longer Briefs? Lol

Chiefs Longjohn’s edition.