Chris Clarke (Committed to Virginia Tech)

[7774]

Let me get this straight.

You believe Hamilton and Purvis will be sitting on the bench while Samuel, Adams and Cassell are playing? One of Hamilton and Purvis are going to be out there 95% of the time.

Let me get this straight. You believe you know with certainty what our line ups will be when it comes to 5 players, 4 of whom have played 0 minutes in an actual UCONN game. Keep herp derping sir. Keep. Herp. Derping.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

LOL, wut? We played 3 guards together very effectively in the biggest games possible last year, but it's never going to happen again. OK....

http://basketball.realgm.com/articl...ll-Preview-14-15-American-Athletic-Conference

"Despite that guard depth, the hardest player for UConn to replace may be DeAndre Daniels. I wonder if Daniel Hamilton might be the answer in certain situations. Coaches like to have their four best players on the floor. And at 6’6” or 6’7”, if Hamilton can hold his own defending certain types of opposing big men, Kevin Ollie might be able to unleash a LETHAL (emphasis added) 4-guard attack at times this season."

 

[Matrim55]

And at 6’6” or 6’7”, if Hamilton can hold his own defending certain types of opposing big men, Kevin Ollie might be able to unleash a LETHAL (emphasis added) 4-guard attack at times this season.

Obviously nobody knows this with certainty, but I'd imagine we'll see very, very, very very little of a 4-guard lineup from UConn this season. While Hamilton is 6-foot-8, he's going to play much smaller than Daniels because of his wingspan, which is also 6-foot-8.

DeAndre's wingspan is 7-foot-2. Niels's is 6-foot-10. Those extra inches matter more than simple height.

 

[sammydabiz]

Obviously nobody knows this with certainty, but I'd imagine we'll see very, very, very very little of a 4-guard lineup from UConn this season. While Hamilton is 6-foot-8, he's going to play much smaller than Daniels because of his wingspan, which is also 6-foot-8.

DeAndre's wingspan is 7-foot-2. Niels's is 6-foot-10. Those extra inches matter more than simple height.

doomed?

 

[intlzncster]

Obviously nobody knows this with certainty, but I'd imagine we'll see very, very, very very little of a 4-guard lineup from UConn this season. While Hamilton is 6-foot-8, he's going to play much smaller than Daniels because of his wingspan, which is also 6-foot-8.

DeAndre's wingspan is 7-foot-2. Niels's is 6-foot-10. Those extra inches matter more than simple height.

Plus we have more size and developed players in the post now.

 

[upstater]

Let me get this straight. You believe you know with certainty what our line ups will be when it comes to 5 players, 4 of whom have played 0 minutes in an actual UCONN game. Keep herp derping sir. Keep. Herp. Derping.

We are not running 3 PGs at a time without Hamilton or Purvis on the floor. Hamilton and Purvis will be on he floor.

You're imagining a lineup that look like this?

T Samuel, S Cassell, Jalen Adams, Nolan and Brimah?

Where's my wing?

 

[ctchamps]

We are not running 3 PGs at a time without Hamilton or Purvis on the floor. Hamilton and Purvis will be on he floor.

You're imagining a lineup that look like this?

T Samuel, S Cassell, Jalen Adams, Nolan and Brimah?

Where's my wing?

With the Rolling Rock of course.

 

[upstater]

With the Rolling Rock of course.

OK, where's the noose?

 

[ctchamps]

OK, where's the noose?

I heard it's hanging around somewhere.

 

[husky99]

A top tos said tonight that there is alot of buzz around uconn and clarke

 

[tzznandrew]

A top tos said tonight that there is alot of buzz around uconn and clarke

Great. Let's just get one, Mack or Clark (or Jones, but a bird in the hand...), and wish the other the best.

 

[OkaForPrez]

A top tos said tonight that there is alot of buzz around uconn and clarke

You off the Bench 99?

 

[David 76]

Confusing thread.
We need a wing because Purvis could go and, I guess there is some chance Hamilton could go (though I doubt it). However, it would not be inappropriate to ask Clarke or Mack to play behind Hamilton for a year or two. Don't get the arguement.

FWIW my uneducated ranking of our SF recruits
1) Jones
2) Mack
3) Clarke

But I'm happy with any of them.

 

[OkaForPrez]

If you want to read through all the chatter on clarke in the last 24 hours on the main three sites you can use this link:

http://goo.gl/eSrsuF

 

[husky99]

You off the Bench 99?

Hahaha

 

[Fishy]

We need one of the three.

All three are different. I have a preference and one of the players doesn't completely strike me as a great fit, but I'm keeping that to myself as I probably do not know what --- I'm talking about. There's a lesson there for some of you.

Anywho, Chris Clarke reads like Donny Marshall to me.

Tell me that we can't use a Donny Marshall-type and I will punch you in the throat.

 

[superjohn]

Confusing thread.
We need a wing because Purvis could go and, I guess there is some chance Hamilton could go (though I doubt it). However, it would not be inappropriate to ask Clarke or Mack to play behind Hamilton for a year or two. Don't get the arguement.

FWIW my uneducated ranking of our SF recruits
1) Jones
2) Mack
3) Clarke

But I'm happy with any of them.

They are three very different players, Clarke has the best motor and could be a defensive monster.

 

[David 76]

In Ollie I trust
But yes, very different. Freakish athlete or incredible motor especially for defense or more an outside shooter we could probably use.

 

[Peacefrog]

A top tos said tonight that there is alot of buzz around uconn and clarke

I thought Zionn said "next" in relation to Clarke.

 

[superjohn]

I thought Zionn said "next" in relation to Clarke.

He did and I believe Fishy did too but as we all know recruiting is very fluid, anything can happen.

 

[Yankees32123]

99, where are you hearing this chatter?

 

[tcf15]

99, where are you hearing this chatter?

TOS = Rivals

 

[UconnU]

OT but just out of curiosity who is @noescalators on twitter on here?

 

[UconnU]

If we whiff on all these wings and Syracuse gets hit hard (both of which are fairly likely). How about Malachi Richardson!? Then we get Mack's sweet jumper and Jone's athleticism...

 

[David 76]

Hope Syracuse gets hit so hard we can get Melo!

 

[husky99]

TOS = Rivals

Tos can be scout rival or any national cite you do not want to directly reveal

 

[aceboon]

If we whiff on all these wings and Syracuse gets hit hard (both of which are fairly likely). How about Malachi Richardson!? Then we get Mack's sweet jumper and Jone's athleticism...

Malachi Richardson is not very athletic, not sure where you came up with that one.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I am REALLY not someone to bash a school, but i feel like even if he did go to VA Tech and go starter minutes, coming to UCONN and gradually increasing your minutes is the better option. A lot more exposure and a program with a pedigree of getting guards/wings to the highest level.

 

[OkaForPrez]

There was a post on the VT message board that one of Clarke's teammates said it was between TN and Creighton, tech was out and we weren't even mentioned.

 

[gtcam]

I am REALLY not someone to bash a school, but i feel like even if he did go to VA Tech and go starter minutes, coming to UCONN and gradually increasing your minutes is the better option. A lot more exposure and a program with a pedigree of getting guards/wings to the highest level.

Don't forget, VT has a new coach who knows something about winning and always seems to help players improve their play as they stay. Clarke is not what I would consider to be a 1 or 2 and gone guy - talentwise at this point