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Rico444 said:
Thanks for your analysis, a lot of people have been asking for it.
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I know. A lot of people have been already asking me for an early breakdown of next season's team, and I'll get to that. But in the meantime, spring is in the air - folks should get out in the sun a little. Enjoy life! I'll give my breakdown when I can clear time in my schedule.
 
Gurleyman said:
Three-point shooters are favorites of the First Night crowd, and that's ok. We need those fans too. But if you want to win, you need to play at both ends. You also need to put in the work in the film room and the weight room to maximize your potential. Jerome, Andre and I were talking about that the other day. Jerome finally understood too late what I was trying to tell him, and Andre is starting to understand that to succeed in the NBA, you can't just date Nickelodeon stars on Instagram to become popular. You need to work on your game!
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Quite frankly, you nailed it.
 
So, he's better than Sam Jr. Is that enough?
Year after year we talking about needing bigs and then get point guards or wings. We have a limited center and no power foward we can count on. I hope he knows what he is doing. But the lack of bigs is a recurring problem.
This reminds of the Yankees getting another closer when they desperately need a starter.
 
David 76 said:
So, he's better than Sam Jr. Is that enough?
Year after year we talking about needing bigs and then get point guards or wings. We have a limited center and no power foward we can count on. I hope he knows what he is doing. But the lack of bigs is a recurring problem.
This reminds of the Yankees getting another closer when they desperately need a starter.
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Oz on the other board has been hinting at RP might actually still leave. So if he does do you really only want Sam I am coming off the bench as a backup guard? I know I don't. I'm sure they will still go after a big if RP is gone.
 
David 76 said:
So, he's better than Sam Jr. Is that enough?
Year after year we talking about needing bigs and then get point guards or wings. We have a limited center and no power foward we can count on. I hope he knows what he is doing. But the lack of bigs is a recurring problem.
This reminds of the Yankees getting another closer when they desperately need a starter.
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I guess we have different definitions of "recurring problem". We've won 2 of the last 6 National Championships.
 
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Never pass on talent regardless of position. Let the other team guard Adams, DHam, Gilbert, Purvis and this kid all over the floor for 40 minutes a night.
 
CGarr said:
Can't find any JUCO highlights. Here is a full game where he stuffed the stat sheet.

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He looks slow as hell playing kids who are even slower. Sam cassell part dos?
 
If KO and the staff are interested, then I trust their judgement that this guy can help the team. I hope we get some good news
 
3rdbass said:
Oz on the other board has been hinting at RP might actually still leave. So if he does do you really only want Sam I am coming off the bench as a backup guard? I know I don't. I'm sure they will still go after a big if RP is gone.
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If RP is leaving, it makes sense. If not, I don't like it. Sam Jr as a third point guard, with the fouls that occur at that position is better than our options for a third power forward or center with the fouls that occur at that position.
 
His teammate Gladden averaged 9.7 rebounds yet he is listed as a guard? Nice numbers for a guard huh.

This guy or Christian would be Vital additions it would seem.
 
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I haven't seen him, but my local team plays them, I will try to get some info from our coaches. Yes, whomever said above that Oz, yes, he keeps reiterating RP could be gone. i know midseason, it was foregone conclusion he was headed to Europe.
 
David 76 said:
If RP is leaving, it makes sense. If not, I don't like it. Sam Jr as a third point guard, with the fouls that occur at that position is better than our options for a third power forward or center with the fouls that occur at that position.
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Just to clarify, Oz hasn't hinted about Purvis leaving since Jacobs has tweeted about Purvis staying. Not saying anything is guaranteed, just don't want to send this forum into panic mode.
 
7774 said:
I guess we have different definitions of "recurring problem". We've won 2 of the last 6 National Championships.
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Snippy, but I'll respond.
The problem, In my opinion, has existed for 4 years during which our best center has been Amida.
Yes, we won a NC during that time. In spite of, not because of our center position. Plus, Deandre caught fire that year. Never a bruising power forward, he played a beautiful finesse game, which along with 2 outstanding guards. We have not had a prototypical frontcourt in 4 years. Our players have been thin if athletic. In 2014, we overcame that. Since then we tend to get pushed around against big teams.
 
David 76 said:
Snippy, but I'll respond.
The problem, In my opinion, has existed for 4 years during which our best center has been Amida.
Yes, we won a NC during that time. In spite of, not because of our center position. Plus, Deandre caught fire that year. Never a bruising power forward, he played a beautiful finesse game, which along with 2 outstanding guards. We have not had a prototypical frontcourt in 4 years. Our players have been thin if athletic. In 2014, we overcame that. Since then we tend to get pushed around against big teams.
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And yet we lose first round in 2014 without Brimah.
 
His offers are solid as hell but we all know that's never a great barometer (ahem scjr). Think this would be a major coup if purvis decides not to come back , because if that happens uconns left with two good guards and that's it.
 
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From some googling it looks like his father was a high school standout in the Los Angeles area 1 year ahead of KO (went on to play at Georgia). He played his high school ball at a private school, but he lived near Crenshaw. Wonder if they ever crossed paths back in the day.
 
superjohn said:
And yet we lose first round in 2014 without Brimah.
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Yes. And I love AB for that. But it is a coincidence. Had we a better center, we wouldn't have needed that 3 point play.

Look, I love AB, ask Mau. But an weak frontcourt by design is not a good thing.
I remember when we were recruiting Diamond Stone and a bunch of posters didn't want him because of sharing minutes with AB. They wanted another wing.
We are headed in the right direction. But I think next year we are lacking still. Nolan and Miller are gone. And we add Diarra. Don't think anyone is taking Miller's points. I hope Diarra takes his rebounds.
 
David 76 said:
Yes. And I love AB for that. But it is a coincidence. Had we a better center, we wouldn't have needed that 3 point play.

Look, I love AB, ask Mau. But an weak frontcourt by design is not a good thing.
I remember when we were recruiting Diamond Stone and a bunch of posters didn't want him because of sharing minutes with AB. They wanted another wing.
We are headed in the right direction. But I think next year we are lacking still. Nolan and Miller are gone. And we add Diarra. Don't think anyone is taking Miller's points. I hope Diarra takes his rebounds.
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or how about if we slow down Langston Galloway ? Brimah actually played well in that game , halil kanecovic struggled finishing at the cup. The problem was perimeter defense . (Wilson and bembry both went off)
 
tcf15 said:
Looking at his top 4, UConn is obviously the best school. But I guess it depends what he is looking for. Immediate and large amounts of playing time seems to favor both Missouri and New Mexico.
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yeah, no way he comes in and plays over adams and purvis for the start... also want gilbert to get a lot of run too
 
James said:
or how about if we slow down Langston Galloway ? Brimah actually played well in that game , halil kanecovic struggled finishing at the cup. The problem was perimeter defense . (Wilson and bembry both went off)
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Bazz also played pretty poorly in that game as well, he had to get his points on volume shooting and took alot of bad shots since he was pressing, he got bailed out by Boat and DD in that game, Nolan had one of his better offensive games of the season, and of course Brimah at the end of regulation. The obsession with the old school posters on this board with post play is like listening to Barkley, I hate to sound like a broken record but for all the talk about our bigs, the guards and wings were pretty terrible in the first 20 minutes of Saturday's game, and it was a recurring theme in other losses as well with either slow starts or wide open layups/jumpers. It would be nice to have complete balance across the board but the higher rated guards/wings need to play up to their talent that they show in flashes.
 
@aceboon indeed. Really clownish to suggest "oh if we had a better center in this game" when said center actually was super effective ha. im also certain we made that second half run vs Kansas because of great rim protection...
 
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David 76 said:
Yes. And I love AB for that. But it is a coincidence. Had we a better center, we wouldn't have needed that 3 point play.

Look, I love AB, ask Mau. But an weak frontcourt by design is not a good thing.
I remember when we were recruiting Diamond Stone and a bunch of posters didn't want him because of sharing minutes with AB. They wanted another wing.
We are headed in the right direction. But I think next year we are lacking still. Nolan and Miller are gone. And we add Diarra. Don't think anyone is taking Miller's points. I hope Diarra takes his rebounds.
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You think we have a weak frontcourt by design? We were hamstrung with recruiting and had to scramble to get Nolan, Facey and Brimah. We spent a couple of years recruiting Diamond Stone and lost to Under Armour. You are talking out of your arse if you are saying a bunch of posters didn't want Stone and you are talking out of your arse if you think the coaches want a bad frontcourt by design. Brimah is what he is, not good offensively and a poor rebounder for his size but he's one of the best shot blockers in the country and impacts the game mightily on the defensive end. If he was paired with someone like Stone who could score and rebound from the post you and mau wouldn't have much to say because it would be hard to keep blaming Brimah for everything. Amazing you still find a way to blame Brimah in the St. Joe's game when he won it for us.
 
selles said:
From some googling it looks like his father was a high school standout in the Los Angeles area 1 year ahead of KO (went on to play at Georgia). He played his high school ball at a private school, but he lived near Crenshaw. Wonder if they ever crossed paths back in the day.
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Even if they never crossed paths, Jackson was teammates with Ben Simmons, Noah D!ckerson, and Jean Christ-Koumadje, so I'm sure KO has seen him play a good amount before he committed to George Mason.
 
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@UConnStats I think Jackson was on the prep team which is seperate from the hs team. He probably did still see him though because the monteverde prep team plays vs nepsac teams in national tourneys
 
Unless he's a power forward with game that can bang, don't need or want another guard.
 
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