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Newton, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban, and Sanago. These lineup has size, length, speed, skill, and flat out talent. Of the bench - Diarra spells Newton, Joey C spells Hawkins, Alleyne spells Jackson, Johnson when healthy spells Karaban , and DC spells Sanogo . Let's go!!!
 
That’s too many bodies still. 8 is ideal. One of DC/Johnson will see their time tail off. Not sure who the other guy will be, but there will be another guy.
 
I kinda hate playing the "lineup should be" game but ponder this.

Newton, Hawkins, Alleyne, Jackson and Clingan.

Don't poo poo it right away. Think about it for a moment.

Alleyne looks physically very capable and statistically may have the best resume as a 3 point shooter. He's going to be difficult to keep on the bench.

Since my theoretical lineup is basically all guards I figured I'd add the largest "human" we've had for over a decade to make up for our lack of size.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
I kinda hate playing the "lineup should be" game but ponder this.

Newton, Hawkins, Alleyne, Jackson and Clingan.

Don't poo poo it right away. Think about it for a moment.

Alleyne looks physically very capable and statistically may have the best resume as a 3 point shooter. He's going to be difficult to keep on the bench.

Since my theoretical lineup is basically all guards I figured I'd add the largest "human" we've had for over a decade to make up for our lack of size.
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I think Donny said it best last night, UConn will have guys step up each game but it will be different players each game. They may excel one game and not contribute much the next. This team appears to be quite cohesive and genuinely like each other to an outsider like me. I'm assuming he expects regular high contributions from Sanogo and Hawkins.
 
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Letsgohuskies11 said:
Karaban does too much and has too high a bball IQ to keep him off the floor. He kinda reminds me a bit of Niels Giffey in what he can do but I think his ceiling is higher.
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I heard that take last night and couldn’t disagree more.
 
SaeHusky said:
Newton, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban, and Sanago. These lineup has size, length, speed, skill, and flat out talent. Of the bench - Diarra spells Newton, Joey C spells Hawkins, Alleyne spells Jackson, Johnson when healthy spells Karaban , and DC spells Sanogo . Let's go!!!
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I love your excitement and vibe, but I'm going to throw a wrench in this thread (figuratively, no, Whaley is not on the Boneyard, insofar as I know):

My thought? I don't know.

I have no idea what UConn's best lineup is.

I have no clue.

But, that makes me so happy!

There is so much depth on this team where there's no way to know who will shine in each game. That potential for lineup parity is a huge reason why I like this team's ceiling.
 
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Feels so good to finally have a deep roster with no glaring weaknesses.

For once, an injury won't completely derail our season.
 
This team is soooo well balanced and easily the most talented Danny has had.

The question about PG has been answered. Newton is HIM. And Karaban is a badddd man at Forward.

Being able to have confidence in 9-10 guys is fantastic. That kind of talent and legit depth will allow guys like Hawkins and especially Sanago to stay healthy and fresh throughout the season.
 
InKembaITrust said:
Feels so good to finally have a deep roster with no glaring weaknesses.

For once, an injury won't completely derail our season.
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This simply isn't true. If Sanogo or Karaban get injured we're screwed. Newton a close 3rd.
 
Stinger92860 said:
It will not be DC
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Don’t be so sure of this. If we’re playing man in conference teams will draw him away from the basket. I imagine teams like Creighton who play 5 out will be a challenge for him.
 
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husky429 said:
This simply isn't true. If Sanogo or Karaban get injured we're screwed. Newton a close 3rd.
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We wouldn't be screwed if Karaban got injured. Sanogo, maybe, but we'd still have enough talent to be a borderline top-25 team.
 
I may be beating a dead horse here, but I still don't think Johnson (as of now) is better than Springs. I'm not there for practice, but I'm just talking in-game results
 
SaeHusky said:
Newton, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban, and Sanago. These lineup has size, length, speed, skill, and flat out talent. Of the bench - Diarra spells Newton, Joey C spells Hawkins, Alleyne spells Jackson, Johnson when healthy spells Karaban , and DC spells Sanogo . Let's go!!!
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Richie doesn't spring to life?

Somehow, I love that guy.
 
The casualness with which Samson’s significant injury and the time he’ll miss is just kind of written off is wild. Everybody’s hype for the freshmen, and I get it, but Adama, Donovan, and Alex are not going to cut it against every team. There’s enough guard/wing depth to throw out four of them, but Samson’s skill set adds something different.
 
Letsgohuskies11 said:
Karaban does too much and has too high a bball IQ to keep him off the floor. He kinda reminds me a bit of Niels Giffey in what he can do but I think his ceiling is higher.
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I didn’t want to drop that name too quickly but I was thinking it last night; appreciate you saying it first lol

Kid needs to bulk up like Niels did, not sure he can match up as well physically right now
 
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Shamon30 said:
I may be beating a dead horse here, but I still don't think Johnson (as of now) is better than Springs. I'm not there for practice, but I'm just talking in-game results
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Based on what game results exactly? He played 1 game for 12 minutes
 
I don’t disagree with OP, but how about this

Ajax
Hawk
Alleyne
Caravan
Adama

More 3pt firepower, laser court vision, speed.
Tristen Trip-Dub Newton off the bench
 
I would love to eventually see a lineup of AJ, Hawk, AK, Sanogo, and Donovan.

Donovan planted on the block, Sanogo working from the elbow, two great shooters and a hyper-athletic point
 
Jholla2183 said:
That’s too many bodies still. 8 is ideal. One of DC/Johnson will see their time tail off. Not sure who the other guy will be, but there will be another guy.
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All are championship team had 9 or 10 guys averaging 8 or more minutes with the only 2009 FF team having only 8
After Dyson was injured and a when guard got into foul trouble or needed a rest we were forced to use a garbage guy like Sophomore Beverly as a sub.
Beverly lovers please don’t attack he was much better as a senior. and contributed to the 2011 NC.
He was awful as a sophomore.
This team may have 10 who average 10 minutes.
 
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