CV and Jalen on Sid

[gtcam]

Before people are penciling Sid into the starting line-up a question - Have you seen him play lately?
I think we need to wait and see
I hope he is the next coming of everything great BUT I am hesitant to be bold enough to have him start right now
My guess is that Dan Hurley will play the better defender of the two - Polley or Sid

 

[CL82]

I used to say "you know" when I would do a presentation early on in grad school. My advisor took me aside after my thesis proposal defense and told me to quit peppering my presentation with "you know", which I did. He said it shows a lack of confidence. Now like I wish I could like get people to drop "like".

Say it silently to yourself. The pauses will make you seem thoughtful.

 

[QDOG5]

Hurley picked up Yakwe, that's one thing we can't blame on KO.

20 posts before a KO reference on a thread having nothing to do with KO. Boneyard KO cessation is underway. Fingers crossed.

 

[Husky25]

Yakwe is better than Large Dave. But still don’t see him or Kwint playing at all once, Mamadou and Sid are fully into the rotation. If we’re being honest, Whaley will likely fall into that 11th man, “play if we need him” type role. Hard to play more than 10 guys.

Diarra was 4th on the team in personal fouls (70) and 8th in minutes (314). Even Williams didn't foul at that rate (13/113)

I had real high hopes for him coming in, but hasn't impressed much since. Probably attributable to the knee injury causing him to lose 1/2 a step. Be that as it may, it leads me to think of him as 5 fouls off the bench until he can prove otherwise.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Most Definitely

^^^

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

We have several guards playing at a high level right now. I understand he’s a big time prospect but I will be interested to see how the minutes shake out. Can’t take Polley’s minutes how he’s playing. I see no way to take minutes from Terrance Myth off the bench. I’d have to guess we see less of BA.

 

[AdamaNation]

Hurley picked up Yakwe, that's one thing we can't blame on KO.

I think “pickupyakwe” was ko’s Password for his office computer.

 

[CTBasketball]

We have several guards playing at a high level right now. I understand he’s a big time prospect but I will be interested to see how the minutes shake out. Can’t take Polley’s minutes how he’s playing. I see no way to take minutes from Terrance Myth off the bench. I’d have to guess we see less of BA.

Terrance Myth is pretty crafty around the rim.

 

[BlueMAB]

Wondering? What was it about Diarra or his numbers last year that gives confidence he can be very useful?

I expect that he'll improve just by virtue of having a head coach.

 

[Husky25]

Terrance Myth.

Gotta be speech to text.

 

[KembaStepback]

Gotta be speech to text.

Or poking fun at the Sports Pope.

JR's Myth was a big one. Noted Aim (Notre Dame) and Georgia Roddy (Joe Girardi) are famous ones as well.

 

[Leebo]

Gotta be speech to text.

Terrance Myth

 

[Husky25]

Terrance Myth

Thank you.

 

[Scrutineer]

In comparison to Polley, you wonder if Wilson’s athleticism will give him a noticeable advantage on the defensive side of the ball. You’d like to think his lateral movements are quicker than Polley’s. Then again, Polley’s three ball might be too valuable to sacrifice big minutes for. Hurley’s impact on the game regarding who he plays and when has just increased ten fold. Luckily there’s no better man for the challenge. But someone please let Hurley know he’ll be getting some grades from us in these next few games. Would hate for him to walk into this mess blindly.

Just passed your thoughts on to my contact who says he's a real insider because he's heard of Chief.

 

[UChusky916]

With the addition of Sid, playing time is going to get complicated. This is a good problem to have.

I'd like to see our guards pick up full-court press more often. Our team has the athleticism and depth to be able to extend full-court pressure for almost the whole game (thinking WVU of the prior years).

Foul trouble and fatigue should not be an issue since we can go 10 deep and not have a big talent drop-off.

 

[nomar]

JELLY FAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

*No idea what that means

 

[nomar]

With the addition of Sid, playing time is going to get complicated. This is a good problem to have.

I'd like to see our guards pick up full-court press more often. Our team has the athleticism and depth to be able to extend full-court pressure for almost the whole game (thinking WVU of the prior years).

Foul trouble and fatigue should not be an issue since we can go 10 deep and not have a big talent drop-off.

Until watching the 2018-19 Celtics, I would've agreed. It can be really tough to integrate someone, particularly someone who thinks he should be scoring.

 

[intlzncster]

Until watching the 2018-19 Celtics, I would've agreed. It can be really tough to integrate someone, particularly someone who thinks he should be scoring.

Yes and no. The Cs have just an overload of elite scoring players. One of whom is still a shell of himself. They had such an identity last year, and you now add one ball dominant PG, and one do-it-all wing, with the anticipated growth of the kids, and it's a difficult proposition. I still think they work it out, and perhaps Danny deals somebody mid season.

UCONN simply needs talent on the floor. The more the better. I don't think this situation mirrors the Cs so much. jmo tho

 

[nomar]

Yes and no. The Cs have just an overload of elite scoring players. One of whom is still a shell of himself. They had such an identity last year, and you now add one ball dominant PG, and one do-it-all wing, with the anticipated growth of the kids, and it's a difficult proposition. I still think they work it out, and perhaps Danny deals somebody mid season.

UCONN simply needs talent on the floor. The more the better. I don't think this situation mirrors the Cs so much. jmo tho

I hope you're right. Every situation is different and I hope Hurley finds a way to seamlessly integrate Sid.

 

[Captbluefin]

I hope Sid Wilson is 50% as good a player as everyone is counting on him being..

A lot of confidence being shown to a guy who has not played a second of college ball or even played in a year..

Lets see what we got first. A Honda Accord or a Corvette.

 

[intlzncster]

Hurley picked up Yakwe, that's one thing we can't blame on KO.

Not the worst move tho. Didn't waste a scholly and gave insurance in case somebody went down, like Diarra did. Of course, Yakwe himself has been in the tub too.

 

[intlzncster]

I hope Sid Wilson is 50% as good a player as everyone is counting on him being..

A lot of confidence being shown to a guy who has not played a second of college ball or even played in a year..

Lets see what we got first. A Honda Accord or a Corvette.

I think people need to give him time. I expect he's gonna be a good player, just maybe not right out of the gate.

He's got as high upside as anyone on the floor. Who knows if he reaches it.

 

[Captbluefin]

I think people need to give him time. I expect he's gonna be a good player, just maybe not right out of the gate.

He's got as high upside as anyone on the floor. Who knows if he reaches it.

I 100% agree. He looks to have a really high ceiling.

Just seems like many are counting on him to be taking mins. away from guys and making a big impact out of the gate.

 

[Kitaman]

Yeah CV; "We Know".

 

[ctchamps]

Love Tyler Polley. He and Carleton are developing nicely. But Tyler Cook overmatched him. We need a player who can handle a strong 4. As awkward as Yakwe is he was the best option in that game defensively against Cook which shows how badly our need is with this type of matchup. Hopefully a better answer becomes available as the season progresses.

People saying Diarra, Sidney or Whaley are the answer don't have much evidence to support their contention.