Daniel Hamilton Wants Good Friend DeAndre Daniels to Stay at UConn

[dogfan96]

It's really only possible to get away with going small at the 4 if a combination of whoever you stick there and one or more of your guards are above average rebounders/defenders. This year we were so devastating in the three guard sets because Bazz and to a lesser extent Boat are both great rebounders for guards and Giffey and Daniels were great defenders and matured into rebounding forces. I'm speculating here, as we all are, but I'd say at this point D Ham will come in as a fantastic scorer and above average distributor but, as it is with a lot of freshman, his defense will need some work to adjust to the college game. I don't see him playing the 4 at all, and I doubt we see too much of Nolan/Brimah as it would clog the lane for us on offense and would be a bit of a liability on defense as well. Pray we get DD back and expect a lot of Facey/a possible grad transfer if we don't. Maybe Lubin comes along incredibly quickly, who knows. This is why while everyone is focused on our glut of guards and our perceived lack of big men when we're talking about recruiting it's really who's going to play the four for us going forward that really interests me.

If Nolan or Facey were to become a good medium range jumpshooter, it would open up a lot of possibilities with all the penetrating guards we have. I also expect that Brimah will be more of an offensive weapon next year.

 

[Jluc]

Hamilton will not be starting at the 4 hes a 2 guard. Completely different player than deandre.

 

[aceboon]

I don't get why people are jumping over Nelson, it's more than conceivable that D-Ham could spend some time at the four against certain opponents, especially if Brimah becomes the type of dominant defensive player we think he'll be.

Assuming Daniels leaves, look at what we have at the four - Facey, Nolan, Lubin. Lubin's a three star recruit who may or may not contribute anything next year, Nolan has played the five almost exclusively in his time here, and Facey, while he's shown flashes, is still a question mark.

I'm not saying the kid is going to start at the four and play 25 minutes there, but Ollie definitely seems to be a guy plugged in to the new-age, position-less lineups school of thought.

I can definitely see KO going 4 out 1 in with either Brimah or Nolan on the floor to get the best offensive lineup on the floor for stretches of the game, but for Dham to play primarily 4 ala Daniels like nelson is suggesting? Nah

 

[champs99and04]

I can definitely see KO going 4 out 1 in with either Brimah or Nolan on the floor to get the best offensive lineup on the floor for stretches of the game, but for Dham to play primarily 4 ala Daniels like nelson is suggesting? Nah

Yeah, playing D-Ham at the four full-time would be insane, but KO has proven that he has no problem getting innovative with his lineup configuration, especially when the team is struggling. Hell, never in a million years did I think I'd see three point guards on the floor at the same time, but that's precisely what he did for large stretches of the tournament with Bazz, Boat, and T-Sam. I also never thought I'd see Niels Giffey playing the five against f'in Patric Young of all people, but that's exactly what happened. The acceptance to trying new things is possibly the best trait a coach can have and I absolutely love that about KO.

 

[BlueMAB]

There may be situations where DHam is the tallest guy on the court not named Brimah or Nolan.

That doesn't make him a "4".

 

[metsfan2323]

Facey has a ton of potential, right now he is our 4 (assuming Daniels leaves) and he will be a good one.

If Daniels comes back our bench will be the 6th best team in the AAC.

 

[RoderickSpode]

If Daniels comes back our bench will be the 6th best team in the AAC.

And would be the third best team in the ACC.

 

[UConn07]

I don't get why people are jumping over Nelson, it's more than conceivable that D-Ham could spend some time at the four against certain opponents, especially if Brimah becomes the type of dominant defensive player we think he'll be.

Assuming Daniels leaves, look at what we have at the four - Facey, Nolan, Lubin. Lubin's a three star recruit who may or may not contribute anything next year, Nolan has played the five almost exclusively in his time here, and Facey, while he's shown flashes, is still a question mark.

I'm not saying the kid is going to start at the four and play 25 minutes there, but Ollie definitely seems to be a guy plugged in to the new-age, position-less lineups school of thought.

Agreed. Many here say he will be taking Giffey's spot. Well, Giffey played quite a bit of the 4.....

Don't see the outrage. It's Nelson's opinion. Don't like it, move on to the next post.

 

[pj]

Notice he didn't say 110 percent. Why only 100? I think we should demand an LOI and a blood sample by Tuesday or we kick him to the curb.

If he were coming 110 percent, he'd be 7'2" and he'd have to play the 5 spot. You can't blame him for wanting to play guard.

 

[neezy]

daniels is gone, duck. doomed as always

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Great. But then if that's true, the whole notion of someone being "the 4" is irrelevant, isn't it ? "The 4" is a power forward. DHam is not a power forward. The idea that he would be playing "the 4" is silly.

Is it possible that at times UConn could play a 3 guard, 1 wing, 1 center lineup ? Sure. But likely only if the opposing team is also play a wing and 3 guards.

I wouldn't be surprised if Hamilton posts up quite a bit early on, as I suspect teams will have to cover him with 3's and 2's because of his speed, which may give him a height advantage. If Hamilton is the second highest guy on the floor, he is going to have to crash the boards, and he will be defending the second tallest guy on the other team. You an call his position whatever you want.

 

[NotADimeBack]

DHam is a swingman isn't he?

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

DHam should stay at the 3 and have a height advantage on his opponent. We have Facey who looked good rebounding and on offense this year. He, just like Nolan, needs a year to get stronger and learn how to play good position defense. He will be a good 4 for us next year next to Brimah and we should have an NBA sized lineup length wise. Lubin is big and solid enough to come and make an impact now off the bench at the 4. We don't have to stick with the strategy of having a prototypical 3 playing stretch 4. I'm loving this lineup.

Boatright/Samuels
Purvis/Cassell
Hamilton/Calhoun
Facey/Lubin
Brimah/Nolan

 

[mauconnfan]

They're basketball players and we will see how the different combinations work out. So many variables…does Kentan work hard enough and gain confidence required for the next step in his career, does Boat stay, does DD stay, does Rock play a bigger role than anticipated, is Rodney the REAL deal, is Sam Jr better than we believe, is there a 5th year guy out there making his way to Storrs and who will assist right away?

Love all the talk I do, but I have to wait myself. Need to see the final product on paper before I get worked up. Still basking in glory anyway!