DeAndre Daniels

[nelsonmuntz]

What is the deal with this guy? The good DeAndre is an absolute mismatch offensively from 15 feet in against any 4 and many 3's. He has good touch, a nice mid and short range shot, and moves well around the basket, and would average 8 FT attempts a game if he was willing to work a little harder. The bad DeAndre is a matador on defense and likes to run the break when he isn't chucking 3's off the dribble.

Daniels needs to channel his inner Selvie. Get within 12 feet of the hoop, and demand the ball. The team doesn't even need to get it back (which is good because they won't), because Daniels is that good around the hoop. He has to stop thinking he will be UConn's point guard someday. That will never happen.

 

[Husky]

streaky player but i see him being our best player a year from now. needs muscle milk!! haha

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It isn't even a question of getting strength. He has to just cut out the stupid stuff.

 

[Husky]

agreed but just imagine him with more strength

 

[mauconnfan]

What is the deal with this guy? The good DeAndre is an absolute mismatch offensively from 15 feet in against any 4 and many 3's. He has good touch, a nice mid and short range shot, and moves well around the basket, and would average 8 FT attempts a game if he was willing to work a little harder. The bad DeAndre is a matador on defense and likes to run the break when he isn't chucking 3's off the dribble.

Daniels needs to channel his inner Selvie. Get within 12 feet of the hoop, and demand the ball. The team doesn't even need to get it back (which is good because they won't), because Daniels is that good around the hoop. He has to stop thinking he will be UConn's point guard someday. That will never happen.

He needs to play a little "slower" around the hoop like Ray did/does. When he goes to the hoop it's straight at ya full speed and he gets denied 80% of the time of not more. He has a great little soft half hoof he can use or a spin and short banker but his repeated going right at it and getting denied is not good. He could get 16-18 a game if he could finish. I love his potential and we have him back, needs to get stronger and over the summer and continue to work on the handle. On D he does some good things as you say but there's more there.....laying off at halfcourt rather than getting into people is one thing as his length will always be tough for people to shoot over even with space! Still glad he's on our team for the next couple of years he will be a good one!

 

[husky99]

The jump from last year in skill is great. Hoping next year another jump

 

[dogpause]

He still lacks experience, hardly played last year. When you flash brilliance at UConn, you eventually become great.

 

[boog204]

lots of talent, it just doesn't always translate. he's strange b/c sometimes he plays way too fast and becomes a black hole. other times it looks like he's playing in slow motion with no bounce or toughness. the happy medium is a very good player; just doesn't always equate itself.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I actually think Daniels is a very good finisher when he tries to get to the basket. Anyone under 6'10 that is playing around the basket is going to get blocked sometimes, so I can live with those. He has good touch and moves around the hoop, and both will get better. He is such an athletic mismatch against all but the NBA bound big men that he is going to make a lot of defenders look stupid if he is willing to work on his inside game.

I don't want Daniels shooting a 3 unless he is wide open, getting the ball after setting a pick outside where the guard drives off the pick then kicks back when the D collapses on him. I NEVER want to see him shoot off the dribble from out there or be lurking around the edge calling for the ball. And I really never, ever want to see him leading the break from the point again. Ever.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I am OK with a big man becoming an occasional black hole down low. I don't like it with guards or wings, but a big man can be a black hole.

 

[djct1999]

Deandre is all about potential and upside. You get glimpses of what he can do and then glimpses of where he is now. He needs to get stronger, get a better handle, and learn how to switch speeds. Right now, you pretty much know exactly what Deandre will do once he gets the ball. If he stays the course, I see big things for Deandre in the future.

 

[Rico444]

He still lacks experience, hardly played last year. When you flash brilliance at UConn, you eventually become great.

THIS.

He's a sophomore. People forget that sophomores aren't finished products 99% of the time. Remember Kemba's sophomore season? He was mostly mediocre with flashes of brilliance. I can count on my hand the number of sophomores that played here who were legitimately great players with few flaws. The ones that were have gone on to become lottery picks. Boatright and DD are going to be great next year. Not good, great.

 

[CTBasketball]

He still lacks experience, hardly played last year. When you flash brilliance at UConn, you eventually become great.

Debatable.

But I agree Daniels has the chance to become great.

 

[Chin Diesel]

What is the deal with this guy? The good DeAndre is an absolute mismatch offensively from 15 feet in against any 4 and many 3's. He has good touch, a nice mid and short range shot, and moves well around the basket, and would average 8 FT attempts a game if he was willing to work a little harder. The bad DeAndre is a matador on defense and likes to run the break when he isn't chucking 3's off the dribble.

Daniels needs to channel his inner Selvie. Get within 12 feet of the hoop, and demand the ball. The team doesn't even need to get it back (which is good because they won't), because Daniels is that good around the hoop. He has to stop thinking he will be UConn's point guard someday. That will never happen.

When DeAndre is hitting the 12-15 footer he is a very valuable offensive weapon. His wing defense is marginal at best, but he has taken defensive rebounding to heart. He doesn't always get the rebound but he's in there jumping, tipping and moving.

What I really wish for is for Daniels and the weight coach work on his core explosion muscles in the legs. His cardio is fine. He's still moving up and down the court at a high rate even late in the game. But, when he tries to drive or put back an offensive rebound, there's no elevation and no ability to score with contact.

He's only a sophomore. I still think he will be a 15 and 7 guy next year.

I'm betting on him improving because he has a good motor, doesn't sulk and seems to respond positively to the coaching staff.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

If he was rated as the 100th best player in his class, then we would look at Daniels much differently. He'd be a kid who went from barely playing as a freshman to averaging double digits by his sophomore year. But since we was rated so highly, we're a lot more critical.

He's just a classic tweener. His ball handling is nowhere near good enough to play the 3 effectively and he's also not strong enough to be a great rebounder or low post scorer. The strength of his game needs to be taking bigger power forwards off the dribble and knocking down those 15 footers that he kept missing early on yesterday.

 

[benjordan]

Add him to the list of recruits who "can shoot" but for some reason lose the ability to do so when they get to Storrs.

 

[CL82]

He still lacks experience, hardly played last year. When you flash brilliance at UConn, you eventually become great.

Sticks

 

[Inyatkin]

Sticks

You could make an argument that Stanley Robinson is the exception to every rule ever written.

 

[Perspective]

Add him to the list of recruits who "can shoot" but for some reason lose the ability to do so when they get to Storrs.

Truly amazing how vicious and off base posters can be.

Here are his numbers, in his first season seeing any real minutes, 22 games in, on a team with zero other scorers in the front court, playing out of position at 4:

Shooting .450 from the field. Shooting .717 from the line.

That's a guy who can't shoot? Because why? Because he's at .256 from 3?

My opinion is that the guy has a very nice shot technique, is already a very good shooter, and will end up being one of the best shooters in the history of the program, if we're lucky enough to have him 2 more years. I expect his 3% to come up, and particularly so if and when we get a guy who can score inside and take the pressure off of him.

I don't think he needs to work on his shot - I think he needs to work on his predictability down low - he is super long, but he does not have great vertical. Too often he telegraphs his move to the rim and gets blocked.

All in all, I really like him as a player - works hard, getting better every game, and does what the team needs him to do.

 

[ford82]

Overall, he has made great strides since last year. He is still a young player and with that comes a lack of consistency in production and decision making. He could be great from midrange and finishing in the open court. I think it is clear that his lack of strength at times is an issue defensively and offensively. It remains to be seen if he will be able to improve his strength. It would make a big difference but I am not sure he has the frame to put on significant muscle.

 

[Palatine]

DD missed three or four open ten footers from the wing in the first half against SH. If he can knock down those open looks, we get really good. He does need to make them more consistently.

 

[August_West]

He still lacks experience, hardly played last year. When you flash brilliance at UConn, you eventually become great.

Wish that was the case but besides the already mentioned sticks I can name a few more:
Doug Wrenn
Curtis Kelly
Ajou Deng
Scott Hazelton
Doug Wiggins

We can go on......


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[benjordan]

Truly amazing how vicious and off base posters can be.

Here are his numbers, in his first season seeing any real minutes, 22 games in, on a team with zero other scorers in the front court, playing out of position at 4:

Shooting .450 from the field. Shooting .717 from the line.

That's a guy who can't shoot? Because why? Because he's at .256 from 3?

My opinion is that the guy has a very nice shot technique, is already a very good shooter, and will end up being one of the best shooters in the history of the program, if we're lucky enough to have him 2 more years. I expect his 3% to come up, and particularly so if and when we get a guy who can score inside and take the pressure off of him.

I don't think he needs to work on his shot - I think he needs to work on his predictability down low - he is super long, but he does not have great vertical. Too often he telegraphs his move to the rim and gets blocked.

All in all, I really like him as a player - works hard, getting better every game, and does what the team needs him to do.

I meant 3pt %. Which, as you stated, he doesn't do well. I like him a lot as a player, was merely pointing out that so often we've heard of recruits who were very good shooters but then shot sub 30% from behind the arc. Not sure how that's vicious and off base, but okay.

 

[Buffett10]

Wish that was the case but besides the already mentioned sticks I can name a few more:
Doug Wrenn
Curtis Kelly
Ajou Deng
Scott Hazelton
Doug Wiggins

We can go on......


Besides Doug Wiggins which one of theese players "flashed brilliance"? Infact none of them were around long enough to flash brilliance and then have the chance to become great. Not one player on your list finished at Uconn.

 

[Inyatkin]

Besides Doug Wiggins which one of theese players "flashed brilliance"? In fact none of them were around long enough to flash brilliance and then have the chance to become great. Not one player on your list finished at Uconn.[/I]

Anyone who remembers a Doug Wrenn dunk on Georgetown in the Big East tournament will tell you he "flashed brilliance." Unfortunately it may have been his only UConn highlight.