Developing Jay Stewart in game might be reasonable

[Letsgohuskies11]

What I think is basically that the staff knows a hell of a lot more than we do and they are going to do what they believe is best for the program as a whole whenever possible. If we win a close, hard fought game while down a critical piece, the last thing I would do afterwards is complain about the amount of PT someone who hasn't yet been able to work his way into the rotation got in that win.

I believe that the basic difference in our viewpoints is that I believe Dan Hurley has given everyone opportunities to earn PT and that they are receiving (within reason) what they've earned. It seems that you believe that in certain cases (I'm guessing HS press clippings), players should be given PT to demonstrate if they can or cannot perform.

I'm confident that Dan Hurley wants to win and that he will do what he believes puts us in the best position to win. Will he always be right? No, nobody will. I do believe however that he has been fair to everyone and that nobody is being deprived of opportunities.

Maybe i'm just worried about losing him next year and seeing his uncle or someone connected to him on Twitter posting after games being upset about his playing time. Im not going to pretend I know more than Hurley and the staff. I'm only speaking to what I've seen in games but maybe during practice he's just not playing well enough to earn minutes in the rotation? I think it's also the whole fab 5 hype

 

[KingAG]

Maybe i'm just worried about losing him next year and seeing his uncle or someone connected to him on Twitter posting after games being upset about his playing time. Im not going to pretend I know more than Hurley and the staff. I'm only speaking to what I've seen in games but maybe during practice he's just not playing well enough to earn minutes in the rotation? I think it's also the whole fab 5 hype

He’s a freshman on a top 5 team with 4 other freshman. They’re all not gonna play. If he wanted big time playing time as a freshman he should’ve went to DePaul. Hurley knows what he’s doing

 

[Umami Zen]

Rotations will change with DC out for a few weeks. Stewart's time will come in that window as long as he earns it . As Hurley says-Players earn PT in practice.

 

[navery12]

Maybe i'm just worried about losing him next year and seeing his uncle or someone connected to him on Twitter posting after games being upset about his playing time. Im not going to pretend I know more than Hurley and the staff. I'm only speaking to what I've seen in games but maybe during practice he's just not playing well enough to earn minutes in the rotation? I think it's also the whole fab 5 hype

Well then you're one of the UConn fans his uncle is talking about when he tells UConn fans to stop talking about him leaving and he's happy here. It's not a good look

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Well then you're one of the UConn fans his uncle is talking about when he tells UConn fans to stop talking about him leaving and he's happy here. It's not a good look

I actually don't say anything about him on Twitter but thanks

 

[Deleted at users request]

We're not stalling anything, he played in those games

He didn’t play in the big games.

Rotations will change with DC out for a few weeks. Stewart's time will come in that window as long as he earns it . As Hurley says-Players earn PT in practice.

I guess the next fact this place will ignore is that Hurley already said he earned the PT in practice. Which makes it more confusing why he isn’t playing much and would make sense if the kid is frustrated by that.

 

[mauconnfan]

Serious question, do you think you understand the team dynamics better than Hurley, Kimani, Tom and Luke? Seriously

Serious answer, no but as most do I on this Husky sports talk venue like to give my opinion. Here’s the deal you don’t like my doing so, don’t read it then how’s that? Kid should’ve played versus the Hall period, you don’t like that I don’t care. The team sucked not to find a couple minutes to see if this talented kid could’ve added anything is ridiculous to me. And by the way the staff had as bad of a game as the team itself. But that’s just me and that’s what this BY is for.

 

[Umami Zen]

He didn’t play in the big games.

I guess the next fact this place will ignore is that Hurley already said he earned the PT in practice. Which makes it more confusing why he isn’t playing much and would make sense if the kid is frustrated by that.

IMO. Earning PT is a continuum. Every day. Not a once in awhile thing. The coaching staff/teammates/Stewart are the only ones that know how he's doing. No one wants to play Stewart more than Hurley. Hope it works out for the young man. We need bangers at the 3/4 spot off the bench.

 

[navery12]

He didn’t play in the big games.

You didn't say that, you said he needed to play against the cupcakes and he did. I think I need to just put you back on ignore though like I did last year. The constant complaining gets so tiresome, especially when 90% of your posts are just blatantly untrue

 

[mauconnfan]

IMO. Earning PT is a continuum. Every day. Not a once in awhile thing. The coaching staff/teammates/Stewart are the only ones that know how he's doing. No one wants to play Stewart more than Hurley. Hope it works out for the young man. We need bangers at the 3/4 spot off the bench.

We don’t have bangers at the 3/4 spot and they aren’t coming through that door for a while unless the portal is good to us. I agree it’s a need, but we also need to back up Alex with what we have. Castle is such a solid rebounder he can be relied on but then we get too small. Need to widen the bench with DC down but they know better than I, bejesus!

 

[husky429]

Yesterday was not a good game for Stewart minutes. Too little margin for error, too physical, and the rotation was messed up with fouls.

5-7 mins at the end of SHU would've been a better option.

 

[kemba]

Portal works both ways, lack of playing time might make a guy more likely to leave but it also makes it easier to replace them. We saw it when people complained about diggins, akok, and Floyd not playing. We’re also seeing now with samson, and a couple other less extreme examples of Hurley waiting until it was appropriate to play them more and then excelling. Guys will and should get minutes when those minutes give us the best chance to win. Period.

 

[Umami Zen]

FWIW.. I see the schedule in next 5-6 games as potential opportunities for Stewart and the other freshmen for PT before we head into the meat-grinder part of our schedule.

Hope they can enjoy some time with their families in the next few days. Come back re-energized and ready to rock n roll.

 

[Deleted at users request]

We don’t have bangers at the 3/4 spot and they aren’t coming through that door for a while unless the portal is good to us. I agree it’s a need, but we also need to back up Alex with what we have. Castle is such a solid rebounder he can be relied on but then we get too small. Need to widen the bench with DC down but they know better than I, bejesus!

Also having Castle play the 4 takes away what’s suppose to be an advantage for him. He’s a big guard. He can’t take advantage of his size offensively if he’s playing against other 4s.

Just another reason to roll the dice on developing one of Stewart or Ross with a long term goal of having them ready for March.

 

[Deleted at users request]

You didn't say that, you said he needed to play against the cupcakes and he did. I think I need to just put you back on ignore though like I did last year. The constant complaining gets so tiresome, especially when 90% of your posts are just blatantly untrue

Yes I did man. You know and means both things have to happen to be true right?

I really don’t care if you put me on ignore. I’ll do it for you.

 

[HuskyPride87]

He didn’t look happy during time outs and huddles at last nights game. I’d be concerned at this point.

You mean when he was actively clapping, screaming, and smiling during every cut scene to the bench during our runs? Yeah, go be concerned.

 

[mauconnfan]

Yes I did man. You know and means both things have to happen to be true right?

I really don’t care if you put me on ignore. I’ll do it for you.

Funny thing is whoever is threatening to put you on ignore I already have there because I have no idea who or what you are replying to here lol. Won’t hurt I’m sure 611!

 

[Deleted at users request]

Funny thing is whoever is threatening to put you on ignore I already have there because I have no idea who or what you are replying to here lol. Won’t hurt I’m sure 611!

Haha I’ll give you one guess ma, it rhymes with ravery.

I don’t usually put people on ignore but I probably should’ve just done that awhile ago.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Is English your second language?

I have a 23-month old granddaughter who lives around the corner from me. Her mom lived with me when she was that age. Strictly speaking, they both began with crying, grunting, babbling, vocalizing, and such. And that's just considering verbal language. I'm pretty sure that I was much the same way.

All of us were surrounded by English-speaking people and eventually transitioned (or are currently developing) into this common household language. As such, English is best argued as my second language.

If you hadn't asked so pointedly, I might not have thought of it that way. Thanks, that was fun. I'll have to take that into my next encounter with my reigning favorite toddler.

How about you?
Why did you ask?

Are your questions better than my answers? If so, better at what?

 

[uconnfan68]

I have a 23-month old granddaughter who lives around the corner from me. Her mom lived with me when she was that age. Strictly speaking, they both began with crying, grunting, babbling, vocalizing, and such. And that's just considering verbal language. I'm pretty sure that I was much the same way.

All of us were surrounded by English-speaking people and eventually transitioned (or are currently developing) into this common household language. As such, English is best argued as my second language.

If you hadn't asked so pointedly, I might not have thought of it that way. Thanks, that was fun. I'll have to take that into my next encounter with my reigning favorite toddler.

How about you?
Why did you ask?

Are your questions better than my answers? If so, better at what?

Tedious.

 

[mauconnfan]

You mean when he was actively clapping, screaming, and smiling during every cut scene to the bench during our runs? Yeah, go be concerned.

Obviously not every cut smart a s s because I didn’t see it. Saw him during 2 time outs in which he hardly listened or put his hand in for break. If he was other than that other times I am happy. I’m really glad you let me know too

 

[Woodson]

It’s just nice to be able to have debate around player development/ minutes again. Wasn’t too long ago we were just concerned about not getting our heads beat in by 40 points.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Tedious.

Terse.
cowardly

 

[Scrappy3]

Yes I did man. You know and means both things have to happen to be true right?

I really don’t care if you put me on ignore. I’ll do it for you.

Guys life is to short not to get along. I see this stuff too much. Just a friendly agree to disagree or non negative reply is best. Merry Xmas with good vibes for everyone

 

[uconnfan68]

Terse.
cowardly

I don’t usually ignore people, and never saw any reason to ignore you before, but just give it up. You claim to not understand me. I tried to respond, but nothing is ever good enough. Agree to disagree.

 

[HuskyPride87]

Obviously not every cut smart a s s because I didn’t see it. Saw him during 2 time outs in which he hardly listened or put his hand in for break. If he was other than that other times I am happy. I’m really glad you let me know too

You are welcome - I’m always game to try and help people who don’t pay attention. Happy Holidays!

 

[REB1094]

The best way to get him on the court is for the starting 5 to do their job and open up a double digit lead. Much easier to get minutes for the less experienced players when there’s some slack built into the score.

That should have been Seton Hall but we know how that went. Harder against SJU without DC but was still possible, game was closer than it should have been

When it’s a tight game against a very physical opponent, throwing a freshman into the fire is not how a top 5-aspiring team would react. Need to build leads and give them lower pressure opportunities

 

[Deleted at users request]

The best way to get him on the court is for the starting 5 to do their job and open up a double digit lead. Much easier to get minutes for the less experienced players when there’s some slack built into the score.

That should have been Seton Hall but we know how that went. Harder against SJU without DC but was still possible, game was closer than it should have been

When it’s a tight game against a very physical opponent, throwing a freshman into the fire is not how a top 5-aspiring team would react. Need to build leads and give them lower pressure opportunities

I just want to know when do we eventually let him play in real game situations then. I thought we did that in the non-conference already.

Is the expectation we don’t want to use him at all this year in games that matter?

 

[KingAG]

I just want to know when do we eventually let him play in real game situations then. I thought we did that in the non-conference already.

Is the expectation we don’t want to use him at all this year in games that matter?

We’re trying to win a championship. He’s not ready. You’re overthinking it

 

[Woodson]

I just want to know when do we eventually let him play in real game situations then. I thought we did that in the non-conference already.

Is the expectation we don’t want to use him at all this year in games that matter?

I’d think some of those Karaban minutes would be up for grabs