Diggins Johnson Springs Time

[jimva]

When was the last time SPARTY won 4 titles? Who are they? Inferior team to us today this season..Sick of BY making excuses for the team.
In Sparty game saw Jordan break down the lane WIDE open in offensive set during critical part of game and he didn't get the ball. Whats going on here.Hes not only not in the game but when he is in he's not getting the ball. If this happened when I was coaching that would be an immediate TO and the player who looked at him and didn't get him the ball would be next to me on the bench for a LONG time.
Bottom line is the seniors need to communicate to the team that this losing stops NOW. Get behind by 20 in the first half by not being ready to play then blowing a 10 point lead with 2 minutes to go. Under Calhoun there would be HELL to, pay.

Hawkins also lost his dribble and turned it over at a crucial point, just like he did in Auburn game. You could argue he cost us the win in regulation.

Don’t get me wrong, I think Hawkins will be a big time player for UCONN. But he is not ready yet. Let Hurley bring him along. I am sure he, diggings and Samson will get more minutes over the coming weeks

 

[MTBingNinja]

Today we gave Akok time replacing Whaley. Gaffney has had his chance at the point. Sonogo doesn't pass out of post.
Diggins Johnson and Springs have have all shown they can play. Time to give them some time

Definitely. Over the next two games, I say give Diggins Johnson and Springs a ton of minutes along with The Hawk. Let’s really see what they can really do. Give them some good playing time and experience. The next round of good basketball starts on December 8th.

 

[aburks41]

I think Diggins will get some minutes soon. Every scouting report on him says he’s got good handles and is a great passer/has good vision. However, he was hurt for a little over a month right before the season so he did miss a lot of practice time. I bet the staff is still getting him up to speed. But it is disappointing that the recruiting pieces on him all said they expect him to make an early impact and so far we’ve only seen him for garbage minutes.

 

[Jimdish255]

Please ,all of you , trust Hurley he is the coach. We do need another ball handler. If Diggins is ready Hurley will put him in , if not he will go with the best option available.
Springs and Sampson will get more time ,if and when coach Hurley feels than can contribute more than the players he has in there now.

May I point out we are 4-1 I know we have a few problems but I am more optimistic about this team and this season that I have been since Calhoun was coach.

Not a Coach but I trust my eyes first, not what someone tries to sell me or how things look "on paper". The game and the coaching aspects of it generally speak for themselves. Or maybe I'm just not very trusting of anything. That doesn't mean there isn't room for optimism, just totally not on board with taking the same approach to situations where it isn't and hasn't been working. That's why we have a Coach.

 

[HungryHuskies]

Don't understand why Diggins doesn't get any time on the floor. Going to need him vs the Huggins press

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Don't understand why Diggins doesn't get any time on the floor. Going to need him vs the Huggins press

He’s not good enough

 

[Austin316]

He’s not good enough

 

[UCfor3]

He’s not good enough

It's 8 games into his college career.

 

[HungryHuskies]

He’s not good enough

Gaffney had 6 points tonight...

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

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I've heard the two standouts from practice this year are Akok (back to his normal self and hitting 3's extremely well) + Hawkins (good shooter, can get a bucket). Might need to temper your expectations on Diggins and Springs contributing meaningfully this year however.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

It's 8 games into his college career.

And he’s not good enough to play right now, 8 games into his college career

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Gaffney had 6 points tonight...

Also had 5 assists and 0 turnovers

 

[Chin Diesel]

So, Martin in a cast and Sanogo has lower back problems.

Guess that means a 7 man rotation next game.

 

[UCfor3]

And he’s not good enough to play right now, 8 games into his college career

That's different than just saying he isn't good. More like he may not be ready yet. He also missed almost the entire month leading up to the season so it's not like you were going out on a limb.

 

[Austin316]

So, Martin in a cast and Sanogo has lower back problems.

Guess that means a 7 man rotation next game.

This is the most I’ve ever felt like UConn all season. Injury-free-ain’t-to-be!

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

That's different than just saying he isn't good. More like he may not be ready yet. He also missed almost the entire month leading up to the season so it's not like you were going out on a limb.

I said he’s not good enough. That’s factual.

I also heard from people who watched practices prior to him getting hurt that he wasn’t ready. I posted about it. You can see it above.

 

[Ajs120102]

I said he’s not good enough. That’s factual.

I also heard from people who watched practices prior to him getting hurt that he wasn’t ready. I posted about it. You can see it above.

What about Samson then? Can’t throw him out there at all? Top 50 recruits can’t play against UMES?

 

[UCfor3]

I said he’s not good enough. That’s factual.

I also heard from people who watched practices prior to him getting hurt that he wasn’t ready. I posted about it. You can see it

I said he’s not good enough. That’s factual.

I also heard from people who watched practices prior to him getting hurt that he wasn’t ready. I posted about it. You can see it above.

For now? For UConn? See how that can be interpreted two different ways? Now I see what you meant but your original post did not clarify.

 

[jibsey]

Bench wasn't short today it didn't exist basically.

 

[Giddyup5]

What about Samson then? Can’t throw him out there at all? Top 50 recruits can’t play against UMES?

Dude we almost lost. If we won by 30 and had a comfortable lead both Samson and Diggins and Akok would have played more. But we sucked.

 

[superjohn]

So, Martin in a cast and Sanogo has lower back problems.

Guess that means a 7 man rotation next game.

Inbounding is a problem, as is breaking the press. Sanogo not passing is a problem, as is our offense consisting of just dumping it off to Sanogo in the post or letting Cole create. He simply needs to set up plays to get Hawkins shots and he needs to use our depth and athleticism. This ultra deep team he talked about all preseason isn't very deep at all so far this season.

We're very good but the ceiling is lower if he doesn't let the kids play. I assume he'll start drawing up more stuff for Hawkins but I'm worried he's going to have Diggins and Samson buried on the bench.