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[HW611]

Not sure Austrie was much better than Gaffney off the bat.

I was a big fan of freshman year Gaffney so no push back from me.

Craig Austrie is a poor example. Yes, he didn’t have elite-level athleticism or physical skills, and wasn’t flashy at all, but you make it sound like JC turned Austrie from scrub into “viable PG”. In reality, the kid was a fairly polished PG from the moment he arrived in Storrs. He started the first two dozen games his freshman year and set the freshman single-game assist record (14) early that season. Anyone who watched this kid in the FCIAC at Trinity (Stamford) Catholic knew that he was a solid PG and a winner: 103-6 record his four years there, three FCIAC titles, two CIAC state titles and two-time CIAC runner-up. Gatorade CT POY. You make it sound like Calhoun turned a Rob Garrison-level player into a serviceable PG. Austrie deserves a lot more respect.

I like Austrie a lot. Unfortunately he’s the lowest on the totem poll because Calhoun was so legendary when it came to making a great PG.

And it’s crazy he can trust him the way he did but we couldn’t trust Nowell, a top 30 recruit under any circumstance.

 

[Son of Robert]

Speaking of recent point guards.

My take on Ahmad Nowell is that early in the season he was IN IT, very limited minutes, but he made some nice plays, some sharp passes, seemed to handle the ball well, took a few shots, played aggressive D, and the potential for more minutes was a very possible thing. Then he got hurt, some arm strain, some injury that kept him out of practice, out of games, then he came back even more limited on minutes and opportunity, and I swear, his body language changed, he did not seem to have that same fire to his game that I saw earlier in the season. Hate to put this on anyone, just my opinion, and I never say stuff like this, but I think he checked out somewhat when the playing time door closed. He may play very well at VCU, a fresh start, new season, 2nd year baller.