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Message: [QUOTE="Kolumbo, post: 4143141, member: 4613"] Everyone is questioning playing time so why don't we have any answers. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theuconnblog.com/2021/12/19/22844229/takeaways-from-the-uconn-mens-basketball-loss-to-providence?fbclid=IwAR2PtksJ671jjBAFg9zlenIDvD4fQP0guC93Nicc8c-tK3dG33mwxr3TYDo[/URL] [HEADING=3]Where’s the depth?[/HEADING] [B]Patrick Martin:[/B] Throughout the offseason, Hurley trumpeted the team’s depth in both the frontcourt and backcourt. Well, UConn’s bench scored a whopping four points last night; one Polley trey and one Hawkins free throw. Polley’s struggles are coming at a bad time, and Jalen Gaffney has six turnovers in the last two games, which is inexcusable for a backup guard. Is Rahsool Diggins supposedly so lost on defense that he can’t get more time? RJ Cole looked gassed at the end of the game because he’s charged with facilitating and creating. Tyrese Martin was grinding out a wrist injury. Isaiah Whaley made some uncharacteristic mental mistakes at the end. When your best players are that gassed at the end of the game, you get a type of comeback performance that falls short. When UConn was at its woeful worst, why not empty the bench and see what they can do? What’s five to eight minutes of some Samson Johnson, Akok, Diggins, and Hawkins when you’re down 15? If the answer to all of this is that the kids aren’t ready for anything more than spot minutes, then we have an entirely different conversation on our hands. [B]Aman: [/B]This team might be missing another reliable ballhandler alongside Cole. Diggins hasn’t played much at all while Gaffney has been decently productive but inconsistent. His turnovers put Hurley in a tough spot; they had to keep Cole out there for 35 minutes against Providence, which is not ideal. Gaffney and Diggins need to get better to spell Cole and I’d also like to see more of Hawkins out there given his scoring ability. [/QUOTE]

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