Florida transfer Noah Locke

[nomar]

Yes. Based on his "makes"and how he scored his points, he doesn't get inside or drive, nor is he aggressive on defense.

Roughly scored 7 of his 10 points per game came on three's, 2 of his 10 points per game on two's and 1 of his 10 points per game on FT's in 28 minutes. One FT per game for a guard says he's Polley Light.

And, in those 28 minutes per game he averaged 2.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.1 turnovers. Must be a great defender though, with only 1.3 fouls per game

Not exactly lighting it up, plus his averages stayed almost exactly the same for all three years.

Someone mentioned Brian Fair - this kid's stats suggest he's Fair 2.0. It never hurts to have a plus-3-point shooter, but he's not a guy I want on the floor for more than 15 mpg if he can't do anything else.

 

[CTBasketball]

We can’t bank on Tyler Polley, he’s nothing more than a back up plan. He doesn’t have the stones to hit big shots. That’s the type of shooter we need.

 

[KingAG]

We can’t bank on Tyler Polley, he’s nothing more than a back up plan. He doesn’t have the stones to hit big shots. That’s the type of shooter we need.

Polley’s hit a couple of big shots in his career

 

[CTBasketball]

Polley’s hit a couple of big shots in his career

Yeah no he hasn’t. Regular season vs. Marquette down 18 with 12 to go in the 2H doesn’t count.

 

[KingAG]

Yeah no he hasn’t. Regular season vs. Marquette down 18 with 12 to go in the 2H doesn’t count.

Yes he has. I could go dig up the game. But it’s not that important to me. When he’s on, HE’S ON. He’s not a player that is good enough to lose sleep if he doesn’t come back. But to say he hasn’t hit big shots is disingenuous

 

[McLovin]

Personally, I don't get the Polley love. He's been here 4 years, less the missed time due to injury. He's proven what he is.....a streaky shooter whose streaks are very few and far between. When he's off, he LITERALLY brings nothing else to the table (remember the 20-minutes played with literally not one stat?). Why are so many people fired up to potentially have him back? Yes he singlehandedly led us to victory over Marquette. But beyond that, he was pretty much a disappearing act, minus a couple made 3s here and there. He's not the consistent knock down shooter some people want him to be and that we need on this team. Nice kid and seems like he has a good attitude, but if we can replace him with someone that can shoot more consistently, I say we do it all day long.

I'm with you on this (the part that he has not proved anything).

But there is literally nothing to lose bringing him back. He doesn't take up a scholarship and he doesn't have to play a single minute if we bring in someone better. That's the "downside" scenario of him returning. The upside is just maybe (a big maybe) he becomes a consistent 3 point shooter and learns to contribute in a few other ways, like defense or rebounding.

He's taking more of a risk by returning than UConn is by bringing him back.

 

[KingAG]

Yeah no he hasn’t. Regular season vs. Marquette down 18 with 12 to go in the 2H doesn’t count.

Just for giggles he hit big/momentum changing shots against Florida and Xavier last season. He also hit big shots against Arizona ithe season before. That’s just off the top of my head

 

[August_West]

Is Polley transferring to Louisville also?

I hope not. He has a 3 point percentage to clip at UConn

 

[uconngb]

I'm with you on this (the part that he has not proved anything).

But there is literally nothing to lose bringing him back. He doesn't take up a scholarship and he doesn't have to play a single minute if we bring in someone better. That's the "downside" scenario of him returning. The upside is just maybe (a big maybe) he becomes a consistent 3 point shooter and learns to contribute in a few other ways, like defense or rebounding.

He's taking more of a risk by returning than UConn is by bringing him back.

I get that there's no downside to bringing him back. I just don't get why people are excited about it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Right...I guess I'm saying I hope he isn't our only backup plan and there's a strong possibility out there that maybe we haven't heard about yet.

Fair enough. Plan C. The back up to the back up plan.

 

[Kolumbo]

Maybe the Locker wasn't the knocker we needed but I don't seen any official announcement anywhere regarding the cardinals.

 

[gampelcrazies]

This one hurts. I really don’t want to get a reclass or similar player to what we have on the roster.

If they can get a shooter or two they could be a really good team next year.

 

[bendm]

yay dont have to check this thread anymore. the hunt for a starting SG continues elsewhere

 

[KingAG]

P

yay dont have to check this thread anymore

Well he hasn't actually commited anywhere yet. Zionn(the grimm reaper) hasn't Nexted him yet so i'll hold out hope

 

[Waquoit]

I would love to see Polley back with another years' recovery from his injury.

 

[imno1]

Right off the top of my head I would expect Cole, Whaley and Martin to all perform very similarly on offense. Hopefully Whaley shows more confidence when shooting from outside. The other two will end up shooting similar percentages to what they have in the past. Why will they get better, just because you think so? Some kids improve every year in a program, some kids get recruited over if someone better comes in.

Well RJ played better as the season progressed. I would expect even more consistency next year. I really think Isaiah needs to shoot more when left open. While Tyrese may not be a great shooter, he does a lot of other good things. There is as much or better chance they improve than not.

I'm with @husky429 on this. Sure it was only 17 3s this year, small sample size, but 2 of 17 and a lot of them were air balls or thuds off the backboard. Part of it was probably confidence and lost time due to COVID and injury, probably would have been around 20-25% otherwise, but the shot needs some work before getting above 30%.

Yeah Andre shouldn't be taking many 3s but he needs show he can score with mid-range, floaters and drives to the basket. If he can't he will lose minutes

 

[Chief00]

Personally, I don't get the Polley love. He's been here 4 years, less the missed time due to injury. He's proven what he is.....a streaky shooter whose streaks are very few and far between. When he's off, he LITERALLY brings nothing else to the table (remember the 20-minutes played with literally not one stat?). Why are so many people fired up to potentially have him back? Yes he singlehandedly led us to victory over Marquette. But beyond that, he was pretty much a disappearing act, minus a couple made 3s here and there. He's not the consistent knock down shooter some people want him to be and that we need on this team. Nice kid and seems like he has a good attitude, but if we can replace him with someone that can shoot more consistently, I say we do it all day long.

He is a good guy.

 

[Chief00]

Gaffney literally improved every single offensive metric this year except assists. (most recent season is on top)

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
23	19.4	41.0	36.2	82.2	1.5	1.5	0.1	0.8	1.6	1.2	6.1
31	19.2	33.6	26.4	76.9	1.2	2.1	0.0	0.6	1.4	1.2	3.9

Gaffney is a good player.

 

[aburks41]

Gaffney is a good player.

Gaffs problem is his consistency. For every good game he has, he has 5 bad ones. He needs to flip that ratio around lol

 

[HuskyFich]

Gaffs problem is his consistency. For every good game he has, he has 5 bad ones. He needs to flip that ratio around lol

You should look at Shabazz’s and Kemba’s soph years. Yes, way more production, regardless of being “the go to guy” or not. But they made just as many screwy dumb plays that cost us games and the BY would melt down.

I really thought gaffney flipped a switch with the Georgetown game. Much to do still, but considering after December he was in my doghouse as the biggest letdown on the team, I’m super encouraged and happy to be proven somewhat wrong so far

 

[aburks41]

You should look at Shabazz’s and Kemba’s soph years. Yes, way more production, regardless of being “the go to guy” or not. But they made just as many screwy dumb plays that cost us games and the BY would melt down.

I really thought gaffney flipped a switch with the Georgetown game. Much to do still, but considering after December he was in my doghouse as the biggest letdown on the team, I’m super encouraged and happy to be proven somewhat wrong so far

Shabazz's and Kemba's sophomore years blows gaff's out of the water. Look at their game logs

Kemba Walker 2009-10 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2009-10 Game Log for Kemba Walker

www.sports-reference.com

Shabazz Napier 2011-12 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2011-12 Game Log for Shabazz Napier

www.sports-reference.com

Jalen Gaffney 2020-21 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2020-21 Game Log for Jalen Gaffney

www.sports-reference.com

I like Gaffney, but he has a looong way to go to even match their sophomore years.

 

[HuskyFich]

Shabazz's and Kemba's sophomore years blows gaff's out of the water. Look at their game logs

Kemba Walker 2009-10 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2009-10 Game Log for Kemba Walker

www.sports-reference.com

Shabazz Napier 2011-12 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2011-12 Game Log for Shabazz Napier

www.sports-reference.com

Jalen Gaffney 2020-21 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

2020-21 Game Log for Jalen Gaffney

www.sports-reference.com

I like Gaffney, but he has a looong way to go to even match their sophomore years.

Really not talking about statistics here...obviously they blow him out of the water. Just more so the fact that we can’t expect sophomores to be playing consistent, mistake free ball.

 

[aburks41]

Really not talking about statistics here...obviously they blow him out of the water. Just more so the fact that we can’t expect sophomores to be playing consistent, mistake free ball.

If Gaffney was putting up sophomore Bazz or Kemba numbers this past year, we would be thinking title or bust next season. You could see how great those 2 guys were going to be almost every game. We saw that level from Gaffney only 4 times this year.

And FWIW, Gaffney actually played mistake free for the most part...which unfortunately is because he really didn't do anything when he was on the court lmao

 

[imno1]

If Gaffney was putting up sophomore Bazz or Kemba numbers this past year, we would be thinking title or bust next season. You could see how great those 2 guys were going to be almost every game. We saw that level from Gaffney only 4 times this year.

And FWIW, Gaffney actually played mistake free for the most part...which unfortunately is because he really didn't do anything when he was on the court lmao

Buzz got so much hate on this board his soph year it was disgusting.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Next thing you know @August_West will be placing him ahead of Rashad.

Watching.

 

[aburks41]

Buzz got so much hate on this board his soph year it was disgusting.

Maybe by some of yall, but every year I get a memory on my facebook from 2012 where I made a post saying that Bazz will lead us to a title in 2014. I thought he would be great, and turns out he was lol

 

[MDHuskFan]

Gaffney is a unique piece. Freshman year, he seemed like a PG, and most comfortable in that role. This year, his best production seemed to come with him playing more CG w/ RJ or another ball dominant guard on the floor

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

“Gaffney is going to blow up in 21-22” is very much the hill im choosing to die on this offseason.

I truly think moving him off the ball will do wonders for his game as he really does have a nice spot-up 3 in his arsenal. Between that and gaining more confidence in his athleticism to get to the hole and/or draw fouls, I’m all in on Jalen filling in a decent amount of what we lose in Bouk.

James was a special, special player but I’m bullish on our ability to replace him and even surpass his contributions in the aggregate between Gaffney, a Jackson step forward, Martin progressing, and Hawkins replicating Bouk’s freshman output.

 

[kobebeanbryant]

“Gaffney is going to blow up in 21-22” is very much the hill im choosing to die on this offseason.

I truly think moving him off the ball will do wonders for his game as he really does have a nice spot-up 3 in his arsenal. Between that and gaining more confidence in his athleticism to get to the hole and/or draw fouls, I’m all in on Jalen filling in a decent amount of what we lose in Bouk.

James was a special, special player but I’m bullish on our ability to replace him and even surpass his contributions in the aggregate between Gaffney, a Jackson step forward, Martin progressing, and Hawkins replicating Bouk’s freshman output.

i am completely onboard with gaffney being our backup sg. nothing more.

 

[8893]

“Gaffney is going to blow up in 21-22” is very much the hill im choosing to die on this offseason.

I truly think moving him off the ball will do wonders for his game as he really does have a nice spot-up 3 in his arsenal. Between that and gaining more confidence in his athleticism to get to the hole and/or draw fouls, I’m all in on Jalen filling in a decent amount of what we lose in Bouk.

James was a special, special player but I’m bullish on our ability to replace him and even surpass his contributions in the aggregate between Gaffney, a Jackson step forward, Martin progressing, and Hawkins replicating Bouk’s freshman output.