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ARIDE said:
If Polley doesnt come back maybe we want him! I like the guys coming in . Honestly he is nothing special! We need a 3 period!
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We don’t need a 3 we are absolutely stacked at that spot. Jackson, Martin, Hawkins(6’6 now?) Hurley also likes to play 3(sometimes 4) guards. Most good teams last year played 3 guards.
 
AntG168 said:
@Matrim55 said Lousiville. And @Zionn said he doesn't think the staff is in love with him.
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Ahh gotcha. Just don’t trust anything Louisville fans say. When I said Louisville fans are delusional I meant it.

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AntG168 said:
@Matrim55 said Lousiville. And @Zionn said he doesn't think the staff is in love with him.
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If the staff doesn’t totally want him then I trust their judgement. They know we need shooters, but Locke seems to be a 1 trick pony. Dan Hurley probably wants a guy who has a more well rounded game. Even if we get a guy who is a 37% career 3pt shooter, he’ll have a whole offseason to bump that up to 40% which is in line with a Locke.
 
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aburks41 said:
If the staff doesn’t totally want him then I trust their judgement. They know we need shooters, but Locke seems to be a 1 trick pony. Dan Hurley probably wants a guy who has a more well rounded game. Even if we get a guy who is a 37% career 3pt shooter, he’ll have a whole offseason to bump that up to 40% which is in line with a Locke.
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The difference between Locke and Polley is immense. For example Locke has the ability to run off screens, fight through screens. Polley for whatever reason had trouble with that. He was a much better transition shooter or shooter when there’s some kind of defensive breakdown. I think Bouk or Cole could have similar numbers if they only took the looks Polley had. Not a knock on Polley 6’9 shooters are a rare commodity. Locke also has adequate handle and space creation maneuvers to be on ball and create his own 3. He also has a very good floater/runner that he uses when defenders go over screens or play him super tight. He shot 50% from the field in AAU I don’t think he’s as bad inside the line as others. The biggest knock on him is that he NEVER gets fouled(which is a shame because he makes his free throws). Florida really used him almost exclusively off screens and in the corner as a shooter though so it’s hard to tell how bad this flaw is. He got to the line much more with team Melo.

 
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UcannUconn said:
The difference between Locke and Polley is immense. For example Locke has the ability to run off screens, fight through screens. Polley for whatever reason had trouble with that. He was a much better transition shooter or shooter when there’s some kind of defensive breakdown. I think Bouk or Cole could have similar numbers if they only took the looks Polley had. Not a knock on Polley 6’9 shooters are a rare commodity. Locke also has adequate handle and space creation maneuvers to be on ball and create his own 3. He also has a very good floater/runner that he uses when defenders go over screens or play him super tight. He shot 50% from the field in AAU I don’t think he’s as bad inside the line as others. The biggest knock on him is that he NEVER gets fouled(which is a shame because he makes his free throws). Florida really used him almost exclusively off screens and in the corner as a shooter though so it’s hard to tell how bad this flaw is. He got to the line much more with team Melo.

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I trust the staff more. There’s obviously parts of his game that they don’t love. A huge glaring hole is that he gets zero boards and like you said, never gets fouled.
I think we can do better, there’s more names entering the portal every day
 
aburks41 said:
I trust the staff more. There’s obviously parts of his game that they don’t love. A huge glaring hole is that he gets zero boards and like you said, never gets fouled.
I think we can do better, there’s more names entering the portal every day
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I think staff wants him. If all these programs are wrong than we have entered the twilight zone.
 
UcannUconn said:
I think staff wants him. If all these programs are wrong than we have entered the twilight zone.
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If teams didn’t do their due diligence on a guy who shoots 40% from 3 then that would be coaching malpractice. Of course they should inquire on him and make their pitch. Doesnt mean they are totally sold on him
 
JohnFSilver said:
I like Gaffney at the point. He can blow by his defender and create. Not a great passer. But he needs to have the ball in his hands. Cole needs the ball less. He should be a shooter.
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I like Gaff too, the one that played 3-4 really good games this year. But I don’t want to see the other one at the point all that much. Slows the offense down too much for me but if he can get more consistent and be that guy we’ve seen a few times he should get a chance to play there. For now Cole is the better PG but we need to get better there somehow.
 
mauconnfan said:
I like Gaff too, the one that played 3-4 really good games this year. But I don’t want to see the other one at the point all that much. Slows the offense down too much for me but if he can get more consistent and be that guy we’ve seen a few times he should get a chance to play there. For now Cole is the better PG but we need to get better there somehow.
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I know what you mean but he really has another gear that I have no clue why he doesn’t shift into more often. When I asked him, he just looked perplexed.
 
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Storrs South said:
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Well that sucks. What if Johnson and Jones return? I don’t even think they’re projected to be drafted. El Ellis and Noah Locke coming off the bench? Lol. They’ll have the deepest back court in the country.

One thing that I think REALLY helps Louisville is that they have all these young “name” players in the league. Mitchell, Harrell, Rozier, etc. When we were landing whoever we wanted we had so many name players in the league. No one even knows that Drummond attended UConn, Sigh.
 
UcannUconn said:
Well that sucks. What if Johnson and Jones return? I don’t even think they’re projected to be drafted. El Ellis and Noah Locke coming off the bench? Lol. They’ll have the deepest back court in the country.

One thing that I think REALLY helps Louisville is that they have all these young “name” players in the league. Mitchell, Harrell, Rozier, etc. When we were landing whoever we wanted we had so many name players in the league. No one even knows that Drummond attended UConn, Sigh.
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Donovan Mitchell is a huge name, nobody cares about Harrell or Rozier.
 
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Zags reporting. Ok time to Locke the thread sigh
 
UcannUconn said:
Well that sucks. What if Johnson and Jones return? I don’t even think they’re projected to be drafted. El Ellis and Noah Locke coming off the bench? Lol. They’ll have the deepest back court in the country.
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You're not even including Marshall grad-transfer Jarrod West (12.5p, 6.0a, 40.8 3p%).

However, I doubt Jones returns, but David Johnson is more likely. At his size, 6'5 210, and his ability to handle and distribute, I see him coming back as the stud of Louisville to really up his resume...at least that's what I think he should do.

Last year, I think Louisville does want a slightly smaller lineup. Dre Davis (6'5 220) played too many minutes at the 2 and 3. A West/Locke/Johnson/Wiliamson 1-4 lineup looks great as at least two of those guys can handle, shoot, distribute and attack the basket with athleticism.
 
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