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For those of you who think we need a PG over a big

Bouk will need a backup if he doesn't solve his fouling.
 
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We have Cole, Gaffney, Bouk, Gilbert, Adams as guards. We have Carlton,Whaley, and Javonte Brown Ferguson as our bigs.
 
Interior defense and offense was pretty poor today. But they made up for it by finally hitting a good percentage of threes.
 
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We had no one who could stop a 6’ 8” 235lb fairly mobile “big” man tonight. No one.

We need some more mobile big muscle down low.

Springs & Javonte Brown Ferguson can help next year (I’m hopeful) but I think a stud big man or a high quality grad transfer will help us make a big leap next year more than another guard.
 
About the only thing Adams contributed tonight was fouls.
 
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UConnSwag11 said:
do you still feel that way after tonight's game?
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Who said over a big?

My feeling is we won't win consistently without a PG controlling the offense.

I want bigs too. But nobody said grab PGs rather than bigs.
 
I can’t wait for all the crickets next year from the people hating on RJ Cole.
 
After watching Igbanu man-handle us twice this season, we surely need a NASTY PHYSICAL next year to handle opponents most physical players in the New BE. That type of player will set the tone so that we won't be pushed around like a rag doll.
 
Need shooters. Bouk knocking down those threes was a big difference. If we had another guy like him, it really opens things up. AG hitting helped a lot also. Still want a talented big tho, it’s ok to be greedy in this case.
 
JustbrewitMan said:
We had no one who could stop a 6’ 8” 235lb fairly mobile “big” man tonight. No one.

We need some more mobile big muscle down low.

Springs & Javonte Brown Ferguson can help next year (I’m hopeful) but I think a stud big man or a high quality grad transfer will help us make a big leap next year more than another guard.
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second time in a row that we had no answer for that guy.
 
I may in the minority but I think we have a great team next year even if Gilbert leaves and we don’t get any new additions.

PG: Cole, Gaffney
SG: Bouknight, Adams
SF: Jackson, Polley, Wilson
PF: Akok, Springs
C: Whaley, Carlton, Brown-Ferguson

That squad is a sure-fire tournament team.
 
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JimHurley said:
I may in the minority but I think we have a great team next year even if Gilbert leaves and we don’t get any new additions.

PG: Cole, Gaffney
SG: Bouknight, Adams
SF: Jackson, Polley, Wilson
PF: Akok, Springs
C: Whaley, Carlton, Brown-Ferguson

That squad is a sure-fire tournament team.
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there are a lot of questions in that front court and could definitely use some more shooting on the wing.
 
the Q said:
there are a lot of questions in that front court and could definitely use some more shooting on the wing.
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Well that roster has an open Scholarship that will be filled.

The SF spot is interesting, because Polley can shoot but isn't much of a slasher, rebounder or ball handler. Sid can slash, board and block shots. Jackson is a ball handler, passer, point forward type and stellar athlete. We need Jackson to shoot a bit, and Sid to get his 3 point shot to about 35%. He's slowly getting better from outside. All he and Jackson need is to be a viable threat because they can blow by an aggressive defender.
 
auror said:
A 4 is a big. At least Springs is.

So we have both a PG and 2 bigs coming in.

We just need guys that can ball, aren't scared,and have some functional athletic talent.
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Adama Sanogo would be perfect. Mobile/agile strong man to complement Javonte's length, ready to play big minutes from day 1. Sanogo would fill the team's biggest hole.

On the perimeter, we need a shooter/scorer more than a point, but as you say, any guy that can ball will help. Depth is good.
 
the Q said:
there are a lot of questions in that front court and could definitely use some more shooting on the wing.
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The front court I think will be very serviceable with Akok and Whaley. Then we’ll also have Springs who Hurley says is the second best rebounder he’s ever coaches. Plus senior Carlton who will give us at least something.

The shooting I also am not concerned about. RJ Cole, Gaffney, Bouknight, and Polley all shoot decent from outside. I also really think Adams and Akok are better outside shooters than they’ve shown.
 
JimHurley said:
The front court I think will be very serviceable with Akok and Whaley. Then we’ll also have Springs who Hurley says is the second best rebounder he’s ever coaches. Plus senior Carlton who will give us at least something.

The shooting I also am not concerned about. RJ Cole, Gaffney, Bouknight, and Polley all shoot decent from outside. I also really think Adams and Akok are better outside shooters than they’ve shown.
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I'm not giving up on Josh. I expect we will see improvement from him next year. I agree, we could do a lot worse than JC, AA, IW, RS, Javonte Brown Ferguson up front.
 
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