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M.S.G. said:
Diarra starting is interesting but not surprising. Castle has to earn it, and I think this is a nice nod of respect to Diarra after he kinda dealt with moving further and further down the rotation. That being said, I'm sure Castle will be the starter by the time we play UNC @ MSG.
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When I suggested, last month, on the starting line up thread, that it was a possibility that Diara would start.

Well...... it was not received well. But it just seemed like a Hurley move to me. Start an older experienced player, good defensive presence, takes a little pressure off Castle.
 
Palatine said:
When I suggested, last month, on the starting line up thread, that it was a possibility that Diara would start.

Well...... it was not received well. But it just seemed like a Hurley move to me. Start an older experienced player, good defensive presence, takes a little pressure off Castle.
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I wouldn’t pat yourself on the back too hard until the season starts. Still seems incredibly unlikely that Diarra starts over Castle during the regular season.
 
HooperScooper said:
"I just want to make the trip enjoyable for everybody," Hurley summed up. "I'm an intense personality, so I've got to find a way, when I get on that long flight, to dial it back so it's an enjoyable experience for everybody."

That didn't last long. Lol
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He never promised to make it enjoyable for the refs.
 
M.S.G. said:
Diarra starting is interesting but not surprising. Castle has to earn it, and I think this is a nice nod of respect to Diarra after he kinda dealt with moving further and further down the rotation. That being said, I'm sure Castle will be the starter by the time we play UNC @ MSG.
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Plus it's the Tyler Oleander starting school of thought. It keeps Castle from picking up kids quick fouls early in the game.
 
k-walk said:
Does anyone think diarra will be starting the first regular season game or are they just working castle in slowly?
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I think there's a chance Diarra starts but I don't see any chance Castle isn't playing starter minutes day 1.

Diarra brings a lot of pressure and intensity because he plays at a crazy pace. I could see Hurley using that to try to get the team to start aggressive and then pretty quickly bringing in Castle. Unfortunately, I still think Diarra has a few too many question marks offensively (namely shooting and turnovers) to play huge minutes especially in conference play, but he has looked really good to me on this European tour.

I still think Castle starts, for the record.
 
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yungdowork said:
I think there's a chance Diarra starts but I don't see any chance Castle isn't playing starter minutes day 1.

Diarra brings a lot of pressure and intensity because he plays at a crazy pace. I could see Hurley using that to try to get the team to start aggressive and then pretty quickly bringing in Castle. Unfortunately, I still think Diarra has a few too many question marks offensively (namely shooting and turnovers) to play huge minutes especially in conference play, but he has looked really good to me on this European tour.

I still think Castle starts, for the record.
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Agree with your take. Diarra is a senior and his first 3 years have looked pretty much the same (albeit last year was his worst): below average shooter from 2, 3, and FT line with unacceptably high TO% for any position but especially for a PG. His combined college stats: 40% from 2, 29% from 3, 65% FT and 22% TO. That is almost unplayable. He’s OK the way he was used last year… defensive intensity to change the pace.
 
gab said:
Agree with your take. Diarra is a senior and his first 3 years have looked pretty much the same (albeit last year was his worst): below average shooter from 2, 3, and FT line with unacceptably high TO% for any position but especially for a PG. His combined college stats: 40% from 2, 29% from 3, 65% FT and 22% TO. That is almost unplayable. He’s OK the way he was used last year… defensive intensity to change the pace.
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I also don't like having Samson and the freshman off the bench. I would like one veteran off the bench and Diarra is perfect for that.
 
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I dont know what / how u guys were watching, but I couldn't find it. Will there be replay?
 
sledog said:
I dont know what / how u guys were watching, but I couldn't find it. Will there be replay?
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There was nobody watching the game except the few people that were there. One guy there was tweeting updates.
 
yungdowork said:
I think there's a chance Diarra starts but I don't see any chance Castle isn't playing starter minutes day 1.

Diarra brings a lot of pressure and intensity because he plays at a crazy pace. I could see Hurley using that to try to get the team to start aggressive and then pretty quickly bringing in Castle. Unfortunately, I still think Diarra has a few too many question marks offensively (namely shooting and turnoSom the whole vers) to play huge minutes especially in conference play, but he has looked really good to me on this European tour.
. still think Castle starts, for the record.
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The problem with the "Diarra vs Castle" debate is that it doesn't resolve the starting PG question. When Diarra is in the lineup, he is the guy who brings up the ball and initiates the offense. When Castle comes in for Diarra, Newton takes over the PG role. That is what we saw in Saturday's game. Castle only brings up the ball and initiates the offense when Ball replaces Newton at the 2. This complicates the "Diarra vs Castle" debate, since it is not a debate as to who would make the better PG. My personal opinion is that Diarra will exit the debate entirely, that it will come to a choice between Newton and Castle, and that Castle will eventually assume the role.
 
Sphinx said:
The problem with the "Diarra vs Castle" debate is that it doesn't resolve the starting PG question. When Diarra is in the lineup, he is the guy who brings up the ball and initiates the offense. When Castle comes in for Diarra, Newton takes over the PG role. That is what we saw in Saturday's game. Castle only brings up the ball and initiates the offense when Ball replaces Newton at the 2. This complicates the "Diarra vs Castle" debate, since it is not a debate as to who would make the better PG. My personal opinion is that Diarra will exit the debate entirely, that it will come to a choice between Newton and Castle, and that Castle will eventually assume the role.
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Diarra doesn't really do almost anything at a higher level offensively than either Castle or Newton in my opinion. His strength is that he's a lot quicker and can be very disruptive to opposing teams' ball handlers. Newton and Castle are both just too big to match the quickness of some of the smaller PGs we'll face, and college basketball is a guard's world. He'll see minutes to give the other guys a break and to provide some defensive versatility.

I don't see any stretch of time after we play cupcakes where he's getting 15+ minutes a game so I don't really think it's a debate
 
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Sphinx said:
The problem with the "Diarra vs Castle" debate is that it doesn't resolve the starting PG question. When Diarra is in the lineup, he is the guy who brings up the ball and initiates the offense. When Castle comes in for Diarra, Newton takes over the PG role. That is what we saw in Saturday's game. Castle only brings up the ball and initiates the offense when Ball replaces Newton at the 2. This complicates the "Diarra vs Castle" debate, since it is not a debate as to who would make the better PG. My personal opinion is that Diarra will exit the debate entirely, that it will come to a choice between Newton and Castle, and that Castle will eventually assume the role.
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There is no Diarra vs Castle debate.
 
I understand all the caveats of these Europe games, but Castle leading the team in scoring in his 2nd game as a college player is awesome. Yes it's a meaningless exhibition, but he still scored more than every other Husky that played in the same game

Cam leading the team in rebounding is surprising (and awesome). Newton flirting with an almost triple double, if that makes any sense. Excited to see some Solo Ball highlights if anyone has them, box score looks like a solid game
 
REB1094 said:
I understand all the caveats of these Europe games, but Castle leading the team in scoring in his 2nd game as a college player is awesome. Yes it's a meaningless exhibition, but he still scored more than every other Husky that played in the same game

Cam leading the team in rebounding is surprising (and awesome). Newton flirting with an almost triple double, if that makes any sense. Excited to see some Solo Ball highlights if anyone has them, box score looks like a solid game
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Cam is the difference in UConn being a damn good team who seemed like there was a decent chance they would just fall short shooting, ballhandling, experience wise to repeat to a team who has a very legit shot at repeating. If Samson really pans out as that big time backup center/4 man it makes them even scarier.
 
superjohn said:
Cam is the difference in UConn being a damn good team who seemed like there was a decent chance they would just fall short shooting, ballhandling, experience wise to repeat to a team who has a very legit shot at repeating. If Samson really pans out as that big time backup center/4 man it makes them even scarier.
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I'm so excited for him. It's easy to glance over him because we had so many other pieces to be excited about, but we really got a senior that led a B10 team in scoring (ok fine, he scored 1 less point than Cliff..) and shot 43% from three. We have two 5th year senior scorers in our backcourt

Agreed that Cam and Samson are the keys this year. I'm so excited
 
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Spencer is that secondary ball handler who keeps flow and can dish to the right guy in his spot.. The fact that he is such a high percentage three point guy just makes him so valuable.. Starting to think with the Fab Five showing their skills(and Sam) we could make a strong case for running it back..

Understanding that this is not stiff competition.. But for August.. They're not looking too shabby..
 
k-walk said:
Does anyone think diarra will be starting the first regular season game or are they just working castle in slowly?
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ABSOLUTELY not...he is a bench energy guy...Castle starts...imo
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I wouldn’t pat yourself on the back too hard until the season starts. Still seems incredibly unlikely that Diarra starts over Castle during the regular season.
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I didn't say he would start. That was a guess.

The point was how many people dismissed it out of hand. But it is NOT incredibly unlikely if you watched Hurley starting line ups over the years. And Hurley has started him twice already in preseason.
 
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