Dude is smooth/his hand and foot motions look pretty effortless. Moreso than a year ago.I'm not a big fan of a lot of what they do at the skill labs, but for a kid like Griffiths who needs to add some creativity to his package, it could be beneficial.
I'm not a big fan of a lot of what they do at the skill labs, but for a kid like Griffiths who needs to add some creativity to his package, it could be beneficial.
I’ve always wondered what the value of a guy like Chris Brickley is. I see those videos of guys shooting in that nice looking gym in NY and it seems fairly useless. What does he do for them?
What I don't love about the I'm Possible/Skill Lab people is how much value they place on these ridiculous finishes... spinning left-hand fingerrolls from behind the backboard with no shoes on and a den of rattlesnakes in the landing zone.
I want players that can catch a body...
Where are you hearing that? I find that hard to believe and I'm seriously questioning Hurley if that's the case.He’s not as big of a priority as most here (myself included) would prefer.
That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.Where are you hearing that? I find that hard to believe and I'm seriously questioning Hurley if that's the case.
Ugh, don't like hearing this at all. Really hoping it's not true.That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.
That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.
The past does not have to repeat. I think we'll be fine with the sorts of players we're bringing in/recruiting and the system that DH is talking about.We'll have another year where our starting lineup has two shooters total, coach will blame the players, rinse repeat. It's been happening for 4 years now.
Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.
Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.
He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?
Roster composition has been a problem for Hurley’s entire tenure here.Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.
He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?
In recruiting, historically and even moreso now, you cast a wide net in terms of skillsets, polished versus developed guys/specific skillsets, etc. You recruit 4 or 5 guys really hard to net one of them. We're now recruiting both really good shooters and really good athletes (and some are both).Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.
He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?
We'll see how he does with Karaban and Clingan. I think it's been pretty clear he has been targeting more shooting so lets see how the rest of this cycle and the next playout. I had also heard Griffiths isn't super high on UConn, but it is super hard to tell where we stand with him sitting out the first two sessions.It's his comfort zone. He knows he can take a bunch of athletes and put together a decent regular season record that will have us in the 20-30 range on the ranking services--he's done it before. Trusting himself to coach up some less-than-elite athletes on the defensive end and leaning on their skill to improve our offense is new to him.
And even then, why complain about it. We're not getting every local kid - some want to go away for their college experience.I'm gonna wait until we actually stop recruiting him and miss on him before I start complaining. I know that's a crazy concept
Who are we targeting instead? Not going to criticize roster composition until I know who we're actually bringing in.