I have no idea what Nowell is. Yes it's telling he hasn't played, but I know what Mahaney is and, as a junior, he is what he is. I would much rather see the freshman and see if he improves with game reps. Again, he can't be worse than Mahaney who for me is borderline unplayable at this point. Ditto with Ross.
Oh I agree. Karaban should be subbed out much more than he is. Especially with his play last night. I would rather see Stewart with his athleticism on the floor for more minutes than Karaban when he looks like he is in a daze. Heck, team got back in the game against Villanova when the went more athletic. I get that Karaban will play but Hurley has overplayed him in several games when it was clear he was struggling on both ends of the floor.
That’s fair. Like I said earlier, it’s a lose lose and Danny’s hands are tied.
Both Samson and AK have struggled this year yet Dan Hurley is overly loyal to some players - it's a nice gesture but it may cost you games. It wouldn't hurt them if they sat for a while, Sometimes players who use the bench time to study what's going on can make adjustments and become better players while other sit and brood and/or socialize.
Yes and your comments bring to mind how much Hass has grown since he came here as a Jr. Sooner or later they need to be on the floor. To exoec
So what do you think Danny is seeing in Nowell in practice all year and how would that explain his in game performance?
One of my all time favorite Huskies.
Nothing to do w/ Mahaney’s size. He just looks completely out of synch with the rest of team on offense and defense.
Exactly. All the talk of Mahaney’s size is merely people searching for an answer and presenting it as fact. It’s easy to name players who are at best the same size as him who have won championships in this program, or as you said, are even currently playing in the big east. It’s not about his size. (I mean he just had his single best moment of tough one-on-one defense in the entire season against RJ Luis, who failed to score against him, and then he permanently disappeared back to the bench shortly after). It’s about Hurley being too slow to adapt to the players he was responsible for bringing in and the personnel he has. I completely disagree with the people who say he is “outmatched at this level” or “too slow.” He scored 9 points against the best team in the country as a freshman. I see a player who started the season thinking he could get there but who no longer has any idea what he’s supposed to be doing. I understand that he was brought in to be an PG but it should have been clear to the staff that major adjustments needed to be made early on, something more profound than “run Diarra into the ground.” I believe that failure and its long tail is the primary difference between our 9 losses and maybe 4-5 at worst. Even with Karaban’s horrendous slump and McNeeley’s injury and our less than stellar defense.
By all of our sophs you mean Ross and Stewart
we will have to agree to disagree.
This is it. Diarra can be used at times also as we saw last night for offense too. We should be able to generate enough offense and score points. Whether we can win a game in NCAA will depend on how the defense does. If defense is not good, then we will need everyone to be firing on all wheels. Stringing together several wins will be really tough since we can;'t count on the defense.