Giffey

[champs99and04]

As I said in a previous thread, if Giffey plays the way he did last night, there is no reason for him not to be playing 25+ minutes a game. He is an excellent three point shooter, he looks to feed the post, he can hit shots off the dribble, and he is an excellent passer. Last night, all of those traits were on display, and it would have helped us get back in the game if UConn played any defense in the second half. Defensively, he's solid, and far from a liablity. He moves his feet well, doesn't blow assignments, and seems to come up with a good amount of loose balls.

If there has been one bright spot from the Blaney era, it is the emergence of Giffey. I'm not really sure why Giffey didn't play more earlier. It's interesting, because last year when Calhoun was attending a friends funeral, Giffey had one of his better games. I think Calhoun's quick hook causes Giffey to play hesitant. With Deandre and Roscoe still struggling, the small forward spot is open for the taking. I hope he starts on Saturday.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

It has always looked to me like giffey also helps the bigs play better because he does a better job than anyone of feeding the ball into the post.

In my opinion playing niels more will kill 2 birds with one stone. We will see more consistent play from the 3 spot and more confidence/aggressive play from AO and AD when they get more touches each possession.

 

[blackbird]

The thing is, JC has to not have a quick trigger with Gif. That seems to really hurt his game. And the trigger quite often happens with turnovers. So I like that Giffey tries to feed the post..but sometimes that causes a turnover. Let it go. It's not like Giffey's the only one turning the ball over..

 

[champs99and04]

It has always looked to me like giffey also helps the bigs play better because he does a better job than anyone of feeding the ball into the post.

In my opinion playing niels more will kill 2 birds with one stone. We will see more consistent play from the 3 spot and more confidence/aggressive play from AO and AD when they get more touches each possession.

That is a great point. Feeding the post is an extremely undervalued quality in players today. So many of them don't know how to do it, or don't care to. I know it is one of those things that won't make sports center, but feeding the post is still the quickest and easiest way to score points. Also, do you think it is a coincidence that Oriakhi tends to play his best when Giffey is on the floor. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but three of his best games last year were MSU in Maui, UK in Maui, and Butler in the National Championship. Gif played over 20 minutes in all of those games.

 

[TopDog18]

Roscoe has a long way to go with improving his handle and shot. If he wants to have a shot at a professional future, he's going to need to work on his post game and play the 4.

If Roscoe ever makes it to the league, which at this point seems very unrealistic, it will never be as a power forward.

 

[high-post]

Since this is now a Roscoe thread...I think he's just really struggling with his confidence right now. He doesn't make quick decisions like he did last year, he looks out of position on defense pretty frequently and he just doesn't seem to have great energy. I think he'll get it back at some point. He's only a sophomore and the season is still young.
As for his NBA future, I think he still has a very good chance. The NBA small forward spot is much less a skill position than it is about having a unique combination of good length, solid rebounding, good defense and a consistent shot from 3. I think Roscoe has all the requisite tools to put himself in the league, he just has to make sure he's money on open 3s (which he was pretty good at last year) and bring back the intensity that he had last year. That and some steady improvement over the next few years and he's there IMO.

 

[mauconnfan]

Since this is now a Roscoe thread...I think he's just really struggling with his confidence right now. He doesn't make quick decisions like he did last year, he looks out of position on defense pretty frequently and he just doesn't seem to have great energy. I think he'll get it back at some point. He's only a sophomore and the season is still young.
As for his NBA future, I think he still has a very good chance. The NBA small forward spot is much less a skill position than it is about having a unique combination of good length, solid rebounding, good defense and a consistent shot from 3. I think Roscoe has all the requisite tools to put himself in the league, he just has to make sure he's money on open 3s (which he was pretty good at last year) and bring back the intensity that he had last year. That and some steady improvement over the next few years and he's there IMO.

I love Roscoe but there's nothing at all in his game that is close to NBA level. He is a great kid and a hard worker but he. like Stanley (and he's not as good now) has no handle, cannot go one-on-one , no mid-range game at all and his range has seemingly diminished with his confidence. He needs to work on these during the summer, constantly no time off, to ever sniff the NBA level. Should have come back this year much better in those categories!!!

 

[August_West]

Absolutely right Giffey should be playing more if not starting for this team. He is just as good as Daniels offensively and is a better driver. He is also a much better defender. Roscoe has regressed alot offensively and his defense and passion is not what is last year when he was a beast defensively.

Giffey is our best option at the 3 spot this year. He has gotten really good and is a positive force on the team. I am sure Calhoun took note of this as did we. I also think Giffey will help us with zone defenses because he has good athleticism, can drive to the basket and can hit the open shot something Roscoe and Daniels have been unable to do.

Boatright and Napier have to take much of the blame for last night as they did not play well yesterday turning the ball over and getting manhandled by Theodore. Their confidence took a hit last night. They better hit the weight room big time and get better on defense.

Actually I think lamb is our best option at the 3 spot, but seeing as boat has hit the freshman wall over the last few games he has been as big ( or bigger) liability than Roscoe and DD. If boat was on his game we would see a ton more of the 2 headed point that we saw last year with kemba and bazz.


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[Hoophound]

I think Roscoe has a shot at the league. He has lots of time to develop. Right now, he looks like a Robert Horry type in the making- sort of a 3-4 with limited ballhandling skills. He is great on d but he needs to get his jumper to come around and go from there. He has the tools to defend in the NBA which is hard to find. The ability to score more steadily is critical for him. I think he'll get there.

 

[NHUConnfan]

From all of the TOs I remember from Giffey last year...I recall quite a few which were probably not his fault. I remember him having some great passes and the person he was passing to messed up the play. Giffey's just got to get PT to have better control of that so he can develop chemistry with the team.

 

[huskyharry]

Knowing your limitations...ala Giffey, is a very good thing....and Giffey is a very good passer, so accentuate what you are good at rather than demonstrate your weaker skill...

It would be great last night if RS didn't think he had to prove something be forcing several missed short shots inside. RS needs to think along the lines of becoming Dennis Rodman (not the person, the basketball player)...never force things on offense (don't throw away cross court passes, don't try to run over the opponent on the fastbreak, don't dribble into traffic)...DO hustle all the time for loose balls, snag every rebound, box out like a madman and play really tough D.