Hamilton Handle

[Cheeky]

About a month or two ago there was an argument percolating on the board about Hamilton's handle. I'm not going to dig it up.

I alleged that Hamilton had a very good handle.
Others contended that his handle was mediocre or weak.

Given the tremendous assist/board numbers that he has been putting up, and the damage that he is causing the other team with his constant driving into the lane, does anybody maintain the position that he has something less than a very good handle?

BTW - Just noticed the full box score. In addition to 9 brds, 9assists, and 7 points, kid had 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Now THAT is stuffing the stat sheet. Kid is a gift. He has the most complete game of any Husky I've seen at this stage of his career.

 

[UConnSwag11]

About a month or two ago there was an argument percolating on the board about Hamilton's handle. I'm not going to dig it up.

I alleged that Hamilton had a very good handle.
Others contended that his handle was mediocre or weak.

Given the tremendous assist/board numbers that he has been putting up, and the damage that he is causing the other team with his constant driving into the lane, does anybody maintain the position that he has something less than a very good handle?

He has a good handle. Just needs to tighten it up a bit and come up with another move besides the spin in the lane.

 

[caw]

He has a good handle. Just needs to tighten it up a bit and come up with another move besides the spin in the lane.

Yep, he has a good handle but still pulls some high school level moves. That's more of a learning process than an ability issue

 

[Chin Diesel]

About a month or two ago there was an argument percolating on the board about Hamilton's handle. I'm not going to dig it up.

I alleged that Hamilton had a very good handle.
Others contended that his handle was mediocre or weak.

Given the tremendous assist/board numbers that he has been putting up, and the damage that he is causing the other team with his constant driving into the lane, does anybody maintain the position that he has something less than a very good handle?

BTW - Just noticed the full box score. In addition to 9 brds, 9assists, and 7 points, kid had 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Now THAT is stuffing the stat sheet. Kid is a gift. He has the most complete game of any Husky I've seen at this stage of his career.

He has a good handle for a forward. He has learned not to try and spin while driving in the middle of the lane. That is where he was getting stripped.

And yes, he has a talent to make plays for himself and others that no one else on the team has.

 

[Kitaman]

He has a very good freshman D1 handle for his size. Notice also he does not fear handling the basketball, regardless on what may have happened the play before. You can't teach that, which I call confidence.

 

[3rdbass]

He has a good handle. Just needs to tighten it up a bit and come up with another move besides the spin in the lane.

He has a good cross-over but doesn't use it much. I would like to see him use it more.

 

[nomar]

About a month or two ago there was an argument percolating on the board about Hamilton's handle. I'm not going to dig it up.

I alleged that Hamilton had a very good handle.
Others contended that his handle was mediocre or weak.

Given the tremendous assist/board numbers that he has been putting up, and the damage that he is causing the other team with his constant driving into the lane, does anybody maintain the position that he has something less than a very good handle?

BTW - Just noticed the full box score. In addition to 9 brds, 9assists, and 7 points, kid had 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Now THAT is stuffing the stat sheet. Kid is a gift. He has the most complete game of any Husky I've seen at this stage of his career.

You're making it seem like nobody agreed with you. I, for one, did.

p.s. Here's the thread: http://www.the-boneyard.com/threads/any-ideas-on-how-to-reduce-turnovers.70858/

 

[UConnSwag11]

@Chrimlt12: Daniel Hamilton is one of the nicest kids on UCONN. He pretty much thanked me for asking to take a pic of him

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

@Chrimlt12: Daniel Hamilton is one of the nicest kids on UCONN. He pretty much thanked me for asking to take a pic of him

Thats always nice to hear. I'm glad i read that.

 

[Cheeky]

You're making it seem like nobody agreed with you.

Completely unintended. Sorry.

 

[Gringo]

About a month or two ago there was an argument percolating on the board about Hamilton's handle. I'm not going to dig it up.

I alleged that Hamilton had a very good handle.
Others contended that his handle was mediocre or weak.

Given the tremendous assist/board numbers that he has been putting up, and the damage that he is causing the other team with his constant driving into the lane, does anybody maintain the position that he has something less than a very good handle?

BTW - Just noticed the full box score. In addition to 9 brds, 9assists, and 7 points, kid had 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Now THAT is stuffing the stat sheet. Kid is a gift. He has the most complete game of any Husky I've seen at this stage of his career.

I think it depends on what you consider handle. We absolutely want Dham facilitating and making plays in the half court offense. Howoever, I still get a little nervous when he has to help bring the ball up full court against the press.

Also let me say I am not trying to knock Hamilton I think the kid will be a star.

 

[jleves]

He's certainly not a point guard, but for his size and age, he has a very good handle and it's shown improvement which is the best part. A little more tightening and he will be a legit star at this level and probably the next.

I think it's pretty fair to compare him to freshman Caron.

 

[ctchamps]

I know it's a handle thread but I was really happy to see a big improvement with his defense.

His free throws on the other hand.....

 

[Matrim55]

I know it's a handle thread but I was really happy to see a big improvement with his defense.

His free throws on the other hand.....

Shooting 80% from the line since mid-January.

 

[3rdbass]

Dham is the key going forward. He needs to keep taking charge whether it is scoring on floaters or making alley pop passes after dribbling in the lane to AB. If he continues to develop his bball IQ and knows when to take charge we have a chance for something special even this year.

 

[Cheeky]

Shooting 80% from the line since mid-January.

@fleudslipcon That there is what's called a "pretty good retort." Do you have a reply, or do you yield the point?

 

[4in16]

Shooting 80% from the line since mid-January.

This. Not many people have noticed, I wasn't sure on the percentage but I knew it was much better since the Temple game although not a ton of attempts to boost his average.

 

[auror]

He's committed the 6th most turnovers in AAC play. Handle still a work in progress.

 

[mauconnfan]

He's committed the 6th most turnovers in AAC play. Handle still a work in progress.

Handle is not a work in progress, decisions on where to take his handle are. And he's done a nice job with that as of late.

 

[Candyman]

He's committed the 6th most turnovers in AAC play. Handle still a work in progress.

Turnovers are not only a result of someones handle. Sure sometimes it plays part but for DHam its his decison making skills like jumping and passing or the spinf move with too many defenders around.

 

[ctchamps]

@fleudslipcon That there is what's called a "pretty good retort." Do you have a reply, or do you yield the point?

semi yield

Shooting 80% from the line since mid-January.

I'll modify. End of the game free throws. I guess I still have a hangover from the 3 misses at the end of game to get the win.

 

[Lefty2one]

By and large having the ability to get into the lane is not a sign of having a great handle. A quick first step and a simple blow-by is all some players need, especially when you have Hamilton's length. Hamilton's handle is still shaky, he doesn't change directions well or have a go-to move/counter-move. He does not have the ball on a string. He does not a reliable crossover yet. In transition he's very shaky. Having a spin move does not mean you have a good handle, far from it. In the grand scheme of things, he has nothing more than an average handle. Relatively speaking. for freshman 6'7 wing you like what you see.

All in all this is kinda pointless since all that matters is that a player gets into the lane, not how they get in there. The kid is a stud and will be the best all-around player we've had at UConn in a long, long time.

 

[Palatine]

DHam's handle is good for a forward, not so good for a guard. He sometimes plays too fast for his handle/decision making. He sometimes dribbles into trouble he cannot get out of it.

If/when Daniel better understands his limitations, he should be be a beast. I would also allow him the handle the ball frequently to get better. His up side is through the roof. Heck, he is already a superior college player. Looking forward to watching him continue to grow.

 

[UConnSwag11]

@NeillOstrout: UConn's Daniel Hamilton named AAC freshman of the week.

 

[AtlHusky]

Shooting 80% from the line since mid-January.

He has improved his FT%, but 80% isn't quite accurate. His FT% for the season is 61.5% (32 of 52).

2014 - 52% on 11 of 21
2015 - 68% on 21 of 31

OOC - 61% on 11 of 18
AAC - 62% on 21 of 34

He had a 4 game stretch in Jan where he didn't shoot any. Following that stretch, starting with the Cincy away game on 1/29, he's at 73% (on 16 of 22) after going 1-3 yesterday. Before yesterday, that same stretch was 79% on 15 of 19.