Hassan Diarra Commits to UConn

[Thirty Three]

I LOVE Hurley’s tweets, lol!

 

[fatlucy]

We need a replacement for Tyrese. One more top end, tough rebounding/scoring/defending portal player. Like Pete Nance (dreaming) but why not?

 

[Letsgo11]

How about Jordan DeLaire as frontcourt insurance?

He committed to San Diego

 

[businesslawyer]

I'd still like another body, two if they don't think there's a realistic chance of Castle being here in the fall. Four guards isn't enough to play 3 guards all game every game, and we don't have any big beyond Sanogo that has proven they can play. Guys with potential, yes, but no one proven.

So you keep recruiting, knowing that you're not getting anyone who is only going somewhere to play major minutes, but you want guys who can see the court in an emergency, help your practices and have the chance of playing if they're better than you think and guys we have now aren't as good.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

I love this. I wonder how well we'll rebound next year. We were 10th in the nation last season at 40.4 rpg and +7.5 differential. We'll still have Sanogo and Jackson. We'll be taller overall. Tyrese was second on the team at 7.5 rpg.

Any thoughts there? It looks like Newton will be a + from the PG position (4.8 vs Cole's 3.4).

The idea is that it won't matter as much because we'll miss fewer easy shots that need rebounding.

We may drop 20+ spots in the rebounding charts, and actually be a better rebounding team. Rebounding (RPG, RPM, ORPG) can be a very misleading stat. If you never miss a shot, statistically you will be the worst offensive rebounding team in the country.

 

[drayenob]

 

[wheelerdog]

I think we could use another big

 

[bendm]

A sampling of teams that did not fill all of their scholarships:

Duke (10)
Virginia (11)
Virginia Tech (11)
Kentucky (11)
Michigan State (11)
Gonzaga (11)
Purdue (12)
Houston (12)
Baylor (12)
Villanova (12)
Texas (12)

we really only need 1 more warm body. plus staff needs to focus on '23.

anyone else we bring in cant overlap with our bench guys i.e. diarra, karaban, samson, clingan. our front court players in particular are already going to be fighting for limited PT. that means it has to be a G/W.

 

[3rdbass]

we really only need 1 more warm body. plus staff needs to focus on '23.

anyone else we bring in cant overlap too much with our bench guys i.e. diarra, karaban, samson, clingan and our front court players are already going to be fighting for limited PT. that means it has to be a Wing.

Anybody else we get now is just developmental/depth pieces is someone gets hurt. Probably another guard and wing I'm thinking. This person would probably have a bunch of years left.

 

[navery12]

I think we could use another big

There's a much bigger need for another combo guard if we're adding guys for emergency depth, we're pretty much set and go 4 deep at the 3-5 spots. And maybe the 2 if Jackson is ever playing there, which he shouldn't need to do

PG: Newton, Diarra, Jackson

SG: Hawkins, Alleyne, Diarra, Jackson

SF: Alleyne, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban

PF: Johnson, Karaban, Jackson, Springs

C: Sanogo, Clingan, Johnson, Springs

 

[3rdbass]

There's a much bigger need for another combo guard if we're adding guys for emergency depth, we're pretty much set and go 4 deep at the 3-5 spots. And maybe the 2 if Jackson is ever playing there, which he shouldn't need to do

PG: Newton, Diarra, Jackson

SG: Hawkins, Alleyne, Diarra, Jackson

SF: Alleyne, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban

PF: Johnson, Karaban, Jackson, Springs

C: Sanogo, Clingan, Johnson, Springs

I hope we aren't seeing Jackson at a PG. I hope we pick up a developmental PG who has 3 years left.

 

[UconnU]

We lost a lot of “mean guys” from last years team w/ Rese & IW leaving.

This kid definitely has the toughness streak that fits our identity well

The identity fit is undeniable. He’ll bring Martin level toughness, grit

 

[UconnAlum04]

Cardiac Diarra!!! Why do I love the sound of that?

Explosive Diarra!

 

[Tenspro2002]

Great add, willing role player.

Newton (30), Diarra (10)
Hawkins (30), Alleyne (5), Diarra (5)
Jackson (20), Alleyne (20)
Karaban (15), Johnson (15), Jackson (10)
Sanogo (30), Clingan (10)

That's 30 mpg for Newton, Hawkins, Jackson, and Sanogo.
25 mpg for Alleyne.
15 mpg for Diarra, Karaban, and Johnson.
10 mpg for Clingan.

Probably would get squeezed a bit in big games.

 

[bendm]

That's 30 mpg for Newton, Hawkins, Jackson, and Sanogo.
25 mpg for Alleyne.
15 mpg for Diarra, Karaban, and Johnson.
10 mpg for Clingan.

I agree with the total minutes played more or less but i cant pencil karaban into the starting lineup yet. i think it's samson if we're playing a traditional PF. altho i also have them both around 15 mpg so i guess it wouldnt matter who starts...

regardless i hope we start small meaning jackson at the 4 which moves alleyne into the lineup on the wing. i want our 5 best guys on the floor.

 

[huskyfan224]

There's a much bigger need for another combo guard if we're adding guys for emergency depth, we're pretty much set and go 4 deep at the 3-5 spots. And maybe the 2 if Jackson is ever playing there, which he shouldn't need to do

PG: Newton, Diarra, Jackson

SG: Hawkins, Alleyne, Diarra, Jackson

SF: Alleyne, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban

PF: Johnson, Karaban, Jackson, Springs

C: Sanogo, Clingan, Johnson, Springs

Jackson is 1000% starting

 

[bigknight3]

We need a replacement for Tyrese. One more top end, tough rebounding/scoring/defending portal player. Like Pete Nance (dreaming) but why not?

That's expected to come from improvements by Jackson and Hawkins. And the addition of Karaban.

 

[amishboy]

There's a much bigger need for another combo guard if we're adding guys for emergency depth, we're pretty much set and go 4 deep at the 3-5 spots. And maybe the 2 if Jackson is ever playing there, which he shouldn't need to do

PG: Newton, Diarra, Jackson

SG: Hawkins, Alleyne, Diarra, Jackson

SF: Alleyne, Hawkins, Jackson, Karaban

PF: Johnson, Karaban, Jackson, Springs

C: Sanogo, Clingan, Johnson, Springs

This isn't your depth chart, right? I mean, you're not saying that Jackson is our #3 PG, SF, and PF, as well as #4 SG?

 

[SaeHusky]

Castle reclass would be last piece.

No need for Castle to reclass. Next year he will come in and get very good minutes. We are totally fine with our current 5 guards.

 

[Umami Zen]

Three down ..One to go

 

[David 76]

I think we landed better talent than we thought we would could due to the limitted minutes.
Good job!
Welcome Hassan!

 

[Umami Zen]

Don't kid yourself.. He and his family appreciated how Dan Hurley/UConn treated his brother post injury..

He's a winner and is going to win games for us. A great addition to the roster based on our needs.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Explosive Diarra????

 

[fatlucy]

Great add, willing role player.

Newton (30), Diarra (10)
Hawkins (30), Alleyne (5), Diarra (5)
Jackson (20), Alleyne (20)
Karaban (15), Johnson (15), Jackson (10)
Sanogo (30), Clingan (10)

That's 30 mpg for Newton, Hawkins, Jackson, and Sanogo.
25 mpg for Alleyne.
15 mpg for Diarra, Karaban, and Johnson.
10 mpg for Clingan.

Probably would get squeezed a bit in big games.

Karaban is a Frosh. He’s not starting.

 

[Fishy]

Will you reassess your stance on the guard situation now?

We had zero. We now have three.

We traded Cole for Newton and replaced Polley with Alleyne. Diarra is what he is.

We got bigger which is good. We still have ball handling issues and still need shooters.