Hassan Diarra

[BGesus4]

I’m not mad at it - a tough, aggressive player that can bring positive impact in non starter minutes.

 

[kansashusky]

This would be great for a third guard.

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Love it. You can argue his stats at A&M all you want (and some of you surely will continue to do so) but this is a perfect add given the circumstances. Diarra and a Castle reclass would complete one heck of a backcourt rehab by the staff.

 

[bendm]

Thinking this might be relevant

great news. i'll bet anyone he will be more productive over the next 2 seasons than floyd on a per minute basis.

b/w newton, alleyne, and diarra hurley crushed the portal.

 

[Huskyforlife]

great news. i'll bet anyone he will be more productive over the next 2 seasons than floyd on a per minute basis.

b/w newton, alleyne, and diarra hurley crushed the portal.

How much?

 

[aburks41]

Okay now get Castle here and we’re cookin

 

[bendm]

How much?

floyd is not playing 25 mins in the NIT finals next year like diarra did last year. which is probably where PC is headed.

 

[drayenob]

A&M's NIT semifinal appearance affords Diarra a homecoming

Texas A&M sophomore guard Hassan Diarra has been a lifelong New York Knicks fan.

theeagle.com

Diarra’s first day on the job was the Aggies’ 76-66 win at Ole Miss. As A&M jumped out to an early lead, the Rebels were forced to take all four first-half timeouts. During one of the early pauses, the always vocal Diarra kicked off the huddle with a few directions of his own. Williams, liking what he heard, offered Diarra his chair and the grease board and watched as the sophomore orchestrated the next spell of play with ease.

 

[PNolanFan]

With Diarra in the fold, I am completely ready for next year. Think we could still use a dept piece but we don't need anymore players that would be expected to play minutes barring injury. This guys is sneaky a perfect backup point guard who can play a few minutes at the 2 as well

 

[bendm]

Okay now get Castle here and we’re cookin

think we're set with a 9 man rotation. sweet 16 or bust. you cant squeeze another 20-25 mpg out of the rotation for castle. we only have 3 frontcourt players that arent proven and they need PT. at least 10-15 mpg each.

Newton 30- Diarra 10
Alleyne 25- Diarra 10- Hawkins 5
Hawkins 20- Jackson 20
Jackson 10- Samson 15- Karaban 15
Sanogo 30- Clingan 10

30- newton, aj, sanogo
25- alleyne, hawk
20- diarra
15- samson, karaban
10- clingan

 

[PNolanFan]

think we're set with a 9 man rotation. sweet 16 or bust. you cant squeeze another 20-25 mpg out of the rotation for castle

Newton 30- Diarra 10
Alleyne 25- Diarra 10- Hawkins 5
Hawkins 20- Jackson 20
Jackson 10- Samson 15- Karaban 15
Sanogo 30- Clingan 10

30- newton, aj, sanogo
25- alleyne, hawk
20- diarra
15- samson, karaban
10- clingan

This is exactly what I have been saying, that minute breakdown makes sense and honestly this is a deeper team than alot of really good teams last year. If anything I would probably give karaban a few more minutes but I do not even know who would give the minutes up. If Diarra is here I just dont see minutes for 10 guys

 

[uconn1999]

think we're set with a 9 man rotation. sweet 16 or bust. you cant squeeze another 20-25 mpg out of the rotation for castle. we only have 3 frontcourt players that arent proven and they need PT. at least 10-15 mpg each.

Newton 30- Diarra 10
Alleyne 25- Diarra 10- Hawkins 5
Hawkins 20- Jackson 20
Jackson 10- Samson 15- Karaban 15
Sanogo 30- Clingan 10

30- newton, aj, sanogo
25- alleyne, hawk
20- diarra
15- samson, karaban
10- clingan

 

[RipCity]

Can’t shoot but luckily I read it’s easy to teach here

 

[HuskyHawk]

You guys have tripped over yourselves to kill Jalen Gaffney and now you want to bring in a kid who is worse…

Sounds like a heck of a plan.

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

 

[fatlucy]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

Do you know that when you post stupid things, people can read them?

 

[KingAG]

Diarra is better than Gaffney. Through confidence alone

 

[CL82]

b/w newton, alleyne, and diarra hurley crushed the portal.

 

[bendm]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for... I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

we just did! gaffney is at FAU and diarra is at UConn that's not by accident.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Do you know that when you post stupid things, people can read them?

The man who thinks we’d have made the final four if only Hurley would have given Akok and Gaffney 30 mpg.

 

[bendm]

Can’t shoot but luckily I read it’s easy to teach here

it's ok if we had to choose getting a backup ball handler was much more important than a shooter. now we have 4 good ball handlers (newton, diarra, jackson, alleyne) and 4 good shooters (newton, alleyne, hawk, karaban)

 

[rip7774]

Diarra hit a ton of big shots for them, he’s fearless like a UConn guard!!

Saw every A&M game down the stretch & was at many of them.

This is a terrific, terrific get and I’ve been very critical of Hurley not taking an extra guard last off-season (and was so at the time). If we land him, huge props to Coach!

Further with Andre‘s playmaking, he doesn’t have to be as much of a playmaker for others if Newton is on the bench. He CAN shoot, I remember his rep as a HS player - but he changed the narrative down the stretch much like Tyrese did with his shot. I saw it with my own eyes.

Someone referenced the stats earlier, when their shoot first point guard quit the team, his play and the team took off.

 

[mauconnfan]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

HH respect the heck out of you but in this case you’re off. Jalen Gaffney was vastly worst than what you try to give Jim credit for. Not being able to shoot made him hardly worth giving any time. His defense may have improved but that’s because he looked like he was standing still versus any quick guards. I’m not saying Diarra is the answer I don’t know enough, I just know we needed to get some guards who could impact the team when they’re brought in.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

You’re not going to get a lot of agreement on this but you’re not wrong.

 

[uconnfan68]

You are one of the 5 worst posters on this board. No one is psyched about this kid playing big minutes. Just as nobody would be bummed if Gaffney stayed as our emergency guard. The idea is that Castle reclasses, we land another impact guard we are targeting and we can keep it in the family with this kid as an emergency guard. Context matters .

Still here @runner11? You poked the bear.

 

[gtcam]

Do you know that when you post stupid things, people can read them?

is that why we all can read this from you?
Just because someone has a differing opinion doesn't make it stupid- only wrong in a dissenters mind

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

And he shot 35% as a Junior. He just simply was not up to this level, it’s fine to admit that.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Diarra is better than Gaffney. Through confidence alone

I hope so, assuming he is here. We need that bench PG. Doesn’t have to do much but be steady. My worry with him is he will take too many shots.

HH respect the heck out of you but in this case you’re off. Jalen Gaffney was vastly worst than what you try to give Jim credit for. Not being able to shoot made him hardly worth giving any time. His defense may have improved but that’s because he looked like he was standing still versus any quick guards. I’m not saying Diarra is the answer I don’t know enough, I just know we needed to get some guards who could impact the team when they’re brought in.

I’m not under any illusion that he lived up to the promise we saw when he arrived. Simply saying that if you look at the stats and metrics, he became steady. Not impactful, but his matador defense was fixed and his turnover to assist ratio (if he still made memorable turnovers). The shooting was terrible last year. Lacked confidence. He wasn’t the reason we lost any games. Or won them.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

I’m impressed by your commitment to the guys on the roster who’re, at best, belonging towards the back of a decent rotation. There’s a reason they both left.

 

[Thirty Three]

You’re not going to get a lot of agreement on this but you’re not wrong.

My opinion - his issue is confidence. He could be the best, or second best, transfer (behind Corey Floyd Jr.) with the right coach.

 

[aburks41]

Jalen was vastly better than the people here gave him credit for. His defense became adequate and his A to TO was fine at 2:1. His shot abandoned him but was fine as a sophomore. I doubted we’d replace him with anybody better and I still do.

If he was vastly better, he wouldn’t have ended up at FAU. Any team in the BE could have taken him and they all passed. He was not good, like at all lol