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Psolo12 said:
He gets PT as the best shooter on the team and being 6'9 and the Big East 6th man of the year.
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Over who? Whaley? Akok? Martin? AJax? That’s his direct competition for minutes at the 3 and 4. Not even including Johnson who if he’s knocking down outside shots can play the 4 too probably.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Over who? Whaley? Akok? Martin? AJax? That’s his direct competition for minutes at the 3 and 4. Not even including Johnson who if he’s knocking down outside shots can play the 4 too probably.
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He's the best shooter on a team that sorely lacks shooting. It's hard to see any scenario where he's not getting 15 minutes a game at a minimum just because he's needed to put everyone else in a better position to play their best basketball. There's enough minutes at the 3/4
 
I'm hardly in the #daggertreyty camp, but if you don't see how a 6'9 40% 3 point shooter doesn't get PT, I'm not if you understand the game of basketball. His defense is going to determine whether that's 10 minutes a game or 25, but he's playing.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Over who? Whaley? Akok? Martin? AJax? That’s his direct competition for minutes at the 3 and 4. Not even including Johnson who if he’s knocking down outside shots can play the 4 too probably.
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None of those guys can shoot it like Polley though. He's obviously limited in other aspects of his game but he is far and away the best shooter on this team, and we don't have many shooters.
 
husky429 said:
I'm hardly in the #daggertreyty camp, but if you don't see how a 6'9 40% 3 point shooter doesn't get PT, I'm not if you understand the game of basketball. His defense is going to determine whether that's 10 minutes a game or 25, but he's playing.
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The anti-Polley stuff from certain corners just doesn't seem serious. The "Martin shoots it just as well as Polley" is probably the most ridiculous.

From the above video I would assume Tyrese Martin is out of the rotation because I didn't see him make a single damn play in that clip.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
The anti-Polley stuff from certain corners just doesn't seem serious. The "Martin shoots it just as well as Polley" is probably the most ridiculous.

From the above video I would assume Tyrese Martin is out of the rotation because I didn't see him make a single damn play in that clip.
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I also took away that Sanogo is a defensive liability and will be on the bench behind Samson.
 
I'm not against Polley getting minutes over Tyrese if he doesn't improve. But if Akok is back in a serious way I can't see him getting many minutes at the 4. I understand he's a shooter but he literally does nothing else for us on the floor to the point where if his shot isn't falling, he's a liability. And that was the case in more games than it should have been. There's too much talent this year for him to not consistently be a great shooter.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
I'm not against Polley getting minutes over Tyrese if he doesn't improve. But if Akok is back in a serious way I can't see him getting many minutes at the 4. I understand he's a shooter but he literally does nothing else for us on the floor to the point where if his shot isn't falling, he's a liability. And that was the case in more games than it should have been. There's too much talent this year for him to not consistently be a great shooter.
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Polley averaged like 15 mpg last season. If he's hot you keep him in, if not you bench him. Not a big deal either way. I don't see him stealing minutes. 15 mins is fair
 
UofCT said:
Polley averaged like 15 mpg last season. If he's hot you keep him in, if not you bench him. Not a big deal either way. I don't see him stealing minutes. 15 mins is fair
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Agreed, he will play, how much is up to him and the competition. I'm sure I'm one BigErn called out as anti Polley. As for shooting, his 2pt % was abysmal last year, so his overall FG% was worse than Martin's. He doesn't do much around the rim, whether scoring, rebounding or defense. He's a poor ball handler for a wing, and not a good passer. If he changes that, great. I'd love to see it. If not, he's a one trick pony. "We need shooters" is a lazy take. A team of 5 Martins would destroy 5 Polleys. We need basketball players. Yes, it would be nice if our basketball players shot better from outside.
 
Psolo12 said:
He gets PT as the best shooter on the team and being 6'9 and the Big East 6th man of the year.
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I truly hope Polley sees PT but that will mean he has improved because the team as a whole appears to be more physical and of a higher talent level
All those except the 6"9" very well could be a was
His D is lazy and non existent at best 95% of the time
Time will tell - he is a true Husky - that you can't argue
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Agreed, he will play, how much is up to him and the competition. I'm sure I'm one BigErn called out as anti Polley. As for shooting, his 2pt % was abysmal last year, so his overall FG% was worse than Martin's. He doesn't do much around the rim, whether scoring, rebounding or defense. He's a poor ball handler for a wing, and not a good passer. If he changes that, great. I'd love to see it. If not, he's a one trick pony. "We need shooters" is a lazy take. A team of 5 Martins would destroy 5 Polleys. We need basketball players. Yes, it would be nice if our basketball players shot better from outside.
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EFG% and TS% are much better stats. Overall FG% is practically meaningless. Polley was slightly better than Rese by these measures. Defense and Rebounds are what got (and probably will continue to) get Rese more minutes.
 
Would like to think that a fifth-year player would be "smelling the coffee" on things he needs to do to impact a game to stay on the floor. And yes.. Good shooters are always welcome. Gotta have an impact on the other end of the floor.

I can guarantee you that the Young Bucks Dan Hurley has recruited will take any minutes they can get to show their stuff.

Competition for minutes can only make this roster better. Actions speak louder than words.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Agreed, he will play, how much is up to him and the competition. I'm sure I'm one BigErn called out as anti Polley. As for shooting, his 2pt % was abysmal last year, so his overall FG% was worse than Martin's. He doesn't do much around the rim, whether scoring, rebounding or defense. He's a poor ball handler for a wing, and not a good passer. If he changes that, great. I'd love to see it. If not, he's a one trick pony. "We need shooters" is a lazy take. A team of 5 Martins would destroy 5 Polleys. We need basketball players. Yes, it would be nice if our basketball players shot better from outside.
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This x1000. Hope Akok and Hawkins can shoot well enough to the point where if all Polley could do is shoot, we don’t need that on the floor. Akok was looking damn good in that short highlight clip.
 
Polley is literally in the middle of what both arguments for/against him are.
He’s a good shooter, not a great one, on a team that needs shooting.
He’s not Duncan Robinson (like proposed) and he’s not trash like others say.
 
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August_West said:
If Akok is doing that in games he’s our best player. Period.
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I've been fighting the urge to post this same thing after reacting to a summer hype video...

But I agree, if he's back healthy and confident. The only thing I could think was what's the probability Akok could be our best player?
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Yeah, sorry the shooting thing is just flat out crazy. I love Martin but it's consistently a surprise when his jumpshots go in.
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I know. But Polley is not Steph Curry. He can’t make a layup or a midrange shot or any 3 where he does anything but shoot uncontested off a catch. He makes really easy unguarded 3s at a high rate. I’m not sure that’s all that useful, when you don’t rebound and can’t guard anyone. I truly hope to see him at his best. Ironically, his best game was his injury game. He was actually showing something more.
 
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ju6381 said:
I’m no Polly fanboy but I also think people tend to forget he was coming off ACL surgery and had a bout of covid.
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Yup, there is a better chance of Polley being our top scorer than there is of him not earning any minutes.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I know. But Polley is not Steph Curry. He can’t make a layup or a midrange shot or any 3 where he does anything but shoot uncontested off a catch. He makes really easy unguarded 3s at a high rate. I’m not sure that’s all that useful, when you don’t rebound and can’t guard anyone. I truly hope to see him at his best. Ironically, his best game was his injury game. He was actually showing something more.
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Another thing we know about Polley is that he has improved every season. Expect the best version of him in 2022.
 
metsfan2323 said:
Another thing we know about Polley is that he has improved every season. Expect the best version of him in 2022.
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Not true. He was much better defensively earlier in his career and last year was his worst year as a shooter. It could be the ACL but that’s now a pretty minor and common injury.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Not true. He was much better defensively earlier in his career and last year was his worst year as a shooter. It could be the ACL but that’s now a pretty minor and common injury.
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Was he not BE sixth man of the year? I guess in your opinion the award was an accident. Saying UCONN's best shooter and defending BE sixth man of the year will struggle to earn minutes is a very hot take. He needs to come in and earn his minutes no doubt (as does everyone else) but for him not to do so will be a huge upset.

If the team gets to the final four as we all hope it will expect Polley to be hitting big shots to help get us there.
 
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metsfan2323 said:
Was he not BE sixth man of the year? I guess in your opinion the award was an accident.
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He won that award based on 2 games. He won the Marquette game for us and was great the next game against Butler (without Bouk). Wasn't super impactful most of the rest of the season. If he doesn't catch fire that Marquette game, no way he wins that award. It also must've been a down year for bench guys in the league; averaging 7.5 ppg normally shouldn't win that award.

With all that being said, he's our best "microwave" like shooter and can really give us an offensive spark off the bench when he's on. Hoping that a full year recovered from the ACL injury will help and he's a 42-45% guy from 3. If he can do that and be consistent, we'll be a much better basketball team.
 
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