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How about Sid?

Dabutlerdidit said:
What’s the depth chart look like next year ?
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PG: Cole-Gaffney
SG: Bouknight-Adams
SF: Polley-Jackson
PF: Akok-Whaley
C: Carlton-Springs/Javonte Brown Ferguson

Sid and another addition likely the odd men out of the rotation, along with the loser of the back up center job.

Edit: Why cant we type J-B-F? It's really unnecessary for it to correct to his full name, unless I'm missing something?
 
Outside of a three minute stretch against Indiana has Sid added anything all year?
 
If Dan Hurley is playing walk-ons over Sid, you can pretty clearly bet a message is being sent.
 
Kitaman said:
Even in the games he's played he wasn't a major factor or contributor.
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I'd say besides the Sacred Heart game and the Indiana game, when he came off the bench and gave the team a quick spark in the 2nd half, you're pretty much right that he hasn't had much of an effect on any of the games.
 
Huskyforlife said:
PG: Cole-Gaffney
SG: Bouknight-Adams
SF: Polley-Jackson
PF: Akok-Whaley
C: Carlton-Springs/Javonte Brown Ferguson
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Whaley can’t play PF. He’s gonna be joining Wilson at the end of the bench with the addition of Springs and Javonte Brown Ferguson. 10 rotation guys max
 
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bendm said:
Whaley can’t play PF. He’s gonna be joining Wilson at the end of the bench with the addition of Springs and Javonte Brown Ferguson. 10 rotation guys max
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Agreed.

PG: Cole-Gaffney
SG: Bouknight-Adams
SF: Polley-Jackson
PF: Akok-Springs
C: Carlton-Javonte Brown Ferguson

Plus Whaley, Wilson, player to be named later.

I suspect we see some Cole-Gaffney-Bouknight-Akok-center and Cole-Gaffney-Bouknight-Jackson-Akok 3-guard lineups.

The frontcourt is going to be crowded and minutes scarce. Guards could use some extra depth. Hopefully a good guard turns up in the spring.
 
bendm said:
Whaley can’t play PF. He’s gonna be joining Wilson at the end of the bench with the addition of Springs and Javonte Brown Ferguson. 10 rotation guys max
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Did you watch Whaley today vs a smaller team? He played excellent did everything no one notices because it's not in box scores. Got to loose balls, hedge/help defense was really good and he got out to the shooter unlike Josh (not a good match up for him not a hammer at him at all). Set picks, rebounded, kept balls alive he had a nice game as the back up. Not sure you throw any of those 2 ahead of him as of yet automatically.
 
mauconnfan said:
Did you watch Whaley today vs a smaller team? He played excellent did everything no one notices because it's not in box scores. Got to loose balls, hedge/help defense was really good and he got out to the shooter unlike Josh (not a good match up for him not a hammer at him at all). Set picks, rebounded, kept balls alive he had a nice game as the back up. Not sure you throw any of those 2 ahead of him as of yet automatically.
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I was at the game today and thought Whaley played really well. He has come a long way. I agree it's foolish to write him off. He is already a decent back up and should keep improving as he always works hard.
 
Huskyforlife said:
PG: Cole-Gaffney
SG: Bouknight-Adams
SF: Polley-Jackson
PF: Akok-Whaley
C: Carlton-Springs/Javonte Brown Ferguson

Sid and another addition likely the odd men out of the rotation, along with the loser of the back up center job.

Edit: Why cant we type J-B-F? It's really unnecessary for it to correct to his full name, unless I'm missing something?
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If Jackson can play a lick of D, Polley will be sitting
Akok (if he's still in Storrs) and Jackson at the 3 and 4 will be lightning and high risers Not the bulk but who knows what the off-season conditioning will bring.
 
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bendm said:
Whaley can’t play PF. He’s gonna be joining Wilson at the end of the bench with the addition of Springs and Javonte Brown Ferguson. 10 rotation guys max
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Can't see how you can be so sure on any of this
Whalley has the mobility and the mid range shooting that would make him a serviceable 4. A little work on a handle and a few quick step moves to the basket and there is time for him. He sure looked like a player who belonged today, unlike Josh's play the last few games.
Nobody knows what the deal with Sid is so the speculations and regulating him to the end of the bench are premature
 
HuskyHawk said:
Or he's hurt. Or sick. Or had an academic issue. Or a sick grandmother. We don't know squat and shouldn't speculate until we do. He was one of the higher effort guys against St. Peters.
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Then Dan Hurley needs to nip speculation in the bud and say so.
 
ZenConn said:
Unless he expands his skills outside of the paint area, he'll be a pure energy guy. He kept us in the game last night with his energy.

Reminds me of a Roscoe Smith to be honest - except I hope he stays all 4 years and averages a double double like he did as a senior at UNLV.
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Roscoe who?.....wonder if he still makes really bad decisions.
 
It baffles me how incoming Freshman are already being penciled into the lineup next year when most have only seen a mixtape of them.

Polly is always the first to be speculated to the bench. But two sentences later someone says we need to get a knockdown shooter.. newsflash—- Polly is a extremely good shooter, the best on the team. He will be a senior.

Jackson is going to have to show a jumpshot ( a weak point for him ) and defensive ability before Polly gets parked anywhere. He is not just going to be running around dunking over guys in the Big East like he does in his mix tape. Bouk is playing off the bench and is a great freshman with more tools. Ya think Jackson is just going to pushing players to the bench when Bouk is not.

All good things come with time. Let Dan Hurley worry about who is playing where.

Also Whaley could be a big asset next year.
 
It seems to me that there was a message being sent here. I understand that Polley's emergence as a three-point weapon and Bouknight's emergence as a multi-faceted scorer has cut into Sid's minutes. There were opportunities to get Sid in this game during the game itself. There certainly was an opportunity to get him in the game late. A message is being sent about effort and hopefully Sid will heed it.
 
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gwhuskyfan said:
Outside of a three minute stretch against Indiana has Sid added anything all year?
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I think he’s played well overall, though not a huge impact. He’s made some big plays and his defense has been good. He was great playing center in overtime against Xavier when everyone else was fouled out and akok was on the bench for some reason. I hope he finds a role and will be rooting for him. I understand that at the wing, bouk is an undeniable talent that needs minutes, Hurley likes adams and hurley feels he needs to play Polley because of his shooting. But here’s a question: if gilbert and Vital were shooting like they are capable of the whole season, would hurley play Polley less and sid more since there would be less shooting worries?
 
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jayteeman said:
Roscoe who?.....wonder if he still makes really bad decisions.
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You don't think we need someone that is in the top 5 nationally in rebounding average? The kid put up 12 and 7 as a freshman in the BE championship game with a black eye.

Roscoe made some bonehead plays but I'll take him right now as a senior so we don't have CV rebounding the ball, running up the court into a corner or taking a pull up 3.
 
Huskybass said:
There's more to this. The walk ons played and Sid didn't.
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Hurley's full quote says it all: “Wanted to up James [Bouknight’s] minutes. He got to 22 today,” Hurley said. “Seeing where Gaffney is going, he’s surging, so I wanted to get him more minutes. It’s hard to play 10 guys, and it’s hard for guys to get a rhythm when you’re at 10. We’re going to need Sid, and Sid’s got to keep himself ready here. He’s got to work daily to get better so that he makes me want to put him in.”
 
Whaley never plays more minutes then Sid he’s either hurt or did something only UConn staffs know about. But it’s only going to get harder for him next year when Jackson Springs and Javonte comes in. Hope the kid Sid could stick.
 
Sid gave us a quick 6-6 shot blocker and now we have a 6-10 Akok who blocks everything.
Gaffney had a 5 assists and 1 turnover yesterday and shot 2 for 3 from three as did Bouk. You can see now why Chief defended him when he was still getting over the injury. I saw a lot of him last season and Chief trusts the eye test.
Danny is correct 10 man rotations don’t work even if you have UK level talent.
 
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RichZ said:
Putting him in in the last minute with the walkons would be an insult.
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Putting in the walk ons without putting Sid in first is a bigger insult, unless there is more to the story. Sid had averaged about 12 minutes per game over the past 5 games. To go to a DNP after that tells me there is more to this, but that it is being kept internal while they work through it.
 
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Watchdog said:
Hurley's full quote says it all: “Wanted to up James [Bouknight’s] minutes. He got to 22 today,” Hurley said. “Seeing where Gaffney is going, he’s surging, so I wanted to get him more minutes. It’s hard to play 10 guys, and it’s hard for guys to get a rhythm when you’re at 10. We’re going to need Sid, and Sid’s got to keep himself ready here. He’s got to work daily to get better so that he makes me want to put him in.”
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And if you believe that, I feel bad for you. You don't go from playing a guy 12 minutes a game over the last 5 games to a DNP yesterday for no specific reason. There has to be more to the story, but Coach Hurley has chosen to keep it internal.

By the way, do you believe in the Easter Bunny, too?
 
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Huskybass said:
Putting in the walk ons without putting Sid in first is a bigger insult, unless there is more to the story. Sid had averaged about 12 minutes per game over the past 5 games. To go to a DNP after that tells me there is more to this.
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I watched the bench when I could during the game to see what was happening there. I mean UNH was the perfect match up to give Sid a good 20 minutes for sure. First half he looked ready, no jacket on or sweats so he was looking to get in. Also he was good with reaction to those coming back to the bench but still seemed a bit upset. Then 2nd half he had his jacket on didn't look like he expected to get it but was also in a good mood. When the guys were playing well he looked at the bench and seemingly said something direct to him and he laughed like crazy right at Dan so the mood was good. Not sure what it was but I am sure we will hear something yet it didn't seem too bad. Or at least after a discussion he realized he needs to do something different to earn the time. Curious to find out?
 
ZenConn said:
You don't think we need someone that is in the top 5 nationally in rebounding average? The kid put up 12 and 7 as a freshman in the BE championship game with a black eye.

Roscoe made some bonehead plays but I'll take him right now as a senior so we don't have CV rebounding the ball, running up the court into a corner or taking a pull up 3.
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sorry...was hoping you would figure out Roscoe's bonehead decision
 
mauconnfan said:
I watched the bench when I could during the game to see what was happening there. I mean UNH was the perfect match up to give Sid a good 20 minutes for sure. First half he looked ready, no jacket on or sweats so he was looking to get in. Also he was good with reaction to those coming back to the bench but still seemed a bit upset. Then 2nd half he had his jacket on didn't look like he expected to get it but was also in a good mood. When the guys were playing well he looked at the bench and seemingly said something direct to him and he laughed like crazy right at Dan so the mood was good. Not sure what it was but I am sure we will hear something yet it didn't seem too bad. Or at least after a discussion he realized he needs to do something different to earn the time. Curious to find out?
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Possibly a minor injury that got re-evaluated at the half? But why not say that?
 
Captbluefin said:
Jackson is going to have to show a jumpshot ( a weak point for him )
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The same can be said for Sid. Outside shooting has been a huge problem these last several years. Now it appears we have the shooters. The offensive zone play was beautiful, its been a while.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Possibly a minor injury that got re-evaluated at the half? But why not say that?
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Yeah agree, the more I read the more it seems to be a practice related thing. Not working hard enough or just not improving in areas the expect him to. We will see, I have liked what he did the last couple of games prior to UNH so maybe there's even more to it.
 
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