Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 5327061, member: 12414"] Looking forward to this season starting. I just went back and looked at video for all the new players and it really is going to be interesting to see how Hurley manages this team. I was watching Malachi Smith highlights and if he stays healthy he will have some highlight reel plays. He would have been lethal with Samson Johnson on the pick and roll and just his ability to break down his man off the dribble and attract attention in the lane. We did not have a player with that level skill set last year. Love Diarra heart but you can see how much smoother Smith is when he has to pull up and take a three pointer because his path to the basket has been taken away. He is quicker and he moves much smoother than Diarra. Way better form on his shot and I could see him making close to 40% of his threes. With him, Mullins and Silas we are much better prepared to play a half court game and get quality shots when our sets don’t get them for us. Also he goes baseline to baseline faster than any player we have had in awhile. Hurley has mentioned him as a change of pace player. Been awhile since we had someone like that. He is not Boatright but I am having a hard time thinking of a faster player that has played for Hurley at UConn. Not saying there has not been one but no one comes to mind quickly. [/QUOTE]