Hurley Article on next years roster

[AntG168]

 

[3RingsCT]

Our inbound recruits, if they all still plan to come, are very underwhelming.

Not sure what his plan is, but we will soon find out.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

Doubt he'll return - but nice to see Hurley reach out to Larrier.

 

[ktuck911]

Laurier is probably a better option than anybody else that's left to recruit for 2018. Hope he has a change of heart. Maybe we'll be able to see more of his talent being displayed through Hurley's style of play.

 

[LIUCHusky]

Our inbound recruits, if they all still plan to come, are very underwhelming.

Not sure what his plan is, but we will soon find out.

And you know this how?

 

[3RingsCT]

And you know this how?

A 69th ranked recruiting class is supposed to be exciting?

 

[tcf15]

A 69th ranked recruiting class is supposed to be exciting?

hell yes - that's a nice class.

 

[CTMike]

A 69th ranked recruiting class is supposed to be exciting?

Nice

 

[3RingsCT]

Nice

Touché

 

[Phoenixhusky]

If he can’t get Akinjo back we’ll need a point guard for next year. We cannot count on anything from Gilbert at this point.

 

[AntG168]

If he can’t get Akinjo back we’ll need a point guard for next year. We cannot count on anything from Gilbert at this point.

I’d go the grad transfer route, unless at 4* PG just fell into our laps. Don’t waste a 4yr Scholly with a fringe D1 talent

 

[JimHurley]

My blood pressure cannot take another season of Larrier. Top priority should be the returning 10 guys, 2 incoming guys, and rerecruiting Akinjo. With that, there’s the 13 schollies.

 

[Chief00]

Our inbound recruits, if they all still plan to come, are very underwhelming.

Not sure what his plan is, but we will soon find out.

Have you seen Sid play in person?

 

[Chief00]

If he can’t get Akinjo back we’ll need a point guard for next year. We cannot count on anything from Gilbert at this point.

I know that’s the conventional wisdom on Gilbert. Chief though thinks he will be ok.

 

[AstarIsBorn31]

Larriers got way more than what we saw last year. Coming off a red shirt/knee injury/ with isolation offense ain’t easy. What Brimah and Purvis are doing right now should give you a lot of confidence that Larrier has more we haven’t seen yet. Still it says unlikely but plenty of dominos still to fall.



EDIT- I’d take him asap

 

[mauconnfan]

Larriers got way more than what we saw last year. Coming off a red shirt/knee injury/ with isolation offense ain’t easy. What Brimah and Purvis are doing right now should give you a lot of confidence that Larrier has more we haven’t seen yet. Still it says unlikely but plenty of dominos still to fall.



EDIT- I’d take him asap

So wrong with that analogy. Larrier can’t play D was awful on D and Hurley starts it with D not a good fit. He’s not going to suddenly learn how to handle the ball this summer or get tougher either please let him go.

 

[mauconnfan]

I’d go the grad transfer route, unless at 4* PG just fell into our laps. Don’t waste a 4yr Scholly with a fringe D1 talent

Who’s the fringe D1 talent?

 

[HuskyHawk]

A 69th ranked recruiting class is supposed to be exciting?

I don’t think ranking that includes Wilson.

 

[tcf15]

My blood pressure cannot take another season of Larrier. Top priority should be the returning 10 guys, 2 incoming guys, and rerecruiting Akinjo. With that, there’s the 13 schollies.

TBH, I'd actually be pretty interested in seeing Larrier with a coach like Hurley and would love for him to come back. Don't think it happens, though.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Larrier is in the gray area. He is a serious long shot to ever make the NBA. I am not sure he is even good enough to play in any of the big money leagues overseas. If he really wants to stay in basketball, the smart move may be to come back, but with the idea that he is going to transition into coaching at some point in the future. Another year at UConn would help position him better for a coaching career than playing for some Argentinian semi-pro team. He can still do a few years overseas after next year if he really wants to.

He is in a similar position as Daniels was in 4 years ago, but Daniels had a much higher probability then of making the NBA than Larrier does now. I thought Daniels made the right decision. Not sure about Larrier.

 

[Jaker]

no way Larrier comes back

 

[huskyinfl]

We are going for top talent with Hurley. I wouldn't mind him cutting some guys loose. Rip the band-aid off and get his type of guys in here.

 

[Jaker]

We are going for top talent with Hurley. I wouldn't mind him cutting some guys loose. Rip the band-aid off and get his type of guys in here.

I would have no problem with him doing some weeding.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Larriers got way more than what we saw last year. Coming off a red shirt/knee injury/ with isolation offense ain’t easy. What Brimah and Purvis are doing right now should give you a lot of confidence that Larrier has more we haven’t seen yet. Still it says unlikely but plenty of dominos still to fall.



EDIT- I’d take him asap

Larrier could be very effective as a piece and a spot up shooter but I fear he thinks of himself as a feature player. There’s definitely a place for a good spot up 3 point shooter in the NBA, especially in today’s system.

 

[Mano]

Larrier’s offense shouldn’t be discounted. Run him off screens for elbow and baseline jumpers, find him for spotted up 3’s and you’ve got a guy that can contribute a solid 13-15 pts on decent percentages. You’re not getting that out of many freshman or transfers consistently. Just never ever ask him to break someone down off the dribble or lead the break and you’ll be ok, no biggie lol. Who knows if he can ever be a consistently bought in, tough defender though. Maybe you can hide him in a zone, even use his length to your advantage on the back line, but in man he’s all matador.