Hurley on Ross

[Drfla]

One thing, Mullins and Stewart make UConn a much quicker team. I love McNeeley, but he is quick for a 4 but not as quick at the 3. Mullins has really good lateral movement and Stewart, if he can ever figure it out, has significantly more athleticism than Karaban. Add in Riebe, who is a high level offensive player who can shoot with range (centers will have to leave the post to guard him) and Adams who is quick and gets to the hole, and think the athleticism of next year's team will be much better (along with more height). I am with a lot of guys who believe Hurley has to dip into the portal get transfers to help out. A kid like Poplar at Villanova would be the ideal type of add--lanky 6'6 kid who can score, defend, and is athletic. This year's team just doesn't have the right mix and seems slow. Getting more athletic will help a great deal.

Getting more athletic is a must and will help but Stewart isn’t the answer there

 

[Drfla]

in practice where things are a tick slower you can def see how he'd get rave reviews. with the athleticism. could see how maybe some more jumpers fall or it's easier to get to the lane, given how our perimeter defense has looked.

so maybe he is a year away from putting it all together. but i don't think you can guarantee him an extended run. you need ball/karaban/diarra/liam out there for as long as possible, and reed and samson split the 5. everyone else gets a crack, use it or lose it.

Probably looks good in practice because the rest of the team is so unathletic..

 

[temery]

Stop the transfer speculation.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Solo
Mullins
Ross
Stewart
Reed

Nowell
Adams
Abraham
Reibe/Singare

Go into the summer letting Solo know it’s his show next year with a development plan for things to work on to be ready. That lineup is a tall, long, athletic, talented veteran group of upperclassmen with multiple years of experience together and in the program sans Mullins. Would come with great chemistry.

Solo is the guy. Mullins comes in with the 3 part and Hurley will work with him to get the D (pause). Ross and Stewart are the 2nd and 3rd options with Ross as the secondary ballhandler and playmaker. Reed obviously manning the paint.

Ahmad is the first guy off the bench with 20-25 mins a game in a role similar to Bazz and Kemba where he moves Ball to the 2 for stretches and maybe even closes games.

Adams gets time here and there as another guard off the bench at the 2/3. 1 if absolutely necessary if Ball and Nowell are in foul trouble.

Abraham subs in at the 3/4.

Reibe and Singare man’s minutes at center situationally. Singare for defense, Reibe for offense. Maybe even find minutes for Reibe at the four with his offensive skills at times we may want to go big.

Very deep, talented, veteran roster with a lot of options to go small or big, Offense/defense, etc.

That’s my crazy, mad, and sure to get clowned on this board vision for next year.

I don’t hate it, but you’re missing someone….

 

[uconngb]

He was? I cannot remember one site/ranking/analysis, etc. having Ross anything but the "project" of that group.

And now the revisionist history!!!

 

[DogMania]

I'm not sure what to think about Hurley’s comment on giving Ross more PT or his game. Way way back when the season started, he was driving the lane and knocking down 3s, but for months now it seems the game is just too fast for him.

Both he and Stewart have way to many negative or unproductive minutes just about every game. It often looks like he doesn't know what to do in the motion offense and can't hit his open 3s and layups. Stewart has had some nice offensive stretches from deep and on the offensive glass, but then either dissappears or turns it over at an alarming rate.
Just a little consistency from either or both players would really help this team, but neither seem to be able to do that. I just don't know what to expect from either of them this season or next to that matter.

 

[Mr. French]

It will be interesting tonight. Obviously Hurley is saying his team needs more. And he is saying that he thinks Ross can do more.

Hard to say this but... he does see them every day in practice. This is Dan Hurley's judgement. We all know that practice is not games. It doesn't always translate. He was considered by many to the best inn his class (save Castle). It would be very nice if the lights came on at the Ross house.

Ross was not considered the best in that class, aside from Castle. I think he was widely considered the 4th best out of 5.

 

[aceboon]

Singare was always considered a project because he started playing late, and a lot of people were doubtful of Stewart because the level of competition he played in high school wasn't crazy high.

Ross won the NY state championship with Long Island Lutheran and seemed to have more experience playing better competition but didn't have eye-popping stats. A lot of people thought he'd be a more steady prospect whereas the other guys could grow into bigger roles.

Never really heard any talk downplaying the competition out in Seattle with all of the high level players that area has produced over the last 20 years or so

 

[Stinger92860]

Ross played 2 minutes today, nothing else on the stat sheet

 

[Huskyforlife]

Ross played 2 minutes today, nothing else on the stat sheet

Passed up an open 3 to dribble into a 5 second call that wasn’t double teamed.

Perfect contest on that one shot that somehow went down.

Guess the Hurley quote was more about motivating his other guys.

 

[Mets8692]

Well Ross barely played today and when he did he looked lost.

I don't see Ross being on this roster next year.

 

[HooperScooper]

Ross played 2 minutes today, nothing else on the stat sheet

@HuskyWarrior611, can you do a compilation of his good plays from tonight's game?

 

[Mr. French]

I couldn't watch everything, but I turned it on at around 31-29 and I saw Ross in the game, assumed he'd been playing. I saw the 5 second disaster and then never saw him again.

 

[yungdowork]

Never really heard any talk downplaying the competition out in Seattle with all of the high level players that area has produced over the last 20 years or so

I don't think it's bad really and Garfield in particular has produced a lot of quality players. But the schools Solo and Jayden went to are ranked 2 and 3 in the country respectively right now and Washington doesn't have a team in the top 25. I couldn't find rankings for their senior years.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

@HuskyWarrior611, can you do a compilation of his good plays from tonight's game?

It’ll take a lot less time I’ll tell you that.

I didn’t start watching until the 2nd half. So I have no idea his 1st half stint went

 

[SeattleHoop]

Singare was always considered a project because he started playing late, and a lot of people were doubtful of Stewart because the level of competition he played in high school wasn't crazy high.

Ross won the NY state championship with Long Island Lutheran and seemed to have more experience playing better competition but didn't have eye-popping stats. A lot of people thought he'd be a more steady prospect whereas the other guys could grow into bigger roles.

Stewart comes from a high school that has produced around 15 NBA players with Brandon Roy being the gold standard there in a league that has produced a lot of nba players on top of that.

He was not in a weak high school league and he played for one of the best AAU teams in the country in Seattle Rotary. The competition for him was not weak.

 

[superjohn]

It’ll take a lot less time I’ll tell you that.

I didn’t start watching until the 2nd half. So I have no idea his 1st half stint went

Not well.

 

[uconngb]

@HuskyWarrior611, can you do a compilation of his good plays from tonight's game?

Post of the year!!!!

 

[uconngb]

It’ll take a lot less time I’ll tell you that.

I didn’t start watching until the 2nd half. So I have no idea his 1st half stint went

Let me break it down for you:

Nothing was different. And you did not distinguish yourself today

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Stewart comes from a high school that has produced around 15 NBA players with Brandon Roy being the gold standard there in a league that has produced a lot of nba players on top of that.

He was not in a weak high school league and he played for one of the best AAU teams in the country in Seattle Rotary. The competition for him was not weak.

Welcome back SH! Feel like I haven’t seen you since last season.

Let me break it down for you:

Nothing was different. And you did not distinguish yourself today

I don’t really expect much to be different in 2 mins of playing time. Thats like 2, maybe 3 possessions of basketball.

I don’t know what your expectations are for that amount of time.

 

[superjohn]

Welcome back SH! Feel like I haven’t seen you since last season.

I don’t really expect much to be different in 2 mins of playing time. Thats like 2, maybe 3 possessions of basketball.

I don’t know what your expectations are for that amount of time.

He got his hand up on Peavy's jump shot, it was a good contest and Peavy hit an awesome double pump jumper. On offense the two times he got the ball he didn't look like he could dribble. One time the defender came up on him in the halfcourt and it looked like an adventure for Ross but he got the pass off. The next time he got the ball wide open in the corner for a three and didn't have the confidence to shoot. Instead he dribbled into the foul line area, picked up his dribble and got a 5 second call. He never came back on the court after that.

 

[uconngb]

Welcome back SH! Feel like I haven’t seen you since last season.

I don’t really expect much to be different in 2 mins of playing time. Thats like 2, maybe 3 possessions of basketball.

I don’t know what your expectations are for that amount of time.

I think it’s the exact amount of time he deserves.

THATS THE POINT!!

 

[uconngb]

He got his hand up on Peavy's jump shot, it was a good contest and Peavy hit an awesome double pump jumper. On offense the two times he got the ball he didn't look like he could dribble. One time the defender came up on him in the halfcourt and it looked like an adventure for Ross but he got the pass off. The next time he got the ball wide open in the corner for a three and didn't have the confidence to shoot. Instead he dribbled into the foul line area, picked up his dribble and got a 5 second call. He never came back on the court after that.

Which is exactly what should have happened. Guy has no more reason to be out there than you or me.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

He got his hand up on Peavy's jump shot, it was a good contest and Peavy hit an awesome double pump jumper. On offense the two times he got the ball he didn't look like he could dribble. One time the defender came up on him in the halfcourt and it looked like an adventure for Ross but he got the pass off. The next time he got the ball wide open in the corner for a three and didn't have the confidence to shoot. Instead he dribbled into the foul line area, picked up his dribble and got a 5 second call. He never came back on the court after that.

It doesn’t really mean much to me because it’s 2 minutes of time for a guy who hasn’t played much in 6 games.

The expectation of him being perfect or going out there and instantly making a play happen in 2-3 possessions is illogical. Nobody will get better like that. Mistakes will happen.

Hell he could play 10 minutes next game and not breakout because it’s a process. There’s no instant results with this.

And that’s the annoying thing to me is that having a guy make one mistake can nail him to the bench for the rest of the game. Like damn, can’t even get a chance to learn from it and make it up? Then we’ll wonder why someone plays tight, anxious, and passive.