Post game presser on Youtube. Hurley said Ross would have started if healthy and has been one of the best players the last 2 weeks. Then he said he was really looking forward to the lineup of - Ross, Ball, Liam, Karaban and one of the centers. Aidan and Diarra might both be coming of the bench. Loves the athleticism , length, defense, and shooting Ross brings. Very interesting.
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I have felt that Ross could play guard going back to last year. Do we really need a PG. McNeeley, Karaban and Ross handle the ball very good. Ball, well who knows what this kids ceiling is but it is definitely 1st round level. I mean if he would have started at another position that means Ball or McNeeley do not start. The way they both played is there a world where neither of them start.
To add a little hyperbole and reaction factor, I will say this. The player who looked like the best PG on the floor for us was Nowell.
The staff will have their hands full. As we have heard from Hurley last year it worked out that it was plug and play the top eight where the top seven was plug and play. Stewart became eight later in the year. This year it looks like we may end up having several starting line ups.
I agree we have to give AM time. But he has to work on his body language so he does not look so out of place on the floor.
To add a little hyperbole and reaction factor, I will say this. The player who looked like the best PG on the floor for us was Nowell.
The staff will have their hands full. As we have heard from Hurley last year it worked out that it was plug and play the top eight where the top seven was plug and play. Stewart became eight later in the year. This year it looks like we may end up having several starting line ups.
I agree we have to give AM time. But he has to work on his body language so he does not look so out of place on the floor.
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Ball playing PG with Ross in the starting lineup would be my absolute dream for this team.
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I got a chance to hang out with Nowell during an event prior to one of the football games. What an extremely well spoken young man with quite the compact bulldog physique. He did look extremely comfortable running the offense after he settled in. These coaches just continue to hit the jackpot in recruiting and Nowell should have an amazing college career with us.
Would have been a burger boy if 2 inches taller. He is kyle lowry 2.0
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A little after the 12 min mark
Glad he is on our team then, Lowry was a Husky killer
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Well I suggested/predicted Ross would play guard. Hurley has shown he likes big guards. The thought was always discounted on the yard but at least to me I saw in the limited playing time he got that Ross had the skills to play a big 2 guard.
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I'm sure glad I don't have to decide who plays how many minutes. We're talented, we're deep, we have great kids, I love them all and I enjoy watching them all
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Yes, in a court of law it would all be hearsay. The credence we give to it is entirely based on the fact that it's DH saying it.
This is Hurley and the coaching staff along with the analytics firm figuring all of this stuff out so we don't have to.
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Based on what I saw from both Mahaney and Diarra last night I have no issues with Ross starting as he will bring the tenacity and can also shoot. Mahaney weakneess is defense and Diarra's is shooting. He will fix both of those issues which is nice if him and Solo can initiate the offense. The only thing that worries me is what does that mean for Nowell's minutes. I like to see more of him.
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Wow! That is incredible. The person no one spoke about is our best player. These little Easter eggs are the joys of being uconn fan.
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I'm speechless at his commentaries on Jayden Ross. Here I was thinking of him slipping down the line in back of all the other talent and DH springs this on us. DH has become very open and humorous about his moods
and he admits to being challenged as to how he is going to balance utilizing all the talent and aggressiveness of his players. He and the staff are just doing a marvelous job of getting the best out of these kids. Love listening to him talk about the team.
and he admits to being challenged as to how he is going to balance utilizing all the talent and aggressiveness of his players. He and the staff are just doing a marvelous job of getting the best out of these kids. Love listening to him talk about the team.
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He's not our best player.
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To be fair, Hurley specifically said Ross has "looked like our best player at times" over the past week.
So yea, in the coaches' minds, he could be our best player.
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Awesome to hear Hurley say that "getting to the RIM" was one of the specific things Ross has been excelling with the last 2 weeks. Kid is working hard, developing, and improving.
Giddy to see if it translates into games...
As an aside (related to Ross being a potential 6-7 positionless player):
All along since he arrived at UConn, it's been Hurley's "endgame" vision to develop an almost 100% positionless UConn team. The first couple years it wasn't realistic...so he built culture with the right players that stayed, and recruited as best he could for a once-proud team down on its luck.
Strong culture, players with strong work ethic who got better and overachieved their "star ranking", resulted in a much better team and recruiting has since snowballed.
Looking at our current young pups and the incoming class for next year, we'll have 4*/5* players at nearly every spot that can toast you from behind the arc, drive past you to the rim, or beat you from a classic post up spot.
What a time to be a UConn fan...