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Isaiah Whaley is back!, thread cleaned up

Hey Adrien! said:
Our frontcourt is insanely good!

Whaley, Sanogo, Akok, Johnson, Springs...very good quintet there. Then thinking of our wings with Martin, Jackson, Hawkins...very good size on this team!
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this actually means something when u say it, mr. 'i explained why baylor will be the champs months ago.' comforting. lol.
 
Excited The Oa GIF by NETFLIX
 
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navery12 said:
Assuming they buy in to the plan, bringing in Akok and Samson Johnson as the bigs off the bench is going to be so fun. That's a ridiculous defensive frontcourt
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in theory, an improved springs will also compete for minutes at the 4 and maybe even the 5. so much depth!
 
Frankly I’m shocked the professional opportunities must be dry.. It’s hard to believe Whaley couldn’t hook up but Polley can so
who knows.
I thought for sure he could find a G league spot . Crazy basketball situation
If he works on the the shot snd he becomes a lot more valuable .
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
Awesome news, but don’t imagine this is great news for some others on the roster...
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You have to wonder what Springs is thinking....

There are a lot of variables though- Akok’s health is seemingly still a big question mark. Not sure what Samson can produce his freshman year.
So maybe Springs can get some good PT next season, but if Akok is 100% it’s hard to see him seeing floor too much.

Sanogo and Whaley will obviously get the lion’s share of PT.
 
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JustbrewitMan said:
Great News! Can't wait to see him next year. Looking forward to seeing him push his game further along. Things I would love to see:

-Same great tenacious perimeter and interior D
-Return to ~70% FT shooting; Increase finishing % around the rim by ~10%
-Shooting 2-3 3pt shots a game. Doing it in-rhythm, without hesitation. Targeting ~35% clip.

Dude is such a hard worker; I'd expect all those have a good chance of happening.
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I'm hoping je can average in the 3-4 3pt shot range. Hopefully he works on that alot in the offseason.
 
Great news, does this take us out of the running for Yetna?
 
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AZHuskiePop said:
Frankly I’m shocked the professional opportunities must be dry.. It’s hard to believe Whaley couldn’t hook up but Polley can so
who knows.
I thought for sure he could find a G league spot . Crazy basketball situation
If he works on the the shot snd he becomes a lot more valuable .
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Professional opportunities have been impacted by COVID.. Another year in Storrs only makes IW's ability to make money at the next level that much higher.

If he can consistently hit his outside shot. He'll have a lot of opportunities after college.
 
navery12 said:
Have to imagine our front court is set now. Sanogo, Whaley, Akok, Johnson, Springs is a strong 5. And Martin is capable of playing the 4 too
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I wonder what this does to springs actually.
 
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RayIsTheGOAT said:
You have to wonder what Springs is thinking....

There are a lot of variables though- Akok’s health is seemingly still a big question mark. Not sure what Samson can produce his freshman year.
So maybe Springs can get some good PT next season, but if Akok is 100% it’s hard to see him seeing floor too much.

Sanogo and Whaley will obviously get the lion’s share of PT.
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I don't think we see SJ until Sophomore year. He has skills, but think he isn't as polished yet as Diggins and Hawkins who I see pushing for PT right away.

For the 4/5 spots, I presume it goes as follows:

4
  • 15 minutes Whaley
  • 15 minutes Akok
  • 10 minutes Springs
5
  • 25 minutes Sanogo
  • 12 minutes Whaley (combined 27, which is what he averaged this season)
  • 3 minutes Akok
Sanogo and Whaley each player 25-27 minutes, Akok gets about 18, Springs gets 10. It won't be uniform throughout season as I can see Akok being lower in the beginning and higher in the end as he gets his legs back.

Also assuming Sanogo doesn't get in foul trouble as often as this season which limited him to only 17 minutes per game this year.
 
whaley doesnt count towards the 13 scholly limit so does hurley still fill all 3 open schollys or just 2 of them?

i think he should stay at 13 players. quality over quantity.
 
aburks41 said:
So we just brought back 4/5 starters on a top 25 tournament team. And bringing in a top 10 national recruiting class + whatever transfers we get. But Andy Katz has us outside of his top 36.....riiiight
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A bunch of our own fans on this message board do as well. Makes no sense.
 
AntG168 said:
Does Whaley have a chance to set some records next season?
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Probably only games, potentially, and because a bunch were cancelled last year and this year he'd have to play 38 to pass Shabazz.
 
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