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It's Official - Hassan Diarra wins 6POTY

Such a unique 6th man. Generally the award goes to offensive spark plugs off the bench and sure Hass has done that on occasion but to go to a player who's primary job is come in and ferociously guard the ball is really impressive and a testament to the young man's work ethic.
 
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We are racking up the conference awards. Once these are all settled, does anyone know how this team ranks amongst the all time great UConn teams in terms of personal accolades?
 
His improvement this season has been incredible and gives us so much depth in the backcourt. Big change from a few years ago when Cole was our only real ball handler
 
Hassan made believers out of a lot of us. We would not be this good without him, he is maybe one of the most improved players in the conference from last year to this year, and is having himself an excellent season. A perfect fit on this team as the sixth man.
 
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I was hoping Alex would get Scholar-Athlete at the least. Has that been announced yet?
 
His 3 point shooting reminds me of Giffey's senior year. Where did it come from? And like Giff, shows no sign of abating.
 
It just goes to show that if you put in the work we can make a player out of you. We aren't turning a deep bench player into an NBA All-Star, but anyone can be a solid contributor on our team if they work.

Side note: Does he fast during Ramadan? Could make it a tougher load during tourney season.
 
husky429 said:
It just goes to show that if you put in the work we can make a player out of you. We aren't turning a deep bench player into an NBA All-Star, but anyone can be a solid contributor on our team if they work.

Side note: Does he fast during Ramadan? Could make it a tougher load during tourney season.
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Yes, he fasted last year with Adama.
 
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husky429 said:
It just goes to show that if you put in the work we can make a player out of you. We aren't turning a deep bench player into an NBA All-Star, but anyone can be a solid contributor on our team if they work.

Side note: Does he fast during Ramadan? Could make it a tougher load during tourney season.
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others answered already, but yes! this article mentions hassan and samson as players that were fasting along with adama last year.

www.ctinsider.com

UConn players observing Ramadan can eat, drink before Saturday night's Final Four

UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra are fasting from sundown to sunset in observance of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com

not sure about singare's background, but i imagine he may be fasting as well this year.
 
tykurez said:
Adama did last year and he seemingly had no issues
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Seems like kids generally figure it out by later in high school. I coached a ton of Muslim kids in AAU and we'd play 3 games a day, and they'd have no problems.

I would imagine our guys are pounding liquid IV after sundown and having a midnight meal
 
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elmcityboy said:
others answered already, but yes! this article mentions hassan and samson as players that were fasting along with adama last year.

www.ctinsider.com

UConn players observing Ramadan can eat, drink before Saturday night's Final Four

UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra are fasting from sundown to sunset in observance of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com

not sure about singare's background, but i imagine he may be fasting as well this year.
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If your name is "Youssef" and you arenXt Muslim, I have questions... lol.

I kid... Not everyone fasts. But still. It's like meeting a kid named Abraham who doesn't go to church on Sunday.
 
imno1 said:
I will be surprised If Nowell is only getting around 15 mpg next season.
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Hass is averaging 19 mpg as is. you dont think he'd play 4-5 more as a starter?

Nowell can also get some minutes playing off guard but everyone always wants the incoming freshmen to be better than the returning players and it seldom works out like that.
 
tykurez said:
Adama did last year and he seemingly had no issues
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It makes the early start on Thursday a good thing, but that game on Friday at 5:30 is a toughie. Let's hope for early games/late games throughout the tourney. It's those games between 3:00 and 7:00 that are hardest. Taht said its our bench and they both play less than 20 minutes a game.
 
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husky429 said:
Seems like kids generally figure it out by later in high school. I coached a ton of Muslim kids in AAU and we'd play 3 games a day, and they'd have no problems.

I would imagine our guys are pounding liquid IV after sundown and having a midnight meal
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Lack of food is nothing…it’s the lack of water that’s concerning
 
superjohn said:
Hurley to transfers- Look at what Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer, and Hassan Diarra have done.
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you think we can get 3 starters in the portal? we def need a starting center and wing as is. i feel better about Hass starting than Samson and Stewart. Plus if we bring in a starting PG that moves Nowell to 3rd string PG.

Penciling Ball and AK in at SG and PF.
 
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