Jahmir Young to visit on Friday

[Tenspro2002]

Hypothetically speaking, is there room for both Newton and Young though?

I'm sure Hurley would take both, but I don't think we could guarantee both of them a starting spot and that may be a sticking point, unless we want to go pretty small with Jackson at the 4.

 

[aburks41]

Right now the answer to any question that starts with are there minutes for X is yes. Until we have 2 guys commit there's room for anyone without worry*

*Of course not a 5 but we haven't reached out to any so I'm discounting that

If we see our name connected to any center I'm gonna poop my pants. I'll be so scared

 

[Tenspro2002]

Unless Castle reclasses and is promised a starting spot, yes. The lineup would likely be Newton/Young/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo

That starting lineup, with Castle backing up the 1-3, Karaban getting minutes at the 3/4, and Johnson and Clingan in the frontcourt would be a pretty solid roster.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Hypothetically speaking, is there room for both Newton and Young though?

We can’t even have a 5v5 practice with walk ons involved at this point.

 

[Hoophound]

Hypothetically speaking, is there room for both Newton and Young though?

From a fan perspective, yes there's room. I'm not sure if those two really want to share the ball that much though. Hawkins still needs his touches too. Assuming we get Newton, we need a couple of good guys that can shoot and defend, but they don't need to be 15-20ppg guys like Young.

 

[Kenny11]

Hey Gaff, I hate to say it but

 

[UCfor3]

But I thought the concensus was that Hurley called Rothstein and asked him to remove the tweet so as not to offend Floyd? Are you saying that everyone's ridiculous speculation was incorrect??!!

This entire board is speculation and it's all pretty much ridiculous.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'm sure Hurley would take both, but I don't think we could guarantee both of them a starting spot and that may be a sticking point, unless we want to go pretty small with Jackson at the 4.

In which case, good luck keeping SJ here.

 

[superjohn]

Hypothetically speaking, is there room for both Newton and Young though?

We have one guard on the team and zero point guards, there's room for 4 guards.

Well, now we have 2 guards with Newton making it official.

 

[aburks41]

That starting lineup, with Castle backing up the 1-3, Karaban getting minutes at the 3/4, and Johnson and Clingan in the frontcourt would be a pretty solid roster.

We'd probably still need to pick up another guards just incase of an injury. But it would be someone who is a project and not guaranteed anymore than like 5 minutes a game. I doubt we could convince a BE caliber guard to come ride the pine since apparently every player in the country thinks they deserve to be a starter

 

[aburks41]

Hey Gaff, I hate to say it but

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No offense but...I think I'd rather take my chances of having no guards instead of him

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I've just accepted that fact that we're a cursed program now. We sold our soul for 2011 and 2014. Now we're paying for it

Do you have any idea as to how many fan bases there are that would give their eye teeth to be cursed the way we are?

Nationally I imagine that there are maybe a dozen that wouldn't.

 

[auror]

....okay then

Well. Bleep.

 

[superjohn]

In which case, good luck keeping SJ here.

There's tons of playing time for everyone, why is playing time an issue only at UConn? Trevion Williams was first team Big 10 and came off the bench, there's studs all over coming off the bench. There's no set minutes for you whether you start or don't start.

 

[Kenny11]

No offense but...I think I'd rather take my chances of having no guards instead of him

lol I know..I overrreacted. Gaff was awful this year.

 

[mauconnfan]

Nope!

 

[HuskyHawk]

There's tons of playing time for everyone, why is playing time an issue only at UConn? Trevion Williams was first team Big 10 and came off the bench, there's studs all over coming off the bench. There's no set minutes for you whether you start or don't start.

There is. It would be helpful if some of it actually went to the guys we recruited. I expect Johnson, not Clingan, to get most of the backup 5 minutes. He's actually a prototype 5 in Hurley's system if he can put on some muscle. But he's also a much better option at the 4 than Jackson or a freshman who is more of a wing.

 

[CL82]

I wonder if Young and Newton were one of those “first guy to say yes gets it“ deals? Not that we couldn’t take them both, we definitely could, but they each may have been looking for the starting spot.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

I wonder if Young and Newton were one of those “first guy to say yes gets it“ deals? Not that we couldn’t take them both, we definitely could, but they each may have been looking for the starting spot.

I'm pretty sure staff has known Newton was done so that doesn't really make sense. Definitely super strange things changed that quickly though.

 

[aburks41]

I wonder if Young and Newton were one of those “first guy to say yes gets it“ deals? Not that we couldn’t take them both, we definitely could, but they each may have been looking for the starting spot.

There are 2 starting guard spots open though. Newton/Transfer/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo is our starting lineup

 

[MexicoHusky]

immediate pt on a legit team. I have no idea who this kid is, but if he's a guard and we offer.... he should sign. If DH cant sign a player he targets under these circumstances then we should have some questions/concerns

 

[HuskyHawk]

There are 2 starting guard spots open though. Newton/Transfer/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo is our starting lineup

Disagree. Hawkins is the other starting guard. Jackson is a 3 or a 1. But we'll never agree on this.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Disagree. Hawkins is the other starting guard. Jackson is a 3 or a 1. But we'll never agree on this.

1 - Newton
2 - Hawkins
3 - Jackson
4 - Johnson
5 - Sanogo

I don't hate this lineup.

 

[CL82]

There are 2 starting guard spots open though. Newton/Transfer/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo is our starting lineup

Castle, if he reclasses?

 

[Storrs South]

1 - Newton
2 - Hawkins
3 - Jackson
4 - Johnson
5 - Sanogo

I don't hate this lineup.

the only guy that supposedly can't shoot in this lineup is Andre and he went 36% from 3 this season. yes limited attempts but still that's gonna play nicely assuming Samson is the 3 point threat we I think he is