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superjohn said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
CL82 said:
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.
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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.
 
CL82 said:
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.
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There are 2 starting guard spots open though. Newton/Transfer/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo is our starting lineup
 
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 Dan Hurley cant sign a player he targets under these circumstances then we should have some questions/concerns
 
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aburks41 said:
There are 2 starting guard spots open though. Newton/Transfer/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo is our starting lineup
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Disagree. Hawkins is the other starting guard. Jackson is a 3 or a 1. But we'll never agree on this.
 
aburks41 said:
There are 2 starting guard spots open though. Newton/Transfer/Hawkins/Jackson/Sanogo is our starting lineup
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Castle, if he reclasses?
 
Storrs South said:
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
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That lineup is pretty bad for shooting on paper. But we have to hope guys like Samson and Newton surprise us.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
FWIW, here are the combined stats from Newton + Young last season:

37.5p, 10.7r, 8.7a, 4.5 to, 2.5s
45.2 fg%, 52.1 2p%
104 for 308 from 3 (33.7%)
9.1 ftas at a 87.1 ft%

What I see:
  • Exciting volume on the offensive end
  • Ability to attack the rim and generate opponent fouls
  • Good efficiency from inside the arc and excellent FT%
  • Less than ideal, but adequate perimeter game
  • Can contribute to offense in a variety of ways, even when they aren't scoring.
I mean, I'm tempering expectations, but if we get both of these guys, I'd be incredibly pumped.
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I don’t think we’re landing both. Newton wants to play point.
 
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Storrs South said:
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
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Can’t call it a good shooting team though. Newton’s numbers are below average and we have no clue what Johnson will bring.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
1 - Newton
2 - Hawkins
3 - Jackson
4 - Johnson
5 - Sanogo

I don't hate this lineup.
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Agree. If Hurley is going to ask his 5 to hedge frequently (and we know he is) then he needs shot blockers at both the 3 and 4 as often as possible. The rim protection suffered badly at times depending on who was in those roles on defense. This board thinks offense 75% of the time, and I think Hurley thinks Defense/rebounding 75% of the time. Assuming Jackson is the constant, who gives you rim protection and rebounding, Johnson or Karaban/Hawkins/Transfer guard? Not that we won't play smaller at times, I'm sure we will. I think Johnson is the main backup 5 as well.
 
UcannUconn said:
Can’t call it a good shooting team though. Newton’s numbers are below average and we have no clue what Johnson will bring.
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From what I've read, Newton is a great catch and shoot guy. He only has issues shooting the 3 off the bounce.

As bad as Hurleys offense can be, he gets his guards a ton of catch and shoot opportunities.
 
JMick said:
From what I've read, Newton is a great catch and shoot guy. He only has issues shooting the 3 off the bounce.

As bad as Hurleys offense can be, he gets his guards a ton of catch and shoot opportunities.
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Really good midrange shooter. Able to get in the lane off the dribble for pull ups.
 
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Storrs South said:
Subject to debate, I think the point is spacing should be much better for Sanogo
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But it will only get better if defenses respect Jackson and Johnson from outside. Otherwise they will just camp in the paint like they did all last year

JMick said:
I also imagine Karaban will get plenty of playing time. Isn't he supposed to be a good shooter?
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He is, yes
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
1 - Newton
2 - Hawkins
3 - Jackson
4 - Johnson
5 - Sanogo

I don't hate this lineup.
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I don't hate it either. But that doesn't exactly fit the "playing 4 out around Sanogo" that Hurley mentioned doing recently. But I also don't know a ton about SJ, haven't gotten a good gauge of him yet. If SJ can stretch the floor, then maybe?

I also wonder if we might see Karaban more than we think (not to start, obviously). He's young, but has a semester under his belt and seems like potentially a high end shooter. And he's tall. He might shoot his way into significant playing time. The question will be if he can hold his own defensively against a 3/4.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
I don't hate it either. But that doesn't exactly fit the "playing 4 out around Sanogo" that Hurley mentioned doing recently. But I also don't know a ton about SJ, haven't gotten a good gauge of him yet. If SJ can stretch the floor, then maybe?

I also wonder if we might see Karaban more than we think (not to start, obviously). He's young, but has a semester under his belt and seems like potentially a high end shooter. And he's tall. He might shoot his way into significant playing time. The question will be if he can hold his own defensively against a 3/4.
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4 out for Hurley probably means something different than it does for the rest of us.

coming from last year’s stone age offense (whaley and jackson chucking 3s), having any serviceable shooters will feel like 4 out…
 
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August_West said:
Fair comment, but then by that same token can we asks ourselves why people think a reclassed Castle is our savior to our other "unproven" transfers?
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While not the end all be all, Castle seems to be a much more highly regarded prospect ~30 in his class. Guys ranked that highly usually can contribute at some level in year 1.
 
August_West said:
Fair comment, but then by that same token can we asks ourselves why people think a reclassed Castle is our savior to our other "unproven" transfers?
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If anyone thinks he is the savior next year they are delusional
 
August_West said:
I get so confused around here rankings mean nothing and then they mean something.
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The high school rankings of Gaffney, Diggins aren't as relevant because we've seen them on the court. They also weren't as highly touted as Castle.

Without looking, I'd hard pressed to think of a kid we recruited out of HS that was a top 30 recruit that didn't pan out. Where as the list of guys 30-150 that didn't is pretty high.
 
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