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Jayden Ross on ESPNU right now

husky429 said:
He's going to need to adapt his game a bit against D1-size players and learn to be more effecient, but it's kind of ridiculous the scoring package both he and Castle have off the dribble.

Stewart has all of it... push crosses, euros, reverses, finishes with both hands, side steps, step backs, catch and shoot. Even posts up. Such a diverse game. He's just not as effecient as we'd like because he's doing it all. Also really long and very strong for his age.

He's going to need to cut a little baby fat, show some effort on defense, show better shot selection and check the attitude to be successful here, but that's all doable. IMO he has legit All Big East potential as a junior/senior.
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From when I first saw Stewart to now it seems like he has cut the baby fat a bit
 
I know we have only reached out to 2G with size and shooting, but the 2G and PG aren't where I'm concerned. Zero concern in fact if either Newton or Alleyne use their 6th year. I think Castle and Ball will be huge, and with Jackson and Diarra, our need is supplemental.

Assuming Sanogo moves on, Clingan frequently gets officiated badly, and Singare will likely get the same treatment by refs, and, you always have to protect against games DNP due to injuries, so I think the team will need 15 fouls available in post play. Johnson can have the last 5 a bit out of position in the post, or, we need a 6'10 transfer player with some strength, or a power player, to make sure we continue to dominate the paint.

I really don't think we will need anybody from the portal to fill a starter's role. 10-14 days after our natty we ought to actually have a better read on roster composition and needs for next year.
 
I think if this year taught us anything is you need shooting. You can never have enough. We lacked it the previous 2 years and had it this year. We should be surrounding Clingan with another shooter (or two if there is room) so teams have to pick their poison defending us and can't collapse on him. Obviously Newton, Alleyne returning changes things and help somewhat in that area as Ricker alluded to.
 
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UCfor3 said:
I think if this year taught us anything is you need shooting. You can never have enough. We lacked it the previous 2 years and had it this year. We should be surrounding Clingan with another shooter (or two if there is room) so teams have to pick their poison defending us and can't collapse on him. Obviously Newton, Alleyne returning changes things and help somewhat in that area as Ricker alluded to.
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Kind of expecting Ross/Stewart to be that.

Not Hawkins level shooting but good catch and shoot guys when open.

Castle should make less of a need for Hawkins with being a better all around scorer than Newton. Don’t need as much of a run around screens guy as much as another catch and shoot piece to go with Karaban.

Starting lineup is pretty set. Just need one guy to have a Jeremy Lamb like freshman year if it came down to it.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Kind of expecting Ross/Stewart to be that.

Not Hawkins level shooting but good catch and shoot guys when open.

Castle should make less of a need for Hawkins with being a better all around scorer than Newton. Don’t need as much of a run around screens guy as much as another catch and shoot piece to go with Karaban.

Starting lineup is pretty set. Just need one guy to have a Jeremy Lamb like freshman year if it came down to it.
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I hear ya. My preference is to land one veteran shooter 2G in the portal and by the players that UConn has contacted, it seems the staff agrees. Call it insurance if you want because relying solely on freshman can sometimes be a mixed bag at best. I'm excited about the young guys too though. Castle is clearly ready for a huge role. We are a little spoiled by this years two freshman but Karaban had an extra half year on campus to get acclimated and practice with the team and Clingan is a 7 ft 2 giant manchild that is pretty rare. Just the year prior, Hawkins, who is awesome now, was hit or miss and he was a very highly thought of freshman. We can easily forget what an adjustment and big jump it is for some players.
 
UCfor3 said:
I hear ya. My preference is to land one veteran shooter 2G in the portal and by the players that UConn has contacted, it seems the staff agrees. Call it insurance if you want because relying solely on freshman can sometimes be a mixed bag at best. I'm excited about the young guys too though. Castle is clearly ready for a huge role. We are a little spoiled by this years two freshman but Karaban had an extra half year on campus to get acclimated and practice with the team and Clingan is a 7 ft 2 giant manchild that is pretty rare. Just the year prior, Hawkins, who is awesome now, was hit or miss and he was a very highly thought of freshman. We can easily forget what an adjustment and big jump it is for some players.
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Hawkins situation is somewhat my concern actually. He was hit or miss in my opinion because of the inconsistent time with Tyrese here in front of him. Once he got consistent minutes we see the player he is now.

Can anyone actually recall a time where things went bad relying on a freshman?

Nice avi btw :cool: who’s actually another example of an impact freshman lol
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Hawkins situation is somewhat my concern actually. He was hit or miss in my opinion because of the inconsistent time with Tyrese here in front of him. Once he got consistent minutes we see the player he is now.

Can anyone actually recall a time where things went bad relying on a freshman?

Nice avi btw :cool: who’s actually another example of an impact freshman lol
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Shad was so clutch in big games. Washington, Alabama, Duke,etc...
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
I love Diarra for his defense and maybe he makes a big leap offensively, but I don’t think Hurley and staff can count on that at this point. They need another PG that can bring some offensive and playmaking ability.
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The other thing is a point guard needs to be a good foul shooter, since he will have the ball late in the game when you have the lead.
 
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