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Jayden Ross on ESPNU right now
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This was all set up for the "why not both" girl meme.
And someone else said this Kok has good length with a nice touch.
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While i disagree with him having the highest ceiling i recently watched highlight videos and caught todays game and i must say if hes the least heralded of our 5 that class is going to be legendary because this kid looks like hes going to be a heck of a cbb player. I cant help but think Jeremy Lamb watching him. Not sure he will be that good but he does remind me of him.
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Looks like he’s growing into his body… which has been mentioned before. Looks a lot more fluid than he did over the summer. Which is expected since he had such a huge growth spurt.
Coaching staff got a STEAL with Ross. Legit NBA talent.
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He was the best on the court in this game for sure. Glad he will be playing for us!
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Dude is gonna be a fantastic teammate. Sounds very mature, and you can tell how devastated he is with the loss…got a feeling he’ll bring that Andre-like competitiveness, love it.
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Someone said that earlier but he’s significantly higher ranked than Singare now. His stock has improved quite a bit.
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Stewart is really, really good. I watched an entire game of Singare with OSL in the OTE league playoffs and there's a good amount of potential there, but he looks similar to Samson Johnson in terms of rawness - more aggressive but he'll have issues not fouling in the post and will only come in as a rim runner and lob finisher - woeful from the FT line, I think 0-5 for the game I watched . Solo Ball is a monster out there - so strong and bouncy.
Jaylin Stewart has a legitimate nasty streak to go with shot making ability at 6'6/6'7 - we all know how good Castle could be for us, but I'm most excited to see Stewart's potential as he seems very underrated.
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I see loads of potential with him to where he is a high end starter as an upperclassman, as soon as he comes in he would be smart to go under Karaban’s wing, I see some similarities
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Thanks for the update. Im guessing hes got to be close to top 100 if not already there. I know Singare just got added at 125.
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I really like this class… I think people are sleeping on Singare..hes a pure center in my mine.. and will be the perfect back up for DC..I thought Jayden Ross would be the one that needed time before he got playing time.. I don’t now..I think he will play right away now… im not sure Dan Hurley looks for players in the portal with this class he has coming in
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Still think we need a dependable backup PG.. nothing too flashy just someone solid. Wouldn’t mind rolling into the season with what we have and letting the freshmen get their feet wet.
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A LOT of talent and athleticism coming up next year.
We'll find a better transfer 2G starter than freshman Ross. We'll have the young talent, we'll need a veteran starter alongside Andre (if he returns like he claimed) to get the right mix of talent and experience. It would be a waste to not bring someone in (and all signs of our interest are pointing that way).
As for backup PG, Diarra will be another year older and a year in the UConn development machine.. I wouldn't want him as my starter, but he'll work as a senior backup PG and defensive specialist.
Where did your read come from 8 months ago? I always thought Jaylon translated to UConn based on the eye test.
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The very very little I’ve seen from Singare is in keeping with what everyone here says: has some gifts but is raw and could take a while for him to be impactful…but I heard the staff is higher on him than his ranking and has expectations that he contributes quickly. We’ll see
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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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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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Idk, I really like our talent and am willing to roll with it in hopes of them figuring it out by end of season like Karaban and DC. I’m just not sure if a transfer will be as good as these guys similar to our transfers this year and our freshmen.
I’d hope Diarra has developed as a PG to be steady. He was mistake prone this year offensively and wasn’t much of a shooter. Think it’s been smart of Danny to get Joey C more minutes during this tournament.
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It’s a shame we haven’t been able to overcome Diarra’s lack of offense this year while backing up the point. And until I hear from someone reputable that he’s gone, I expect Alleyne to start opening day next year as the 2 alongside Castle.
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Hurley’s freshmen, when they get the playing time, always seem to play really well too.
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All had great years. Hurley knows talent, would just like for us to keep on trusting it and not bring in guys to play over them.
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All had great years. Hurley knows talent, would just like for us to keep on trusting it and not bring in guys to play over them.
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Diarra has backed up the PG spot from the defensive side but he has not been the primary backup at the point offensively (and outside of a few games has struggled with that when asked to). We’ve been very lucky with injuries to our two guys that primarily handle point duties, but ideally we would have had a better offensive backup (Joey C has been asked to pitch in there at times). Next year presumably we’ll have Jackson back and will be adding Castle, but it would be huge insurance to add another guy that can comfortably run the point and go make a play off the bounce. We’ve overcome it but I’m not sure why that means we shouldn’t try to improve that area (which has been exploited at times) going into next year.
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