I'm not too worried about his strength. He's about the same weight per inch as Kalkbrenner. Probably a bit bigger than Nunge. I expect his main role is to play against some of those 7 foot guys. I doubt he sees the floor vs Villanova or some of the small ball teams, barring injury to Adama. My concern with him is defense and footspeed.
Agreed. If he's going to have so much responsibility, he's going to need to leave the sulking behind and just worry about the next play. That's the leap I want to see from him. Just play team ball.
At least 5 Brimah Units. Sanogo at least 7 Brimah units.
Even more worrisome is Goodman's use of the word "needs" in his description of the 35 points Hawkins and Sanogo must score. As one who has purportedly watched a practice, apparently he's not too high on the rest of the team.
I agree with you. I am not really worried about scoring...just carrying on the "concerning" theme. The team has way more viable shooting options than last year.
It's all there was for chrisskes! Lots of guessing at this point, but it's like this every year.
Anyone else remembering Kremlinology?
I think we all know point guard is the biggest concern. Newton had really good numbers last year for a really bad team, he might be a very good point guard for UConn but it's his first year in a new system at a higher level. Andre Jackson has great vision and can feed the post and lead the break but I'm not at all ready to believe he can run the team and manage the entire game. Diarra is a nice gritty back up point. There's pieces all over the court but they'll need someone to stir the drink. Despite his lack of size and athleticism RJ was a really good floor general for us.
I agree. I think the bigger question is whether more mature guys will be able to push him off the low block. Despite his youth though, I feel like he’s going to hold his own pretty well. I look forward to finding out.
