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Lubin is certainly not a star but he seems to have pretty good hands when he receives a pass and when he shoots it. I like his strength and his bulk. I think the staff can turn him into a nice part of the team. I think his limited playing time may have more to do with his defense- communication, responsibilities, switches, etc.
I have hopes for him.
 
Lubin is certainly not a star but he seems to have pretty good hands when he receives a pass and when he shoots it. I like his strength and his bulk. I think the staff can turn him into a nice part of the team. I think his limited playing time may have more to do with his defense- communication, responsibilities, switches, etc.
I have hopes for him.
Concise analysis of his current strengths and weaknesses. He can fix things and turn into a nice player.
 
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Sounds good. Thanks for the analysis. Although I disagree with your interpretation regarding the chain of events.

Hope we make the tourney.
And let RichZ be a lesson for you. Wussing and whining is not correlative with any generalization we want to make including age, gender, denomination, education, political affiliation, race, creed or where we fit on the scale of hedonistic tendencies. There is enough wussing and whining going on with every group that we don't have to be selective.
 
UK has Towns, Stein, Dakari Johnson and Trey Lyles

The UConn 4-5s are Brimah, Facey, Nolan and Lubin

Huh? Brimah could maybe get a few minutes in a blow out

Lubin is certainly not a star but he seems to have pretty good hands when he receives a pass and when he shoots it. I like his strength and his bulk. I think the staff can turn him into a nice part of the team. I think his limited playing time may have more to do with his defense- communication, responsibilities, switches, etc.
I have hopes for him.
 
Lubin looks like he could have some potential, but we have to recognize that there is a reason KO won't play him and defer to Nolan, who has become legitimately notorious for his poor play.
 
Brimah has potential, the other 3 front court players wouldn't get 5 minutes on any other top 25 team.

Lubin looks like he could have some potential, but we have to recognize that there is a reason KO won't play him and defer to Nolan, who has become legitimately notorious for his poor play.
 
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People are too quick to give up on players. Lubin has strength, coordination and good hands. He can turn into a pretty good player. However, he is a freshman and he missed a lot of high school playing time due to injury. He needs some time to develop.

We will lose players to transfer, the draft or graduation most years. Guys like Lubin are great to have around as seasoned players for four years. They have a way of coming up big when we need them, and some them even end up pros. I like Lubin and I look forward to seeing if he can put all his gifts together and become a solid player for us but I have realistic expectations right now. I think he has a lot of potential though.

Nolan plays good defense. KO won a title using Nolan regularly so you have to understand that it would be hard for him to choose Lubin over Nolan. He knows Nolan has been there to win him a title and has valuable experience.
 
Some numbskulls don't know what the word "potential" means. It's not about how good someone is right now, it's about where they can be by their junior/senior year.
 
And let RichZ be a lesson for you. Wussing and whining is not correlative with any generalization we want to make including age, gender, denomination, education, political affiliation, race, creed or where we fit on the scale of hedonistic tendencies. There is enough wussing and whining going on with every group that we don't have to be selective.
Come on! That is some super advanced rational that I'm not sure I'm capable of pulling off. I can barely write a sentence.
 
Nolan is a senior and he's not good; Facey is the end of his soph year and he looks worse than he previously did, which was already bad; Brimah is good against teams with RPIs > 100 and front court players 6-8" and under; and Lubin is way too early to tell.

That is the UConn front court. Maybe if we could have success in the tourney we could recruit stronger front court players.

Some numbskulls don't know what the word "potential" means. It's not about how good someone is right now, it's about where they can be by their junior/senior year.
 
Nolan is a senior and he's not good; Facey is the end of his soph year and he looks worse than he previously did, which was already bad; Brimah is good against teams with RPIs > 100 and front court players 6-8" and under; and Lubin is way too early to tell.

That is the UConn front court. Maybe if we could have success in the tourney we could recruit stronger front court players.
I get your point but haven't we had success in the tournament? I know you mean this year. It seems our recruiting issues have to do with things that have happened to the program in previous years (APR, CR, uncertainty regarding our head coach). Anyways, that's another topic.
 
That was sarcasm, we have had success and we run this front court out. It's embarrassing or depressing or both.


I get your point but haven't we had success in the tournament? I know you mean this year. It seems our recruiting issues have to do with things that have happened to the program in previous years (APR, CR, uncertainty regarding our head coach). Anyways, that's another topic.
 
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That was sarcasm, we have had success and we run this front court out. It's embarrassing or depressing or both.
Sarcasm or not PN is a junior.
 
Maybe. Phil's D was pretty mediocre last game. Rock has a little Toraino Walker potential, if he gets a shot he may surprise us the same way. I'd like to see him get a shot.

Obviously I know you didn't mean it this way, but I hope he doesn't have much Toraino Walker in him. Leaving the program after 1 game in his jr year would waste a scholarship. Fortunately I don't imagine he'll do that.
 
I am certainly old. But I'm not whiney. I'm curmudgeonly. And while age and artery disease have taken the game away from me, once upon a time, back when 6-3 was still tall enough to play inside in HS, assorted rec leagues and the non-stop pickup games in the toughest neighborhoods in Bridgeport, I was a pretty decent interior defender and passable on offense. And at my best, Lubin would eat my lunch. But I didn't have visions of playing D1. Or D2, for that matter.

That having been said, your only question was whether 25 minutes, 9 points, 6 boards and 2 dimes a game seemed realistic. Several people said no. Then you defended that position, and I gave you actual factual numbers of what he produces now and explained why I thought your estimates were likely unattainable given his size and skillset. That IS analysis. I might have been a little snide. Sorry if I hurt your feelings. But the fact is, he's marginal size-wise for a 4, and not nearly skilled enough for the 3. Unless he gets better at defensive positioning and exceptionally good at rebounding, he's never going to see more than token court time.
Are you a product of Central High?
 
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My biggest surprise with this season is how little Nolan has improved. Without looking at his stats from last year, I'd say he's digressed.

Weren't there reports this past summer how much stronger he got, how hard he had worked on his offense, etc.

His only stat over 1.0 per game is rebounds and it's 1.4/game.

I keep rooting for him, but for a player his size and athleticism, I can't figure out how he's not contributing more. His teammates get him the ball in great scoring position but he can't finish if his life depends on it.

The lack of post scoring when Brimah is not on the floor or when DHam is not at the 4 is alarming.
 
I'm not embarrassed or depressed by our frontcourt.

I'm proud of their effort and hopeful of their promise and supportive of them as Huskies.
We know where you are saving your non support!:cool: Did give you a like for your post so don't think me entirely petty.
 
the other 3 front court players wouldn't get 5 minutes on any other top 25 team.
Well no , that's why it's called potential. As in, one may see a POSSIBILITY of improvement in performance with Lubin in the future.

You are the quintessence of what has become the mainstream "what have you done for me lately" d0uchebaggery that now plagues the sporting world. No wonder you're in the top 5 insufferable tools of the BY, and that is saying quite a lot.
 
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I'm not embarrassed or depressed by our frontcourt.

I'm proud of their effort and hopeful of their promise and supportive of them as Huskies.

This a million times. We all (myself included, I'm not as good at this as I'd like) should keep in mind this is what being a fan of the program is all about.
 
. . . so don't think me entirely petty.
In our limited interaction on this website, I can say with zero equivocation that you are one of the least petty people with whom I have interacted in life.
 
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Lubin, Nolan
Nolan, Lubin
I don't care who is better, who was higher rated
I just want one of them to step up and be a REAL backup 4 or 5
 
We won a NC with Brimah & Nolan at the 5.
 
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