100%. I am also turned off with the constant "Look!" or "Listen!" declarations as if he is trying to wake us up. Further I can't stand his constant reference to being a pro tennis prospect. Who cares. I have removed this one from my rotation. Someone let me know if Locked On gets someone better.
They are both wings so overlap by definition. McNeeley could be the starting 2 this year with Stew at the 3 for all we know and Ball was starting at the 3 as the 3rd guard when castle was out.
Agree to disagree but it’s all good. McNeeley is also listed as a Forward and Ball is listed as a Guard on the official UConn roster. Their defensive assignments as far as who they’d be expected to guard and how much they’d be expected to rebound would not be the same in my view. There’s also about a 5 inch height difference between them.
Nothing you said is objectively wrong but the only way to get our top 2 draft prospects (Liam and Stew) both in the starting lineup is to play Liam at the 2. I want the starting lineup to be
I like that lineup. Reed should be a good rebounder and allow for more shooting to be on the floor with less size at certain positions. My hunch is that Danny will play slightly more uptempo this year with more trapping and full court pressure. With the exception of Alex, I don’t think anyone else will play 30 minutes a game. There will be a definite need to test guys and try lots of lineup combinations until the postseason. I see a large number of guys playing in the 15-25 minute per game range next season.
Liam and AK are our top two draft prospects, right now by far
Yeah it baffles me to think it is either mahaney or diarra starting. I think they both start and Ball is backup at sg and Nowell at pg.
That seems pretty unlikely. I have a very hard time seeing a starting lineup that doesn't include 2 of the 5 best players on the team
Stew has a higher ceiling than AK but you’re free to disagree
This. Speculation is fine, but it’s speculation — we shouldn’t pretend we know things that we’re just speculating on. AK has proven he can play at an all conference level in our league. Diarra has proven that, playing half a game, he can be extremely productive for us. Everyone else is just wild speculation, some with more evidence for speculating than others.
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Based on Hurley’s history. He likes to have a pretty set starter group to lean on throughout the year.
Right now Diarra is better basketball player than Ball. Ball can't drive like Diarra and doesn't play a lick of defense that I saw. It is funny that people totally disregard Diarra as was 6th man of the year in the big east for a reason. He could of started and did play big minutes in games as he is just better than Ball at this stage.
That's just blatantly wrong about Ball's defense. I'll admit there's some projecting on Ball to say he's better, but the sophomore leap is real under Hurley. We've seen it with basically all the top recruits. It just reminds me of all the people who laughed at the idea of a sophomore Hawkins starting.
