Try to think back to 2011 and 2014. We had 2 PG's then. Worked out alright.If you have maybe sorta 2 PGs you have definitely 0 PGs.
This team is going to struggle at the end of the shot clock to find shots and make plays, so everyone build that into your mental model right now...
This team will score in transition, through set plays, and offensive putbacks, but creative playmaking will not be a strength...
If you have maybe sorta 2 PGs you have definitely 0 PGs.
This team is going to struggle at the end of the shot clock to find shots and make plays, so everyone build that into your mental model right now...
This team will score in transition, through set plays, and offensive putbacks, but creative playmaking will not be a strength...
I don't think that's an apples-to-apples comparison. Kemba, Shabazz and Boat were all much more traditional point guards, with two of them playing alongside each other. That is a very traditional UConn look; it was also the case with Khalid and Ricky.Try to think back to 2011 and 2014. We had 2 PG's then. Worked out alright.
I don't think any of those 3 were necessarily traditional point guards. Boat certainly wasn't. Shabazz was probably the most in the traditional sense.I don't think that's an apples-to-apples comparison. Kemba, Shabazz and Boat were all much more traditional point guards, with two of them playing alongside each other. That is a very traditional UConn look; it was also the case with Khalid and Ricky.
I think what Hurley is talking about is Andre running the point for most of the game, with either Newton or Diarra alongside him. In other words, I doubt Newton and Diarra will be on the court together.
Try to think back to 2011 and 2014. We had 2 PG's then. Worked out alright.
Yes and I don't really see the use in comparing Newton and Diarra to three of the best point guards/players we've ever had.I don't think that's an apples-to-apples comparison. Kemba, Shabazz and Boat were all much more traditional point guards, with two of them playing alongside each other. That is a very traditional UConn look; it was also the case with Khalid and Ricky.
I think what Hurley is talking about is Andre running the point for most of the game, with either Newton or Diarra alongside him. In other words, I doubt Newton and Diarra will be on the court together.
My point is that none of them were like Andre, and he will be running the point most of the time, with one of the other two alongside him.I don't think any of those 3 were necessarily traditional point guards. Boat certainly wasn't. Shabazz was probably the most in the traditional sense.
My initial point was that having multiple guys able to assume the PG role is not an issue that people make it out to be, we certainly could've used that last year.My point is that none of them were like Andre, and he will be running the point most of the time, with one of the other two alongside him.
We'll be lucky if either one is half of Shabazz or Boat. But the idea that having 2 PGs earn minutes is a bad thing is a strange thing for a basketball fan to say in 2022, but especially strange for a UConn fan to sayYes and I don't really see the use in comparing Newton and Diarra to three of the best point guards/players we've ever had.
I'm not saying that it's necessarily a bad thing in the abstract; I am saying that Andre will be running the point most of the time, with the two PGs to whom you are referring splitting time playing alongside him, which is different than what I and at least a few others expected.We'll be lucky if either one is half of Shabazz or Boat. But the idea that having 2 PGs earn minutes is a bad thing is a strange thing for a basketball fan to say in 2022, but especially strange for a UConn fan to say
Yeah I know you're not saying it's bad explicitly but there are multiple posters this week who have done exactly that.I'm not saying that it's necessarily a bad thing in the abstract; I am saying that Andre will be running the point most of the time, with the two PGs to whom you are referring splitting time playing alongside him, which is different than what I and at least a few others expected.
I understand that Hurley has alluded to this in the past so perhaps I should have expected it, but it is very different imo than Khalid/Ricky, Kemba/Shabazz and Shabazz/Boat.
I'm not saying that it's necessarily a bad thing in the abstract; I am saying that Andre will be running the point most of the time, with the two PGs to whom you are referring splitting time playing alongside him, which is different than what I and at least a few others expected.
I understand that Hurley has alluded to this in the past so perhaps I should have expected it, but it is very different imo than Khalid/Ricky, Kemba/Shabazz and Shabazz/Boat.
Or there is a pretty large sample size of one of them being a pretty poor offensive player at the college level. I liked taking him as a transfer and thought he would be good in a small role off the bench, but if he is really in contention with Newton for a starting spot I don't see how that can be a good thing.We'll be lucky if either one is half of Shabazz or Boat. But the idea that having 2 PGs earn minutes is a bad thing is a strange thing for a basketball fan to say in 2022, but especially strange for a UConn fan to say
Most of us have nothing else to go on with respect to Newton and Diarra. With Andre, we have all seen enough of him to make our own judgments, and it has not been a secret that Hurley loves him.I find it interesting everyone seems to believe the newton/Diarra stuff, but not the Jackson quotes. If Hurley were to be 100% right about everything, this is a big deal.
He’s seen Jackson even more than us, and would know how ridiculous the claims are if he’s still playing like sophomore Jackson.Most of us have nothing else to go on with respect to Newton and Diarra. With Andre, we have all seen enough of him to make our own judgments, and it has not been a secret that Hurley loves him.