Miller Instant Starter?

[pnow15]

Emeka Adrien even Boone were all finishers

Not really. A real finisher spends years finishing in the NBA.
That leaves Emeka. But I was never thrilled with his low post game.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Not really. A real finisher spends years finishing in the NBA.
That leaves Emeka. But I was never thrilled with his low post game.

The only reason Adrien hasn't spent the last 6 years in the NBA is that he's a 6-4 power forward. Doesn't diminish the fact that he was one of the best post players the program has ever had.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Emeka Adrien even Boone were all finishers

And Thabeet shot like 65% from the floor. Brimah's a very good finisher as well. To be honest that's probably the strongpoint of his game at this point.

Miller's biggest worry for PT is that a guy like Adam Smith comes here and Hamilton gets moved the 4. If Ollie goes with a traditional lineup he should get 25-30 minutes a game easily.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

He averaged 8 and half boards last year. He may come to the court on a red carpet.

A Big Red carpet?

 

[upstater]

We need guards and shooters. But right now, that front court can play with maximum aggression. We have 25 fouls to give. And even Hamilton can play the 4.

 

[businesslawyer]

Not really. A real finisher spends years finishing in the NBA.
That leaves Emeka. But I was never thrilled with his low post game.

Today's proof that this fanbase is beyond spoiled is picking on the game of national player of the year candidates. Sheesh. And that's without even mentioning how logically irrelevant a player's pro career is to how he performed in college. I guess William AVery was a better college point guard than KEA because he had more of an NBA career.

 

[pnow15]

Today's proof that this fanbase is beyond spoiled is picking on the game of national player of the year candidates. Sheesh. And that's without even mentioning how logically irrelevant a player's pro career is to how he performed in college. I guess William AVery was a better college point guard than KEA because he had more of an NBA career.

Okafor was a mediocre offensive player and a great defensive player. This is no secret. He

 

[superjohn]

We need guards and shooters. But right now, that front court can play with maximum aggression. We have 25 fouls to give. And even Hamilton can play the 4.

I want another shooter and ballhandler but we're not exactly lacking guard talent, most other teams would kill to have Adams, Purvis and Hamilton.

 

[Gringo]

Okafor was a mediocre offensive player and a great defensive player. This is no secret. He

I'm pretty sure Pnow is scrappy's sinister alter ego.

 

[pnow15]

The only reason Adrien hasn't spent the last 6 years in the NBA is that he's a 6-4 power forward. Doesn't diminish the fact that he was one of the best post players the program has ever had.

Adrien was a great defensive player and rebounder and had a nice jumper but he had an extremely hard time finishing at the rim. He was fouled a lot and was a very mediocre foul shooter Don't you remember his missing fouls shots. He was a very good college player. Wish we had him this year.

 

[Dove]

Coach Miller: "Now, about whether you start or not..."

Shonn: "Its all good. I saw Phil and Kentan scrimmaging. I'm totally cool with competing with them"

Coach Miller: "LOL...good one Shonn!!!"

 

[Palatine]

We need guards and shooters. But right now, that front court can play with maximum aggression. We have 25 fouls to give. And even Hamilton can play the 4.

The five fouls are huge. And Enoch is five more. The flexibility of the front line just jumped exponentially.

 

[JimHurley]

As someone said, Miller wouldn't have committed to play one year at UConn if he was told he'd be a backup PF. I think Ollie is assuming Miller will come in and start. Facey will still see decent minutes at the 4 and Nolan will give us some good minutes at the 5. I see Enoch playing between 15 and 20 minutes next year. Once Nolan is gone he'll see increased minutes. And once Facey and Brimah graduate, he'll be playing 30+ minutes. So, yeah, I think Miller should and will be an instant starter.

 

[LIUCHusky]

It's pretty hard to see Facey outplaying someone who averaged those numbers in a league that was closer to the AAC than anyone would like to admit.

You don't have a clue if you think the Ivy League is close to the AAC in athlethic and basketball talent. You make a lot of comments that I agree with but this one is off the wall.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Not really. A real finisher spends years finishing in the NBA.
That leaves Emeka. But I was never thrilled with his low post game.

Emeka didn't have much prior to his junior year but that year (when healthy) he was solid as a low post scorer (except when the Hack-a-Shaq strategy was utilized). Boone's entire offensive repertoire while at UConn was putbacks.

 

[B1GEast]

With his size and offensive skill, he's going to be able to stretch the defense and create space for Hamilton, Purvis and Adams. This is a nice compliment to the team. I don't want to make the comparison, but Giffy just comes to mind with his size and touch with the ball. We needed this bad, very happy tonight.

Does anyone know if we are done for 2015 recruiting or is there one more?

 

[champs99and04]

I don't think ball-handling is going to be as much of a problem next year as it was this year, even if the staff is unable to add another guard. I suspect Hamilton will be more than adequate as a secondary ball-handler next season, and Purvis made big strides in that area towards the end of the season.

 

[3rdbass]

With his size and offensive skill, he's going to be able to stretch the defense and create space for Hamilton, Purvis and Adams. This is a nice compliment to the team. I don't want to make the comparison, but Giffy just comes to mind with his size and touch with the ball. We needed this bad, very happy tonight.

Does anyone know if we are done for 2015 recruiting or is there one more?

http://the-boneyard.com/threads/coaches-are-intent-on-filling-two-more-scholarships.76305/

According to the article linked in this thread they are looking to fill out the roster for next year. So two more. I guess they want to have as many options on the bench as possible after going through this rough year. Hopefully it is good players and not reaches.

 

[Gurleyman]

Okafor was a mediocre offensive player and a great defensive player. This is no secret. He

Mediocre offensive players don't score 18 in the second half of a one-point Final Four game (and then add 24 in the final). Or drop 29 at North Carolina.

In the NBA sure - he wasn't a great scorer. He was for us, though.

 

[B1GEast]

Had Oak not hurt his back, he would have been a more productive scorer

 

[TheChamps990411]

1. This is a nice pick up for us. If he can give us 8/6/2 night in and night out we`re in pretty good shape.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Yes, he'll start all 35 (or whatever) games at the 4.

He'll fill the DD role, with less finesse but more toughness.

 

[Matrim55]

I don't think ball-handling is going to be as much of a problem next year as it was this year, even if the staff is unable to add another guard. I suspect Hamilton will be more than adequate as a secondary ball-handler next season, and Purvis made big strides in that area towards the end of the season.

Thank you! This needs to be repeated ad nauseum - people don't seem to realize how good DHam became at initiating the offense in the last two months of the season. He had better than a 2-to-1 assist/to ratio and the ball will be in his hands a ton.

I think we should aim for a 5th-year shooter (Smith from Va Tech, McGlynn from Towson) - a specialist who can help stretch the floor at all times.

 

[Stainmaster]

Thank you! This needs to be repeated ad nauseum - people don't seem to realize how good DHam became at initiating the offense in the last two months of the season. He had better than a 2-to-1 assist/to ratio and the ball will be in his hands a ton.

I think we should aim for a 5th-year shooter (Smith from Va Tech, McGlynn from Towson) - a specialist who can help stretch the floor at all times.

I believe McGlynn has already committed to URI. Smith may be our best bet.

 

[Matrim55]

I believe McGlynn has already committed to URI. Smith may be our best bet.

You're right - my bad. I guess there's Smith as the clear No. 1, but there's also the kid from Drake and Lonnie Jackson from BC who'd fit the sharpshooter role. Neither is a starter for us, but neither needs to be.