New Commit: Uroš Paunović (Merged)

[jibsey]

Mullins is too good not to start. Mullins is the best shooter around. Mullins is a tenacious defender. Mullins reminds me of Larry Bird.
Mullins has played 0 minutes against BE competition.
Liam was going to be a top 10 draft pick and dominate on the BE.

 

[AllHusky]

Mullins is too good not to start. Mullins is the best shooter around. Mullins is a tenacious defender. Mullins reminds me of Larry Bird.
Mullins has played 0 minutes against BE competition.
Liam was going to be a top 10 draft pick and dominate on the BE.

Expound or clarify, not sure exactly what you are saying. Sorry if im being dense, still have an OT loss hangover.

 

[HW611]

Funny enough, I'm actually open to holding hope on Ross' upside. But I really have to see it to believe it. I don't know if it's because you're beating the drum so hard that it's permeated my brain, or the fact that staff still believes in him & I do believe in late bloomers when they hit later growth spurts.

I personally think Mullins is way too good and too good a complimentary fit not to start. We know what we have in Stew, and he makes zero sense as a 3 in my eyes, especially as he fills out. Jaylen looks like the kind of kid that can be playing around 230 at some point. Thick base, strong boned kid. Get him working around the paint.

Stew is such an interesting part of this team. I have no idea how he’ll do as a backup 4.

He seems like he needs to be a high usage player to be effective and I’m not sure how that would work on this team. If he can’t he may be regulated to being a 3 and D guy, both I’m not sure how much he can do on a consistently high level.

He’s talented enough to be one of the best players on the team but I’m not sure if he has the necessary skills to be a consistently effective role player.

 

[jibsey]

Expound or clarify, not sure exactly what you are saying. Sorry if im being dense, still have an OT loss hangover.

Yes to clarify. Hurley will want to see him dominate in games against name quality teams to start him over Stew who was loyal in a time where players jump to another team ever year. He still values that. Time will tell and Mullins has to show that talent to get the nod but it’s just my opinion from observing Hurley all these years.

 

[RuffRuff]

Stew is such an interesting part of this team. I have no idea how he’ll do as a backup 4.

He seems like he needs to be a high usage player to be effective and I’m not sure how that would work on this team. If he can’t he may be regulated to being a 3 and D guy, both I’m not sure how much he can do on a consistently high level.

He’s talented enough to be one of the best players on the team but I’m not sure if he has the necessary skills to be a consistently effective role player.

If you’re saying high usage means running offense through him, not sure I see it. At least not the way he’s played to date, which is taking lots of 3s (50% of shots). I’d love to see him create more offense near the paint, o rebounds and to just fill the box score in ways that a big strong kid like him can.

 

[HW611]

If you’re saying high usage means running offense through him, not sure I see it. At least not the way he’s played to date, which is taking lots of 3s (50% of shots). I’d love to see him create more offense near the paint, o rebounds and to just fill the box score in ways that a big strong kid like him can.

He’s played that way to date out of necessity. Him at his best (to me) would be more high usage in exactly the way you described.

But I don’t see how that works on this roster.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Did you watch last year? Stew at the 3 with Solo and AK, same issues. Slow footed defensive grouping, Stew can’t chase 3’s, and would again have 3 guys on floor that don’t really create off dribble.

If I’m to guess, Stew rotates in at the backup 4 and at the 3 when it’s Silas/Smith at the 1/2.

So you start by questioning if I watched last year because I suggested Stew would at a minimum back up the 3 and 4….. and then immediately say Stew will back up the 3 and 4. Am I missing something here?

 

[ctchamps]

Hurley started Samson Johnson over a better Reed last year. He shows loyalty to his players that have been loyal to him. And…he wants freshman to “earn it”, as long as that slot doesn’t have a quality player like Stew there. But Stew is not an inexperienced freshman or sophomore and he has dedicated himself to strength. I guess I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure I am not.

It was probably more of a situation with a player’s resistance to put in the effort the coaches wanted than a loyalty issue based on Reed’s interviews.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I do wish we could have innocent disagreements without disparaging comments and name calling being thrown around. It’s just basketball at the end of the day.

Between a healthy guard rotation of Demary/Smith/Ball/Mullins it’ll be very hard for Uros to find minutes. That’s before factoring in competition from Ross and Furphy ability to snag the next wing spot, and Millinder at point.

Demary/Ball/Mullins/Karaban/Reed is the safest bet right now for the starters.

6: Smith- Could be starting at power 6 schools, he’s the backup point when healthy. I think he’s the first player off the bench at guard no matter what.

7: Stewart- Feels like a safe bet to play most of the backup forward minutes.

8: Reibe: Is obviously the backup center. No need for notes.

I don’t see how anyone could have a different 8 for the main rotation. Those 8 guys are gonna have large roles. This is where it gets fun and you can stake your claim imo.

9: Furphy: Think he’ll clean up any leftover minutes on the wing/guard. I think we view him as an important piece in the future and will get him minutes whenever possible.

10: Ross: Could pass Furphy if the defense is legit, gotta see it. Don’t know how he survives on offense still.

Everyone else is a bench warmer. They’ll play depending on their positions dealing with heavy foul trouble or injuries. I’d have AM ahead of Uros for now at guard though.