New Russillo pod w/ Hurley
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I posted in the draft thread also. I listened to his segment already. Nothing too crazy. Mostly stuff we've heard before. He's still hung up on losing to LeBron's as a high school coach. Thinking about staying true to what got the program to this place despite access to better recruits. Teams at the top have seen Clingan do other things in practice than he did during games. Comps Castle to Jrue.
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thank you! that's what i said. idk how to quote and paste from other threads anymore but i have receipts.
some interesting details from this, not first time mentions, but I think worth highlighting,
NBA teams are showing up at uconn practices and taking them seriously. I've mentioned elsewhere that this boosts player retention quite a bit. Even so, they'll be playing more guys and spreading the minutes around this year.
They experiment with different systems in live practice and see what works. The staff has a particular philosophy to determine what "works" means, but the exact system can be adapted to personnel. I think this means getting experience against different defensive setups as well.
DH talking about having access to higher tier prospects but not losing sight of the personal and culture fundamentals.
also a lot of low clingan draft takes are based on his playing while not in shape/completely healthy. it's why his more recent play/workouts are more important to teams.
NBA teams are showing up at uconn practices and taking them seriously. I've mentioned elsewhere that this boosts player retention quite a bit. Even so, they'll be playing more guys and spreading the minutes around this year.
They experiment with different systems in live practice and see what works. The staff has a particular philosophy to determine what "works" means, but the exact system can be adapted to personnel. I think this means getting experience against different defensive setups as well.
DH talking about having access to higher tier prospects but not losing sight of the personal and culture fundamentals.
also a lot of low clingan draft takes are based on his playing while not in shape/completely healthy. it's why his more recent play/workouts are more important to teams.