I think that Durham will be at least really good if his knees hold up. Vance has got to be able to defend to play much. It would be so nice to have a clutch 3 point shooter again in the mold of Rashad. Diarra seems to have a more narrow set of skills, but he could get more minutes than all in the early going (except AG) if he can play good defense as well as rebound like a maniac. The good defense is probably way too much to expect to start, but maybe he can make up for some mistakes with intensity and toughness.The great thing about a class like this is you just know that one of these kids is going to explode and be the next great player at UConn. Alterique is the best bet, but would anyone be surprised if Durham, Vance, or Mamadou turn into great college players?
From this tweet it would appear Vance is getting used to his new lifestyle!
a big man only needs to play defense, rebound extremely well, be able to catch it and put it down when they get it inside, and hit some free throws for me to fall in love with themI think that Durham will be at least really good if his knees hold up. Vance has got to be able to defend to play much. It would be so nice to have a clutch 3 point shooter again in the mold of Rashad. Diarra seems to have a more narrow set of skills, but he could get more minutes than all in the early going (except AG) if he can play good defense as well as rebound like a maniac. The good defense is probably way too much to expect to start, but maybe he can make up for some mistakes with intensity and toughness.
a big man only needs to play defense, rebound extremely well, be able to catch it and put it down when they get it inside, and hit some free throws for me to fall in love with them
Durham's ceiling is much higher than that. The kid is an all out athlete. I wouldn't be surprised if he redshirts, gets healthy, plays his RSFR year and heads to the NBA.
The great thing about a class like this is you just know that one of these kids is going to explode and be the next great player at UConn. Alterique is the best bet, but would anyone be surprised if Durham, Vance, or Mamadou turn into great college players?
Don't sleep on Vital either, I feel like that kid is seven shades of scrappy and can shoot.