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OT: MAL Transferring

UcannUconn said:
The fact that Hurley follows her on twitter and liked this tweet is causing me some concern that she may actually have information on us getting involved with MAL, which obviously would be a mistake.
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Don't worry.
 
I don’t think we will or should take MAL.

If Danny Hurley feels differently, I will wad up my opinion and toss it off a cliff.

There’s a reason he’s the coach and I’m not.
 
I'm all the way out on MAL.

He takes what - a year off and then we get him two more years here? Doing what, exactly? There's a real chance you're still looking at Gaffney/Bouknight/Gilbert/Smith.... where does he fit or more precisely - where does someone with legit upside fit if he's clogging up the pipe?
 
Towney007 said:
I'm all the way out on MAL.

He takes what - a year off and then we get him two more years here? Doing what, exactly? There's a real chance you're still looking at Gaffney/Bouknight/Gilbert/Smith.... where does he fit or more precisely - where does someone with legit upside fit if he's clogging up the pipe?
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It's certainly possible a different coach and situation can make MAL a solid player. But we simply don't have a scholarship to use on a guy who can't play. Hell, we were hoping to get Hunter because he can play with no scholarship.
 
Think of it this way. We could either use the scholarship for:

A) 1 year of a grad transfer + 2 years of an untainted Hurley 2020 recruit
B) 1 year of MAL sitting out + 2 years of MAL

Is there even an argument? I'd hope Hurley thinks more highly of his own recruiting.
 
Shes just speculating based on the fact Hurley is going after his brother.
 
Would we take MAL if it guaranteed his brother coming here? (hypothetically speaking of course)
 
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Conspiracy Kitty expects the brothers to play here together in 2020. Remember Hurley will have a whole year to work with MAL before his first game.
 
tzznandrew said:
That FT% suggests he can actually shoot, though. Lots of players have rough shooting freshmen years and then look good later.
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Good point. Anyone can have a down year and explode the following year. Take Neil’s Giffey as a good example - 29% from 3 his jr year and 48% his sr year. Couldn’t have happened at a better time too!
 
Langford had a good game against us when we played Providence at Mohegan his freshman year. It was a pre-season game and he was actually pretty impressive, driving the ball, passing, and showing some IQ. Have not watched him since then, but the feedback has not been great.
 
No thanks, as long as he doesn't end up on a team that knocks off uconn in the round of 32 in 2 years.
 
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What’re everyone’s thoughts on DeMarr? With PC being out of the mix now and our relationship with his HS and AAU program combined with his frequent visits seems like we’re the most likely landing spot for him. I haven’t watched him enough to have a take.
 
If you believe no scholarships will open up then it has to be a no go as we obviously need a big to play next season, However ,I think there will be a few open scholarships . I think Mal could be will turn out to be a valuable player after a year sitting out.
 
I don't love guards who can't shoot, especially how the game has evolved with the 3 point shot being so imortant. I've seen enough bricks over the last 3 years. We have had guys like KO and Taliek but they were better players than MAL and were supported and surrounded by great shooters. Ollie played with Sheffer, Donyell, Ray and Fair at various times. Taliek played with Ben, Rashad, and Denham. I know the guys we have coming in are supposed to be good shooters, but after the last few years I don't want to leave anything to chance. I'm not crazy about bringing in a guy who struggled at Providence to begin with. Like others have said, a step down in competition seems in order here.
 
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