Peach Jam

[Scrutiner]

That the 2023 class being referenced are expected to be huge core pieces to a top 5 national championship contender this season

Maybe that's the misunderstanding as I took Ricker to mean their freshman season since his post was prior to the 2023-24 season.

 

[husky429]

Toure in a close loss in OT

29 minutes

18 PTS
2 REB
4 AST (4 potential)

2 TO
0 STL
1 BLK

5/10 2FG
2/4 3FG
2/3 FT

• Would like to see him find the shooter rather than take the mid-range J so much. He took maybe 6 of them tonight, which was at least 4 too many. I think he was 2/6 on them.
• Overall I’d like to see him more aggressive on the boards. He’s a 3-4 boards a game guy, and there’s no reason for him not to be a 6-7 RPG player. He just stands and watches too much. No surprise... it's AAU. But still.
• Has a bad habit of hinging too much at the waist when he’s shooting FTs
• Other team is playing a zone and he doesn’t seem to know how to counter it. Doing a lot of standing… his mid-range post up or 1-2 dribble drive he prefers isn’t available in the half-court. His coach isn’t helping though… doesn’t have the guys moving or screening AT ALL. Did the vast majority of his scoring in the last 6 minutes of regular +OT.
• Really solid defense today. Making shots tough, good positional defense for help. Not always locked in, but when he is he’s awesome.
• Had a REALLY nice euro in transition past 2 defenders.
• Couple really stupid live ball TOs. That was the decision-making I’ve written about being questionable at times

 

[dogpause]

it could just be an early convo going really bad. dad have strong ideas and behaved in a way that gave red flags to staff

Hurley is just about the only coach in CBB who has the clout and the confidence to turn away top players. He sells UConn, but he also requires that players sell him on why he should let them come to UConn. It's a unique and powerful position for a college coach. Also, prep/AAU players have less clout now as a result of the portal. There's now two places to shop for talent, and transfers are frequently more plug-and-play.