Point Guard Situaton

[Rocktheworld]

I'm rooting for Aiden too, but at this point I don't see him as a starter next season. If he puts in some work over the summer, he can be a valuable bench piece for us. And we would still need a big PG from the portal.

Completely agree. Don’t foresee him being our lead guard next season, and we need a big PG with experience. But a competent 2, with 10-15 more pounds and 6 months of weights? Maybe, I think

 

[Mike Honcho]

Completely agree. Don’t foresee him being our lead guard next season, and we need a big PG with experience. But a competent 2, with 10-15 more pounds and 6 months of weights? Maybe, I think

Some body types put on weight easier than others. IMO it's unreasonable to think Aidan could just put on 10-15 pounds of muscle. That's not his body type, just like it isn't Samsons. Short of anabolic steroids, he is who he is, which is a slender 6'3 guy with limited athleticism. Cam weighs 20# more.

Let me ask a related question -- what UConn Husky has dramatically changed their physique in a single offseason? Maybe Kentan Facey?

 

[lateralous]

I don’t see Mahaney staying. Makes no sense. Someone in a mid major conference will offer him a better NIL deal and honestly it would be better for him to move on. He is not going to end his career on the bench playing 10 minutes a game.

I could see him going back to St. Marys

 

[PAHusky]

Mahaney, I know he’s struggled and been tentative & we’re going to hear he’ll get swallowed up. But the guy definitely has skills and I’m not buying that he can’t take minute away from a hobbled Diarra, especially with McNeeley there. He’s good at changing speeds off the dribble and he’s got a decent handle and can knock down jump shots, but he lacks confidence now. And i thnk his defense has gotten better lately. Yes, he was tentative yesterday but I think he needs more than 3 or 4 minute stints to try to work through it.

Look, Diarra’s been great this year before the last couple gant but he’s killing them with his play and turnovers now. Hurley bragged that he trusts the hobbled Diarra but I think that’s also a bad evaluation. Stop playing him 35 minutes/game and get him some rest to heal up. I don’t want to go into March with Diarra not at full strength.

No. Just no. Mahaney is not a pg naturally and he’s definitely not a BE starting level pg. He will not magically become one next year.

I haven’t 100% given up on him but if he contributes anything significant at UConn I would imagine it’s in the Joey C microwave scorer off the bench role.

 

[jibsey]

Not having a point guard, backup(essentially) or bench point limits severely UConn’s ability to win now. How many losses will we have?

 

[Glastonhusky]

Some body types put on weight easier than others. IMO it's unreasonable to think Aidan could just put on 10-15 pounds of muscle. That's not his body type, just like it isn't Samsons. Short of anabolic steroids, he is who he is, which is a slender 6'3 guy with limited athleticism. Cam weighs 20# more.

Let me ask a related question -- what UConn Husky has dramatically changed their physique in a single offseason? Maybe Kentan Facey?

Hilton

 

[Hoophound]

Not having a point guard, backup(essentially) or bench point limits severely UConn’s ability to win now. How many losses will we have?

I am always beating this drum. We are traditionally a 2 pg school. Hurley has changed that but he’s always had competent secondary ball handlers. Guys like Jackson Jr, Hawkins, Spencer etc were there to help Newton in a pinch. Newton was a bit of a confusing figure. He wasn’t a pure pg, but he was competent and he also had the ability to make deep clutch 3’s and get to the rim. He wasn’t a traditional pg but he was capable, big and he could score. He was a great player, but not a common one. You don’t just bring in another Newton. He’s atypical.

What we are seeing now is a typical team. Hassan isn’t a star, but he’s good and beyond him, our only pg is Nowell. He hasn’t gotten the minutes needed to become competent at this level. Going forward, I want to see us having 2 legit PGs on the roster and slashers on the wings that can help out in the backcourt when needed. That’s just the reliable makeup of a good college team. This team just doesn’t have it. I don’t expect that Dan, a solid pg himself, will put himself in this position again.

 

[Mooch82]

How do you go into the season with Hass and a Freshman for point options. HOW?

We obviously thought Aidan was a PG too. Love the staff but that was a major misevaluation that has been the ultimate downfall of this team imo.