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Point Guard Situaton

Hass can't be playing 34 minutes like he did last night. Kid is hurt and from what Hurley said it's something they have to deal with the rest of the season. The staff missed on Mahaney and we've been unlucky with Nowell's injuries. We clearly need to bring in a big point guard through the portal in the offseason.

As for the rest of the season Liam and Solo are going to have to play big roles as initiators of the offense from here on out with Diarra playing less. I feel terrible for Hass.
 
Not that this is helpful or even had any chance of happening, but how good would Racine’s own Tyrese Hunter have been on this team.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Everyone (including us) wanted Timberlake last year.

At least we have another year that Aiden can develop into. I think from an athletic standpoint, there isn't much that Cam did that Aiden can’t do. All Cam has on Aiden is a little weight, which Aiden can put on. Again, Cam wasn’t asked to be our lead guard. I think we do need a more pure, big point guard from the portal with high D1 experience. With the sophomores coming back along with Tarris as a senior, with the freshmen coming in… it’s a great situation for a solid point guard to take the lead
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Aidan can't do any of what Cam can do. Aidan is a nice kid and I root hard for him but he's been overwhelmed physically all season. Cam is a physically strong guard, never got outmuscled. This would be like comparing Vin Diesel back in the day physically to back in the day Ronnie Coleman.

I'll continue to root for Aidan but we simply can't be relying on him to have any sort of major role next season. As you stated we need to bring in a big point guard from the portal.
 
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Nowell has to come back and play well this season or we are gonna be a quick out. That’s a big ask as he’s always hurt and he hasn’t played well yet. The talent is there, need to acclimate him asap. 6-7 solid minutes per game would even help.
 
UConniki said:
We didn’t, we had the kid from St. Marys from the portal who Dan Hurley wanted above every other point guard in the portal. This season is on Dan Hurley. Where was Stewart in the second half, AK is almost not playable. He’s a ghost out there, nonexistent on offense and defense. He’s invisible. Can’t shoot anymore, can’t defend me and I’m 73, he just floats around not having any positive impact on the game. Last year he was the 5th concern for opposing defenses so he got the worst front court defender now they are playing attention to him and he’s been exposed as slow, non athletic, slow release on his shot, slow on his drives to the rim and can’t guard anyone. He’s invisible on offense and defense but he played the entire second half and I don’t think Stewart sniffed the court. Even when things were starting to get away late second half AK was nonexistent. It’s like playing 4 on 5 he contributed nothing and he’s supposed to be a team leader. Great guy nice person but a major disappointment for the sole returning starter from last season.
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We've reached that point in the season where 73 year old posters claim that D1 athletes cannot guard them. Ahh, February.
 
superjohn said:
Aidan can't do any of what Cam can do. Aidan is a nice kid and I root hard for him but he's been overwhelmed physically all season. Cam is a physically strong guard, never got outmuscled. This would be like comparing Vin Diesel back in the day physically to back in the day Ronnie Coleman.

I'll continue to root for Aidan but we simply can't be relying on him to have any sort of major role next season. As you stated we need to bring in a big point guard from the portal.
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All I said was, athletically, they are nearly the same. Cam came here two years older so of course he was bigger/stronger. But the way he is physically able to move around the floor, with more experience, there’s nothing he can’t do from the standpoint of being in good position for defense and rebounds, and how to move off the ball within the offense, do theoretically do what Cam could. He absolutely needs to get stronger and put in some weight
 
Rocktheworld said:
All I said was, athletically, they are nearly the same. Cam came here two years older so of course he was bigger/stronger. But the way he is physically able to move around the floor, with more experience, there’s nothing he can’t do from the standpoint of being in good position for defense and rebounds, and how to move off the ball within the offense, do theoretically do what Cam could. He absolutely needs to get stronger and put in some weight
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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.
 
Glastonhusky said:
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.
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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
 
Rocktheworld said:
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
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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?
 
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Kowalski said:
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.
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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.
 
Not having a point guard, backup(essentially) or bench point limits severely UConn’s ability to win now. How many losses will we have?
 
Mike Honcho said:
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?
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Hilton
 
jibsey said:
Not having a point guard, backup(essentially) or bench point limits severely UConn’s ability to win now. How many losses will we have?
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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.
 
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bendm said:
It’s infuriating really. Maybe a steady backup PG woulda helped with the 20 TOs in back to back games. Maybe?? And What the heck is the deal with Nowell how is he always getting hurt when he doesn’t even play?!
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We practice very hard. He must be getting hurt in practice
 
AllHusky said:
Liam and Nowell have missed lots of time/games in order to heal. Why can’t Hass miss a couple of games to rest up and get ready. Just because the injury doesn’t incapacitate you, doesn’t mean you should play through it.
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Get ready for what? How do you think he will respond the playing on 3 or 4 consecutive days I the BE tournament?
 
Mike Honcho said:
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?
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I’m not talking 15 pounds of muscle, a 20 year old can get a fair bit stronger in 6 months and can eat a ton to put on weight to throw around. Dude definitely doesn’t need to re-comp his body
 
Muddler said:
Arrogance
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Hurley is arrogant but in this case I don’t think this is fair. The true answer is faith. He believed Hass would come back a much improved player, but he is the same guy. Same is true of Karaban. Thought he’d progress to a number 1 option but he just isn’t one.
 
I believe Karaban could initiate his own offense and get to the line instead of all 3’s but that means he has to put the ball on the floor and that’s a weakness, but maybe he should.
 
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Aidan wasn't a point guard at St. Mary's. SMH why anyone thought he'd magically become a PG here. He can handle the rock, shoot, drive, but he's not a floor general. The only Cam comparison that sticks is 2pt shooting - we just seem to not see Mahaney shoot from mid range yet.

Diarra is not Tristen Newton either. He doesn't have the height, build, or moxy and while we wanna love 'em like we love KEA, it is what it is: less decisive, less prolific scorer. Teams are not respecting his scoring and bringing in Maheney is now putting in an even less imposing player physically.

Let Ross bring the ball down with Solo...at least Ross has the height.
 
ucp990411 said:
Get ready for what? How do you think he will respond the playing on 3 or 4 consecutive days I the BE tournament?
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Geez, I hadn't even thought about that yet. This really is a tough situation, especially with Nowell's constant injury problems.

Shabazzkets said:
Hurley is arrogant but in this case I don’t think this is fair. The true answer is faith. He believed Hass would come back a much improved player, but he is the same guy. Same is true of Karaban. Thought he’d progress to a number 1 option but he just isn’t one.
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Hass has come back a better player but he was never supposed to be the starting PG. I think he participated in senior day last year and there was a period of time after the championship where it was questionable he would come back because it sounded like Hurley had some difficult conversations with him. Then he was recruited over but the coaching staff mis-read the fit of a undersized transfer SG to be starting at point and it didn't work out. It will ultimately be this teams undoing

It's a shame because I think once AK gets his head on straight and settles back into a role similar to what he had the last two years as the third option on offense behind McNeeley and Ball, this team looks pretty good at the other positions. Not championship caliber, because there are still too many other problems, but certainly a top 10ish type team IMO
 
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