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DD is showing good playmaking skills.
 
I know he was a high-profile recruit, but I have been SUPER impressed by Deandre Daniels so far. Great skills and great basketball IQ.
 
AO is struggling on the offensive end.
 
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johnhuskies95 said:
Yep, it's not like he had the third best A/TO ratio on the team last year or anything.
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He had 1.2 assists to .7 turnovers in 8 minutes. that is not statistically relevant. D Bev couldn't beat anyone off the dribble. Therefore, always had a defender hanging on him. Combine that with the fact that he had a high dribble made it seem like he was always about to turn it over. He didn't have many turnovers because he passed the ball quickly once he got it in his hands. Allen has a very tight dribble. I don't need to see him play any big east games to see that he has a tight dribble.
 
But DD is doing great on the offensive end.
 
79 - 47 7:47 to go. Uconn a little have more turnovers this game and the defense isn't as sharp.
 
DD continues to impress. He's been everywhere, good defense, good motor/hussle, good finishing, feathery touch shooting, good passer and a few blocks. DD is under-the-radar no more, if it was possible to be under the radar as a top10 recruit
 
Sportsman5 said:
He had 1.2 assists to .7 turnovers in 8 minutes. that is not statistically relevant. D Bev couldn't beat anyone off the dribble. Therefore, always had a defender hanging on him. Combine that with the fact that he had a high dribble made it seem like he was always about to turn it over. He didn't have many turnovers because he passed the ball quickly once he got it in his hands. Allen has a very tight dribble. I don't need to see him play any big east games to see that he has a tight dribble.
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You said, "D Bev almost turned the ball over every time he touched it". That doesn't mean anything. There really isn't anything that supports that claim. This is D1 basketball, everybody has a defender hanging on them.
 
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there are plenty of guards with tight handles and good quickness that don't seem like they are going to turn it over. If you want me to name multiple players from every team that fit this description to prove my point I can, but I don't see how this is debatable. D Bev was not very quick and didn't have a tight handle. That is why he got almost no playing time during his career. He was a good outside shooter and played good defense. If he could dribble well he would have got more playing time. Dribbling was his weakness. A pretty big weakness for a guard to have. Allen has displayed a tight handle. If he can prove to be an effective shooter and continue to display his athleticism on defense than he will be better than D Bev.
 
I already want to start Daniels and bring Roscoe off the bench at the 4 to spell Oriakhi with Giffey backing up Daniels.

After 2 games the way I'd setup a rotation

Napier (32 minutes) --> Boatright (8 minutes)
Lamb (32 minutes)--> Boatright (4 minutes), Giffey (4 minutes)
Daniels (25 minutes) --> Giffey (10 minutes), Roscoe (5 minutes)
Oriakhi (15 minutes) --> Roscoe (10 minutes), Olander (15 minutes)
Drummond (20 minutes) --> Oriakhi at C (10 minutes), Wolf (10 minutes)
 
It seems like DD has a very polished offensive game. I actually like the idea of him coming of the bench to provide some scoring when Lamb eventually gets a breather.
 
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Sportsman5 said:
there are plenty of guards with tight handles and good quickness that don't seem like they are going to turn it over. If you want me to name multiple players from every team that fit this description to prove my point I can, but I don't see how this is debatable. D Bev was not very quick and didn't have a tight handle. That is why he got almost no playing time during his career. He was a good outside shooter and played good defense. If he could dribble well he would have got more playing time. Dribbling was his weakness. A pretty big weakness for a guard to have. Allen has displayed a tight handle. If he can prove to be an effective shooter and continue to display his athleticism on defense than he will be better than D Bev.
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We'll just have to agree to disagree. I just think you're being way too premature with this after two exhibition games.
 
johnhuskies95 said:
We'll just have to agree to disagree. I just think you're being way too premature with this after two exhibition games.
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Fair enough. Final thoughts are D Bev had really good leadership skills, but lacked guard play. He wants to be a coach and i'm sure he will be very successful. Good luck to him. We don't know if Allen will be a good all around player. His dribbling and athleticism are good and that is a positive sign for the team going forward.
 
auror said:
I already want to start Daniels and bring Roscoe off the bench at the 4 to spell Oriakhi with Giffey backing up Daniels.

After 2 games the way I'd setup a rotation

Napier (32 minutes) --> Boatright (8 minutes)
Lamb (32 minutes)--> Boatright (4 minutes), Giffey (4 minutes)
Daniels (25 minutes) --> Giffey (10 minutes), Roscoe (5 minutes)
Oriakhi (15 minutes) --> Roscoe (10 minutes), Olander (15 minutes)
Drummond (20 minutes) --> Oriakhi at C (10 minutes), Wolf (10 minutes)
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Sounds pretty good. I don't think wolf will get minutes in meaningful games. I believe that Bradley should take another red shirt year. Drummond's minutes should increase from 20 to 25-30 as the season goes on assuming improvement. I believe boatright's minutes will vary the most from game to game. If the opposing team has big guards and bazz is playing well, boatright will barely see the floor. VS smaller lineups he may get 20+ minutes with Lamb playing some 3. Just guesses.
 
Bradley can't take another red shirt year unless he's injured beyond a point of returning. From what I understand, his injury is not serious enough for a medical red shirt.
 
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Can Bradley even take one and why do you think he should even take one? He's projected back by December before the BE season even begins, I'm not sure what his role will be on this squad with AD, AO, an improved TO, and RS @ the 4, but he's not sitting out two years.
 
Sportsman5 said:
Sounds pretty good. I don't think wolf will get minutes in meaningful games. I believe that Bradley should take another red shirt year. Drummond's minutes should increase from 20 to 25-30 as the season goes on assuming improvement. I believe boatright's minutes will vary the most from game to game. If the opposing team has big guards and bazz is playing well, boatright will barely see the floor. VS smaller lineups he may get 20+ minutes with Lamb playing some 3. Just guesses.
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And barring foul trouble, Oriakhi will play 30+ minutes somewhere. Could be 35 - especially if he can be more consistent with finishing on offense once the BE season starts.
 
Sportsman5 said:
there are plenty of guards with tight handles and good quickness that don't seem like they are going to turn it over. If you want me to name multiple players from every team that fit this description to prove my point I can, but I don't see how this is debatable. D Bev was not very quick and didn't have a tight handle. That is why he got almost no playing time during his career. He was a good outside shooter and played good defense. If he could dribble well he would have got more playing time. Dribbling was his weakness. A pretty big weakness for a guard to have. Allen has displayed a tight handle. If he can prove to be an effective shooter and continue to display his athleticism on defense than he will be better than D Bev.
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That's what I'm saying though...it's tough to get a read on how a guy handles defensive pressure in these type of games. Division one is a different animal, and we haven't yet seen Allen against that type of competition, nevermind Big East competition. I've liked what I've seen so far, but Beverly was an important piece of our team last year, so Allen will have to prove he can fill his shoes.
 
NHUConnfan said:
Bradley can't take another red shirt year unless he's injured beyond a point of returning. From what I understand, his injury is not serious enough for a medical red shirt.
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If he's not on scholarship, than he doesn't need to take an official red shirt. Remember, he's a walk-on player. If he doesn't play, than he will not lose a year of eligibility.

To aceboon, I think he should take one because he will get almost no playing time. If AO gets 25, Drummond 25, olander 15, wolf 5, and smith 10 than that leaves no minutes. Who is going to lose minutes to Bradley? Unless Bradley comes in and plays really well he will be lucky to get 5 meaningful minutes per game. If AD and possibly AO go to the NBA after this year, there will be more opportunities for playing time next year.
 
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