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Austin316 said:
Kids haven’t even practiced in Hurley’s system. Let them all have a chance. CV averaged 14 last year and shot 40% from 3. He deserves to start over anyone...
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Yes he deserves to start over everyone no doubt about that. But is that the best spot for the team? Is it better to have that guy you can depend on for everything - shooting the ball, rebounding, 110% and attitude starting or delivering off the bench early on. Only reason I say that is because he has the makeup of the key 6th man, turns it around for your guys. But certainly you will need lots of minutes from him no matter so it's up to the staff. He has a really good year though and is deserving.
 
mauconnfan said:
Yes he deserves to start over everyone no doubt about that. But is that the best spot for the team? Is it better to have that guy you can depend on for everything - shooting the ball, rebounding, 110% and attitude starting or delivering off the bench early on. Only reason I say that is because he has the makeup of the key 6th man, turns it around for your guys. But certainly you will need lots of minutes from him no matter so it's up to the staff. He has a really good year though and is deserving.
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While CV might be the ideal 6th man on good UConn teams that's not what we have now. We're not overloaded with talent right now, and I'm not sure starting 2 freshman over Vital is the smart move. Especially game 1
 
intlzncster said:
I think you'll see Bouk there a fair bit this year. Three guard lineup, with the 3rd guard (Bouk) being a bit of a combo wing.
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We'll see. I suspect that it will depend on the other options. Sid, B Adams and of course, Precious should this thread come to fruition. I don't think 3 guard is a lineup Hurley is going to run much once he has the players to do otherwise. But at a minimum he'll play the bigger guards like Bouk and Adams there rather than Vital.

On the whole, I think Hurley is focused on bringing in height at every position on the court.
 
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mauconnfan said:
Yes he deserves to start over everyone no doubt about that. But is that the best spot for the team? Is it better to have that guy you can depend on for everything - shooting the ball, rebounding, 110% and attitude starting or delivering off the bench early on. Only reason I say that is because he has the makeup of the key 6th man, turns it around for your guys. But certainly you will need lots of minutes from him no matter so it's up to the staff. He has a really good year though and is deserving.
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Season just ended dude. I’m not the coach. Let him make the decisions... not you or I.

Edit: Soooo back to Precious?!
 
Austin316 said:
Season just ended dude. I’m not the coach. Let him make the decisions... not you or I.

Edit: Soooo back to Precious?!
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I’m not the coach either Dude. And I didn’t make any decision at all maybe give the reply another look:eek:
 
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HuskyHawk said:
We'll see. I suspect that it will depend on the other options. Sid, B Adams and of course, Precious should this thread come to fruition. I don't think 3 guard is a lineup Hurley is going to run much once he has the players to do otherwise. But at a minimum he'll play the bigger guards like Bouk and Adams there rather than Vital.

On the whole, I think Hurley is focused on bringing in height at every position on the court.
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I don't think he's as predisposed to playing a certain lineup as others. I just think he'll try to get his best options on the floor.

You can be really successful at the three guard lineup in MCBB. That said, it's mitigated by Gilbert's stature, so you'd like to have height at the other perimeter spots.

If Sid really improves, he'll hold down the 3 most of the time for sure. But he's got some work to do. Bouk probably comes in better than him at most basketball skills and IQ. Sid's length and athleticism being superior obviously.
 
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ucla is gonna go hard after him i'd think. mick has a good relationship with his family from his time recruiting his brother(?) God's Gift who ended up at St Johns.
 
intlzncster said:
I don't think he's as predisposed to playing a certain lineup as others. I just think he'll try to get his best options on the floor.

You can be really successful at the three guard lineup in MCBB. That said, it's mitigated by Gilbert's stature, so you'd like to have height at the other perimeter spots.

If Sid really improves, he'll hold down the 3 most of the time for sure. But he's got some work to do. Bouk probably comes in better than him at most basketball skills and IQ. Sid's length and athleticism being superior obviously.
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We are on the same page. I read so much about how Hurley likes small ball and 3 guard lineups and no PF, and it's just nonsense. He played the guys he could recruit at Wagner and URI. It's no accident he wanted a mountain sized guy in Kofi. It was very evident to us and to him that UConn is rolling out lineups that are too small. He will play whatever his best lineup is, but he wants us to get bigger.

Does he want a PF that can hit 3s? Sure. Who doesn't? But that doesn't mean he wants to play a skinny 6'6" PF who can do that over a 6'9" physical guy who can't.

Christian is going to need to earn time by taking on some additional ball handling duties. We saw it the second half of the year. He has to turn himself into a combo guard. A 6'1" catch and shoot SG is a very limited player, even when he rebounds well for his size.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
One of the announcers mentioned a list of schools for Achiuwa, but didn't mention UConn. Probably nothing, but still annoying.
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Wish I could watch but recently got rid of cable. How does Andre Curbelo look?
 
auror said:
That's because last time he was asked about schools, he didn't mention UConn.
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I will have more belief in UConn by Precious when he schedules an OV. It isn't unprecedented here; but certainly unusual to get a commit without one. Especially when he has been to NC and Kansas.
 
I've got a sneaky suspicion that Achiuwa is going to schedule a late OV, come in and commit.

Or maybe I'm dreaming and it's really just thin air, an illusion of wishful thinking.

Immediate contenders if he does though, with Gaffney, Bouknight, and Akok already on board, and a solid cast of returning veterans, AG, Carlton, a couple of promising wings/small 4s, and a couple of other shooting/all purpose guards, one a senior, Vital, who will play an important role. (gotta give him props man)

The coaching challenge to Hurley and staff to coach this deep, young, and talented team up, and create the culture and chemistry to contend at a higher level. That swagger and faith, that confidence that winning teams earn together and hold fast.

Yup, just waxing optimistically, now I'll go do the dishes and carry on. (or is that what I've been doing here)
 
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