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Rahsool Diggins

As long as Hurley doesn't play Cole and Diggins together, he's not going to see the floor often. And here's the thing, it's hard to see a situation where Cole and Diggins should play together.

I just hope Diggins' lack of PT doesn't deter him from sticking around. Whenever Cole leaves, Diggins will be poised to take over the lead PG spot and I have no problem with Hurley taking the slow route in acclimating him to that spot.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
As long as Hurley doesn't play Cole and Diggins together, he's not going to see the floor often. And here's the thing, it's hard to see a situation where Cole and Diggins should play together.
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Was it hard to see a situation where Bazz and Boat played together?

I'm not comparing Diggins to either at this point. Just questioning the idea that two PGs shouldn't be on the court at the same time.
 
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Kitaman said:
Well they all looked better last year playing high school competition. I loved the kid's game yesterday, but I realize who they played.

I forget how much we extrapolate from one game against a cupcake. Just saying against those types of teams all of our players should look like All Stars.
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I don’t think reasonable ppl are saying he needs to play 25 min a game, but he should be getting burn. It benefits the team to develop another ball handler and, in my watching, he hasn’t shown himself to be someone who doesn’t deserve ~10 min a game. It will only make the team better later in the season.
 
You can see the swagger and confidence in Sool, something that is necessary in a pure PG
As some have said before, Gaff maybe a combo guard but he has been billed by Dan Hurley as a PG since he came to UConn. Im sorry but Gaff is not a PG. I don't have confidence in Gaff due to the fact that he has had far more questionable play than brilliance. Yes Gaff has shown he can play. I wish Dan Hurley had utilized Sool much this season to date. There will be times when the team needs a pure PG to spell Cole - that isn't Gaff. Gaff is more like Cole when he first got to UConn a SG trying to be a PG. Cole worked hard at being a PG and he has shown he can handle some aspects. A PG needs to set pace and direction - I see it in Sool and saw it in his pre UConn days. I don't see that all in Gaff,
Sool has, in my opinion, a greater upside as a PG than Gaff
It doesn't matter who is "better" now - it's who will be the best when placed in that position.
 
Mike1984 said:
The kid makes 1 three, handled the ball limitedly and sat in the corner and pretty much looked lost on offense. All of sudden he’s the second coming of Jesus. 90% of you are insane.
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He stood in the corner because Dan Hurley called that formation and Gaff ignored him when he was open as he ignored other opportunities, Gaff dribbled the ball east and west eating clock in the half court offense - I am not insane and neither are 90% who sit behind the bench and heard Dan Hurley yell at Sool to stay over there - he was using Gaff as the PG and Sool as the SG. Once Sool was placed in the PG is when you could see the potential
Sool is not the second coming of Jesus but he is a PG - the only real one UConn has right now
 
gtcam said:
He stood in the corner because Dan Hurley called that formation and Gaff ignored him when he was open as he ignored other opportunities, Gaff dribbled the ball east and west eating clock in the half court offense - I am not insane and neither are 90% who sit behind the bench and heard Dan Hurley yell at Sool to stay over there - he was using Gaff as the PG and Sool as the SG. Once Sool was placed in the PG is when you could see the potential
Sool is not the second coming of Jesus but he is a PG - the only real one UConn has right now
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Basically what you’re saying is, off the limited touches he had at point guard that he is the best point guard we have? That’s a really hot take!
 
Mike1984 said:
Basically what you’re saying is, off the limited touches he had at point guard that he is the best point guard we have? That’s a really hot take!
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It's more likely that you don't read very well.

Then again, this comment was less extreme than your earlier claiming that people think he's the second coming of and that 90% of the posters here are insane, so maybe you're a young new talent who's developing and needs some more time and a larger sample size before sweeping claims can be intelligently made.
 
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Liked what I saw out of Diggins yesterday. He’s more old timey point guardy than Cole or Gaffney who are more aggressive scorers.

Would like to see him get more minutes going forward - depth is depth.
 
Fishy said:
Liked what I saw out of Diggins yesterday. He’s more old timey point guardy than Cole or Gaffney who are more aggressive scorers.

Would like to see him get more minutes going forward - depth is depth.
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I think this is all anyone means. We need a traditional, pure pg in the program again. Diggins will be a good one.
 
If you’re talking about me needing a larger sample size before making the claim that I did, I don’t. Most of the people on here go from one extreme to another every game. If you’re talking about we need a larger sample size of diggins before anointing him the best point guard on the team or the fact that he’s ready to play at a high level, yes I agree.
Hans Sprungfeld said:
It's more likely that you don't read very well.

Then again, this comment was less extreme than your earlier claiming that people think he's the second coming of and that 90% of the posters here are insane, so maybe you're a young new talent who's developing and needs some more time and a larger sample size before sweeping claims can be intelligently made.
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You guys know that multiple things can be true at the same time, rigth?

It can be true that Diggins played a pretty solid floor game, and that he could be a really important piece for this team given our massive gap at playmaking, and that we just don't know yet that he's ready. Those can all live together comfortably.

Diggins looks composed, has probably the best or 2nd best pure handles on the team, and certainly seems to have that vision & passing ability we desperately need. The entire play when Akok bailed the bunny was pretty savvy - as was the way he moved the defender with his eyes on Samsons dunk before leading him perfectly to the rim. Those are savvy/feel point guard plays and you love to see it.

On the other hand, Hurley has been running with the vets almost exclusively - so hard to tell if there is a reason or just classic Hurley making kids earn(over-earn?) their time on the court.

Hope he gets his chance - It would mean a lot for this team to have someone who can just get people shots and break down defenses.
 
Hurleyman216 said:
Gaffney is the new Taliek of the Boneyard
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He’s kind of the anti-Taliek. Taliek’s whole issue was he would get the ball and head to the hoop like a heat seeking missile. I think most people would say Gaffney‘s problem isn’t being too aggressive.
 
Mike1984 said:
If you’re talking about me needing a larger sample size before making the claim that I did, I don’t. Most of the people on here go from one extreme to another every game. If you’re talking about we need a larger sample size of diggins before anointing him the best point guard on the team or the fact that he’s ready to play at a high level, yes I agree.
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Just now you've dialed back from 90% are insane to "Most of the people on here go from one extreme to another every game," and dropped Jesus from the discussion together
Keep going.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
Just now you've dialed back from 90% are insane to "Most of the people on here go from one extreme to another every game," and dropped Jesus from the discussion together
Keep going.
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Going from one extreme to the other can be defined as irrational or foolish, which is also the definition of insanity. Like I said 90% of the people on here fall into that category, especially the ones who think diggins is ready for valuable minutes because of his 12 minutes of mediocre at best basketball.
 
Diggins is going to be a great point guard. He will work his way into the rotation.
With the new transfer rules everyone is a bit edgy about getting young highly rated freshmen their time on the floor in games.
20 years ago it was understood that you put your time in and got your turn Soph, JR and SR year.
Now everyone wants it now and they have options. It’s the Elephant in the room on every team with young talent sitting behind upperclassmen.
 
Hurleyman216 said:
Gaffney is the new Taliek of the Boneyard. Can’t wait until he’s a major piece to help us bring home #5 so all of you idiots can eat crow. He’s better than most think and hasn’t hit his stride yet. Remember who the only one to show up in the NCAA Tournament was last year? It was Gaffney…you guys have serious short term memory. Gaff is gonna average about 10 points per game coming off the bench and will be one of the top 3 on our team in 3 pt. FG %.
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Wow please let me know when he even approaches Talieks defensive abilities. I mean no one gets beat more consistently off the dribble than Gaff, nobody. He played ok Saturday made a couple 3s, nice driving lay in and is much better off the ball on offense. Threw some good passes and some head scratchers. He’s an ok back up but no one will ever eat crow because that’s what he is. Would love to eat crow but I’m confident I won’t because 3 years in he can’t run the team like Taliek and it’s not close defensively.

That Maryland game carries a lot of weight for people. One of the 3-4 good ones for him last year.
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
Gaffney has the highest assist rate on the team. They boneyard stays missing
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Its not his skill set or his court vision. It’s the constant probing that he does where he doesn’t really go anywhere and just eats up the shot clock. When he is decisive he’s good. Too often (against good teams) he does the probing crap.
 
Captbluefin said:
Diggins is going to be a great point guard. He will work his way into the rotation.
With the new transfer rules everyone is a bit edgy about getting young highly rated freshmen their time on the floor in games.
20 years ago it was understood that you put your time in and got your turn Soph, JR and SR year.
Now everyone wants it now and they have options. It’s the Elephant in the room on every team with young talent sitting behind upperclassmen.
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Let me guess…you were one of the people who said Jackso would become a great 3-point shooter over the summer…
 
Mike1984 said:
Going from one extreme to the other can be defined as irrational or foolish, which is also the definition of insanity. Like I said 90% of the people on here fall into that category, especially the ones who think diggins is ready for valuable minutes because of his 12 minutes of mediocre at best basketball.
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You just went from one extreme to the other. To call the Grambling game 12 minutes of mediocre basketball for Sool is just not right and fair. Sool was inserted in his 1st meaningful minutes of a game and was steady for us in that time. Hurley imo should have played him in the earlier cupcake games and for some god sake reason he didn't. We just need to see more of him to see where he stands on this team. WVU is going to be a test for him and the team. He has to start somewhere and Grambling was it. Sool has very good bb IQ, though not the fastest and most athletic player we have but he is crafty and also he should be a steady influence (PT guard) for us going forward. Give him a chance please.
 
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Husky Alien said:
You just went from one extreme to the other. To call the Grambling game 12 minutes of mediocre basketball for Sool is just not right and fair. Sool was inserted in his 1st meaningful minutes of a game and was steady for us in that time. Hurley imo should have played him in the earlier cupcake games and for some god sake reason he didn't. We just need to see more of him to see where he stands on this team. WVU is going to be a test for him and the team. He has to start somewhere and Grambling was it. Sool has very good bb IQ, though not the fastest and most athletic player we have but he is crafty and also he should be a steady influence (PT guard) for us going forward. Give him a chance please.
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It’s funny the Gaff lovers are saying look who ‘Sool did it against lol.

Hey I’m in the Gaff is still clearly our back up and I hope he gets more consistent. But it’s year 3 so when will it happen? I mean Sool did some nice things and I think deserves to grab a couple minutes in each half but for now it’s still Gaff with most of those as a back up.
 
Mike1984 said:
Going from one extreme to the other can be defined as irrational or foolish, which is also the definition of insanity. Like I said 90% of the people on here fall into that category, especially the ones who think diggins is ready for valuable minutes because of his 12 minutes of mediocre at best basketball.
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Ok, you're back to 90%. And now something that "can" be a definition of "irrational or foolish" is being claimed as "also the definition of insanity."
I think you need another partner for this dance.
 
I saw a little bit of AJ Price in Diggins last game. I have a good feeling about this kid.
 
Ultimately this comes down to what the team needs, which is a backup PG that can run the offense and dribble confidently against pressure. Gaffney doesn't really have that true PG skillset and he probes the defense and ultimately goes nowhere too many times. I think Sool has that PG DNA but just hasn't had the opportunity.

I think Gaffney is better served at SG where he has shown he can shoot spot up 3s pretty well (as opposed to off the dribble where he gets messy). In fact I would like to see Dan Hurley run some of the same plays that are run for Polley for Gaff as well.
 
Chief00 said:
Agree, back to reality from Casual Fan Happy Hour.
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Stop, with your casual fan it's demeaning, do you get a trophy for being a super fan?
 
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