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the Q said:
Yeah, sign me up for him.

Solid role player wing who has a decent shooting stroke.
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Didn't we recruit him? NJ kid?

Looking at his stats, I'm not in love with his streakiness. Had 2 20+ point games and 2 30+ point games... but 13 other games where he scored 6 or less.

I've never really seen him play and looked with any kind of critical eye though. Gotta trust the staff as always.
 
the Q said:
Yeah, sign me up for him.

Solid role player wing who has a decent shooting stroke.
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I'm a bit torn on Lundy. I assume Freeman vouched for him so that's a positive. Good size, and good looking stroke although he only hit 32% from 3. Doesn't seem like a super high level athlete which makes me concerned about his defensive abilities. If he's willing to accept a bench role and not looking to be a star, he could be a good find, but I think I'd rather wait out the market a bit at this point.
 
Mooch82 said:
I'm a bit torn on Lundy. I assume Freeman vouched for him so that's a positive. Good size, and good looking stroke although he only hit 32% from 3. Doesn't seem like a super high level athlete which makes me concerned about his defensive abilities. If he's willing to accept a bench role and not looking to be a star, he could be a good find, but I think I'd rather wait out the market a bit at this point.
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I’m looking at the ft% as well. Usually a better sign of true shooting ability.

The lack of blocks and steals is a little more concerning.
 
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In the expected Wing/SG spot I’d like to make sure we get a defender, even more than a shooter.

I think we need a big. Agree that Johnson, Springs can flex 4/5, so just take the best guy we can and adjust from there. Some beef would be welcome. Shon Miller type would be excellent. Somebody who can score inside.
 
husky429 said:
Didn't we recruit him? NJ kid?

Looking at his stats, I'm not in love with his streakiness. Had 2 20+ point games and 2 30+ point games... but 13 other games where he scored 6 or less.

I've never really seen him play and looked with any kind of critical eye though. Gotta trust the staff as always.
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No, Hurley and staff never recruited him. That was Ollie.
 
HuskyHawk said:
In the expected Wing/SG spot I’d like to make sure we get a defender, even more than a shooter.
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i really dont know about that. we will only have 2 "shooters" i.e close to 40% from 3, on the team next year in cole and hawkins. ideally all 3 open schollys are filed by shooters with the one possible exception being the big. no way the other 2 schollys can go to non shooters tho
 
Ricker said:
I don't want to go into the season with 1 strength player, (Sanogo). I want 1 more whether Johnson, Akok, or Springs can play small ball 5 or not. Give me somebody that is over 6'9 and about 230-240lbs. whether he sees himself as a PF or C. We need 5 bigs and only have 4 now. A Tre Mitchell type might be hard to lure with Sanogo on board, but a similar player I'd love.

DJ Harvey and Earl Timberlake are both Dematha. I thought DJ Harvey was one of the best players at Hoophall when he was just a HS soph. I have no idea how he hasn't been a star. That was a long time ago now. Timberlake was dominant with Dickenson last year but only played limited minutes in Miami in 7 games. I assume injuries because he started 3. I'd love a shot at guys like them. AJ Bramah would excite me if we are on the short list. I don't have an opinion on the Penn St kids but obviously the Freeman connection might up the probability that we look in that direction. With Diggins, Cole, Gaffney, and Jackson's handle, give me a 6'5 2 guard shooter, and a 6'6 to 6'7 versatile player. At least 1 guy I'd want to be a multiyear player.

I note that DJ Harvey is a great foul shooter. According to Vanderbilt he made 18 FT on 16 FTA.
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the Q said:
I’m looking at the ft% as well. Usually a better sign of true shooting ability.

The lack of blocks and steals is a little more concerning.
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Went 31/8 against Maryland and 26/4 against OSU. There is clearly upside here - can work toward consistency.
 
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superjohn said:
That kid went from top 50 recruit 5 years ago to Notre Dame, to Vandy, to Detroit.
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Not just basketball, but academically too. I don't know anything about Detroit Mercy, but can't be anything close to Vandy or ND academically.

Detroit Mercy is a weird program. Antoine Davis is a coach's son and gets the green light to shoot all the time: has averaged between 24-26 ppg each of his three seasons, but it's all about getting him support. They were awful his freshman/sophomore years (combined 19-43) but was 12-10 last season with a roster almost entirely of transfers (Taurean Thompson and Brad Calipari are some notable names).

Detroit Mercy has one interesting piece to pair with Davis for his senior season. Niagara transfer Noah Waterman is a 6'11 210 sharpshooter who averaged 11.9 ppg and 2.5 3PM at a whopping 52.8% clip. My guess is Harvey will be Davis' #2 man playing more inside the arc while Davis and Waterman splash from deep.

I've not watched Detroit-Mercy play, but the volume of Antoine Davis and it being his senior year will make me curious to check out a game or two next season.
 
Mooch82 said:
I'm a bit torn on Lundy. I assume Freeman vouched for him so that's a positive. Good size, and good looking stroke although he only hit 32% from 3. Doesn't seem like a super high level athlete which makes me concerned about his defensive abilities. If he's willing to accept a bench role and not looking to be a star, he could be a good find, but I think I'd rather wait out the market a bit at this point.
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I hear you about Lundy. I lived in Philly for 13 years and so I still follow the talent out of Philly. I watched him a lot in hs. He has decent size. I suspect 6'4" but long and strong. He won't wow you with anything but does everything well. He handles a bit, will score and is a reliable scorer inside. He shoots ok. His strength is great feel for the game, great basketball IQ. I would consider him an upgrade for our depth plus he is that hard-nose Philly-Jersey-tri-state kid Hurley loves.
 
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Mooch82 said:
I'm a bit torn on Lundy. I assume Freeman vouched for him so that's a positive. Good size, and good looking stroke although he only hit 32% from 3. Doesn't seem like a super high level athlete which makes me concerned about his defensive abilities. If he's willing to accept a bench role and not looking to be a star, he could be a good find, but I think I'd rather wait out the market a bit at this point.
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32% is meh. His +/- was meh. His defensive +/- was less than meh but not a net negative. Go after Jones unless he is a cancer.
 
ScuderiaDiU said:
Why? He is clearly their best player and probably the best fit for us.
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Why what? The kid himself told a reporter a list of schools that have reached out and we weren't on it. What are you saying? Why the heck would I know why we haven't reached out.
 
BoukofJames said:
FWIW, I was watching Kimani on IG Live last night with some random NYC hoops guy and they were discussing the current transfer landscape. Kimani made it explicitly clear that UConn’s roster building vision is laser-focused on high-end high school talent, and they will not build their program on transfers as many other programs do in an attempt to “get old fast”. That said, Kimani mentioned that they will look to transfers to plug into very specific roles, and that RJ/Rese were exceptions that they knew would fit the culture of the program.
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that's the point

Martin and Cole - BOTH - had unique story with Coach Hurley. The depth of knowledge was extraordinary.
 
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