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I’ve tempered my freshman year expectations for Solo, but maybe they should be increased. He’s got the size and athleticism to contribute on both ends from the jump. He’s also used to playing off ball.
 
Kathy said:
Sleep on the plane - something I can never manage to do for more than about a 3 hour catnap
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Yup. Me too. But it’s enough to get you through the day…crash early the night of arrival gets u a good night sleep and adjusted to local time quickly.
 
Waquoit said:
"A year ago, the Huskies had Clingan, Diarra, Calcaterra, and Alleyne in reserve."

A year ago, they were calling the bench a major question, too. This year, it's not all new guys.
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Well the freshmen are all new, and we lost California and Alleyne, who were both upperclassmen.

And then we’re relying on Samson, who, even though we’re optimistic, is a bit of a question mark due to lack of playing time at this level.

The bench is a question mark, no two ways about it.
 
CL82 said:
i'm still waiting for him to work in "Flat as a board and never been nailed"
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Maybe his wife/significant other is more voluptuous and has been frequently nailed?
 
Scrutiner said:
Maybe his wife/significant other is more voluptuous and has been frequently nailed?
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Haha there's a certain logical consistency about that.
 
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RayIsTheGOAT said:
Well the freshmen are all new, and we lost California and Alleyne, who were both upperclassmen.

And then we’re relying on Samson, who, even though we’re optimistic, is a bit of a question mark due to lack of playing time at this level.

The bench is a question mark, no two ways about it.
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Last year, he was the starting 4 going into the season, then had an injury. The injury held him back longer than anticipated, but which also allowed Alex time to get warmed up. And the rest is history.
 
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Cuttino Mobley is a legend and a solid comp for Ball, but he's stronger already. A combo of Cuttino and maybe like a Morant as @MaxMan20 referenced. Probably not QUITE that athlete. Much more explosive athletically than Cat but smooth lefty scorers the same.
 
RichZ said:
Last year, he was the starting 4 going into the season, then had an injury. The injury held him back longer than anticipated, but which also allowed Alex time to get warmed up. And the rest is history.
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Yes. But did you see him when he returned from injury? He couldn’t get his feet under him and crack the rotation.

Again, I’m optimistic that he can be a force off the bench this season- maybe even fight for starting time. But the point is that it’s a question mark at this time.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
Yes. But did you see him when he returned from injury? He couldn’t get his feet under him and crack the rotation.

Again, I’m optimistic that he can be a force off the bench this season- maybe even fight for starting time. But the point is that it’s a question mark at this time.
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After his injury he had 3 games all year he received more than 5 mins.

Do you know how hard it is to come in cold after hardly playing for over a year and make an impact? While returning from injury?

It’s an almost impossible task unless the coach is going to ride with your bumps while getting his feet under him. And it was hard for Hurley to do given the mid season slump. Hurley is pretty conservative with bringing guys back from injury too. Even Andre came off the bench for a few games.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
Yes. But did you see him when he returned from injury? He couldn’t get his feet under him and crack the rotation.

Again, I’m optimistic that he can be a force off the bench this season- maybe even fight for starting time. But the point is that it’s a question mark at this time.
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Do you think it’s easy to basically miss every practice and game for a huge stretch of time and then just magically reinter the lineup as if you hadn’t?

It would have been shocking if he had.
 
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Jon Rothstein's posts make me feel like the Sturgeon moon looked in Londonderry, Vermont Monday night

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If the Twitter rumors are true and Solo is hitting his threes, then I don’t know if he’ll make it to his upperclassman years in college
 
Fishy said:
That was my thought.

How does the biggest person in the world noticeably expand?
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He has room to thicken.
 
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Fishy said:
Do you think it’s easy to basically miss every practice and game for a huge stretch of time and then just magically reinter the lineup as if you hadn’t?

It would have been shocking if he had.
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
After his injury he had 3 games all year he received more than 5 mins.

Do you know how hard it is to come in cold after hardly playing for over a year and make an impact? While returning from injury?

It’s an almost impossible task unless the coach is going to ride with your bumps while getting his feet under him. And it was hard for Hurley to do given the mid season slump. Hurley is pretty conservative with bringing guys back from injury too. Even Andre came off the bench for a few games.
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We’re all in total agreement. Again, my point holds true. He hasn’t had much playing time at this level so we don’t quite know what we’re going to get. I don’t know why that’s such an outlandish thing to say.
I have as high of hopes as anyone about Samson. I saw him in the open practice last year look like a menace. Then he got injured. Here’s to hoping he fulfills his potential this season.
 
Mr. French said:
Cuttino Mobley is a legend and a solid comp for Ball, but he's stronger already. A combo of Cuttino and maybe like a Morant as @MaxMan20 referenced. Probably not QUITE that athlete. Much more explosive athletically than Cat but smooth lefty scorers the same.
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Speaking of Cuttino, I flipped on a Big 3 game a few weeks ago (looking to see if Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was still playing) and he was out there hoisting threes.
 
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Very interesting comments from Hurley, especially on DC, SJ, and the incoming freshmen.
 
TheHorde said:
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5 questions with UConn's Dan Hurley

Dan Hurley has joined the elite of the elite. After leading UConn to a national title last spring in convincing fashion, the 50-year old head coach is craving more. I caught up with Hurley this week in Storrs to discuss how his life has changed since last season’s NCAA Tournament, Donovan...
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Very interesting comments from Hurley, especially on DC, Samson Johnson, and the incoming freshmen.
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Basically expects DC to be a better Sanogo, minus the 3 point threat. Sign me up. I bet SJ can put up similar numbers as a backup 5 as to what DC put up last year. Then it just comes down to guard scoring and coming together on defense. Love that he sees Cam as a 2-way guy.
 
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