Yes. Samson Johnson and Alex Karaban are both above average shooters at the 4 position. Newton, Hawkins, Alleyne are all above average shooters too. The wild cards are Jackson and Diarra, they've shown flashes but not the consistency yet where I can put them in the shooter category
I like it too but I am not onboard that two Bigs can’t play together. McHale and Parrish did ok.
We all hope that's the case but Alleyne is the only one who has shown he's an above average shooter.
DNPs because:
I expect lots of hi low offense but Samson in the high post and Adama in the low block. Again though this will be effective only if Adama can pass from the low block
It's not hope, they've all shown it
That just isn't accurate.
I’m going to ignore the very obvious offensive reasons because they’ve been covered plenty. Defensively, Sanogo already really struggles against quicker 5s who can put the ball on the floor. Presumably in this lineup he’s at the 4 against even quicker players. This is a great recipe for a) giving up a ton of easy buckets, and b) getting Sanogo in very quick foul trouble. That lineup is a truly terrible idea that I hope Dan Hurley isn’t insane enough to run out in any meaningful game time.
Your wrong…he would be good at 6-9…he’s a good athlete…he’s a good passer…a good shooter and he knows how to play… he will be a great player for uconn
Disagree with your initial premise. I think Johnson will start at the 4. Karaban will play some 4 and some 3. Jackson might play 5-10 mpg at the 4 but will mostly be the 3 like last year. I don’t see many minutes for Clingan in league games, unless Hurley completely changes his defense. I’d say Johnson gets as much time as the backup 5 as Clingan. Those may be the minutes where AJax is a 4. I expect Alleyne to be the 6th man.
It’s not a shot against him, that’s just not his game. He’s a big traditional low-post center that doesn’t have the foot speed to match up well when he has to guard the perimeter (especially with someone that can put it on the floor, see Nova). You deal with it to keep his offense in the game but asking him to do that when it’s not totally necessary is bonkers. There’s literally no upside in this situation. What is the challenge it poses to the opposing defense? That we have a 7 footer who isn’t a threat to create from the perimeter forced to camp out at the three point line and hopefully shoot/pass well enough to not be a total non-factor on offense? It’s a lineup that hurts UConn offensively and defensively.
I have no clue where to even start with this point.
I expect several DNPs. The problem is defense. Not offense. We have to completely change our defense any time he’s on the court.
That's not my original premise. Yes, Karaban and Jackson will play at the 4, but they will both also see time at the 3. As far as who starts at the 4 I think it will be Johnson, if he can earn that over Karaban. Johnson can potentially make it much harder to attack the rim on defense, and that is a significant part of the puzzle. So if Johnson's whole game has improved, both defensively, and he's a legit threat on offense, then I think he'll start, unless Karaban is ridiculously good right out of the gate.
Hopefully not. Hopefully we are less of a hard hedging one trick pony.
