Three Man Weave Twitter Preview Thread - #8

[ucp990411]

Yeah Spencer is not Hawkins in many ways but in some he is a better overall ingredient. Maybe even more so this year than he would’ve been last. The steady, consistent, savvy vet added to what overall is a young squad is a wonderful addition.

A question for those that think Cam is an upgrade over Hawkins. Think he will be drafted higher than 14?

 

[ucp990411]

I am not as bullish on this years team as I was with last years team. A few reasons.
We are missing our 2 go to guys on offense. Need a bucket? Feed Adama or run a quick hitter for Jordan.
Lost our best defensive player and facilitator.
Lost our 2 leaders.
We were pretty much injury free. I know Samson missed the season but did we miss him?
We will be everyone’s biggest game. That wears on a team.
So much depends on Clingan. How does he respond? Teams will include Karaban as a big part of their game plan. Can he rise to the occasion?
Really, really, really hard to repeat.

 

[auror]

A question for those that think Cam is an upgrade over Hawkins. Think he will be drafted higher than 14?

I don't think Cam is better then Hawkins, but this is a silly comparison regardless. Draft is based on future value vs elite competition. We're wondering if a 5th year Cam Spencer will be better then s sophomore Hawkins vs. NCAA comp.

Hawkins is a more skilled shooter. His screen work and contested shooting is a level above Spencer. The question is how much Spencer's playmaking makes up the gap.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Hawkins was a better player than Spencer last year. Spencer is here to help fill the void of Hawkins/Joeys elite shooting, not to live up to the overall package Hawkins provided.

 

[superjohn]

He won't park Castle on the baseline the way he did with AJ because that would take away what Castle is so good at. He parked Andre on the baseline later on in the season because he figured out that played to his strengths.

 

[superjohn]

I just think it's a fool's errand to try to compare Andre's offensive output to anyone. In all my years of watching UConn basketball he was unique as a complete donut offensively. I loved the kid and you can put me in the camp that thinks his absence will be a bigger issue than some are conceding, but he made Taliek look like a polished scorer. Getting 28% from Castle is going to be different than 28% from Andre because I assume it would be on a higher volume of shots, he'll be shooting contested shots, shots off of curls, off the bounce, and, beyond that, Castle can still beat guys off the dribble and pull up from the mid-range, can score at the rim, basically has an offensive package that bears no resemblance to what Andre brought to the table.

Agreed on all of it but Andre was a complete donut scoring wise, not offensively. I know that's what you meant.

 

[Chief00]

I just think it's a fool's errand to try to compare Andre's offensive output to anyone. In all my years of watching UConn basketball he was unique as a complete donut offensively. I loved the kid and you can put me in the camp that thinks his absence will be a bigger issue than some are conceding, but he made Taliek look like a polished scorer. Getting 28% from Castle is going to be different than 28% from Andre because I assume it would be on a higher volume of shots, he'll be shooting contested shots, shots off of curls, off the bounce, and, beyond that, Castle can still beat guys off the dribble and pull up from the mid-range, can score at the rim, basically has an offensive package that bears no resemblance to what Andre brought to the table.

Agree #100%