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huskyharry said:
This year we have struggled defending on the perimeter. More height is helpful in defending the three but may mean less ability to stay in front of their man to prevent penetration.
On offense, we struggled against pressure defense and we have lacked someone who can penetrate and dish or score. Height may help somewhat with ability to finish at the rim but usually means less ability to penetrate.
IMHO ball-handling and lateral quickness/ability to stop an opponent who is good at penetration are the two most important qualities we need. Newell may be able to improve I these areas, as he limited limiting by injuries and lack of PT this year. However, I think someone like a little taller Devion Smith is what we need.
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Newell needs to initiate the offense much quicker. He tends to dribble for far too long.
 
Fatroony5 said:
Stirtz is so good, he’s always under control against these much more talented teams. Really impressed with his poise and ability to get to his spots, all while having the entire gameplan focusing on him. If he doesn’t follow his coach, would be a massive get.
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Agree just have a gut feeling if the coach get the Iowa job he follows him there
 
Agent0 said:
Agree just have a gut feeling if the coach get the Iowa job he follows him there
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Yeah, good chance that happens. Think for his professional career chances in the NBA, he’d be better off getting in a more proven system like UConn has and their ability to put guys in the league. But, certainly wouldn’t blame him for following McCollum, there is some risk for him leaving. Plus he’s the guy who recruited and developed him.
 
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RuffRuff said:
St John's had 5 assists today as a team, that is hard to do. Pitino talked about not sharing the ball, that was pointed right at Luis, who had no assists.
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Also had 28 offensive rebounds which often result in unassisted baskets
 
Does anybody know how Stirtz grades out defensively according to the metrics
 
I hope whoever is the PPP (portal pickup point guard) that he is an eager and excellent shooter- Hass is great but he doesn’t shoot or score enough from outside. Opponents can leave him alone for most part and concentrate on stopping the other shooters. Oh, and please be taller too
 
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Agent0 said:
Does anybody know how Stirtz grades out defensively according to the metrics
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He’s solid there. Against top 100 opponents, he’s grading out 1.9 DPBM, which is very respectable. Hes not Andre Jackson/Steph Castle on ball defender, shut down the toughest assisngmenf. But eye test and numbers suggest he can more than hold his own on that end. He’s also an impressive 72% at the rim, that’s insane for a point guard. Hes really good and fills that Tristen Newton type role perfectly,
 
Fatroony5 said:
He’s solid there. Against top 100 opponents, he’s grading out 1.9 DPBM, which is very respectable. Hes not Andre Jackson/Steph Castle on ball defender, shut down the toughest assisngmenf. But eye test and numbers suggest he can more than hold his own on that end. He’s also an impressive 72% at the rim, that’s insane for a point guard. Hes really good and fills that Tristen Newton type role perfectly,
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He's also playing 39 mpg. I bet those defensive numbers could improve with 30 mpg
 
Agent0 said:
Does anybody know how Stirtz grades out defensively according to the metrics
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His RAPM and BPR put him in the middle of his team, which is a strong defensive team.

But Mahaney has taught us that just because you're on a good defensive team doesn't mean you will be respectable defensively. Mahaney was last on his team, though, and Stirtz has a much better steal rate in addition to being taller. But he does need to put on weight.
 
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McCollum to Iowa as suspected. Will Stirtz follow? We'll find out this week in all likelihood. He's certainly not winning a title there, and it's unlikely best NIL gig. I don't think it's his wisest choice, but we'll see.
 
Imo we need a point guard that can create and drive the ball, a rim protecting center that can rebound, and a couple of forwards that are athletic, can create, and are able to defend and show toughness and athleticism. We need more dawgs that can create and lock down. The roster this year was too “euro ball” and got away from the main UConn identity. We need lunch pail guys like Cam, Andre, and T Newt. I have faith in this staff that they’ll be driven to correct and find what the roster needs. We will be back in short order.
 
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Should be an exciting offseason. The staff will rectify errors and ensure that next year we have a team that plays as hard in every game as they did in this last game. So which of our assistant coaches are we in real danger of losing? Kimani and Luke are being considered for every other job according to the internets, but is there a good chance we keep one or both?
 
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We probably need one transfer that can make the rotation if no one leaves or stays that we expected to leave for the NBA. We have 3 top guards and a center coming in. Without further prohibited speculation, assume at least Ball and Reed are coming back that's 5 players even if only 2 of the freshmen guards make the rotation plus at least 3-4 other guys on the roster that we'd expect contributions from. The biggest question will be at PG, can the 2 veterans coexist with the new guys. It will be messy and unproductive to think about it until all the decisions are made by the team and players.

As of right now, we will need to find some rebounding. We'll have enough bodies one way or another in the backcourt and the 5 spots seems to be in good shape.
 
SubbaBub said:
We probably need one transfer that can make the rotation if no one leaves or stays that we expected to leave for the NBA. We have 3 top guards and a center coming in. Without further prohibited speculation, assume at least Ball and Reed are coming back that's 5 players even if only 2 of the freshmen guards make the rotation plus at least 3-4 other guys on the roster that we'd expect contributions from. The biggest question will be at PG, can the 2 veterans coexist with the new guys. It will be messy and unproductive to think about it until all the decisions are made by the team and players.

As of right now, we will need to find some rebounding. We'll have enough bodies one way or another in the backcourt and the 5 spots seems to be in good shape.
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There are very few Donovans obviously, but finding rim protection in that stratosphere would help in so many ways, especially if our perimeter guys aren't great at stopping penetration.
 
SubbaBub said:
I assume that, just not speculating on it. if you do the math, there are not a lot of minutes for non-rotation guys to break into the rotation assuming some of the 5-star freshman are going to play and Ball is going to play a lot of minutes.
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Hard to imagine a world where Mullins isn't playing and Reibe isn't backing up Reed for 15 mpg. Furphy and Adams will all depend on how their S&C work goes during the summer.
 
husky429 said:
Hard to imagine a world where Mullins isn't playing and Reibe isn't backing up Reed for 15 mpg. Furphy and Adams will all depend on how their S&C work goes during the summer.
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All those teams sagging off our center into the paint, ignoring the DHOs because we didn't have anyone that could shoot off the dribble and our center couldn't shoot are going to be in for a rude awakening with Reibe (and hopefully whomever starts at PG).
 
auror said:
All those teams sagging off our center into the paint, ignoring the DHOs because we didn't have anyone that could shoot off the dribble and our center couldn't shoot are going to be in for a rude awakening with Reibe (and hopefully whomever starts at PG).
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If Reibe gets strong enough to defend, get us some bunnies from the rim and just shoot 30% from 3 while he's in.... he's going to have a huge impact.

Obviously a big ask. But he's got it in him.
 
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