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NHUConnfan said:
I mean literally every team wants big guards. They don't grow on trees. Realistically, we might have to get something different.
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I’m just reiterating the statement the head coach has said about wanting big guards
 
Agent0 said:
He’s a 4 who can’t shoot. Don’t think he would be a fit
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Yeah that is the issue - but he can do a lot of the other standards items and then some, just can’t shoot. He is a beast though - on a beastless team. Feels SEC.
 
uconnbill said:
I disagree. I remember when UConn won two championships with quick guards who could take it to the hole in Boatright, Walker, and Napier. So just remember that and we didn't have a guard who did this the past year.
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That was with, let's be honest, crappy offenses that relied on tiny guards having to go one-on-one and ISO. The way Luke/Dan Hurley want to play now, both offensively and defensively, kind of prioritizes having bigger guards. Why do you think we're bringing legit 3 6-5/6-6 guard types? Dan Hurley even said it early in the year that our offense is missing size in the backcourt.
 
Agent0 said:
He’s a 4 who can’t shoot. Don’t think he would be a fit
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He can score the ball on the block though, back to the basket and honestly we have no one like that as we speak. Agree we need shooters but he and Reed with 3 shooters would be fun on that end.
 
mauconnfan said:
He can score the ball on the block though, back to the basket and honestly we have no one like that as we speak. Agree we need shooters but he and Reed with 3 shooters would be fun on that end.
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He does a lot of thing we don’t do well elsewhere - likely not a fit in Hurley’s scheme but boy would he bring toughness. I can see him fit well with, gulp, Pitino. I can’t think of many stronger players out there.
 
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Agent0 said:
Hurley is literally on record saying he wants big guards and some of you guys keeping throwing out names of small guards
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They figure Hurley is trying to fake out the competition..............
 
boog204 said:
That was with, let's be honest, crappy offenses that relied on tiny guards having to go one-on-one and ISO. The way Luke/Dan Hurley want to play now, both offensively and defensively, kind of prioritizes having bigger guards. Why do you think we're bringing legit 3 6-5/6-6 guard types? Dan Hurley even said it early in the year that our offense is missing size in the backcourt.
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Do we think Kemba, Shabazz, and Boatright wouldn’t have been able to run this offense though?

Huskyforlife said:
I was gonna post a take that we might have to settle for a non big guard because people don't realize how rare quality tall guards actually are. If we can get a Diarra level defender with more offensive/playmaking upside, that'll likely have to be enough.

If Stirtz comes back to college, we're gonna be competing with EVERYONE for his services, before acknowledging his previous allegiance. That goes for anyone of his caliber.
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Exactly. Big guard might have to be 6’2 or 6’3 because guards 6’5 and up just aren’t realistically available.
 
navery12 said:
I don't really have any reason for thinking this, but I've just had a feeling all season that if Bennett Stirtz is in college next season it'll be in a UConn jersey. Hopefully it happens
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Just keep putting that thought out there in the universe and it could bring it closer to reality.
 
navery12 said:
I don't really have any reason for thinking this, but I've just had a feeling all season that if Bennett Stirtz is in college next season it'll be in a UConn jersey. Hopefully it happens
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I agree with the first half of your first sentence.
 
navery12 said:
I don't really have any reason for thinking this, but I've just had a feeling all season that if Bennett Stirtz is in college next season it'll be in a UConn jersey. Hopefully it happens
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If the his coach gets the Iowa job I would assume he follows him there
 
Agent0 said:
If the his coach gets the Iowa job I would assume he follows him there
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While it’s possible, nothing is ever a slam dunk with NIL in the mix. He’s going to be a senior, if he’s bypassing draft as a projected second rounder, $$ will be part of the equation. Not sure what Iowa’s NIL is.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Do we think Kemba, Shabazz, and Boatright wouldn’t have been able to run this offense though?


Exactly. Big guard might have to be 6’2 or 6’3 because guards 6’5 and up just aren’t realistically available.
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I consider a "big" point guard to be above 6'2". We don't need them to be Tristen Newton-sized.

However, we currently have a slightly undersized 2 guard in Ball (6'3" with long arms but not great lateral movement). Ideally you'd like a bigger point if you can find one.
 
Excalibur said:
I consider a "big" point guard to be above 6'2". We don't need them to be Tristen Newton-sized.

However, we currently have a slightly undersized 2 guard in Ball (6'3" with long arms but not great lateral movement). Ideally you'd like a bigger point if you can find one.
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There’s a solution to help all parties in this. But it would involve skill development lol

We’ll see if we can find the rare 6’5 PG though. It’s like finding an athletic 7’.
 
All the tall PGs would have been snapped up by top programs already. You're basically looking for the kids who had late growth spurts who ended up at no-name programs because no one thought they'd develop that way physically.
 

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