I just don’t see how Clingan (he can’t be held back) and Sanogo (can/will he able to play PF) can both get a minimum of 25 minutes each. That issue and a shooting guard are the most pressing issues next year in my mind.
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We’re going to have a really thin frontcourt. Karaban and clingan will be great, but samson hasn’t shown anything and we need another body to fill that role if he’s a bust. I’d love if we were able to scoop someone like Drew Pember from UNCA, but he’ll probably end up transferring to somewhere that will allow him a starting role
Sean Paul isn’t doing reggae hits anymore? Now he’s tweeting about college bball?
Jaylin Stewart top 75 recruit should play 3/4 and Youssouf Singare the 5.
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I feel bad for Samson because he was a starter at the beginning of the year, I assume for a reason. But it seems like it’s hard to come back for us when you get hit with an injury when your role isn’t solidified.
Going to be hard for him to meet his expectations as an NBA guy as a backup 4/5 next year.
Honestly, call me old school, but entering the portal while still playing on his current team tonight tells me where that kid's priorities are.
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He may have been told he's done at his current school. If so, it's a smart move.
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Samson started game #1 this season because Karaban was coming off of an ankle injury.
His situation is like the Ivies that don't offer 5th year scholarships. His school doesn't have grad programs so he can't stay. It's undergrad only.
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I can see that. I’m not saying he’s better than Karaban but he was at least good enough to contribute. He hasn’t had much of a chance to get back into the swing of things though.
He’s basically going to have 2 years of not seeing the court as someone who is suppose to be a NBA player.
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Yeah but I'd respect the kid more if he waited another 6 weeks to ensure that he has only crappy options. That's old school toughness.
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I'd be very surprised if Singare is ready tp back up Clingan. Strikes me as a redshirt candidate.
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Just because you may not think he's a particularly good point guard, doesn't mean he is not a point guard. He is way more point guard than shooting guard. If you think he's unplayable say that. But don't say he's not a point guard when while he is on the basketball court for the University of Connecticut, he is absolutely playing point guard.
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It’s like saying Phil nolan wasn’t a center because his post moves were meme worthy.
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Phil Nolan was a center who didnt need post moved to effect the game #chargesfordays
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IMO you are who you guard. It’s clearly different now that it’s not always the littlest guy who brings the ball up the floor.
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Interesting quote from Shaka Smart about taking transfers. Sounds like Hurley's view before last year.
In last week's story on transfers and freshmen, I spotlighted Shaka Smart's approach to roster construction this season. Smart took only one player from the portal and opted to start five players who returned from last season. There was one quote from him that didn't make the piece that I thought was telling:
"There's always a leap of faith in this thing. There's a leap of faith for players, leap of faith for coaches, leap of faith in recruiting. We decided we trust Tyler Kolek. We trust Oso Ighodaro. We trust Stevie Mitchell, O-Max Prosper. We trust those guys. And it's a two-way street. They trusted us. And if they do, for us to turn around and take five transfers -- actions speak louder than words."
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In last week's story on transfers and freshmen, I spotlighted Shaka Smart's approach to roster construction this season. Smart took only one player from the portal and opted to start five players who returned from last season. There was one quote from him that didn't make the piece that I thought was telling:
"There's always a leap of faith in this thing. There's a leap of faith for players, leap of faith for coaches, leap of faith in recruiting. We decided we trust Tyler Kolek. We trust Oso Ighodaro. We trust Stevie Mitchell, O-Max Prosper. We trust those guys. And it's a two-way street. They trusted us. And if they do, for us to turn around and take five transfers -- actions speak louder than words."
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Yup, Hurley had a choice to go this way too. It’s whatever because we aren’t hurting for it, but all of our best most consistent players are still our guys.Interesting quote from Shaka Smart about taking transfers. Sounds like Hurley's view before last year.
In last week's story on transfers and freshmen, I spotlighted Shaka Smart's approach to roster construction this season. Smart took only one player from the portal and opted to start five players who returned from last season. There was one quote from him that didn't make the piece that I thought was telling:
"There's always a leap of faith in this thing. There's a leap of faith for players, leap of faith for coaches, leap of faith in recruiting. We decided we trust Tyler Kolek. We trust Oso Ighodaro. We trust Stevie Mitchell, O-Max Prosper. We trust those guys. And it's a two-way street. They trusted us. And if they do, for us to turn around and take five transfers -- actions speak louder than words."
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Part of the reason I wouldn’t mind trusting our talented 2s in Ball and Stewart to take the reigns their freshman year if need be. If nothing else they’ll be much better for it as sophomores rather than having growing pains that we’ve seen from Jordan and Andre this year learning to handle extra responsibility.
Marquette is going to be even more dangerous getting everyone back. It’s rare and a luxury to be able to build years worth of chemistry like that.
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"it's whatever because we aren't hurting for it" is a pretty odd reaction to Hurley's roster construction given where this team is.
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I don't think I've ever hated anything as much as that guy hates transfers. It's a bit scary
Interesting quote from Shaka Smart about taking transfers. Sounds like Hurley's view before last year.
I don’t get this to be honest, the narrative that Smart doesn’t take transfers is absurd. He just didn’t take a ton this past year.
I mean Kolek and Prosper were transfers, just not fifth year guys. And he even admits he was after fifth year guys until NIL went crazy. He may have backed off, but was it really because he trusted his guys (then why was he after them in the first place), or was it because he didn’t have a big enough NIL bag for the transfers?
Talk about framing the narrative after the fact.
In last week's story on transfers and freshmen, I spotlighted Shaka Smart's approach to roster construction this season. Smart took only one player from the portal and opted to start five players who returned from last season. There was one quote from him that didn't make the piece that I thought was telling:
"There's always a leap of faith in this thing. There's a leap of faith for players, leap of faith for coaches, leap of faith in recruiting. We decided we trust Tyler Kolek. We trust Oso Ighodaro. We trust Stevie Mitchell, O-Max Prosper. We trust those guys. And it's a two-way street. They trusted us. And if they do, for us to turn around and take five transfers -- actions speak louder than words."
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I don’t get this to be honest, the narrative that Smart doesn’t take transfers is absurd. He just didn’t take a ton this past year.
I mean Kolek and Prosper were transfers, just not fifth year guys. And he even admits he was after fifth year guys until NIL went crazy. He may have backed off, but was it really because he trusted his guys (then why was he after them in the first place), or was it because he didn’t have a big enough NIL bag for the transfers?
Talk about framing the narrative after the fact.
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Best ever Uconn defender type? Let’s grab a Ray Allen type while we are at it.
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I agree with you in that everything I’ve seen on highlight tapes seems like Singare is raw but I heard the staff thinks he’s very underrated
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Yes on the backs of his recruits. Hawkins, Andre, Karaban, DC, and Sanogo have been the most impactful players on this team. We aren’t winning because the transfers have played a huge role. The freshmen have had bigger ones. I wouldn’t mind seeing if that can ring true for next year too.
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No doubt the freshman have had monster roles but can't throw out the transfers roles. Joey C a monster part of 14-0 despite the drop mid season. And Alleyne has been crucial in his minutes as of late and Diarra had his moments. By no means are we at this point without them as well.
For me even with a great frosh class coming in there's nothing like some experience to blend in to the team from an impact transfer or 2 who fit strategically.
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