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The Boneyard in 2 acts:

When Dan Hurley isn't offering anyone

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When Dan Hurley finally offers someone

it takes you away series 11 GIF by Doctor Who
 
the Q said:
Patrick baldwin has to be up there as well.
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It actually hates Baldwin. It has him as arguably the worst player on his own crappy team. I’m interested to see where he’s drafted and how he does. It feels like his entire career is riding on his unproven jumper, but if he falls far enough he could also be a steal. Weird situation.
 
bendm said:
1) he was quoted saying he wants to play a 4 out 4 guard lineup and 2) he was further quoted as saying he wants a starting PG and another starting scoring G
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Show me the quote. I've read the articles and watched the clips. I'm sure he'd like a "starting caliber" scoring guard, but good luck with that. The words I saw used were "scoring point guard"

"When you look at the perimeter, I'm feeling great about Andre and what Jordan can do next year with their length and skill set and athleticism," Hurley said. "You expect Andre to absolutely be a dynamic player. I expect Jordan next year to be one of the top shooters/scorers. I think both of those guys will make a huge, huge jump next year.

"And you're talking about having a center (Sanogo) who's going to be, I would imagine, (Big East) preseason player of the year and a potential All-American. So, it's supplementing those three guys with the things we need in terms of skill and shooting."
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UConnStats said:
It actually hates Baldwin. It has him as arguably the worst player on his own crappy team. I’m interested to see where he’s drafted and how he does. It feels like his entire career is riding on his unproven jumper, but if he falls far enough he could also be a steal. Weird situation.
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Dude clearly can’t create his own shot

His j reputation and size will get him a look though

Supposedly he only had 7 clean looks this year.

7.

That sounds almost impossible to me

And putting up what is described as lackadaisical effort while playing for your dad and risking getting his ass fired is…something
 
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aburks41 said:
Why? He left Georgetown because he didn't like the program. Now the coach he committed to got fired and they hired a new coach. Why should he have to stay to play for a coaching staff he didn't commit to?

A regular college student can transfer to a new school every single year if they want to. Why should an athlete not have that luxury if they want to do what is best for their future?
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I agree, in theory, but in practice it would be a mess. Also, as fishy points out, there is a downside to liberalizing use of the portal. While it undoubtedly facilitates the movement of quality kids upward, it also facilitates the movement of marginal kids out of D1 basketball. De facto free agency is not going to be a good thing for most kids. Many of them are going to lose what would, in all likelihood otherwise be a opportunity to attend four years of college for free.
 
McLovin said:
If the cry babies at the next level getting paid tens of millions to play a game can demand trades on a whim, I don’t see why it’s a problem an 18 year old unpaid college student shouldn’t have the right to find a better situation for themselves without a penalty.
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The problem is that there is a penalty, namely, the loss of their existing scholarship which is typically a de facto consequence of transfer into the portal.
 
Rico444 said:
4 out and 4 guards aren't the same thing, I don't recall him saying he wanted to play a 4 guard lineup.
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navery posted the quote above. hurley wants to bring in 2 more starting Gs, and hawk/jackson/sanogo are obviously the other starters, so that means he wants to play a 4 G lineup.

that's using deduction but i'm almost positive he explicitly said he wanted to play 4 Gs like he did at URI.
 
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bendm said:
navery posted the quote above. if hurley wants to bring in 2 more starting Gs, and hawk/jackson/sanogo are the other starters, then that means he wants to play a 4 G lineup.
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This would be the end of Rock Fight Hurley basketball.

Here’s hoping!
 
navery12 said:
The Boneyard in 2 acts:

When Dan Hurley isn't offering anyone

Wake Up Bb20 GIF by Big Brother


When Dan Hurley finally offers someone

it takes you away series 11 GIF by Doctor Who
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It seems like many have said, we have to have someone or they don’t know what they’re doing. I’ll go with the former, but not feeling great about it.

it seems he is extremely slow to learn obvious things 80% of us see (Can’t play two centers, need multiple dribbler/penetrators, need a bunch of shooters) but at the end of the day ultimately, he does figure it out And is willing to change. That’s very important.

Big spring For him. Is he just a builder or can he take a team a long way in March?
 
bendm said:
navery posted the quote above. hurley wants to bring in 2 more starting Gs, and hawk/jackson/sanogo are obviously the other starters, so that means he wants to play a 4 G lineup.

that's using deduction but i'm almost positive he explicitly said he wanted to play 4 Gs like he did at URI.
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Except it isn't a quote. It's someone paraphrasing him. He did not say he wanted to play 4 guards. He said he wanted 4 skilled perimeter players.

Edit: he further talks about being able to get skilled size, saying he "should be able to do that at this level". I take that to mean what I always believed. He had to play 4 guard because he couldn't bring in skilled bigs at URI. At UConn he can bring in size with skill. Karaban, Johnson and hopefully more.
 
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the Q said:
Yes.

Him.

Now.

This is the guy
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Meh. He's ridiculously streaky and doesn't shoot well from 3. Not sure this is the guy. In the last 10 games of the season he shot 10/39 from 3. He had that 27 point game, but also 3 games of 2 and 0 points in the same span. Wasn't much better at the rim either.
 
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bendm said:
navery posted the quote above. hurley wants to bring in 2 more starting Gs, and hawk/jackson/sanogo are obviously the other starters, so that means he wants to play a 4 G lineup.

that's using deduction but i'm almost positive he explicitly said he wanted to play 4 Gs like he did at URI.
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Honestly, I feel embarrassed that we've even had one exchange back and forth about this since we're kind of splitting hairs, but he technically said he wants skilled perimeter players which doesn't necessarily mean guards. There's not really much point in quibbling about it though since it's so arbitrary (some people would call Andre Jackson a guard, others a small forward).
 
UConnDad said:
This kid is going to start someplace.
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He may be able to start here.

PG Transfer
Hawkins
Simas
Jackson
Sanogo

We don't need to start a big at the 4 spot. Depending on the transfer, we could have a lineup of 6'5", 6'6", 6'6", 6'9". That's pretty normal
 
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Rico444 said:
Yes, and if he came here he would start too. I certainly hope we're interested and are able to get him!
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He's actually big enough to play SF, so he might. But I don't think Jackson is playing the 4.
 
Rico444 said:
Honestly, I feel embarrassed that we've even had one exchange back and forth about this since we're kind of splitting hairs, but he technically said he wants skilled perimeter players which doesn't necessarily mean guards. There's not really much point in quibbling about it though since it's so arbitrary (some people would call Andre Jackson a guard, others a small forward).
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then why are you arguing?
 
HuskyHawk said:
He's actually big enough to play SF, so he might. But I don't think Jackson is playing the 4.
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Jackson could absolutely play the 4. He's a little undersized but he could defend all but the biggest PFs we face, especially since the game has evolved into that position being more of a stretch 4 than anything else.
 
bendm said:
then why are you arguing?
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Did you take that post by me to mean that I was looking to continue the argument? If you think 4 out = 4 guards, then more power to you.
 
Rico444 said:
Did you take that post by me to mean that I was looking to continue the argument? If you think 4 out = 4 guards, then more power to you.
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based on our personnel, with aj being the 4th G or SF or whatever you want to call him, then yeah it would be the same thing. go ahead and keep begrudgingly quoting me though.
 
Rico444 said:
Jackson could absolutely play the 4. He's a little undersized but he could defend all but the biggest PFs we face, especially since the game has evolved into that position being more of a stretch 4 than anything else.
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He should be playing the 4. He can guard them and there’s way fewer 4s that can contain him on the other end than 3s.

Tatum is a perfect example what the modern 4 should be. People are stuck thinking 4s are just big men who can stretch their range to the corner. A 4 with some traditional guard skills is so much better for the offense
 
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