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Tyler Polley returning to UConn

August_West said:
Yeah, he is the arbiter of all things true.
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Well, right now you're on 40% on 5 attempts for Polley and a double double for Carlton.

I think you'll likely be right on the 40%, but not the attempts. I think Carlton will have a good year but nowhere near a double double.
 
August_West said:
Hurley deserves a ton of credit here. You cant put a price on 5th year seniors who already have 4 years in a system. Especially effective ones. Its a great move.
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Hurley has his flaws for sure, but he really does develop a family like atmosphere. If he can start to address some of his weaknesses (substitution patterns being a large one), he really can achieve what we hope he can. Not many college coaches inspire the loyalty and family attitude he does.
 
I expect Polley to break out next season, primarily because of his experience and playing against 'much' younger players.

His confidence should be sky high, hopefully to the tune of feeling unstoppable.

I'm serious!
 
Kitaman said:
I expect Polley to break out next season, primarily because of his experience and playing against 'much' younger players.

His confidence should be sky high, hopefully to the tune of feeling unstoppable.

I'm serious!
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Maybe the next arrival of Onions from deep (RA) .
 
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So Dan Hurley has nailed down his two most important off season recruits-IW/TP..

Now onto the portal and possible reclass targets to fill in some roster needs.

Sool is opening up his Rolodex.
 
BigFanCT said:
Please tell me we're still going to go after a scorer. Polley is not a scorer. This is fine that he's coming back and not taking up a scholarship, but please let's not act like this guy is going to be our #1 option next year. If he is, we are in big, big trouble. CBI here we come.
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No one has said that or insinuated that. This is a CBI level post by you
 
Polley played a few very complete games before getting injured. I'm hopeful we will get more out of him next season. I like this better than picking up a transfer with marginally better upside at best. Tyler knows the schemes and he's a great teammate. He and Gaff just need to find another gear and develop some swagger.
 
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TRest said:
If this means another year of Dove making Polley want a cracker jokes than I will have to live with it.
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But wouldn't Polley have to transfer to a southern school to get an actual cracker?? Asking for a friend.
 
tzznandrew said:
Well, right now you're on 40% on 5 attempts for Polley and a double double for Carlton.

I think you'll likely be right on the 40%, but not the attempts. I think Carlton will have a good year but nowhere near a double double.
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save the posts!

He averaged 5 attempts each of the last 2 seasons. Why would that go down?
 
August_West said:
save the posts!

He averaged 5 attempts each of the last 2 seasons. Why would that go down?
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Well, he's technically never averaged 5 attempts per game. ;)

This is the one of the two that has the better chance of happening.
 
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Massive news! Both Polley and Whaley returning. Next year looks a lot better than it did a few weeks ago. Now get us some shooting guards!
 
I guess the missing piece is a shooter now?

Someone want to break down the options? Rocket Watts.....? ...and?
 
if polley gets back to his pre-injury form then he fits exactly what we need at the starting SF spot.

i also think that's more realistic and much less of a jump than the one AJ needs to make in order to start based on what he showed last year.
 
Glad he's back. The two games he carried us in January against Marquette and Butler(?) he looked like he could take the next step and really be a threat to the point where I thought if he kept it up, he might be a draft prospect. That feeling washed away quickly unfortunately but barring injury, he'll be a really big contributor.
 
Glad to see him back! Been saying for awhile they would be fine, him coming back helps a lot. Still have flexibility to add another piece this season as well if they want to. Only sad part about this is we don’t get the @tcf15 scholarship grid update with all the beautiful colors. I always look forward to that whenever a recruit is added :)
 
It's really hard to settle on next year's rotation except to say that the outliers right now seems to be Springs, Johnson and Akok.

The other nine all have (or will likely earn) a legitimate claim to time, and because of the overload at the 3 (Martin, Jackson, Polley), I would think that we will see some natural 3's playing the 4. If Polley comes back as a 40% 3-pt shooter and can consistently finish that baseline move he occasionally flashed last year, then he will hard to bump from the 3.

The congestion at the 3 may become even more pronounced if Cole, Gaffney and Diggins become a 3-man rotation at the 1 and 2. Such a rotation keeps two men with PG skills on the floor at all times, something Dan Hurley, I think, would like to see It would, however, throw Hawkins into the congestion at the 3. The result of that would likely be a 4-man rotation at the two corners with Whaley permanently moved to the 5 to split time with Sanogo.

It's an embarrassment of riches, for sure. The wildcard is that there are studs in that mix that could end up demanding time at any price. I speak of Jackson, Hawkins, Diggins and Sanogo. It may well become clear that these four must play, and everyone else must be fit in around them. And if Akok comes back healthy, the stud count become five.
 
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Sphinx said:
It's really hard to settle on next year's rotation except to say that the outliers right now seems to be Springs, Johnson and Akok.

The other nine all have (or will likely earn) a legitimate claim to time, and because of the overload at the 3 (Martin, Jackson, Polley), I would think that we will see some natural 3's playing the 4. If Polley comes back as a 40% 3-pt shooter and can consistently finish that baseline move he occasionally flashed last year, then he will hard to bump from the 3.

The congestion at the 3 may become even more pronounced if Cole, Gaffney and Diggins become a 3-man rotation at the 1 and 2. Such a rotation keeps two men with PG skills on the floor at all times, something Dan Hurley, I think, would like to see It would, however, throw Hawkins into the congestion at the 3. The result of that would likely be a 4-man rotation at the two corners with Whaley permanently moved to the 5 to split time with Sanogo.

It's an embarrassment of riches, for sure. The wildcard is that there are studs in that mix that could end up demanding time at any price. I speak of Jackson, Hawkins, Diggins and Sanogo. It may well become clear that these four must play, and everyone else must be fit in around them. And if Akok comes back healthy, the stud count become five.
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Not a bad problem to have if you're the Carpenter
 
Sphinx said:
It's really hard to settle on next year's rotation
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pretty much impossible. cant even attempt the backcourt rotation until the 13th spot is filled. but assuming full health from akok, i think this is our best frontcourt rotation:

SF- polley (20); jackson (15); martin (5)
PF- whaley (15): akok (20); martin (5)
C- sanogo (25); whaley (10); springs (5)

with whaley and sanogo both locked in as 25mpg starters, polley's shooting at SF is the perfect complement. samson is the odd man out but springs and martin are probably not gonna be happy either. just too many mouths to feed and not enough separation.
 
I'll say it again: the last several games, Polley rebounded well and played much better D. He's not going to shut down a 6'5" guy driving from the perimeter, but his defense and rebounding have vastly improved.
 
bendm said:
pretty much impossible. cant even attempt the backcourt rotation until the 13th spot is filled. but assuming full health from akok, i think this is our best frontcourt rotation:

SF- polley (20); jackson (15); martin (5)
PF- whaley (15): akok (20); martin (5)
C- sanogo (25); whaley (10); springs (5)

with whaley and sanogo both locked in as 25mpg starters, polley's shooting at SF is the perfect complement. samson is the odd man out but springs and martin are probably not gonna be happy either. just too many mouths to feed and not enough separation.
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Polley gets 20 minutes and Martin gets 10? I'm gonna say you've got that backwards. Martin doesn't handle well or shoot from deep particularly well so he's not going to see much if any time at guard but he's going to get 20 minutes (at 3 & 4). There might be games where Polley gets 20 minutes but I doubt he starts or averages 20 minutes.
 
This is great news! This is an opportunity for him to be more of an impact player especially on a more consistent basis.
 
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