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Program was a rudderless ship his first year. 2017-18 was a wasted year for everyone on the team.
Tyler Polley
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That really is his ideal role. 3rd string.
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Yep. Give me AG, CV, Sid, Akok, and Carlton next year with Polley giving Sid and Akok a breather. If we get Precious, he might not see the court.
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I don't see Sid playing much 3 unless he improves his handle. He will play some now due to the injuries but I think Bouknight will see time there and he is 6-5 so would be perfect fit in Hurley's system.
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Polley is the guy who comes off the bench and hits a couple corner threes to spark something. He is not a starter. Sid has ZERO lateral movement on defense. He cant stay in front of brisk moving snail. He looks good helping on weak side defense for blocks but is no where close to where he should be. Hopefully a full summer under a Hurley regiment will do a lot of these guys good.
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I hope this is a joke.
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You will be seeing lots more of Polley, Carlton, Vital, and Brendan Adams than you probably want to. Get used to it.
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I hope you mean just this year for Polley and B. Adams? If not I think you really don't understand that as Hurley gets his top notch picks(B. Adams surely isn't one of them) these guys will be only seeing scrubs time off the bench.
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No, for many years to come. Deal with it.
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YOU CAN'T GET BLOOD OUT OF A STONE. Hence, we need an influx of talent the next couple years.
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Dude please take your love affair with our ex-coach to another board. It's getting irritating. Hurley is already getting great recruits next year including Akok Akok who will replace Tyler. Why do you have to be so negative about the program when you were wrong about getting rid of Ollie and replacing him with Hurley? I haven't ever put anyone on ignore and have been on this board a long time but you are almost there.
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You’re coming completely out of left field. What on earth does this have to do with Ollie? Hurley realizes that Polley is an important time of this program’s future, and even if Akok ends up starting at the 4, Polley will be a contributor and bring good things to the table for the next two years. The fact that he’s giving him so many minutes this year and starting to give him the other team’s top defensive assignment says as much. Hurley doesn’t care that Ollie recruited Polley, he sees that Polley has skill and potential and will be a part of the future of UConn basketball.
As for Brendan Adams...he was 100% a Hurley recruit who wasn’t even on UConn’s radar until Hurley took the helm, so I have no idea why you think my claim that BA will be a long-term contributor reflects a “love affair” with Ollie.
There is nothing in my post that is negative about the program. As has been the case consistently ever since Hurley was hired, I have complete confidence in his player development and evaluation abilities. He knows a lot more about basketball than you do, and I’m glad he’s making our player personnel decisions instead of you.
Seriously, what a nonsensical response.
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We have all seen Polley do things we like. He can hit the three. He can drive and dunk. He can compete and win on the boards. We know he can do these things.
So I think we are tougher on him when he doesn't do the things we know is capable of. It is more frustrating to watch him miss consecutive open threes. Or stand around on the outside or have the ball taken out of his hands.
I expect he will get better. The question is how much better, how fast, will it be enough make an impact? Or will he stay right where he is Right now, it's just impossible to tell.
So I think we are tougher on him when he doesn't do the things we know is capable of. It is more frustrating to watch him miss consecutive open threes. Or stand around on the outside or have the ball taken out of his hands.
I expect he will get better. The question is how much better, how fast, will it be enough make an impact? Or will he stay right where he is Right now, it's just impossible to tell.
Akok and bouknight (even tho a 2) are better than Polley right now!!! He stinks. Brings nothing. Pretty much only regular player on our team who doesn’t contribute anything on our team. Maybe b Adams but he’s a frosh so I’ll let him slide. At least Sid blocks shots and mixes it up a bit. Not happy with sids progression either. Figured by now hed be showing a little more - and he had all last year to work on his game. Disappointed in both of them. Polleys stat line last night says it all. A blank box score in a game like that? Ridiculous
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It goes with your history. I don't think we will see much of Polley as he could be behind both Akok and hopefully an improved Wilson in the pecking order. I believe Bouknight will get a lot of minutes at the 3. B. Adams like I said might be Hurley recruit but he isn't very talented and don't see him getting many minutes next year if Gafney and and Bouknight are as good as advertised.
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Especially a game where he plays 29 minutes.
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I expect him to get better in some ways too. However, driving and dunking is not in his repertoire right now. His handle is just plain bad. His defense has gotten better but he is just not equipped to guard a PF.
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I've watched him do it. Not by beating a defender but by taking advantage of an opening and going straight to the hoop.
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Unfortunately we don't play ECU every game. LOL!
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Are you talking about the physical capacity to dunk a basketball? Yes, he has the capability to dunk a basketball. Dunking in a game time situation with any defender within 10 feet? No.
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The guy has shut down the leading scorer for each of our previous games. He isn't built to play PF against any physical team. His rebounding is better and his shot is at least inconsistent right now rather than consistently bad. He is making more plays than he was.
Sid has to be a 3. Once Akok is available (and maybe Diarra), Sid should never see another minute at the 4. He's even more physically overmatched at the PF spot than Polley. He needs to dribble and shoot better, but he's a pure 3. I think he will become a good one.
Guys like Tyler Polley used to come to UConn, ride the bench for two years and then start to meaningfully contribute by their junior and senior seasons. Same with Brendan Adams. That's my expectation for him as well. Instead, with Diarra's injuries and the lack of depth, Polley is thrust into a starting role he's not ready for at this level of basketball. It's sad that so many here are bad-mouthing him. He is playing hard and improving. Let's see how you'd do in his shoes.
Sid has to be a 3. Once Akok is available (and maybe Diarra), Sid should never see another minute at the 4. He's even more physically overmatched at the PF spot than Polley. He needs to dribble and shoot better, but he's a pure 3. I think he will become a good one.
Guys like Tyler Polley used to come to UConn, ride the bench for two years and then start to meaningfully contribute by their junior and senior seasons. Same with Brendan Adams. That's my expectation for him as well. Instead, with Diarra's injuries and the lack of depth, Polley is thrust into a starting role he's not ready for at this level of basketball. It's sad that so many here are bad-mouthing him. He is playing hard and improving. Let's see how you'd do in his shoes.
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Polley put on a lot of bulk since last year. Another year of Sal's off season training will do wonders for the kid. He is what it is though. I think he'd be more productive next year but he's not turning into Niels.
Carlton may be the guy who will benefit most from some quality Sal time. He has flashes and getting stronger is the biggest missing component for him.
Jury is still out for Sid for me. He needs size as well, but mostly needs to work on his handle. He seems so full of potential.
Brendan? I'm just not sure what Hurley saw in him. There's hope for a sophomore jump, but he really needs to make a case that he's a D-I player.
Gaffney, Bouknight and Akok all have the glow of highlight videos. I have a healthy skepticism about them until we see them play.
Yesterday's minutes tell us all we need to know about Whaley.
Alterique, assuming he's healthy, which I believe he will be, and CV are going to the engine that drives us.
In short, it's going to be another long season of development next year.
Carlton may be the guy who will benefit most from some quality Sal time. He has flashes and getting stronger is the biggest missing component for him.
Jury is still out for Sid for me. He needs size as well, but mostly needs to work on his handle. He seems so full of potential.
Brendan? I'm just not sure what Hurley saw in him. There's hope for a sophomore jump, but he really needs to make a case that he's a D-I player.
Gaffney, Bouknight and Akok all have the glow of highlight videos. I have a healthy skepticism about them until we see them play.
Yesterday's minutes tell us all we need to know about Whaley.
Alterique, assuming he's healthy, which I believe he will be, and CV are going to the engine that drives us.
In short, it's going to be another long season of development next year.
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The three recruits are all much more talented than Polley.
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One would hope. Still Polley will be in his third year of D-I ball. That experience matters.
In the end SJ, I try to fight the urge to believe that the new guys will solve all of our problems. Don't get me wrong. They are each good additions. It is just tough for freshman to be a difference maker for us. If one of them clicked and had a major impact, I'd be pleased. I don't expect all three of them to do that. I'd be glad to be wrong.
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The 3 is the only position he can really play in college. He doesn’t have the handles or defense to play either guard position and is not even close to big enough to play the 4 at 6’5 180lbs. We get punked a lot down low and that will continue if guys like Sid start at the 4 for us.
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Sid I think is closer to 6-6 or 6-7. Either way he has been playing the PF spot all year as a reserve for us except for part of this past game due to injuries and could do the same next year. He has the athletic talent to play PF and with another off season of bulking up could easily stay there. Unless his handle and basketball instincts improve I don't see him starting at SF for us.
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I respectively disagree with everything you just said and don't put down "We have all seen", I see something completely different. He stinks.
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