UConn’s Australian recruit Jacob Furphy on his basketball IQ, chats with Dan Hurley and kangaroos

[inWV]

"bball iq" "gym rat" "great families" - i mean, i get it. at the same time, Andre Jackson and Stephon Castle fit that to a T - and they are incredible athletes.

Andre is an incredibly athletic glue guy. Castle is the same with a better offensive game.

 

[Huskyforlife]

This is so similar to all the Abraham conversations from last year. There’s just no minutes for him this year, no matter how much Hurley likes him.

Your pgs are set with Demary and Smith, they’re playing every minute.

The wings seem pretty loaded already with Ball/Mullins/Stewart as guaranteed rotation players. Ross came back and Hurley loves him, Adams is an all American despite his physical flaws. This is such an uphill battle for Furphy to beat any of those 5 for playing time as a freshman.

Maybe Furphy fans get lucky and Stewart slides down to the 4, one less wing to battle with. But if Karaban leaves, the expectation is we’ll add another starter, so that leaves Furphy back where he started.

 

[husky429]

This is so similar to all the Abraham conversations from last year. There’s just no minutes for him this year, no matter how much Hurley likes him.

Your pgs are set with Demary and Smith, they’re playing every minute.

The wings seem pretty loaded already with Ball/Mullins/Stewart as guaranteed rotation players. Ross came back and Hurley loves him, Adams is an all American despite his physical flaws. This is such an uphill battle for Furphy to beat any of those 5 for playing time as a freshman.

Maybe Furphy fans get lucky and Stewart slides down to the 4, one less wing to battle with. But if Karaban leaves, the expectation is we’ll add another starter, so that leaves Furphy back where he started.

You're making assumptions about his abilities we just don't know. The best players play. If Furphy is better in practice than Stewart or Mullins or Adams (or whoever), then he's playing regardless of the difference in ranking or who the coaches thought would be playing.

Furphy is an unknown. Lule has faith in him. That's all we've got.

 

[Huskyforlife]

You're making assumptions about his abilities we just don't know. The best players play. If Furphy is better in practice than Stewart or Mullins or Adams (or whoever), then he's playing regardless of the difference in ranking or who the coaches thought would be playing.

Furphy is an unknown. Lule has faith in him. That's all we've got.

People said this about Abraham and Nowell too. Mullins or Stewart not playing would be a gigantic upset, you can't reasonably project that.

 

[jibsey]

The eyeball test for all of these guys and how they play as a team is in November/December.

 

[navery12]

People said this about Abraham and Nowell too. Mullins or Stewart not playing would be a gigantic upset, you can't reasonably project that.

You're missing the point. Abraham and Nowell would have played this year if they were the best options. Just because they both ended up being massively overrated doesn't make that false.

If Nowell was ready, he would have been taking Mahaney's minutes. If Abraham was ready he would have been playing over Ross or Stewart or gotten minutes when McNeeley was out.

 

[DRBackup]

You're missing the point. Abraham and Nowell would have played this year if they were the best options. Just because they both ended up being massively overrated doesn't make that false.

If Nowell was ready, he would have been taking Mahaney's minutes. If Abraham was ready he would have been playing over Ross or Stewart or gotten minutes when McNeeley was out.

Keep in mind that Nowell might have been ready if not for multiple injuries that kept him from being available. He didn't have any "wow" moments in the time he played, but he missed a lot of games with injury that almost certainly held him back.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I think he's going to be really good. I would be shocked if he's a guy who never sees the floor. I wouldn't be shocked if he's the best freshman in some ways. They mention Cam, but he also reminds me of Tyler Kolek, who supposedly lacked the athleticism to play at this level, but who had off the charts BB IQ.

 

[ec33]

Keep in mind that Nowell might have been ready if not for multiple injuries that kept him from being available. He didn't have any "wow" moments in the time he played, but he missed a lot of games with injury that almost certainly held him back.

Going to VCU tells you it was injuries holding him back. Perhaps with some time and experience.

 

[Lafayette]

He'll play. He's been playing against really high talent (older than him, some early pros there, some elite high school players). He can shoot, has really good feel and timing for the game. Shows maturity. Probably gets up to 6'7" and adds muscle so 1/2 Cam 1/2 Liam would be nice.