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Would love to have this kid in a Joey C role but he probably wants more. Ya never know, he did flame out at Cuse and PC but clearly is a changed player.
 
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runner11 said:
Rutgers fans claim we have dropped the bag for Griffiths. Just like Villanova fans claim we dropped a bag for Mark Armstrong. I do not believe either, but would love to pick up Gavin. I don’t think Steve Pikiell benefited his development.
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Was the bag for Armstrong the type you set on someone’s porch and light on fire? Because that is a wild take given we have Diarra and a really good freshman point guard coming in and Armstrong is not even good.
 
7774 said:
Was the bag for Armstrong the type you set on someone’s porch and light on fire? Because that is a wild take given we have Diarra and a really good freshman point guard coming in and Armstrong is not even good.
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Probably just a lie to cope with the fact one of their starters wants to leave their crappy coach.
 
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Also is it just some random twitter person saying this about Griffiths or is there legit smoke out there
 
runner11 said:

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Would love to have this kid in a Joey C role but he probably wants more. Ya never know, he did flame out at Cuse and PC but clearly is a changed player.
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Goodine is a heck of a scorer. Didn’t start for Fairfield, but played starter’s minutes as the first guy off the bench.

His 3P efficiency is off-the-charts (47%) but he’s a pretty balanced scorer with about 40% of his shots from inside-the-arc (53.3 2P%).

Weak defensive metrics, but, this squad can coach them up.
 
BGesus4 said:
Disagree. Armstrong is good and has the upside to be a star. Hope those nova fans are right.
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Yeah we definitely disagree. Career 27% from 3, 49% overall. 1.7/1.4 A/TO ratio. I‘ve watched a lot of Villanova games and he’s rarely noticeable. He’d be better here than he was at Villanova because of the coaching, but the guy can’t shoot. In modern basketball you better be really good at a bunch of stuff if you can’t shoot, and he’s not. Diarra is way, way better and he doesn’t even start here.
 
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Matrim55 said:
I think he'd be an 8th-9th man next year and in line to start as an upperclassman. Projects as an elite movement shooter with size -- Duncan Robinson-type.

In the right system (ours) he could develop into a guy who goes late first/early second round.
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How different is Griffiths vs. roumoglou? Other than Griffiths being a top 25 in high school.
 
Stinger92860 said:
How different is Griffiths vs. roumoglou? Other than Griffiths being a top 25 in high school.
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Mostly his recruiting profile but also understanding his situation was far from optimal. Rutgers had the worst offense in the P6 and it’s not really close. 299th ranked on KP. A lot of freshman struggle with their shot as is, now try it without a single creator. But yeah, mostly because he was a lights out recruit.

I think the jury is still out on whether Apostolous is even a P6 talent. The steal and dunk were nice and he has a great stroke but he has played a total of zero competitive minutes.
 
I would guess the coaches know what we need based on their conversations with our current roster but I would think we need:
Legit experienced center who fits the system and can defend.
Combogurad/wing shooter who can pass, defend and shoots near or at 40% from 3.
Veteran point guard with size who has good handles and assists rate and shoots in the high 30% min from 3.
Seems easy to find all that.
 
Do we have any shot at Maxime Raynaud? Kid is like 7 ft 1 - avg closed to 16 pts and 10 rebounds and shot 36% from 3. Seems like the perfect fit to start in front court with Johnson and allows Steward to play the 3.
 
runner11 said:

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Would love to have this kid in a Joey C role but he probably wants more. Ya never know, he did flame out at Cuse and PC but clearly is a changed player.
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Hard for me to get past how terrible I remember him being at Providence even as a junior. He was unplayable. That and he wasn't a starter in the MAAC as a 5th year...
 
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auror said:
Hard for me to get past how terrible I remember him being at Providence even as a junior. He was unplayable. That and he wasn't a starter in the MAAC as a 5th year...
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I watched a lot of Fairfield games... he could shoot it but don't see a fit here at UCONN at all.
 
7774 said:
Was the bag for Armstrong the type you set on someone’s porch and light on fire? Because that is a wild take given we have Diarra and a really good freshman point guard coming in and Armstrong is not even good.
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I don’t believe the story at all - BUT - Armstrong is a dog, he hasn’t developed enough because Neptune is a boob.. I could see him blossom into a RJ Cole type player with a legit staff
 
M.S.G. said:
I don’t believe the story at all - BUT - Armstrong is a dog, he hasn’t developed enough because Neptune is a boob.. I could see him blossom into a RJ Cole type player with a legit staff
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I kind of hope the BE schools avoid in-conference transfers, but that's probably going to happen anyway/
 
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Off the top of my head, Corey Floyd, Akok Akok, Posh Alexander, Wusu, ... that ship has sailed
 
I'd like a post player addition to give us attributes different from what we expect from Johnson & Singare. Ideally strength to defend power bigs, and/or shooting to stretch the floor. I'm not aboard the 'Big Cliff' train. So far the Stanford center or a player like Yale's Wolf if he enters.

If Diarra returns, Diarra, Ball, Nowell, needs a big shooting guard or 2 to match up with bigger guard tandems. I'd love to invest in Gavin Griffiths who sees himself as a guard, or Stojakovic. I actually think Roumoglou has the same potential, but let the cream rise to the top.

Stephon Castle is demonstrating Lyman Depriest defensive ability to be a real stopper. Give me another guy that can defend the perimeter and post up like that. Depriest was effective against Shaq when we played LSU, and was a total defensive stopper against small guard (Dana Barros?) in the second half after he went off in the first half against us in the (NIT?) Castle is the first guy in 35-40 years that I would even compare to Lyman in terms of defensive versatility and effectiveness.
 
sorry, pass. we can do better.. this kid'll find a home & be productive. that shooting % scares me for what we need next year (in the event the NCAA doesn't change their stance on CS).. With Diarra, Nowell, Solo we have a strong back court but another shooter, even as a 6th or 7th man, at @ 6'3"-6'7" would be ideal.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
they still produce deliver more impact NBA players than any other school

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They aren't producing or developing any NBA players. They are a stopover for elite NBA talent.

There is a big difference. And I think the Kentucky fans are at their tipping point now. My guess is that they pivot at Kentucky and shift the $5MM they spend on 5 elite HS recruits to $2MM for 2-3 elite HS recruits and $3MM for 2-3 of the top transfer portal talent.
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I predict Calipari will up his cheating, but in today's NIL and portal world, I'm not sure exactly what that entails. Maybe tampering. He's desperate to win.
 
auror said:
Hard for me to get past how terrible I remember him being at Providence even as a junior. He was unplayable. That and he wasn't a starter in the MAAC as a 5th year...
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Did not realize/remember how bad he was. But I would definitely love a pure shooter added to the mix. Matt Allocco of Princeton is reportedly visiting SUNJ today. Maybe he could be a fit.
 
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