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UConn recruiting DeMarr Langford for 2019

UConnStats said:
Through 6 Adidas Gauntlet games, Langford is averaging:

25.5 MIN, 11.5 PTS, 45.5%, 66.7% FT, 8.3% 3PT (1-12), 5.2 REB, 3.5 AST, 0.5 TO.
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Obviously 1-12 is a small sample size but if he really can't shoot the three at all then I'd pass. The college game is built on shooters these days. Yeah, we've had guys like Taliek Brown and Kevin Ollie who couldn't shoot but did other things well. But that was a different age and those guys had a lot of teammates who could score. UConn isn't that lucky now. Get guys who can shoot. This team needs that.
 
A lot of decisions are being made about Langford- should he be pushed to reclassify and, either way, is he a guy to continue to prioritize. Those kind of things require as much in-person watching as possible and getting some face-time at a local school is never a bad idea.

Hurley was there for more than just Langford, but the tweet is from Rivals, so they’re only mentioning their guy.
 
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I don't love the fact that his father publicly criticized his son's HC. Maybe I still have VJ Sr and Papa Mumu PTSD.
 
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If Gaffney and Bouk are as good of shooters as ppl have been saying, added w/ Polley, Vital and improved Brendan Adams who can all shoot from outside, a big guard who can slash and dunk on defenders/draw fouls might be exactly what we need. This kid has a great frame to work with, I would take him, add a big and be very happy with our class.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Obviously 1-12 is a small sample size but if he really can't shoot the three at all then I'd pass. The college game is built on shooters these days. Yeah, we've had guys like Taliek Brown and Kevin Ollie who couldn't shoot but did other things well. But that was a different age and those guys had a lot of teammates who could score. UConn isn't that lucky now. Get guys who can shoot. This team needs that.
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Disagree with part of that. Yes, we can use more shooters. But you only need 2 or 3 sharp 3pt shooters on the court at a time imo. Having primarily one slashing guard with a big presence, with a cpl shooters and one distributor is perfectly effective and I would argue we did very well with that model under Calhoun. See Jerome Dyson, Stanley Robinson, Denham Brown. All roughly in the 30% range w/ 3point shooting.
 
One thing I will say about DeMarr he’s the type of guard that Hurley likes he’s big, physical, draws fouls. EC Matthews excelled in Hurley’s system despite being an absolutely terrible 3 point shooter. Jared Terrell wasn’t a great shooter either until his senior year.
 
I hope Hurley realizes that 3 point shooting isn't exactly hard to come by these days. FT drawing and shooting are important, too, but you can find guys with the traits you want that also shoot.
 
Will also say, shooting is something that can be worked on and developed. A long muscular frame and a vertical leap like Demarr’s is a gift.
 
I agree that I want more shooters, but we also shouldn’t judge him based off of 12 3-point shots.
 
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NJHoops said:
A lot of decisions are being made about Langford- should he be pushed to reclassify and, either way, is he a guy to continue to prioritize. Those kind of things require as much in-person watching as possible and getting some face-time at a local school is never a bad idea.

Hurley was there for more than just Langford, but the tweet is from Rivals, so they’re only mentioning their guy.
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@NJHoops, this is a good post, Hurley is in there evaluating, doing the recruiting thing. Not sure though that I understand your last comment about the tweet being from Rivals and mentioning "their" guy.

I thought Rivals was just an independent recruiting/ranking service essentially. What am I missing, would you school me on this, or is this an incorrect statement?
 
Son of Robert said:
@NJHoops, this is a good post, Hurley is in there evaluating, doing the recruiting thing. Not sure though that I understand your last comment about the tweet being from Rivals and mentioning "their" guy.

I thought Rivals was just an independent recruiting/ranking service essentially. What am I missing, would you school me on this, or is this an incorrect statement?
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You are thinking of Rivals the recruiting website. He was referring to the Mass Rivals aau team which Langford plays for.
 
Son of Robert said:
@NJHoops, this is a good post, Hurley is in there evaluating, doing the recruiting thing. Not sure though that I understand your last comment about the tweet being from Rivals and mentioning "their" guy.

I thought Rivals was just an independent recruiting/ranking service essentially. What am I missing, would you school me on this, or is this an incorrect statement?
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It is a recruiting service, but that's a different Rivals. This tweet was from Mass Rivals which is an AAU program
 
Kenny11 said:
You are thinking of Rivals the recruiting website. He was referring to the Mass Rivals aau team which Langford plays for.
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navery12 said:
It is a recruiting service, but that's a different Rivals. This tweet was from Mass Rivals which is an AAU program
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Thanks guys, it's all clear to me now. Mass Rivals, the AAU program was not mentioned and I didn't put 2 and 2 together, iIt's kinda early. My bad.
 
Son of Robert said:
Thanks guys, it's all clear to me now. Mass Rivals, the AAU program was not mentioned and I didn't put 2 and 2 together, iIt's kinda early. My bad.
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Sorry I wasn’t clearer, but yeah, the above posts got it right. Hassan Diarra would have been there, too, but his AAU team is PSA (Pro Scholars Athletics), not to be confused with his high school PSA (Putnam Science Academy). See, crystal clear!
 
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bottom line is ..we will take who comes..there is no debate..
 
I'd also be weary this could be a small sample trap. Although I've never heard anyone describe Langford as a sharpshooter.
 
I trust Hurley to bring in the right guys. I hope he isn't in desperation mode in any way. Langford strikes me as slightly redundant of what me get from Adams and/or Wilson. But I don't know much about him

That said, at this point I'm just impatient. I want to know:
1. Whether we are opening a second Scholarship, and how?
2. Who is coming in on the remaining open Scholarship
3. Depending on the answers to those, who Hurley plans to use as a backup 5 next year?
 
I have to say this is a hard pass for me. I’d MUCH rather get either RJ Cole or a grad transfer big then a better guard in 2020.
 
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ARIDE said:
bottom line is ..we will take who comes..there is no debate..
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Not so much. Dan Hurley is looking for guys who are talented, athletic and can play in his system. Your post makes it sound like a middle school rec team.
 
I trust Hurley but would love to get a guard who can shoot already. As many have said the game has changed. And we need talent ready players now. Maybe he won't be needed on the court next year but I truly doubt that.
 
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uchusky32 said:
I trust Hurley bit would love to get a guard who can shoot already. As many have said the game has changed. And we need talent ready players now. Maybe he won't be needed on the court next year but I truly doubt that.
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Everyone is focused on shooting and I agree I want guards who can shoot but we need a lot of things. Langford may not be much of a shooter but he is physically strong (something we really lack) has long arms, plays really good D, can rebound, and slash for finishes around the rim. We could do a lot worse than a 4 star top 100 player who is physically gifted. I'll trust Hurley on this.
 
superjohn said:
Everyone is focused on shooting and I agree I want guards who can shoot but we need a lot of things. Langford may not be much of a shooter but he is physically strong (something we really lack) has long arms, plays really good D, can rebound, and slash for finishes around the rim. We could do a lot worse than a 4 star top 100 player who is physically gifted. I'll trust Hurley on this.
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I agree with that. They only question here is opportunity cost. If we take him, who don't we get? At the moment there is one Scholarship. He shouldn't get that spot based on what we need.

The good news is that Dan knows all that and will make the right judgment calls based on information none of us have.
 
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