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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4306775, member: 1329"] Freshman minutes at UConn under Hurley (mpg): Akok 28 Bouknight 26 Gaffney 19 -- Sanogo 17 Jackson 16 Hawkins 15 -- Adams 13 Johnson 5 Diggins 5 Springs 3 I put them into buckets. Transcendent talents get 25+ minutes as freshmen (Bouknight). Freshmen that are really needed at their position due to roster and/or talent issues get 15-30 minutes (Akok, Gaffney). High quality freshmen who earn their way onto the court despite more experienced veterans in the way get around 15 (Sanogo, Jackson, Hawkins). Raw freshmen get 5-15 min, depending on what we need at the position. I expect Johnson's "rawness" and team's depth in frontcourt put him basically 1 year behind. He'll be at that 15-20 mpg mark this season, barring injuries. With his pseudo redshirting experience and team need, Akok played 28 mpg. I don't expect Karaban to be that high because the overall talent level is higher, but I don't expect him in the 5-15 bucket either because he's too skilled and his shooting too valuable. I would be surprised if he wasn't in the 12+ and more likely around 15 min. So I could see 30 instead of 35, but we're then talking 12-17 min for all backup guards outside of Newton/Alleyne/Hawk, definitely not 25. And it might be 2 backup guys spitting those mintues, not just 1. [/QUOTE]