Updated MBB Roster

[Iluvsuebird]

These guys make me nuts:
Tarris is Adama….except he is bigger, is as fast, is longer and jumps higher than Sanogo. To say there is no comp between the two is just insulting to Bear.
Solo vs. Hawk: OMG. White guy thought Hawk shot better in 22. when presented with the numbers, which show he shot fewer % than Solo last year, his response was what? A 1.5 ppg discrepancy???? Dude is a joke. Solo gonna show this year.
Clingan of 22 vs. Reibe:: Clingan of 22 had ZERO offensive game. Huge D, of course, but no offense. Reibe on year 1 will have sooooo much more offensive game than Clingan of 22, is not even funny.
White dude made me hot.

 

[Huskyforlife]

These guys make me nuts:
Tarris is Adama….except he is bigger, is as fast, is longer and jumps higher than Sanogo. To say there is no comp between the two is just insulting to Bear.
Solo vs. Hawk: OMG. White guy thought Hawk shot better in 22. when presented with the numbers, which show he shot fewer % than Solo last year, his response was what? A 1.5 ppg discrepancy???? Dude is a joke. Solo gonna show this year.
Clingan of 22 vs. Reibe:: Clingan of 22 had ZERO offensive game. Huge D, of course, but no offense. Reibe on year 1 will have sooooo much more offensive game than Clingan of 22, is not even funny.
White dude made me hot.

His point was Reed hasn’t had a season like junior Sanogo and Reed is going on his senior year. Don’t think anyone questions Reeds physical prowess. Don’t think there’s anyone outside of them who doubts Reed will be a monster this season anyways.

The Solo/Hawkins comparison is fair. Sophomore Hawkins was a significantly better overall player than Sophomore Ball, you’d have to project significant improvement in his areas of weakness. Everyone knows they’re about the same as shooters.

Putting the odds of Riebe being more impactful than freshman Clingan at less than 5%. No disrespect to Riebe, Clingan was ridiculously special.

 

[Huskyforlife]

His point was Reed hasn’t had a season like junior Sanogo and Reed is going on his senior year. Don’t think anyone questions Reeds physical prowess. Don’t think there’s anyone outside of them who doubts Reed will be a monster this season anyways.

The Solo/Hawkins comparison is fair. Sophomore Hawkins was a significantly better overall player than Sophomore Ball, you’d have to project significant improvement in his areas of weakness. Everyone knows they’re about the same as shooters.

Putting the odds of Riebe being more impactful than freshman Clingan at less than 5%. No disrespect to Riebe, Clingan was ridiculously special.

A reminder of what Clingan was already doing before we even got to conference play.

 

[thekollieman]

These guys make me nuts:
Tarris is Adama….except he is bigger, is as fast, is longer and jumps higher than Sanogo. To say there is no comp between the two is just insulting to Bear.
Solo vs. Hawk: OMG. White guy thought Hawk shot better in 22. when presented with the numbers, which show he shot fewer % than Solo last year, his response was what? A 1.5 ppg discrepancy???? Dude is a joke. Solo gonna show this year.
Clingan of 22 vs. Reibe:: Clingan of 22 had ZERO offensive game. Huge D, of course, but no offense. Reibe on year 1 will have sooooo much more offensive game than Clingan of 22, is not even funny.
White dude made me hot.

I was annoyed but his matter of fact “no argument” tags. I’ve never listened to him before so I have no idea if that’s a figure of speech, but literally every time he made that proclamation it was in reference to something very much arguable… he may turn out to be right about those things, but it’s not obvious at all. This time in 2023 I don’t think everyone in his position was predicting:

-best sniper in the country Hawkins
-Final Four MOP Sanogo
-instant/immediate game-changing impact player Clingan

Especially that last one, I recall either lack of hype or outright doubts about potential. His tone when saying “no argument” was just obnoxious.

 

[superjohn]

His point was Reed hasn’t had a season like junior Sanogo and Reed is going on his senior year. Don’t think anyone questions Reeds physical prowess. Don’t think there’s anyone outside of them who doubts Reed will be a monster this season anyways.

The Solo/Hawkins comparison is fair. Sophomore Hawkins was a significantly better overall player than Sophomore Ball, you’d have to project significant improvement in his areas of weakness. Everyone knows they’re about the same as shooters.

Putting the odds of Riebe being more impactful than freshman Clingan at less than 5%. No disrespect to Riebe, Clingan was ridiculously special.

Tarris has only one year of UConn coaching and he inexplicably came off the bench and averaged a hair under 20 minutes per game. He's simply more talented than Sanogo and I think we'll get to see it this upcoming season and he's going to be an NBA player, IMO.

Hawkins was more solid defensively than Solo up to this point but Solo was certainly just as good as Hawkins on the offensive end.

There's no way Reibe will be as impactful as freshman as Donovan was as a freshman.

I haven't watched the video.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Tarris has only one year of UConn coaching and he inexplicably came off the bench and averaged a hair under 20 minutes per game. He's simply more talented than Sanogo and I think we'll get to see it this upcoming season and he's going to be an NBA player, IMO.

Hawkins was more solid defensively than Solo up to this point but Solo was certainly just as good as Hawkins on the offensive end.

There's no way Reibe will be as impactful as freshman as Donovan was as a freshman.

I haven't watched the video.

Would you say Hawkins was better or worse inside the arc?

 

[RuffRuff]

Tarris has only one year of UConn coaching and he inexplicably came off the bench and averaged a hair under 20 minutes per game. He's simply more talented than Sanogo and I think we'll get to see it this upcoming season and he's going to be an NBA player, IMO.

Hawkins was more solid defensively than Solo up to this point but Solo was certainly just as good as Hawkins on the offensive end.

There's no way Reibe will be as impactful as freshman as Donovan was as a freshman.

I haven't watched the video.

Difference between Solo and Hawk was offensive dependability. Hawk had such good endurance rolling off picks, and could elevate so quickly on his jumper, he needed so little space to get his shot off (also 2 inches taller). Solo doesn’t have that and has a tendency to disappear for longer stretches.

Was definitely more of a sniper and able to hunt shots.

 

[husky429]

Would you say Hawkins was better or worse inside the arc?

They were both pretty bad. Similar percentage. 46 vs 48% from 2

 

[gsmooth]

Difference between Solo and Hawk was offensive dependability. Hawk had such good endurance rolling off picks, and could elevate so quickly on his jumper, he needed so little space to get his shot off (also 2 inches taller). Solo doesn’t have that and has a tendency to disappear for longer stretches.

Was definitely more of a sniper and able to hunt shots.

Teams that sell out to stop the 3 pt shooting by having their defenders draped on the shooters coming off screens or any off the ball action can diminish the 3 pt shooting and the number of attempts of most offensive players. However, it was more difficult to do this with Hawk because he has such a quick release on his shot and quick hops. It's why he got fouled on so many 3 pt shots and shot 3 FTs.

Also, Hawk was good at taking contested 3 pt shots with a defender's hand up or in his face whether it was on catch and shoots or 1-2 dribbles and then pull up shots. I think he averaged about 1.1 PPP (it was in his YouTube draft profile video if I recall correctly).

When Hawk went off, it was like scoring bomb and it changed the trajectory of games. When he went on that 2nd half 13 pt burst vs Iona, I knew UConn was going to win as it provided them a good cushion. It's why Shaka told Oliver Max-Prosper, a long armed athletic player and very good player who got drafted in the NBA, to defend Hawkins as the #1 priority above any offense in the BET game.

I will take Hawk over Solo, but I think Solo will do great things for UConn this year and that he took a too much blame last year even with his lousy defense, which Hawk is also better at.

 

[superjohn]

Teams that sell out to stop the 3 pt shooting by having their defenders draped on the shooters coming off screens or any off the ball action can diminish the 3 pt shooting and the number of attempts of most offensive players. However, it was more difficult to do this with Hawk because he has such a quick release on his shot and quick hops. It's why he got fouled on so many 3 pt shots and shot 3 FTs.

Also, Hawk was good at taking contested 3 pt shots with a defender's hand up or in his face whether it was on catch and shoots or 1-2 dribbles and then pull up shots. I think he averaged about 1.1 PPP (it was in his YouTube draft profile video if I recall correctly). When Hawk went off, it was like scoring bomb and it changed the trajectory of games. When he went on that 2nd half 13 pt burst vs Iona, I knew UConn was going to win as it provided them a good cushion.

I will take Hawk over Solo, but I think Solo will do great things for UConn this year and that he took a too much blame last year even with his lousy defense, which Hawk is also better at.

The way I view them offensively Hawkins hit tougher threes, he was the best high degree of difficulty three point shooter in the country in his sophomore season but Solo is a better open three point shooter than Hawkins. I also take Solo as a pull up shooter inside the arch over Hawkins. Neither is good at finishing at the rim but I would give the advantage to Hawkins.

 

[Lafayette]

Teams that sell out to stop the 3 pt shooting by having their defenders draped on the shooters coming off screens or any off the ball action can diminish the 3 pt shooting and the number of attempts of most offensive players. However, it was more difficult to do this with Hawk because he has such a quick release on his shot and quick hops. It's why he got fouled on so many 3 pt shots and shot 3 FTs.

Also, Hawk was good at taking contested 3 pt shots with a defender's hand up or in his face whether it was on catch and shoots or 1-2 dribbles and then pull up shots. I think he averaged about 1.1 PPP (it was in his YouTube draft profile video if I recall correctly).

When Hawk went off, it was like scoring bomb and it changed the trajectory of games. When he went on that 2nd half 13 pt burst vs Iona, I knew UConn was going to win as it provided them a good cushion. It's why Shaka told Oliver Max-Prosper, a long armed athletic player and very good player who got drafted in the NBA, to defend Hawkins as the #1 priority above any offense in the BET game.

I will take Hawk over Solo, but I think Solo will do great things for UConn this year and that he took a too much blame last year even with his lousy defense, which Hawk is also better at.

At least this year seems everyone can hit 3s now (Demary Jr, Solo, Mullins, Reed, Jr hilariously can, AK, Stewart, Reibe, Furphy). Only so many defenders can come over or under each screen - we will be passing the ball around the perimeter faster than they can adopt and whoever is open can bomb it or Reed, Jr. can get a pass inside and dunk it.

We'll have to see the different between releases - AK and Solo are similar forward shooters though Alex is taller, but have not seen enough of Mullins and Furphy and Reibe's releases but I believe Mullins doesn't even have to fully extend.