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RuffRuff said:
Lewis is a multi year player. We could have him for 4 year potentially. Think before you look to offend. There is a reason Smith’s minutes are shrinking.
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We are talking in a Scouting Report thread for a game happening tomorrow. What Lewis brings next year and beyond is not relevant to the thread. Now if you’re talking overall value to a team, then yes, Lewis.
 
JustbrewitMan said:
We are talking in a Scouting report for a game happening tomorrow. What Lewis brings next year and beyond is not relevant to the thread. Now if you’re talking overall value to a team, then yes, Lewis.
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True, but does it deserve it's own thread? It's a subtopic comes up, is it that thread egregious to carry on a mildly relative side topic?

If Tarris does his job tomorrow, we don't let Lindsey torch us, we win by double digits.
 
Jbirdp5 said:
That would not inspire the friar faithful…..gotta think they can get someone better than him
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Miami OH coach? I tend to think the first place you look is seeing which coaches have elevated their mid major.
 
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Travelman6 said:
Game makes me nervous but hopefully they do to Nova what they used to do to UConn during the dark days. There is a 80-60 type game etched in my mind from years ago.
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And if I remember correctly it was only that close because Jay Wright was being a nice guy and called off the dogs early. Think it was a 20 point deficit at the half.
 
RuffRuff said:
Thanks for the summary. The Acadien Lewis factor will be interesting to watch since we were on his short list before he committed to UK. He should be ready for this one. He would likely have been a better option at backup PG than Smith, if he was willing.
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I had the same thought but I doubt a 4-star would want to be a backup. Who could blame him? You would think Smith's experience would trump Lewis' talent in the short term but that only goes so far. Did Lewis commit to UK before or after we signed Silas? I think it was after, which makes it pretty clear. On the plus side, I don't think anyone is second guessing signing Silas at this point.

The guy I am really curious about is Darius Adams who we already had in the fold but he decommitted when we signed Smith. Not sure Adams could have helped us as a backup PG though. We are pretty deep at the 2-3 spots.
 
Chin Diesel said:
If I am reading the report correctly and Nova does 4 out offensive sets, this will be a big game for Solo defensively. His biggest weakness defensively is keeping his man in front of him.
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That's everyone's biggest weakness. Sometimes it is a strategy to funnel the ball handler toward our shot blockers, but when we don't rotate, we give up offensive rebounds and easy put backs. Ross for all his athleticism seems to lets smaller guys get past him and hopes he can block them from behind. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't.

I think Stewart and Mullins are getting better, but so is Ball, IMO. It is something we all need to work on.

Silas may be our best perimeter defender but even he has trouble keeping guys in front some time. It isn't easy to do.

Smith is a pretty good at applying ball pressure, but he really struggles to keep guys in front of him.
 
RichZ said:
Smith had some really good outings prior to the Christmas break, especially in the dime column. But coach seems to have really limited hus minutes since the start of January.
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Even when Smith was playing 20+ minutes and showcasing an impressive assist to TO ratio, there was something about his game that made me uncomfortable. Too often the offense seems to stagnate when he held the ball. Maybe that isn't his fault but for whatever reason it just looks awkward when he is in charge. Hopefully he can recapture the swagger he showed with that eurostep against Florida at MSG. We will need him at some point.
 
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RuffRuff said:
True, but does it deserve it's own thread? It's a subtopic comes up, is it that thread egregious to carry on a mildly relative side topic?

If Tarris does his job tomorrow, we don't let Lindsey torch us, we win by double digits.
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And it is relevant because we will be watching Lewis play tomorrow.
 
Scrutineer said:
Trouble is how few go in for us ...
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Silas
Ball
Mullins

Did I miss anyone? I'm really being generous including Mullins but with his shot making ability, he is dangerous even when he doesn't make it all the way to the rim.

Edit: I interpreted "go in" as drive the ball into the paint. But you may have meant "shots go in" I think there are other guys who if they get paint touches can finish near the basket, but getting there is the real problem.
 
Tarris often and early - I mean unless we get a wide open 3 from AK or Mullins we know they are weak at the 5. I don’t think Brennan can guard Reibe either.

We are taller at the guard spots as well so we might do a Purdue defense and just let Brennan beat Tarris which plays to our strength.
 
Lafayette said:
Tarris often and early - I mean unless we get a wide open 3 from AK or Mullins we know they are weak at the 5. I don’t think Brennan can guard Reibe either.

We are taller at the guard spots as well so we might do a Purdue defense and just let Brennan beat Tarris which plays to our strength.
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All I know is that we are not losing to a guy whose first name is Duke. Hope Reed torches him.
 
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RuffRuff said:
A - he wasn't a 5 star, he was a 4 star. He was generally in that 35 range.
B - if the kid was afforded 15-20 minutes, and had the chance to win a title, who knows. He certainly wasn't coming here with Smith here. You're probably right no this one, just saying he would have been a nice get to season up as a future PG, a position we have a hard time with. I guess we can always portal him over......
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Oh cool, point guard is now a position we have a hard time with.

You've said Silas is easily our MVP. Tristen was first team All-American, RJ was first team All-Big East.

Last season was our only struggle with the position because Mahaney didn't pan out and Hass was playing hurt.
 
superjohn said:
Oh cool, point guard is now a position we have a hard time with.

You've said Silas is easily our MVP. Tristen was first team All-American, RJ was first team All-Big East.

Last season was our only struggle with the position because Mahaney didn't pan out and Hass was playing hurt.
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It's pavlovs dog at this point. Why is it that big a deal that I say he could have been a nice long term get at PG? Who said we have a hard time with PG? I said he could have been a nice get instead of Malachi as a talented frosh, since he was on the short list. He's a really good player. I said nothing about Silas, he's awesome.
 
CL82 said:

I love Alec Millender channeling his inner Rick Flair in this
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This is very important. Home fans at UConn games have been neutered by the 6 titles and they resemble the wine and cheese crowd. A loud raucous crowd can effect the games and officiating in UConn's favor. Look no further than 4 years ago in 2022 when Hurley got ejected with 5 minutes remaining in the first half. The fans were so incensed with anger and so loud every 50-50 call after Hurley's ejection went UConn's way and they pulled the upset against a better Villanova team that eventually advanced to the Final Four.
 
Frenemy said:
I can't tell you how much of a relief it is to be actively discussing college hoops and enjoying it immensely after the past 3 years. Crap I can hardly wait til selection Sunday. Which had always been one of my top 3 days I looked forward to each year.
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Yeah, us UConn fans were hoping your Nova team would get out of the no man's land of Neptune the last 3 years. Welcome back and best of luck except for the 2 games Nova plays UConn.
 
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