What’s next immediate need? PF or Center

[superjohn]

Kid is an athlete. Looks to be a more natural athlete than Tarris. Tarris better ball skills around the rim. What he’s not is that skyscraper rim protector.

Enormous hands...

 

[RuffRuff]

Enormous hands...

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Good lord - like a softball. Kid has big time upside. Needs to develop a bag of his own/identify offensively.

 

[3rdbass]

I think we all say that Hines isn't the polished product that Tarris was so right now we need someone at the 4 or 5 who has good size and can help us out inside as it will take 1-2 years to get to Tarris's level of production. Right now we are even smaller than last year. It will be interesting who we are looking at besides the Washington and Cincy guys. Not sold on an injury prone Washington guy and the Cincy guy might be going to Michigan.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Just spent the last two hours watching all of the Hines games I could. Let’s temper our expectations. He never really jumped off the screen to me. Not as tall as Reed maybe a bit more bouncy……but we still need more in the front court. Khamenia is not as big as Alex….i really think we are still not very athletic. Maybe the two freshman give us a bit more and a stronger Mullins but we need some guys that can play above the rim.

 

[Scrutineer]

Michigan just won with a huge lineup and people here think we should roll in with no true power forward on the team

That's because most don't believe Breeding and Anderson will ref next year's championship game.
How else could there be the 6-8 horrific calls and/or no calls again?

 

[ec33]

Looking at Tarris he is just another level with his muscle defnition and girth. I definitely saw some baby fat in Hines when he played. I didn't know Tarris was longer than Hines. I know Tarris is listed an inch taller.

Another guy coming off his freshman season. Likely to be stronger next season and I would expect him to be more and more polished as he is coached up as the season goes along.

 

[Hunt for 7]

7’5” in the portal…..lets go get him….

 

[SoCalCanine]

he's been correct about exactly 2 things which were coin flips at worst.

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[3rdbass]

Another guy coming off his freshman season. Likely to be stronger next season and I would expect him to be more and more polished as he is coached up as the season goes along.

Yeah but still won't be the polished big guy inside like Sr. Tarris. It is going to take a little while.

 

[ec33]

Yeah but still won't be the polished big guy inside like Sr. Tarris. It is going to take a little while.

No, UConn is going to be relying more on the back court than the front court next season.

And then likely switch the following year with progress.