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What’s next immediate need? PF or Center

Yeah that's a fake Trilly scoop, albeit one that someone spent a ton of time making look real
 
superjohn said:
I know, I was joking.

Everyone is trolling Kentucky fans. I almost feel badly for Mark Pope. All the money in the world and nobody wants to play for him.
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He’ll land at some obscure school in Utah much wealthier.

Some of the tweets about the weird stuff he does during recruit visits is hysterical.
 
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It was announced today that Jordan Burks from UCF entered the portal. Would be perfect backup PF but likely wants to start. Avg 13.3 pts, 4.8 rebounds and shat 37% from 3. 6ft 9 205lbs.
 
Can’t ask for better than Nils as our backup CG. Hopefully staff can close this weekend. Hurley has never played 10 guys but there’s still a need for a backup PF that’s ok playing 0-10mpg. Hard sell IMO but we can afford to take our time now.
 
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bendm said:
Can’t ask for better than Nils as our backup CG. Hopefully staff can close this weekend. Hurley has never played 10 guys but there’s still a need for a backup PF that’s ok playing 0-10mpg. Hard sell IMO but we can afford to take our time now.
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We've toyed with 10 or at least had 10 playable players on the roster.
newton, hawkins, jackson, sanogo, karaban, clingan, joey california, diarra, alleyne, & samson johnson at #10 would have played if not injured so long. Richie Springs was also on the roster and I personally feel was playable. His listing at 6'9 235lbs with the ability to rebound and play defense in spot situations against big physical teams is exactly a piece we need now, and, we don't need to even seek out much more than what Richie offered. Just need some size and power at the 4 in specific situations.
 
Ricker said:
We've toyed with 10 or at least had 10 playable players on the roster.
newton, hawkins, jackson, sanogo, karaban, clingan, joey california, diarra, alleyne, & samson johnson at #10 would have played if not injured so long. Richie Springs was also on the roster and I personally feel was playable. His listing at 6'9 235lbs with the ability to rebound and play defense in spot situations against big physical teams is exactly a piece we need now, and, we don't need to even seek out much more than what Richie offered. Just need some size and power at the 4 in specific situations.
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Another Richie would be perfect
 
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He needs to shat better from 3. What a mess it must be to clean up.
 
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bendm said:
If the advanced metrics are a sign of things to come Giltay will be a lot more productive on D than Reibe was this year
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I’m not a PORPAGATU guy so someone will correct me if I’m wrong but I read something indicating that Giltay graded out around where reed was when he got to UConn offensively and is significantly ahead of where he was defensively.
 
bendm said:
Another Richie would be the perfect
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I hope for much better than springs. His post Uconn time at quinapiac was underwhelming. I thought he would dominate at that level. Need a big stong pf that is difference maker on the board and defense
 
bendm said:
Can’t ask for better than Nils as our backup CG. Hopefully staff can close this weekend. Hurley has never played 10 guys but there’s still a need for a backup PF that’s ok playing 0-10mpg. Hard sell IMO but we can afford to take our time now.
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I think they might have more minutes to sell than that, Khamenia will obviously start and play alot but I don't see it being an AK situation at the 4 where against real teams he never comes off the floor.
 
aceboon said:
I think they might have more minutes to sell than that, Khamenia will obviously start and play alot but I don't see it being an AK situation at the 4 where against real teams he never comes off the floor.
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Sure We could conceivably sell a backup PF on 15mpg I just don’t know what Hurley is selling given he’s never had a 10 man rotation. But The PT is there for the taking:

Silas 25 / County 10 / Nils 5
Mullins 30 / Nils 10
Ross 20 / Landrew 20
Nik 25 / Transfer 15
Hines 25 / Giltay 15

30: Mullins
25: Silas / Nik / Hines
20: Ross / Landrew
15: Nils / Transfer / Giltay
10: County
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I’m not a PORPAGATU guy so someone will correct me if I’m wrong but I read something indicating that Giltay graded out around where reed was when he got to UConn offensively and is significantly ahead of where he was defensively.
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It's true, but we need to take defensive metrics for backups with a pretty healthy skepticism.
 
SaeHusky said:
It was announced today that Jordan Burks from UCF entered the portal. Would be perfect backup PF but likely wants to start. Avg 13.3 pts, 4.8 rebounds and shat 37% from 3. 6ft 9 205lbs.
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I noticed that "shit" was not filtered out from recent posts by Tom and Fishy. In context, they seemed inoffensive, but "shat" took me a little by surprise. What's next, "scrod?"
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
I noticed that "shit" was not filtered out from recent posts by Tom and Fishy. In context, they seemed inoffensive, but "shat" took me a little by surprise. What's next, "scrod?"
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Marry, I did spy those posts anon, and thought within mine own mind, “What rogue lexicon hath slipped the net?” Forsooth, “shit” did pass as but a harmless oath, a puff of breath upon the wind—yet “shat”? O monstrous word! It striketh the ear with a most unseemly thud.

Good Tom and Fishy, perchance, meant no foul mischief, yet the tongue doth wander where the filter sleepeth. What next, I prithee? Shall “scrod” make bold entrance upon the stage? A fish, say they—but who can trust such slippery speech?

In truth, the gatekeepers seem half-dreaming, letting pass what once was barred, guided less by rule than by whim and wandering fancy. I fear we stand upon the brink of a most peculiar comedy of words.
 
bendm said:
Sure We could conceivably sell a backup PF on 15mpg I just don’t know what Hurley is selling given he’s never had a 10 man rotation. But The PT is there for the taking:

Silas 25 / County 10 / Nils 5
Mullins 30 / Nils 10
Ross 20 / Landrew 20
Nik 25 / Transfer 15
Hines 25 / Giltay 15

30: Mullins
25: Silas / Nik / Hines
20: Ross / Landrew
15: Nils / Transfer / Giltay
10: County
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I think Ross gets 30 minutes between 2-3-4. Danny will play him wherever he needs him.
 
SaeHusky said:
It was announced today that Jordan Burks from UCF entered the portal. Would be perfect backup PF but likely wants to start. Avg 13.3 pts, 4.8 rebounds and shat 37% from 3. 6ft 9 205lbs.
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Yeah and he started his career at G Town so knows Big East, but would take away too many minutes from Khemania, Ross and Landrew
 
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uconnfan68 said:
I think Ross gets 30 minutes between 2-3-4. Danny will play him wherever he needs him.
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To apply a football term, he would be called a "roverback", switching from one position to the other, being able to play 3 positions as the need arose.
 
uconnfan68 said:
I think Ross gets 30 minutes between 2-3-4. Danny will play him wherever he needs him.
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I hope not. Maybe a game or 2 with foul trouble or injuries but if Ross is playing 30 minutes we didn’t pick up too much impact in the portal. Or maybe he improved a lot again then I get it.
 
bendm said:
Sure We could conceivably sell a backup PF on 15mpg I just don’t know what Hurley is selling given he’s never had a 10 man rotation. But The PT is there for the taking:

Silas 25 / County 10 / Nils 5
Mullins 30 / Nils 10
Ross 20 / Landrew 20
Nik 25 / Transfer 15
Hines 25 / Giltay 15

30: Mullins
25: Silas / Nik / Hines
20: Ross / Landrew
15: Nils / Transfer / Giltay
10: County
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This is like your thing, isn't it? 😀
 
HooperScooper said:
This is like your thing, isn't it? 😀
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The way posters talk about players it’s like they’re grocery shopping without a recipe (or a budget). All the pieces have to fit.
 
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