What position will Purvis play?

[Huskyforlife]

leave why below. i've seen so many potential line ups, and determining his position makes it a lot easier.

 

[david]

IMO he will start at the 2 and at points in the game will slide to the 1 to play 5 ish minutes a game there. I think he will also be incredibly important on the defensive end guarding the opposing teams pg. I don't think many will be able to match his size, quickness and athleticism

 

[chevtheman]

Last I heard he transferred from nc state cuz he wanted to play pg and he couldn't with cat barber coming in

 

[jollari]

My guess is he plays PG, until our (hopefully) incoming 2014 guy gets a year under his belt (playing behind him) - then he will likely assume a more combo guard position

 

[pj]

Dual point guards, 1/4 of game with guard A on point and B on bench , 1/4 of game with guard B on point and A on the bench, 1/2 with both on the floor taking on the PG or SG role depending on the flow of the play -- that's great for fast breaks, whoever gets the outlet can push the break and you can get up the floor quick with passes.

So that means of 30 minutes on the floor, you are the only point for 10 and shared point for 20 of them.

Then tweak minutes with Boatright getting more than 30 minutes if he is back for senior year and Purvis getting more if Boatright is not.

 

[upstater]

He'll play the Kemba position. Scoring all over the floor, great D, handling the ball.

 

[UChusky916]

PG and 2G in a UConn offense is bascially the same thing... He'll play both and have the duties of a scoring PG

 

[Danzz]

2G although they will try to let him play PG but it won't work.

 

[tentoes4rings]

I think he has to start at PG. There's no way either Omar or DHam are sitting so that's got to be the 1-3, at least to start the game. I can see a scenario like this playing out:

Purvis-33 minutes, 20 at pg, 13 at SG
Calhoun-35 minutes, 27 at 2G, 8 at SF
DHam-27 minutes at 3

That would leave 20 minutes at PG for Samuel and another PG recruit and a little PT for another SF freshman. Curious to hear others thoughts on this.

 

[Skies17]

Purvis and Samuel are both combo guards in my mind, and both with handle point duties. Plus I think we end up getting Snider who will play point. I see something like this;

Purvis (start PG) - 32 minutes, 22 PG, 10 2G
Calhoun (start 2G) - 32 minutes, 20 2G, 12 SF
Hamilton (start SF) - 26 minutes, 20 SF, 6 2G
Snider - 14 minutes, 12 PG, 2 2G
Samuel - 8 minutes, 6 PG, 2 2G
White/Larrier/Robinson - 8 minutes SF

 

[champs99and04]

It's ultimately irrelevant, in my opinion, whether he plays the one or the two, because the one and the two are generally interchangeable in the UConn system (please don't tell me Ollie is going to assign positions to Napier and Boatright next season - they both serve the same purpose in the offense). Whether he's the one or the two, I can pretty much assure you he'll be placed in plenty of pick and roll situations, and in a league (the NBA) where pick and rolls occupy at least 80% of possessions, efficiency in those situations is by far the first thing scouts are looking for when projecting whether a college guard can play the point at the next level.

 

[mauconnfan]

All depends but he'll be one of the guards.......depending on how things go there may be a 3 guard lineup, we'll see. But one thing I do know is as good as he is and will be after another year, he'll be playing!

 

[Tenspro2002]

I agree with most of you. The "1" and "2" are more or less interchangeable, and have generally featured one pass-first guy and one score-first guy: Ricky and Khalid; Taliek and Ben; Bazz and Kemba; Bazz and Boat.

Purvis will be the score-first guy, with either Samuel or Snider as the pass-first guy.

If Boat comes back, I'd be worried about backcourt chemistry between him and Purvis -- they both prefer to be on the receiving end of the alley-oops, if you know what I mean.#


# Don't be a perv.

 

[Danzz]

It's ultimately irrelevant, in my opinion, whether he plays the one or the two, because the one and the two are generally interchangeable in the UConn system (please don't tell me Ollie is going to assign positions to Napier and Boatright next season - they both serve the same purpose in the offense). Whether he's the one or the two, I can pretty much assure you he'll be placed in plenty of pick and roll situations, and in a league (the NBA) where pick and rolls occupy at least 80% of possessions, efficiency in those situations is by far the first thing scouts are looking for when projecting whether a college guard can play the point at the next level.

The guard positions are interchangeable right now at UConn because we have 2 real PGs starting. This will not likely be the case once Boatright and Shabazz move on. We won't be going too far with 2 combo guards starting in the backcourt IMO.

 

[CTBasketball]

Combo guard. He won't play exclusively PG or SG.

 

[7774]

The guard positions are interchangeable right now at UConn because we have 2 real PGs starting. This will not likely be the case once Boatright and Shabazz move on. We won't be going too far with 2 combo guards starting in the backcourt IMO.

Are you counting Boatright as one of the real point guards?

 

[PacificStorm]

I do not believe Boatright will be retuning after his junior season. But it's nice to know that the PG will be shared-- and I don't really care how the minutes are going to be divvied up-- amongst Purvis, Samuel, and quite possibly Snyder. If one of them is injured, I am not sure if Calhoun can fill in as PG, so it is a must that Uconn gets Snyder on the team.

 

[bmayuc]

I do not believe Boatright will be retuning after his junior season. But it's nice to know that the PG will be shared-- and I don't really care how the minutes are going to be divvied up-- amongst Purvis, Samuel, and quite possibly Snyder. If one of them is injured, I am not sure if Calhoun can fill in as PG, so it is a must that Uconn gets Snyder on the team.

I am really confused by all of the "Ryan Boatright is gone after this year" chatter. I love RB, but he is a 2g in a TINY PG frame. He is a good college baller, but will never be a 1st round or even 2nd round pick. I do not see a scenario short of him morphing into Allen Iverson this summer that would realistically place him to come out after the season. I think he has a lot of bravado, but no one wants to be the cautionary tale that gave up his senior season to go undrafted and end up playing in Istanbul.

Just my two cents.

As for this thread, I am lost by the fascination over RP's position. It has been reported he came here to play the PG spot. Ollie must like him at the PG. We have a long proud tradition of do-everything Combo-guards who have had terrific success, and typically play 2-3 "G" all the time. RP will probably do 50% of the ball-handling and initiate offense down the stretch when he gets on the hardwood. I am imagining a bigger, Stronger BG as an RP comp.

Anyone agree with that?

 

[James]

I love RB, but he is a 2g in a TINY PG frame. He is a good college baller, but will never be a 1st round or even 2nd round pick.

just curious , how can you say somebody will never be drafted after he's only finished 1.5 seasons of college ball? there are pgs in the nba under 5'11 btw

 

[aceboon]

The "Boatright is gone " chatter comes from Boat himself. We all know that in an ideal world our players would probably love to the get to the NBA ASAP and not have to do a full 4 years, but have we ever had a player who openly talks about what scouts have told him about where he would be drafted(and that talk doesn't seem centered in realism since Boat is claiming he has people telling him he would go 1st round) and how he only has one more year as much as Boat does? The closest I can remember is Kemba saying "I hope so" in response to a reporter asking him "do you think this is your last year?" before the the 10-11 season. I expect Boat to improve but even with thatt I can't see him being anything more than a 2nd round pick after the 13-14 season, Isiah Thomas(UW) and Pierre Jackson have very good final seasons, have similar body types and athleticism to Boat and they were both 2nd rounders. Its going to come down to whether Boat feels comfortable with hoping to be drafted and getting started with his post college career wherever that may be, instead of finishing up college and getting a degree and possibly being in the same position draft wise after his SR year.

I am really confused by all of the "Ryan Boatright is gone after this year" chatter. I love RB, but he is a 2g in a TINY PG frame. He is a good college baller, but will never be a 1st round or even 2nd round pick. I do not see a scenario short of him morphing into Allen Iverson this summer that would realistically place him to come out after the season. I think he has a lot of bravado, but no one wants to be the cautionary tale that gave up his senior season to go undrafted and end up playing in Istanbul.

Just my two cents.

As for this thread, I am lost by the fascination over RP's position. It has been reported he came here to play the PG spot. Ollie must like him at the PG. We have a long proud tradition of do-everything Combo-guards who have had terrific success, and typically play 2-3 "G" all the time. RP will probably do 50% of the ball-handling and initiate offense down the stretch when he gets on the hardwood. I am imagining a bigger, Stronger BG as an RP comp.

Anyone agree with that?

 

[PacificStorm]

Boatright has deep connections with Derrick Rose and his agent brother. They will be ready to help him out right after his junior year at Uconn. Europe is not a bad place to be earning six figures per year on a much shorter season, given that his family is in dire financial need. Khalid El Amin had a successful career over there - for many years until injuries sidelined him. Boatright is much, much more athletic and a slightly better scorer than Khalid and should have a good shot at earning a sensational career overseas -- especially in defense-weak European League. Boaright could be an Iverson over there, maybe not in the NBA -- at the minimum, a lightning rod in any team.

 

[PacificStorm]

As to the importance of gaining a (free) college degree, great examples of athletes like Emeka Ofafor and Kemba Walker have shown that earning a college degree is very attainable in less than 4 years. What elite CB athletes like Boatright should be working on while hoarding aspirations to get to the NBA as quickly as possible, is to amass as many college credits as they could possibly earn so that when an opportunity comes up later on in life -- years after they had prematurely left college life to play pro ball -- they could still come back to Storrs and finish up their degree very quickly -- even taking online classes, if possible.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I think Boat's thought process goes as follows:

His draft stock isn't going to be any better after his senior year than after his junior year, and guys who stay 4 years are losers, basketball-wise (because if they were any good, they wouldn't stay in college that long).

He doesn't want to see himself as a 4-year player, and there's no practical upside to staying. He's gone.

 

[CTBasketball]

I think Boat's thought process goes as follows:

His draft stock isn't going to be any better after his senior year than after his junior year, and guys who stay 4 years are losers, basketball-wise (because if they were any good, they wouldn't stay in college that long).

He doesn't want to see himself as a 4-year player, and there's no practical upside to staying. He's gone.

100% agree. Purvis, Samuel, and Recruit 1A will be handling the ball in 2014-2015.

 

[bmayuc]

just curious , how can you say somebody will never be drafted after he's only finished 1.5 seasons of college ball? there are pgs in the nba under 5'11 btw

I get what you are saying, but I guess my point is this:

Celtics 1 Phil Pressey(*******)
Nets 0
Knicks 0
Sixers 0
Raptors 2 DJ Augustin, Kyle Lowry
Bulls 0
Cavs 0
Pistons 2 Will Bynum, Peyton Siva
Pacers 0
Bucks 1 Ish Smith
Hawks 0
Bobcats 0
Heat 0
Magic 1 jameer Nelson
Wizards 0
Nuggets 2 Ty Lawson, Nate Robinson(*******2)
Timberwolves 1 JJ Barea
Thunder 0
Jazz 3 Raul Neto, Trey Burke John Lucas(******1)
Warriors 0
Lakers 0
Clippers 2 darren collision, Chris Paul
Suns 0
Kings 1 Isaiah Thomas(******)
Mavs 1 Shane Larkin(******)
Houston 1 Aaron Brooks
Memphis 0
Pels 0
Spurs 1 patty mills

There are 19 players out of 450 that are LISTED at 6'0 or less. That is reduced to 6/450 if you talk about players LISTED at 5'11 or shorter. My point is not that you cannot make it at Boats size, but rather that at his size it is a huge stretch to make it in the NBA, which will depress his draft status. And most of those who stuck stayed 4 years, likely because of similarly tepid draft prospects as underclassmen(Off the top of my head: Kyle Lowry, will bynum, peyton siva, ish smith, JJ Barea, Darren Collison, Isaiah Thomas, shane larkin, patty mills).