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What will Samson Johnson bring to the team when he returns?

alphasigko said:
If you recall the Stonehill game, it seemed to me that he was lost and overwhelmed/mesmerized by the speed of the game. Not sure he would bring much to this team at this point in the season. But then again, he just might be a surprise. Is it worth the risk to insert him into a high pressure game?
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Yea he looked pretty mesmerizing here

 
husky429 said:
I don't think you're understanding exactly what happens in those secret scrimmages. They're probably less of a "scrimmage" than half of our practices. Coaches are taking a dozen timeouts, trying 35 different lineups, a bunch of different defenses. No one is TRYING to win. A green light shooter and freak athlete performing well under those circumstances is not unexpected.

I'm not saying the kid won't be a player, but I think anyone saying one way or the other is clueless. He literally hasn't played enough meaningful basketball for any of us to know what skills or talent he's got.
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All I remember is it was mentioned that Hawkins and Samson stood out. That’s all I’m saying dog lol. Nothing more nothing less. It was no coincidence he got the bud to start. That’s all I’m saying.
 
UCSouth said:
I thought Virginia was a secret scrimmage that wasn't open to the public. Unless you were somehow there, where does this recollection come from?
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My bad it was the Harvard scrimmage. Just google, they literally talk about both. Not facts, just says that them two most definitely stood out.
 
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Samson adds a lot of value as depth / change of pace with Karaban. Karaban has struggled a bit playing 35+ minutes and would benefit from sharing some minutes. Meanwhile Samson gives a different look offensively and defensively that will trouble some opponents, and playing experience will be invaluable for his development. He has a very high ceiling and it will be great to see how rapidly he can progress. Huge win for the team when he comes back.
 
pj said:
Samson adds a lot of value as depth / change of pace with Karaban. Karaban has struggled a bit playing 35+ minutes and would benefit from sharing some minutes. Meanwhile Samson gives a different look offensively and defensively that will trouble some opponents, and playing experience will be invaluable for his development. He has a very high ceiling and it will be great to see how rapidly he can progress. Huge win for the team when he comes back.
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Karaban is growing in confidence he doesn't need his minutes s
decreased.Johnson will have to produce each somewhere immediately to get any minutes.whether it's defensively or offensively but he has to have an immediate impact or he will be limited ..too many bodies with roles ..hope he finds his as he could be impact player just don't know where that impact will be felt..
 
"I'm excited for when he comes back," Karaban said. "I think before the break, I was experiencing fatigue. I was tired at times. So I think him coming in and giving us a different look, offensively and defensively, will really elevate us to a different level. I'm excited for him to come back. It'll really help me out."

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Injured UConn men's basketball forward Samson Johnson progressing toward return

UConn sophomore forward Samson Johnson has been out with a foot injury, but he is progressing and could rejoin the Huskies soon.
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HooperScooper said:
"I'm excited for when he comes back," Karaban said. "I think before the break, I was experiencing fatigue. I was tired at times. So I think him coming in and giving us a different look, offensively and defensively, will really elevate us to a different level. I'm excited for him to come back. It'll really help me out."

www.nhregister.com

Injured UConn men's basketball forward Samson Johnson progressing toward return

UConn sophomore forward Samson Johnson has been out with a foot injury, but he is progressing and could rejoin the Huskies soon.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com

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Injured UConn men's basketball forward Samson Johnson progressing toward return​

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Karaban gets it!
 
HooperScooper said:
"I'm excited for when he comes back," Karaban said. "I think before the break, I was experiencing fatigue. I was tired at times. So I think him coming in and giving us a different look, offensively and defensively, will really elevate us to a different level. I'm excited for him to come back. It'll really help me out."

www.nhregister.com

Injured UConn men's basketball forward Samson Johnson progressing toward return

UConn sophomore forward Samson Johnson has been out with a foot injury, but he is progressing and could rejoin the Huskies soon.
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com

Alternate free link:

Injured UConn men's basketball forward Samson Johnson progressing toward return​

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AK showing a great attitude--the right perspective- and why he's a great teammate.. Mature young man.. Glad we have him.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
The two biggest things he’s bringing are the ability to moderate Karaban’s minutes so he’s not burnt out by the end of the season, and a bigger body on defense for the matchups where Karaban is getting pushed around a bit.
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Karaban has logged the second most minutes this season behind Newton. Sampson provides another big body in the rotation.
 
If this kid comes back and is everything many of you believe he is, how could he not be anything but a plus? I’m just wondering if he’s better than last year or first game because he needs to be better than just the words we read. I’m rooting for him but skeptical in immediate impact.
 
mauconnfan said:
If this kid comes back and is everything many of you believe he is, how could he not be anything but a plus? I’m just wondering if he’s better than last year or first game because he needs to be better than just the words we read. I’m rooting for him but skeptical in immediate impact.
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He played 17 minutes in the first game of the season. Harsh judging him off that and it's not like he faceplanted as he chipped in with 7 points and 3 Rebs.
 
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At bare minimum he won’t be feasted on like alex is being right now
 
He brings better size, athleticism, shooting, rebounding, defense than Karaban. Am I forgetting anything?
 
He can’t play 35 minutes all year. Plus gam
ARIDE said:
Karaban is growing in confidence he doesn't need his minutes s
decreased.Johnson will have to produce each somewhere immediately to get any minutes.whether it's defensively or offensively but he has to have an immediate impact or he will be limited ..too many bodies with roles ..hope he finds his as he could be impact player just don't know where that impact will be felt..
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es like today sometimes he just ain’t athletic enough on the defensive end. He very much struggled defensively today He gets attacked sometimes. He just couldn’t hit his shot today either.
 
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TeasenDonut said:
He brings better size, athleticism, shooting, rebounding, defense than Karaban. Am I forgetting anything?
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Fremantle is a very tough assignment for anyone Karaban's size. IDC, freshman, junior....whatever. it was a difficult matchup for him, without the relief a Johnson would provide against Freemantle.
 
UCfor3 said:
He played 17 minutes in the first game of the season. Harsh judging him off that and it's not like he faceplanted as he chipped in with 7 points and 3 Rebs.
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He got beat on D looked lost a few times that’s where I judged him. That was his issue last year and why he didn’t get more minutes. Hope he’s better, certainly has the athleticism.
 
mauconnfan said:
He got beat on D looked lost a few times that’s where I judged him. That was his issue last year and why he didn’t get more minutes. Hope he’s better, certainly has the athleticism.
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Agree but Johnson is taller, longer and can jump much higher than Fremantle which could have bothered him
 
Hey Adrien! said:
Shooting???

Karaban entered today's game with a 66.7 2p% and a 37.5 3p% and right now has the team's second highest 57.5 eFG%.
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He’s a solid shooter. But that’s literally all he can do. Plus, all of his 3’s are wide open so his percentage really should be higher. Wasn’t he supposed to have a post up game??
 
TeasenDonut said:
He’s a solid shooter. But that’s literally all he can do. Plus, all of his 3’s are wide open so his percentage really should be higher. Wasn’t he supposed to have a post up game??
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Not sure what your deal is man, but he gets open because he moves without the ball better than virtually any freshman we have had in years. He often makes timely back cuts for open lay ups too.

I’m a johnson fan too but not sure why you are being so harsh on a player that has been such a huge positive impact to our team
 
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