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Why isn't Richard Springs player?

raf46 said:
Is he even on bench? or on the team? when the three senior big men leave, does he expect to get minutes?
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The only thing Richie Springs has to fear is...Richie Springs!!
 
husky429 said:
Agreed. Without remaining schollies I'd like to see us try to snag a backup center, a ballhandler or some kind, and a dynamite shooter.

I wouldn't be against a high ceiling project if we can get 2/3 that are immediately ready to play.
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i cant tell how many schollys youve got earmarked here but it seems like 3 or 4 when we only have 2
 
husky429 said:
Agreed. Without remaining schollies I'd like to see us try to snag a backup center, a ballhandler or some kind, and a dynamite shooter.

I wouldn't be against a high ceiling project if we can get 2/3 that are immediately ready to play.
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I think Gaffney, Cole and Jackson can handle ball handling duties. And if Adams stays he can be the 4th guy. If he leaves, we probably will need another ball handler.

Those 3 guys will be running the offense next season, particularly Cole and Jackson. Gaffney could take a huge junior leap too (hopefully/potentially). But we need to surround those guys with reliable shooters, particularly assuming Polley moves on.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
I think Gaffney, Cole and Jackson can handle ball handling duties. And if Adams stays he can be the 4th guy. If he leaves, we probably will need another ball handler.

Those 3 guys will be running the offense next season, particularly Cole and Jackson. Gaffney could take a huge junior leap too (hopefully/potentially). But we need to surround those guys with reliable shooters, particularly assuming Polley moves on.
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you're forgetting diggins. between cole, diggins, gaff, and aj we have 3 PGs and 4 ballhandlers. we should be able to make that work. need a big and a wing that can score.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
It is strange how little he’s played. I remember him getting a few garbage minutes for a game or 2 at the beginning of the season.

I get he’s a project type, but he’s been with the program for almost 2 seasons now. Even Andrew Hurley has gotten more runtime this season than Springs it seems.

And our frontcourt is probably going to be pretty full for the foreseeable future.
Maybe he emerges as a factor next season? Depends on how effective Johnson and Akok are, I guess. Sanogo should likely be our bona fide #1 big man next season.

Does anyone have a gauge of the big man hierarchy next season? Will Springs be ahead or behind of Johnson?
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Hurley has been pretty upfront about this being a development year for him, last season was supposed to he his senior year and he instead reclassed to join UConn to practice with the team and redshirt instead. Nova has done this to great success, redshirting some players so they could learn the program and they turned into stars. Richie will play next season, remember he's still only 19.
 
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Let's stop with any talk about Adams leaving, I've seen several posts about it the past two days and it's not fair to him or the program. He is an important part of the team even though he isn't getting game time lately. Everyone has their roles in top tier programs.
 
bendm said:
you're forgetting diggins. between cole, diggins, gaff, and aj we have 3 PGs and 4 ballhandlers. we should be able to make that work. need a big and a wing that can score.
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Yeah a backup center and another shooter on the wing is key IMO. Too many non-shooters at the 1-3 spot right now. Gaffney, potentially Diggins, Jackson, Adams is way too many if we're going to have the space to let Sanogo and Jackson play the way they should driving and posting up. Shooters makes bad offense look good--we need it.
 
We have had other late bloomers and he could be another one is all. I will take a wait and see till next fall and winter with him
 
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MuchoDogYears said:
Whaley has been able to play the 5 spot at basically the same size as Springs.

I’m sure that Springs can be a viable backup to Sanago at the 5 next year.

Akok is definitely not the answer at center, not even as backup. Johnson we don’t know what he will be capable of yet.

Right now I’d say Springs will be getting minutes next year backing up Sanago.
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I think Springs is a poor mans Josh Carlton. He should keep developing and get some time next season.
 
I'm in the group that believes Springs will have a lot to offer this program over the following 2-3 seasons. For anyone interested, check out the highlights from this link of Richie's last aau season and junior year of high school at Macduffie

RICHIE SPRINGS

In the Atlanta highlights you'll see him going to work on Jonathon Kuminga(GLeague Ignite) and Jalen Johnson(Former Duke 1&Done).
 
husky429 said:
Yeah a backup center and another shooter on the wing is key IMO. Too many non-shooters at the 1-3 spot right now. Gaffney, potentially Diggins, Jackson, Adams is way too many if we're going to have the space to let Sanogo and Jackson play the way they should driving and posting up. Shooters makes bad offense look good--we need it.
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Agree. I think we also need a stretch 4 - at least mobile defensively. Almost every stretch 4 we played has killed us and with Whaley being gone, there's gonna be a need to backup Akok at that position.
 
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Slick said:
I think Springs is a poor mans Josh Carlton. He should keep developing and get some time next season.
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What makes you say that? From the little I've seen of Springs he doesn't really seem anything like Josh.
 
Get a Job said:
The best part is, if he blooms this offseason, which is his second offseason, which would normally be considered late, he will still have 4 years of eligibility left!
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i hope he's a 6th year starter
superjohn said:
Akok and Samson are stretch 4's.
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re samson, why be a stretch 4 when you can be a stretch 5? there's not another team that can put 5 shooters on the floor without sacrificing on D. at 6'10 with a 7'6 wingspan he's got the length. if he can get up to 215-220 he'd be a unicorn.

if we get clingan yeah i'd suspect samson primarily plays PF but i'd like to see him at both spots
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Carlton is also a pretty traditional back to the basket big man. That's not Springs.
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Yeah I think the Whaley comparison is better than comparing to Josh.

That said, Springs is taller than Whaley, better athlete than Josh, and probably a better rebounder than either. But who knows how he is on D or if he has any offensive game.
 
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bendm said:
i hope he's a 6th year starter

re samson, why be a stretch 4 when you can be a stretch 5? there's not another team that can put 5 shooters on the floor without sacrificing on D. at 6'10 with a 7'6 wingspan he's got the length. if he can get up to 215-220 he'd be a unicorn.

if we get clingan yeah i'd suspect samson primarily plays PF but i'd like to see him at both spots
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I think he'll back up both Sanogo and Akok next season.
 
Waquoit said:
Seems like a bizarre time to worry about PT for the last scholarship player on the bench.
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Carlton rolled his ankle and SHU rotates three huge guys in the post.

So if Josh can’t play, and Sanogo gets into foul trouble, or is getting abused, then Josh would be getting a lot of PT. Do we need Springs for this one, important, game?
 
bendm said:
i hope he's a 6th year starter

re samson, why be a stretch 4 when you can be a stretch 5? there's not another team that can put 5 shooters on the floor without sacrificing on D. at 6'10 with a 7'6 wingspan he's got the length. if he can get up to 215-220 he'd be a unicorn.

if we get clingan yeah i'd suspect samson primarily plays PF but i'd like to see him at both spots
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I agree, he'll definitely get some minutes at the both spots. I think his defense is perfect for Hurley's system as the 5 out hedging on ball screens. Put him at the 5 with Akok or the 4 with Sanogo and he's an asset
 
MuchoDogYears said:
Carlton rolled his ankle and SHU rotates three huge guys in the post.

So if Josh can’t play, and Sanogo gets into foul trouble, or is getting abused, then Josh would be getting a lot of PT. Do we need Springs for this one, important, game?
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I don't understand the question. If he's our best option at a given point in time, sure he should play. But I get the feeling folks here want Hurley to shoehorn him in a game because reasons. Why now?
 
superjohn said:
Akok and Samson are stretch 4's.
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Thanks. Confused with the classification of Samson being a C on some recruiting sites but from his videos, it looks like that's where he's going to play.
 
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