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Why key for UConn men’s basketball team is Andre Jackson and Jordan Hawkins reaching their potential (Hearst)

Re Newton:

“I just love interchangeable guards,” Hurley said. “He can score at all three levels. He’s a great free throw shooter. I think a lot like Tyrese (Martin) did for us, a guy shooting in the low 30’s from 3 doesn’t tell the story in terms of quality for what he can do from the 3-point line. Tyrese came in as a low-30’s 3-point shooter and left as a low-40’s. I think he’s going to shoot better here than he did at East Carolina because of the inside players we have. He’ll get better 3’s.”

I'm so excited for next season. A lot of the older guys hit their ceilings last year. This team will have way more potential and all around better talent. It may take a little bit for them to fully hit their stride, but we'll be very good later in the season
 
aburks41 said:
Re Newton:

“I just love interchangeable guards,” Hurley said. “He can score at all three levels. He’s a great free throw shooter. I think a lot like Tyrese (Martin) did for us, a guy shooting in the low 30’s from 3 doesn’t tell the story in terms of quality for what he can do from the 3-point line. Tyrese came in as a low-30’s 3-point shooter and left as a low-40’s. I think he’s going to shoot better here than he did at East Carolina because of the inside players we have. He’ll get better 3’s.”

I'm so excited for next season. A lot of the older guys hit their ceilings last year. This team will have way more potential and all around better talent. It may take a little bit for them to fully hit their stride, but we'll be very good later in the season
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Good core. We desperately need to fill out the roster.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Oh I am patient. But the immediate impact guys are getting snapped up quick, so the clock is ticking
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They really aren't though. Out of the 10 "best" transfers right from the start, like 2 of them have committed so far, and one of those was Newton. Do you want Hurley to go out there and get a guy like Locke - who is a severely limited player - just so we would have bodies? No. Roster construction is an art form, it takes time. Panicking leads to desperation which leads to getting flawed players who don't fit
 
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As long as Dan Hurley allows Hawkins to play to his strengths he will be a great player
AJ, the jury is still out on where best to utilize him
UConn needs both to be at the top of their game this upcoming season.
 
So excited to see these two take the lead. Our playmaking and ball movement should be so much better with this group.
 
aburks41 said:
They really aren't though. Out of the 10 "best" transfers right from the start, like 2 of them have committed so far, and one of those was Newton. Do you want Hurley to go out there and get a guy like Locke - who is a severely limited player - just so we would have bodies? No. Roster construction is an art form, it takes time. Panicking leads to desperation which leads to getting flawed players who don't fit
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Well AFAIK we’re not linked to any of the top guys left, at least that i’ve seen. I’m not worried, I trust Hurley’s eye for talent and the staff’s recruiting. We got a top, top transfer in Newton, but the consensus was that we need at least two top backcourt transfers, and you have to be in on those guys early.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Well AFAIK we’re not linked to any of the top guys left, at least that i’ve seen. I’m not worried, I trust Hurley’s eye for talent and the staff’s recruiting. We got a top, top transfer in Newton, but the consensus was that we need at least two top backcourt transfers, and you have to be in on those guys early.
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We're still very much connected to Courtney Ramey and Nahiem Alleyne
 
navery12 said:
We're still very much connected to Courtney Ramey and Nahiem Alleyne
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And there are also quite a few guys outside the "Top 10" that would be great additions too. It's still very early
 
navery12 said:
We're still very much connected to Courtney Ramey and Nahiem Alleyne
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Are those top guys? Genuinely asking. I haven’t looked at transfer rankings, nor really seen either play besides Ramey a bit. Alleyne’s numbers don’t look super convincing
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Are those top guys? Genuinely asking. I haven’t looked at transfer rankings, nor really seen either play besides Ramey a bit. Alleyne’s numbers don’t look super convincing
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I'm not sure where the cutoff for top guys is. They're not top 10 players and not as good as Newton, but if you told me either one was our starting 2 guard next year I'd be happy. If Newton is a top 25-30 transfer I'd say both are somewhere in the next group of 25
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Are those top guys? Genuinely asking. I haven’t looked at transfer rankings, nor really seen either play besides Ramey a bit. Alleyne’s numbers don’t look super convincing
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They're not the super sexy name like Terrence Shannon or Antonio Reeves, but yes they are
 
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Why? Becuase there is no one else, duh.
 
AntG168 said:
Post in thread 'URI Transfer: Tyrese Martin'
URI Transfer: Tyrese Martin

Many here didn’t want Martin

@CL82
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So much fun to go back and read the posts from all these “experts”. CTBasketball and JimHurley thought this was a horrendous decision. “Low basketball IQ” and “not a team a team player” are just some of the idiotic things said about Martin. Guy did a ton for this program so glad he proved all those guys wrong
 
aburks41 said:
They really aren't though. Out of the 10 "best" transfers right from the start, like 2 of them have committed so far, and one of those was Newton. Do you want Hurley to go out there and get a guy like Locke - who is a severely limited player - just so we would have bodies? No. Roster construction is an art form, it takes time. Panicking leads to desperation which leads to getting flawed players who don't fit
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Panicking leads to filling a spot with whatever's available. It leads to Kwintin Williams.
 
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