Jahshire appears on film that he might be able to dribble the ball up court without bouncing it off his foot. He was shooting jumpers and tossing assists on tape. Three skills that not one of the current roster seem to master last year. We are bringing in a freshman point guard, Adams, who is expected to replace the only dependable ball handler we had. So, I am championing anyone who can replace Boat's skill set. Jahshire is a kid we are recruiting and he said he was going to make his decision last week. If Adams gets hurt, I hope you don't think for a second that this team will get the ball across half court without turning it over half of the time in face of a L'ville-type press. DHam is not Scotty Pippen(yet). Yes, a back up point is what this team needs the most and Jahshire probably could do that for this team. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
I said it in the Hardnett thread, but he'd be committed already if he had a real offer. Hardnett reminds me of the typical late spring recruit that tries to drum up interest by throwing out random offers.
Miller is a player. He will start a the 4 because he can play and we have no one at that spot. But he is not a classic 4. He choose UConn because we have a hole in that spot. If Diamond Stone decommits from MD tomorrow, calls Ollie and says I want to come to UConn but I have to play the four, Miller will then be the three, DHam the two and Purvis the 6th man( in about one second flat or less). But don't be surprised if Miller plays a lot of backup center a la Daniels. After all, he is a player. One should remember that at Cornell, 6'7'' is the size of a strong forward. At Kentucky it is the size of a shooting guard.
At the
college level, 6'7" is the typical size of a power forward.
Here's a measurement chart from DraftExpress listing the average height of PFs as 6'7".
Here's another piece saying in order to play PF at the D1 level, you have to be at least 6'7".
Will Miller play spot minutes at the 3? Probably, because KO likes to tinker with his lineup and see who plays well together. But, you usually want you're small forwards shooting better than 27% from three for their career. And, trust me, I will not be surprised if Miller plays the 5, because the 2 positions he has played in the past are power forward and center.
