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i see purvis over calhoun
I don't remember seeing Calhoun, at all last season.
on a serious note.
He was awesome as a freshman and I really Hope he can get back to form.
i see purvis over calhoun
The one thing I'm worried about is our lack of depth. We only have 4 frontcourt players: Brimah, Nolan, Facey, and Rock. 2 of those guys are huge question marks. Also, Brimah and Nolan's reliability will be tested as they'll likely play 25+ minutes each.
I don't remember seeing Calhoun, at all last season.
on a serious note.
He was awesome as a freshman and I really Hope he can get back to form.
Remind me, how many bigs did we have last year? Depth can definitely be looked at as a weakness but I'm not as scared of this as I was when I first thought about it. With Brimah protecting the rim the thought of Hamilton at the 4 or even a 4 guard lineup with Brimah is not a problem. And the thought of fits it could cause opposing defenses is exciting.
When I first saw tape of calhoun I thought he was a version of Branden Roy. It seems like he now dribbles less doesn't pass and focuses too much on 3 balls --- the injury just wrecked his game. If he is *healthy* and has regained form and expanded his dribble drive--maybe he can play the Giffey or Kromah role effectively. There is NO doubt in my mind that benching Calhoun and inserting Samuel was absolutely key last year. But 6 months is a LONg time for a 20 year old kid--yu can completely transform your body at that age 6 months of honing skills to regain form--then we remember hes 6-5 210+
Olander, Facey, Brimah, Nolan, Daniels, and even Tolksdorf (he was 6'8" 220+). We had a lot more depth and Daniels who was a dependable 10+ point scorer per night. We don't have that this year.Remind me, how many bigs did we have last year? Depth can definitely be looked at as a weakness but I'm not as scared of this as I was when I first thought about it. With Brimah protecting the rim the thought of Hamilton at the 4 or even a 4 guard lineup with Brimah is not a problem. And the thought of fits it could cause opposing defenses is exciting.
Olander, Facey, Brimah, Nolan, Daniels, and even Tolksdorf (he was 6'8" 220+). We had a lot more depth and Daniels who was a dependable 10+ point scorer per night. We don't have that this year.
Olander, Facey, Brimah, Nolan, Daniels, and even Tolksdorf (he was 6'8" 220+). We had a lot more depth and Daniels who was a dependable 10+ point scorer per night. We don't have that this year.
We kind of went with C by committee with Deandre at 4. Now can facey hit 2-3 3's make other plays on the boards in transition maybe a li ttle off the dribble? The kid can shoot and he looks every bit as tall and maybe more athletic than Deandre. I think he might be a better rebounder given a chance.
There is no "S" at the end of Terrence's name. TERRENCE SAMUEL.
There is no way that Omar starts over either Purvis or Samuel. Less than 1% chance and even that's generous. If he has improved his handle as dramatically as anyone has ever improved anything, ever, over that last 6 months, then maybe he plays the 3 over a frosh DH...but even that only upps the odds by such a tiny amount that it isn't really worth mentioning.
1. Boat
2. Purvis
3. D Ham
4. Facey
5. Brimah
6M- Samuel, or Phil
Strong lineups and strong guard play. My hope is that Cassell is damn good enough to play 15 minutes and put up 10 pts a game. Boat/Purvis/and to a lesser degree TSam still get there minutes but the alien contributes meaningfully.
There is no "S" at the end of Terrence's name. TERRENCE SAMUEL.
There is no way that Omar starts over either Purvis or Samuel. Less than 1% chance and even that's generous. If he has improved his handle as dramatically as anyone has ever improved anything, ever, over that last 6 months, then maybe he plays the 3 over a frosh DH...but even that only upps the odds by such a tiny amount that it isn't really worth mentioning.
1. Boat
2. Purvis
3. D Ham
4. Facey
5. Brimah
6M- Samuel, or Phil
I really, truly hope you are right about this (i.e. Nolan). It would solve any, and every big man issues we have.Phil Nolan at 237" is not only the incumbent starter at C, he is now bigger and presumably better able to hold his ground against wide-body opponents. He was better at that than Brimah last year and I could see him starting at either the 4 or 5. He played incredibly improved defense in the tourney and was one critical piece to the championship puzzle in 2014. We are all excited about Amida's potential, but he will need to show he can do more than block shots. I expect both to improve and I could see the suggestion above about starting Nolan at the 4, but rotating him to center and moving Facey into the largest number of minutes at the 4 (if he is really ready). KO will match the strengths of Husky players to match or negate the strengths of the opponent. Just don't underestimate Nolan's legitimate claim to significant minutes, starter minutes next year. The better Amida plays (and stays in the game), the more time for Nolan at the 4 if the matchups permit. Let's hope that Facey can take a big leap in his readiness to contribute...we need all 3 to have very good years.
Cassell is no freshman coming in kid has two years of JUCO under his belt (All American). He should be ready to see plenty of minutes with confidence.
People who say Tolksdorf, well he is not at Uconn anymore but I wouldn't see him getting many minutes even if he stayed. AKA why he left.
Samuel did not flash any of his shooting this year but watching plenty of his high school tapes he shown he can knock down the jumper from outside but even more important he has incredible vision possibly better then our other guards (or at least he prefers to pass more).
Calhoun not having the dribble wont hurt him to bad, as I dont think Niels had too great of dribbling and he was able to be one of the most important parts of our success.