2023 Recruiting: Gavin Griffiths back from injury...

[superjohn]

Gavin Griffiths back from injury...

Gav (@gavingriff_) • Instagram photos and videos

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

He didnt lose that really nice skillset, eh?!

 

[husky429]

I'm not a big fan of a lot of what they do at the skill labs, but for a kid like Griffiths who needs to add some creativity to his package, it could be beneficial.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

I'm not a big fan of a lot of what they do at the skill labs, but for a kid like Griffiths who needs to add some creativity to his package, it could be beneficial.

Dude is smooth/his hand and foot motions look pretty effortless. Moreso than a year ago.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Praying that he doesn’t end up at PC as a package deal with his BFF.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I'm not a big fan of a lot of what they do at the skill labs, but for a kid like Griffiths who needs to add some creativity to his package, it could be beneficial.

I’ve always wondered what the value of a guy like Chris Brickley is. I see those videos of guys shooting in that nice looking gym in NY and it seems fairly useless. What does he do for them?

 

[husky429]

I’ve always wondered what the value of a guy like Chris Brickley is. I see those videos of guys shooting in that nice looking gym in NY and it seems fairly useless. What does he do for them?

Having been to one of Brickley's workouts in NYC, he's just posting videos of the flashy footwork and a bunch of makes after one of his NBA guys has dialed in the skill. There's a lot that doesn't get shown in his social media stuff:

1. Tons of cardio work
2. The really rote stuff like 200 left hand finger rolls in a row or something.
3. The players getting their behinds whooped on finishing drills. The guys SHOULD be missing some terrible layups constantly if they're learning new skills.

He's a great trainer, and there are a ton of great trainers out there. Especially at the NBA level, I understand why they work on the wonky footwork and such.

What I don't love about the I'm Possible/Skill Lab people is how much value they place on these ridiculous finishes... spinning left-hand fingerrolls from behind the backboard with no shoes on and a den of rattlesnakes in the landing zone.

The kids that go there either never use that stuff (Gaffney) or they end up being ridiculous chuckers that shoot 30% from the field. I want players that can catch a body and make basic left and right hand finishes of either foot, or both. It's a much simpler game than we like to admit at times.

 

[bigknight3]

What I don't love about the I'm Possible/Skill Lab people is how much value they place on these ridiculous finishes... spinning left-hand fingerrolls from behind the backboard with no shoes on and a den of rattlesnakes in the landing zone.

Lol

I want players that can catch a body...

You want someone to commit murder!

 

[UConnStats]

He’s not as big of a priority as most here (myself included) would prefer.

 

[superjohn]

He’s not as big of a priority as most here (myself included) would prefer.

Where are you hearing that? I find that hard to believe and I'm seriously questioning Hurley if that's the case.

 

[UConnStats]

Where are you hearing that? I find that hard to believe and I'm seriously questioning Hurley if that's the case.

That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.

 

[superjohn]

That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.

Ugh, don't like hearing this at all. Really hoping it's not true.

 

[karstenkibbe]

I realize scoring 25 or 30 against the likes of Greenwich Country Day and Greens Farms Academy isn’t as impressive as putting up those numbers against NEPSAC Class A programs. But this kid can flat out stroke it from deep. And he’s local. Need to reel in Griffiths.

 

[husky429]

That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.

We'll have another year where our starting lineup has two shooters total, coach will blame the players, rinse repeat. It's been happening for 4 years now.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

We'll have another year where our starting lineup has two shooters total, coach will blame the players, rinse repeat. It's been happening for 4 years now.

The past does not have to repeat. I think we'll be fine with the sorts of players we're bringing in/recruiting and the system that DH is talking about.

 

[aburks41]

That’s the word on the recruiting scene side… not fun to hear. Hard to play 4 out when you favor dynamic athletes over shooters every year.

Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.

He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?

 

[husky429]

Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.

He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?

It's his comfort zone. He knows he can take a bunch of athletes and put together a decent regular season record that will have us in the 20-30 range on the ranking services--he's done it before. Trusting himself to coach up some less-than-elite athletes on the defensive end and leaning on their skill to improve our offense is new to him.

 

[CTBasketball]

Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.

He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?

Roster composition has been a problem for Hurley’s entire tenure here.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Quite possibly one of the worst philosophies for a coach to have. There's no way Murray, Kimani, and Moore are all on board with this too, right? They have to talk some sense into Hurley.

He's talking out of both sides of his mouth again. He's been saying this entire offseason that he realized we need more shooters. So he went out and got Newton and Alleyne (so far). And now he's flip flopped to prioritizing athletes with limited shooting skills instead of one of the best shooters in his class? Why?

In recruiting, historically and even moreso now, you cast a wide net in terms of skillsets, polished versus developed guys/specific skillsets, etc. You recruit 4 or 5 guys really hard to net one of them. We're now recruiting both really good shooters and really good athletes (and some are both).

I wouldn't get too concerned until you see the actual commits and how they plug into the rest of the roster.

 

[navery12]

I'm gonna wait until we actually stop recruiting him and miss on him before I start complaining. I know that's a crazy concept

 

[Hungryhusky99]

It's his comfort zone. He knows he can take a bunch of athletes and put together a decent regular season record that will have us in the 20-30 range on the ranking services--he's done it before. Trusting himself to coach up some less-than-elite athletes on the defensive end and leaning on their skill to improve our offense is new to him.

We'll see how he does with Karaban and Clingan. I think it's been pretty clear he has been targeting more shooting so lets see how the rest of this cycle and the next playout. I had also heard Griffiths isn't super high on UConn, but it is super hard to tell where we stand with him sitting out the first two sessions.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

I'm gonna wait until we actually stop recruiting him and miss on him before I start complaining. I know that's a crazy concept

And even then, why complain about it. We're not getting every local kid - some want to go away for their college experience.

 

[auror]

Who are we targeting instead? Not going to criticize roster composition until I know who we're actually bringing in.

 

[runner11]

Who are we targeting instead? Not going to criticize roster composition until I know who we're actually bringing in.

Coleman maybe? I am not willing to roast Hurley yet either but Gavin seemed teed up and he is a specialist at our biggest need.

 

[runner11]

A lot of us have been excited about this local 23 class for a couple of years and now many of the reports have us watching kids from the Midwest and California. DMV too which is cool.