How many games did you go to this year?
I like the energy Kwintin brought in a couple blow out losses. But did you ever sit in the crowd and strictly focus on Kwintin on the rare times he got in a game that wasnt a blowout? Because a TV wont spot shadow him.
He had absolutely no idea where to be on the floor on both ends. NONE.
If he did play harder than DO it wasnt by much. And their defensive awareness in comparison isnt on the same planet.
Do people really think Kwintin williams not seeing the floor this year was a long term problem? He doesnt really have a future here any more than DO did. So take the "he needs to develop" part out of this equation. THe dude is 24 years old with one year of organized basketball under his belt.
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From a "player needs minutes to develop standpoint"
Diarra not seeing the floor is a problem. Polley not getting enough run....Whaley even. Kwintin Williams? Nope.
I don't think it is fair to say he has no future. He's a good athlete who is clearly learning how to play basketball. I don't know why anyone expected anything from him this year. Give him a couple of years of learning the game, and he might be a nice player.
Diarra is our most talented big and it isn't close. He needs to work on a lot of things as well. That's not unusual for a freshman. But I think he can become a Jeff Adrien type player. Whaley showed me great natural shot blocking ability. That timing can't easily be taught and he has it. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a knack for rebounding or shooting. Again, he's a project. We knew he was a project. On a normal UConn team he never sees the floor.
For the few people who are confused out there, nobody would be saying "play these young, clearly limited players" over Jake, or Freeman, or Travis Knight, or Josh Boone...or any competent big we've ever had. The issue was not playing them to give minutes to a grad transfer who actually provided less quality play than the young guys did. Polley should have played, and his minutes should have come from Anderson...who wasn't a bad player, but who simply took on a role that was bigger than he could fill.