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What are the biggest needs with these 3 'ships?

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I basically didn't miss a UConn game for like 20 years and watched almost zero last year, so I'm not really sure what our biggest needs are.

Here are my presuppositions:
1) Adams is coming back and going to be a beast!
2) We have 1-2 guys who don't come back from current roster
3) Love him and his game, but can't count on Alterique being healthy. Here's hoping this is wrong!

Here are my questions:
1) Did Vital make a jump? I loved him as a freshman but saw him as a 6th man, super sub, awesome glue guy.
2) Who is playing the 4? Whaley seems like glue guy super limited offensively but great effort guy.
3) I know basically nothing about how the freshman played, (I stayed off the 'Yard too).

So what do we need?
1) I have banged the drum for years that we need a stud SG that can shoot lights out. Cremo seems to fit bill, but there are a ton of 2s it seems out there.
2) PG for when Adams departs and to handle next year when he sits.
3) 4-man who has some bulk and skill

Would love the Washington kid from Minnesota if he follows Kimani, but who knows how likely.
I do think the staff needs to be ultra selective because they will kill it in 2019 I believe and don't need to tie up spots on projects. Grad transfer or two would make a lot of sense and a transfer that is a stud only (that sits out) seem to make sense, but I'd love to hear more ideas and I could be way off base here. I have a lot of faith in Hurley, he seems to be a grinder like JC and the Young hire seems like a Grand Slam.
 
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1. Stud PG
2. Top shooting guard
3 a true 5 to battle Carlton
Luxury
Develop or recruit a stretch 4
We have a number if 3 and PF’s
 

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Need shooters. Giffey & KEA will be fine.
 
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1. Stud PG
2. Top shooting guard
3 a true 5 to battle Carlton
Luxury
Develop or recruit a stretch 4
We have a number if 3 and PF’s
Whaley, and Kwintin certainly bring something to the table but they're both tweeners. It sort of creates a log jam at the 3/4 for us. If one of Whaley/Kwintin/Cobb left I wouldn't be upset. In that case we'd have 4 spots and I'd shoot for 2 guards (1 lead guard, 1 combo guard - Lecque or Cremo - who can handle and shoot), a wing and a true big.
 

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I want a combination of guards. A pure PG, A spot up shooter and a stud 2 guard.
 

SubbaBub

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A 3-pt shooter
A defender (big or small)
A rebounder.

We need Rashad, Adrien, and Giffey. Or, just Giffey.
 

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We need a legitimate center, back-up PG/Jalen Adams understudy, and another legitimate center.
 
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1. Ballhandler
2. Lights-out shooter regardless of other deficiencies
3. A stud big man (not another project)
 

UC1995

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Shooters... great defenders... players that attack the glass on both ends of the court
 
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2 guys who can shoot not concerned about their position but one guard and one swing is fine, either a PF or 5 rebounder
 
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I personally would take2 guards. Definitely a PG, a guard who can shoot and maybe big who can defense inside and is over 6'9".
 
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Aside from the point guard and shooting guard we need my wish list includes a good muscled power forward with a handle that can score off the dribble. Need not be taller than 6’7”. In fact all of our players need to be able to finish.
 

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I'd love to just actually land some good recruits. This whole " follow the twitter, follow the follow, crystal ball, 100 thread
Odyssey" is annoying. We've been doing this
Commit/ decommit/ injury/ transfer dance for almost four years now.
 

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