Around the Big East 25-26
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Didn’t catch the game tonight but he was so bad against BYU the other night. Like “lowers their ceiling” bad
Smith had 8 assists and ran offense a lot w Demary in foul trouble
They really missed Reed.
I wasn't aware Marquette was missing two players tonight.
L J S A
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Have no fear. He'll be 100 percent for our game. Probably 115 percent.
SJUWillRockNYC
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Guess Marquette should have took players from the portal huh?
carmineabbatiello
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Hoping for Ucan't to lose every game they ever play for all eternity...obviously.
He's so good on defense that it really complements the other guards nicely. Ball will never be confused for a good defender and Demary is going to have trouble with smaller guards. He also gets in the lane at will and looks to spread it around....could be a little wild but that comes with that style. He's everything you want in a 20 mpg guard and a big improvement over Diarra.
I don't know if Uconn has enough overall firepower. They will have to be a really balanced team.
Had earlier observations but that is the clearest version of what you're looking for
Yea I think when I caught the BYU game the other night he was just especially wild with that dribble. I would agree that he is a perfect junkyard dog guard off the bench but with him prone to a shaky handle and poor shooting numbers I am definitely skeptical of him on a team with UConn's aspirations
Thanks but that’s august. Smith was a “potential target” in April
Had earlier observations but that is the clearest version of what you're looking for
dk423
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Available Lead Guards
For sake of some, wanted a specific place to talk about lead guard targets AND options. I think many believe this is the most important piece moving forward. Mod's if this completely F's things up go ahead and delete it. I think there's a few categories to look at. Probably guys I'm missing as...
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Here’s a good one. If you were more succinct I wouldn’t have to cut off your handle
Had earlier observations but that is the clearest version of what you're looking for
. Not sure if M. Smith was the “smaller true pg” you were referencing but pretty good summary of concerns early.
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Yes - I saw that I had comments in April and May referring to Smith but I thought the later one was clearer. I liked him as a very solid option for the position. I'm risk-averse, I would have grabbed him and then worried about whether I could land a big fish instead of passing on him. I think the staff may have had injury-history concerns with him but to me he was a guy you get, makes your team better, can hold down the fort and maybe a little more at the position. If you get an All-star to play with him, fine. Very similar to Diarra in that regard. If not, you're good with him plus somebody to eat up 10-15 minutes when he's out of the game. Oh well.Here’s a good one. If you were more succinct I wouldn’t have to cut off your handle
Not sure if M. Smith was the “smaller true pg” you were referencing but pretty good summary of concerns early.