KEA had the best handle of any guard in UConn history. His value to the UConn team was that he could keep his dribble alive under pressure because it was low to the ground, compact and he could weave through defenders with the dribble. Chris Smith had a great crossover dribble, which he used to blow by defenders but he used that dribble almost exclusively to score.
Purvis and Calhoun do need to work on their handles but UConn should have a second ballhandler in Samuel from whom Adams can learn if not be seriously mentored. It might make sense to get another ballhandling guard. The problem with Samuel is he absolutely cannot shoot from outside and teams invite him to drive so they can either block his shot or take a charge, either way they know what is coming. If Samuel could shoot he would be a better player, but he can't, so he isn't. And if pigs could fly we would eat our bacon at an airport, but we don't.
This post was edited on 3/16 12:55 PM by KhalidShockedTheWorld