Dan Hurley Believes This UConn Player Is In Store for 'Dominant Year'

There are multiple players primed to make a big impact for the UConn Huskies this upcoming season.

Whether its returning NCAA champion Alex Karaban, Solo Ball, who is coming off a breakout season, or freshman sensation Braylon Mullins, the Huskies have talent up and down the roster.

However, there is one player who Dan Hurley believes is ready to have a dominant year in the paint: Tarris Reed Jr.

Weve spent a lot of time with Terris, and Terris has worked his a off.

We [the coaches] believe, weve been heavy that hes going to have a dominant year, said Hurley after practice last week .

Reed is entering his second season at UConn after spending his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Michigan Wolverines.

Hurley admitted that the coaching staff was tough on him, but did that so he could become the best version of himself.

Hurley admitted, At times, last year, if you asked him in December if he thought we believed in him, the coaches, he probably would have told [the media], the lie detector test, No, because like we were on him, because the mistakes that centers make lead to exposing the rim on defense, to getting scored on at the rim.

Its some of the fundamental techniques that you have to master.

Doing the hard things well, its not exciting stuff, but those are the part of your position as a centner, explained UConns head coach.

Theres stuff thats not very fun to master that youve got to master or else youre not a good big guy.

Reed by no means had a bad season last year.

He averaged 9.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.6 blocks a game while shooting 67 percent from the floor.

These are solid numbers for a big man, but Hurley clearly believes that theres another level that Reed can tap into in his second year with the program.

If the center can assert his dominance in the paint and become even a 12-15 points per game scorer, itll greatly open up the perimeter for the teams shooters such as Karaban and Mullins.

As the Huskies inch closer to the start of the regular season, and throughout the year, itll be interesting to keep an eye on Reed and see if he can become the dominant player foreseen for him.

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