Love this kid. Aside from his game and hustle, he seems like just a great kid. He was all smiles in post game interview, sounds so humble and just says all the right stuff. There is no fluff to Haugh. He is an absolute ball player, and everything he does is with a purpose. Just thrilled to get to watch him play for the gators!
I’ve been a huge fan of his since day 1, and he’s my favorite on the squad. Pretty sure we would have lost a few games without him in there. He’s an all around player, rebounds, plays good D, always active on O, can hit the 3s. Dude has it all. Hope he sticks around for a couple more years
If you have the AU game recorded….watch the possession that took us from 76 to 79 points…..around the 8:00 mark Focus entirely on Haugh the entire possession. You’re welcome.
Ignore the offseason handwringing by fans that the Gators aren't signing a ton of 5-stars. Our staff knows what it's doing.
Guy does the dirty work AND has skills. Man that isba rare thing. Most who do the dirty work aren't the most skillful but this guy has both. He goes 100% every SINGLE POSSESSION. It's amazing watching that guy play the game.
Great all-round player and brings the hustle every play! Can never have enough of those guys on your team!
He had 11-7-8 with 12 minutes left in the 2nd half. Could have easily had a triple double. He's a beast as a PF and I think he could be good also as a SF, he has the quickness and can hit the 3 and mid-range jumpers. The kid has it all.
36 minutes, second highest, and not tired at the end. I believe preseason he won the endurance contest, right?
Andrew DeClercq was himself a genuine "rich man's player" having played several years in the NBA. Agree that Haugh is great in his own right!
I think it’s matchup dependent. He’d be an old school 3. But a lot of teams play 3 guards and some of those may be tough defensive matchups. He’s kind of a tweener 3/4, but in today’s CBB that is pretty much a 4.
Yeah, I was kinda positioning for him at the 3, but I think I've come around to many people's (@rserina) view of him being better at the 4. He's quick and strong enough to handle larger 4s defensively and there are few that can match his speed, quickness, and energy when we have the ball. It seems slightly more likely he'd be a defensive liability trying to stop super twitchy 6'4" wings, and he's not a real back to the basket guy to take advantage of his size on the other end. All that said, I think he can do either, and will likely have to do both. I'm just glad we have him.
Things are cyclical. Because the game has evolved to be guard-heavy, we may see old-school small forwards start to become harder to defend.
