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Let me start by saying I was at Mohegan and missed a couple spurts in each half. But I saw enough to ruin my buzz:
Nastic - he would last about 5 minutes before I planted a wild elbow to this adams apple. He for whatever reason gets away with murder, but in turn our guys aren't bright enough to combat it so good for him.
Amida - let me start by saying I am scared, I am scared he will never fulfill many of your dreams. To continue to be that stupid on defense at this point is alarming. He still hasn't figured out Nastic is a righty and he doesn't move his feet or EVER fight to front his guy. I have read where people believe there were tricky tack fouls or phantom fouls and I disagree. He's always hooking because his feet aren't ready because basically he doesn't move them. Seriously, how many times can you get into foul trouble in big games in which you are needed and not learn? LOL at those expecting him to go this year.
Kentan - can't play against big people and his help defense is proving to be lost. Not giving up but his impact has waned just like Amida and it's not coaching, it's just not taking it from practice to the game. The time Boat got picked on foul line extended and his guy was the picker, Randle rolled to the hoop and got the lay off an alley oop, he was holding onto his guy still when reality was he HAD TO help on Randle. Easy read and he was clueless. That's just one mind you. Long way to go here.
I could go over every guy but those 2 right there, starters and talented players are the guys we need to bring their games up to a consistency worth discussing. Yeah Nolan can't score, TSam couldn't follow up a good game with another, Boat can't make a shot and took some bad ones, DHam didn't finish on some big drives, Cassell Jr made some 3's but can't guard anyone, Purvis had a nice game but while his mid range game was very good he tried to take it too far a couple of times blah blah blah blah blah.
Reality is when you watch this team, you have to be concerned their 2 bigs of impact aren't getting better nor are they very intelligent basketball players. By the way, they aren't the only one's there but that's for another day. They both are young, get frustrated, get lost, get mauled and allow it never playing physically proactively. If UConn hoops is to get to where we expect, these are the pillars which need to be built. There's nothing else on its way from what I see and for now, those big steps backward are the main reason for where we stand today.
Nastic - he would last about 5 minutes before I planted a wild elbow to this adams apple. He for whatever reason gets away with murder, but in turn our guys aren't bright enough to combat it so good for him.
Amida - let me start by saying I am scared, I am scared he will never fulfill many of your dreams. To continue to be that stupid on defense at this point is alarming. He still hasn't figured out Nastic is a righty and he doesn't move his feet or EVER fight to front his guy. I have read where people believe there were tricky tack fouls or phantom fouls and I disagree. He's always hooking because his feet aren't ready because basically he doesn't move them. Seriously, how many times can you get into foul trouble in big games in which you are needed and not learn? LOL at those expecting him to go this year.
Kentan - can't play against big people and his help defense is proving to be lost. Not giving up but his impact has waned just like Amida and it's not coaching, it's just not taking it from practice to the game. The time Boat got picked on foul line extended and his guy was the picker, Randle rolled to the hoop and got the lay off an alley oop, he was holding onto his guy still when reality was he HAD TO help on Randle. Easy read and he was clueless. That's just one mind you. Long way to go here.
I could go over every guy but those 2 right there, starters and talented players are the guys we need to bring their games up to a consistency worth discussing. Yeah Nolan can't score, TSam couldn't follow up a good game with another, Boat can't make a shot and took some bad ones, DHam didn't finish on some big drives, Cassell Jr made some 3's but can't guard anyone, Purvis had a nice game but while his mid range game was very good he tried to take it too far a couple of times blah blah blah blah blah.
Reality is when you watch this team, you have to be concerned their 2 bigs of impact aren't getting better nor are they very intelligent basketball players. By the way, they aren't the only one's there but that's for another day. They both are young, get frustrated, get lost, get mauled and allow it never playing physically proactively. If UConn hoops is to get to where we expect, these are the pillars which need to be built. There's nothing else on its way from what I see and for now, those big steps backward are the main reason for where we stand today.