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What gets you excited? Strength. Spring. Shot (in progress). Wiggle/post-up/short game (exists and can't wait to see it flourish). Breakout around BE time.

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Hurley is rolling out 5 different players all game long. This isn't only in the search for a 55/666 full house, it's to give our 4 new guards the run they need. With SJ out last night we started 3 and had 4 guards out there for a few minutes. Playing time and notably, scoring, has been even...

UConn, low on talent to begin with and with crushing injuries to their few explosive players, has 3 wins and their fanbase even discussing bowl eligibility. NFL's New York Giants, young or low on talent at a glaring majority of offensive and defensive positions, is leading the East at 4-1 after...

Individually based upon what we've been able to glean this summer. Andre Jackson Needs: Successful hoop attacks including more FTs. Has: 3pt success, increased awareness, leadership. I could go on. Stat sheet stuffer. Jordan Hawkins Needs: Better handle. Wider shot selection. Has: Stronger...

Row B in GP. Took a buddy who hadn't been back to Storrs since graduation many moons ago. It didn't take long for him to scream: "What, what the <heck> was that!?" The low view of Akok's early alley-oop was an award winning pic if I had it - high and over the back of a defender at a 45 degree...

Thanks for reading. Final pre-season look offered with pleasure and a high level of stokification. From polls to scribes, talking heads to Boneyard wonks, there is a lot of optimism for this year’s club. We have, down low, an extremely high performing defensive unit. Up high, a bunch of...

Instinct is that unteachable talent that sometimes hides itself until brought out by a teacher even if experience alone is that teacher. Adama Sanogo landed in Storrs with a naturalized low post game unlike possibly any other to tread the boards here. This is a thick and moldable piece of clay...

I was very close by when the torn achilles ripped the air out of the XL Center that night vs. Memphis. I’ve written about it. It became a play within a play directly in front of the Huskies bench. Lead actor was a young man whose season was lost and future cast in doubt as he crumbled to the...

Following the 2019-20 season, he followed his vibe for a bigger stage and followed his original URI coach to UConn. Tyrese Martin eventually got going with a 22/10 double dip vs. DePaul and then seamlessly sewed himself into the lineup, providing similar historical numbers against a higher level...

He arrived with accolades did Andre Jackson. A sure thing rising four star. Athleticism, size and speed in a body that just needed CBB polish. To add to the fervor we beat out Syracuse from the kid’s back yard for his college pledge. Then, COVID and injury led to missed practices, missed games...

Call him Porkchop or Poppers, The Wrench or The Winner or simply Ike, he is a unique player taking best advantage of a unique opportunity - a 5th year of eligibility due to COVID-19. Is there room for improvement or is he at his ceiling? How much time at 4 vs. 5? Will Akok (or others) eat into...

What have they done to inspire our confidence? Do we have the talent and skills to beat the best? A lot of minutes return for players who want as many or more this season. Bouk's 32, Brendan Adams's 20 and Josh Carlton's 11 are up for grabs between them and three high profile newcomers. Who...

Finally, a game to devour like a Thanksgiving meal. CCSU is just part what this team needs to prepare for the BE wars. Not down low but a veteran and speedy bunch with multiple scorers that played an effective zone. Based upon the obvious - our team speed and athleticism, we'll see a lot more...

If Shabazz had laced ‘em up for the Nuggets, a UConn player would have represented every NBA franchise. See them all below with help from the great basketball-reference.com. NBA & ABA Players Who Attended UConn | Basketball-Reference.com Some other Husky NBA nuggets: Highest career PPG: Kemba...

Successful teams have point guards with good leadership skills. More successful teams also have senior leaders as key contributors. Yes, these are skills than can be acquired as kids mature. Some get them early in life, the ‘born leaders’, others grow into them while the majority of us never...

“The Boneyard Rec Center” Naming rights a bargain at $25 million. We will require all incoming students join our now powerful community - yes for free! Every workout station will have a screen tuned in to the BY. Video On Demand from 24 hour crunch cams, pickup game cams and wait for...

Crowd even smaller than I was expecting. Student section, too. So here's the how from one set of eyes. Brimah. Bit bigger. No flow today. Had an assist! Bandaged bloody finger. Purvis. This year's model of Ferrari a bit sleeker but same performance. Facey. Best big man out there. Made all...

UCONN: MARCH ON WE ARE. FROM HERE. WE DO. I like this reputation.

I was talking with a middle aged former looker who still brought on looks from the stool jockeys and the cheaters. Back in the day, she was Bo’s um… go to gal. Her brother was a 3rd string OL who carried his jock on the bench beneath 320 lbs of saggy flab for 4 years including a Rose Bowl, a...

Probably not on TV but being at the game, the teams did not walk across and shake hands after the National Anthem (given - Tulsa did respectfully wait until the color guard walked completely off the court before moving from their line to the bench) nor did they shake/slap hands at the tip...

One liners. ...how high energy HCBD patrols the sideline.

Not so hard to understand. When we cut hard (Jeremy, see what happens!), when our quick PGs fake and move hard, we get open space. Good things happen in open space. Once our youth starts to understand what to do in that open space, we'll be an elite team again. Also, if our PGs do this...