10 Fouls Is Not Enough

[jibsey]

When Reed and Johnson are racking them up at the rate they have been. No solution I know of other than Reed playing much smarter. He has to stay on the floor for 75% of our games.

 

[husky429]

I wonder if conditioning got to Reed today on the back-to-backs.

He's played 6 games as a Husky. Clingan did a lot of the same stuff as a freshman. And it really feels like Reed is a late-season freshman in experience and learning with just how badly he was coached.

I have to believe he'll be a different player by March.

 

[bendm]

10 fouls might not be enough for just Samson.

Not worried about Reed, he and Liam have been the only pleasant surprises so far. Plus a combined two good halves from stew and nowell

 

[Horatio]

There’s good, solid , fundamental defense and there’s aggressive defense. There is a difference. Our guys are going with the overly aggressive defense, every play. Look at it. Overly jumpy, always trying to make a block or steal. That’s easy for refs

 

[Jumpman62114]

There’s good, solid , fundamental defense and there’s aggressive defense. There is a difference. Our guys are going with the overly aggressive defense, every play. Look at it. Overly jumpy, always trying to make a block or steal. That’s easy for refs

100% and this year we don't have the rim protection to compensate for the overly aggressive defense.

 

[UCfor3]

In baseball you have to adjust to the strikezone of the umpire that day. Our players need to adjust to the refs whistle on any given day and that is not happening right now.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

In baseball you have to adjust to the strikezone of the umpire that day. Our players need to adjust to the refs whistle on any given day and that is not happening right now.

Don’t think SJ has it in him. He’s so jittery.

 

[RuffRuff]

Need to just start Tarris and adjust him to that role. I find him coming off the bench at any random moment SJ gets his 2-5 fouls is irregular/inconsistent. At this point SJ feels like he belongs on a comically bad centers all American team, it’s been that bad. 10 fouls and 1 rebound in 28 minutes against real teams is almost hard to make up.

 

[UCTitleTown]

It would be great to at least be able to use Singare for a few minutes at a time to give guys a breather, but it doesn't seem feasible.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

It would be great to at least be able to use Singare for a few minutes at a time to give guys a breather, but it doesn't seem feasible.

Nope, he’s pretty clueless out there. A strong big that can rebound and play ~7 minutes shoulda been a priority.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Don’t think SJ has it in him. He’s so jittery.

Pray for him to relax. And model the calm you wish to see in him. Then let it go.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Pray for him to relax. And model the calm you wish to see in him. Then let it go.

Not a praying man. I’ll just hope. Cheers.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Johnson is a mess defensively and Reed is not great either, but the guards are turnstiles, which means the centers are having to help a lot on opposing players heading downhill. Okafor would have trouble staying in the game with UConn’s current backcourt.

 

[Icehawk]

It would be great to at least be able to use Singare for a few minutes at a time to give guys a breather, but it doesn't seem feasible.

I think a lot of us were hoping he was viable but today showed that isn't really the case. He was lucky not to get a couple additional fouls. Alex was probably tired today or I think DH would have stuck with the smaller lineup.