2021 Big East Media Day @ MSG

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[JustbrewitMan]

Adana Sanono ???

 

[huskymedic]

 

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[Austin316]

 

[Austin316]

Oh god I love it when we play with chips on our shoulders. Massive massive chips!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Whaley going all Banner to Hulk on us.

 

[Austin316]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Surprised Hurley knew that reference.

 

[freescooter]

that's a little longer than I had thought they did

They probably spend as much time as it takes to dump it on a manager.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[Get a Job]

Holy crap, McDermott is a giant!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Austin316]

Hurley is such a natural BE coach in that he’s part of the history. Playing his alma matter, old foes from the 90’s, and even more recently his rivalry with Cooley when he was with URI. When you step into his shoes i bet you he feels so at home in the BE and at UConn.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

Adana Sanono ???

thank you. i hear that this guy has a day job covering the team, but it never seems to me that he actually does a good job of it. he failed on both the first and last name. with two, you get egg on face. turrible.
extra point: on noah's pre season review, he and his two pals were livid
aboot our ooc schedule at home this season, for a very good reason.
he said 'i'm a senior this year, where's my send off as a UConn student? no big game with Texas? Arizona? or such?' also, turrible.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[Huskyforlife]

This is even funnier when you know his history with Calhoun.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Always important to note that coaches spend about 15 seconds considering their votes for these things.

Rick Pitino spends 15 seconds on a lot of things

 

[BGesus4]

No reason Sanogo can’t be BE POY. He’s that good.

 

[SubbaBub]

The reigning DPOY not making the list in some form is criminal. Make them pay.

 

[nadavtheman]

I tend to be in the camp of hoping Tyrese dribbled and shot a tennis ball all summer to improve his touch and plays a lot of minutes. He's a beast. Tyrese is our enforcer, our reliable rebounder, a multidimensional defender and he already carries us in games from time to time. I'm hoping for a leap up from Tyrese rather than hoping others take his minutes.

Agreed. Lots of people doubting Tyrese, but Dude is a warrior. Definitely gets a bit lost in certain games but played his best ball when Bouk was out and needed to step up. Sort of a jack of all trades type of player, the type of player you need to be a winning team. Def needs to improve finishing at the rim, FT shooting, and handle/reducing turnovers. He has his sights set on the next level and I've heard he has put in a serious amount of time since last season to improve his skill set. Add in his age, experience and maturity and there is no doubt he will be a much better player this season than last. If he can get anywhere close to 14ppg/8rpg/3apg we have a chance to be REALLY good.

 

[Husky68]

Agreed. Lots of people doubting Tyrese, but Dude is a warrior. Definitely gets a bit lost in certain games but played his best ball when Bouk was out and needed to step up. Sort of a jack of all trades type of player, the type of player you need to be a winning team. Def needs to improve finishing at the rim, FT shooting, and handle/reducing turnovers. He has his sights set on the next level and I've heard he has put in a serious amount of time since last season to improve his skill set. Add in his age, experience and maturity and there is no doubt he will be a much better player this season than last. If he can get anywhere close to 14ppg/8rpg/3apg we have a chance to be REALLY good.

That's a lot of "Def needs to improve" stuff. Him and Whaley finishing better at the rim (including getting fouled) is worth an additional 3-5 points a game. Improving his handle is the same hope I have for Polley, both do that would make the team pretty unguardable.

 

[Huskyforlife]

found this humorous.

 

[TheChamps990411]

If Cole AND TMart make 2nd team and Sanogo breaks out like we all think this team wins the conference.

 

[husky429]

If Cole AND TMart make 2nd team and Sanogo breaks out like we all think this team wins the conference.

Eh I don't see us beating 'Nova no matter what happens, unless we get a fluke championship game where they don't shoot well and we have a hot night from the perimeter.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Eh I don't see us beating 'Nova no matter what happens, unless we get a fluke championship game where they don't shoot well and we have a hot night from the perimeter.

Eh. Nova was pretty beatable last year, and they lost their clear cut second best player in Earl so we will definitely have an advantage inside. If we can keep Collin in check it should be a very competitive game. Obviously easier said than done, especially with Wright on the other sideline, but I don't think this is an unbeatable Nova team by any means.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

I'm not even saying this has a 50-50 chance of happening, but what if Floyd, Jr becomes a defensive stopper/bodies up Gillespie who loves to post up other gaurds and we defend our way to the BE crown? Of course, we'd have to have enough offense to do it.