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imno1 said:
BA is a hard worker. Brendan has been up and down but I see a lot of improvement from his freshman season . Each year he'll provide more for the team. If he stay thru year 4 I think we will all appreciate his value.
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Even this year he’s definitely been valuable depth
 
BNich said:
The biggest things for him moving forward will be confidence and playing time. The talent is all there. The athleticism oozes out of him. Just check out his HS clips and you'll see the kind of ball handler he can be. He's got every bit the dribble drive ability Bouknight does, he just hasn't been able to show it at the collegiate level yet.

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Bouknight is taller with longer arms, so he can score more easily when he drives. He can also take longer strides to get by defenders than Adams. This isn't a knock on Brendan at all, just saying that Bouk is far and away our best dribble penetrator.
 
Rico444 said:
Bouknight is taller with longer arms, so he can score more easily when he drives. He can also take longer strides to get by defenders than Adams. This isn't a knock on Brendan at all, just saying that Bouk is far and away our best dribble penetrator.
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They're the same height every roster you look at..... Adams is bigger and stronger. They're both 6'4" but Adams has about 20 lbs of muscle on Bouknight. I disagree with you but that's fine.

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Adams adds nice north/south penetration on a team that lacks the ability to attack the rim successfully. He is not a finished product in that regard but he does force the defense to double and is more likely to pull up for a jumpier than over penetrate than some of the others. Add to that he has a pretty good handle.

Again not a finished product but he is one guy that looks to put pressure on the defense with penetration. Especially when we have most of the 3-5 position just looking to hand the pull off on the weave. I liked the kids game if he stays within himself.
 
Hoophound said:
Adams is a guy who will benefit immensely by getting some one on one training from great guards, like at Chris Paul Camp. He has a lot of potential but doesn’t know exactly how to use it to get to the rim. I don’t know why, but I think Adams is a sleeping giant. He just needs a couple of go to moves. His arsenal of weapons is too small. There is a lot to work with there. He needs a couple of tricky dribbles and a little bit better understanding of when and where to make his move. He’s very strong and a better than solid defender.
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I'll keep saying this, you don't score 1,500 plus points in High School by accident. The kid can ball. He's got a ton of talent just waiting to be tapped. He's transformed his body from FR. to SO. year. Watch his highlight film. He can dribble drive and shoot. He was a 6'4" PG in HS. He can shoot as we saw today. Confidence and playing time are two things he needs. He can defend. He can hang with physical opponents due to his added strength. He's a huge asset for this team. He will be a great four year contributor without a doubt. With Bouknight's emergence, I think we will continue to see him improve as he gets more minutes.
 
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He was so awesome today. He played fearlessly; what a change that is from last year. He's not going to have games like this all the time, but I love his attitude and competitiveness in every game.
 
BNich said:
The biggest things for him moving forward will be confidence and playing time. The talent is all there. The athleticism oozes out of him. Just check out his HS clips and you'll see the kind of ball handler he can be. He's got every bit the dribble drive ability Bouknight does, he just hasn't been able to show it at the collegiate level yet.

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As I said the other day, not every player fully matures until jr, and some until sr, year, but Adams has had his moments as a sophomore with today was another one. He’s a plus but won’t score a lot all the time just like a lot of “role” players.
 
BNich said:
I'll keep saying this, you don't score 1,500 plus points in High School by accident. The kid can ball. He's got a ton of talent just waiting to be tapped. He's transformed his body from FR. to SO. year. Watch his highlight film. He can dribble drive and shoot. He's was a 6'4" PG in HS. He can shoot as we saw today. Confidence and playing time are two things he needs. He can defend. He can hang with physical opponents due to his added strength. He's a huge asset for this team. He will be a great four year contributor without a doubt. With Bouknight's emergence, I think we will continue to see him improve as he gets more minutes.
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Not sure where my post went. Anyway, huge potential there. Glad someone agrees with me. I like his potential based on a few things I’ve noticed. He is a lot like Polley in my eyes. He just looks like a baller. Both of those guys are learning how to tap their potential.
 
Hoophound said:
Not sure where my post went. Anyway, huge potential there. Glad someone agrees with me. I like his potential based on a few things I’ve noticed. He is a lot like Polley in my eyes. He just looks like a baller. Both of those guys are learning how to tap their potential.
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Different player from Polley completely, unless you were just comparing them recently tapping into their ability? He is an added ball handler and a plus defender in my eyes. He can play physical with the bigger guards they often see these days. He's a Hurley guy through and through, switched to UConn when Hurley left URI (committed to URI to play for Hurley). He's Bouknight lite. Same size. Can dribble and drive, pull up, hit the three and defend. Loving what I am seeing from these guys in recent weeks. They're growing before our eyes.
 
Yesterday he played 24 minutes and had 16 points and 5 rebounds going 4-8 from 3. Hurley gave him the green light because he was hitting early. He should be a 10-12 pg producer. Showed a mid range shot too. if Vital or Gilbert’s shots aren’t falling we need him to come thru.
 
jibsey said:
Yesterday he played 24 minutes and had 16 points and 5 rebounds going 4-8 from 3. Hurley gave him the green light because he was hitting early. He should be a 10-12 pg producer. Showed a mid range shot too. if Vital or Gilbert’s shots aren’t falling we need him to come thru.
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I've been trying to tell you all here, this kid can score. Again, you don't score 1,500 plus points in HS by accident. Adams can score in many ways. He didn't come in with the fan fare that Bouknight did but I assure you he has a similar game. We've seen a couple wow dunks from him as well. Just watch his HS tape. He can clearly shoot. He can defend as we saw yesterday while Vital was getting a breather. His assignment was Cumberland, he locked him down too. He's a 4 year guy, but he can be every bit as affective as Bouknight in his own game. With Bouknight's emergence as a more go to guy, Adams will see more opportunities.

Also, people are saying Vital was 6-17 and 4-9 from 3 yesterday. How is that much different from Bouknight's 8-21 and 3-6 from 3? They're virtually the same. Adams just adds another offensive weapon from 3 and a dribble drive guy with mid range game. IDC if you all want to continue to disregard this, but he's only going to continue to get better.
 
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Brendan your defense sets the tone for us. Keep up the great play Your hard work is paying off for all of us. Keep it up at SMU.
 
By his Senior year I see him on the floor in tight games in the final minutes, regardless of who is on our team or how good we become. He'll be a steady, experience, confident and calming influence out there. Not saying he's gonna be all BE or anything like that, but come his final year if he continues to improve, I would have no problem with him closing games over a freshman or less inexperienced player.

On a practical note, he'll be making Bouk, Gaff and whoever else comes better players through practices.

His projection is upward. He's the 4 year type player every team needs.
 
Kitaman said:
By his Senior year I see him on the floor in tight games in the final minutes, regardless of who is on our team or how good we become. He'll be a steady, experience, confident and calming influence out there. Not saying he's gonna be all BE or anything like that, but come his final year if he continues to improve, I would have no problem with him closing games over a freshman or less inexperienced player.

On a practical note, he'll be making Bouk, Gaff and whoever else comes better players through practices.

His projection is upward. He's the 4 year type player every team needs.
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Yeah I thought so too but those 2 gagged FT's weren't what I like to see from my guys finishing games. He played tremendously but we need to make those or at least one the short rimming scares me especially the 2nd one hardly a follow through. And that 3 that was 2 feet left of the square and rim was a tremendous pass to CV for the lay in :eek: . Loved his game yesterday as his offense was confident and his defense was really solid.
 
mauconnfan said:
Yeah I thought so too but those 2 gagged FT's weren't what I like to see from my guys finishing games. He played tremendously but we need to make those or at least one the short rimming scares me especially the 2nd one hardly a follow through. And that 3 that was 2 feet left of the square and rim was a tremendous pass to CV for the lay in :eek: . Loved his game yesterday as his offense was confident and his defense was really solid.
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LOL Ugly now, beauty later Mau.
 
Kitaman said:
LOL Ugly now, beauty later Mau.
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Bouknight has taken some shots just the same. Shit happens folks. CV was in the right place. Instincts. Kid gets it. HUSTLE. HEART.
 
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Huskybass said:
You can hope whatever you want. Adams looked great yesterday and the guy was comparing him to Donnell Beverly. Adams is a far better player than Beverly ever was.
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You're viewing my comments the wrong way. I am the biggest Adams supporter on this board. I will continue to say this, Adams scored 1,500 plus points in HS. He's no slouch. The dude can ball. He's a big weapon, asset for this team. You don't just make up 6'4" guards that can dribble drive and shoot. Adams is a weapon. Not to mention he is a lockdown defender. Just look at what he did yesterday with Vital on Cinci's best player.
 
BNich said:
You're viewing my comments the wrong way. I am the biggest Adams supporter on this board. I will continue to say this, Adams scored 1,500 plus points in HS. He's no slouch. The dude can ball. He's a big weapon, asset for this team. You don't just make up 6'4" guards that can dribble drive and shoot. Adams is a weapon. Not to mention he is a lockdown defender. Just look at what he did yesterday with Vital on Cinci's best player.
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You viewed MY comment the wrong way. Some clown was comparing Adams to Donnell Beverly. Beverly was a role player who never scored more than eight points or had more than 5 assists in a game. Clearly, Adams is a much more impactful player than that. So no, I wasn't being sarcastic when I asked the guy how Adams looked yesterday, as his performance was a notch above anything Beverly ever did, and Adams is only a Soph.
 
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Huskybass said:
You viewed MY comment the wrong way. Some clown was comparing Adams to Donnell Beverly. Beverly was a role player who never scored more than eight points or had more than 5 assists in a game. Clearly, Adams is a much more impactful player than that. So no, I wasn't being sarcastic when I asked the guy how Adams looked yesterday, as his performance was a notch above anything Beverly ever did, and Adams is only a Soph.
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Sorry I was on a power trip. Didn't mean to take it out on you. I get your view now. Beverly was a role player. His best game came against Indiana at Indiana. Still remember that game vividly all those years ago. Donnell was a great role player during his time. Adams is most definitely a much better and more significant piece to this team and will be a big player the rest of his career for sure.
 
Huskybass said:
How did Adams look yesterday?
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I'm a clown while you're arguing with Adams' biggest fan. He had a good game but he's also averaging 7 points a game on a 13-10 team that plays in a mid major conference. He would've never been recruited by Calhoun so I'd say the Beverly comparison is more than fair.
 
MSGSeven said:
I'm a clown while you're arguing with Adams' biggest fan. He had a good game but he's also averaging 7 points a game on a 13-10 team that plays in a mid major conference. He would've never been recruited by Calhoun so I'd say the Beverly comparison is more than fair.
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Donnell Beverly averaged 1.7 points as a senior. Adams is averaging 7 points as a Sophomore. Your comparison is way off base. Adams is FAR more talented than Beverly was.
Adams just scored 16 points against a Cincinnati team that was atop the conference, and he still has 2 plus seasons to play.
 
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Huskybass said:
Donnell Beverly averaged 1.4 points as a senior. Adams is averaging 7 points as a Sophomore. Your comparison is way off base. Adams is FAR more talented than Beverly was.
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I don't even think Beverly was a good player but he played on far better teams in a much better conference. Adams wouldn't have even been on those rosters never mind seen the floor. I'm a UConn fan and I wish Adams the best the rest of the season but wouldn't mind seeing him transfer.
 
MSGSeven said:
I don't even think Beverly was a good player but he played on far better teams in a much better conference. Adams wouldn't have even been on those rosters never mind seen the floor. I'm a UConn fan and I wish Adams the best the rest of the season but wouldn't mind seeing him transfer.
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The kid just scored 16 points off the bench in a big win over a team that had beaten UConn 8 straight times and you "wouldn't mind seeing him transfer". Amazing.
 
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