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Does anyone have any true insight into why he was so buried on the bench recently? Was it more due to his body still not being able to handle many minutes, just a shortened rotation that made him a casualty or Dan Hurley not liking matchups with him in there.? With Martin playing so poorly lately and Sanogo in constant foul trouble, can’t help but think Akok could have provided a much needed shot in the arm. The little stretch he played a few games back, he hit a 3, had a great drive and scored 7 points quickly. Frustrated he didn’t get more chances, especially with the guys ahead of him not playing well.
 
tentoes4rings said:
Does anyone have any true insight into why he was so buried on the bench recently? Was it more due to his body still not being able to handle many minutes, just a shortened rotation that made him a casualty or Dan Hurley not liking matchups with him in there.? With Martin playing so poorly lately and Sanogo in constant foul trouble, can’t help but think Akok could have provided a much needed shot in the arm. The little stretch he played a few games back, he hit a 3, had a great drive and scored 7 points quickly. Frustrated he didn’t get more chances, especially with the guys ahead of him not playing well.
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Why do we have to keep talking about this? We’ll see him next year
 
EASTFLA said:
Because it is a UConn basketball forum made up of fans of all types. He has a question, why try to bully him for asking for answers he doesn't have. Tentoes4rings, good question! Don't be intimidated.
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Thanks man, in fairness I do see it’s been discussed quite a bit in other threads after searching. I just think for 10 minutes he could have helped last night.
 
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navery12 said:
Basically he was never fully recovered from the Achilles and they didn't want to rush him back. Should be at 100% for next season
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Spot on. He's not 100%, fans don't know how well he's been practicing, and I trust the coaching staff is looking out for him for both next year and later into wherever his career goes to put him at risk of another injury when he's not all the way back yet.
 
The last time we saw a healthy akok he was shooting 26% from 3...he wouldn’t have helped our putrid shooting this year which was our Achilles heel and ultimate downfall. Can we expect him to increase his shooting average by 10-15% next year?? I’m not counting on it

We need a legit stretch 4 starting in between aj and sanogo in the front court. A guy in Giffeys mold I don’t care is he can’t block shots. Cole and Hawkins aren’t nearly enough firepower, we need at least 3 shooters in the lineup that can approach 40% from 3.

But a lineup of Cole/hawk/aj/akok/sanogo is not solving our problems
 
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bendm said:
The last time we saw a healthy akok he was shooting 26% from 3...he wouldn’t have helped our putrid shooting this year which was our Achilles heel and ultimate downfall. Can we expect him to increase his shooting average by 10-15% next year?? I’m not counting on it

So We need a legit stretch 4 starting in between aj and sanogo in the front court I don’t care if he can’t block shots. A guy in Alex Karabans mold. Cole and Hawkins aren’t nearly enough firepower. we need at least 3 shooters in the lineup that can approach 40% from 3.

a lineup of Cole/hawk/aj/akok/sanogo is an even worse shooting lineup than we just had
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This is the analysis we need.
 
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bendm said:
The last time we saw a healthy akok he was shooting 26% from 3...he wouldn’t have helped our putrid shooting this year which was our Achilles heel and ultimate downfall. Can we expect him to increase his shooting average by 10-15% next year?? I’m not counting on it

So We need a legit stretch 4 starting in between aj and sanogo in the front court I don’t care if he can’t block shots. A guy in Alex Karabans mold. Cole and Hawkins aren’t nearly enough firepower. we need at least 3 shooters in the lineup that can approach 40% from 3.

a lineup of Cole/hawk/aj/akok/sanogo is an even worse shooting lineup than we just had
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The discussion everyone seems to avoid lol
 
metsfan2323 said:
Ask a clown question get a clown answer. Did you seriously forget he ruptured his Achilles last year? It's a multi year recovery. Expecting him to play this year was always folly.
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Which goes back to Dan Hurley being real bad with the media on expectations for recovery. Hurley consistently said in the fall Akok was progressing nicely, and was tracking for a January 2021 insertion in to lineup. Not unreasonable for fans to think Akok was supposed to be in rotation by end of February and March.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Which goes back to Dan Hurley being real bad with the media on expectations for recovery. Hurley consistently said in the fall Akok was progressing nicely, and was tracking for a January 2021 insertion in to lineup. Not unreasonable for fans to think Akok was supposed to be in rotation by end of February and March.
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They tried, it was't working and they shut him down. Simple as that.
 
metsfan2323 said:
They tried, it was't working and they shut him down. Simple as that.
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But it wasn't a "folly" on fans part to think he was going to contribute based on what Dan Hurley was saying.

For the record I would think it is what you said, they tried. He was slow on defense which didn't bother me. Knock off the rust. We did see him bang jump shots, make a running layup and block shots. He wasn't an invalid.

I do suspect they did testing on his knees after a few games and determined knee still needed more time. By the time he started playing he had more than a month of full contact practices so whatever they found wasn't just a result of game play.

Bigger picture, I expect him to be a 25 mpg + player next year.
 
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I still think there’s a lot more to it than we know. It just doesn’t make sense why he was starting to build up his stamina in the middle of conference play, had a huge role in our Xavier comeback win, and then poof. Never played again.

Attaching a picture from yesterday. Seems like a player that is detached.
 

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tentoes4rings said:
Does anyone have any true insight into why he was so buried on the bench recently? Was it more due to his body still not being able to handle many minutes, just a shortened rotation that made him a casualty or Dan Hurley not liking matchups with him in there.? With Martin playing so poorly lately and Sanogo in constant foul trouble, can’t help but think Akok could have provided a much needed shot in the arm. The little stretch he played a few games back, he hit a 3, had a great drive and scored 7 points quickly. Frustrated he didn’t get more chances, especially with the guys ahead of him not playing well.
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Would’ve been nice if Some Guy asked Hurley instead of virtue signaling
 
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lange10 said:
But was it for health reasons or because Hurley was concerned about Akok getting his legs back under him vs. BE competition?

If it’s the latter and I’m Akok, I’d be pissed. And from the little that I do know about the program, that is the case; he’s not happy.
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You seem to really want to die on this Akok is unhappy hill, no idea what you know that nobody else does but it's not something I find remotely OK speculating about on here so this will be my last message to you
 
His injury was a 12 months out of action but 18 months to real recovery.....so he couldn't really offer anything but flashes this year.

Let's hope he's back to 100% come November.
 
husky429 said:
Do you know that putting "88" after your username is going to get you flagged as a neo-Nazi? Something to consider. Honestly... not trying to be a snarky here like I am 99% of the time of the 'yard.
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Really?!?!?
 
metsfan2323 said:
Ask a clown question get a clown answer. Did you seriously forget he ruptured his Achilles last year? It's a multi year recovery. Expecting him to play this year was always folly.
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I am done with balloon knots like you on this board. 90% of the people on this board thought he would make an impact this year at some point. I hate smug know it alls. You Probably took your mother to the prom.
 
SportsFan88 said:
Really?!?!?
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Yeah. 88

Definitely not accusing you of that... mayy
be just an fyi for future username decisions, lol.

I belong to a group online that doxxes nazis so I always notice their little secret signs. It's nbd for you though obviously
 
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