Akok Only 25 Minutes

[jibsey]

I understand trying to not get the 3rd foul in the first half but with the game slipping away you take a risk, and he was on the bench plenty in the second half. Hurley played him like he had 4 fouls. The other thing was where was the new Adams yesterday?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Said this in another thread:

Why is he sitting Alterique and Akok in the first half with two fouls? He's basically manually fouling out our best ball handler and best defender in the first half.

Al commits an average of 2.3 fouls per 40 minutes played. Akok commits 2.2 fouls per 40 minutes played. They don't commit fouls, they don't foul out of games, PLAY THEM.

 

[Shine33]

Said this in another thread:

Why is he sitting Alterique and Akok in the first half with two fouls? He's basically manually fouling out our best ball handler and best defender in the first half.

Al commits an average of 2.3 fouls per 40 minutes played. Akok commits 2.3 fouls per 40 minutes played. They don't commit fouls, they don't foul out of games, PLAY THEM.

I have always believed you sit your best players before the half if they have 2 fouls. Calhoun did that too. I would take a page out his playbook if i was you, he won 3 NC’s. You don’t want to risk your best players to be out in the closing minutes of the game.

 

[Marbles90]

I agree leaving Akok out with the 2 fouls in the first half. I think I would have put Gilbert back in with the 2 fouls as he is less likely to pick up his 3rd and we needed someone to control the point.

Indiana was good at drawing fouls. These are things our youth will learn with experience. Akok's 3rd foul is one he will learn from. He basically hugged his opponent in the post. Totally unnecessary and an easy call for the refs.

 

[Kenny11]

Nah. That worked for Calhoun when we Had one of the most talented teams in the country.

Despite being a freshman, akok may be our smartest player. He most likely would’ve been fine, although college refs definitely do try to foul guys out that are playing with foul trouble so I understand the apprehension, but it was time to win and he was our best player. If you want to sit alterique with 2 fouls, ok, but never ever ever ever let Vital play point guard.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

I have always believed you sit your best players before the half if they have 2 fouls. Calhoun did that too. I would take a page out his playbook if i was you, he won 3 NC’s. You don’t want to risk your best players to be out in the closing minutes of the game.

He finished the game with 3 fouls. I forgot you don’t believe in statistics. I guess when you commit 2 fouls a game on average and are top 500 in the country at not committing fouls, you think you’re magically going to turn into a fouling machine.

Akok commits the fewest fouls per 40 minutes played than anyone else on the team.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Said this in another thread:

Why is he sitting Alterique and Akok in the first half with two fouls? He's basically manually fouling out our best ball handler and best defender in the first half.

Al commits an average of 2.3 fouls per 40 minutes played. Akok commits 2.2 fouls per 40 minutes played. They don't commit fouls, they don't foul out of games, PLAY THEM.

I believe coming into the game Indiana was one of not best team in the country in drawing fouls and getting to the line.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

I would rather see Akok foul out in this game than for time to expire and he has 3 fouls. He was easily our best player from the tip.

 

[Pudge]

Akok and Adams are young players; therefore, they are going to be inconsistent - by definition. As the GREAT Al McGuire said ...

 

[WhereistheDove?]

His 3rd foul was just terrible. Absolutely obvious and totally unnecessary. Yes, Hurley probably should have taken more of a risk down the stretch but you also need to trust that the player is going to be aware of their foul situation, which Akok clearly wasn't.

 

[BNich]

I would rather see Akok foul out in this game than for time to expire and he has 3 fouls. He was easily our best player from the tip.

I've seen this a number of times now. I would certainly agree defensively. He was timely on the offense end. In the right place at the right time. I wouldn't mind seeing him more involved on offense in different ways. Love his energy and passion.

Pertaining to the fouls, the way the refs were calling the game, every little bump was called. Don't think Hurley wanted to risk it.

 

[intlzncster]

Nah. That worked for Calhoun when we Had one of the most talented teams in the country.

Despite being a freshman, akok may be our smartest player. He most likely would’ve been fine, although college refs definitely do try to foul guys out that are playing with foul trouble so I understand the apprehension, but it was time to win and he was our best player. If you want to sit alterique with 2 fouls, ok, but never ever ever ever let Vital play point guard.

Let's be honest, given all the context, Akok would have picked up his 3rd in the 1st half without question. Then probably be done by the 10m mark in the second.

 

[Excalibur]

I believe coming into the game Indiana was one of not best team in the country in drawing fouls and getting to the line.

Don’t you know we should only pay attention to our own stats? There is only one team in the floor, right?

 

[Palatine]

Hurley is trying to develop a program not a team. All the young guys are going to play every game. And Hurley is going to put them in tough situations. Hurley is looking for a pay out late this year, next year of the one after.

Hurley plays the team hard, he wants to win, he plays to win. You cannot question the effort last night. Well, actually, you can but they played hard all game.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Don’t you know we should only pay attention to our own stats? There is only one team in the floor, right?

He finished with 3 fouls in 25 minutes. Who cares if he would have gotten 5 in 35+ minutes? You would have gotten another 10 minutes out of him. Hurley manually fouled him out of the game for 10+ minutes.

 

[Kembacity]

Said this in another thread:

Why is he sitting Alterique and Akok in the first half with two fouls? He's basically manually fouling out our best ball handler and best defender in the first half.

Al commits an average of 2.3 fouls per 40 minutes played. Akok commits 2.2 fouls per 40 minutes played. They don't commit fouls, they don't foul out of games, PLAY THEM.

I disagree, I don't know which one was more crucial in this game, but I think Akok you have to sit for the rest of the 1st half. The way they were calling that game in the first half (unfairly for our guys) he could've gotten 2 fouls in 10 seconds.

I guess I'd want a little more Al in the first half, but still if he picks up that 3rd foul because a Hoosier decides to just run into him (believable) we're screwed.

People love to tell everyone how much better a coach they are, so shut up and go get into coaching then champ

 

[UConnSwag11]

Sitting Gilbert hurt us more than having Akok out as vital handled the ball. Gilbert would’ve been less likely to pick up a foul and we at least have Bouk, Adams, and Gaffney to handle the ball it Gilbert is out. Akok is too important to pick up a third in the first half

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

I disagree, I don't know which one was more crucial in this game, but I think Akok you have to sit for the rest of the 1st half. The way they were calling that game in the first half (unfairly for our guys) he could've gotten 2 fouls in 10 seconds.

I guess I'd want a little more Al in the first half, but still if he picks up that 3rd foul because a Hoosier decides to just run into him (believable) we're screwed.

People love to tell everyone how much better a coach they are, so shut up and go get into coaching then champ

He finished with 3 fouls in 25 minutes. Again, who cares if he fouls out in 30 minutes, 35 minutes, etc. You get another 5-10 minutes out of him. He didn't foul out of the game, but Hurley manually did it.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

I've seen this a number of times now. I would certainly agree defensively. He was timely on the offense end. In the right place at the right time. I wouldn't mind seeing him more involved on offense in different ways. Love his energy and passion.

Pertaining to the fouls, the way the refs were calling the game, every little bump was called. Don't think Hurley wanted to risk it.

He needs more than just rolls to the basket. I'd love to see pick and pop action with him. It you double that up and if the guards can do it, you can run both the pick and roll and pop at the same time. We need to have some plays run for Akok.

 

[Kembacity]

Moronic argument

He finished with 3 fouls in 25 minutes. Again, who cares if he fouls out in 30 minutes, 35 minutes, etc. You get another 5-10 minutes out of him. He didn't foul out of the game, but Hurley manually did it.

Hmmm, have you ever heard the phrase hindsight is 20/20? You saw Akok's 3rd foul... if he got that in the first half, and got it again in the start of the 2nd, then he's got 4 and we have 18 minutes of basketball left to play, so we'd have to sit him for 10 minutes. I personally like what Hurley did with Akok, the guy is a shot blocker, he's going to have a much tougher time not fouling when the other team is hellbent on getting him to foul out. Gilbert would have a much easier time not comitting fouls by purposefully not playing defense too close. You can have support in your argument about sitting Al too long, but not Akok...

A shot blocker specialist playing in his 10th game in college regardless of how many fouls he finishes with, is a liability to commit fouls plain and simple

 

[Marat]

Then people would be saying Hurley cost us the game by not taking Akok out earlier and giving us a chance at protecting the rim better in the final minutes. Like UConnSwag wrote it was the guards/ball handling that was the bigger issue when AG was out.

He finished with 3 fouls in 25 minutes. Who cares if he would have gotten 5 in 35+ minutes? You would have gotten another 10 minutes out of him. Hurley manually fouled him out of the game for 10+ minutes.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Moronic argument


Hmmm, have you ever heard the phrase hindsight is 20/20? You saw Akok's 3rd foul... if he got that in the first half, and got it again in the start of the 2nd, then he's got 4 and we have 18 minutes of basketball left to play, so we'd have to sit him for 10 minutes. I personally like what Hurley did with Akok, the guy is a shot blocker, he's going to have a much tougher time not fouling when the other team is hellbent on getting him to foul out. Gilbert would have a much easier time not comitting fouls by purposefully not playing defense too close. You can have support in your argument about sitting Al too long, but not Akok...

A shot blocker specialist playing in his 10th game in college regardless of how many fouls he finishes with, is a liability to commit fouls plain and simple

He averages 2.2 fouls per 40 minutes played. The LOWEST on the team and top 500 in the country. He's not a liability to commit fouls.

 

[Fishy]

If a player gets two quick fouls in the first half, he is imminently qualified to pick up a third if you leave him in the game.

UConn didn’t lose the game in the first half; they lost it in the second when their senior guards ran headlong into their limitations.

 

[Kembacity]

He averages 2.2 fouls per 40 minutes played. The LOWEST on the team and top 500 in the country. He's not a liability to commit fouls.

Every tall shot blocker is a liability to commit fouls. I'm a friggin data analyst, I understand using data, but you also need to use common sense and consider sample size. HES PLAYED 8 GAMES! You're trying to extrapolate definitive conclusions about his likelihood of fouling from 8 GAMES! Give it up

 

[UconnFanDC]

Its simple, game was not out of reach in first half and we needed them more in 2nd half. Either rate, we let it get away due to various reasons