You nail it here, 916. He'll let it fly when he's wide open. We don't need him jacking up heat checks and thankfully that seems to have no place in his game. He is as pure a team player as there is. I love the guy.
He is the most fun guy to watch. He plays the game in a truly unique way. I wouldn't even have a good comparison player, he is that out of the ordinary/extraordinary. And he is only going to get better on the defensive end.
Good observation, his conditioning is outstanding he’s still skying for balls and sprinting in transition late in the second half of these games.
There was that one play where he got the rebound and kicked it out, we score in transition; I look up and there he was in the air at the rim for a potential follow.
Yeah but his dunks are not him creating the offense it is normally an alley-oop or off a steal.
Where Chief comes from, a dunk finishes the offense rather than creates it
Is your buddy a big fan of the XL Center?
We like both arenas, for different reasons. The XL Center is great for big games
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On his recruiting visit, Andre and his mom went to Blaze Pizza. Chief just happened to be there by coincidence and noticed how much he liked to create his own pizza. Perhaps it’s the Italian in him?
When he has the open shot now, he doesn’t overthink it. He goes through the same process. I think that’s one of his biggest improvements.
Good question. Jackson is definitely more relax and he’s using the same mechanics each time. It’s really more of a set shot but they are giving him space and he’s been making it - due to his time in the gym that Chief preaches about.
On point as always. Worth noting that he really helps our brand on social media as well. Always representing UConn to his large Slam following. I forget who the recruit was, maybe Diggins, was like “they have this kid Andre Jackson who was on the cover of slam, they’re building something” after he committed. Kids want to play with him.
I still think Jackson is better than Tyrese at everything other than scoring but he certainly can't come close to taking a game over offensively like that at this point in his development. If we get anything close to that second half Tyrese going forward we'll be really tough to beat.
It has been quite a while since we saw that version of Jackson (VCU in late November?), so I'm not sure that's really his floor anymore. At this point, even with the questionable passes that he comes with, he is still key as the secondary ball handler and a versatile defender. I don't think even this board appreciates how vital he is to keeping the offense moving and getting a RJ a bit of a breather off the ball, because we have no one else that can consistently do that on the roster.
