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superjohn said:
Wrenn was a great leaper but not on Jackson's level. Jackson has top 1% NBA run jump athleticism, think Zach LaVine.
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When I see AJ, my first thought is that he could win an NBA Slam Dunk Contest one day.
 
superjohn said:
And there's plenty of posters on this board who think Scott Burrell is a better run jump athlete than him. Lolz.
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I think we need to reserve judgement until AJ jumps over a Rodney Rodgers equivalent.
 
Gurleyman said:
I actually think Jackson is a little springier than Burrell was. But I just feel like posting the greatest steal I ever saw. From a two-footed jump over 6-8, 240 Rodney Rogers.

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Great find. Greatest steal in UConn history?
 
businesslawyer said:
This is shockingly divisive for our fan base so I’ll say this once more and not again. Aj is incredibly athletic as a jumper. But I”vê seen Scott Burrell come from a long distance away and obliterate a Shaq dunk. I’ve seen Scott Burrell literally leapfrog over a largely upright a 6’7” NBA forward. I’ve seen Burrell block a fast break lay up from so far behind Raftery referred to him as a UFO.

I’ve seen none of that from AJ. I’ve seen him jump high when dunking. Sorry, but . I don’t care that Burrell could play other sports. And it’s possible that if they both were literally just standing and jumping Jackson could get higher. But Burrell’s athleticism led him to doing unbelievably special things on a basketball court. Aj’s, so far, has led to spectacular dunks when not guarded. Call me when AJ’s jumping leads to him actually making spectacular plays.
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"This is shockingly divisive for our fan base". Dude, lighten up
 
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Obviously he needs to stop making the dumbazz fouls, and it would be nice if he got the green light to take some longer shots to go along with his dunks......
 
FYI, silly fouls are a freshman specialty. Heck, one of the ones he got last night was because 23 year old grandpa, Charlie Moore, slowed up while AJ was too close coming up court and he ran into him.
 
Deadrody said:
FYI, silly fouls are a freshman specialty. Heck, one of the ones he got last night was because 23 year old grandpa, Charlie Moore, slowed up while AJ was too close coming up court and he ran into him.
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I fully get that it is a "freshman specialty"... He just needs to fix it sooner than later!
 
The play that did it for me came last week. The one where Andre was taking the ball down court under control, looking for a man the entire way and realized that no one was picking him up and took it all the way to the rim for the stuff. That's poise. In the past when we've seen the coast-to-coast play, our guy made the decision to take it to the rim before he crossed half court.
 
superjohn said:
I love Scott Burrell and he was an amazing three sport athlete, only guy to ever be drafted first round in 2 professional sports until Kyler Murray came along
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Walt Dropo played on the football team, basketball team and baseball team At UConn. Dropo left UConn as the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball. Dropo was drafted in the first round of the 1947 BAA Draft by the Providence Steamrollerswith the fourth overall pick. Dropo was also drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 9th round of the 1946 NFL Draft. He took neither and instead played for the Red Sox where he had an outstanding rookie year.
 
husky429 said:
Everyone is worried about his 3 point shot. It's terrible. If he learns to shoot, he's going to the NBA.
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Honestly I don't think he will even be as good as Stanley Robinson and even Stanley could not make the league, again I hope I am wrong but his mechanics is no bueno
 
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BigEastCT said:
Honestly I don't think he will even be as good as Stanley Robinson and even Stanley could not make the league, again I hope I am wrong but his mechanics is no bueno
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His mechanics are terrible but beyond the fact that they can both jump high I don't know what he has in common with Stanley as a basketball player.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
His mechanics are terrible but beyond the fact that they can both jump high I don't know what he has in common with Stanley as a basketball player.
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Yeah Hurleys said his NBA position is PG and with the way he handles and passes it, it’s hard to argue. Shooting is massive, obviously, but also think he needs to figure out his offense of the dribble, which I’m have a lot of faith he will do based on his skill set.

One big thing he has going for him is you can tell he’s a very confident kid. You can see him from a personality standpoint leading a team and not losing aggressiveness as he puts the pieces together offensively. Lack of confidence once they get hit in the mouth in terms of needing to work on their game in order to be effective against a new level of competition is one thing that keeps a lot of talented players from being able to do what it takes to get to the league.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
His mechanics are terrible but beyond the fact that they can both jump high I don't know what he has in common with Stanley as a basketball player.
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Very curious what his mechanics look like to start next season. Don’t want to mess with it too much mid-season but I’m guessing they’ll blow it up and start from scratch during the off-season.
 
I think I've lost track of where this thread is going. But if anyone's saying yeah....he's not that great, get it together, . Forget about the otherworldly springs...he brings great energy, I think his defense will be killer next year (which is huge on a Hurley team), and I'd happily watch and re-watch a vid of nothing but his passes from this season. (Some numbnuts here suggested a while back that he needs to put more zip into them.)
 
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In regards to AJ, it's just going to come down to if he can score from outside of the paint. I've been wanting him to shoot more when he is wide open and gets a pass. You can tell he has little confidence from outside. When Hurley has his end of season sit down with him, he should say "Dre, what I want you do this summer is shoot. Then shoot some more and when your down shooting set up at the 3 drive 2 hard steps inside the arc and pull up and shoot."

He has a special combination of athleticism and instinct. It will all come down if he can turn it into ability. If he does, man, the sky is the limit for him and we'll enjoy watching him soar through it over and over. I read the comps to Burrell, but remember, Burrell turned himself into a pretty darn good 3pt option for the team and developing that shot is why he became a solid viable option in the NBA for a few years.
 
Spaceman213J said:
In regards to AJ, it's just going to come down to if he can score from outside of the paint. I've been wanting him to shoot more when he is wide open and gets a pass. You can tell he has little confidence from outside. When Hurley has his end of season sit down with him, he should say "Dre, what I want you do this summer is shoot. Then shoot some more and when your down shooting set up at the 3 drive 2 hard steps inside the arc and pull up and shoot."

He has a special combination of athleticism and instinct. It will all come down if he can turn it into ability. If he does, man, the sky is the limit for him and we'll enjoy watching him soar through it over and over. I read the comps to Burrell, but remember, Burrell turned himself into a pretty darn good 3pt option for the team and developing that shot is why he became a solid viable option in the NBA for a few years.
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He has no confidence shooting the rock because he hasn't earned it. If he takes a 3 in this tournament other than wide open at the end of the shot clock, there is a problem. He's 2/16 from deep this year--that's abysmal.

He also isn't scoring inside the paint either, though outside of lobs and that one baseline drive floater he had. He isn't driving with the intent to score at the rim much at all.

If I'm coach this summer I'm coaching him to

1) straight line drive.
2) catch and shoot 3--he needs to retool his form pretty significantly so it will take time.
 
I hope all the AJ hype on this board is rewarded someday. Would love to see him actually impact a game.
 
superjohn said:
You have no clue what you're watching.
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Maybe. What game was it that he took over? Whaley had his games. Martin did. Sanogo did. Maybe you can share the clue I've missed.

Look, I love AJs skills as much as anyone. But scoring matters. Can't be a star unless you can score and this board talks him up as if he's already a star.

AJ is a great passer, a good rebounder, and has a decent handle for someone his size. But he doesn't yet put points on the board. That's not a small thing to ignore.
 
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MuchoDogYears said:
Maybe. What game was it that he took over? Whaley had his games. Martin did. Sanogo did. Maybe you can share the clue I've missed.

Look, I love AJs skills as much as anyone. But scoring matters. Can't be a star unless you can score and this board talks him up as if he's already a star.

AJ is a great passer, a good rebounder, and has a decent handle for someone his size. But he doesn't yet put points on the board. That's not a small thing to ignore.
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MuchoDogYears said:
I hope all the AJ hype on this board is rewarded someday. Would love to see him actually impact a game.
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You said you would love to see him actually impact a game. I've seen him impact pretty much every game he's played. It takes a pretty talented guy to do that without scoring.
 
MuchoDogYears said:
Maybe. What game was it that he took over? Whaley had his games. Martin did. Sanogo did. Maybe you can share the clue I've missed.

Look, I love AJs skills as much as anyone. But scoring matters. Can't be a star unless you can score and this board talks him up as if he's already a star.

AJ is a great passer, a good rebounder, and has a decent handle for someone his size. But he doesn't yet put points on the board. That's not a small thing to ignore.
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One person calls you on it and you move the goal post from positive impact to take over a game...
 
MuchoDogYears said:
Maybe. What game was it that he took over? Whaley had his games. Martin did. Sanogo did. Maybe you can share the clue I've missed.

Look, I love AJs skills as much as anyone. But scoring matters. Can't be a star unless you can score and this board talks him up as if he's already a star.

AJ is a great passer, a good rebounder, and has a decent handle for someone his size. But he doesn't yet put points on the board. That's not a small thing to ignore.
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Impact the game =/= to take over a game. If you asked us if he'd taken over a game yet, I don't think anyone but the most homerist or homers would have argued with you. He hasn't taken over a game. His passing, rebound, and his defense when he's locked in have obviously impacted the game.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
One person calls you on it and you move the goal post from positive impact to take over a game...
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Ok , maybe it's just a semantics thing. For me, impacting a game means taking it over, being the reason the team won.

If we're talking making some big plays as impacting the game, then sure I can agree that he's done that.
 
superjohn said:
You have no clue what you're watching.
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Agreed. He is always impactful. His D, rebounding, interference in passing lanes, his passing he is somebody the other team can’t really account for. He also makes mistakes. But to say he isn’t impactful is absurd.
 
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