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andre jackson is THE most important player on the team

Tenspro2002 said:
He's the most important player in the sense that his performance has the widest variance and he's an emotional leader -- everyone follows his vibe.

When he's aggressive, but smart and disciplined, he makes everyone better and we're hard to beat.

When he's out of control (unnecessary jumping for blocks, trying too hard to thread the needle on passes, baited into technicals), we're in trouble.
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I've learned to live with the T's. Even those set a tone with the opposing team that UConn is going to dictate how this goes, not them.
 
Really good UConn article featuring Andre.

"Take, for instance, the utter beauty of Jackson’s performance against Arkansas. Seven points on five shots. Seven rebounds. Seven assists. Three steals. He was the puppet master."
 
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Ratso said:
kick sand, eat rocks
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Jack Nicholson Yes GIF
 
HuskyNan said:
This guy is a true blue Husky. From 3 weeks ago

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We know the kid is team and win first. Cares not a thing about his stats. Selfless and in a time when everyone just wants their numbers and reasonably so, he sees the bigger picture for the team.
 
Ratso said:
kick sand, eat rocks
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I disagree but we cant afford him to play poorly. I think the key to this team is Newton. Not turning the ball over, driving to the basket and hitting 3s makes us tough to beat. When he struggles, we struggle. Im ok with Ajax on the bench with Alleyne or Joe Cali in the lineup. Im not ok with Newton on the bench and Diarra in for extended minutes and Ajax taking on running the offense.
 
elmcityboy said:


this is espn's #1 draft guy.
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Finally a masterpiece of a video that shows all the intangible side effects for the guy that gets roasted on our own chats every game. Kudos to who ever made this. It has the "needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" all over it.
Cheers to the most unique powerful contributor, and the guy that roots hard for all. It is all about team that wins.
 
Andre playing great defense on Strawther will be crucial for us against the Zags. They won't have nearly as good defenders on Hawkins so we will need Andre to be Andre and keep Strawther locked down while Hawk cooks.
 
Over the last month (including the PC game) which was 9 games Jackson is 8/20 from three for 40%. Almost all of his three point attempts during this period are wide open set shots, or end of shot clock.

UConn has lost one game in that stretch, the one game Jackson barely played due to fouls.
 
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caw said:
Over the last month (including the PC game) which was 9 games Jackson is 8/20 from three for 40%. Almost all of his three point attempts during this period are wide open set shots, or end of shot clock.

UConn has lost one game in that stretch, the one game Jackson barely played due to fouls.
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Shouldn't you be posting about Jordan?
 
Iona (44%) is the only time he’s shot below 50% since the stinker at Creighton. Amazing how he and Hurley transformed his role in the offense on the fly in the homestretch of the season.
 
Andre had his ups and downs and come out the other side. Good for him, Better for our Huskies!

What I like the best is how he pushes the ball upcourt! We look like NBA team when he gets the wheels moving!
 
Andre’s insane athletic ability and passing makes him a wild card. He can change a game in the least obvious ways.
 
There is something to love about each of them which is why the team is special. AJAx is the key the usually stirs the drink, but without the other parts there is nothing to stir.
 
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A lot of Andreas passes happen in a split second. Faster than a speeding bullet. With no hesitation at all.
It takes a Robocop like constant surveying of the floor to pull it off.
Some are very risky. Like threading a needle, over or through the defense... And some of them don't work. It makes steam come out of my ears sometimes, but then soon another pass results in a back-breaking bucket at a critical time. It gets the boys excited and triggers a run.
I'll take the good with the bad. Kinda like watching him set-up for a three. No no no........YES!!!
 
Jackson must keep his head and stay out of stupid fouls tonight if we are to win.

His emotions drive him. I pray he can stay right on the edge without going over the cliff.
 
This is definitely true but not probably for the versatility that most people probably think about - and I can't believe I'm saying this after watching his freshman season - he is by far the best option we have in pressure situations handling the ball and that is our biggest weakness.

So when the pressure ratchets up, we need to get Andre in the ball-handling position, let him break down his defender or initiate the offense and move Tristan off-ball.

Thank you Andre!
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
That was a winning play. He had no right to that rebound and just took it. His motor never shuts off - sometimes it leads to him retaliating and getting a tech in a rough spot - and that’s generally a positive.
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and he did that with UConn up by 23. Usually players won't make that play unless it's a high leverage play with the game close.
 
Sorry if this has already been mentioned but…

Do you remember late January when 90% of the board was saying we will never win games playing 4 vs 5 on offense? Now we have this post.

We’ve come a long way boys and girls - with our game, definitely not our maturity level.
 
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