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Tom must be out today so figured I'd start it.
Nice to see Karaban get his shot back. Huge.
Nice to see Karaban get his shot back. Huge.
I've been watching UConn for 40 years, and this offense (which really started early February of last year) is the best we've ever run. In terms of screen/cut/slip/curl, skip passes & hit-aheads etc., even our very best offenses under Calhoun weren't this unselfish and relentlessly good.
Not saying these are the best UConn teams ever, but goshdarn man, this is some beautiful ball.
This is from the other day, but it still stands up, obviously:
Incredible buy-in and execution from these kids at this point in the season. It took us til February last year.
We are better in transition with Castle and Ball leading the break. Newton is more of a calm and steady PG. Castle especially seems to always look to attack which led to that barrage in the 2nd half.How does everyone feel about the fast break offense compared to last year? The post season run B.E. and NCAA was lifted by speed on the break and transition offense that lead to open 3 point opportunities.
It was never going to be as good without Andre. The hope is that as Castle gets healthy he'll be able to do a bunch of the grab-and-go stuff AJJ excelled at.How does everyone feel about the fast break offense compared to last year?
I like everything about this offense more than last year outside of not having the go to bucket down low we had with Sanogo. This teams moves the ball better, values the ball more/turns it over less, cuts more, more shooting threats...How does everyone feel about the fast break offense compared to last year? The post season run in the B.E. and NCAA was lifted by speed on the break and transition offense that lead to open 3 point opportunities.
Wow, that it is low. It is obvious that the opposition is unable to patch holes within the game that our half-court sets present, even unhealthy.Even so, we weren't a particularly fast-paced team last year: our tempo was 204th in the country. This year we're down to 277th.
Our half-court offense is just unbelievable. NBA-level stuff.
Jackson was in a different league as far as pushing in transition and creating full blown transition opportunities out of semi-breaks. Hawkins and Joey were real weapons flaring to the wing on the break.How does everyone feel about the fast break offense compared to last year? The post season run in the B.E. and NCAA was lifted by speed on the break and transition offense that lead to open 3 point opportunities.
Sanogo's value was unmatched. Subtleties such as the first low post match-up with Miami in the FF and Norchad Omier realizing that he couldn't move Sanogo 1 inch were priceless. He would set the tone for a long night of basketballI like everything about this offense more than last year outside of not having the go to bucket down low we had with Sanogo. This teams moves the ball better, values the ball more/turns it over less, cuts more, more shooting threats...
As to your last sentence, I think we'll see that once we're at full strength with the rust knocked off.Jackson was in a different league as far as pushing in transition and creating full blown transition out of opportunities out of semi-breaks. Hawkins and Joey were real weapons flaring to the wing on the break.
But this team is better in the halfcourt because Jackson was a liability and Spencer is a lot better overall in halfcourt than Hawkins. Hawkins opened up a lot of space, but Spencer has a lot of gravity on his own while also being better able to drive and find cutters, rollers, and advantage situations.
Being good in the halfcourt will help us when games slow down in conference play. But Jackson forcing transition is where we really started to throttle teams like Arkansas and Gonzaga in the NCAAT. I want to see Castle in that role a little bit more grabbing and going off the boards.
When you can run the half court stuff that we run, having a fast break is just icing on the cake. My guess is that it’s there if we need it as the season goes on. But we get layups, wide open 3s, dunks at will (even against best teams in the country) so why bother at this point?It was never going to be as good without Andre. The hope is that as Castle gets healthy he'll be able to do a bunch of the grab-and-go stuff AJJ excelled at.
Even so, we weren't a particularly fast-paced team last year: our tempo was 204th in the country. This year we're down to 277th.
Our half-court offense is just unbelievable. NBA-level stuff.
It was never going to be as good without Andre. The hope is that as Castle gets healthy he'll be able to do a bunch of the grab-and-go stuff AJJ excelled at.
Even so, we weren't a particularly fast-paced team last year: our tempo was 204th in the country. This year we're down to 277th.
Our half-court offense is just unbelievable. NBA-level stuff.
And conversely, no one could stop Adama either.Sanogo's value was unmatched. Subtleties such as the first low post match-up with Miami in the FF and Norchad Omier realizing that he couldn't move Sanogo 1 inch were priceless. He would set the tone for a long night of basketball