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Great team win against a tough Baylor team. Battled through adversity and pulling out wins against good teams is a skill set that you have to develop. Maybe Hurley does know what he's doing he kept his cool communicated well with the officials he went double bigs and it worked.

All I want this season is for this team to have a fun season. We still have a lot to play for ranked teams will be going down left and right. Would I pencil us in for a FF he'll no but let's have fun with the unknown.
 
I loved how Hurley kept Diarra in even Mahaney came in at times as we needed at least one guard who an play d. Diarra is the only guard who ran the offense well. I just wish his offense will come back. I wonder why Nowell didn't see the floor? I still think he is our best guard. Ball is just so bad on D it isn't even funny anymore. Also, big props to Samson for playing great d but of course fouling out. LOL! Win is a win but our guard situation has to get straighten out as we can win with the uneven play we are getting out of them now. McNeeley is really developing his game. Playing better D and also driving to the paint. He is special.
 
jorge34 said:
He doesn’t move his feet. At all
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It’s like the lateral quickness isn’t where you’d think it should be given the kid’s physique. I don’t know if instincts and anticipation not being where you’d like them to be play a part or not, but it’s somewhat strange.
 
UConnJim said:
I think pairing Johnson and Reed really helped Johnson as he didn't have to be a physical defender all the time he was in the game.
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Question now, is it something that Dan Hurley will employ at all with AK back? Agree taking SJ out of the primary 5 role really played into his strengths. Anything that helps minimize Solo on the floor could be useful. Solo and his 1 rebound and 2 turnovers and 0 assists in 30 minutes, along with series of bonehead plays in crunch time, are killers.
 
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It's a partial lobotomy without Karaban on the floor. Good to see them adjust over the course of the game and turn it around. Should pay dividends.
 
TheHorde said:
It’s like the lateral quickness isn’t where you’d think it should be given the kid’s physique. I don’t know if instincts and anticipation not being where you’d like them to be play a part or not, but it’s somewhat strange.
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Ball is a floater. He just doesn't know how to play hard. He tries to get by on physical attributes alone and that doesn't work at this level. You need to be able to at least make the effort to defend.
 
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Liam is bona fide top 5 recruits nationally. He has top flight BBIQ. His ball handling is soooo underrated, and he could get his shots off anywhere. Every time he drives to basketball, he either gets fouled or converts His game will accelerate as he gets more reps in and stronger.
 
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superjohn said:
He's a natural born scorer and one of our only guys who can score off the bounce. He won't turn it over but he's not going to create much offense for others either, he just isn't a point guard. That one pass to Jaylin was really slick though.

I liked seeing Hurley building Aidan and Samson up tonight.
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Aidan and Samson built themselves up, Hurley just gave them the opportunity!

A couple of pieces clicked tonight. Need a few more, and some consistency, but big step.

I'm in the play Nowell camp.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
Ooh that felt good. Samson and Mahaney have drawn quite a bit of flack here (from myself as well) but both did what this team needed them to do tonight.
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Agreed. Nice to see Aidan be assertive. Samson played well. Nice to see
 
MilliniumPrince said:
Tough physical win against a very good team. Big deposit in the confidence account.

McNeeley is better than I thought he would be at this point.
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Samson played a great game, several of his fouls were bs. Mahaney played great as well, hopefully this helps his confidence. McNeeley and Reed excellent as well. Ball can really shoot the 3, unfortunately he is an absolute liability on defense. He can’t stay in front of anyone. The stupid turnovers are an issue as well. Hassan needs to dribble and shoot less. Particularly from 3. Stewart is solid and excellent passer. He needs to improve his defense on drives. Ross still a work in progress but plenty of potential. Certainly not his best game. Still waiting to confuse him with Reggie miller
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Nowell? He hasn't played 20 minutes in a game yet. I would have been in favor of him getting some of Hassan's time today but the most minutes he's played this year was UMES in a blowout.
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18 in that game. I said ~20. I meant from that game to this one. Just seemed odd.
 
ucp990411 said:
I'll just excuse your excitement for winning this game, but the most important win under Hurley? Think about what you are saying. I would have to say the games in which we won 2 national championships as well as all the tournament games that led up to those championship games may be just a tad more important.
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Not exactly what I meant when I said it like that. In terms of a regular season win, and rising to the occasion.

In the past couple years, it was obvious we were at the top through feast week. This year, everyone and their brother has counted us out, belittling Hurley because of his “sideline antics” he’s exhibited his whole career, amongst other things. If we lose this game at home thats a major gut punch with our remaining December schedule going into conference play.

Definitely couldve worded it better
 
TheHorde said:
It’s like the lateral quickness isn’t where you’d think it should be given the kid’s physique. I don’t know if instincts and anticipation not being where you’d like them to be play a part or not, but it’s somewhat strange.
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Solo the equivalent of NFL combine underwear all star. He looks the part, has fancy measurables, but once you put him on the floor it looks like he just started playing last week.

Liam was a baller today. Worked his @ss off. Set a tone of toughness for the team. We need that out of someone in this squad badly. As great a cerebral leader AK is, that way of leading isn’t natural to him.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
It was the right matchup for a very specific opponent tonight. The downside is or course that this will only embolden the double big crowd.
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Those two on the court together with Alex and either Liam or Stewart would scare the hell out of me from a ball handling and dribble drive/penetration standpoint.
 
McNeeley is a go to option for us. His ability to beat his man off the dribble use his size was impressive , he isnt scared of contact. Him and Karaban as the offensive anchors is a great base if McNeeley is consistent, which it seems like he will be. The last game in maui was an outlier imo.
-Mahaney performance on offense was promising, looks like a performance he can replicate, but him off the bench has to stay barring injury.
-Solo was a roller coaster. As was Ross. Their rise to stardom comes next year. Stewie too , even tho he was quiet than erratic tonight.
-I’ve accepted samson will always be a foul machine. But if he is gonna foul out , its better spread out like tonight vs the 2 fouls in 3 min special he loves to do. He isnt perfect, but he alwsy effective with extended mins and especially when he doesnt have be tenative with foul trouble.
  • Samson and Tarris duo was enjoyable to watch. I see potential there.
  • Team is a work a progress but come march , roles will be set and cohesion will be high. This team is plenty talented just alot guys need experience. But Uconn wont be an easy out come march and will be feared by most.
 
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