He missed a couple finishable shots - but he had two and ones, one while a guy was riding him like a horse. The other was a pretty nice soft finish while absorbing contact.
I didn't say he wouldn't be good. I just said he will take time to develop due to how physical the game is down low and how easily he got knocked off his shooting position. I did like what I saw but still think he needs more time to develop into a consistent player.
He's definitely bigger but I didn't see any jump in quickness, i'm actually worried the weight/strength gain may have made him even less athletic.
Not everything was ugly. Shooting was subpar - but 20 assists and 6 turnovers as a team is something I’ll take every time (especially since the 20 would have been higher if we knocked down more open threes).
I think Hand got an and one against him. Tough shot, bumped Ross twice and got the foul. But yes, Ross was otherwise excellent at slowing him down.
Sure-I didn’t mean to insinuate he looked bad or I am worried. Just want those big guys finishing with a bit more authority. Doesn’t even have to be a dunk, just go up like you mean it. Seems he kinda just tossed it up there because he was a bit antsy as you said.
Agree. But you’re judging him against starter (even at BC) but he’ll be playing mostly against backups. Dc did most of his damage fr year against backups.
And I highly doubt Millender is playing 5 mpg. Unless there are long term injuries and I don't even want to think about that!
This was a very beneficial game against a decent div 1 team in a good conference. Much better than playing a low Div 1 or 2 patsy. We grew twice as fast as a team and settled early on transfers and first year players. Nothing but up-side to see.
Long rebounds tend to ignite fast breaks the other way. Offenses tend to rebound misses from close in more often due to defenders helping and getting out of rebounding position.
He was seated behind the UConn bench, but about 20 rows up on the aisle. I was too intimidated to approach him. Lol
Not sure this aligns with analytics
We don't? Yes, we do.
I didn't realized you all had seen him play for UConn before.
It’s easier for an offensive player to plan to rebound a shot close in because they know where the shot is going off the rim compared to long rebounds that you don’t know where they may go.
This is why I really wanted a player like Abdou Toure. People knocked his three point shooting in his recruitment, but you need a guy that can take it to the rack with authority. You can't live off of threes. This roster with the exception of Reed could use toughness. I haven't seen SD yet,so maybe he has it too.