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Bouknight debuts

Road2Five said:
What’s the point of coming out with a 3 game suspension then? He could’ve done the indefinite card like with Sid
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intlzncster said:
The message has been sent already. Kid plays minimum 20 minutes.
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I hope you guys are correct. I want to see him. Just throwing a little cold water on all the hype. He is just a freshman
 
CL82 said:
Yeah, a man can dream, right? Just trying to head off the inevitable dump on the kid when he doesn't turn out to be 2011 Kemba in his first game.
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If there's any silver lining in Bouk's suspension, it looks like Alterique has already jumped out to an early lead as this season's whipping boy, so Bouk may get a little grace period.
 
It's up to Hurley to get the best out of this youngster. He was showing off his athleticism at the open practice and First Night and I can't wait to see how this translates in game conditions. Potentially an explosive player.
 
HuskyBandDad said:
I hope you guys are correct. I want to see him. Just throwing a little cold water on all the hype. He is just a freshman
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I agree with the last statement. Just saying that Hurley has a weapon and he will use it. Even if that weapon misfires at first.

Everybody can (or should at any rate) be able to put up with freshman mistakes and learning, as long as they can see the talent/potential.

We desperately need somebody who can create their own shot.
 
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Does anyone know if he was on the bench in civvies or even at the game?
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Dartmouth managed to figure them out so I’m cautiously optimistic. Dartmouth is loaded though.
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Is this sarcasm? I know absolutely nothing about Dartmouth or the Ivy league
 
8893 said:
Time to step away from the computer.
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Why? have you seen them play? I know nothing about them. Haven't looked at ivy league standings.

Way to add to the discussion. Get the burr out of your butt, and tell me what they are like.
 
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intlzncster said:
Why? have you seen them play? I know nothing about them. Haven't looked at ivy league standings.

Way to add to the discussion. Get the burr out of your butt, and tell me what they are like.
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Lolz. Settle down, Francis.

I know nothing about Dartmouth basketball, but I didn't think that was required to detect the sarcasm.

I see they lost 57-37 to something called Jacksonville University on Saturday, but rallied to beat UMass Lowell 80-75 in OT yesterday.

Hope that helps.
 
8893 said:
Lolz. Settle down, Francis.

I know nothing about Dartmouth basketball, but I didn't think that was required to detect the sarcasm.

I see they lost 57-37 to something called Jacksonville University on Saturday, but rallied to beat UMass Lowell 80-75 in OT yesterday.

Hope that helps.
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There, that's a more useful reply. Cheers. Looks like they stink. So hopefully the transitive property holds and Buffalo isn't much of a challenge. Unfortunately, it looks like Buffalo handled Harvard.

and lol makes passive aggressive statement...gets reply...tells person to settle down. I'm perfectly settled thanks.
 
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CL82 said:
That was weird and absolutely did kill momentum. To play at the pace we need we're going to need to sub out our starters to give them a blow, but I didn't love the line change thing either. Still, they seemed to get better the longer they stayed out there, with the exception of Jalen. Don't get me wrong; I like Gaffney and think he's going to be good for us, but injured and new is a tough combo to overcome.

FWIW, as athletic as Bouk may be, we should temper our expectations early on. He's lost valuable game time and he is a freshman.
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The biggest thing I think he brings is what this team is missing right now - and that's someone other than Polley who can shoot a little bit.

Now the options at guard all of a sudden get really interesting with Bouknight in the fold.
 
intlzncster said:
Whatever he does, I hope he doesn't do a full shift change like he did against FL. We were asserting control over them when he subbed out all our guys and put in the backups. We immediately went stagnant. I'd like to see him slowly insert guys in and out. This isn't hockey.
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I hate when coaches coach like that. Maybe against weak teams it’s ok but not against strong , ranked teams.
 
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Towney007 said:
The biggest thing I think he brings is what this team is missing right now - and that's someone other than Polley who can shoot a little bit.

Now the options at guard all of a sudden get really interesting with Bouknight in the fold.
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Agree, but I am trying to temper my own expectations.
 
Towney007 said:
The biggest thing I think he brings is what this team is missing right now - and that's someone other than Polley who can shoot a little bit.

Now the options at guard all of a sudden get really interesting with Bouknight in the fold.
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I think even bigger is that he can create offense off the dribble. I besides AG who has his issues finishing who else has that ability. Vital is very limited here too. This will be a Godsend when we need to score with the shot clock ticking down.
 
Will be interesting and fun to watch. As someone said he's a freshman too like Gaffney and Akok. Both of those guys looked like they could score, get to the basket make things happen. For now gaffney is still hurt but nervous as you can see and he killed us on D yesterday. Akok is full of potential and was huge even without scoring yesterday. But in the last 2-3 minutes when he took it baseline and threw up a nice 10 footer that rolled off, well I said we need to see more of that because he has the skills. Hopefully Bouk is more confident with he ball but hopefully he's willing to guard some people too. Look forward to Thursday and the weekend. We are due to have that "wow" freshman I think!
 
The owner of the vehicle, a female student at UConn, said at first she did not give Bouknight permission to use the car, but later told police she could not remember if she did or not. Her family submitted a letter to the court, recommending the accelerated rehab program for Bouknight. She wishes to remain anonymous.

Must be UConn basketball fans. :)

www.courant.com

Freshman UConn basketball player James Bouknight appears in court, apologizes for incident

James Bouknight appeared before a judge Monday, apologized to all affected by the incident that led to his arrest and suspension from the UConn men’s basketball team, and was accepted into th…
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UCPharma11 said:
If I had to take a guess from all that I have heard, Bouknight seems to have the swagger and the mental intensity to be just what we need coming off the bench. Not sure if he will be starting in March given Christians hot hand but practice video shows he’s def less passive then Akok.
Ps. With this said I loved Akok’s nice baseline move that did not fall. Even if he doesn’t take the shot this opens the floor and adds another dimension to us.
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I was at game yestrday and when i saw akok make that move on the baseline and just glide towards the hoop I said to myself “we have a player here!”
 
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