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Bouknight/Gaffney

Kemba'sYogurt said:
Nobody said Bouk was even close to being the best player in the country right now. It's so hard to even have a conversation about basketball with you on this board because of your satirical tone in the way you reply to people who respond to your takes.

Sid Wilson is arguably a better athlete than Bouk, albeit pretty close. But Bouk is a way better basketball player, so Sid is probably the better comparison for "being an athlete that just plays basketball."
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I may have overreacted there.

Bouk doesn't know Hurley's system at all, and I would argue he is behind all the guys currently getting playing time in that regard. Maybe Sid has less of an idea about what he is supposed to be doing on the court.

But Bouk has tremendous feel for the game. He chews players up in one-on-one situations. I wouldn't call that skill so much as "game". He just has game. The whole of his game is greater than the sum of his parts. He is also just athletically superior to most of the competition at this level. He is not necessarily dominating them, but he is a little better.

That is enough to make it fun to watch and get us to some close losses this year. Winning in the Big East will be a different story. A lot of the players in the Big East have "game".
 
krinklecut said:
Please hamper expectations for next year. There's a chance we're great, but it's more likely to be another up and down year. I'm expecting the big jump to come after next year.
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Nah, next year is our year. This team was built for 2020-2021.
 
Kemba'sYogurt said:
Nobody said Bouk was even close to being the best player in the country right now. It's so hard to even have a conversation about basketball with you on this board because of your satirical tone in the way you reply to people who respond to your takes.

Sid Wilson is arguably a better athlete than Bouk, albeit pretty close. But Bouk is a way better basketball player, so Sid is probably the better comparison for "being an athelte that just plays basketball."
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Nelson must be watching a diffent Bouknight.
I may debate you over Sid being a better athlete though. Just juding what I see on the court (because I haven't seen either tested in other athletic skills) James does everything better than Sid except maybe jump but even there they are comparable.
nelsonmuntz said:
I may have overreacted there.

Bouk doesn't know Hurley's system at all, and I would argue he is behind all the guys currently getting playing time in that regard. Maybe Sid has less of an idea about what he is supposed to be doing on the court.

But Bouk has tremendous feel for the game. He chews players up in one-on-one situations. I wouldn't call that skill so much as "game". He just has game. The whole of his game is greater than the sum of his parts. He is also just athletically superior to most of the competition at this level. He is not necessarily dominating them, but he is a little better.

That is enough to make it fun to watch and get us to some close losses this year. Winning in the Big East will be a different story. A lot of the players in the Big East have "game".
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What are you talking about? James has been on a tear. I think he knows what he's doing. He certainly doesn't look lost.
 
krinklecut said:
Please hamper expectations for next year. There's a chance we're great, but it's more likely to be another up and down year. I'm expecting the big jump to come after next year.
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Next year is THE year. Top 3 Big East finish, 5-6 seed at worst.
 
Gaffney is the smartest player on the team as a freshman. He’s going to be an unbelievably good upper classman. I see him as the team’s QB, the extension of Hurley on the court for the 4 years.
 
UcannUconn said:
Gaffney is the smartest player on the team as a freshman. He’s going to be an unbelievably good upper classman. I see him as the team’s QB, the extension of Hurley on the court for the 4 years.
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Him and RJ Cole are extremely intelligent both on and off the court. Both of them are known to get very high grades and it definitely translates to what they do on the court. For that reason alone we are going to be tough to beat next year. Add Bouk and AJ’s skill and Athleticism to the equation and oh boy
 
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Shine33 said:
Him and RJ Cole are extremely intelligent both on and off the court. Both of them are known to get very high grades and it definitely translates to what they do on the court. For that reason alone we are going to be tough to beat next year. Add Bouk and AJ’s skill and Athleticism to the equation and oh boy
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I forsee us playing a lot of 4 guard because AJ is long and athletic enough to guard most 4s. I’m also getting the sense we’ll need to watch the wear on Akok.
 
imno1 said:
Nelson must be watching a diffent Bouknight.
I may debate you over Sid being a better athlete though. Just juding what I see on the court (because I haven't seen either tested in other athletic skills) James does everything better than Sid except maybe jump but even there they are comparable.

What are you talking about? James has been on a tear. I think he knows what he's doing. He certainly doesn't look lost.
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You either say or imply that I said almost exactly the opposite of what I actually said, then attack me for it. Stop it.
 
UcannUconn said:
Gaffney is the smartest player on the team as a freshman. He’s going to be an unbelievably good upper classman. I see him as the team’s QB, the extension of Hurley on the court for the 4 years.
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And THAT is a huge part of what we have been missing.
 
imno1 said:
Nelson must be watching a diffent Bouknight.
I may debate you over Sid being a better athlete though. Just juding what I see on the court (because I haven't seen either tested in other athletic skills) James does everything better than Sid except maybe jump but even there they are comparable.

What are you talking about? James has been on a tear. I think he knows what he's doing. He certainly doesn't look lost.
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Bouknight is the best freshman basketball player in a UConn uniform in a long time. He can hit the three, mid range jumper, rebound well and get putbacks, take his man off the dribble, dunk in traffic, etc. He is the epitome of a basketball player on the offensive end, especially for a college freshman. Anyone who thinks otherwise simply doesn't get it.
 
Shine33 said:
Him and RJ Cole are extremely intelligent both on and off the court. Both of them are known to get very high grades and it definitely translates to what they do on the court. For that reason alone we are going to be tough to beat next year. Add Bouk and AJ’s skill and Athleticism to the equation and oh boy
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RJ went to Howard. School is no joke academically.
 
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Sid is Marcus Johnson 2.0. The thing is, neither guy was horrible, they just fell short of what we expected. Both were okay as 9-10 guys off the bench, but didn't have the skillset to be stars. Their athleticism is what got them to a big D1 program, but they both inevitably became victims of their own hype.

MJ went on to have a respectable, if unexceptional, career at USC and then had stints in the d-league (it was still called that at the time) and played quite well for several European teams. I don't think Sid Wilson will ever sniff the nba either, but he is a talented enough basketball player to be a valuable asset off the bench in college and will in all likelihood make a fine living playing overseas.
 
HooperScooper said:
Eh, it's O.K. Not sure where you get that impression. UConn is much better in almost every way.
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They aren't comparable since it's a historically black college. Howard doesn't have the resources but from all the grads I know who went there, you get a very good education there.
 
husky429 said:
We need a big. Then I think it's possible.
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Akok Akok and Isaiah Whaley with Richie Springs, Josh Carlton, and Javonte off the bench will be enough to win when we have guys like Cole/Gaffney/Adams/Bouknight in the back court and Jackson/Wilson/Polley on the wing.
 
JimHurley said:
Akok Akok and Isaiah Whaley with Richie Springs, Josh Carlton, and Javonte off the bench will be enough to win when we have guys like Cole/Gaffney/Adams/Bouknight in the back court and Jackson/Wilson/Polley on the wing.
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Great post. 100% true. But everyone will need to develop and step up. The potential is great, but there are lots of question marks. If everyone plays to their potential that will be a great team. You've got me thinking about next season even though I'm going to the Memphis game tomorrow. Lol.
 
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JimHurley said:
Akok Akok and Isaiah Whaley with Richie Springs, Josh Carlton, and Javonte off the bench will be enough to win when we have guys like Cole/Gaffney/Adams/Bouknight in the back court and Jackson/Wilson/Polley on the wing.
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We need to be able to defend the 5. I don't see that with that grouo currently. Richie has the potential, and of course who knows how guys develop
 
nelsonmuntz said:
You either say or imply that I said almost exactly the opposite of what I actually said, then attack me for it. Stop it.
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Attack is a strong word. You stated JB didn’t know Hurley’s system and was behind everyone else who gets playing time. I disagree
 
Huskybass said:
Great post. 100% true. But everyone will need to develop and step up. The potential is great, but there are lots of question marks. If everyone plays to their potential that will be a great team. You've got me thinking about next season even though I'm going to the Memphis game tomorrow. Lol.
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I’m enjoying this season as well but next season is all I’ve been able to think about since the Big East news came out.

husky429 said:
We need to be able to defend the 5. I don't see that with that grouo currently. Richie has the potential, and of course who knows how guys develop
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Whaley is capable of defending the 5. It makes it a little easier knowing we have Akok as a last line of defense. But Whaley positions himself well and doesn’t a decent job avoiding fouls so I’m fine with him starting next season at the 5.
 
superjohn said:
Yep and Ben averaged around 20 ppg, Ray was first team All-Big East and one of the few best players in the country by the end of the year, same with Caron. Rudy was second team All-American, Lamb was first team All-Big East.
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Sophomore slump is a myth. Players now play so much as freshman that it’s just one continuous season if you would. Going back to Rip, what a great sophomore year he had. Highlighted by his game winner vs Washington in the East regionals. Don’t expect Bouk will be slumping either.
 
Bulldog said:
Sophomore slump is a myth. Players now play so much as freshman that it’s just one continuous season if you would. Going back to Rip, what a great sophomore year he had. Highlighted by his game winner vs Washington in the East regionals. Don’t expect Bouk will be slumping either.
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Agreed. With that said a lot of guys may be in a general slump next season with Covid and the lack of off-season gym time.
 
Dooooooomed said:
Agreed. With that said a lot of guys may be in a general slump next season with Covid and the lack of off-season gym time.
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Did you see Bouk’s instagram story the other day?
 
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