The only switch would be Bouk for Polley. You're either going to have the best sixth man in the nation or a 6th man sniper shooter. Whether it's off the bench or starting Bouk needs to play most of the game and get the ball a ton.
May not just be about Bouknight but a message to all players now and in the future. You are correct that it’s really up to Bouknight to learn from his mistakes and no coach can do anything that guarantees how a player behaves.
Not when he was a freshman. It was the off season after he won the NC. I don't think he got three games.
I think that's a big part of it. Hurley doesn't want to lose the older guards. He said something at the end of the first half that made me perk up. UConn finishes the 1st half on a 6-0 run on two beautiful plays by Bouk and Sid dropping a dime to Whalley (!). The lead triples in the last 2 minutes with the starters on the bench. Hurley is asked what impressed him the most in the first half and says, "Just the leadership from the older guys". That is some big-time coachspeak right there.
I'd rather we figure out why he regressed to "under Ollie" form over the off season. Last year, the 2nd half of the season, he didn't take those bad threes, and the change pushed his season average up to almost 41% from three, after a start not too much better than this year. His game today was a lot more under control, too.
I’m trying to remember when it happened - I think you’re right about right after. But it was an issue - and I think it jeopardized his draft chances. Or there was talk of it jeopardizing it. I don’t think he graduated so if he came back it would have been an issue.
i had to look this up bc it was a big deal when it happened. I can’t find anything that says what his punishment was - but it did happen right after the NC. He still had another year to do with us, though. The following fall there was a ticket/car exchange scandal that was never proven but I’m thinking that’s more bc it was the late 1990s versus not being true.
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Absolutely not. It was the most blatant open court charge I've seen in a long while.
Watch replay. Kid slid over last second. But refs will call it a charge every time if player continues straight.
Ricky's performance the national championship was the stuff of legend. We had a bit of slow start and he kept us in it in the first half. Talk about a guy in a zone he was literally saying "can't guard me" but he didn't need to. Everyone knew. Then in the second half his defense was lock down, especially on the final two plays. It was just an amazing performance.
Debates like these are dumb. Like you said, he's going to get burn. Hurley knows more about the team than us, so until he proves he can't coach, maybe we should chill on worrying about who starts a game.
My thoughts exactly, it's the reason why Hurley will not start Bouknight until next year. If Bouknight has two or three 30 point games, he could be one and done, and Hurley is not dumb enough to allow that to happen. His defense also still leaves alot to be desired, needs work.
I don't think Dan Hurley would ever do that to a kid...You WANT kids leaving early if they are lottery picks....He is too much of a player's coach to ever put his own interest above a player's future IMO.
I see you’ve begun posting again. Must be finished with your project.
Coaches do that all the time, Boeheim did it for years, as did koach krap, and even Calhoun with certain players. Their mission is to win basketball games and Championships, and advise kids about getting their degree vs trying out for the NBA too soon, not to put kids in the NBA with no clue about what defense is and risk washing out, and ending up with nothing.
We were up three; and don't forget Rashamel gave a lot of pressure on that last possession, too.
Ok, I understand what you mean now; I'm just not familiar with your concept of "full possession" in contrast to what you would consider having the ball with six seconds left. Is there a term for the latter? If so, at what point--and on what basis--does it become distinct from what you are referring to as "full possession"?
