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navery12 said:
The point was we had a whole group of posters complaining that we looked horrible, we're an overrated team, we were going to get killed by BYU because we took the 2nd half off against Columbia and only outscored them by 4. The same thing happened tonight in the 2nd half. And it was all meaningless.

If you wanted to believe it was going to carryover into the games vs top teams before BYU I think that's incredibly dumb but at least it was an unknown. Now that we have evidence with this specific team that it doesn't I think it's something far beyond dumb to still think that
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I literally said “not saying it has bearing on the next”.
 
Kathy said:
Shabazz Napier 11/20/11: He registered his first triple-double against Coppin State with 22 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds.
November 11, 2013: He recorded his second with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists against Yale.

Kemba Walker 12/3/10 vs. UMBC 24p, 13r, 10a

Shabazz also had a triple double in the NBA January 25, 2020: He finished the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with 10 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds.

Hasheem Thabeet 1/31/09 vs. Providence 15p, 11r, 10b

Marcus Williams 2/21/06 vs. Notre Dame 18p, 10r, 13a

Ben Gordon 12/20/03 vs. Iona 17p, 16r, 11a

Emeka Okafor 12/6/03 vs. Army 18p, 15r, 10b

Caron Butler 12/26/00 vs. URI 14p, 12r, 11a

Doron Sheffer 12/30/95 vs. Hartford 10p, 10r, 11a

Donyell Marshall 1/17/94 vs. Hartford 23p, 11r, 10b
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Daniel Hamilton had an 11/11/11 triple double against CCSU in the game before Christmas in 2015
 
RuffRuff said:
His problem is that he thinks he’s a spot up jump shooter, when we need more out of him than that. I can’t figure out if it’s a product of him or how Hurley uses him. To superjohns point, I don’t know what his identity is on this team. Is it a guy that makes a couple threes and every couple games?
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I fully believe that Jaylin is the rare player who would be doing better outside of our system. He wouldn't be winning as much but he would be putting up numbers and showcasing his game in the right environment which lets him cook and play to his strengths.

He's an awesome kid, a great teammate, and he's from a great family. I love his loyalty but it feels like the staff neutered his game. He's good for a couple of threes early in a game and then he's just off to the side.

In no way am I giving up on him as a UConn player. He still has a valuable role and he can still do more but his talent is better than what he's shown at UConn so far. I think that's a product of fit and how the staff is telling him to play.
 
Deepster said:
Again, an astoundingly subpar performance from Karaban and again these threads tiptoe around the truth. He is not helping us and he has not progressed at all since sophomore year.
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He looked great in the BYU game
 
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RuffRuff said:
AK is fine if he’s a complimentary piece that lets offense come to him. He should never try and generate his own offense, I mean never. Alex is a catch and shoot guy, and a cutter. His offensive game ends there.
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Solo also looks like a complimentary piece who has not, at this stage, put it all together. Let’s hope Mullins is as good as advertised as it might take some defensive attention off of Solo.
 
superjohn said:
I fully believe that Jaylin is the rare player who would be doing better outside of our system. He wouldn't be winning as much but he would be putting up numbers and showcasing his game in the right environment which lets him cook and play to his strengths.

He's an awesome kid, a great teammate, and he's from a great family. I love his loyalty but it feels like the staff neutered his game. He's good for a couple of threes early in a game and then he's just off to the side.

In no way am I giving up on him as a UConn player. He still has a valuable role and he can still do more but his talent is better than what he's shown at UConn so far. I think that's a product of fit and how the staff is telling him to play.
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I don’t know if this is the case, but it seems like the staff emphasizes the system and stymies some creativity. It only seems as if players can do their thing in transition or in late shot clock situations. It seems like almost all of Silas’ drives to the hole are late in the clock.

Why not throw in a couple possessions of telling a guy you are free to go get yours without much repercussion? Stewart and Silas are two of the only guys we have that can do that, and that may open up our offense. The system is tremendous, we all recognize that, but throw in a bit of improvisation could help.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Sure, but it’s perfectly fine to be less than enthused with this performance.
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Sure, you don't have to be enthused. Again, my only point is drawing conclusions or changing expectations off of cupcake games is silly
 
NewBlood said:
Wtf is this? This is a joke right. You’re a joke right
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What is the evidence that it is a joke? Based on performance--which actually matters, they have not played like a top 10 team.
 
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Also, will AK's minutes go down once we're heathy? I hope so but I kind of have a feeling it's just going to be less minutes for other players.

There's this idea that we only started winning/became a great program again/went back to back once Karaban got here. We hear it from Hurley and it seems like Hurley feels he can't take him off the court. Karaban is an awesome role player but he's just that, a role player. He was the 6th best player on one of those championship teams and the 5th best player on the other. The wheels aren't going to fall off if AK isn't always out there and his great games are mixed in with plenty of stinkers. If he's bricking all his shots or he's putting his head down and driving too much it's okay to plant him on the bench. That's what happens to the other players.
 
Deepster said:
Again, an astoundingly subpar performance from Karaban and again these threads tiptoe around the truth. He is not helping us and he has not progressed at all since sophomore year.
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Boooooooooooo
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I don’t know if this is the case, but it seems like the staff emphasizes the system and stymies some creativity. It only seems as if players can do their thing in transition or in late shot clock situations. It seems like almost all of Silas’ drives to the hole are late in the clock.

Why not throw in a couple possessions of telling a guy you are free to go get yours without much repercussion? Stewart and Silas are two of the only guys we have that can do that, and that may open up our offense. The system is tremendous, we all recognize that, but throw in a bit of improvisation could help.
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I can't remember exactly how he said it but Hurley basically said there would be more improvisation with this team.
 
superjohn said:
Also, will AK's minutes go down once we're heathy? I hope so but I kind of have a feeling it's just going to be less minutes for other players.

There's this idea that we only started winning/became a great program again/went back to back once Karaban got here. We hear it from Hurley and it seems like Hurley feels he can't take him off the court. Karaban is an awesome role player but he's just that, a role player. He was the 6th best player on one of those championship teams and the 5th best player on the other. The wheels aren't going to fall off if AK isn't always out there and his great games are mixed in with plenty of stinkers. If he's bricking all his shots or he's putting his head down to much it's okay to plant him on the bench. That's what happens to the other players.
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Will be interesting to watch because the only alternative to take him off the floor is Stewart. Hurley doesn't seem comfortable taking him off the floor, even when he's playing poorly.

I think the only way he will is if we're up enough while having Reed & Mullins. I doubt he takes him off the floor much in situations where a game is close.
 
NJHusky said:
Offense just seems different than is was in 23 & 24. Not quite so elegant with the motion and more passing around the perimeter
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In ‘23 our Offense wasn’t humming until well into conference once Murray figured out how to incorporate AJ. We may never see anything like ‘24 in college again
 
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They went through the motions and didn’t lose. That’s about it. Good practice for Reibe and a few others. Play with that level of intensity on Friday and they get crushed. I sense the team is struggling to find identity without Reed who is so critical to it. Mullins has never played a game here, he’s a nice to have. But Reed is core to who we are.
 
I would have them shoot free throws again. I know it was better, but still. Then the three-point shot just isn't dropping even when they are wide open.
 
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Old Man UConn said:
Not to be to critical but bad Free Throw shooting is becoming a big concern.
Old Man UConn said:
Silas NEEDS to work on FT's, he will be fouled a lot at the end of games.
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They were 17-22 for 77% tonight. And Reibe was 4-4 which is a huge improvement from the Arizona game. Why the big concern after this game?

Demary is now 21-28 from the line for the season. 75%. I'd like him around 80% but 75% after 6 games isn't alarming. It's a relative small sample size and it's not terrible. 1 more make and he's at 78.6%. Last season he was 127-158 which is 80.4%. What are you seeing that makes you believe he needs work on his free throws?
 
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EricLA said:
Congrats to Silas! 2nd triple double in the past 10 years. But...

Good things about this game:
  • It was a win
  • Silas 10-10-10
  • Reibe 16 points in 19 minutes
There were also stretches of good defense. That was about all. I get Bryant had a tough non-conference, but they are now 1-5. Kinda expected a blowout. Disappointed in Hurley's post game talking about the team "punking out" in the AZ game. Given that (IMHO) over the top reaction, can't imagine what he will say after this game.
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Actually, what Hurley said following the Arizona game was they "got punked" on the boards, which was true, as they got outrebounded by 20.
 
NJHusky said:
Offense just seems different than is was in 23 & 24. Not quite so elegant with the motion and more passing around the perimeter
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It's November for chistsakes. The offense in November for those two squads was also different than they ultimately were. We are holding this team to way too high of a standard for November, especially with completely new guys at the PG position, and being down 2 starters most of the season so far. I am actually pleased with the overall offense for this point in the season, averaging 86 points on 19 assists per game thus far, which is actually better than both the '23 and '24 teams. Yeah the assists may drop as we go through the gauntlet the next few weeks, but we had 22 and 15 against BYU and Zona, almost double what they had, so I think we'll be alright. I don't care how "elegant" it is as long as it gets the job done.
 
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