Bryant Post game thread

[Uconn77Duke74]

I'm hoping Mullins is what he is said to be and we give him 50% of both Karaban and Solo's current three point attempts.

 

[NJHusky]

I’m actually encouraged by Solo. I think the shooting will progress to the mean. Every other part of his game has greatly improved. If he can just shoot 36% which is 6% down from last year, he’d still be a much improved overall player

If my aunt had….oh never mind

 

[NJHusky]

AK and Solo 2 bad games in a row. Solo actually rather mediocre all season. That’s pretty worrisome to me. I’m not worried about them not improving their shooting, they certainly will. But the shot selection is bad too often . Solo not being set off curls, and AK taking super deep 3s that are way off. Solvable, but becoming a but of a habit for both.

Offense just seems different than is was in 23 & 24. Not quite so elegant with the motion and more passing around the perimeter

 

[thekollieman]

Good defense, poor shooting tonight. Silas is really on the T-New track with his first triple double in the fall of his first year in this type of game. Reibe is gonna be great. Furphy got his first bucket as a Husky. Not a pretty game to watch but still some fun takeaways!

 

[navery12]

It’s also okay to be worried about Illinois, especially if Tarris (our best player) doesn’t play again.

I agree that saying we stand no chance is silly, but I also find it somewhat equally silly for the contingent that says “it’s all good we won”. That was a pretty rough game. Not saying it has any bearing on the next, but it was no bueno.

Considering we just watched the same sequence play out with Columbia and BYU it does seem a little silly to worry about Illinois based off tonight

 

[Mr. French]

I agree. Im guessing 60/40 UConn. Ill be there, but dont expect an overwhelming UConn crowd on Black Friday.

Dopey UConn fans buying discount TVs?

 

[RuffRuff]

I'm hoping Mullins is what he is said to be and we give him 50% of both Karaban and Solo's current three point attempts.

His return almost feels like relief at this point. I’m honestly getting a little tired of watching this squad without Tarris and Mullins since we fully know it’s not the lineup that we need in March, and they are 2/3 of our star power. I’m ready to see what that chemistry looks like because what we’re watching now is pretty ugly (sans BYU w/Tarris).

 

[3rdbass]

Yeah, it is. We can't afford a 20% shooter from three on the floor that can't play defense. Fortunately, we have options once Mullins is back. That's the nice thing about this roster, is we have plenty of options once fully healthy. We have Malachi/Ross/Mullins to rotate to keep him off the floor if he isn't producing.

Nope, and don't want to say I told you so but I was saying this all summer. You cannot have those three guys on the floor at once, it makes for the same clunky lineup we tried last year. They all have slow feet, can't defend. You become a really stationary undynamic unit with them out there. We had a full year to watch them - you don't make a drastic leap in athletecism or foot speed, or ability to stay in front of someone.

We really have 3 plus players on this team - Tarris, Silas & Mullins. Then we have role players. We won't know what we have until 2 of those three guys are back on the floor. I do think Ross can become a plus role player throughout the year, consistently brings energy to the floor.

Best lineup down the line: Silas/Mullins/Ross/AK/Tarris. Big, best defensive unit.

Great tripledub for Silas.

Not sure why people are grouping Stewart in with the other 2. His defense has been improved except for that horrible closeout and foul on that Bryant shooter and is actually hitting 3s. Problem with Stewart is he stops looking for his shot after making a few and deferring. I like to see him more aggressive on the offensive side of the ball. He clealy has more talent than Karaban but doesnt work as hard. The other 2 are aggressive on offense but not giving us much there. I will say Karaban plays great interior D. Ball we all know doesn't play D at alll. I thought we looked better with him on the bench.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Considering we just watched the same sequence play out with Columbia and BYU it does seem a little silly to worry about Illinois based off tonight

This is quite apples to oranges. We shot 39% overall and 20% from 3 tonight. Against Colombia we shot 57% overall and 43% from 3.

Solo and AK combined for 43 points against Colombia on 14-26 shooting. They combined for 13 points on 5-21 shooting tonight.

Colombia is also 5-1 while Bryant is 1-5.

 

[uconn_jack]

AK and Solo 2 bad games in a row. Solo actually rather mediocre all season. That’s pretty worrisome to me. I’m not worried about them not improving their shooting, they certainly will. But the shot selection is bad too often . Solo not being set off curls, and AK taking super deep 3s that are way off. Solvable, but becoming a but of a habit for both.

I wouldn't call him mediocre. His 3 point shooting hasn't been good, but his rim and mid-range game is 100% better. Defense still a weakness of his, but he is improved that over last year too. I am confident his 3 pt shot selection will improve and we'll forget all about this mini-slump. His shot is too pure not to come back around.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

This is quite apples to oranges. We shot 39% overall and 20% from 3 tonight. Against Colombia we shot 57% overall and 43% from 3.

Solo and AK combined for 43 points against Colombia on 14-26 shooting. They combined for 13 points on 5-21 shooting tonight.

Colombia is also 5-1 while Bryant is 1-5.

How long have you been watching college basketball to still think there’s going to be some carry over from tonight to Friday?

 

[RuffRuff]

Not sure why people are grouping Stewart in with the other 2. His defense has been improved except for that horrible closeout and foul on that Bryant shooter and is actually hitting 3s. Problem with Stewart is he stops looking for his shot after making a few and deferring. I like to see him more aggressive on the offensive side of the ball. He clealy has more talent than Karaban but doesnt work as hard. The other 2 are aggressive on offense but not giving us much there. I will say Karaban plays great interior D. Ball we all know doesn't play D at alll. I thought we looked better with him on the bench.

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?

 

[navery12]

This is quite apples to oranges. We shot 39% overall and 20% from 3 tonight. Against Colombia we shot 57% overall and 43% from 3.

Solo and AK combined for 43 points against Colombia on 14-26 shooting. They combined for 13 points on 5-21 shooting tonight.

Colombia is also 5-1 while Bryant is 1-5.

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

 

[CardiacAndre7]

How long have you been watching college basketball to still think there’s going to be some carry over from tonight to Friday?

I was responding noting it wasn’t very similar of a sequence.

I never said it would carry over. My point was it’s okay to note that it was a bad game tonight without people responding like you said the season was ending. We’re all happy after big wins when we play very well, being weary after bad games is fine too.

I’m only worried about the carry over of Solo’s shooting and less-than-ideal finishing at the rim. They seem to have become trends.

 

[navery12]

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?

I actually think it's the opposite problem, his role on this team is a spot up jump shooter which doesn't really fit his skillset at all. He'd look much better if we were running a KO iso heavy system where he could just get the ball and go to work to get his own shot.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

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

I literally said “not saying it has bearing on the next”.

 

[FlockOfLambs]

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

Daniel Hamilton had an 11/11/11 triple double against CCSU in the game before Christmas in 2015

 

[navery12]

I literally said “not saying it has bearing on the next”.

Then we agree and you also find the people saying that dumb

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Then we agree and you also find the people saying that dumb

Sure, but it’s perfectly fine to be less than enthused with this performance.

 

[superjohn]

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?

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.

 

[NickDanger]

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.

He looked great in the BYU game

 

[TroyHall98]

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.

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.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

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.

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.

 

[navery12]

Sure, but it’s perfectly fine to be less than enthused with this performance.

Sure, you don't have to be enthused. Again, my only point is drawing conclusions or changing expectations off of cupcake games is silly

 

[Muddler]

Wtf is this? This is a joke right. You’re a joke right

What is the evidence that it is a joke? Based on performance--which actually matters, they have not played like a top 10 team.