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BNich said:
Need another HUGE effort like the game against Tulsa. UConn is coming off a big win and SMU is coming off a tough loss but playing at home. Hoping they show up to play!!
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SMU can really score, but plays awful defense. I believe it’s a good matchup for us because I think our defense can give them some trouble & we should be able to get to the rim, score, & beat them up on the glass.
 
EBonz30 said:
SMU can really score, but plays awful defense. I believe it’s a good matchup for us because I think our defense can give them some trouble & we should be able to get to the rim, score, & beat them up on the glass.
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I haven't seen them at all this year. I just know they lost to a Temple team that UConn whipped up on.
The team is trending in the right direction and Bouknight is beginning to assert himself as the guy, aside from Vital. This team is coming together at the right time. Ive got tickets for Sunday at the XL center, hoping for a 3 gam win streak heading into that one. Another big game tomorrow night. One game at a time boys. One at a time.
 
BNich said:
I just know they lost to a Temple team that UConn whipped up on.
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Temple is nota good team this year but we got them on a REAL bad night. Weve had those ourselves too, too, many times to count.
 
BNich said:
I haven't seen them at all this year. I just know they lost to a Temple team that UConn whipped up on.
The team is trending in the right direction and Bouknight is beginning to assert himself as the guy, aside from Vital. This team is coming together at the right time. Ive got tickets for Sunday at the XL center, hoping for a 3 gam win streak heading into that one. Another big game tomorrow night. One game at a time boys. One at a time.
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SMU gets off to very quick starts- will be key for UConn to be ready to rock & roll come tip & ready to go all out & defend & scrap from the start.
 
EBonz30 said:
SMU gets off to very quick starts- will be key for UConn to be ready to rock & roll come tip & ready to go all out & defend & scrap from the start.
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That worries me to an extent. They haven't shown to be a team that starts off fast. Usually they get a quick punch to the mouth then figure it out. At home last Sunday, we saw this against Cinci.
 
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BNich said:
He only leads the team in scoring, no big deal. Dumb ass.
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Dumb Ass? So 14 ppg is considered a big scorer? No Donyell, Ray, Chris Smith, kemba, Bazz...those were big scorers.
 
SubbaBub said:
I see bouk picking up about half of CV' scoring output (~7pts), but not seeing where the other half are coming from or the 5 or so more that would turn the close L's into W's.

I don't see our defense being 12 pts/gm better. You want to pencil in 4-5 to Akok, Ok but that's a bit of a leap of faith at the moment.
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Hello! RJ Cole, my friend. I think Cole will more than offset Vital's scoring and Bouknight will up his points too. And that's just our starting back court!
 
We have probably three shots at Q1 wins left. Houston, at SMU, and possible 1-50 team in aac tourney. If we win out and win those there is a chance but I am more worried about going into SMU and ending that nightmare trip with a UCONN dub and then going from there.
 
SubbaBub said:
I see bouk picking up about half of CV' scoring output (~7pts), but not seeing where the other half are coming from or the 5 or so more that would turn the close L's into W's.

I don't see our defense being 12 pts/gm better. You want to pencil in 4-5 to Akok, Ok but that's a bit of a leap of faith at the moment.
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Wait you seriosuly don't think we can replace Vitals 14ppg? Cole will average 11 and Bouk will average about 17. There ya go. Easy. Gaffney, Adams and everyone else will average more as well.

Our defense will also be better with more Bigs to fill in and give otheres a break. Thinking we are going to be worse becase we are losing Vital is Peak Boneyard.
 
Candyman34 said:
Dumb Ass? So 14 ppg is considered a big scorer? No Donyell, Ray, Chris Smith, kemba, Bazz...those were big scorers.
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He LEADS the team in scoring. No matter what way you try to say it, you have to fill in his scoring. You're seriously an idiot if you think Vital's loss will be easy to fill.
 
BNich said:
He LEADS the team in scoring. No matter what way you try to say it, you have to fill in his scoring. You're seriously an idiot if you think Vital's loss will be easy to fill.
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Maybe part of the answer here is reduced turnovers. Vital stuffs the stat sheet in a lot of areas, including turnovers. He, and presumably Gilbert, won't be around next season and they combine for over 5 TO's a game. And maybe Carlton won't start. That's almost 8 TO's/game. If their replacements (will Whaley start???) take better care of the ball there are a lot of extra possessions to be had. Just a thought.
 
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Candyman34 said:
Dumb Ass? So 14 ppg is considered a big scorer? No Donyell, Ray, Chris Smith, kemba, Bazz...those were big scorers.
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14 ppg is a big scorer. Don’t downplay Vitals importance from a scoring/rebounding perspective. I can’t defend his decision making but the dude scores
 
Candyman34 said:
Might miss rebounding but he is not a big scorer. Averages 14 a game. Bouk should be ready to aveage 18 a game plus Cole will get his & Polley back. We won't miss his scoring, his tenaciousness and heart plus rebounding but not scoring.
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Am I missing something? I believe 14 PPG leads the team. More importantly Cole is still an unknown, although I feel he’ll produce, and Polley has a tough injury to overcome. I think Jackson may put double figures up when all is said and done.
But replacing Vital’s 400 plus points this season Is a lot easier said than done.
 
As far as Vital- he’s a good shooter, defender, & rebounder. The problem is that we’ve needed him to create plays, his own shot, make decisions at the end of games, etc.

He would be looked at much differently if we have another guy or two who were able to run the offense and create plays for others. Has looked better the last two games with Bouknight creating offense.

Would’ve love to see him in a offense in where we just asked him to hit the open jumper when needed, defend one of the top perimeter players on the other team, & rebound.

Vital is tough, gritty, & gives it his all- we’ve just haven’t had enough talent around him & it’s equated to show a number of his flaws too often.
 
We lost Jalen Adams's 17 points per game last year and Gilbert is averaging 3 less a game despite us hoping he'd be the one to take the points..

We're 40 spots better in KenPom.

We'll be fine replacing 14ppg among 8+ returning rotation players, a redshirt junior transfer (making 6 junior+ upperclassmen), a redshirt freshman, and 2 normal freshmen.
 
Giants2019 said:
We have probably three shots at Q1 wins left. Houston, at SMU, and possible 1-50 team in aac tourney. If we win out and win those there is a chance but I am more worried about going into SMU and ending that nightmare trip with a UCONN dub and then going from there.
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Houston is a maybe. They're 29 now, so they're hovering between Q1 and Q2 because it's at home.

SMU is a maybe. They're 72 right now, so even a road win means they're a Q2 win.

Right now only Houston, Cincy, and Wichita would be neutral Q1 wins, and WSU is clinging for life to that.
 
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auror said:
We lost Jalen Adams's 17 points per game last year and Gilbert is averaging 3 less a game despite us hoping he'd be the one to take the points..

We're 40 spots better in KenPom.

We'll be fine replacing 14ppg among 8+ returning rotation players, a redshirt junior transfer (making 6 junior+ upperclassmen), a redshirt freshman, and 2 normal freshmen.
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This. If you are concerned about replacing Vital's points you might as well throw in the towel on next season now.
 
casual-yardin said:
This. If you are concerned about replacing Vital's points you might as well throw in the towel on next season now.
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A good team replaces 14 points pretty easily.

We're not talking Kemba points here. Nor, as much as I do like CV, are we talking about the sort of leadership that, say, Shabazz offered, or the defense that Moore offered, or the rebounding Okafor offered, or the all around game Gay offered.

We replaced Tony Robertson fine; we'll replace CV fine. He'll be missed, but a good program goes on.
 
tzznandrew said:
A good team replaces 14 points pretty easily.

We're not talking Kemba points here. Nor, as much as I do like CV, are we talking about the sort of leadership that, say, Shabazz offered, or the defense that Moore offered, or the rebounding Okafor offered, or the all around game Gay offered.

We replaced Tony Robertson fine; we'll replace CV fine. He'll be missed, but a good program goes on.
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And its 14 PPG at a 36% clip so it can be replaced. Let's not pretend finding a guy with his heart and hard work ethics will be easy but I think we have the horses. Again nothing against CV but between Bouks improvement and the others who will share his time this won't be tough. I think Bouk will also be a 6 RPG guy and add Jackson, Springs we will rebound better as a team overall despite how good he is as a guard for us now.
 
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BNich said:
Need another HUGE effort like the game against Tulsa. UConn is coming off a big win and SMU is coming off a tough loss but playing at home. Hoping they show up to play!!
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they WILL!
 
BNich said:
He LEADS the team in scoring. No matter what way you try to say it, you have to fill in his scoring. You're seriously an idiot if you think Vital's loss will be easy to fill.
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It’s going to be very easy to replace 14 ppg. We replace that easily every year. Not sure why you think 14ppg, even if it leads the team, is a huge number. Bouk has the potential to drop 18 plus a game. And everyone else will up their averages. We will be top 25 next year.
 
JimHurley said:
Hello! RJ Cole, my friend. I think Cole will more than offset Vital's scoring and Bouknight will up his points too. And that's just our starting back court!
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idk, we don't even really want Cole to be a score first guard; his height is a detriment, something he didn't have to deal with in the MEAC. I think Gaffney's points will be more important in the end. I hope Gaff steps up and is able to start.

And I think we are underselling Vital's contributions rebounding that lead to much more offensive possessions than we would have otherwise. That's part of his impact impact
 
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auror said:
We lost Jalen Adams's 17 points per game last year and Gilbert is averaging 3 less a game despite us hoping he'd be the one to take the points..

We're 40 spots better in KenPom.

We'll be fine replacing 14ppg among 8+ returning rotation players, a redshirt junior transfer (making 6 junior+ upperclassmen), a redshirt freshman, and 2 normal freshmen.
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I ain't worried about raw scoring per se. I am worried about replacing 3pt shooting, given that Poly isn't gonna be really ready until mid year.

I'm also worried about replacing Vital's rebounding from the guard position. That impacts our offense as well
 
tzznandrew said:
A good team replaces 14 points pretty easily.

We're not talking Kemba points here. Nor, as much as I do like CV, are we talking about the sort of leadership that, say, Shabazz offered, or the defense that Moore offered, or the rebounding Okafor offered, or the all around game Gay offered.

We replaced Tony Robertson fine; we'll replace CV fine. He'll be missed, but a good program goes on.
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As I said above, I am worried about replacing that 3pt shooting tho. Polley won't be ready out of the shoot. It's not just raw points, it's how you get them.

Also, that kind of rebounding from the guard spot is impossible to replicate. That said, we will probably mitigate that with rebounding from other positions (Jackson and Springs).
 
BNich said:
He LEADS the team in scoring. No matter what way you try to say it, you have to fill in his scoring. You're seriously an idiot if you think Vital's loss will be easy to fill.
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Your obsession with defending his play is getting pathetic. He’s a great kid, who hustles his assorted, and is a great ambassador for the program but Bouk will be able to fill the void. We’ll miss his defense and rebounding more than his offense
 
intlzncster said:
I ain't worried about raw scoring per se. I am worried about replacing 3pt shooting, given that Poly isn't gonna be really ready until mid year.

I'm also worried about replacing Vital's rebounding from the guard position. That impacts our offense as well
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Replacing what 3 point shooting? We’re terrible this year. We can only get better
 
If we can get through SMU with a win then the rest of the season is fair game. we can move up in the standings and place ourselves in good position for the aac Tourney
 
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