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Cam Spencer Appreciation Thread

Rico444 said:
Maybe it's someone on an ignore list, the post that started it said if they had a choice between Cam or Hawk coming back for his junior year he'd pick Cam.
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Whomever you are talking to I have on ignore as well lol. So it’s a mutual love of the Yard.
 
Living young and dumb, I was frequently inebriated during that 89-90 season, and I swore that Nadav had a second set of eyes in the back of his skull, as well as 4 arms. Still not sure if it was the liquor and Yuengling beer influencing my vision, or if Nadav was actually a one year visitor from another planet
 
I think Cam is enjoying himself this year. Got the heart of a lion. Who is chirping more. Him or Danny??jk

Never questioned his shot making ability but was mildly concerned -earlier in year- About his ability to get his shot when he needed it vs BE athletic guards.. With our passing/schemes/PnR action. Not worried anymore.
 
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uconn13 said:
Living young and dumb, I was frequently inebriated during that 89-90 season, and I swore that Nadav had a second set of eyes in the back of his skull, as well as 4 arms. Still not sure if it was the liquor and Yuengling beer influencing my vision, or if Nadav was actually a one year visitor from another planet
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Dav's court vision was at another level. Point forward who could lead the break.
 
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Conndog said:
He may be the smartest, craftiest player I've seen at UConn! He knows how to adjust his shot to get it off without being blocked' it might be a turn around 360, maybe he puts it up against the backboard. That rebound time-out was yet another fantastic play from him. How lucky we were to get him instead of Kansas Nick.
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Maybe since Doron...
 
UCan3 said:
Joey, to me, don’t care if he was a 1 year player - he‘s a lifetime husky in my book.
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He made a couple all-time highlight reel plays, for sure.
 
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LStudfellow said:
Let me start by saying I do not like comparisons of guys who are or have been hugely important to the success of UConn basketball at any point over the last 35 years. Cam has quickly become a hugely important piece to this current team. Obviously he is a better choice than Timberlake, and we have probably won at least 2 more games this year, including last night, because of his play.

That having been said... time to step in and bring some reality to this. I was doing games on WHUS during the '89-90 season, Henefeld's only year as a Husky. And this is a ridiculously wrong take.

Making a comment like this discounts the fact that Nadav Henefeld may have had the single most important impact that any one-year player has ever had on our program. And the single most important lineup change that has ever been made... inserting Nadav into the starting lineup after we started 0-2 in the Big East that year - including a 31-point blow out at St. John's. If you had told anyone after that game what would happen over the next 3 months they would have told you that you were absolutely crazy. And no one... NO ONE... on that team had more to do with that than Nadav Henefeld. His insertion into the starting 5 made everyone better, and helped build us into what we became that year, and beyond.

And the game that frankly changed everything for the future trajectory of our entire program was that Saturday night, January 20th game against the Georgetown Hoyas (ranked #2 and going to be #1 the following Monday after #1 Kansas lost earlier that day)... and Nadav was THE reason we won that game. He was nothing short of spectacular in the 2nd half. He was the reason we finally started to believe in ourselves that year.

As good as Cam is, there is no way he could have done what Nadav did against THAT Georgetown team of John Thompson, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Dwayne Bryant and their group of intimidators that night.

Cam did it against a bunch of good D1 ballplayers... Nadav did it against a #2 team in the country, highlighted by 2 future NBA All-Stars. No comparison.

So sorry, but no. Just, NO.

The answer is without question, I agree with that part... but the obviously correct answer is Nadav Henefeld.
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I respect your opinion. It’s an opinion.

Statistically, so far, he’s better than both overall in their best seasons. And take Cam out of every game. Imagine we didn’t get him. Who takes his minutes? Solo and Jaylin?

He’s our MVP. We lost Sanogo, Hawkins and Andre and this kid has us #4 in the nation when Clingan has been on the shelf all year and Alex has struggled. It’s easy to be romantic looking back at good players on good teams. Don’t undersell what this kid is doing in spite of that.
 
Can't cheat on him on defense as he can knock down the 3 consistently. This opens up the middle/paint for UConn to run their offense. This is huge, especially with DC out.
 
Deepster said:
I respect your opinion. It’s an opinion.

Statistically, so far, he’s better than both overall in their best seasons. And take Cam out of every game. Imagine we didn’t get him. Who takes his minutes? Solo and Jaylin?

He’s our MVP. We lost Sanogo, Hawkins and Andre and this kid has us #4 in the nation when Clingan has been on the shelf all year and Alex has struggled. It’s easy to be romantic looking back at good players on good teams. Don’t undersell what this kid is doing in spite of that.
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I believe using Nadav and Doron in comparison is spot on. Almost tough to compare just like mine with Hawk. I mean Nadav was a 6’7 Point Forward who did a lot of the same as Cam minus the great shooting. Rebounded it well too and his ability to anticipate on D was second to none. Doron was very similar although I think a bit more of a PG. But bball IQs off the charts, athletically challenged but will methodically outsmart you.

All great Huskies although we only get 2 of them for one year in Storrs.
 
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Cam is a very good shooter and is usually opportunistic with his 3's. He definitely has a very high BBIQ. He is a below average defender and average ball handler.
He was most likely the best option for Dan Hurley to bring in as far as a deep shooting threat is concerned and UConn is fortunate to have him.
I do not like to compare players.
Spencer is good for this team.
Not sure when he would have had such a level of success with past UConn teams
As far as taking Cam out of every game so far this year or if UConn didn't get him at all, that's something you can play with most any starter on any team , You'd be crazy to think that Dan Hurley and staff would not have scooped up somebody who may offer a different skill set that would have as positive an impact.
What if UConn didn't have DC last season? We could play this what if game forever.
I appreciate Cam for what he does well and what he brings to this team
 
Deepster said:
Let’s be honest. He has come in and become the leader on the defending national champs.

And he’s better than both Sheffer and Henefeld. Without question.
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Maybe we should ask Steve Pikiel as he played with Nadav and coached Spencer.

I think it's hard to compare players who play different positions in different eras with different roles on their team. Nadav was a season changing player as his steals and vision changed how the team played. Some of you may forget, but UConn averaged over 13 steals per game that year which would lead the NCAA this year. And, college basketball and the Big East was much tougher back then as players stayed in college. That year, Syracuse had a senior Derrick Coleman and Georgetown had sophomore Alonzo Mourning and junior Dikembe Mutombo. No way any of them last past freshmen year now. Now they were rim protectors!

Spencer has been the missing piece for this team as his all around game was needed. What I find surprising is that his stats are almost identical to his stats last year at Rutgers, but he seems to have more impact on UConn.

Both Nadav and Spencer were/are major contributors on very good teams and I think it's foolish to say one is better than the other.
 
superjohn said:
These threads have become impossible to read. You must be responding to posts I can't see. I don't see any posts in the thread comparing Cam this season to a hypothetical junior year Hawkins.
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The default "ignore" state really should indicate when someone is being ignored. Just something like [ignored content] instead of the actual message and handle. Then you at least can tell that there was something there someone was responding to. If people wanted more than that, then the current system of showing nothing at all could also be an option.
 
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Deepster said:
Let’s be honest. He has come in and become the leader on the defending national champs.

And he’s better than both Sheffer and Henefeld. Without question.
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I was with you until you said better. Henefeld played against Alonzo Mourning and some real good BE teams. As good yes but better not sure.
 
I love Cam, great player and ferocious on the court. He's a combination of Joey California and Billy Martin.

But Nadav played basketball at another level. He made everyone on the court better on both ends. His comp is a poor man's Larry Bird. His UConn career ended 34 years ago so it's a good bet many on this site never saw him play. Henefeld was one of the most important players in UConn history. An very solid argument can be made that he had a larger impact on the program than any player to ever don a Huskies uniform.

Period. The end.
 
Palatine said:
I love Cam, great player and ferocious on the court. He's a combination of Joey California and Billy Martin.

But Nadav played basketball at another level. He made everyone on the court better on both ends. His comp is a poor man's Larry Bird. His UConn career ended 34 years ago so it's a good bet many on this site never saw him play. Henefeld was one of the most important players in UConn history. An very solid argument can be made that he had a larger impact on the program than any player to ever don a Huskies uniform.

Period. The end.
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Nadav averaged 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in his one year at UConn. He shot 54% from the field, 37% from 3 and 75% from the line. He also averaged 3.7 steals per game and 2.3 turnovers.

Spencer is averaging 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 50% shooting from the field, 44% from 3 and 89% from the free throw line. He is also averaging 1.3 steals and 1.3 turnovers.

Nadav was great, no doubt about it. But if the game is on the line and you need someone to hit a big shot, Spencer is that guy on this year's team.
 
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Huskybass said:
Nadav averaged 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in his one year at UConn. He shot 54% from the field, 37% from 3 and 75% from the line. He also averaged 3.7 steals per game and 2.3 turnovers.

Spencer is averaging 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 50% shooting from the field, 44% from 3 and 89% from the free throw line. He is also averaging 1.3 steals and 1.3 turnovers.

Nadav was great, no doubt about it. But if the game is on the line and you need someone to hit a big shot, Spencer is that guy on this year's team.
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