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Can someone explain to me

upstater said:
I want Cole to watch videos of Taliek Brown.
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And what will be gained from that?

Cole finds out he is shorter, slower and not as strong.

Taliek went three years of not being able to shoot 3's, shoot FTs and would over penetrate on offense.

None of those are problems for Cole.

His problem is a lack of athleticism, short arms and average strength.
 
August_West said:
The difference between RJ Cole and Antwoine Anderson?

I just see similarities.

Both lefty transfers from small schools. Both asked to be starters when they are bench minute players. Both trying to do things by default ( and necessity) that aren’t in their skill sets.

This team needs PG help badly. Because we’ve got a million other pieces.

gaffney really needs to step up.
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Is there anyone on our team even halfway decent at on-ball defense? Rj Cole is a phenomenal on-ball defender. The game is more than offense and points.
 
Chin Diesel said:
And what will be gained from that?

Cole finds out he is shorter, slower and not as strong.

Taliek went three years of not being able to shoot 3's, shoot FTs and would over penetrate on offense.

None of those are problems for Cole.

His problem is a lack of athleticism, short arms and average strength.
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Taliek was barely 6 feet but listed at 6'1. He knew how to leverage his body to run an offense. And most importantly, he refrained from shooting unless he was wide open.
 
upstater said:
Taliek was barely 6 feet but listed at 6'1. He knew how to leverage his body to run an offense. And most importantly, he refrained from shooting unless he was wide open.
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Taliek was one of the fastest and strongest guards ever at UConn. He was also a McD's AA.
He refrained from shooting because he shot bricks and would get yanked. He also over penetrated and got airborne before he knew what to do.
He was also a terrible FT shooter which is why BG would take over ball handling at end of the game.

You should have said Cole should study John Stockton. Cole and Stockton can both shoot.

You're dying on a stupid mound you built.
 
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The guards all played much more physically in the second half and were a huge boost when our frontcourt & Polley had gotten quiet. They couldn’t hit jumpers for the most part, but they finally contributed in other ways and it was huge. So however imperfect they are, I hope they keep that energy.
Greathusky said:
Is everybody forgetting that RJ has been out for a year and hasn’t had the necessary practice time? The guy is a great defender and may not have the best point guard skills but he will get better as the season goes on.
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I agree and still think he’s the best out of the non Bouknight guards by a good margin.
 
UConnDad said:
I’m pretty happy Gaff showed a little life. Would be great to see him confident.
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So, there was a play in second half where UConn put a shot and Gaff was on the left baseline. Shot took an odd bounce off rim and went right in to Gaff's hands. He just stood there not knowing what to do. He eventually tried a layup but missed or got blocked.
From that moment on he played much better. It was almost as if the proverbial light went off on his head telling him to be aggressive on the court and not just he on the court.
 
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BParkDog said:
Can someone explain to me why some BYers can't sit back and enjoy the f---- out of watching us completely dominate Butler, with the Martin and Polley show in full display, without drinking a keg of misery during the game? During!!
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Its like our point guards played point guard and let everyone else score
 
I personally saw no problem with Cole again at point, he may not be a scorer but he's not losing the ball, if he never ends up being a scorer here im fine with him being a floor general. Personally think Gaff showed some really nice flashes, feel like that 3 pointer is going to come along, and hes really starting to see ways into the lane, putting up really good shots against bigger defenders.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Taliek was one of the fastest and strongest guards ever at UConn. He was also a McD's AA.
He refrained from shooting because he shot bricks and would get yanked. He also over penetrated and got airborne before he knew what to do.
He was also a terrible FT shooter which is why BG would take over ball handling at end of the game.

You should have said Cole should study John Stockton. Cole and Stockton can both shoot.

You're dying on a stupid mound you built.
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I'm stupid. But you're the one who wrote Cole and John Stockton can both shoot.
So, put it this way. I'm stupid, but I'm not out of my mind delusional and deranged.
 
Cole/Gaff is who we have this year.. Can't change it ..Deal with it.. Bet on the rest of the team doing their thing..

Sool on the way..
 
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The Cole slander is weird to me. He hasn’t been first team all big east but he’s also clearly the best 1 on this team right now, and the offense looks the best when he’s in the game. And they have one loss to a top ten team they dominated for most of the game.

Taliek would love to read some of this ____. I’m sure there were posters in this thread calling on him to transfer right up until the 2004 tourney.
 
upstater said:
I'm stupid. But you're the one who wrote Cole and John Stockton can both shoot.
So, put it this way. I'm stupid, but I'm not out of my mind delusional and deranged.
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The difference is you were being serious and I was making a joke.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
The Cole slander is weird to me. He hasn’t been first team all big east but he’s also clearly the best 1 on this team right now, and the offense looks the best when he’s in the game. And they have one loss to a top ten team they dominated for most of the game.

Taliek would love to read some of this ____. I’m sure there were posters in this thread calling on him to transfer right up until the 2004 tourney.
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He is the best one on our team right now. No doubt. That’s kinda the point.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Yeah i guess I just don’t see it as some kind of catastrophe like other people seem to.
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I don’t see it as a catastrophe, just a potential Achilles heel on what I see as an easily top 10 team. I’m projecting obviously. . We get 1 crack at things with this mix of players. And it’s a special mix. As uconn fans we know( if anyone does) what guard play gets you. It’s important. I’m not looking for RJ or Gaff to be kemba or El Amin. I’m looking for them ( and especially RJ because he plays really good D) to be solid.
 
UConnStats said:
I think Gaffney has a high ceiling, but he’s not even trying to scratch that potential in games and I’m not sure how much longer they can justify playing him big minutes. They already have recruited over him with Diggins, but clearly we still need more.
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Disagree here. He doesn’t have to be a huge scorer to be effective. He’s CLEARLY our best distributor on offense. He made 3-4 awesome finds today for easy buckets/open 3s. He doesn’t turn it over, plays very good D, and rebounds.

Id much rather have his steady hand running things v RJ. Not everyone on the floor needs to be a shooter/score first guy.
 
What was this board saying about T Brown back in the day?

I know this board absolutely hated our recruiting class of 2010. A class that owns two rings. We were told that we even "landed the wrong Lamb"

We gushed over Rudy & AD, including myself, neither won anything

My point? It's all about chemistry, and I love this team. I love everyone on it, I love their energy, I love the job Hurley is doing, I love our resurgence, I love WINNING

Enjoy the ride people, we should appreciate everyone involved
 
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August_West said:
I don’t see it as a catastrophe, just a potential Achilles heel on what I see as an easily top 10 team. I’m projecting obviously. . We get 1 crack at things with this mix of players. And it’s a special mix. As uconn fans we know( if anyone does) what guard play gets you. It’s important. I’m not looking for RJ or Gaff to be kemba or El Amin. I’m looking for them ( and especially RJ because he plays really good D) to be solid.
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I think Cole is solid. As long as he keeps playing that great defense, he's going to be just fine as a guy that hits the occasional 3, distributes pretty well, and doesn't turn the ball over too much.
 
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