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He really petered out in the second half. I pegged him in the chat room pre-game for a double double. He couldn't get over the hump and ended up with 9 points and 11 boards. 1-4 on FT's. He makes one more FT and he gets that double double.
 
Palatine said:
He petered out? What?

We needed every minute he played.
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He had 8 and 8 at halftime. I went out on a limb and called him for a double double before tipoff. He had a chance to validate my prediction. Makes his FT's and I'm Nostrafuckingdamus.
 
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Carlton has always seemed to come up big in the more important games. Good for him, needed every one of his points and rebounds tonight.
 
Carlton didn't try to do too much and actually had his head up when he had the ball down low. Whaley was great, but if Carlton can compliment him like this, it'll be big for the team.

Hopefully, it was also push Sanogo in practice and help him develop faster.
 
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It's great that Josh stepped up when his number was called. OTOH, Polley had a rough one. But that's a strength of this team, we've got options when Plan A isn't working. We looked like a well coached team out there.
 
I said it last week after the DNP, Carlton is extremely valuable to this team. I’m glad he stepped up tonight and I hope it continues throughout the season. He could have easily left the program or sulked on the bench and stopper caring. He’s vocal on when he’s on the bench and he plays his heart out when he’s on the floor. He’s definition of UConn basketball. Might not the be the flashiest player but Has proven multiple times to get the job done when needed.
 
ThabeetDown said:
Unreal performance by Josh after not seeing the court vs Hartford. You have to admire his attitude -- how many college athletes (or even pros) would pout after a DNP and let it carry on to the next game? A true professional in Josh.
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C'mon if Hurley gave Josh 25 minutes against Hartford or CCSU he would have had a double-doubles. Hurley used the minutes to give valuable experience to Sanogo and other newcomers. Hurley knows what he has n Josh and you saw it tonight against real opposition.
 
KSC94 said:
You'd rather have him chuck some nonsense that he might able to rebound (11 boards tonight) than take the sho clock violation, obviously.
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Of course
 
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Palatine said:
C'mon if Hurley gave Josh 25 minutes against Hartford or CCSU he would have had a double-doubles. Hurley used the minutes to give valuable experience to Sanogo and other newcomers. Hurley knows what he has n Josh and you saw it tonight against real opposition.
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That's not my point. You can't tell me some guys would have issues being healthy scratches?
 
on that last josh play, he was 57 feet off the floor when he grabbed the rock (diamond?), right under the lights. i know, cuz i counted. yup, 57 feet exactly.
 
Josh was great tonight. How many big offensive rebounds did he have?

I listened to Hurley's conference call with the horde yesterday, and he said that there are reasons that Josh hasn't played much yet. Didn't really go into it much, but it definitely sounded like he had a plan with Josh. It's only game 3, but I'd say his plan is working out.
 
Watch Carlton when he is out there. He does a lot of little things. One example: with about 5 minutes left, Cole is on the right wing. Carlton posts, then drops back to clear the lane. Cole beats his guy baseline, and Carlton seals off the help defender.

It was clear that Cole was expecting the help defender to come over, because he dished it out even though he was wide open under the basket. He looked surprised that he was that open, and hadn't expect Carlton to do that. It was just a great veteran play by Carlton that won't show up in the stat sheet.

I don't care if Carlton is not much of an athlete, UConn is a better team if Carlton plays 20+ minutes a game.
 
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First time I've seem him this year. As others have pointed out, he's thin. Considering the effort he must of put into off season conditioning it's nice to see him play well.... really well. One of his better games as a Huskies. Very efficient.
 
Carlton is definitely stronger this year. If you remember him as a freshman or sophomore, you'll recall him getting a rebound and losing it. Happened all the time. Then look at tonight. He was very strong when he got the ball. Josh continues to get better every year. He will be an important piece for us this year. You might say he's the odd man in.
 
Best play I saw from this season's Josh that last season's Josh couldn't do was early in the second half. Somewhere between 1-2 minutes in to the half Josh had to hedge and stop the PG off the pick and roll and then retreat to cover his man in the lane. He did it perfectly. Whaley is really, really, really good at it, but last year's Josh would have been to slow to recover, fouled the PG or just fell on the ground trying to recover. Huge improvement in agility and quickness seen on one play.
 
All Chief is saying is Josh did not lose his minutes due to basketball - glad things are back to ball.
 
Chief00 said:
All Chief is saying is Josh did not lose his minutes due to basketball - glad things are back to ball.
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I'm not really up on the news. Was he being disciplined for something?
 
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