UConn has a great young center all Big East first team , he has capable backup with more mobiliy suited to our style plus we had highly regarded freshman coming in. Carlton was relagated to matchup minutes against teams with a big powerful 5 . He has a business degree from UConn and is a legitimate alumni but he wanted to play professionally so he needed to get to a place that he was in the rotation so he could showcase his talents. It wasn’t fair to keep him here.Is the Carlton kid with Houston formerly a UConn player? If so, why did he leave UConn?
UConn has a great young center all Big East first team , he has capable backup with more mobiliy suited to our style plus we had highly regarded freshman coming in. Carlton was relagated to matchup minutes against teams with a big powerful 5 . He has a business degree from UConn and is a legitimate alumni but he wanted to play professionally so he needed to get to a place that he was in the rotation so he could showcase his talents. It wasn’t fair to keep him here.
We certainlly could have used him early when our bigs were injured or against teams like Creighton. But you can’t predict that going forward.
Most here are rooting for him as he is one of ours.,
was a great kid who played hard. His best friend and roommate for four years was our starting 4 and I‘m sure the team , although disappointed , are rooting for his success.
When Josh was at UConn, his skills were obvious to everyone (Kelvin Sampson most notably).
Sampson has put Carlton is positions to succeed, and Hurley didn't really play to his strengths.
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A better question is: How does Houston keep winning with an “Ollie Guy” on the team?Is the Carlton kid with Houston formerly a UConn player? If so, why did he leave UConn?
And yet Carlton is still playing. I realize his strengths didn't fit the Hurley system, but just maybe you design an offense/defense for the players you have.We had two players on the BE first team including a center and we also had a sophomore drafted in the lottery last year. I think Hurley knows a little something about putting players in a position to succeed.
Hey, we made the Elite 64 twice!!!He’s going to the Elite 8, we made the Elite 64. He obviously made a great decision for himself congrats to Josh. Hope it continues!
Oh, spare me. You act like it’s impossible for Hurley to make mistakes - as though he’s the great one and that he’s not to be questioned. That’s a lot of respect you’re giving to someone who hasn’t made the second weekend of the tournament.We had two players on the BE first team including a center and we also had a sophomore drafted in the lottery last year. I think Hurley knows a little something about putting players in a position to succeed.
Why would you do that?And yet Carlton is still playing. I realize his strengths didn't fit the Hurley system, but just maybe you design an offense/defense for the players you have.
We had two players on the BE first team including a center and we also had a sophomore drafted in the lottery last year. I think Hurley knows a little something about putting players in a position to succeed.
I hate to see other Big East teams succeed in the NCAA Tournament. To me, it gives our most immediate recruiting rivals bragging rights with recruits. I prefer the NCAA champ to be from a school as geographically far away from us and our recruiting base as possible.Carlton and Houston are a perfect fit: offensive rebounding is in their DNA and they do a nice job rotating out their bigs.
As a result, Carlton is getting similar minutes to the pre-Sanogo days (21.9 this season vs 22.2 as a soph and 21.3 as a junior) but he has a career high in offensive rebounding: 3.3/game.
I've enjoyed Houston basketball for as long as Sampson has been the coach and I'm really happy for Carlton. Houston is one of those "culture" teams that walks the walk: which is refreshing in the banality of culture in most college sports programs...as a teacher, I can't stand hollow buzz words.
Honestly, I'm not in the mindset of "I root for all the Big East teams when we're not in the tournament", mostly because watching Villanova succeed puts me in a sour mood and I don't need to get started about Providence. While I'm not "rooting for Houston to beat Villanova", it would be pretty cool to see Carlton and Houston to make the Final Four.
Carlton and Houston are a perfect fit: offensive rebounding is in their DNA and they do a nice job rotating out their bigs.
As a result, Carlton is getting similar minutes to the pre-Sanogo days (21.9 this season vs 22.2 as a soph and 21.3 as a junior) but he has a career high in offensive rebounding: 3.3/game.
I've enjoyed Houston basketball for as long as Sampson has been the coach and I'm really happy for Carlton. Houston is one of those "culture" teams that walks the walk: which is refreshing in the banality of culture in most college sports programs...as a teacher, I can't stand hollow buzz words.
Honestly, I'm not in the mindset of "I root for all the Big East teams when we're not in the tournament", mostly because watching Villanova succeed puts me in a sour mood and I don't need to get started about Providence. While I'm not "rooting for Houston to beat Villanova", it would be pretty cool to see Carlton and Houston to make the Final Four.
Does Calhoun somehow get credit and claim Josh as a Calhoun guy via proxy just keep that fun ride going?A better question is: How does Houston keep winning with an “Ollie Guy” on the team?
Houston’s overall team setup makes the comps quite difficult. Carlton isn’t a focal point of the Houston offense the way Sanogo is here and opposing defenses can’t collapse into the paint against Houston the way they can against UConn. Houston’s perimeter guys are also way better at getting into the lane and giving him easy baskets. He’s definitely a better passer than Sanogo at this point but in the games I’ve watched he has seen far fewer double and triple teams than Sanogo did. All in all, dude found a great landing spot and I’d love to see him end his career with a national championship.He passes a lot better than Sanogo I’ll tell you that much. Opens up Houston’s offense on the wings.