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Chief’s Briefs - Georgetown Edition

The Big E is also known as "The German Kid" for those that watched the game on TV and heard JC being interviewed during the game. I saw that when NBCSN had the replay running when I got home.
 
Drumguy said:
I’m not an expert in any way but can’t we set some picks for Mullins?
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I don’t get this take. Mullins gets plenty of screens. It’s the middle of February so he should know the offense too. He’s just not great at getting open around them and every team knows he’s thinking “shoot the 3” so he’s an easy guard off the ball right now

He has a pretty advanced midrange game he should keep using. Seems like he gets to the rim even less than solo does which is insane.

Said it in another thread but if you watched the games without knowing who he was you’d never label him a potential lottery pick. Goes off for a brief stretch and then disappears. Part of that is Danny, a lot of that is on him
 
PAHusky said:
I don’t get this take. Mullins gets plenty of screens. It’s the middle of February so he should know the offense too. He’s just not great at getting open around them and every team knows he’s thinking “shoot the 3” so he’s an easy guard off the ball right now

He has a pretty advanced midrange game he should keep using. Seems like he gets to the rim even less than solo does which is insane.

Said it in another thread but if you watched the games without knowing who he was you’d never label him a potential lottery pick. Goes off for a brief stretch and then disappears. Part of that is Danny, a lot of that is on him
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Mullins mid-range game is a strength and a reasonable prime option when the 3 ball isn't going down. Ball is much more effective off of the screens. However, both of their games overlap a bit when both are in at the same time and I think it undermines the fluency of the UCONN offense.

Utilizing Ball or Mullins in a six man role could be lethal and could possibly jump start the bench.
 
PAHusky said:
I don’t get this take. Mullins gets plenty of screens. It’s the middle of February so he should know the offense too. He’s just not great at getting open around them and every team knows he’s thinking “shoot the 3” so he’s an easy guard off the ball right now

He has a pretty advanced midrange game he should keep using. Seems like he gets to the rim even less than solo does which is insane.

Said it in another thread but if you watched the games without knowing who he was you’d never label him a potential lottery pick. Goes off for a brief stretch and then disappears. Part of that is Danny, a lot of that is on him
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The screens need to be of higher caliber. Part may just be the built of the player but the technique also needs improvement.
 
Fan1978 said:
Chief where are the backdoor cuts on offense. Karaban is the only cutter. Should be readily available for solo and mullins. We simply need more easy buckets and would lead to better 3 point looks.
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While we get assist points I agree we need more sets going to the basket.
 
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We will have a more free flowing offense in the NCAA tournament. The Big East has always been a slog where less talented teams clutch and grab. Keep the faith.
 
HooperScooper said:
Elvin Hayes is the original Big E. I think that is what Hurley is alluding to using the nickname for Reibe.

Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945), nicknamed "the Big E", is an American former professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma materHouston Cougars.

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Elvin Hayes - Wikipedia

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I think it is an exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts. I didn't know they had high hedges but glad to be informed.
 
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There is just something missing on this team right now. Some things have already been discussed. The bench is a conundrum. yet when you look at Ross and Stewart's shooting %s, they seem OK. Ross is shooting 51.4%, 39.5% from 3 and Stewart is shooting 45%, 33.3% from 3. The problem is not talent, it's consistency.
 
boog204 said:
It is absolutely baffling that anyone enjoys his play by play. He’s yelling 1/2 the time, and when he is not, he’s a cornball. On top of it, he just lets Donny go on and on about nothing. It’s just terrible, mutable broadcast. The best part of last nights broadcast was Hash and JC and you couldn’t understand what either were saying.
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When Fanta starts screaming over a play his high pitched voice could break an eardrum. JC is great if you can hear what he’s saying.
 
imno1 said:
The team, staff, refs, fans and announcers have all been criticized. Can we get to the band next
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The band might get sensitive and start playing off key or goofing up notes. That would rival listening to Fanta and Donnie, and trying to decipher JC and Hasheem, all adding to the cacophony.
 
Chief00 said:
Tristen played best in the biggest games and filled up the boxscore. It is a little bit of a mystery to me why he has not established himself in the NBA, perhaps due to not having that elite athleticism’s?
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He really doesn’t seem like he has gotten a chance.
 
imno1 said:
The team, staff, refs, fans and announcers have all been criticized. Can we get to the band next
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Freaking trombone player is constantly sharp. Needs to check his/her tuning slide. Hope we got portaling for someone who can keep up.
 
boog204 said:
Freaking trombone player is constantly sharp. Needs to check his/her tuning slide. Hope we got portaling for someone who can keep up.
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Any band that plays Black Sabbath and Rage Against the Machine is ok by me.
 
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Ricker said:
My expectations from this team were much higher in December than they are now. My expectation of a sweet 16, and solid probability of a final four have now morphed into just a fan's delusional hope.

I cringe every time we have to inbound the ball after a made basket. I think that is our real Achilles heal in a close game vs quick guards. Reed made himself a big target 1 time and made the entry pass easy, but if he had then got fouled that would have been as good as a turnover. Nothing happens in the first 2-3 seconds inbounding the ball. Our players don't even look at Alex until he has held the ball for a couple seconds.

In end of game situations we need a center that can make a foul shot. Fouling Reed or Reibe for a 1 and 1 is a winning play for the opponents.

Against Georgetown Reed didn't get the ball 4 dribbles from the hoop and force the issue to a turnover. I hope that was a purposeful avoidance of an obvious failing idea.

Hurley complains about Reed with 1 rebound and Reibe with 2, and says Donovan never had those types of games. Clingan was a bigger talent, but maybe, just maybe, playing more drop coverage would have them at the rim when our guards get beat, and, have them in better rebounding position. Just sayin Donovan came out on a shooter like Kalkbrenner but played in the paint more.
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That’s correct Donovan did the drop coverage and he seldom extended beyond the 3pt line. So much of our season is resting on our coaches becoming realistic that the high hedge is filled with vulnerabilities that teams are now fully exploiting.
 
Improviser said:
The band might get sensitive and start playing off key or goofing up notes. That would rival listening to Fanta and Donnie, and trying to decipher JC and Hasheem, all adding to the cacophony.
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Chin Diesel said:
Ross was at least effective slowing down Lewis in the first half after Lewis kept clowning Solo.

Reed is the most frustrating center UConn has had since Samson Johnson. Complete opposites of what they can and cannot do. Johnson was athletic, and could rim run. Reed is below rhe rim and a bully. Neither can could do the high hedge but for different reasons.
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Honestly I didn’t find Samson that frustrating, He had limitations but we understood that going in. And so did the staff.

With Reed it’s like we believe he’s an All American, but he’s too inconsistent, too poor of a foul shooter, and plays below the rim. He’s not a rim protector, isn’t good at the high hedge, and worst of all, does not have the mentality to face up against top competition. He looks great against smaller teams, but backs down when challenged. And we don’t have a solution for that. That’s why I find him so frustrating.
 
Chief00 said:
It is time for the coaches to honestly look at the high hedge. I was criticized for questioning the effectiveness of it and now there’s consensus regarding various negative outcomes.
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You are right taking a victory lap about this. It is not working on a number of levels.
 
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hardcorehusky said:
We will have a more free flowing offense in the NCAA tournament. The Big East has always been a slog where less talented teams clutch and grab. Keep the faith.
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Not sure I agree. For whatever reason, the complex offense seems to be less so. Perhaps it's personnel or poor execution, but the offense seems to be designed to get one or two guys shots. When they are impeded, the team stammers. It's not a secret that Stewart and Ross mostly try to get rid of the ball as quickly as possible. They do not act like they are viable options. Hurley has stated that he has moved away from relying on an overly regimented offense to one that incorporates more free-flowing creativity. The problem is that the approach does not suit his current players.
 
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