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Full disclosure, unanticipated road trip came up on very short notice, so I was unable to attend the game as planned nor did I see it live on TV. I did record and finally got home to watch this morning.
I will be extremely short since it’s already time to focus on our next opponent.
Chief was very impressed with Dawkins, looks like a pro. Makes things look easy, no wasted French pastry, but very efficient and deadly.
Gilbert had some open look 3’s and unlike Adams and Polley recently - was able to knock down a good percentage. Over-all Gilbert’s on the ball defense is really good now and he has improved on reducing his overpenetration. The improvement on his 3 ball shows he’s been in the gym on his own time. In short, he’s a smart, coachable hard working competitive kid with talent. This is what we need throughout the lineup.
Under KO, we were known for our slow game starts, Hurley cleaned that up but our second half starts are terrible. Need to work on that and quite frankly Chief thinks it begins the last 5 - 6 minutes of the first half.
It’s tough to tell when you don’t have the live eye test and pick up on various vibes that may not present on TV but it’s clear whatever Hurley is doing with the refs is backfiring. True, bad teams don’t deserve favorable calls however even after factoring that in, the raw number of foul shot attempts is so out of equilibrium that it can in part be explained by many refs being annoyed by Danny. The conference’s Danny previously coached in were exclusively in the Northeast and Chief would suggest refs from other regions are less likely to buy the Jersey boy routine. Danny needs to make some adjustments that way and I think he will.
I know effectively KO left Danny with no Bigs to feed with positive results in the post. However, a steady diet of this top of the key weave motion offense is too predictable and ineffective. The reality is we are about a 55-60 point a game team against good competition during the competitive part of the game. This idea that we can score 80 a game against good teams is unwarranted. I would like to see more guys coming off multiple screens. True, our guys aren’t built to set great screens but it’s time to try.
Once again, Chief will say the team’s number 1 priority is recruiting. Chief aligns with that concept in his own allocation of energy and focus. I know, many frustrated posters are tired of hearing Chief say that since September while certain casual fans were focused on what our tournament seed would be. God bless them and casual fans have a right to be that way - but Danny and those who support him must be more pragmatic. Hence, the grind continues despite the naysayers, we have already broke the dam with 3 very good recruits and more are flowing to UConn. Stay tuned. I do think Danny may add more players than he anticipated due to a variety of factors, some publicly known and others may not be.
I will be extremely short since it’s already time to focus on our next opponent.
Chief was very impressed with Dawkins, looks like a pro. Makes things look easy, no wasted French pastry, but very efficient and deadly.
Gilbert had some open look 3’s and unlike Adams and Polley recently - was able to knock down a good percentage. Over-all Gilbert’s on the ball defense is really good now and he has improved on reducing his overpenetration. The improvement on his 3 ball shows he’s been in the gym on his own time. In short, he’s a smart, coachable hard working competitive kid with talent. This is what we need throughout the lineup.
Under KO, we were known for our slow game starts, Hurley cleaned that up but our second half starts are terrible. Need to work on that and quite frankly Chief thinks it begins the last 5 - 6 minutes of the first half.
It’s tough to tell when you don’t have the live eye test and pick up on various vibes that may not present on TV but it’s clear whatever Hurley is doing with the refs is backfiring. True, bad teams don’t deserve favorable calls however even after factoring that in, the raw number of foul shot attempts is so out of equilibrium that it can in part be explained by many refs being annoyed by Danny. The conference’s Danny previously coached in were exclusively in the Northeast and Chief would suggest refs from other regions are less likely to buy the Jersey boy routine. Danny needs to make some adjustments that way and I think he will.
I know effectively KO left Danny with no Bigs to feed with positive results in the post. However, a steady diet of this top of the key weave motion offense is too predictable and ineffective. The reality is we are about a 55-60 point a game team against good competition during the competitive part of the game. This idea that we can score 80 a game against good teams is unwarranted. I would like to see more guys coming off multiple screens. True, our guys aren’t built to set great screens but it’s time to try.
Once again, Chief will say the team’s number 1 priority is recruiting. Chief aligns with that concept in his own allocation of energy and focus. I know, many frustrated posters are tired of hearing Chief say that since September while certain casual fans were focused on what our tournament seed would be. God bless them and casual fans have a right to be that way - but Danny and those who support him must be more pragmatic. Hence, the grind continues despite the naysayers, we have already broke the dam with 3 very good recruits and more are flowing to UConn. Stay tuned. I do think Danny may add more players than he anticipated due to a variety of factors, some publicly known and others may not be.
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