Some progress in areas that Chief has highlighted is very satisfying. It’s not who gets the credit, but it’s the progress the UConn MBB team made that’s important.
So let’s drill down:
So let’s drill down:
- Jackson Jr had 6 Assists/2 Turnovers as his Assist/Turnover Ratio was a very good 3.
- Tactically the coaches worked with Andre to make the simple pass as Chief recommended. Guys easily caught his passes and it often quickly translated into a score. Andre was just as creative but without mistakes. Good job Andre and staff.
- Chief also mentioned using Jackson as a defensive stopper and he played tough/smart defense tonight against a good match-up.
- Sanogo only had 1 foul as Hurley minimized exposing him to the disasterous defensive hedging risks.
- Chief had set 32 to 36 minutes as a target range for Adama and he came in at 34 minutes. Good job staff managing Adama’s minutes. Congrats to Danny for being willing to break up his rotations, putting winning first. Keeping your best player on the floor makes everyone else better too!
- More minutes translated to a 20pt/16 reb game for Adama.
- Interestingly 3 other starters hit that target range too. Only Jackson had under 30 minutes at 29.
- Overall, we closed out pretty good but did make a few mistakes that Chief will highlight to anyone listening LOL! Among them:
- Sloppy footwork by Martin on inbounds, who otherwise played well 16pts/10 Rebs.
- Missed foul shots by Cole and Sanogo at crunch time. Who otherwise played well. FT practice tomorrow!!!!!
- Could have used another ball handler in last 2 minutes. Gaffney?
- Hurley’s sideline demeanor was more focused and business like as Chief has been encouraging.