Clamps - The D is truly impressive. No easy shots.

[HuskyHawk]

He's too good of a scorer to be turning down shots he creates in the lane. It's not a big deal because we're so good but once he gets back to not overthinking it/always looking for the pass we become even scarier.

Yeah. He’s too good a scorer not to start hitting shots. When he does, with Alleyne figuring it out, Joey and Karaban, well, pick your poison, but poisoned you will be.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I'm a huge Newton fan. He was not very good today. Couldn't shoot a lick, lost his dribble at inopportune times (like he drove and gained an advantage and then had a high dribble so had to keep going through the baseline instead of getting a layup), Clingan threw a pass at his head and he just missed it.

Only thing he did well was clean up the d-boards well, but most of those he was just rebounding over our own guys. We'll see how he charts out on my re-watch, but my initial impression watching live was I thought it was one of his worst games.

Winning is so forgiving. I can picture each of the 3s hit once each by AJax, Alex, Joey, and Tristen. I can picture Tristen (finally) going to the basket, drawing the flagrant, and calmly sinking 2 free throws. I can literally recall 14 of the total 16 points from that quartet. They grabbed 24 rebounds.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Defense travels even when offense doesn’t. I just don’t know how you can beat this team. Would take a miracle at this point

I think to beat this team youre going to need depth, defense, rebounding and be a prolific scoring team. I think a Gonzaga could beat us. Maybe and Arizona or Tennessee could give us problems but im not sure. Im not saying we are unbeatable because upsets happen all the time and we are bound to lose a game or two during the season but i cant think of a team in conference that automatically comes to mind. These other teams i mentioned i dont think theyd beat us i just think they can match up better than most but they have their flaws. We may well get to the point this season that the only team that can beat Uconn is Uconn. I still think pg could be a problem and cost us but im not sure.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Yeah. He’s too good a scorer not to start hitting shots. When he does, with Alleyne figuring it out, Joey and Karaban, well, pick your poison, but poisoned you will be.

Ive been one of his biggest critics but it was nice to see him play under control tonight. He hit shots because they were good shots. He didnt turn the ball over and he passed the ball. He also played very good defense. If he can understand that that is all he needs to do he will score points and be a huge plus for this team. I mean Diarra and Alleyne all they need to do is take the shot when its there and it makes sense, secure the ball and be absolute demons on defense for 10 minutes a night. Do that? Our backcourt because as strong as our frontcourt.

 

[AdamaNation]

I think a team will need to be silly hot from 3 to beat us. Butler missed several open 3, but not enough to make a game of it

Perhaps but our perimeter d will be about the only left to be unchecked but I’m fairly sure we are rather elite in that department right now. This is where Samson will help as well. We are closing out sooooo fast right now it’s insane.

 

[AdamaNation]

With the larger margin I thought that game deserved.

Yes aside from the Mack 3 before halftime Kemba and Alex crushed that game.

 

[3rdbass]

Best game I’ve seen Sanogo play all season, I would say the scouts were impressed.

And Sanogo played well against a legitimate big man in Bates.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I said in the chat that our team defense is suffocating precisely because our individual defense is excellent. Our on-ball defenders rarely need help, or if they do, it's a simple double and relaxing off when the drive is shut down. There isn't a lot of rotation needed, switching, mismatches, or any of the situations that undress lesser defenses.

That's the sort of thing that's hard to beat with coaching, and what team is going to out-talent us at that end?

That’s one thing I noticed about Sanogo in the game, his defense on Bates backing in to the basket was excellent. Only problem he had was Bates was wide open for those top of the key jumpers. The UConn coaches should have known that Bates can drain that, because it looked like the UConn defense was backing off those shots.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Newton wasn't great but he was solid. Played 32 minutes, D was consistent, was off.

Like the rest of you, I'd love for him to tighten up his handle in the paint and have a better game plan in the paint but he was fine tonight.

Newton has not had a great shooting night in a while, he’s way overdue.

 

[husky429]

That’s one thing I noticed about Sanogo in the game, his defense on Bates backing in to the basket was excellent. Only problem he had was Bates was wide open for those top of the key jumpers. The UConn coaches should have known that Bates can drain that, because it looked like the UConn defense was backing off those shots.

Coaches are going to let Bates take those shots all day. You force the other team into bad shots... if they make 'em--so be it.

 

[Palatine]

Newton doesn't play 32 minutes if Danny thinks that he is having a bad game. His shot was not falling but his on ball defense was superb. Solid is a fair assessment.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Coaches are going to let Bates take those shots all day. You force the other team into bad shots... if they make 'em--so be it.

If Bates makes those shots all day, they’ll win by 20. Great logic.

 

[husky429]

If Bates makes those shots all day, they’ll win by 20. Great logic.

Well it's exactly what our coaches did and we won by 22 points.

It doesn't mean you don't defend the shot and get a hand up, it means you take away the layup and the 3 first, so the only shot left is a contested foul line jumper.

The more posts of yours I ready, the more I realize you really just don't understand the game of basketball. Glad you're a fan though

 

[imno1]

Ive been one of his biggest critics but it was nice to see him play under control tonight. He hit shots because they were good shots. He didnt turn the ball over and he passed the ball. He also played very good defense. If he can understand that that is all he needs to do he will score points and be a huge plus for this team. I mean Diarra and Alleyne all they need to do is take the shot when its there and it makes sense, secure the ball and be absolute demons on defense for 10 minutes a night. Do that? Our backcourt because as strong as our frontcourt.

Newton is really underappreciated by some here. He does turn it over a bit but he leads the team in minutes, assists, and steals and is 3rd in rebounding. Plus he always seems to make a play when an opponent makes a run. I'm a fan

 

[jibsey]

Half our offense is spurred by our defense and offensive boards. This is how a tough shooting night turns into a 22 point road win. These players bought in to Hurley's plan.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Well it's exactly what our coaches did and we won by 22 points.

It doesn't mean you don't defend the shot and get a hand up, it means you take away the layup and the 3 first, so the only shot left is a contested foul line jumper.

The more posts of yours I ready, the more I realize you really just don't understand the game of basketball. Glad you're a fan though

Coaches are going to let Bates take those shots all day. You force the other team into bad shots... if they make 'em--so be it.

If Bates made every jumper he took from the top of the key, how were they bad shots???

Wait, it’s a contested foul line jumper? But no one had their hands in his face. I see your brilliance, and your point that the coaches don’t care if he makes the shot anyway.

I hate it when someone can talk up a storm and not realize that their thought processes are moronic.

 

[Frank06830]

2023 National Clamps

Don’t touch the money

 

[PAHusky]

If Bates made every jumper he took from the top of the key, how were they bad shots???

Wait, it’s a contested foul line jumper? But no one had their hands in his face. I see your brilliance, and your point that the coaches don’t care if he makes the shot anyway.

I hate it when someone can talk up a storm and not realize that their thought processes are moronic.

First, someone hitting a shot does not mean it wasn't a bad shot - that's just fundamental basketball stuff.

It's called picking your poison and living with the results.

You let Bates, their center, shoot all of the midrange jumpers he wants as
1. that's not an efficient shot to begin with
2. he's probably not going to hit enough to really worry you
3. him shooting from there means their offensive rebounding is probably non-existent
4. if he really starts draining them you can simply adjust.

Pretty clearly worked.

 

[JT-55]

Butler had 42 points with 7:33 left to play....ended the game with 46

 

[CONN78SEJ]

First, someone hitting a shot does not mean it wasn't a bad shot - that's just fundamental basketball stuff.

It's called picking your poison and living with the results.

You let Bates, their center, shoot all of the midrange jumpers he wants as
1. that's not an efficient shot to begin with
2. he's probably not going to hit enough to really worry you
3. him shooting from there means their offensive rebounding is probably non-existent
4. if he really starts draining them you can simply adjust.

Pretty clearly worked.

What if someone hits 5 or 6 of your so called “bad shots” in a row. Which is what happened. Do you really think giving the other other team 10 or 12 free points is “just fundamental basketball stuff”?

I guess you didn’t see the game. He made every single shot he took from the top of the key, and there was no one near him every time. So much for “you can simply adjust”. Lol

 

[auror]

What if someone hits 5 or 6 of your so called “bad shots” in a row. Which is what happened. Do you really think giving the other other team 10 or 12 free points is “just fundamental basketball stuff”?

I guess you didn’t see the game. He made every single shot he took from the top of the key, and there was no one near him every time. So much for “you can simply adjust”. Lol

This is not what happened. You're just forgetting the ones he missed and overemphasizing the 3 he made.

And again, they're not "free points." They were contested. We didn't just hand him the shot.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

This is not what happened. You're just forgetting the ones he missed and overemphasizing the 3 he made.

And again, they're not "free points." They were contested. We didn't just hand him the shot.

Are you kidding me? There was no one near the guy. He had one dunk, made a couple of FT’s, one off the glass, and the rest were outside shots from the key area. I counted at least 4, maybe 5 that were made, not three. He did miss one or two down the stretch when time was running out IIRC. I did record the game but have not had the chance to go over it. They were definitely not contested, there was no one near him when he took those shots from the key area.

 

[auror]

Are you kidding me? There was no one near the guy. He had one dunk, made a couple of FT’s, one off the glass, and the rest were outside shots from the key area. I counted at least 4, maybe 5 that were made, not three. He did miss one or two down the stretch when time was running out IIRC. I did record the game but have not had the chance to go over it. They were definitely not contested, there was no one near him when he took those shots from the key area.

3 foul line jumpers we were talking about specifically.

What if someone hits 5 or 6 of your so called “bad shots” in a row. Which is what happened. Do you really think giving the other other team 10 or 12 free points is “just fundamental basketball stuff”?

I guess you didn’t see the game. He made every single shot he took from the top of the key, and there was no one near him every time. So much for “you can simply adjust”. Lol

And they were all contested. He missed at least one from there too.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

What if someone hits 5 or 6 of your so called “bad shots” in a row. Which is what happened. Do you really think giving the other other team 10 or 12 free points is “just fundamental basketball stuff”?

I guess you didn’t see the game. He made every single shot he took from the top of the key, and there was no one near him every time. So much for “you can simply adjust”. Lol

Between posts like this and the one saying we'll need to bring the defense to beat Alabama "again" because we won't be able to score with a team that we already beat by 15 points and put up 82 on . . .

They beat Butler by 22 points and the complaint is, what? Manny Bates hit a couple jump shots? I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that, as good as this team is, there won't be any shutouts this season.

 

[auror]

He made every single shot he took from the top of the key, and there was no one near him every time. So much for “you can simply adjust”. Lol

Are you kidding me? There was no one near the guy. I counted at least 4, maybe 5 that were made, not three. He did miss one or two down the stretch when time was running out IIRC. I did record the game but have not had the chance to go over it. They were definitely not contested, there was no one near him when he took those shots from the key area.

The receipts:
1H 14:37 Sanogo contests fadeaway midrange jumper from baseline bench side but made.
1H 05:43 Sanogo closes out a little late on the FT line pop after helping Jackson in lane and doesn't have his hands up.
2H 17:54 Sanogo contested and he missed from FT line.
2H 13:08 Clingan contested midrange jumper from bench side and he missed.
2H 10:17 Bates also made a floater off a great pass from Lukosius that was more of a mid paint floater, not a FT line jumper. But I considered this the 3rd FT line area make. Clingan gets a late, ineffective contest, but it was a brilliant pass.
2H 07:30 Sanogo contests but he makes from FT line.

The other one he missed from the circle was more of a contested long hook shot.

Bonus:
1H 03:47 Sanogo contests their backup center Thomas misses from beyond FT line.

Made 3 from around the FT line area, 1 from the baseline wing. Of the 4 makes, 2 were strongly contested, and the 2 misses were both strongly contested. 4/6 strongly contested.