Yeah that is baffling. No way we should of been out rebounded like that but when Samson is your starter, Karaban another average game even though he scored and McNeeley hurt I guess that explains it. Might as well play Isiah Abraham at this point. Wasn't he know for being a great defender coming in. He has the body to rebound and play D.
I understand what you mean..but the lack of a center presence is being exacerbated by the utter lack of perimeter defense…late switches, long rebounds, etc…no excuses for the guys, but it’s all a self fulfilling prophecy right now.
This is the only silver lining in all of this. We've not had any practice time for the staff to fix the glaring issues on this team. This is not to say that I expect them to turn this team into a national champion contender, that ship sailed when they decided on the roster construction. But before I start worrying about making the tournament, I want to see how this team evolves over the next 15 days.
I’ve never asked him to change his sideline behavior. But this team is clearly poorly prepared at the moment. Thats coaching. He’s a hall of fame coach. He knows he needs to be better.
And with Cam we stuck him next to an All American PG who averaged 6 asts a game, a top 10 PG recruit who can also get him shots, the best stretch 4 in college hoops, and a generational big man.
Probably tired/sore too but damn.
I like to see Isaiah Abrahams get a chance to show what he can do as Jaylen Ross and Jaylin Steward aren't giving me confidence. Especially Ross who is getting more playing time than Steawart for some reason. I guess they think Ross can play D but guess what he can't.
To be fair, you said the same thing about not having a point guard two years ago with Tristen Newton and we went on to win consecutive titles.
You’ve got to be kidding. He was bad defensively vs Dayton, but the whole team was bad. For whatever reason he’s got the shortest leash on the team. Getting the hook for any missed shot or mistake will give any player the jumpy yips. Coaching malpractice. Go back and watch the first half of the Memphis game. Stewart dropped an unconscious 14 and was totally in flow. Hurley then benches him for most of the 2nd half and gives him a quick hook after a missed three. Every UConn player that’s shot a 3 over the last three games has air balled at least one, Jaylin’s the only one getting hooked. In one case where Jaylin had to guard the Colorado center that torched Samson and Reed, Stewart stood him up in the post and forced a pass out. Something we hardly saw all game! It is inexplicable why he’s getting benched when the others are awful. Hurley should be pouring confidence into these guys, he’s going to need all of them.
Let’s not go over the top. He’s recruited 2 NC level teams
This is my fear too, it feels like a regression on every level to this. I hope they can overcome and reverse course and make for another positive season overall.
Totally agree there, just feel like his recruiting history has been low floor high ceiling. Fortunately more high ceilings than low floors, just worried we might have ended up with more of those low floors on this roster
The “talent” is fine. It’s just at the wrong positions. We have too much redundancy. We needed a versatile high level defender(castle, Jackson, Martin, Whaley) and even more glaring a point guard. The accumulation of talent on this roster doesn’t fit into a winning formula right now
For someone so athletic he is also very uncoordinated while catching and rebounding the ball.
Agree and disagree. We need to invest in Nowell and Reed. No more time for games. And the wings really need to step up their game, particularly on the defensive end.
Definitely. It’s just not ideal to rely on a freshman pg. That couldn’t have been the plan going into the season. Were forced into it now
