Before my time and can’t speak on that. But from what I hear KEA was the heart and soul of that squad emotionally.
He didn't because he knew KEA was the straw that stirred the drink
I have absolutely zero clue what you're referring to, please copy and paste or link whatever you're referring to that I apparently said
Calhoun had his favorites that had a longer leash than others and there were plenty of guys that got buried on the bench under him. just going back to the final chapter of his coaching this board used to be up in arms about the lack of playing time for Giffey and whenever JC was on sick or leave and Blaney was coaching the first thing this board would talk about is how it meant Blaney would give him more minutes. I also remember this board not being happy with DeAndre Daniels' minutes his freshman year under JC.
Deandre Daniels actually started over Roscoe Smith his freshman year at the beginning of the year. He just didn’t produce, but he gave him his shot.
I remember Marcus White never saw the floor until Blaney put him in and he had an impact. I have a vague recollection of Calhoun even admitting it that had been a mistake to not play him before that.
He had health issues in the 2011-2012 season
Regardless, I don’t think Giffey not playing because there was a talent log is equivalent to highly rated recruits not playing when there’s a need. Who were the players he played favorites with?
Didn't feel like working so was curious on your theory...
You speak on it all the time!
He had a walking boot.
I saw JC give Daniels a shot, to the ribs!
Pretty sure this was because of how we were defending the 3pt line, Johnson is just a lot faster recovering. Reed’s interior D wasn’t as critical based on DePaul’s play style and, thankfully, we have so many offensive pieces we didn’t need that either. Otherwise, yes I like more minutes generally for Reed.
Given that our perimeter defense was forcing DePaul to drive to the basket and given that DePaul was playing without a legitimate center, Hurley assessed that a center with above average blocking skills was the best strategy in this game. So Samson received the most minutes in the second half. It was also the strategy to put in Ross more this game sacrificing offense for defense. Ross has the skill set to be a fantastic defender and needs time to hone these skills. He's also an above average rebounder and shot blocker.
That's unkind to brick walls.
I realize that, my observation still applies.
Watching the men and the women on 2 screens at the same time? Heaven!
The good -
Now the bad..
- Loved Solo in the first half. Crashing boards, pushing breaks, great passes, then the threes starting falling. 7 3PM, tied for #2 for most threes made in a UConn game (Rashad, Bazz, Boat, Cam, Vital 2x)
- In the first 10 minutes we were running great stuff while DePaul was throwing themselves to the ground and praying for whistles. No surprise we eventually went up 20
- They tried punking Aidan Mahaney today, but he was up to the challenge. Box score isn't great but that was a good performance imo
- DePaul is the best 3pt shooting team in the conference and we held them to 3-12 while we were 14-29
But at the end of the day Solo and AK nailed 3 threes in 1 minute to carry us home. Congrats to everyone who took -12.5
- DePaul flopped a lot, but we got outshot from the FT line 28-10, oh my goodness
- Get well soon Liam. You could see the instant impact on our offense when he went out, which led to..
- A REALLY bad first 10-12 min of the second half. How did that game get to single digits??
What exactly did Aidan do to deserve anything but a darn seat on the bench??? He cannot defend the position. He gets picked on each and every time he is on the court. And that costs us much more than the 6 points I think he scored. What game were you watching? It does not matter, though, because Nowell is not playing this year, apparently. If we do not see him against DePaul when Diarra has 4 fouls, we are not seeing him again this year. And that means that Aidan is goin to have to figure it out. Because it will be ugly against better guards.
Point #3 on the good column tells me that you should only watch one game at a time. They didn't "try" to punk Aidan today. They made him their b---h all game long. He was up to the challenge? Some of you folks watch a game in an alternative universe. This kid CANNOT play at this level. I am dying on this hill. He is too slow to defend at this level. And we are not winning anything with him as the backup PG.Watching the men and the women on 2 screens at the same time? Heaven!
The good -
Now the bad..
- Loved Solo in the first half. Crashing boards, pushing breaks, great passes, then the threes starting falling. 7 3PM, tied for #2 for most threes made in a UConn game (Rashad, Bazz, Boat, Cam, Vital 2x)
- In the first 10 minutes we were running great stuff while DePaul was throwing themselves to the ground and praying for whistles. No surprise we eventually went up 20
- They tried punking Aidan Mahaney today, but he was up to the challenge. Box score isn't great but that was a good performance imo
- DePaul is the best 3pt shooting team in the conference and we held them to 3-12 while we were 14-29
But at the end of the day Solo and AK nailed 3 threes in 1 minute to carry us home. Congrats to everyone who took -12.5
- DePaul flopped a lot, but we got outshot from the FT line 28-10, oh my goodness
- Get well soon Liam. You could see the instant impact on our offense when he went out, which led to..
- A REALLY bad first 10-12 min of the second half. How did that game get to single digits??
Not sure why we keep talking about Nowell - until Dan Hurley is ready to use him, continuing to talk about him isn’t going to send a telepathic epiphany to the staff. Got to hope the guys actually playing get better.
It is but talking about it constantly isn’t going to motivate the staff to play him, have to appreciate who is playing and have faith in the staff. I’m pretty sure if he’s fully healthy and a value add he’ll be playing. At this point it’s been beaten to death.
Every. Single. Point of discussion on this board is beaten to death. That's the purpose of the board as I understand it to be. When we are no longer a sub-par perimeter defensive team we can stop talking about Aidan's defensive weakness. Until then, it seems relevant.
