He didn’t have it tonight and both Whaley and Sanogo practically posted double doubles. In short, he wasn’t neededDid Hurley give any reason why he did not play Akok?
He played like a minute. That's not a reason, Akok is major part of bench and rotation so he needs his mins too. Unless a physical issue needs to play.He didn’t have it tonight and both Whaley and Sanogo practically posted double doubles. In short, he wasn’t needed
Did Hurley give any reason why he did not play Akok?
Always suspected that AntG168 was Hurley.He didn’t have it tonight and both Whaley and Sanogo practically posted double doubles. In short, he wasn’t needed
The world may never know…Always suspected that AntG168 was Danny Hurley.
We got a 19 point road win on a 7.5 point spread. Hurley managed the game just fine. Akok is a rim protector and low usage spot up shooter. He’s a role player. When Whaley and Martin are both playing great, there’s less of a need for that role. I’m sure more minutes will be there for the taking.He played like a minute. That's not a reason, Akok is major part of bench and rotation so he needs his mins too. Unless a physical issue needs to play.
They were early minutes, too. From 16:00-13:00 in 1st half. Butler does play somewhat small/perimeter focused bigs, so maybe it's just matchups. I just worry it's injury/illness or something.3 minutes tonight, which is low even with Whaley and Sanogo playing well
Don’t u understand that without threads like this Hurley has no way to prepare for his games?We won by 19
I think we’ll look back at his career arc as a sad story of injuries robbing someone of their potential. We thought he’d be bouknight before bouknight. I hope I’m wrong, but I think this is who he’ll be.Dan’s comments after the last game raised my eyebrows a bit about Akok. When he starts an answer with “he didn’t hurt us”, it generally isn’t a great sign.
If Akok isn’t making that corner three, it’s going to be tough to find him minutes as he’s just not providing anything else offensively outside of the odd dunk off a lob. His freshman year we saw a lot more of him taking the ball to the hoop and using his athleticism to make something happen but I have yet to see that part of his game return/evolve. At this point he’s a 3-and-D guy and the 3 hasn’t been falling lately.
Hurley is like Bill Belichick with the media if they don’t know then how is the board supposed to know.Did Hurley give any reason why he did not play Akok?
We got a 19 point road win on a 7.5 point spread. Hurley managed the game just fine. Akok is a rim protector and low usage spot up shooter. He’s a role player. When Whaley and Martin are both playing great, there’s less of a need for that role. I’m sure more minutes will be there for the taking.
I thought he was Kevin Ollie.Always suspected that AntG168 was Hurley.
Dumb postI hate to say it, but it looks like Akok is not good enough for high level college basketball. Maybe he was never gonna be good enough, or maybe, before the injury, he was going to go on to be an all-time UConn great. It's even possible he improves and becomes "good enough." Whatever the details, there are very few situations where it makes basketball sense to have him in the game right now.
(Some of you are saying, "Uhh, yeah, no duh." This post is for the others who have been clamoring for more minutes for Akok.)
I think he's definitely good enough for high-level college basketball. Kind of a silly statement to say that he's not.I hate to say it, but it looks like Akok is not good enough for high level college basketball. Maybe he was never gonna be good enough, or maybe, before the injury, he was going to go on to be an all-time UConn great. It's even possible he improves and becomes "good enough." Whatever the details, there are very few situations where it makes basketball sense to have him in the game right now.
(Some of you are saying, "Uhh, yeah, no duh." This post is for the others who have been clamoring for more minutes for Akok.)
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You can quibble with "high-level college basketball." In retrospect, I might not even agree with my own statement regarding that phrase. I stand by the rest, though. He's not good enough to get more minutes than he's already playing on this team, given our other options.I think he's definitely good enough for high-level college basketball. Kind of a silly statement to say that he's not.
With that being said, he was over-hyped as a freshman. He showed loads of potential, but was seriously inconsistent and at times a liability on the floor. Would he have reached that potential if the injury never happened? I dont know - but I suspect that some would've been disappointed with his progression anyways. We actually improved his freshman year after he went down -- Whaley got more playing time and showed he was a better player at that time.
Akok can definitely play at this level. We just need to readjust expectations. He's not a future lottery pick, but he's certainly nice to have off the bench.
He certainly needs to get stronger, but saying the guy isn’t good enough to play college bball is crazy. The reality is that we have better options. If Akok played for Butler he’d probably play 30+ minutes and average 15 points…it’s all perspective and many of our fans have lost it the past couple of seasonsHe's a tweener on both ends.
On offense, he's not a post-up guy like Sanogo, can't create his own shot like Martin, and isn't a good enough shooter that you set him up with screens like Polley.
Likewise, on defense, he can't bang in the post like Sanogo/Whaley and he can't keep up with anyone who would try to attack off the dribble like Jackson/Martin. He's a great weak-side or help defender with his shot-blocking ability, but that's about it.
Guys with his frame and skill set, tall, athletic, with good skill for a big, but not good enough for a wing, have just about always been overrated at the college level for exactly this reason.
@Get a Job thank you for rephrasing "high-level college basketball." In retrospect, I might not even agree with my own statement regarding that phrase.”Whatever the details, there are very few situations where it makes basketball sense to have You can quibble with "high-level college basketball." In retrospect, I might not even agree with my own statement regarding that phrase. I stand by the rest, though. He's not good enough to get more minutes than he's already playing on this team, given our other options.
Great debate skills, @Hurleyman216.