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Message: [QUOTE="UChusky916, post: 3354382, member: 1222"] While tonight's game wasn't perfect by any means (a few stretches of sloppiness leading to Iona runs), I actually feel better about the team overall. Why? This team has a lot of different weapons and has shown they can score and win in a variety of ways. Tonight, [B]Adams[/B] and [B]Bouk[/B] didn't do much off the bench, but both have shown they can fill it up. [B]Carlton[/B] was consistently a beast tonight (19 pts/14 reb/4 blk) after being somewhat inconsistent. [B]Polley[/B] lit it up from deep tonight after having a few quiet games. [B]CV[/B] and [B]AG[/B] struggled early in the year, especially against Xavier... but both played great tonight, especially AG dictating the game (12 pts, 10 ast, 5 reb, 1 TO). [B]Akok[/B] was somewhat quiet tonight, but did so many little things and oozes offensive potential like he showed versus Buffalo in the first half. On a night with mixed player performances, we still won very comfortably against a solid veteran team. Offensively, we've got legitimately 7 different guys who have shown they can easily get to double figures any given night. Match-ups, fouls, player rotations, and our opponent's style will end up dictating who goes off. Although the team looks most comfortable high-tempo, running in transition... I still feel confident the team can score when we slow things down and run some sets to generate quality looks. The team has shown they can score effectively vs man and vs zone. After 3 years of offensively-challenged teams, this group is a breath of fresh air. Suddenly UConn has many diverse offensive weapons that can score in lots of different ways (drives, threes, paint, mid-range, etc) and different tempos. We're a well-rounded and deep team. They also have a good mix of youth and experience. Our defense has been great for stretches. We just need to play more consistently and stay focused and disciplined to not jack-up bad shots. This team is much better than I thought they'd be, especially this early on. IU @ MSG will be a great test. Excited to see how the rest of the year plays out. UConn basketball is FUN to watch again. [/QUOTE]

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