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Everytime you lose a bunch of kids from a championship team, it is natural to think that the previous level will be hard to reach. It was our narrative after #5 and It's a concern after #6.
We have a tendency to only judge what we see in front of us. But this stat eased any fear that I had, especially concerning one very important metric:
Rebounding from our guards.
It's been said that we don't have the rebounding guards we did this past year. But I think we might... Look at this:
From their last years in non-uconn, high major competition to this past year, here are our guards' improvement on the glass:
Hass at A&M- 1.8 rpg
Hass 23-24- 3 rpg
Cam at RU- 3.1 rpg
Cam 23-24= 4.9 rpg
TN @ECU- 4.8 rpg
TN 23-24 - 6.6 rpg
And this is with DC, SJ Steph and AK grabbing a good portion of the boards.
Point: don't judge the straw, embrace the spun gold.
We have a tendency to only judge what we see in front of us. But this stat eased any fear that I had, especially concerning one very important metric:
Rebounding from our guards.
It's been said that we don't have the rebounding guards we did this past year. But I think we might... Look at this:
From their last years in non-uconn, high major competition to this past year, here are our guards' improvement on the glass:
Hass at A&M- 1.8 rpg
Hass 23-24- 3 rpg
Cam at RU- 3.1 rpg
Cam 23-24= 4.9 rpg
TN @ECU- 4.8 rpg
TN 23-24 - 6.6 rpg
And this is with DC, SJ Steph and AK grabbing a good portion of the boards.
Point: don't judge the straw, embrace the spun gold.