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Earth to Jalen. Come in Jalen. You out there?

Jalen acts like an entitled, spoiled punk at times. I don’t care if he plays another minute of Husky basketball. I do however hope he learns lessons Hurley is trying to teach so he does not crash and burn post UCONN.
 
UconnFanDC said:
You guys love bashing this kid. He was doubled and tripled at times. It's important others step up and they did. That hasn't happened often so i think we should focus more on that since that's our future.

Btw, Jalen did bring us back in the UCF game after starting 0-6 to end up with 27. The supporting cast wasn't much of a factor. Glad to see them all do much better.
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It was never about his talent, which is immense. It was always about his head and motor, which are maddeningly inconsistent. I’ve got teens so I get it, but he’s getting old for it to still be this way.
 
8893 said:
I know it was just ECU, but this was a watershed game for the turnaround of this program. We are officially in the post-Jalen mindset.
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I haven't watched the game but the box score sure says it, and I wonder if AG could have made Tarin's numbers if not held out.
 
The kid is an enigma. Seems to turn it and off. Definitely seems like he was never pushed and Hurley cares enough to push and challenge him.
 
UconnFanDC said:
You guys love bashing this kid. He was doubled and tripled at times. It's important others step up and they did. That hasn't happened often so i think we should focus more on that since that's our future.

Btw, Jalen did bring us back in the UCF game after starting 0-6 to end up with 27. The supporting cast wasn't much of a factor. Glad to see them all do much better.
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You can’t be serious wit this post.
 
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UconnFanDC said:
You guys love bashing this kid. He was doubled and tripled at times. It's important others step up and they did. That hasn't happened often so i think we should focus more on that since that's our future.

Btw, Jalen did bring us back in the UCF game after starting 0-6 to end up with 27. The supporting cast wasn't much of a factor. Glad to see them all do much better.
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So you didn't watch the game did you?
 
UconnFanDC said:
You guys love bashing this kid. He was doubled and tripled at times. It's important others step up and they did. That hasn't happened often so i think we should focus more on that since that's our future.

Btw, Jalen did bring us back in the UCF game after starting 0-6 to end up with 27. The supporting cast wasn't much of a factor. Glad to see them all do much better.
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I get no joy from what Jalen did. He is a terrific basketball player. Today, he turned his back to the coach during a game. He has to know better. Hurley had to sit him.

He has brought much of the criticism on himself. He started last season running away from his scooter accident. He has a self-destructive streak that has to be brought under control. And it's darn late, halfway through your senior season, to have to figure this out.
 
My question is, would he have benched him against UCF? How many games has he started out slow, then turns it on the second half. It just so happens he did this against, oh well, *yawn* ECU. And it just so happens he basically empties the bench a good part of the second half. Hurley used this a tool to observe his lacking minutes player. This team is not bad at all. Don't rule out a good AAC tournament run. I don't think we will be seeing any more antics by JA and with Hurley. Maybe they both need to grow up. Next game is Temple. Let us see if he sits then. Hurley's comments of "i would of lost by 18 and not put him back in" Something like that.
Oh really? Who would get the credit for that loss. I think those words made public might piss off a player rather being constructed.
 
Hankster said:
My question is, would he have benched him against UCF? How many games has he started out slow, then turns it on the second half. It just so happens he did this against, oh well, *yawn* ECU. And it just so happens he basically empties the bench a good part of the second half. Hurley used this a tool to observe his lacking minutes player. This team is not bad at all. Don't rule out a good AAC tournament run. I don't think we will be seeing any more antics by JA and with Hurley. Maybe they both need to grow up. Next game is Temple. Let us see if he sits then. Hurley's comments of "i would of lost by 18 and not put him back in" Something like that.
Oh really? Who would get the credit for that loss. I think those words made public might piss off a player rather being constructed.
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I disagree with almost everything that post. The benching had zero to do with JA's slow start. Besides, Hurley is building a program. He took a step forward doing that today.
 
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Hankster said:
My question is, would he have benched him against UCF? How many games has he started out slow, then turns it on the second half. It just so happens he did this against, oh well, *yawn* ECU. And it just so happens he basically empties the bench a good part of the second half. Hurley used this a tool to observe his lacking minutes player. This team is not bad at all. Don't rule out a good AAC tournament run. I don't think we will be seeing any more antics by JA and with Hurley. Maybe they both need to grow up. Next game is Temple. Let us see if he sits then. Hurley's comments of "i would of lost by 18 and not put him back in" Something like that.
Oh really? Who would get the credit for that loss. I think those words made public might piss off a player rather being constructed.
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This just shows you haven’t followed much of Hurley’s coaching career and how he’s handled players of all abilities, everywhere he’s been. Ask Tristan Thompson. That’s ok. Hurley did what he had to during the game and talked up Adams after it. That’s how you coach a guy and manage a situation.
 
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UconnFanDC said:
You guys love bashing this kid. He was doubled and tripled at times. It's important others step up and they did. That hasn't happened often so i think we should focus more on that since that's our future.

Btw, Jalen did bring us back in the UCF game after starting 0-6 to end up with 27. The supporting cast wasn't much of a factor. Glad to see them all do much better.
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they love to bash
if JA did as some beatwriter said, he deserved to sit. I sit 10 rows behind the bench and didn't hear the exchange- and Dan Hurley is loud but can't say it didn't take place
JA isn't Bazz or Kemba and doesn't have anywhere near the supporting cast to take some of the pressure off him- today he had 2 guys on him everytime he touched the ball,
But that doesn't excuse an attitude with the coach- if true its inexcusable
Dan Hurley needs to learn to make adjustments much sooner
 
Kitaman said:
Jalen kept a poker face on the bench. Not sure if that's good or bad. He was seemingly supporting his team, but didn't seem like he was itching to get back in.
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He looked like he was in a really down/saddened state of mind even before going to the bench.
 
JamesinGR said:
Jalen acts like an entitled, spoiled punk at times. I don’t care if he plays another minute of Husky basketball. I do however hope he learns lessons Hurley is trying to teach so he does not crash and burn post UCONN.
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I get the frustration, but if he never plays another minute, we're beyond screwed.
 
joober jones said:
I get the frustration, but if he never plays another minute, we're beyond screwed.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again.

For this team to maximize it's season JA needs to play and score.

For the program to improve, he needs to sit.

I won't call him a cancer but it seems like he is on a different sheet than Hurley and what Hurley expects from his players.

To paraphrase- we sucked with you, we can suck without you.
 
UconnFanDC said:
You guys love bashing this kid. He was doubled and tripled at times. It's important others step up and they did. That hasn't happened often so i think we should focus more on that since that's our future.

Btw, Jalen did bring us back in the UCF game after starting 0-6 to end up with 27. The supporting cast wasn't much of a factor. Glad to see them all do much better.
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Yep, that's it. Hurley just decided to bench him for fun.

The UCF game was just another game that highlights the problem. He took the first half off and then once we were down big he went off. You simply can't have this stuff from your best talent and most veteran player.
 
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ToolzieFan said:
I was on the floor in 109 and I could hear part of this and more or less read Hurley's lips. Borges got it right. Hurley had some harsh words for Jalen and Jalen walked away, so Hurley let him hear about it. Jalen has done great things, but he's also had bad moments, and I think Hurley handled it correctly.
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All about setting the right tone for the program. Jalen doesn't have much more time to get on board.
 
The first time he had the ball he tripped over the 3-point line for crying out loud. He wasn't in to it. Hurley did the right thing.
 
Waquoit said:
The first time he had the ball he tripped over the 3-point line for crying out loud. He wasn't in to it. Hurley did the right thing.
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And then laid there and whined about it. I was screaming at the tv.
 
awfuldan said:
Baffling. Not many games left in his UConn career and he wasted this one.

Young guys showed up, glad Hurley let them play.
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gtcam said:
they love to bash
if JA did as some beatwriter said, he deserved to sit. I sit 10 rows behind the bench and didn't hear the exchange- and Dan Hurley is loud but can't say it didn't take place
JA isn't Bazz or Kemba and doesn't have anywhere near the supporting cast to take some of the pressure off him- today he had 2 guys on him everytime he touched the ball,
But that doesn't excuse an attitude with the coach- if true its inexcusable
Dan Hurley needs to learn to make adjustments much sooner
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Why don’t you offer your coaching services to UConn since you obviously think you’re a better coach than Hurley. Maybe you could offer to teach Dan how to make adjustments much sooner. By the way where was it that you got your coaching experience. Just sayin... most of you guys weren’t this critical of KO while he sat of the bench for 2 hours during games making pouting faces ... and no adjustments whatsoever.
 
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gtcam said:
they love to bash
if JA did as some beatwriter said, he deserved to sit. I sit 10 rows behind the bench and didn't hear the exchange- and Dan Hurley is loud but can't say it didn't take place
JA isn't Bazz or Kemba and doesn't have anywhere near the supporting cast to take some of the pressure off him- today he had 2 guys on him everytime he touched the ball,
But that doesn't excuse an attitude with the coach- if true its inexcusable
Dan Hurley needs to learn to make adjustments much sooner
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Just to be very clear, the exchange went down exactly as Borges said. Two things can both be true: Jalen has contributed more to our wins than anyone the last three years, and he was out of line today and deserved to be benched.
 
ASweet3781 said:
Not baffling in the slighest. We have 4 years of evidence of who this guy is.
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I'm tired of his clown act, I can't wait till he finishes out this season, the team will be better for it. Four years of bending over hanging onto your shorts is not going to open many pro doors for you, or sit well with the current head coach.
 
AntG168 said:
I try not the think about it lol. I get too excited. Carlton has really impressed me as of late
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Really would love Carlton to develop a face up game. A nice jumper/off glass
 
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