Yeah - we had bigger players at almost every position, so running into the paint was a good tactic.
I agree. He didn't shoot any threes tonight so someone was in his ear after the Kansas game where he mostly stayed out near the 3 point line.
Knew that was coming after he peaked at 63%.
Needs to stop shooting from the next county on every attempt. That should help.
Why cant Karaban take normal 3s from the line. I guess the way he realeases the ball he needs more space to square up. I wonder why nobody has ever cleaned up his awkward jump shot.
Andre Jackson agrees 😀
Good, not great. Shot 37% from three on pretty decent volume last year. 30% his freshman year at lower volume.
I'm thinking if all your shots from way down town are short, move in a foot.
Though Andre always took his awkward shot right next to the line. He had limited range. Karaban has more range but he still shotputs his shot at times just like Andre. I think Andre was more in his release while Karaban it is how he squares up on his shot.
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And that led to 25% three-point shooting?
I didnt compare him up. Hooper Scooper did. I actually commented on how they had different issues with their shots and of course Andre was the worst shooter.
This is pretty much a perfect game for him this year. If he can give this level of floor game and score even half the points it’s what UConn will need against the best teams.
You were wondering why Karaban never fixed his shot. I pointed out that nobody ever fixed Ajax’s shot. I wasn’t comparing them. It was a joke. I guess I need to put a j/k on my posts.
Seems like Silas goes too slow and the other dude goes too fast. Neither play at the pace we need them too.
Yeah but because of the decent volume i thought he would be shooting it more. He seems hesitant to even look for a 3 in his offense. It seems like Hurley wants both him and Smith driving more and creating shots for other as we were missing this with last year's point guards.
Not even sure if it's confidence from Silas. Think he's just focused on running the offense and attacking the rim over taking 3s unless he's super open on a catch currently. He doesn't look to be forcing anything.
Agree on both. These guys are just starting their junior years and their contributions on defense will lead to offense. They are long and capable of playing well in transition. Got to have D. Non-negotiable. Dan Hurley has the depth to enforce that this year but so much better if everyone just works with the coaches and system. That's what turned the last two NC teams into juggernauts. Last nights game I saw Dan Hurley greet Solo when he came out. Coach seems to be looking for improvement, not perfection. Everyone on the same page. Great to see Ross improving every game. Potential of this team is staggering.
Dribble city by Smith and playing a long offensive clock are some of our current patterns. Seemed like a major effort to get the ball into Riebe early but that didn't work well in the first half. With more practice time now available we should see a better offense and timed to a 20 second shot clock. In the KS game we gave up the ball at least twice with shot clock violations.
Nice review and mental thoughts of several of our players that seem in tune with what happened on the sideline.
