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East Texas Post Game Thread

Not surprising but not a great effort. More than enough to get the job done, but definitely looking forward.

3 point shooting - good lord - 25%? This was supposed to be a great three point shooting team and we have not really shot well from deep all year. Too many good shooters for that to happen which leads to my next point.

The motion on offense looks like something from ages ago. A lot of pounding the ball into the floor dribbling around. Where is the motion that was the talk of the town for several seasons. The cutting, screening, back screening, drop cuts, passes to passes with the ball never touching the floor, etc? What happened to that. That's what leads to great open shots. Doesn't look like a typical Hurley offense by any means.

Not to be too down - I'm sure things will get better, but hopefully they are refocused and on most cylinders on Tuesday.

Plenty of time to hone everything with a lot of talent everywhere.
 
jleves said:
Not surprising but not a great effort. More than enough to get the job done, but definitely looking forward.

3 point shooting - good lord - 25%? This was supposed to be a great three point shooting team and we have not really shot well from deep all year. Too many good shooters for that to happen which leads to my next point.

The motion on offense looks like something from ages ago. A lot of pounding the ball into the floor dribbling around. Where is the motion that was the talk of the town for several seasons. The cutting, screening, back screening, drop cuts, passes to passes with the ball never touching the floor, etc? What happened to that. That's what leads to great open shots. Doesn't look like a typical Hurley offense by any means.

Not to be too down - I'm sure things will get better, but hopefully they are refocused and on most cylinders on Tuesday.

Plenty of time to hone everything with a lot of talent everywhere.
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You didn't notice our 50+ points in the paint? We had guys running free to the basket all night.
 
Palatine said:
You didn't notice our 50+ points in the paint? We had guys running free to the basket all night.
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Yeah - we had bigger players at almost every position, so running into the paint was a good tactic.

But that doesn't negate the point that we only shot 25% from three being bigger at almost every position. We were not running great offense that gets guys open. We just abused our size.
 
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3rdbass said:
Nice to see him with 7 rebounds. He really played hard and smart when in there. I love his assists. I still like to see him drive with the ball more as he can score doing that with his skillset.
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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.
 
ET A&M’s offensive strategy was to chuck up quick long range prayers. They made a solid amount of them surprisingly. I don’t think it was bad UConn defense just low probability shot making.

UConn offense focused on uncontested layups and getting Mullins some shots. 24 point win.
 
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3rdbass said:
Yeah, I thought Silas was known as a great 3 pt. shooter. I wonder if learning the offense has caused his game ot be a little off from last year. Still nice to see some nice drives from him and Smith.
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Good, not great. Shot 37% from three on pretty decent volume last year. 30% his freshman year at lower volume.
 
HooperScooper said:
Andre Jackson agrees 😀
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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.
 
3rdbass said:
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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I love Andre but we’re comparing him to Karaban as a shooter now? C’mon.
 
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Stewart played well - he seems to prefer games with more tempo and opportunities to attack in transition.

Solo was more efficient today - only forced one 3pt shot that I can think of.

I find myself having more and more faith in Ross each game. Feels like he knocks down the kickout 3s more often than not these days.

Karaban slip screened them to death - was always there to get an easy bucket when we needed to stop a mini run. Tip of the cap to Malachi and Silas for getting the passes right on the money each time.

Reibe is so close to being a really dominant player. As much as it felt forced at times in the 1H, that constant stream of entry passes into the low post are great reps for him and opportunities to learn what does (and does not) work at this level to finish the play.

I know the spread was deep in the 30s but have to be happy with a 24pt win where the 3rd line got most of the time inside the final tv timeout.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I love Andre but we’re comparing him to Karaban as a shooter now? C’mon.
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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.
 
HooperScooper said:
I thought he played a very good game. He seems to be up and down from game to game. But today is exactly what he is capable of giving them more often.
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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.

I want 8-12 from Stewart and Ross combined a game with Mullins back.
 
3rdbass said:
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.
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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.
 
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