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Waquoit said:
Why are you killing this guy? He's giving it his best shot. He had nothing to do with the loss.
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No worse than your posts about our selfish guards not doing enough to involve our offensively prolific front line.
 
I agree that Giffey needs to see RJ's minutes.

We dont have a 3rd guard that can handle the ball very well outside of Shabazz and Boat. Giffey is the next best ball handler IMO. Deandre and Omar both don't handle the ball as well has they should and often have bad decision making with the ball in their hands.

Giffey is a threat to score when he DOES decide to pull the trigger and can pass and handle the ball relatively well. He's decent from the line, works hard, and rebounds. That's what this team needs.
 
Waquoit said:
Why are you killing this guy? He's giving it his best shot. He had nothing to do with the loss.
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Waquoit, it's the scorched Earth mentality after a loss. Kill everything.

Next up...the bus drivers.
 
NEforceUConn said:
I think his 3 ball needs a little work too. That air ball was pathetic.
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Didn't want to like but agree. RJ is what he is. Against top flight guards he isn't effective. Bring it down a notch or two and rests our two primary guys and can make plays.
 
RJ should go see Pasqualoni and help out the offensive line.

Just kidding, but seriously RJ at the hybrid 2-3-4 is not working. He can't shoot and he can't rebound against good competition. Giffey is a pretty good rebounder and can step out and knock down 3's. The choice is pretty clear.
 
CTBasketball said:
RJ should go see Pasqualoni and help out the offensive line.

Just kidding, but seriously RJ at the hybrid 2-3-4 is not working. He can't shoot and he can't rebound against good competition. Giffey is a pretty good rebounder and can step out and knock down 3's. The choice is pretty clear.
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This isn't an either/or thing. Playing both gives us an eight-man rotation, and the other bench guy can only play one position.

Now if it was purely an either/or, Giffey would certainly have the edge. He has a more complete skillset, can play the 4 in a small lineup while still defending most guards effectively, and provides a steadying influence. Evans doesn't have a natural position (and won't be a part of the team next year), but what he can do is provide a slashing threat from the wing (maybe the one thing Giff can't do) and can be another option defensively for bigger guards.

Giff will naturally get more minutes anyway (he's backing up Omar and DD, who are more inconsistent), but I'm not sure shortening our rotation is possible.
 
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He hustles and is a banger(for a guard). That being said I hold my breath when he is in transition with the ball because you know that a charge or turnover is a real possibility.

Need minutes from him because we are not deep. I think he will help against teams like PITT.
 
I imagine this has been said a few times already, but he has lost his confidence. He needs his mojo back
 
UC990411 said:
He air balled a three late in the second half. In my mind he is a 6' 1" Jeff Adrien, which just isn't good enough to compete in this version of the BE. It may be good enough in a few years but there is a reason he was at Holy Cross
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Name me a guard who hasn't air-balled a 3 and you win a prize. He is not the reason they lost last night. They lost because UL is just plain better than us. Bazz had a lousy 2nd half and Boat had a bad game. We have won plenty of games this year with Evans playing a part. We have lost games with Giffey playing a part. On that score, he is supposed to be a shooter and his 3 point shooting ain't so hot either. Last night, Giffey played 19 minutes and Evans 7. Honestly, the overreactions to how we lose given how much better than expected this team has been is really out there. I'd be dumbfounded if we aren't blasted by at least a few other teams who have more at stake this season than we do. BTW, while I agree that Evan's foul shooting % sucks, he rarely gets to the line, as 11 shots tells us. Frankly, given what else sits on the bench, we should be grateful that Evans is around to give the lead guards a rest.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
No worse than your posts about our selfish guards not doing enough to involve our offensively prolific front line.
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What are you talking about? Of course it's worse, OnCracken. You really think the bench guy deserves the same level of scruitny as the stars? A guy that's bustin', that may just be in over his head a bit versus a star PG that holds on to the ball too long too often? Against the DePaul's that's one thing, against the 'Ville's is another. As we saw yesterday.
 
Evans is somewhat physically limited. He needs to learn what he could do in the Patriot League but won't be able to do against good Big East teams. He seems more than smart and willing enough to learn.

We are only playing 8 men as it is. There is no way we are or should be shrinking the rotation to seven.
 
Gurleyman said:
Tiny sample size. He's 3-11.

But he was a bad FT shooter at HC too, so it won't get much better.
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The most glaring weakness last night was lack of speed. We could not play man when he was on the floor. In his defense both boat and buzz where beat off the dribble most of the time.
 
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Brochacho said:
I think we should start investing a chunk of his minutes into Giffey. Evans should only get 5-10 mpg. Its not like another 5 minutes will wear Giffey down.
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Giffey is by far and away the better player. He's really impressed me with his strength on the boards.
 
Stinger92860 said:
The most glaring weakness last night was lack of speed. We could not play man when he was on the floor. In his defense both boat and buzz where beat off the dribble most of the time.
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With past UConn editions, our guards could take chances and let the opponents guard's penetrate. When you got past our guards, you found Okafor / Thabeet waiting for you. Now, not so much fear of having your shot thrown back.
 
kelde1wd said:
I like how hard he plays, but he appears outmatched against Big East talent. Too bad.
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You think maybe a guy who played at Holy Cross might not be a Big East calibre guard? I don't know which is stranger, the idea that he wouldn't be over matched by Big East talent or the idea that anyone thought he wouldn't be...
 
What's so hard to understand ? match ups , against slower footed teams, olander and Evans flourish. Against speed demons they look out of place. There's no excuse for him being such a terrible shooter tho. It's not just the airball his free throws look as though he barely practices offense.
 
I'm not knocking the guy, and he didn't effect the outcome last night, but he is what he is. A Patriot league guard who in a more normal season wouldn't get into a UConn game without a ticket. Good kid, works hard and all that, but he was brought in to plug a hole for a 3rd guard and because we had a scholarship to give.
 
freescooter said:
I'm not knocking the guy, and he didn't effect the outcome last night, but he is what he is. A Patriot league guard who in a more normal season wouldn't get into a UConn game without a ticket. Good kid, works hard and all that, but he was brought in to plug a hole for a 3rd guard and because we had a scholarship to give.
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Exactly.
 
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Waquoit said:
What are you talking about? Of course it's worse, OnCracken. You really think the bench guy deserves the same level of scruitny as the stars? A guy that's bustin', that may just be in over his head a bit versus a star PG that holds on to the ball too long too often? Against the DePaul's that's one thing, against the 'Ville's is another. As we saw yesterday.
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Both players on scholarship and can be talked about. Boatright tries just as hard Evans, but because Evan's doesn't play as much he cannot be criticized? All people are saying is that Evan's minuets needs to be reduced because he is not good enough to play at this level. They are correct. I am glad he sits on the bench and claps and wants to be here, but so does Brendan Allen, that doesn't mean he should be getting 10 or more min a game.

For every 10 threads about Napier, TO and Boat there is 1 about Evans, people are not giving them the same level scrutiny.
 
cohenzone said:
Name me a guard who hasn't air-balled a 3 and you win a prize. He is not the reason they lost last night. They lost because UL is just plain better than us. Bazz had a lousy 2nd half and Boat had a bad game. We have won plenty of games this year with Evans playing a part. We have lost games with Giffey playing a part. On that score, he is supposed to be a shooter and his 3 point shooting ain't so hot either. Last night, Giffey played 19 minutes and Evans 7. Honestly, the overreactions to how we lose given how much better than expected this team has been is really out there. I'd be dumbfounded if we aren't blasted by at least a few other teams who have more at stake this season than we do. BTW, while I agree that Evan's foul shooting % sucks, he rarely gets to the line, as 11 shots tells us. Frankly, given what else sits on the bench, we should be grateful that Evans is around to give the lead guards a rest.
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I didn't blame the loss on him, just said he's not good
 
Waquoit said:
What are you talking about? Of course it's worse, OnCracken. You really think the bench guy deserves the same level of scruitny as the stars? A guy that's bustin', that may just be in over his head a bit versus a star PG that holds on to the ball too long too often? Against the DePaul's that's one thing, against the 'Ville's is another. As we saw yesterday.
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Deserves the same level of scrutiny? Yes. He's a scholarship player in the rotation. Why wouldn't he? No one denies he's working hard. It's a little unclear why you seem to be entitled to ascribe personality flaws to players who don't play the way you expect them to, but your panties get twisted up when someone posts an observation about someone else.

Your posts about Shabazz might as well be from Freescooter they're so ridiculous. I think you actually believe that Olander would be averaging 15-10 and Giffey would be scoring 20+ if Shabazz weren't so selfish.

There are some kids on your front lawn, go yell at them.
 
RJ is what he is......solid off the bench guy but limited against certain levels of speed and ability........he looked slow against LVille and he can't shoot it. Made defending the guards much easier when he was in the game as Hancock and whomever sluffed off to help.........but let's not knock the kid, good kid and wanted to be here and unlike others is damn proud to put that UCONN on his jersey!
 
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Pretty sure anyone on this board or anyone who has ever touched a basketball could go to the local court and hit 3 of 11 freethrows right now.
 
BoatShow said:
Pretty sure anyone on this board or anyone who has ever touched a basketball could go to the local court and hit 3 of 11 freethrows right now.
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I can make 7 or 8 right now doesn't make me better than RJ........does it hurt? It could I guess but I doubt he'll be in the game when they count anyway.......he has done some good things too so to harp on the obvious does little good in the case of RJ.....his maturity on the bench and I'm sure in the locker room also goes a long way with this young team!
 
BoatShow said:
Pretty sure anyone on this board or anyone who has ever touched a basketball could go to the local court and hit 3 of 11 freethrows right now.
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I'd bet you don't make them with 14k people watching, unless you're well lubricated before the game.
 
uconnfan68 said:
I'd bet you don't make them with 14k people watching, unless you're well lubricated before the game.
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What's the difference? He may as well have his eyes closed anyways.
 
Evans gives you effort and experience. I agree for a guard or any player to go 3-11 from the free throw line is unacceptable. I think he should be used to turn up the intensity and get the ball moving. Too many times the ball gets to Bazz and Boat and it dribble time. Yes they can create off the dribble, but that leaves the other guys spectating. Giff needs to get the ball in shooting spots he is comfortable in and for the most part he isn't.
 
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