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Ollie has a way of burying Facey the next game after a good performance. Let's hope he doesn't do that now.
 
Waquoit said:
Ollie has a way of burying Facey the next game after a good performance. Let's hope he doesn't do that now.
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How many good performances has he had? This kid last night was someone totally different than who we have seen all year, maybe his whole career minus Duke. It's on him to do it again this weekend vs Ohio State, not Ko. It's obvious he has the ability and athleticism. Don't come in and get 2 quick fouls, and rebound the basketball. He was great, would love to see it again.
 
From the Register ... " Senior Kentan Facey had been battling a stomach virus for the past few days and threw up into a trash basket during two different timeouts, as well as at halftime."

Was it the Jerk Chicken from a NYC street vendor ?
 
One of my things coaching and watching teams I love (this shouldn't be ground breaking so I'm not purporting it to be) is seeing how well guys play to their specific roles.

Facey must realize THAT is how he should play EVERY game, EVERY play, because that's his most important role for his skill set and THIS team: energy, rebounds, putbacks, finishing off guard dimes.

If Purvis realizes the same, Brimah, Adams, etc., that's when things come together seemingly "out of nowhere" like our greatest teams have done.
 
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Waquoit said:
Ollie has a way of burying Facey the next game after a good performance. Let's hope he doesn't do that now.
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I don't think Ollie can bury anyone because he is only using 8 players. I see the minutes falling this way. JA 35+, RP 30+, CV 25+, AB 20-30, Kelis Fisher 15-30, SE 10-20, VJ 10-20, JD 5-20. The big man minutes may fluctuate due to who is playing well on a given night but fouls notwithstanding I see Ollie going with his big man seniors to finish every game.
 
I see nothing wrong with giving Facey some overt positive reinforcement right now. I know it will pay dividends over the rest of the season. Also, he actually has some touch around the hoop unlike everyone else.
 
Waquoit said:
Instead of coming in, how bout he starts?
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I actually think - Facey - he is one of those kids that may be better not starting. Get the flow of the game going and let him step in while others have gotten winded. Confidence? Make a shot ... get a rebound. Force the ball into him where he can shoot. Nothing magical about starters. In fact, our first 4 minutes in most every game has been awkward; Facey starting won't change that. Better ball movement might.
 
Waquoit said:
I see nothing wrong with giving Facey some overt positive reinforcement right now. I know it will pay dividends over the rest of the season. Also, he actually has some touch around the hoop unlike everyone else.
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I'm for positive reinforcement, but Facey's start in both halves was a major factor in the Oregon loss.

The problem with this team is consistency in performance. You never know which player is going to show up in a game. I'm with @Pudge. The problem with this team is tightness and losses only make them tighter. Hopefully they can build momentum with their confidence after this win.

KO has to continuously assess the play of his players. His options are limited but I don't believe any player on this team has demonstrated enough consistency to make a generalized statement about them.
 
Matrim55 said:
Best game of his career.
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top two anyway

unfortunately, there's only been two, but I'm hoping the light switch has been flicked and he'll finish his senior year like this, he finishes like the recruit we always thought we had

C'mon Facey, we need you and you need it
 
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There are about 25 times (minimum) per game where Facey gets open in the lane, calls for the ball, and gets ignored as the rock gets passed around the arc. That's the thing that frustrates me the most when he's on the floor.
 
joober jones said:
There are about 25 times (minimum) per game where Facey gets open in the lane, calls for the ball, and gets ignored as the rock gets passed around the arc...
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Opting for 26-foot bombs.
 
I love the tenacity on the boards, don't get me wrong. But it drives me insane when he gets an offensive board, brings the ball down, up-fakes and then misses a layup. It happens all the time! He is like a black hole after he gets the ball in the low post. IMO he needs to look to kick the ball out to the perimeter to open shooters every once in a while when the D collapses on him. With that said, if he continues to pull down 13 board a game, he can do what ever he wants, keep up the effort.
 
I've come to the conclusion that Facey is the key player on the team.

Purvis runs hot and cold--Adams can be neutralized with a good zone. We never know what we're going to get from otehrs.

But I have confidence that if a team plays man against the Huskies, then Adams is going to go off.

If they play zone, then Facey needs to be the one who hurts them with offensive rebounds. Facey also shooting from that spot inside the key, along with Durham.

Teams are going to zone UConn all year to prevent Adams from going off. How can UConn hurt them? Facey is the only one.
 
And just like that the bar has been raised. Let's hope he can go back to back.
 
SprtsThrpyCT said:
I love the tenacity on the boards, don't get me wrong. But it drives me insane when he gets an offensive board, brings the ball down, up-fakes and then misses a layup. It happens all the time! He is like a black hole after he gets the ball in the low post. IMO he needs to look to kick the ball out to the perimeter to open shooters every once in a while when the D collapses on him. With that said, if he continues to pull down 13 board a game, he can do what ever he wants, keep up the effort.
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You are correct on the whole. Yesterday he did have a nice sequence where he grabbed an O board, and got the hockey assist after he dished to Jalen, who hit Rodney for an open 3 in the corner.
 
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Waquoit said:
Ollie has a way of burying Facey the next game after a good performance. Let's hope he doesn't do that now.
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I would love to see specific examples of this but they don't exist. We've seen this from Kentan before, a good game or two followed up by a long stretch of him basically playing like someone playing basketball as a cardio workout. Would love to see this be the start of him being a contributor instead of just being out there on the court but I have my doubts.
 
I would agree his best performance as a Husky, been waiting for him to break out. Some of that had to do with finding the gaps in the Syracuse zone (and hitting his shots). The zone also makes it harder for the defense to box out on a rebound, Facey found a way to slither through to get rebounds. I just hope he can keep it up against man to man defenses, which is what everyone else plays.
 
One thing I've noticed about Facey is that when he hits those elbow jumpers, he starts to assert himself much more on both ends.
 
Waquoit said:
Opting for 26-foot bombs.
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upstater said:
I've come to the conclusion that Facey is the key player on the team.

Purvis runs hot and cold--Adams can be neutralized with a good zone. We never know what we're going to get from otehrs.

But I have confidence that if a team plays man against the Huskies, then Adams is going to go off.

If they play zone, then Facey needs to be the one who hurts them with offensive rebounds. Facey also shooting from that spot inside the key, along with Durham.

Teams are going to zone UConn all year to prevent Adams from going off. How can UConn hurt them? Facey is the only one.
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After the shots made by Durham and Facey Syracuse adjusted the zone to take away the base line and the top of the key. They left the guards pretty wide open. The way to break the zone is to have three things - a strong face up player, a skilled shooter and passer from the top of the key, and at least one and preferably two players who can shoot better than 40% from beyond the 3.

Syracuse had no way of defending all three and decided to let UConn beat it from the outside which fortunately Rodney was able to deliver.
 
joober jones said:
There are about 25 times (minimum) per game where Facey gets open in the lane, calls for the ball, and gets ignored as the rock gets passed around the arc. That's the thing that frustrates me the most when he's on the floor.
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joober c'mon 25 times? I mean he doesn't fight for position enough and doesn't know how to catch and shoot from that. He has shown the ability here and there but his best results are for offensive rebounds and put backs. I hope we can see a lot more of that game we saw Monday because he's certainly capable. But to throw it into to any of these guys too often is asking for more TO's which we don't need.
 
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Calhoun's Court said:
His best game by far. and we really needed it.
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Whatever happened to running a pick and pop through Facey? Ran it when he was a sophomore, but I can't remember the last time I saw it.
 
wheelerdog said:
Whatever happened to running a pick and pop through Facey? Ran it when he was a sophomore, but I can't remember the last time I saw it.
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Yeah I'd like to see some elbow jumpers from Facey, he's got the ability
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Yeah I'd like to see some elbow jumpers from Facey, he's got the ability
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I hope that they all make some shots and begin to relax a little during games (when on offense, no relaxing on defense). I would like to see Facey keep up the aggressive rebounding focus and get so he starts to make those shots he has been rushing and missing from close-in. I'd rather have Durham and Jackson flashing to the foul line against the zone, not Facey. But if Facey has a midrange jumper that is open, take it. At least a couple, then if he's missed, go back to rebounding like a tiger (tigers are very good rebounders).
 
I can't believe I'm about to say this considering what I'd seen from him his first three seasons and his start to this year, but Facey seems to be our best option to flash to the foul line in the zone. Durham has the potential to be a monster there as well, but right now it's Facey.
 
Rico444 said:
I can't believe I'm about to say this considering what I'd seen from him his first three seasons and his start to this year, but Facey seems to be our best option to flash to the foul line in the zone. Durham has the potential to be a monster there as well, but right now it's Facey.
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Facey made a couple of jumpers, but I've yet to see him show the passing ability needed for that role. But hey, we certainly need more guys to broaden the range of what they do.
 
UConnStats said:
One thing I've noticed about Facey is that when he hits those elbow jumpers, he starts to assert himself much more on both ends.
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And he is fully capable of hitting those shots. We just don't get it into our big men often enough... It took going up against a zone in order for us to consistently get the ball to our bigs in the paint. And I was pretty pleased with what I saw, particularly with Facey and Durham.
 
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