bballnut90
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Really entertaining game to start the season for UCONN. UCONN looks very different and isn't the imposing monster it has been for pretty much the last 8-9 years, but I thought this was actually a great showing for the Huskies. They for sure have championship potential this year, it'll just be a more challenging season for Geno than he's used to. The preseason will definitely test the Huskies, but this game felt a little like the Stanford loss 2 years ago where everything was a little helter skelter, but you could see the foundation and talent was there for UCONN to blossom into a great team.
Chong was outstanding, as was Collier. Other players showed great things too. Butler looked much improved, Dangerfield looks ready to contribute, Williams showed better range, KLS looked to attack more, etc. UCONN's ball movement was far better than FSU's, they had 20 assists in their first big game. Not bad at all, especially considering you just lost your Big 3 and had an awful game from Nurse.
Post defense and rebounding will be the challenge for this team. Collier/Williams/Butler are the main standout rebounders for this team, but they'll have a hard time time stopping teams like South Carolina, Baylor, and even Notre Dame on the glass. Defense has a way to go, but you have Geno coaching this team, so they'll get there. Look at the improvement of the Huskies in 2015 from when they gave up 80+ to Stanford early in the year and then held a great Notre Dame team to just 53 in the title game 5 months later.
Chong was outstanding, as was Collier. Other players showed great things too. Butler looked much improved, Dangerfield looks ready to contribute, Williams showed better range, KLS looked to attack more, etc. UCONN's ball movement was far better than FSU's, they had 20 assists in their first big game. Not bad at all, especially considering you just lost your Big 3 and had an awful game from Nurse.
Post defense and rebounding will be the challenge for this team. Collier/Williams/Butler are the main standout rebounders for this team, but they'll have a hard time time stopping teams like South Carolina, Baylor, and even Notre Dame on the glass. Defense has a way to go, but you have Geno coaching this team, so they'll get there. Look at the improvement of the Huskies in 2015 from when they gave up 80+ to Stanford early in the year and then held a great Notre Dame team to just 53 in the title game 5 months later.