Game Day

[HooperScooper]

Stewart didn't play again. It's too bad he was sick. Would have been a good opportunity for him to get his feet wet.

 

[REB1094]

Posted in another thread but re-posting here - stats from the 3 games

Player	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	3P%	FT%
Karaban	15.0	4.0	1.3	53.6%	50.0%	85.7%
Newton	15.7	6.3	4.7	40.0%	41.2%	100.0%
Clingan	15.3	5.0	1.0	81.8%	66.7%	88.9%
Spencer	13.3	3.3	3.0	53.6%	47.6%	none taken
Diarra	5.0	2.7	3.3	35.7%	28.6%	75.0%
Castle	16.7	4.0	1.7	60.0%	28.6%	73.3%
Ball	8.0	3.7	3.7	57.1%	16.7%	70.0%
Johnson	11.3	6.0	0.3	59.1%	100.0%	70.0%
Roumoglou	3.0	3.7	0.3	27.3%	14.3%	100.0%
Ross	6.7	2.0	0.7	41.2%	33.3%	50.0%
Singare	2.0	3.0	0.0	50.0%	none taken	0.0%
Hurley	0.7	0.7	0.0	100.0%	none taken	none taken

 

[Tenspro2002]

Posted in another thread but re-posting here - stats from the 3 games

Player	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	3P%	FT%
Karaban	15.0	4.0	1.3	53.6%	50.0%	85.7%
Newton	15.7	6.3	4.7	40.0%	41.2%	100.0%
Clingan	15.3	5.0	1.0	81.8%	66.7%	88.9%
Spencer	13.3	3.3	3.0	53.6%	47.6%	none taken
Diarra	5.0	2.7	3.3	35.7%	28.6%	75.0%
Castle	16.7	4.0	1.7	60.0%	28.6%	73.3%
Ball	8.0	3.7	3.7	57.1%	16.7%	70.0%
Johnson	11.3	6.0	0.3	59.1%	100.0%	70.0%
Roumoglou	3.0	3.7	0.3	27.3%	14.3%	100.0%
Ross	6.7	2.0	0.7	41.2%	33.3%	50.0%
Singare	2.0	3.0	0.0	50.0%	none taken	0.0%
Hurley	0.7	0.7	0.0	100.0%	none taken	none taken

Clingan being an 80/70/90 shooter would be nice.

 

[UCfor3]

Stewart didn't play again. It's too bad he was sick. Would have been a good opportunity for him to get his feet wet.

Wasn't he injured or did I miss something and he healed up and then got sick?

 

[Blue Blood]

Castle shooting 60% overall despite being 28% from 3 shows what he can do as a driver finisher. Not sure we've had a slasher of his quality/size since maybe Dyson. Not an archetype UConn has had a lot of since the 06 team.

 

[superjohn]

Clingan being an 80/70/90 shooter would be nice.

Small sample size but Clingan making his ft's is the most important thing I've seen, even having the threat of an occasional three is huge.

 

[superjohn]

Castle shooting 60% overall despite being 28% from 3 shows what he can do as a driver finisher. Not sure we've had a slasher of his quality/size since maybe Dyson. Not an archetype UConn has had a lot of since the 06 team.

Dyson couldn't drive like that, we simply haven't had a driver like Castle.

 

[Waquoit]

Can the kids today draw their own columns like that? Another skill we're losing to modernity.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Clingan 4-4 from stripe and Johnson 5-6. Shooting FT's like that kills the hack a Shaq strategy.

 

[HooperScooper]

Wasn't he injured or did I miss something and he healed up and then got sick?

Article from the 1st game said he was "feeling under the weather".

Freshman Jaylin Stewart was feeling under the weather and did not play in the opening game.

 

[UCfor3]

Article from the 1st game said he was "feeling under the weather".

Freshman Jaylin Stewart was feeling under the weather and did not play in the opening game.

Reason I asked was he didn't play in the St Joe's scrimmage because of injury supposedly.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

He hasn’t played in any but seems to be taking part in all the activities. Probably is some sort of little injury.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Small sample size but Clingan making his ft's is the most important thing I've seen, even having the threat of an occasional three is huge.

Unironically agree. If he's a 50% FT shooter, he's going to get hacked. If he's a 75% FT shooter, they'll have to think twice. And having to honor a pick and pop 3 opens things up for our guards.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Dyson couldn't drive like that, we simply haven't had a driver like Castle.

Our starting lineup may actually be an upgrade over last year on offense with Castle able to create for himself in addition to others.

 

[ctchamps]

Dan in Big East form already

Those refs helping our guys become familiar with BE refs.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Dan in Big East form already

Ref: "Eurostep for Euros only."

 

[DogMania]

Ref: "Eurostep for Euros only."

Yeah, he has to stick to the Amerostep only. What was he thinking?!?!

Granted the vantage point was from the far end of the court and behind, but it sure looked good to me.

It didn't look like they faced the intense D they'll face in the Big East, but like last season, they look pretty deep. Hurley should be able to work in the freshman as the season transitions from non-conference to conference action. It's going to be a lot of fun to see the freshman develop throughout the season as Hurley builds them into a force come postseason play. They'll be very good early on, comprised of a nice mix of returning experience and young talent, to be very special when BE and NCAA hardware is at stake.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Reason I asked was he didn't play in the St Joe's scrimmage because of injury supposedly.

Think it was groin & he was riding a bike or something

 

[Drame]

I like the potential of 5 out with Clingan passing to our 4 slashing shooters. I think Castle, Karaban, Newton, Ball and Spencer can receive the Clingan pass and take the ball to an unprotected rim.