Georgetown Thoughts

[kansashusky]

I am very curious for Saturday's game for a couple reasons.

1. We have had now 4 days between games. I will be curious what changes in offense/defense strategy take place because we will have had 3 solid practices.

2. Georgetown talentwise isnt great so it will allow Dan to experiment some concepts in a lower risk environment.

3. Georgetown's strength i s our biggest weakness. They are great at 1 on 1 drives and scoring. We are terrible stoping 1 on 1 offsense. Do we play more zone?

Here's hoping we turn a corner and get off to a better start than the last time we played them.

 

[CTBasketball]

I bet Primo drops 30 on us.

 

[aburks41]

This might be a good time to run out the double bigs. Georgetown murdered us on the glass last game and it nearly cost us. Cannot let that happen again

 

[Kenny11]

Adama should get his 1,000th point in the first half

 

[huskyfan224]

I am very curious for Saturday's game for a couple reasons.

1. We have had now 4 days between games. I will be curious what changes in offense/defense strategy take place because we will have had 3 solid practices.

2. Georgetown talentwise isnt great so it will allow Dan to experiment some concepts in a lower risk environment.

3. Georgetown's strength i s our biggest weakness. They are great at 1 on 1 drives and scoring. We are terrible stoping 1 on 1 offsense. Do we play more zone?

Here's hoping we turn a corner and get off to a better start than the last time we played them.

I think GTown actually has some good individual talent. They just aren’t a very good team and are horrendously coached

 

[Billy Jack]

I am very curious for Saturday's game for a couple reasons.

1. We have had now 4 days between games. I will be curious what changes in offense/defense strategy take place because we will have had 3 solid practices.

2. Georgetown talentwise isnt great so it will allow Dan to experiment some concepts in a lower risk environment.

3. Georgetown's strength i s our biggest weakness. They are great at 1 on 1 drives and scoring. We are terrible stoping 1 on 1 offsense. Do we play more zone?

Here's hoping we turn a corner and get off to a better start than the last time we played them.

Yes, I think this would be a good game to use zone preferably the 2-3 they showed at times against Xavier. But not the 1-3-1. They are not a good 3-point shooting team except for Heath, so play up on him and dare the others to shoot the long ball. They are not a particularly good rebounding team, so the more low percentage shots they take, the better for us. I’d still play man against them as well; switching defenses could confuse them and force them to make decisions.

 

[TerryBoyz]

Adama should get his 1,000th point in the first half

Good shout. I didn’t realize he was only 6 points away.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I'm done predicting UConn games this season. We can beat anyone and lose to anyone.

 

[Scottobot]

This might be a good time to run out the double bigs. Georgetown murdered us on the glass last game and it nearly cost us. Cannot let that happen again

Agree 100%. We got out rebounded 40-28 last game. Georgetown only shoots 31% from 3 and shot 100 less 3s this year compared with UConn. We can sacrifice some 3P defense to get more rebounds.

 

[CTBasketball]

Love to see Samson on Akok. That would be an intersting match up.

I don’t want that at all. Akok will win that matchup.

 

[Mazhude]

I bet Primo drops 30 on us.

Primo is not amused...

 

[XLCenterFan]

I bet Primo drops 30 on us.

Zero chance. You his NIL coordinator? And I'm a CT hoops/Windsor fan.

 

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Zero chance. You his NIL coordinator? And I'm a CT hoops/Windsor fan.

It’s honestly been crazy to see Primo’s rise. To think he didn’t really have any D1 offers I think coming out of high school.

 

[huskyharry]

I bet Primo drops 30 on us.

I would be okay with that...provided we squeeze out a W, even if only by one point

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I bet Primo drops 30 on us.

And we still win by 20.

 

[CTBasketball]

Zero chance. You his NIL coordinator? And I'm a CT hoops/Windsor fan.

No I’ve just seen our perimeter defense.

 

[JCSuperstar]

They are not a particularly good rebounding team, so the more low percentage they take, the better for us.

Agreed, I think?

 

[Huskybass]

They will hang around awhile before we go on a run and bust it open. Should be another double digit win.

 

[Orc]

My prediction is that uconn goes up double digits some time in the first half. Then stinks it up in the second half to make it a close game.

 

[MrP]

They are not a particularly good rebounding team, so the more low percentage they take, the better for us.

 

[Kenny11]

It’s honestly been crazy to see Primo’s rise. To think he didn’t really have any D1 offers I think coming out of high school.

I thought he always moved like a high level d1 player. He moves so natural on the court .Functional athleticism and quick, non-wasted movements. Had some injury history but he seemed like a no brained as a d1 player regardless.

 

[wheelerdog]

Love to see Samson on Akok. That would be an intersting match up.

Can you explain to me what everyone sees in Samson Johnson? I'm not pro or anti Samson. What's he actually done to generate to all this hype?

 

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I thought he always moved like a high level d1 player. He moves so natural on the court .Functional athleticism and quick, non-wasted movements. Had some injury history but he seemed like a no brained as a d1 player regardless.

Agreed. I don’t think guys from CT public schools get enough exposure unfortunately unless you’re 6’8 and above.

JWF was one of the leading scorers for Pitt when he finally made it D1 after spending a few years at JUCO.

Only guys I can think of that went high D1 instantly were DC, Kuran Iverson, and 2 guys who played AAU with Andre lol (Kris Dunn and Khalil Dukes).

 

[Palatine]

Can you explain to me what everyone sees in Samson Johnson? I'm not pro or anti Samson. What's he actually done to generate to all this hype?

For starters -- He won a starting job in the preseason. So Hurley thought he was a starter on this squad.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

For starters -- He won a starting job in the preseason. So Hurley thought he was a starter on this squad.

Or was that because of Alex’s injury which was widely reported?

Serious question.

 

[wheelerdog]

For starters -- He won a starting job in the preseason. So Hurley thought he was a starter on this squad.

Fair. I was impressed with him in the blue white scrimmage last year. He's only had a very small sample of live game action. But some on here seem to think no he's the answer to every problem.

Kinda like Diggins last year. And we saw how that worked out.

Again, I want the kid to succeed as much as the next guy. But I fear the hype is way overdone.

 

[Scrutineer]

Or was that because of Alex’s injury which was widely reported?

Serious question.

SJ was competing with AK for a starter's spot, so I don't think AJ's injury was an issue.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

SJ was competing with AK for a starter's spot, so I don't think AJ's injury was an issue.

Huh? Alex = AK. Karaban sprained an ankle which left him out of the secret scrimmages and it was said that’s why SJ started game one.

 

[willie99]

Hoyas have some talent and better athleticism, but they're coached by Patrick Ewing

If one or two players have great days, they can be trouble

 

[mauconnfan]

I mean if our Huskies want to go at least .500 in the Big East this is a must win. They played us very tough because our defense and rebounding was dreadful in that game. It’s not like Dan Hurley can go poof and the defense will suddenly come back. He will need to mix it up and see what’s working on that end to keep them out of the lane. I’m interested in what happens!