Giff continues to be our new

[gtcam]

energizer bunny under those defensive boards - man when he grabs for those rebounds he just looks like a man possessed - don't know what KO said to him or put in his H2O in the past 5 games but the guy shows an unbelievable tenacity to grab those rebounds,
His offense is important but those rebounds prove so critical.

 

[Jerry1714]

It is remarkable how well he has played on the defensive end of the floor and rebounded the ball.

We would not be still playing if it was not for him

 

[HuskyNan]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Niels Giffey = Kelly Faris

 

[DrewDog85]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Neils Giffey = Kelly Faris

Ha good compare !!

 

[BoatShow]

My friends and I have a saying. "It is Niels's ball, you're just borrowing it."

 

[UChusky916]

All of the rebounds he grabs seem to be at crucial junctures of the game. Keep it up Niels!

 

[CTBasketball]

Another Husky with blood type: ice

 

[sportsart]

If they double up on DD look for Niels to have a few more open shots. The new X factor.

 

[metsfan2323]

When Niels goes up for a rebound I swear he becomes 7 feet tall, he's plastic man. As others have mentioned without that clutch 3 pointer Husky Nation would have at least momentarily stopped breathing.

 

[Huskybass]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Neils Giffey = Kelly Faris

Except Niels doesn't shoot from his stomach...
Just kidding. Faris can play.

 

[TRuconnfan]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Niels Giffey = Kelly Faris

Agree....I actually thought before the season started he was going to have a Kelly Faris type senior year. So glad he stayed with us and he did.

 

[blackbird]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Niels Giffey = Kelly Faris

That's what I've been thinking too. For those who aren't a fan of the women...it's a heck of a compliment.

 

[whaler11]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Niels Giffey = Kelly Faris

I'll take your word for it, but one of those teams has a much smaller margin for error.

Giffey has been tremendous in the tourney. I liked him the first time I saw him in an XL exhibition his first year. It's great seeing him save his best basketball for last.

He was so good that even Lundquist commented on it a bunch of times. For that to happen he is off the charts.

 

[RoderickSpode]

It was unbelievable the way he was asserting himself on the boards last night. That's exactly the kind of toughness we will need tomorrow afternoon.

 

[socal613ws]

For fans of both UConn basketball teams...

Niels Giffey = Kelly Faris

I LOVE THAT COMPARISON! Dead-on

 

[iri10]

For those less familiar with Faris, I will give an example of the comparison people are making here. This Faris sequence broke the back of the last Notre Dame run in last year's Final Four game. It's from 1:33:05 to 1:34:30 (keep watching to the end of the FTs - link should skip to the right spot):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Eny6span5T8#t=5582