Great read from Anthony: UConn men’s basketball standout Andre Jackson is finding his identity on and off the court

[8893]

Fascinating and insightful. A lot of stuff I never knew about AJax.

Apologies for those who can't access; I don't know how to get around the paywall:

Andre Jackson may be UConn men’s basketball team’s most interesting player ... and person.

UConn sophomore Andre Jackson grew up balancing two worlds, which shaped his world view...

www.nhregister.com

Here's one of the more unexpected tidbits:

Jackson’s two other tattoos display some of what he has learned and believes in.


One is of Bugs Bunny running from Elmer Fudd. It represents, Jackson said, “Trying to escape all the things that are trying to tear you down or take you off your path. I like Bugs Bunny because he doesn’t have all the weaponry or artillery to beat Elmer Fudd, but he finds ways to manipulate him into hurting himself. I look at Elmer Fudd as the system trying to tear you down and Bugs Bunny is like, ‘I’m going to have to find ways to maneuver that system to stay alive.”

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Beautiful pictures of the Jackson family! Its been amazing to see the growth of Andre the player and man this year

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[djct1999]

Beautiful pictures of the Jackson family! Its been amazing to see the growth of Andre the player and man this year

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Just wait until next year. On the court he may blossom to a lottery pick!

 

[NotADime89]

AJax is so easy to root for. Great article! He will be a star next year

 

[elmcityboy]

this is the best register/hearst piece that i've read in years, about uconn basketball or otherwise. thanks for sharing.

jackson is my favorite player to watch on this team. so fun to watch him grow.

 

[PNolanFan]

Does this piece mention how Jackson's favorite player became Pete Maravich? This has become an anecdote that is said on virtually every broadcast

 

[djct1999]

this is the best register/hearst piece that i've read in years, about uconn basketball or otherwise. thanks for sharing.

jackson is my favorite player to watch on this team. so fun to watch him grow.

agreed. I think this is the best piece Anthony has ever written. It was fantastic.

 

[KembaSlice]

Great article. As good as he is on the court, sounds like he's an even better person off of it.

 

[CL82]

Let me add to those who say this is a great read and well worth the time. Andre is a really interesting, thoughtful young man.

Oh, and then there’s this little tidbit: “Jackson might be UConn’s starting point guard next season”

 

[Umami Zen]

Mature beyond his years. Do your thing Andre!

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

The ill-timed T vs Xavier may have been a turning point in his career

 

[notthestuff]

It's impossible not to like this kid. He went out of his way along with Akok, Samson, and Richie to spend 10 minutes talking to my kids and taking pictures with them earlier this year. He's a super engaging and all around nice kid who clearly understands the all around impact he can have beyond basketball.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Jackson might be UConn’s starting point guard next season

Much higher ceiling for this team if that happens

 

[storrsroars]

Thoughtful choice going with Bugs & Elmer when his game is becoming more like Roadrunner v. Wile E. Coyote. By next year there won't be enough Acme products to slow him down.

Andre seems to me like the hoops version of Charlie Morton. Super talented, very literate, probably too self-critical and deferential for his own good at the moment. But when he lets loose all his talents and stops overthinking... he's going to be an unstoppable force.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Thoughtful choice going with Bugs & Elmer when his game is becoming more like Roadrunner v. Wile E. Coyote. By next year there won't be enough Acme products to slow him down.

Andre seems to me like the hoops version of Charlie Morton. Super talented, very literate, probably too self-critical and deferential for his own good at the moment. But when he lets loose all his talents and stops overthinking... he's going to be an unstoppable force.

Love this comparison. As a big CM fan I think it's a very apt comparison. He also reminds me a bit of Shane Victorino. He'll hit for you at times, but it's his energy, base stealing, defense that really adds value.

 

[tykurez]

Fantastic article and even better kid. We’re lucky to have him here and it sounds like he’s going to have a bright future and positive impact no matter what he decides to do.

 

[HooperScooper]

Apologies for those who can't access; I don't know how to get around the paywall:

I'm assuming everyone knows how to do that by now but here you go. This was the longest article I've ever seen from the horde. Must be an entire page in the sports section of the Register!

UConn men’s basketball standout Andre Jackson is finding his identity on and off the court

 

[CL82]

I'm assuming everyone knows how to do that by now but here you go. This was the longest article I've ever seen from the horde. Must be an entire page in the sports section of the Register!

UConn men’s basketball standout Andre Jackson is finding his identity on and off the court

Do you like this better than archive.ph?

 

[HooperScooper]

Do you like this better than archive.ph?

Yes. The article appears within seconds as opposed to archive.ph which takes a couple minutes to do whatever it's doing before the article appears.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

hey management! chase that guy down, and tell him that he owes the BY cash for stealing another BY exclusive!

aj nails the doo, and other stuff, too.​

prolly gonna have to bring the lawyers, or these guys,

 

[BGesus4]

Hope Ray’s not staying too far away from the program these days. You could see those two really connecting.

 

[Husky Alien]

One of the best articles that MA has done. What else can be said about Andre? What poise and insight this young man has. The 3 will come, go AJax!

 

[Kenny11]

Mike Anthony has had some great pieces in the past and this is another one.

Throughout the pandemic his pieces were obnoxious though, often shaming people for wanting to watch or play sports. Hopefully that's over.

 

[Chief00]

As Chief has been saying, Andre is a fine young man and hard worker.
I am impressed how he has improved his ball security and decreased turnovers. Chief has been preaching, you don’t get points for greater degree of difficulty. Make the simple, catchable pass and it seems that he has adapted that approach.

As for shooting, I think it’s the wrong mindset to start from if he has a fear of missing. I would think you just focus on making shots and building that confidence that the ball is going through the basket. Anything about missing is off the radar. I love the guys around him growing up but the obvious need is that he needs a proven shooting coach.
The other thing is what spots are he most comfortable scoring from? Start with those spots!

 

[HuskyHawk]

Superb stuff, really because the subject matter is so intriguing…Andre himself. Very proud that he’s a Husky.