Highlights from Summer workouts

[Palatine]

Somebody steps on a foot and someone else gets two quick fouls ---and suddenly--- all that depth disappears for the evening.

 

[CL82]

Somebody steps on a foot and someone else gets two quick fouls ---and suddenly--- all that depth disappears for the evening.

 

[Husky Alien]

Nobody has earned anything, nobody on the team has even won a tournament game. The best players who give them the best chance of winning will play the most.

SJ, So going into the season you don't believe Whaley has earned his weight yet? This kid has done nothing but prove people wrong year in and year out since his freshman year and you make that comment, puzzling? I strongly believe he's on the starting side, tournament or no tournament, Whaley is one of our better players.

 

[Umami Zen]

Year 4 of the rebuild with the talent DH/staff have assembled.. Everyone is fighting for minutes..

As it should be.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Between Akok, Whaley, Sanogo, Springs, and Johnson, somebody is going to end up on the outside looking in at PT. Gonna be a battle for PT in practice--I'm sure those guys are feeling it every day.

Talk about a great environment for Samson to learn and develop for when his time comes. Could not ask for a better group of talent and leaders.

 

[HooperScooper]

Between Akok, Whaley, Sanogo, Springs, and Johnson, somebody is going to end up on the outside looking in at PT. Gonna be a battle for PT in practice--I'm sure those guys are feeling it every day.

You betcha.

“It’s very competitive. It’s a battle every single day,” Akok said. “Everybody in the frontcourt is trying to prove themselves. Between me, Zay (Isaiah Whaley), Adama, Samson (Johnson). It’s a battle. We’re trying to kill each other every single day. That’s how it is.”

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[superjohn]

SJ, So going into the season you don't believe Whaley has earned his weight yet? This kid has done nothing but prove people wrong year in and year out since his freshman year and you make that comment, puzzling? I strongly believe he's on the starting side, tournament or no tournament, Whaley is one of our better players.

Nobody has earned anything from what they did before, the players who play the best this upcoming season and give the team the best chance to win will play.

 

[Husky Alien]

Nobody has earned anything from what they did before, the players who play the best this upcoming season and give the team the best chance to win will play.

Ok then, your opinion but like Husky429 said "Whaley didn't stay a 5th year to come off the bench." He has been nothing short of exemplary.

 

[MDHuskFan]

If we play as up & down as we have the ability too, I don’t think minutes will be an issue. 3 man rotation of Whaley, Akok & Sanogo will allow us to always have a 5 on the floor while managing minutes

 

[SportsFan88]

Between Akok, Whaley, Sanogo, Springs, and Johnson, somebody is going to end up on the outside looking in at PT. Gonna be a battle for PT in practice--I'm sure those guys are feeling it every day.

I think springs and Johnson will get the less mins but I’m just speculating. I think akok is gonna be a monster by January

 

[Kenny11]

Ok then, your opinion but like Husky429 said "Whaley didn't stay a 5th year to come off the bench." He has been nothing short of exemplary.

Whaley is my favorite uconn player and I think he will. start and sanogo definitely will start but there could be a scenario where akok starts over Whaley for spacing purposes. Our spacing has sucked under Hurley and honestly has been bad long before him. Whaley will probably average close to 30 mpg regardless. It may depend on who is better at shooting and spacing the floor between akok and Whaley. Thankfully Whaley is such a team guy that I don’t think it would cause an internal problem.

 

[Husky Alien]

Whaley is my favorite uconn player and I think he will. start and sanogo definitely will start but there could be a scenario where akok starts over Whaley for spacing purposes. Our spacing has sucked under Hurley and honestly has been bad long before him. Whaley will probably average close to 30 mpg regardless. It may depend on who is better at shooting and spacing the floor between akok and Whaley. Thankfully Whaley is such a team guy that I don’t think it would cause an internal problem.

Yes, that goes with out saying regarding game situations where one starts over the other. Spacing has been a problem for us but Whaley has improved that a bit with his improved out side shot. Akok, by mid December as long as all goes well with his Achilles can really be a force to be reckoned with. Really Springs and Johnson should be implemented well too. Again like some of us have been saying " nice problem to have"

 

[husky429]

Yes, that goes with out saying regarding game situations where one starts over the other. Spacing has been a problem for us but Whaley has improved that a bit with his improved out side shot. Akok, by mid December as long as all goes well with his Achilles can really be a force to be reckoned with. Really Springs and Johnson should be implemented well too. Again like some of us have been saying " nice problem to have"

Whaley shot better from deep past year than Akok did his freshman season. 35% vs 26%. (1.0 vs 1.8 attempts)

Characterizing Akok as a good shooter is a stretch. He has the potential to be, but IMO Whaley is closer to it

 

[UCSouth]

Whaley shot better from deep past year than Akok did his freshman season. 35% vs 26%. (1.0 vs 1.8 attempts)

Characterizing Akok as a good shooter is a stretch. He has the potential to be, but IMO Whaley is closer to it

With a full off-season of workouts and, more than likely, working on his 3pt shot. Do you think that Whaley could up his percentage to 37-38% on slightly higher volume? That would keep defenses honest and improve spacing.

 

[Psolo12]

A big man rotation with Sanogo, Whaley, and Akok taking up a majority of the minutes is all we need to know. Who starts is meaningless and whoever is contributing the most that game will finish it. No need to worry about who's starting, it's an extremely positive thing to have 3 bigs who can contribute in a big way.

 

[UConnKev]

 

[rollskies]

That Hawkins drive is impressive as hell. I like the kid already

 

[The Lube]

Man that Akok pump fake from three, drive to the rim, and dish to Whaley was a thing of beauty. Interior passing like that can just pick apart a defense when done at a high level.

 

[bmayuc]

That Hawkins drive is impressive as hell. I like the kid already

Breakdown by scene

1. Tyrese Martin good energy vibes
2. Hawkins with a WHOA 1v1 move/finish. I had him typecast as a spot up shooter. If he's doing that stuff, here for it.
3. Tyrese Martin with a classic Tyrese Martin "run toward the hoop, misread the defense and use an unnecessary move creating a charge/turnover. My least favorite part of his game - he overcooks all his moves. Just get an angle and go strong dude. You are 6'7 with bounce just elevate and tomahawk on Rahsool. JFC.
4. Akok with a sweet drive and dish. Porkchop travelled on teh pump fake. Get your balance and go up strong (see the theme here?)
5. Sweet dish from Adama to Tyrese on the oop!
6. Nice drive/dish by polley (classic polley move). Another soft- finish by porkchop - that aint gonna get it done.
7. Gaffney with the sweet pump fake, step back 3. If he adds that to his game with composure it will be big for us. Need shooting. Also Gaffney looks like a beast. Say what you want about his game(tentative, loose handle, not dynamic) but he clearly works hard as hell much respect need program guys like Gaff.
8. RJ hits a spot up 25 footer - I'm of the opinion that he should be firing like Steph Curry. like 8 attempts/game, he plays so much better when he's gunning. He can hit them so the threat opens up and stresses the defense, plus its basically a long pass to our bigs who should absolutely be a top 10 offensive rebounding team again.

 

[Kenny11]

Whaley makes the funkiest shots.

 

[Fatroony5]

That Hawkins drive is impressive as hell. I like the kid already

Ready for the season to get going already. Nice to see Hawkins flashing again in practice. It’s a really interesting roster composition, but I think it can all work if they play to their strengths. Biggest question I have is how much can they improve their close to the rim shot percentage? They were awful in that category last year. Modest improvements there from guys like Martin and Whaley would go a long way. Especially Martin, he can be a 13-15 PPG guy with improvements near the rim and utilizing jump stops more vs his drag euro steps he often gets blocked on. Attack the rim with more force! The team can be super physical and aggressive, I hope we see that this season.

 

[Kmba2Rmemba]

My god. Hawkins, go easy on em.

 

[Psolo12]

Is there a chance Hawkins is a day 1 starter?

 

[Huskyforlife]

Hawkins did not have to do Sool like that.