Hurley ratcheting up practices to signal season is near

[HooperScooper]

From the Courant. Kind of late but didn't see it posted.

How the heck did Bouknight gain 23 pounds in such a short period of time (in the article)? I hope it works out well but that doesn't seem possible.

“We’re going to have to make hard decisions on who to start,” Hurley said, “as opposed to the last couple of years where we were just trying to find five guys to throw out there.”

The players are feeling it.

“It’s really fun,” senior Isaiah Whaley said. “It’s really competitive. Everybody is competing for a spot, there is competition at every position, so nobody can really slack off. If you slack off, the other person looks better than you, so it is super competitive at every position.”

Without the normal schedule, Dan Hurley is ratcheting up practices to signal UConn men’s season is near

The usual checkpoints along the way to the season are missing, which could easily make the current stretch of practices seem repetitive, as in “Groundhog Day.” At UConn, the men’s…

www.courant.com

For those without Courant access: Without the normal schedule, Dan Hurley is ratcheting up practices to signal UConn men’s season is near

 

[ucawn]

From the Courant. Kind of late but didn't see it posted.

How the heck did Bouknight gain 23 pounds in such a short period of time (in the article)? I hope it works out well but that doesn't seem possible.

“We’re going to have to make hard decisions on who to start,” Hurley said, “as opposed to the last couple of years where we were just trying to find five guys to throw out there.”

The players are feeling it.

“It’s really fun,” senior Isaiah Whaley said. “It’s really competitive. Everybody is competing for a spot, there is competition at every position, so nobody can really slack off. If you slack off, the other person looks better than you, so it is super competitive at every position.”

Without the normal schedule, Dan Hurley is ratcheting up practices to signal UConn men’s season is near

The usual checkpoints along the way to the season are missing, which could easily make the current stretch of practices seem repetitive, as in “Groundhog Day.” At UConn, the men’s…

www.courant.com

For those without Courant access: Without the normal schedule, Dan Hurley is ratcheting up practices to signal UConn men’s season is near

Bouk brought up a good point that Cole hasn’t played a game in 2 years. No doubt he’ll be a great player but I think Gaff may get the start. Cole will be eased in off the bench.

 

[alphasigko]

Thanks or providing access to that article

 

[Huskybass]

Bouk brought up a good point that Cole hasn’t played a game in 2 years. No doubt he’ll be a great player but I think Gaff may get the start. Cole will be eased in off the bench.

I think it's going to be awful hard to not start a guy who's already scored 1,500 points and has over 400 assists at the division 1 level.

 

[Cardiac]

Season can't start soon enough

 

[UconnU]

Isnt the season like a month away still?

 

[SoCalCanine]

Isnt the season like a month away still?

Nope. 20 minutes.

 

[navery12]

Isnt the season like a month away still?

First game is 3 weeks from tomorrow

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I think it's going to be awful hard to not start a guy who's already scored 1,500 points and has over 400 assists at the division 1 level.

True but it’s hard too not start the guy who led us to the winnng streak at the end of the year. I called him a plain vanilla PG but everyone’s shooting percentage increased because he located them in good position.

 

[glastonbury50]

I think it's going to be awful hard to not start a guy who's already scored 1,500 points and has over 400 assists at the division 1 level.

Both will play solid minutes. Sometimes at the same time.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Season can't start soon enough

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Oh that's an interesting tool. I've never seen that, but it would seem to be really useful for ball security, avoiding strips and steals.

Edit: and rebounding possibly.

 

[husky429]

Oh that's an interesting tool. I've never seen that, but it would seem to be really useful for ball security, avoiding strips and steals.

Edit: and rebounding possibly.

Mostly for rebounding. We have one at my school. You set it pretty high, jump, and rip it down. Great tool to have

 

[Waquoit]

How the heck did Bouknight gain 23 pounds in such a short period of time (in the article)?

Did they say if it was solid muscle?

 

[mauconnfan]

True but it’s hard too not start the guy who led us to the winnng streak at the end of the year. I called him a plain vanilla PG but everyone’s shooting percentage increased because he located them in good position.

He was solid at best. Still had trouble with really solid defensive guards couldn’t consistently get the offense started in deep enough. He was also lucky in timing that Bouk became a confident offensive player 2nd half of the year allowing Vital to have more space as teams increasingly were aware of where Bouk was. Also defensively he was solid unless the other guard was quick and strong he was beaten often. Obviously add he shot it horribly we need to be a ton better at the point no matter if it’s him or RJ. I can see he’s stronger that’s excellent, is he quicker and can he make a shot? Or is RJ the guy? Funny we haven’t heard a ton on that position as of yet, really need a step up from last year in a big way there.

 

[Psolo12]

Did they say if it was solid muscle?

5% body fat so its definitely not bad weight

 

[Chin Diesel]

Did they say if it was solid muscle?

Possibly a very good troll post.

Taking the post at face value, any of the pics and videos from practices show Bouk looking lean and cut.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

He was solid at best. Still had trouble with really solid defensive guards couldn’t consistently get the offense started in deep enough. He was also lucky in timing that Bouk became a confident offensive player 2nd half of the year allowing Vital to have more space as teams increasingly were aware of where Bouk was. Also defensively he was solid unless the other guard was quick and strong he was beaten often. Obviously add he shot it horribly we need to be a ton better at the point no matter if it’s him or RJ. I can see he’s stronger that’s excellent, is he quicker and can he make a shot? Or is RJ the guy? Funny we haven’t heard a ton on that position as of yet, really need a step up from last year in a big way there.

Did Bouk and Vital magically improve their shooting or did their shooting improve because of better location due to him?
He also was a freshman his athletism with experience will improve his defense. Cole’ssize is a plus lack of experience against top athletic guards has to be a concern. I understand the hype but that doesn’t win games solid PG play does.
As far as a PG goes the only true measure is with whom the team is better. That’s the Alpha an the Omega. I hope Cole lives up to the expectations I’m not anti anyone. Hype doesn’t win games solid play does. It’s great to have insurance

 

[Waquoit]

Possibly a very good troll post.
Taking the post at face value, any of the pics and videos from practices show Bouk looking lean and cut.

You remember the days when every fall we'd get reports how half the squad would come in having added not just muscle, but solid muscle?

 

[HooperScooper]

You remember the days when every fall we'd get reports how half the squad would come in having added not just muscle, but solid muscle?

Is there any other kind? Lol

 

[Chin Diesel]

You remember the days when every fall we'd get reports how half the squad would come in having added not just muscle, but solid muscle?

Absolutely. That's why I gave you credit up front for a good troll.

 

[Chin Diesel]

You remember the days when every fall we'd get reports how half the squad would come in having added not just muscle, but solid muscle?

Is there any other kind? Lol

Kinda like grave danger.

 

[Chin Diesel]

 

[Waquoit]

Absolutely. That's why I gave you credit up front for a good troll.

I might need to adjust my troll-o-meter.

 

[mauconnfan]

Kinda like grave danger.

I can’t handle this thread!

 

[mauconnfan]

Did Bouk and Vital magically improve their shooting or did their shooting improve because of better location due to him?
He also was a freshman his athletism with experience will improve his defense. Cole’ssize is a plus lack of experience against top athletic guards has to be a concern. I understand the hype but that doesn’t win games solid PG play does.
As far as a PG goes the only true measure is with whom the team is better. That’s the Alpha an the Omega. I hope Cole lives up to the expectations I’m not anti anyone. Hype doesn’t win games solid play does. It’s great to have insurance

Well he helped but it wasn’t all him at all at least from my perspective. I mean we saw Vital shoot it good well before he was on campus and he was due to start shooting it better because he was dreadful. I mean it wasn’t like he only missed shots when he was not given a good pass he missed wide open looks first half of the season. Bouk just matured and realized he could be the guy we suddenly saw not sure the credit goes to Gaff, him or anyone think it was just self confidence.

Again Gaff was steady but that guy last year is only a back up for a UConn team that wants to be really really good. He and/or Cole need to be much better for the Huskies to exceed expectations. Hopefully both are just that.

 

[BuffaloHusky]

Re: Gaff... from my vantage point we have no idea how good or athletic he is from last year because his ankle was a mess and it affected his confidence so we just have to wait and see.

Re: the reason for the late season run. There are bunch of reasons but from my eyes, it seemed like defenses were shifting so much energy on Bouk that it opened lanes as well as shots for everyone else. Gaffney adjusted quicker to the new paradigm than Gilbert (who was going through confidence issues) and the result was Gaffney delivering to Vital some of the easiest looks of his career while Whaley was getting bunnies as the defenses scrambled to find Bouk.

 

[Ewekon]

You remember the days when every fall we'd get reports how half the squad would come in having added not just muscle, but solid muscle?

Yeah that Jim. Crazy bastard. Never amounted to much. Now we got real Irish mean.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Did Bouk and Vital magically improve their shooting or did their shooting improve because of better location due to him?
He also was a freshman his athletism with experience will improve his defense. Cole’s size plus lack of experience against top athletic guards has to be a concern. I understand the hype but that doesn’t win games solid PG play does.
As far as a PG goes the only true measure is with whom the team is better. That’s the Alpha an the Omega. I hope Cole lives up to the expectations I’m not anti anyone. Hype doesn’t win games solid play does. It’s great to have insurance

 

[CL82]

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I can have the court reporter read it back to you.