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I fell in love with Christian Vital Saturday

Have you watched any Dennis Smith, Ball, Fultz or Fox this year?

I watched some UK yesterday, wow Fox is a stud.

Not say MAL or AG are at this level, but the frosh thing may not matter for them as much.


Jaker said:
Lets face it, experience wise, AG will still be a freshmen next season. The experience Vital received this season was tremendous.
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willie99 said:
He gave his all, he wanted it, he played with that determination and toughness that UConn basketball is all about. I thought the team played hard overall, but his effort and sacrifice was special.

We're going to like this kid
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Agree this kid is tough. I just hope we hire a big mans coach for next year. And recruit a solid big man. Instead of all the projects we have been bringing in. Or we will not improve much without inside players.
 
SouthBayHusky said:
Not at all. Listen to the full press conference, he makes it clear about with this year taught him that he will bring to the team next year. In fact, right after that you hear Jaylen allude to next year. So I think were fine I think he's just thanking everyone for acknowledging his efforts and being a good dude
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I sure hope so. I think Vital is my favorite player on the team right now. You don't come across players that play with the energy he does very often. Would hate to see him go.
 
Ts5034 said:
I was really impressed with the way Vital played all season. Its true that with all the injuries he played a lot more than was expected of him. If Vital can have a four year career similar to Craig Austrie, then I will be perfectly fine with that and it would be a huge help for the team. Its always a good thing to have an experienced guard who can handle the ball.
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With all due respect to Craig Austrie, IMO Vital is already better than he ever was.
 
We struggle to land elite big men, we get tier 2-3 type guys. I know Durham was high at one point, but fell off a lot

Agree, big man coach is a must.

I like what they are doing, will have 6 guys competing for mins at the 4-5 so hopefully that helps and if it is committee or the hot hand that can work.

tower1 said:
Agree this kid is tough. I just hope we hire a big mans coach for next year. And recruit a solid big man. Instead of all the projects we have been bringing in. Or we will not improve much without inside players.
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JSM1970 said:
We struggle to land elite big men, we get tier 2-3 type guys. I know Durham was high at one point, but fell off a lot

Agree, big man coach is a must.

I like what they are doing, will have 6 guys competing for mins at the 4-5 so hopefully that helps and if it is committee or the hot hand that can work.
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everyone struggles to land elite big men. we win championships with good guard play and a serviceable center. what we really need is another shonn miller jeff adrien type who can rebound.
 
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Think he deserves to be in the running to start, but I like his passion and toughness to be that 1st guard off the bench. He just has the "it" to stir things up when required.

Loved what he did yesterday but thought we saw a kid grow before our eyes all year, one that some here questioned as to why "waste a scholarship".

Free Crow to all of those!;)
 
Hoophound said:
My younger daughter is sitting next to me on the plane. She just looked over at my iPad and was trying to figure out what I am doing. She saw this thread title and said, "Dad, is Christian pretty? Does mom know you like her?"
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Precious moment huh hound? LOL
 
Hoophound said:
My younger daughter is sitting next to me on the plane. She just looked over at my iPad and was trying to figure out what I am doing. She saw this thread title and said, "Dad, is Christian pretty? Does mom know you like her?"
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I just hope willie99's wife doesn't see this thread title.
 
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mauconnfan said:
Think he deserves to be in the running to start, but I like his passion and toughness to be that 1st guard off the bench.
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Given the way we've started games the last few years, I like that passion and toughness on the court from the tip.
 
Really impressed with his play. He can shoot, he's always around the ball, he's tough, plays good defense and wants to win. His growth this season has been excellent. If he continues to work on that outside shot he'll be even more deadly. He also plays with an edge which we need.
 
JSM1970 said:
I disagree. There is a reason this was an awful team, a lot of it due to having to play CV and VJ such big minutes instead of AG and TL.
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Hey, JSM,

The earth is round.
The sky is blue.
The ocean is wet.

Let's see what you come up w to disagree w those things too. You really are a miserable . Go find another team to NOT root for, we'd all be better for it.
 
huskymagic said:
Olliewood is correct. Vital is the closest thing we have to Shabazz on this team. He is the best of this freshman recruiting class in overall game and performance. He is much better than Craig Austrie and he is only a freshman. Vital has a chance to be an NBA player if he keeps improving.

There is no way Alterique who is a 5'9 with a bad shoulder should be starting over Vital. Vital is a player with swagger and the talent to back it up like UCONN legends of past. He's also got a connection with Adams. I wouldn't mess with it. Alterique and MAL would have to be NBA one and done guys to beat out Vital.

This is a no brainer, Vital is second behind Adams on the guards depth chart and its not even close.
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Love Vital, but Adams has much more of a Shabazz game at this point.
 
As good as AG will likely be, last thing we want is to start an untested freshman coming back from injury/surgery if we don't have to, and luckily we don't. Vital should start the season, if for not other reason than the experience, drive, and chemistry/continuity with the rest of the team from this year (not to mention he's plain pretty good). We don't want a repeat of the beginning of this year with two WTF losses, and I have more confidence that it won't happen with Vital starting. If AG (or even MAL) is as good as he should be, he will beat him out for that starting spot by the beginning of conference play.
 
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How many teams in the country will have a quartet of guards like we will next year.
If the bigs just play average, we are going to be a very good team
 
rich1122 said:
Vital = Warrior.

Give Ollie so much credit for developing this team. Even when losing they were fun to watch because they played sooooo hard.
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C'mon rich have you been here before? I mean using KO and "credit for developing" in the sam sentence could be cause for hanging LOL...;)
 
Vital is a vital part of team chemistry and team toughness. We need toughness and swagger and tenacity on the perimeter and we will have it with Adams and Vital. Terry, Vance, Alterique, MAL, Durham, Enoch are all softspoken guys who lack the conviction that guys like Vital/Adams have naturally. With Alterique we lost to Wagner and Northeastern and got lucky to beat Loyola Marymount thanks in large part to Christian Vital late in the second half.

Vital is a better shooter, better defender, and brings more intangibles to the court. Forget the rankings, Vital right now is better than MAL and Gilbert and has better chemistry with Jalen and the team. Vital knows his role while MAL and Gilbert will try to take the reigns from Adams so to speak. CV knows what is needed from him and how to play off of Jalen.
 
huskymagic said:
Vital is a vital part of team chemistry and team toughness. We need toughness and swagger and tenacity on the perimeter and we will have it with Adams and Vital. Terry, Vance, Alterique, MAL, Durham, Enoch are all softspoken guys who lack the conviction that guys like Vital/Adams have naturally. With Alterique we lost to Wagner and Northeastern and got lucky to beat Loyola Marymount thanks in large part to Christian Vital late in the second half.

Vital is a better shooter, better defender, and brings more intangibles to the court. Forget the rankings, Vital right now is better than MAL and Gilbert and has better chemistry with Jalen and the team. Vital knows his role while MAL and Gilbert will try to take the reigns from Adams so to speak. CV knows what is needed from him and how to play off of Jalen.
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You are an idiot - Gilbert was the best player on the floor in the Loyola game before he got injured.
 
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Cv's ceiling according to jsm is known......wtf.....when he left vermont academy he was well thought of....but each year at thomas more his coach said he'd made more progress than any other player in 35+years......this year i saw even more progress than in those two years .....his shooting wasn't as streaky.....his handle better and he curbed a lot of his recklessness......shot selection greatly improved......and he put on muscle......i'like to see him put on another 10+lbs to improve his explosion and do even more reps with his jumper. .......i don't pretend to know his ceiling but another couple of years like the last three and he'll be one of the most fan regarded huskies ever........that message thanking uconn seems like pure christian just thanking the fans for their support even those who can't get his sr year ranking out of his effed up intellect......thank god unlv's coach got fired......too bad he didn't bring spellman with him.
 
Don't know if Vital will ever be a consistent shooter or outstanding ball handler but damn the kid never takes a play off and hustles all the time. He played his butt off Saturday.
 
No need to talk who starts. We will be rolling at least 4 deep at the guard spots. Play well or sit. Ollie should be working on his hook arm to use anytime a bad shot goes up. Get a stud rebounder on the floor and we might have something special.
 
SubbaBub said:
No need to talk who starts. We will be rolling at least 4 deep at the guard spots. Play well or sit. Ollie should be working on his hook arm to use anytime a bad shot goes up. Get a stud rebounder on the floor and we might have something special.
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Hopefully that stud will be Diarra
 
huskymagic said:
Vital is a vital part of team chemistry and team toughness. We need toughness and swagger and tenacity on the perimeter and we will have it with Adams and Vital. Terry, Vance, Alterique, MAL, Durham, Enoch are all softspoken guys who lack the conviction that guys like Vital/Adams have naturally. With Alterique we lost to Wagner and Northeastern and got lucky to beat Loyola Marymount thanks in large part to Christian Vital late in the second half.

Vital is a better shooter, better defender, and brings more intangibles to the court. Forget the rankings, Vital right now is better than MAL and Gilbert and has better chemistry with Jalen and the team. Vital knows his role while MAL and Gilbert will try to take the reigns from Adams so to speak. CV knows what is needed from him and how to play off of Jalen.
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So we lose because we have "soft spoken" players? Your utter lack of logic and reason never ceases to amaze me.
 
SubbaBub said:
No need to talk who starts. We will be rolling at least 4 deep at the guard spots. Play well or sit. Ollie should be working on his hook arm to use anytime a bad shot goes up. Get a stud rebounder on the floor and we might have something special.
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Btw did you notice who got 9 boards yesterday
 
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