If Jackson Played for Calhoun…

[husky429]

If Jackson played for Calhoun ????


The would have NEVER been a illusion that he was a point guard or could be.

Calhoun would have been utilizing him as a 6th man spark plug/change of pace.

And the flashy stuff and T’s would have him on the bench

Calhoun teams had more than enough flash, technicals, and anything else.

Ya'll have some revisionist history.

 

[giddyup]

This should all stop. It's not just in bad taste, but it's low class and proves the adage that when you're attacking someone else, it says more about you than them.

During the DePaul game, Lavall Jordan relayed that he had a long talk with Andre before the game, and that yes - teams sagging off him on offense really is bothering him, and that he's doing his best to work through this. I can't imagine the pressure on this young man.

He's a phenomenal athlete, and Hurley's very first signing of that class. He's Big East All-Academic. He's not just a great team player, he was chosen as one of our captains. All this trashing of him has seeped into the public discussion, and not only hurts him and our team, but shows UConn fans in a bad light.

Criticism is one thing, but trashing someone and then encouraging the crowd to pile on is wrong on several levels. Especially when the trashing is coming from people who probably couldn't dribble the ball 94 feet if they were the only one on the court.

I think there is a lot of pressure on him and most here are talking about his play because they know precisely how gifted he is. The comments are really directed towards the adults that are supposed to help him elevate his skills, situational awareness and performance mindset, not devolve them. There is no in-game accountability just a lot rah-rah. AJ is a fierce competitor with Superman athleticism not being controlled or directed in an effective way.

 

[Captbluefin]

Calhoun teams had more than enough flash, technicals, and anything else.

Ya'll have some revisionist history.

The difference is those guys actually made shots and defended while doing it.

Talk about revisionist history. What JC team would Jackson start or get the mins. he is getting on this team…

 

[Viet Vet]

What does hold him accountable be? You want him to scream at Jackson? Is that supposed to make him player better?

Teach him, IN PRACTICE. He plays defense flatfooted, which is why he is so often beaten to the basket, commits a reach-in or over-the-back foul. Defense is played on the balls of one's feet, not on one's heels. This is high school training..................but defense doesn't make the ESPN Top Ten..................unless it's a spectacular block into the stands, which is less valuable than taking a charge, causing a turnover, or creating a shot-clock violation - all of which result in UConn getting possession. The super, duper block into the stands results in............the shooting team retaining possession.

 

[husky429]

The difference is those guys actually made shots and defended while doing it.

Talk about revisionist history. What JC team would Jackson start or get the mins. he is getting on this team…

No.

Many.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Calhoun would play Springs

Haha. Only to make a point.

 

[alphasigko]

"Jimmy would have screamed at Andre until he was a 60% three point shooter! He would have willed it!"

This place absolutely blows this season.

If you think that, then leave or stop taking part. You are an insulting bore and your comments to fellow Boneyarders are overly insulting, disrespectful and not necessary.

 

[Woodson]

One thing for sure - that would just about do it for the technical fouls for AJ

 

[BPT2Storrs]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. AJ is a great ball handler and passer but he tends to play out of control a lot of the time. He just needs to take a step back and not try to rush things.

Also coaching staff is doing him a disservice by not running plays directly for him that capitalize on his athleticism.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

If you think that, then leave or stop taking part. You are an insulting bore and your comments to fellow Boneyarders are overly insulting, disrespectful and not necessary.

ya - ha! cash moneh right there. mo-neh.
the only thing different this season is the little pack of parachuters dropping in to torch a poster, not torch a poster's thoughts, just to torch a poster.
angry birds, and according to them, no bad words aboot danny or ajax.
they get the madds when someone says the obvious aboot either, like
danny's record is lousy in close games. 5 years.
danny's record on wins against ranked on the road is zero. 5 years.
ajax can't score. 3 years. make him do something else.
back to our regularly scheduled program - kum -ba-ya, m'lord, kumbaya.
kum-ba-ya m'lord, ...

 

[Spaceman213J]

He should have been benched when the 1st two T's happened and under Calhoun, I truly believe that would have happened. I really didn't mind this last T. The game was pretty much decided and it looked like his yapping was to protect Sanogo or keep him out of it. Sanogo didn't do anyting wrong, but the Depaul player took offense at him trying to block a shot well after play had stopped. Don't get why he was trying to shoot at that point either.
Jackson is loved by the vast majority of Husky Nation. It's just that with his talent, his play during this stretch has not been the best. He is a junior and the no look passes and careless flick passes should not be happening, unless your up by 20 with under 4 minutes left in the game. You can't get caught looking away and let your defender shoot an open 3 in what at the moment is a big possession. You can't kill runs with T's. You can't be careless with the ball when the game is tight or there is still a lot of game to play.
There have been few players I have enjoyed watching as much as AJ when he's playing smart. But he is a captain and he needs to lead with play as well as talk.

 

[Greathusky]

One errant no look pass and JC would have been mid court pointing a finger at Andre.

 

[UCan3]

He should have been benched when the 1st two T's happened and under Calhoun, I truly believe that would have happened. I really didn't mind this last T. The game was pretty much decided and it looked like his yapping was to protect Sanogo or keep him out of it. Sanogo didn't do anyting wrong, but the Depaul player took offense at him trying to block a shot well after play had stopped. Don't get why he was trying to shoot at that point either.
Jackson is loved by the vast majority of Husky Nation. It's just that with his talent, his play during this stretch has not been the best. He is a junior and the no look passes and careless flick passes should not be happening, unless your up by 20 with under 4 minutes left in the game. You can't get caught looking away and let your defender shoot an open 3 in what at the moment is a big possession. You can't kill runs with T's. You can't be careless with the ball when the game is tight or there is still a lot of game to play.
There have been few players I have enjoyed watching as much as AJ when he's playing smart. But he is a captain and he needs to lead with play as well as talk.

Great Post!

 

[Scrutineer]

It's pretty funny seeing all this talk about Andre holding back our offense and needing to bench him so we can have a good offense. We've had a really good offense all year, it's the defense that's the issue, and benching Jackson just makes it even worse

I'd sure like to see his +/- stats because I can't remember the last time I saw him stay in front of his man on defense........not that he's alone in that over the last ten games or so.

 

[dennismenace]

There is no such thing as an easy shot for Jackson; even the infrequent drives to the hoop often produce bricks. The opponents are virtually goading him to shoot. Great effort, all over the floor, but too many bad passes and the technicals are adding up. He seems like such a coachable kid…..I don’t get it.

He is coachable. He needs coaching..............not endless hyping up.

 

[freescooter]

He would be riding the bench for some of the lapses he had once again tonight. The technical, the unnecessary charge, the wild shots….

I don’t put this on Jackson but rather Hurley. He is going to have to hold him more accountable because we will not be able to compete at the highest levels with these types of plays.

This is more about Hurley than Jackson - he needs to be a bit more like Jim Calhoun and holding players accountable during the game when they put themselves before the team.

I agree with you. Hurley will not do anything about Jackson..He is in love with certain guys and allows them to do what they want. Jackson is at the top of the list. How many technicals do you have to get for dumb reasons before the coach says ENOUGH!? How many lazy or dumb plays?

He has convinced himself that Jackson is his Ray Allen.

 

[UConnJim]

It's pretty clear that Jackson is in a slump right now. He is struggling on the offensive end even though he is given space to shoot. In BE play, he is shooting 32.9% overall and 29.7% from 3 with almost 50% of his shots being 3 pointers. He has taken 11 FTs in 12 BE games which I think is too low. Personally, I think he needs to increase the time he is either driving to the hoop or playing near the basket to improve his offense play and to get fouled more often and I think that would increase his confidence in his offense. In his last 6 games, he has 5 games in which he did not take a FT.

Also, Jackson is such a superior athlete, he needs to slow his game down. He can dribble around almost everyone and he can defend anyone without trying to make the spectacular play. He needs to make the routine play look routine.

As for technical fouls, there is no excuse for a player to get multiple technical fouls over a season. Close games are decided by small mistakes.

One last point, the Evan Miya advanced stats really love Andre Jackson. Here are the national rankings of UConn's key players:

7) Jackson
24) Clingan
48) Sanogo
82) Hawkins
118) Newton
182) Diarra
384) Alleyne
439) Karaban
631) Joey C

Defensive player rankings (just UConn rankings):
1) Clingan
2) Jackson
3) Diarra
4) Sanogo
5) Newton
6) Hawkins
7) Alleyne
8) Joey C
9) Karaban

 

[UCan3]

I agree with you. Hurley will not do anything about Jackson..He is in love with certain guys and allows them to do what they want. Jackson is at the top of the list. How many technicals do you have to get for dumb reasons before the coach says ENOUGH!? How many lazy or dumb plays?

He has convinced himself that Jackson is his Ray Allen.

Let’s at this on the flip side - who’s not starting that can help us obtain the consistency we need at this position.

Many here are saying this is anti-Jackson, rather look at it like who do we need to play that will give us the best chance to win the game.

I believe Jackson needs to earn his starting position and the amount of minutes he is playing not be anointed the starter.

The lazy plays and lack of control his emotions in the game, stand out - just don’t see players with these issues - even on other teams - doing things like this.

For record, what I am suggesting should HELP Jackson get to then level he needs to play at the next level.

Pine time not always a bad thing.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

I agree with you. Hurley will not do anything about Jackson..He is in love with certain guys and allows them to do what they want. Jackson is at the top of the list. How many technicals do you have to get for dumb reasons before the coach says ENOUGH!? How many lazy or dumb plays?

He has convinced himself that Jackson is his Ray Allen.

Let’s at this on the flip side - who’s not starting that can help us obtain the consistency we need at this position.

Many here are saying this is anti-Jackson, rather look at it like who do we need to play that will give us the best chance to win the game.

I believe Jackson needs to earn his starting position and the amount of minutes he is playing not be anointed the starter.

The lazy plays and lack of control his emotions in the game, stand out - just don’t see players with these issues - even on other teams - doing things like this.

For record, what I am suggesting should HELP Jackson get to then level he needs to play at the next level.

Pine time not always a bad thing.

PSA: Continually calling these players "lazy" and "dumb" is the absolute worst. And if you can't notice that "accountability" can be accomplished through more than just benching and yelling at players, you just need to go back to sleep.

What an absolute trainwreck of a thread.

 

[UCan3]

PSA: Continually calling these players "lazy" and "dumb" is the absolute worst. And if you can't notice that "accountability" can be accomplished through more than just benching and yelling at players, you just need to go back to sleep.

What an absolute trainwreck of a thread.

I’ve said none of these so not so sure why you would quote my post unless you are trying to conflate the issue.

 

[MDHuskFan]

I’m just shocked we were able to go more than 24 hours before this post got locked

 

[navery12]

I’ve said none of these so not so sure why you would quote my post unless you are trying to conflate the issue.

You sure about that?

The lazy plays and lack of control his emotions in the game, stand out

 

[UCan3]

You sure about that?

Lazy plays is not the same as calling someone lazy. That would be personal attack.

Dumb? Can you quote me on where I said that?

Your post bringing thread down

 

[Scottobot]

I think Andre needs a sports psychologist. I think his struggles on offense have caused him to freak out, and now he can’t concentrate on defense. Looking back at close games we’ve lost over the past 3 years … Andre has not played well at the end of close games, even before this slump. I used to think he was just tired because Hurley played him so many minutes, but now I think he panics in the close games. He is only a college student and D1 basketball is a lot of pressure. Working with someone on how to manage emotions, and ups and downs of a game would really help him.

 

[EnochRoot]

I think Andre needs a sports psychologist. I think his struggles on offense have caused him to freak out, and now he can’t concentrate on defense. Looking back at close games we’ve lost over the past 3 years … Andre has not played well at the end of close games, even before this slump. I used to think he was just tired because Hurley played him so many minutes, but now I think he panics in the close games. He is only a college student and D1 basketball is a lot of pressure. Working with someone on how to manage emotions, and ups and downs of a game would really help him.

And when you think about it, what the heck was Hurley doing giving this guy the label of team captain? I mean, if he really has a problem putting it all together psychologically, that is.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

I’ve said none of these so not so sure why you would quote my post unless you are trying to conflate the issue.

You're somehow joking, right????

Let’s at this on the flip side - who’s not starting that can help us obtain the consistency we need at this position.

Many here are saying this is anti-Jackson, rather look at it like who do we need to play that will give us the best chance to win the game.

I believe Jackson needs to earn his starting position and the amount of minutes he is playing not be anointed the starter.

The lazy plays and lack of control his emotions in the game, stand out - just don’t see players with these issues - even on other teams - doing things like this.

For record, what I am suggesting should HELP Jackson get to then level he needs to play at the next level.

Pine time not always a bad thing.

Lazy plays is not the same as calling someone lazy. That would be personal attack.

Dumb? Can you quote me on where I said that?

Your post bringing thread down

If you say someone is making "lazy plays", you are implying that person is lazy. It's that simple. Don't try to move the goalposts.

 

[navery12]

And when you think about it, what the heck was Hurley doing giving this guy the label of team captain? I mean, if he really has a problem putting it all together psychologically, that is.

If you can't see Andre is one of the leaders of this team I don't know what to tell you. If you've listened to him talk once since last April until now it's obvious why he was named a captain

 

[EnochRoot]

If you can't see Andre is one of the leaders of this team I don't know what to tell you. If you've listened to him talk once since last April until now it's obvious why he was named a captain

If he doesn't have it all together enough where he likely requires a sports psychologist to help him handle how teams are goading him into shooting the ball, then yeah, it's fair to question his leadership abilities, or you know, Hurley for not recognizing the problem.

To be honest, the kid lacks focus. You can see it when what should be an absolute asset to the team, his ball-hawking defensive capabilities, go by the wayside when he gets caught looking in the wrong direction. Fix that, and you'll get a better shooter, too.

 

[freescooter]

Jackson is the most overrated player I can ever remember. He isn’t a good shooter. He isn’t a great defender, he relies on physical attributes rather than skill and proper technique. He fouls far too often. Teams have never covered him at the 3 point line. And he has never been willing to shoot. His form looks like a 5th grader hoping he can reach the backboard. It is just beyond me we’re the great player stuff comes from. Last I looked highlight reel dunks were worth 2 points. Hurley will never do it but it is time to move him to the bench and bring in somebody else. Let him come off the bench in certain situations and not when we need a scorer.

 

[navery12]

If he doesn't have it all together enough where he likely requires a sports psychologist to help him handle how teams are goading him into shooting the ball, then yeah, it's fair to question his leadership abilities, or you know, Hurley for not recognizing the problem.

To be honest, the kid lacks focus. You can see it when what should be an absolute asset to the team, his ball-hawking defensive capabilities, go by the wayside when he gets caught looking in the wrong direction. Fix that, and you'll get a better shooter, too.

Jesus this board is the worst. Yes, Dan Hurley shouldn't have named him captain because one message board poster says he needs to go see a sports psychologist