Every good UConn team has its walk on hype man!!Problably a recruit. Seems like they start the process earlier and earlier each year. #41 looks way to fired up for someone who sat all game lol!
Donovan's dad was on UConn twitter spaces last night said he and Joey C spend almost every minute together off the court. Could have something to do with how comfortable they are playing with each other!Joey is going to eat into Alleyne's minutes. Joey got burned for back to back layups in the first half but he competed like crazy on D in the second and was mixing it up for rebounds. He just brings a lot more offense and energy than Alleyne has this season and he seems to have really good synergy with Donovan.
The most absurd stat for this UConn team is that Joey leads the team in the 2-point field goal percentage. He is shooting 75% from two!!! Higher than Donovan! He has had some really sick finishes through traffic, full speed and high off the glass. Obviously he is also obscenely efficient from 3 to start the season.Joey is going to eat into Alleyne's minutes. Joey got burned for back to back layups in the first half but he competed like crazy on D in the second and was mixing it up for rebounds. He just brings a lot more offense and energy than Alleyne has this season and he seems to have really good synergy with Donovan.
Dynamic Duo.Donovan's dad was on UConn twitter spaces last night said he and Joey C spend almost every minute together off the court. Could have something to do with how comfortable they are playing with each other!
Any input from Pro Scouts on Clingnan after this tournament?Lot of things went right this weekend.
Today our defensive was close to perfect. Also, there's no reason Clingan needs to play 2 years of college ball. Dude has the physical gifts and he knows everything he needs to know. All he needs is another 6 months following whatever workout routine he's currently following.
Last year he got worn down because it was tough for us to take him off the court. Having a competent guy to fill-in off the bench, even if he’s playing 15 minutes, only helps Adama.I hope Adama is having fun. He’s the pre-season Big East player of the year, but is being challenged for minutes by a freshman. It’s a great problem for us to have as a team, but I hope Adama can adjust to the role. Have we ever had two dominant big men on the same team?
4 fouls 20 seconds into the 2nd half.
I'm not that in-tune to such things, but it would be impossible for them not to notice. I would go as far as saying it would be professionally irresponsible for NBA scouts not to notice.Any input from Pro Scouts on Clingnan after this tournament?
Curious to know what, if anything, they have written about his game and potential.
Somewhat disagree on this. They burned the drop for a couple alley-oops in the first half. I didn't notice what we tweaked from there, going to look for it on a re-watch.When we switch from the high edge to drop coverage in PNR Iowa state really had no answers for that.
A lot of their fans were good about saying "we are just fouling a lot, most of these are fouls." Which they were.*** Official IOWA STATE vs #20 UCONN Game(Day) Thread ***
vs IOWA STATE (5-0, 0-0 BIG 12) #20 UCONN (7-0, 0-0 Big East) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH 9:00 P.M. CST Moda Center / Portland, Ore. TV: ESPN Talent: Roxy Bernstein, pxp Bill Walton, analyst Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network) CRN Talent: Chris Williams, pxp Derrin Hansen, analystcyclonefanatic.com
it was interesting scrolling through this thread and seeing their fans react throughout the game. The expected whining about fouls (come on, they fouled non-stop early on) but also grudging respect for how good UConn is.
Vecenie did a pod Sunday night but it was before the tip. On Clingan, he said he'd heard from a few scouts who were essentially asking for some background intel on Clingan. He's getting noticed and this was before the big Iowa St game.Any input from Pro Scouts on Clingnan after this tournament?
Curious to know what, if anything, they have written about his game and potential.
Clingan got caught in no man’s land on one. It was good offense by ISU . DC can’t hedge hard enough and recover like Sanogo so the ball pressure was token and then got caught just below foul line. That’s the one place we dont want him defesnsively. He’s so menacing at the hoop.Somewhat disagree on this. They burned the drop for a couple alley-oops in the first half. I didn't notice what we tweaked from there, going to look for it on a re-watch.
Somewhat disagree on this. They burned the drop for a couple alley-oops in the first half. I didn't notice what we tweaked from there, going to look for it on a re-watch.
It’s very noticeable. I remember at one point last night a few people in the game chat brought up how much they seem to love playing togetherDonovan's dad was on UConn twitter spaces last night said he and Joey C spend almost every minute together off the court. Could have something to do with how comfortable they are playing with each other!
Even see an occasional smile out of the smooth Dude.. TristenIt’s very noticeable. I remember at one point last night a few people in the game chat brought up how much they seem to love playing together
Would the Connecticut TV stations realize that UConn winning both men and women Phil Knight tournament is a huge story.
Last time I checked, the stations' websites didn't have stories on this. Maybe people will come back to work on Monday, get off
their backsides, and get some copy on TV and on the websites. Suffering through Bill Walton was bad enough!
Sanogo struggled with it as well early on at UConnClingan got caught in no man’s land on one. It was good offense by ISU . DC can’t hedge hard enough and recover like Sanogo so the ball pressure was token and then got caught just below foul line. That’s the one place we dont want him defesnsively. He’s so menacing at the hoop.
Compared to Whaley, yup.Sanogo struggled with it as well early on at UConn
The stations I contacted said ESPN has a rule that no local station can rebroadcast video from the game until 24 hours from the start of the game. But they could have met the airplane from Oregon at Bradley maybe get comments from our star player from Bristol, etc. This is a huge story for the state that both men and women teams won at Phil Knight Tournament. If they can cover a fire in Mystic they could also send a news crew up to Storrs for some comments. Not too far away.Most local stations are now part of syndicates. Most of what the cover is pre-scripted by the home office. There is very little local content that isn't local crime, weather or traffic. They expect people to get their sports news elsewhere. Also didn't help that the story broke at midnight.
Yep fully agree. I was actually surprised at how good he is at it now.Compared to Whaley, yup.
But he’s been pretty effective this year at it when we run it ( don’t run it as much as last year) . We destroyed Alabama with Sanogo hedges though
He needs to be much more than he is now to go, I selfishly say. Just 3 more years.Vecenie did a pod Sunday night but it was before the tip. On Clingan, he said he'd heard from a few scouts who were essentially asking for some background intel on Clingan. He's getting noticed and this was before the big Iowa St game.
They had better Walton comments than we did.*** Official IOWA STATE vs #20 UCONN Game(Day) Thread ***
vs IOWA STATE (5-0, 0-0 BIG 12) #20 UCONN (7-0, 0-0 Big East) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH 9:00 P.M. CST Moda Center / Portland, Ore. TV: ESPN Talent: Roxy Bernstein, pxp Bill Walton, analyst Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network) CRN Talent: Chris Williams, pxp Derrin Hansen, analystcyclonefanatic.com
it was interesting scrolling through this thread and seeing their fans react throughout the game. The expected whining about fouls (come on, they fouled non-stop early on) but also grudging respect for how good UConn is.
I though Bill was en fuego. I was looking for a book to take to the beach next week so I just downloaded The Collector.They had better Walton comments than we did.
You would think Emmett Hendry was mvp by how excited he is.It's been a while since UConn held some hardware, this is just the beginning...
View attachment 81216