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3rdbass said:
Yeah Alleyne just looks a step slow in everything he does. Really disappointed in him. Good thing Joey California is better than we thought.
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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.
 
superjohn said:
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.
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Like the fit of Alleyne in the starting lineup, but love Joey off the bench with Jackson and Clingan.
 
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Amazing how Clingans size just destroyed their offense when he was in. All the easy baskets they were starting to get with Sanogo in the game just disappear with Clingan in the game.
Amazing Hurley never even had to think about putting hawk back in the game with his 4 fouls. This team is really a collective right now.
 
superjohn said:
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.
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Yeah, when I saw Alleyne at VTech he was more of a spot up shooter. Here he is trying to drive too much. We really don't need him to do that with Hawkins, Diarra, Newton and AJ who do it better.
 
Not sure what the tech was for, unless he’s a ventriloquist. He’s just standing there, not gesturing or doing anything and his lips weren’t moving. Unless maybe he said something five seconds earlier before the camera was on him.
 
superjohn said:
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.
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Kid has an amazing feel for the game, works his ass off.
 
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uconn_jack said:
I can't remember a team where I am almost as comfortable with all the backups on the floor as I am with all the starters, sometimes more. Amazing also that there can be almost any mix of 9-10 players and the chemistry doesn't suffer much if at all.
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I honestly don't ever remember it, even on our best teams we never had that. There were bigger stars carrying us but not this depth where there seems to be no real drop off.
 
Gurleyman said:
Not sure what the tech was for, unless he’s a ventriloquist. He’s just standing there, not gesturing or doing anything and his lips weren’t moving. Unless maybe he said something five seconds earlier before the camera was on him.
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He definitely said something. Hurley didn’t protest after the ref gave him an explanation. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hawkins not going back in was Hurley sending a message. I’m sure Hawkins will learn and move on.
 
3rdbass said:
Yeah, when I saw Alleyne at VTech he was more of a spot up shooter. Here he is trying to drive too much. We really don't need him to do that with Hawkins, Diarra, Newton and AJ who do it better.
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What’s weird is that he just looks so clumsy. Can’t catch the ball or dribble or stay on balance. His turnovers were like scared freshman turnovers from someone not used to the speed of the game. I think Newton actually got two turnovers that should have been Alleyne’s - hit him in the hands. At least one near the mid court stripe - not sure if he threw the entry to him.
 
This is everything I hoped for pre-season. Dan Hurley is proving himself in these games that he can manage a squad when he has the right pieces and these pieces, they are GOOD.

So much teamwork, very little selfish play and that's huge. Keeps them all in the game and if someone is locked down or having an off night it's getting picked up elsewhere. The confidence under fire is impressive - Iowa tried to rally several times and each time UConn held it off and reopened the lead.

I love how there are a bunch of different rotations and some of them (mainly when AS and DC swap) are wildly different and really seem to help throw our opponent's tempo off.

The speed of our guys getting down court is impressive - there is just hustle every time. That hustle is seen everywhere, up by 16pts with 1.5mins to go? Still battling for steals and rebounds. Other than those couple slow starting games the team has shown full commitment to every single game and every minute.

AJ answered us tonight, he can get the jam going and even make those 3s. We know he's pretty good from the line too. If he could double his production I think that would be enough to round him out more, I saw his fingers were still taped so I'm willing to buy into the whole "he's not 100 yet" story. His D was OTT tonight, Walton was going nuts for him.

Joey friggin' Buckets man, sure he got blown by on that one drive when he looked away but man does he hustle and his shot, straight up sniper. If we need a guaranteed point I want it in his or Newton's hands. He's got a good handle too which I wasn't expecting based on how he was pitched pre-season.

Donovan Clingan is a beast. I call him 4 because that's how many inches he has to jump to put the ball in. Such clean D too. I wonder if he picked #32 because of Walton or if it is just a coincidence, if he wants to model himself on a someone there are certainly few better to choose from. I just hope we don't start seeing pics of DC clinging to the trees on campus :D

Newton has proved himself above and beyond what I think some of us were expecting - his ability to draw fouls and make shots is impressive. I was hoping for a solid player but he's better than that, to me he's like a Swiss Army Knife - he just does whatever is needed whether it's a steal, rebound, 3pter, drawing fouls... he's there and doing it.


I think we all agree, we're seeing that damn 2nd weekend this year.
 
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nadavtheman said:
Wait until we actually play well. 6 points combined from Hawk and Songo. 17 turnovers (seemed like more). But we can overcome it unlike the past because we are Super deep at every position. Many weapons. Contributions from all. Let's enjoy this!!!!!
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I’d give Iowa State some credit, they make you look ugly. We just have too much.
 
This team has the defensive skills to fend off a run without too much trouble. They have shown, IMO the toughness that Dan Hurley made points of early on in the season. They have Spitability on offense. But they feel kind of herky jerky to me.
I think that 3 more months of games under their belt, they will be a well oiled machine with the ability to beat anyone in the country. They're that good. Gonna be a good flight home. Go Huskies!!
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Worst game we’ve played, probably by some distance, and we beat a pretty good Iowa State team by 18

I’d argue the only guard that played well was Joey C. Who would thought we’d be saying that?

Hawkins-Non-existent, played himself out of the game. If he doesn’t learn to pump fake and drive, he’s not gonna be hard to guard.

Alleyne- I mean, he doesn’t offer much besides some good defense from time to time. Hoping he starts hitting shots, but he’s careless with the ball and not much of a creator.

Diarra-Stepped in and played alright, hit that big buzzer beater that halted momentum into half. Not a good shooter and hasn’t driven much. But he is a good complementary piece who defends and rebounds well

Newton-So careless with the ball. 8 turnovers. Hit some very timely shots and played pretty good defense, but when he was pressured he made some awful plays.

Joey C-Gotta love the kid. I was super skeptical early. Still gets beat pretty easily on D, but he rebounds a lot better than I expected, and rarely puts a foot wrong on offense. Love it.

Sanogo-One of the typical Sanogo off games. I’m a little worried early season with him honestly. I know he’s put up good numbers, but his rim protection has been significantly worse than last season, and he doesn’t seem to be getting in great positions on offense, getting push out of the lane a little too often. He’ll be fine, but…

Clingan-My gosh, kid is playing tremendous. Great defensively, doesn’t foul, just uses his length. Great rebounding, knows where to be and boxes out well also. Once he starts dunking EVERYTHING like he should, he’s gonna be hard to keep off the floor.

Karaban-Extension of the coach on the floor. Shoots tremendous in rhythm, makes great cuts, and mostly makes the best play. Needs to box out weakside better, but that’s nitpicking.

We’re really, really good. Excited to see everyone click, that’s gonna be a sight to see.
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Good summary. Newton is smooth but he’s a bit nonchalant against pressure. Still an excellent piece who makes big plays.

Donovan and to a lesser extent AK have been such pleasant surprises. I thought they’d contribute but this is great, poised basketball from 2 frosh.

We’re so versatile and this team defends, HARD. Not to mention being one of the best top to bottom rebounding teams in the country.

We haven’t even had a FULL performance from the top 5-6 guys. And we’re still winning by almost 20.

Really starting to love this team man.
 
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fleudslipcon said:
Looked like he was cramping.
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Yeah I saw that too so hopefully nothing serious. He would of been beneficial in the second half when we needed anothe ball handler to handler their pressure.
 
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