Is our defense elite?

[CardiacAndre7]

Not elite. Good. Didn't we give up 100 to OK St? When was the last time a UCONN defense did that?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I thought adams, vital, and purvis really played pick n roll defense at the highest level tonight, they iced 'above the break' and kept the ball out the paint for kick outs. we may have turned the corner. its all about keeping the ball out the middle of the floor

Ollie told Purvis pre-game, "bro your shot is off so you better play defense. " guess it worked.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Not elite. Good. Didn't we give up 100 to OK St? When was the last time a UCONN defense did that?

99

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Having an elite defense means two things
1) Stifling defense
2) Consistency

We are not even close to the 2nd part of that.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

But it has to be said, first you don't grab it and dunk it, not good. Then you shoot it after hesitating with 20 seconds on the shot clock with a 3 point lead, and only 34 seconds left yikes...then miss a couple FT's - then committ potentially a top 5 worst foul ever in his career on a missed FT.

That was indeed a sequence.

 

[TRest]

Lydon is pretty close to the lottery on a number of boards.

He's a nice little college player, but I can't see him contributing meaningful minutes in the league.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

He's a nice little college player, but I can't see him contributing meaningful minutes in the league.

Well that changes everything.

 

[James]

emeka giving them some juice gets me hyped. i'm starting to like certain aspects of this squad

 

[intlzncster]

Loved the D tonight. (take that whichever way you please)

Can't believe that slipped by me on first reading. hahaha

 

[intlzncster]

Pardon My Take is the only Barstool content worth paying attention to. The NFL rewind they do on Mondays is great.

If you are a Pats fan, Jerry Thorton's Knee Jerk Reactions on Mondays is usually worth a read imo.

 

[Towney007]

1.) We'll be fine defensively - kind of always are.

2.) Brimah is going to Brimah. I mean at this point losing your marbles either way about him is pointless. He's a killer shot blocker who can show flashes of absolute brilliance and has enough *raw* ability to take over a game once in every blue moon. He also has horrific hands, terrible basketball instincts, commits a ton of fouls and brain farts frequently. Is what it is. It's not good. It's not awful. It just is.