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Adams is dynamic but Rose is arguably the most athletic point guard ever before the injuries, the #1 pick and an MVP. Chill out with these predictions.
 
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superjohn said:
Adams is dynamic but Rose is arguably the most athletic point guard ever before the injuries, the #1 pick and an MVP. Chill out with these predictions.
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Scrappy has immunity.
 
I would be very, very happy if he could be Shabazz Napier
 
Jalen Adams will be better than Derrick Rose when he's done if he gets that jumpshot going and gets that left hand. At least in college.
 
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Rose came within a few missed free throws of winning the national title in his one and done freshmen year

We're a very good free throw shooting team, when we choke, it's more about dribbling behind our backs when triple teamed or some other really silly turnover, like not knowing what a shot clock is

Comparing freshmen seasons, I don't like the Rose analogy. But I do think Adams is the next great UConn PG thinking, and prefer to compare him to Bazz or Kemba or AJ or TB or Special K or even KO
 
Right now Adams is a stud college player, and soon to be stud NBA player. Has all the tools to be a star. But Rose was an incredible athlete for a PG, and someone with his combination of skill/athletisism might not be seen for awhile. But hell why not?
 
Huskyforlife said:
Right now Adams is a stud college player, and soon to be stud NBA player. Has all the tools to be a star. But Rose was an incredible athlete for a PG, and someone with his combination of skill/athletisism might not be seen for awhile. But hell why not?
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We are already declaring JA a stud college player? Please show me some type of consistent stats that back this statement up.
 
Jalen Adams averages 6 points a game shooting 43% D Rose averaged 14.9 points a game shooting 47%, going to go ahead and say I disagree.
 
Matt1010 said:
We are already declaring JA a stud college player? Please show me some type of consistent stats that back this statement up.
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Here's his proof:

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I think Jalen is going to be really good at this level, and not too far in the future, but I don't think Rose is a great comparison. Adams doesn't have his quickness or jump-shooting ability.
 
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Rico444 said:
I think Jalen is going to be really good at this level, and not too far in the future, but I don't think Rose is a great comparison. Adams doesn't have his quickness or jump-shooting ability.
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He actually reminds me of some guy named Kevin Ollie. A taller UConn guard, who could go to the hole. Was a much better passer and not a really good 3pt shooter.
 
Matt1010 said:
We are already declaring JA a stud college player? Please show me some type of consistent stats that back this statement up.
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Stud was too much, but I do think he is already a very good college player. However, I also think if KO took the training wheals completely off, he'd regularly average around 15 a game. JMO
 
Huskyforlife said:
Stud was too much, but I do think he is already a very good college player. However, I also think if KO took the training wheals completely off, he'd regularly average around 15 a game. JMO
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So, when JA goes 2-7 or 3-9, playing 25 - 30 minutes its because KO hasn't taken off the training wheels. Got it. I also, think that JA is going to be a good College basketball player, but besides his one hot shooting game, if he is not going to the basket, he is having a hard time making shots consistently. Now, if he can string together a few of these games like the last 10 minutes of the Cinci game...maybe he's turned the corner.
 
Jalen is a freshman, sure its the 2nd half of the season, but freshman nonetheless. He like all freshman can't dominate in Div 1 right away. All we can go on is his potential which is more than evident. Every announcer I heard raves about his potential.

I see potential in leadership, foul shooting (including late game) and scoring. The kid is fearless and confident. We should expect next year for his assisting and outside shooting to improve along with fewer turnovers. He will be surrounded by some nice 'thoroughbreds' to compliment his improvement.

I am hoping to see him at least double his assist average from 2 to 4 for the rest of this season. That would be going from one assist to two per half.

Next year assisting will have to be integrated into his game, not necessarily pass first but always ready to get others involved. Then he will be known to making his teammates better, as he already makes the team better.

As for D Rose, that's unimportant and way too early to compare. All he needs to become is the next big guard at UConn, that which at UConn would be better than D Rose. Because we have produced the best college guards of any school I know of.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Right now Adams is a stud college player, and soon to be stud NBA player. Has all the tools to be a star. But Rose was an incredible athlete for a PG, and someone with his combination of skill/athletisism might not be seen for awhile. But hell why not?
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Other than the fact he cannot shoot, sure
 
It will all depend on his work ethic and focus. I called for Ollie to start Jalen in December so I get the talent and the competitiveness - which he needs to channel the right way - but not every guy on this team has that trait.

What will be hard for Jalen is to improve his shot since he can so easily beat guys off the dribble - unless he is really dedicated it won't happen. He obviously needs to take hundreds of shots a day and to develop confidence on the 3 point line. His mechanics aren't awful he just needs some tweaks and repetition.
He could be a great one and KO will be salivating playing both Adams and Gilbert. Quite frankly, that thought gets a coaches head turning on the possibilities - Calhoun and Blaney could talk about it for hours in the bunker but it's a new era now - and hopefully the coaching staff will step up too.
 
All I know is one great guard and one off ball shooter can carry a team pretty far in college hoops. We have had more than our fair share. If Adams is the next great UConn guard that's plenty good enough.
 
Wise2 said:
He actually reminds me of some guy named Kevin Ollie. A taller UConn guard, who could go to the hole. Was a much better passer and not a really good 3pt shooter.
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Actually I think that is a good comparison. I also think that the reason Ollie has been tough on Adams is that Ollie sees himself in Adams. Ollie has stated in the past that when he first arrived at UConn he was a little on the cocky side and he laughed when Calhoun claimed to be the toughest guy in the gym. I think his quote was "Cmon I'm from South Central LA he can't be tougher than me". Calhoun was tough on Ollie to the point of considering leaving UConn. Ollie soon decided that it was Calhoun who was the toughest guy in the gym. I think Ollie being tough on Adams will help him grow up as a player and a person. In the long run it will be for the best for UConn and Jalen,
 
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