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I've caught grief for saying this all along but it's the reality.
Jalen could be back for Senior Night
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Chief00
We really need medical exams before a guy signs.
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Words I thought I would never hear; "propel us into the NIT".
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What IS up with Mo? Is he effectively done as a husky?
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So I just used this internet thing... pretty cool. Gives you answers and stuff.
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Oh man I’m sure a lot of people on this board will be very upset if mr 4hunnid pushes Wes B out of the top 10.
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True, but it is an "apples and oranges" comparison. Wes only played 3 years and averaged over 23 points a game. Jalen is not in that category.
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He also isn’t alive so maybe you should pull for Jalen on one of his last games.
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Yep, his knee is shot. There is no reason to take up a scholarship if he can't play especially when we will be short one next year.
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My information is from a pretty original source. LOL. My source wasn’t some article.
Having said that, Chief feels neither Jalen or Gilbert should play further this season. I hope saner thinking prevails.
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We might as well see if Gilbert is made out of glass now. If he breaks we know there is a need for another ball handler. No reason to baby him as we need to know this before going into next season. I do agree on Jalen. Don't see the reason to rush him back.
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Gilbert needs momentum going into next year instead of a cold open like years past. Jalen deserves one more shot at the tournament and needs to bolster his professional resume, wherever we end up this postseason.
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As a fan, I agree. As someone who cares about them as people and for their long term careers, Chief would shut them down. I am not a doctor, this is just my opinion, having seen a lot over the years.
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Wes also didn't have the benefit of the three point shot. Even in a three year career he would likely be over 2,000 if the three point basket had existed. Many of his made baskets were from Mars.
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Why? Especially for Gilbert. He needs to play as much as possible after basically not playing consistently for almost 3 years. We aren't getting a higher draft pick for tanking and sitting our best players.
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Wouldn’t it be sweet if jalen came back for the AAC tournament at 100% and we end up winning it to get into the big dance...
With Jalen, I think this could absolutely happen. Say we play like Tulsa/Wichita state/SMU first round = absolutely winnable. We would then have to play a top 4 seed, mostly like cincy or Houston the way the standings are shaping up. Hope for a miracle (played well against both teams this season), then anything can happen last two games!
I will say the AAC is strong top to bottom, but really the top teams are still beatable with a lil luck. Maybe some lower seeds can pull some upsets. Right now, game 2 is looking like the toughest game in the tourney.
We just can’t fall to the 11 seed (so that game at ECU last game of the season looks huge) or else we would have to play USF and temple most likely, which I think would be a lot harder than against Wichita state and cincy.
With Jalen, I think this could absolutely happen. Say we play like Tulsa/Wichita state/SMU first round = absolutely winnable. We would then have to play a top 4 seed, mostly like cincy or Houston the way the standings are shaping up. Hope for a miracle (played well against both teams this season), then anything can happen last two games!
I will say the AAC is strong top to bottom, but really the top teams are still beatable with a lil luck. Maybe some lower seeds can pull some upsets. Right now, game 2 is looking like the toughest game in the tourney.
We just can’t fall to the 11 seed (so that game at ECU last game of the season looks huge) or else we would have to play USF and temple most likely, which I think would be a lot harder than against Wichita state and cincy.
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I can understand to some point where someone might think it best for both JA and AG to sit the rest of the year but due to circumstances I feel differently
JA - he has been all Freshman AAC, 1st team All AAC and 2nd team All AAC - when he came to UConn, even in his wildest/worst dreams, I don't think he would thought he would face so much turmoil and unevenness in supporting players. I think that he wants and I feel he needs to come back at least one game to take his UConn career to a fitting end - in uniform on the court playing - not sitting
AG - he has to play through this latest injury. The staff needs to know if he can be counted on to be the quarterback on the court and not from the bench for 2019-2020 and beyond.
I'm a JA man, albeit I get annoyed with him at times, and I am glad he chose UConn. Visions of him in Hawaii that sophomore season make me smile.
JA - he has been all Freshman AAC, 1st team All AAC and 2nd team All AAC - when he came to UConn, even in his wildest/worst dreams, I don't think he would thought he would face so much turmoil and unevenness in supporting players. I think that he wants and I feel he needs to come back at least one game to take his UConn career to a fitting end - in uniform on the court playing - not sitting
AG - he has to play through this latest injury. The staff needs to know if he can be counted on to be the quarterback on the court and not from the bench for 2019-2020 and beyond.
I'm a JA man, albeit I get annoyed with him at times, and I am glad he chose UConn. Visions of him in Hawaii that sophomore season make me smile.
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I agree “ IF “ Gilbert and Adams are 100% we could win the AAC tourney however ,the bad news is so could a bunch of other teams in the league.
Houston is probably the best of the lot but an off shooting night and it’s over.
One and done tourneys have seen strange results before.
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Why didnt Jalen arrive with the team on Sunday?
Seemed weird. Is that standard practice for an injured player at home games?
Seemed weird. Is that standard practice for an injured player at home games?
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No way would they be at 100%.
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They don't all travel together to games in Hartford. They just have to get there by a certain time. This was during the Calhoun years so not sure how Hurley does things