James Bouknight

[Palatine]

I’m still holding my breath on crowning the kid. He’s already good and could be a great one for us. He won’t be shooting 80% from three often though.

True. But he will sometimes. His stoke is very pure. There's no reason he should be well above 31%. Maybe over 40. With his ability an open three pointer should be close to a lay up.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Been saying it all season and everyone jumps on my dang back. How about that?

It's not so much what you say, it's how you say it.

 

[UconnU]

Go unconscious Bouk!

 

[HHusky]

Bouk had a fantastic game tonight. However, hold your horses. Needs work on handle, passing and defense. Long way to go. He'll be back next year to get stronger and address those issues.

 

[LIuconn]

So happy for him, the team and especially the 'yard. Great game for Bouk, but let's hold off on the Charleston reaction 2.0

 

[JB75]

What was that tech they called on him? His momentum carried him over that Tulsa player that tripped him.

That was such an awful call. Almost cost us game

 

[BNich]

Go unconscious Bouk!

Based on his change in aggressiveness in the second half you could definitely tell Hurley was looking for more assertiveness from him in the second half. It worked!

 

[djct1999]

He’s not going pro. He has the talent but is clearly a year or two away.

An incredible half vs Tulsa does not get you drafted. If you ask 100 scouts, all of them would say he is on their radar and has a pro skill set. If you ask 100 scouts, all of them would say he has to go back to school for another year.

 

[auror]

You could tell as soon as that first one went in that he was about to go off. These dogpoop announcers even picked up on it immediately.

He had that look in his eyes and was totally locked in without being over aggressive. He started pump faking and driving instead of throwing up a heat check 3.

 

[Bulldog]

That was such an awful call. Almost cost us game

Just an awful call. And you’re correct, changed the momentum and Tulsa went on to cut the lead to 1. Great poise by UConn to regroup on the road and put it away.
Let’s not talk to much about one and done. I’m really looking forward to Bouk playing with Jackson. That could be a lot of fun.

 

[joober jones]

What was that tech they called on him? His momentum carried him over that Tulsa player that tripped him.

You beat me to the punch. That was as inadvertent as contact can be. He was visibly making an effort NOT to touch him.

 

[glastonbury50]

What was that tech they called on him? His momentum carried him over that Tulsa player that tripped him.

Ref got Tulsa at -3.

 

[coachn]

Still needs to not let his man beat him on the baseline.
Good game see if you can do it every nite.

 

[glastonbury50]

That call was insane. Did it look in any way that he did that on purpose? I was screaming again how crappy AAC refs are. I've said that a lot this season.

He even put his hands up in the air to signal that he was not trying to make any contact. Lol

 

[uconnfan68]

I laughed out loud at the technical.

}#%{€€ was my reaction.

 

[glastonbury50]

Hopefully this is a Jeremy Lamb type kickstart...

Refresh my memory, what was the Lamb game?

 

[LIuconn]

We’d be lucky if he’s another lamb. He brought us a championship as a freshman

 

[Excalibur]

He's a better shooter than he's shown so far this year. Hopefully this is the new normal for him.

 

[LIuconn]

That first half corner fade 3 was so smooth

 

[glastonbury50]

Based on his change in aggressiveness in the second half you could definitely tell Hurley was looking for more assertiveness from him in the second half. It worked!

Haters will say Hurley isn't a good in game coach...

 

[McLovin]

I'll probably catch some flack for this, but that 3 minute stretch is something we haven't seen since Shabazz. He took over the game outside and driving to the paint. This kid has special talent. I hope Hurley can bring it out.

 

[BNich]

We’d be lucky if he’s another lamb. He brought us a championship as a freshman

Aside from 3P% to this point, it's scary how similar their freshman year statistics compare.

 

[BNich]

Haters will say Hurley isn't a good in game coach...

I was not one of them. I've been a strong supporter of Hurley. But I agree, there are plenty on here that tried to argue that point.

 

[Shine33]

He even put his hands up in the air to signal that he was not trying to make any contact. Lol

The worse part was that they made that technical call AFTER looking at the review monitor. So bad

 

[Kathy]

He's the only player on our team that is capable of being unstoppable when he's hot. Best individual stretch of bball on this team in 6 years

Great performance but do you forget Jalen Adams in Maui?