Kelvin Sampson on AAC and UConn

[UconnU]

Jalen brings his 3P% into the mid-high 30s, kid's going to be completely and utterly unguardable.

With Hurley as the coach and this being his last season I think it's a reasonable expectation.

Hurley is big on proper shooting technique. He'll get JA's shooting straightened out.

 

[StunningSteve]

Yes. It's important for other conference teams to improve, to gain over all respect for the league which we are stuck in. If the conference is weak it does not help our cause.

Really, the conference has done their part.

The onus is now on UConn and Memphis to pull weight, and it will be competing for a lot of bids. Had SMU and UCF had their stars all year, it's already looking at 4-5 bids without any help from UConn and Memphis.

 

[Guapo]

Hurley is big on proper shooting technique. He'll get JA's shooting straightened out.

I don't think Adams' shooting technique is all that bad.

It's all about shot selection.

Same for Vital.

And everyone on the team...

 

[CL82]

I don't think Adams' shooting technique is all that bad.

It's all about shot selection.

Same for Vital.

And everyone on the team...

Absolutely agree. If you get a player the ball so that he can shoot in rhythm, he starts looking like a much better shooter. Too often UConn settled for circus shots as the clock was winding down. Good ball movement and intelligent sets will benefit Adams and Vital quite a bit this year.

 

[UconnU]

I don't think Adams' shooting technique is all that bad.

It's all about shot selection.

Same for Vital.

And everyone on the team...

AG has a near perfect looking stroke. The first thing Hurley commented on after their practice 2 weeks ago was that the rest of the team should watch AG shooting technique. JA and CV can both use a little adjustments IMO.

 

[Hoophound]

Vital needs more significant form adjustments. Adams needs open looks and repetitions.

 

[UconnU]

Vital needs more significant form adjustments. Adams needs open looks and repetitions.

I have a problem with his footwork on shots. legs are too close together, toes not pointed towards rim.

 

[JMick]

Vital needs more significant form adjustments. Adams needs open looks and repetitions.

Vitals shot actually looked like it got worse last year

 

[intlzncster]

Jalen brings his 3P% into the mid-high 30s, kid's going to be completely and utterly unguardable.

With Hurley as the coach and this being his last season I think it's a reasonable expectation.

I will not be surprised if Jalen shoots 39-40% from 3 this year. He'll get better looks, with less usage.

 

[intlzncster]

I don't think Adams' shooting technique is all that bad.

It's all about shot selection.

Same for Vital.

And everyone on the team...

Yes for Vital, but Jalen's shot selection boiled down to not much of a choice for the most part.

 

[intlzncster]

AG has a near perfect looking stroke. The first thing Hurley commented on after their practice 2 weeks ago was that the rest of the team should watch AG shooting technique. JA and CV can both use a little adjustments IMO.

The only problem for AG is that he hasn't been able to shoot so much during the offseason the past 3 years. I don't expect him to be raining threes this year. Hopefully in the future.

 

[StepbackCity]

I don't think Adams' shooting technique is all that bad.

It's all about shot selection.

Same for Vital.

And everyone on the team...

Jalen does have some problems with he shot. He shoots it lazily, as he leans back when he chest should be straight. Sometimes his arms are also straight towards the hoop upon release, causing lots of line drives and short misses.

 

[Hoophound]

I have a problem with his footwork on shots. legs are too close together, toes not pointed towards rim.

Jalen does have some problems with he shot. He shoots it lazily, as he leans back when he chest should be straight. Sometimes his arms are also straight towards the hoop upon release, causing lots of line drives and short misses.

I don’t really think they are mechanical issues though. Just lots of fading and stuff that he needs to eliminate. Somebody just needs to keep telling him to go straight up, square up etc. However, his actual shooting form (his arms) is good and that’s the hard part to change. Vitale needs to fundamentally change his stroke in order to be consistent.

 

[Balker]

I don't think Adams' shooting technique is all that bad.

It's all about shot selection.

Same for Vital.

And everyone on the team...

I think JA suffered from too much playing time/conditioning as well. He was asked to do too much and had no coach, he was going to shoot a lower percentage no matter how good his technique.

 

[Mokum]

Really, the conference has done their part.

The onus is now on UConn and Memphis to pull weight, and it will be competing for a lot of bids. Had SMU and UCF had their stars all year, it's already looking at 4-5 bids without any help from UConn and Memphis.

Your right. Someone had insinuated that they hope Memphis doesn't get good, that's what promoted me. But you're right, those others have done well. I think if Hurley can get the players, we will own the league.

 

[StunningSteve]

 

[Mokum]

Houston, SMU, and Wichita filled me with dread during the KO era. Sampson/Brown/Marshall outprepped and outcoached KO.

Those days are over. I really think we will soon dominate this league. Those teams have been good. We used to be GREAT. At Uconn, we don't accept being ranked in the second ten and a couple of tournament wins as a big success. We expect to be top 5 and title contenders. I just have a gut feeling that Hurley can get the job done. Maybe it's wishfull thinking. It's hard to be really objective about this. But a couple of bad seasons back to back is not the end of Uconn as a great program. It will quickly be forgotten if Hurley does what most of us thinks he can do.