Khadary Richmond

[Hey Adrien!]

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

This bodes well for winning our rematch with them.

 

[karstenkibbe]

This bodes well for winning our rematch with them.

Please no. I smell bad mojo with that comment.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Maybe UConn coaches should watch game film for any of those 4 games and see what those coaches did differently.

 

[JohnFSilver]

3 for 19 today with 7 turnovers. And we get the effort where he temporarily thinks he's an All American.

It was nuts. You can’t defend guys who have. Career games. That kid looked like an NBA all-star.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Please no. I smell bad mojo with that comment.

No way - onward and upward!!

 

[Chin Diesel]

It was nuts. You can’t defend guys who have. Career games. That kid looked like an NBA all-star.

Against who? Not the UConn game. Against UConn he looked like an old school slightly overweight dude tearing up a lunch time YMCA team. He just bull rushed and bullied every UConn defender from the perimeter to the rim. Only thing he did signifying "career game" status was one of his 3's. Everything else took less than spectacular athleticism or skill.

 

[Waquoit]

I agree, the criticusm isn’t of the original game plan but rather a lack of a timely adjustment. Jim Calhoun’s adjustments could come rather quickly - LOL

So nobody had career games against a Calhoun team, just like how nobody could score against Ricky Moore.

 

[UConnSwag11]

It was nuts. You can’t defend guys who have. Career games. That kid looked like an NBA all-star.

lol all he did was back down the defender and Hurley did nothing to adjust

 

[navery12]

lol all he did was back down the defender and Hurley did nothing to adjust

Other than try 4 different defenders on him, all who had no chance

 

[Chin Diesel]

Other than try 4 different defenders on him, all who had no chance

Because the only option a coach has is to change a defender and not change defensive schemes. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. You are bringing up the same debunked point that by changing a defender Hurley did all he could do.

 

[navery12]

Because the only option a coach has is to change a defender and not change defensive schemes. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. You are bringing up the same debunked point that by changing a defender Hurley did all he could do.

He also had 4 points in the last 14 minutes of the game. Maybe he didn't change fast enough for some people, but saying he didn't change anything is incorrect

 

[Chin Diesel]

He also had 4 points in the last 14 minutes of the game. Maybe he didn't change fast enough for some people, but saying he didn't change anything is incorrect

Or, he reverted to the norm and the coach chose to involve the rest of the team. Enquiring minds want to know.

What enquiring minds do know is a guy went off for as many points in a 10-12 minute period of time as he has had the next four games combined.

 

[Palatine]

Richmond did the same thing over and over. Got the ball on the right side of the court. Backed down the defender (or drove on him). Shot from two feet away.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Richmond did the same thing over and over. Got the ball on the right side of the court. Backed down the defender (or drove on him). Shot from two feet away.

Exactly, with a couple pump fakes thrown and our guys had absolutely no answer. Jackson and Martin should never be getting physically dominated like that.

 

[uconngb]

Richmond did the same thing over and over. Got the ball on the right side of the court. Backed down the defender (or drove on him). Shot from two feet away.

You left out the unabated part

 

[Kitaman]

What should Butler have done when Tyrese started going off in the second half?

Exactly what they did, nothing. This 'rule' only applies to UConn.

 

[husky429]

Exactly what they did, nothing. This 'rule' only applies to UConn.

Butler sucks. You want us to be like Butler?

The "rule" applies to every team that expects to be successful in their league. That includes high school JV coaches, up to the NBA.

 

[husky429]

Other than try 4 different defenders on him, all who had no chance

Trying different defenders is one adjustment. The obvious adjustment is a zone, but we don't do that. So you have to, have to, HAVE to, double aggressively and make someone else beat you. This feels like Hurley's "don't play Sanogo vs SJU" last year game. He totally blew it as a coach.

Luckily, he doesn't seem to make the same mistake twice. I expect he'll do better going forward.

He also had 4 points in the last 14 minutes of the game. Maybe he didn't change fast enough for some people, but saying he didn't change anything is incorrect

Name the adjustment Hurley made to cause that to happen. You can't, no one can--because it didn't. Kadary just cooled off on his own when he ran out of gas.

 

[navery12]

Trying different defenders is one adjustment. The obvious adjustment is a zone, but we don't do that. So you have to, have to, HAVE to, double aggressively and make someone else beat you. This feels like Hurley's "don't play Sanogo vs SJU" last year game. He totally blew it as a coach.

Luckily, he doesn't seem to make the same mistake twice. I expect he'll do better going forward.



Name the adjustment Hurley made to cause that to happen. You can't, no one can--because it didn't. Kadary just cooled off on his own when he ran out of gas.

I thought there was a couple of times we doubled him in the post and forced a pass out which was good, but it's also going back a few weeks so my memory very well could be wrong

 

[husky429]

I thought there was a couple of times we doubled him in the post and forced a pass out which was good, but it's also going back a few weeks so my memory very well could be wrong

That's a standard part of our defense--I'm sure it happened. Automatically doubling from the corner is an adjustment. Houston is exceptional at this type of adjustment and has been for years under Sampson.

 

[navery12]

I thought there was a couple of times we doubled him in the post and forced a pass out which was good, but it's also going back a few weeks so my memory very well could be wrong

9:02 - Martin on defense, 1 on 1, contested 3

8:15 - Cole, 1 on 1, non factor

7:36 - Martin, Richmond posts up and Whaley doubles, turnover

7:06 - Martin, 1 on 1, Richmond layup

6:30 - Martin, 1 on 1, non factor

6:00 - Martin, Whaley half helped but never came over, missed layup

5:20 - Cole (transition), non factor

5:00 - Martin, non factor

4:00 - Martin, uncontested bad 3 from Richmond

Rest of regulation he was on the bench or a non-factor on the last 2 possessions

OT
4:20 - Martin, Whaley helps on the drive and pokes it away, turnover

3:50 - Martin falls over, Richmond passes up a wide open FT line jumper

2:00 - a bunch of Martin in 1 on 1 situations, non factor

0:30 - for some reason Whaley was put on Richmond, we all know how that went

TLDR: mostly just Martin on Richmond with the occasional help from Whaley, and Richmond standing around doing nothing

 

[Palatine]

Exactly what they did, nothing. This 'rule' only applies to UConn.

Martin was all over the court shooting threes from both sides, cutting to the basket, out on the break. Complete different from what Richmond did.

 

[giddyup]

We all should recognize by now, Hurley is no basketball savant when it comes to in-game management. Of course you adjust to the hot hand. The arguments otherwise are dumb. They could have doubled, moved to a 2-3 zone, moved to a box and 1, changed to a smaller, quicker player denying the ball, put in a back up to more get physical and harass co...None of which may have worked or it might have worked. All that said, the team is winning and looks pretty decent compared to the $11 Million crap show preceding Hurley.

 

[Kitaman]

Butler sucks. You want us to be like Butler?

The "rule" applies to every team that expects to be successful in their league. That includes high school JV coaches, up to the NBA.

You guys either need a drink or joint. The answer was a sarcastic response to what should Butler have done to Martin when he was going off.

Now look at my answer. (Leave our hot hand alone.)

 

[tzznandrew]

So nobody had career games against a Calhoun team, just like how nobody could score against Ricky Moore.

6'1" Elijah mfin Allen against a Calhoun team and Ricky Moore.

 

[UncleSpliff]

6'1" Elijah mfin Allen against a Calhoun team and Ricky Moore.

I was at that game in DC in the 98 tournament. Dude put up 45 on Ricky Moore on like 17/20 from the field.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Against who? Not the UConn game. Against UConn he looked like an old school slightly overweight dude tearing up a lunch time YMCA team. He just bull rushed and bullied every UConn defender from the perimeter to the rim. Only thing he did signifying "career game" status was one of his 3's. Everything else took less than spectacular athleticism or skill.

LOL. That was a classic NBA bully ball ISO performance. He isn't as good as that performance. hurley was stunned that the kid was capable of doing that.

 

[Chief00]

So nobody had career games against a Calhoun team, just like how nobody could score against Ricky Moore.

Open the playbook young fellow, there’s all kinds of schemes with different looks you can throw at him. There’s more you can do than rotating defenders in the same scheme. Many ways to deny the ball, send help, take away what’s working, give different looks including flash zones.

 

[Jbirdp5]

Surprisingly to me Richmond except against us has been underwhelming in his first year with the pirates. He’s playing less than I thought and doesn’t look as good as I remember from the tourney games he played in last year with cuse.