Many of those people hang out on the concourse and watch the rest of the game from there to beat the traffic out.
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He’s got a minimum of 18 games left and 25 if we go deep in the tournaments. Lots of time to showcase his skills. Could still be a star this year. I’ll be cheering for him all the way. We’re better if he’s better.
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Way less than many. So they can get home 10 minutes earlier. It was a Sunday afternoon. Crappy fans!
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I completely agree with that. Just saying I see where HW611 is coming from with the hypothetical sophomore Braylon and the potential personal upside there for him. But I think by default he’s on the lottery radar already, more than likely will only improve his standing from here, and thus will almost certainly be in the NBA next year.
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Does it not count at the end of the shot clock? I’m not sure what the complaint is. They didn’t make desperation shots to beat the buzzer - they got wide open layups and dunks after moving the ball. Just seems like searching for something to complain about.
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Funny enough Silas was a pretty poor three point shooter but his 3-3 heater against Marquette has bumped up his stats to good numbers
He’s now averaging 9.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists per game on 45.5% FG, 34.8% 3P, 78.3% FT
Year 1 Tristen Newton was 10.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 4.7 APG on 37.4, 36.6, 81.6
He’s now averaging 9.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists per game on 45.5% FG, 34.8% 3P, 78.3% FT
Year 1 Tristen Newton was 10.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 4.7 APG on 37.4, 36.6, 81.6
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The first two years (aside from flashes) he was hesitant, or at least hesitating quite often. He was also doing that a bit in the first few games this year. I'd say he really started to click on offense right before his injury. Hurley went out of his way to say he wanted to run plays for him. I imagine with Silas learning to run the offense and trying to incorporate Mullins into it, Stewart is a bit on the backburner, not to mention Ross also seeming to blossom (before his injury).
I do think he will be slowly incorporated more but honestly he is still behind three-four other players most of the time he is on the floor (Reed, Ball, Mullins and Karaban).
I've said for awhile I'm happy with a combined 12ish ppg from Ross/Stewart this year but if either can contribute more I'm all for it.
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Between the two defenders too it looked like. An absolute beauty.
Check the edit.
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Who else plays the game of doing a shot every time hooperscooper corrects a mistake 😂
Sure seems like he has. You can’t possibly deny that his last few games have been concerning.
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Not sure if anyone posted this, but listening to Tom Moore after the game at The Graduate with Connecticut Spaces was fantastic. Great insight into the NIL landscape, his role, what Calhoun would've done, and thoughts on a double big line up. He was generous with his time and the comments were in depth and interesting. Big thanks to Hurleymania and Mr HotBalls for hosting. Loved it.
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I’ll remember that for next time.lol
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Interesting to think about how JC would've handled this mess... I think his frustration would boil over, and he wouldn't be long for it.
I hate to be a broken record, but I feel great about this team. We had a bad shooting night and won by 16. Yes, we have 2 PGs who play different styles and can be less effective at times, but they’re both solid players and being able to show opponents different looks at the PG position is a good thing. AK, Mullins and Ball will get their points and spread the offense. Ball’s ability to drive to the basket and score is much improved from last year. That’s a good thing. Reed can be a bully inside. Reibe has been much better than expected. Ross and Stewart are great plug-and-play options with the ability to provide more at any given time. What is there not to like? All is good!
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I live in Texas and I have Fubu. All of our games on regular TV are automatically saved. For whatever reason, this game was not on regular NBC for me, only Peacock. I actually was able to watch the game last night, as peacock made it the replay available.
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Tom said he asked him about it. JC said he would've bitched in the office for 2 hours, and then make his staff go out and be the best in the country at it.
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Yes and your punishment is, you have to read every post on the boneyard that includes the word "michigan."
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Y'know what's amazing about this program to me? Forty years now of team ball with a good bunch of guys. Sure, a few hiccups over the years, but just a few. I mean look at Castle, he's the point guard on an NBA title contender. But for UConn he played a different role to help the team win a championship. We've had 40 years of that! Well, maybe 37 accounting for some slow buy-in at the start. Other programs just don't compare.
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Are you trashed everyday?! 😂
I usually only correct names on the team. It's the least we could do is call the players by their correct names and spell them right. There are only 15 guys on the team and I won't even count the 2 European guys because they don't play much and even I need to look up the names before mentioning them. So 13. Still amazes me that some people spell the last names wrong. The other day I saw Reed, Reid, and Read. Really? I mean how many times do we see these guys play (their names are on the back of their jerseys for God's sake!), their names are on the graphics on the telecasts, their names are in the media, their names on here, etc.? I guess some people are either really bad spellers or have terrible recall. I guess that is a fact of life.
O.K. rant over. 😀
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It seems people these days really don't care about spelling, generally. ☹️ I agree with you!
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I was avoiding working, so double-speeded through the Marquette game to see what our offense does with Malachi running point. The dude doesn't want to dribble around. The sets where he is in isolation with the ball are very, very slow to materialize. Far too detailed breakdown below.
For the "Malachi Sucks" contingent.
He enters around 12:20 in the video.
Pretty much right away, he commits a turnover on the oob play. It's just a terrible set and even worse execution. So he'll get the TO in the stat column, but c'mon, that's the best we can do?
at 24:19, we get the first Malachi dribbling around a lot example. But watch off the ball. You've got AK setting a pointless screen and slip to run into a missed screen by Reibe, who then turns to set a screen for Solo. Solo is briefly open, but continues running straight at Smith, creating abysmal spacing, so there's nothing there. So at this point, Malachi has been dribbling for basically 10 seconds b/c nothing is happening in the set.
Secondary action is another high screen by Reibe that the defender jumps, so Malachi spins off of it to penetrate and hit AK, who is open through a screen by Stew, who in turn gets the nice pass for the dunk. So in total, Smith was dribbling around for about 13 seconds, but really only because the offense took so long to develop.
Next offensive possession at 25:30 or so, has Solo starting the set before giving to Malachi, who uses a Tarris screen for space and gets AK the ball, who goes by his man for a dunk.
Around 29:35, you see Malachi get fouled on a drive to the hoop, which looks somewhat out of control. But again, watch the set. AK slips a screen. Then it's a high PNR with Tarris that Gold jumps because we have been scouted, and everyone knows that Tarris is not a threat 30 feet from the hoop, and the other three guys are standing still.
Smith leaves and reenters at around 35:20, and the offense flows fine the rest of the half, with a highlight being his drive and dish to Tarris
Second half, Silas commits his 98298th foul, and Smith comes in at 54:45 and the offense flows fine, other than we are missing shots and are just sloppy. I counted three good passes that were fumbled by AK and Reibe from Malachi.
At 1:05, Malachi gets the ball from Mullins with 5 on the clock for a PNR. They hedge and double Smith. Stew is open, but that would've been a very difficult play to make, at his size and angle, with only 3 seconds on the clock. Smith misses the jumper badly.
1:08, Malachi dribbles around for 15-20 seconds before AK springs open. That set is very, very long to develop. Not a Smith issue. Screen after screen just to get AK off the curl. There is nobody presenting as a passing option.
1:13, again, a lot of dribbling. At this point, at least in this game, the issue is that the sets have a lot of moving parts that are happening off the ball. There's literally nobody for Smith to give the ball to, with two guys setting screens for no one and Mullins and Solo waiting at the three-point line.
For the "Malachi Sucks" contingent.
He enters around 12:20 in the video.
Pretty much right away, he commits a turnover on the oob play. It's just a terrible set and even worse execution. So he'll get the TO in the stat column, but c'mon, that's the best we can do?
at 24:19, we get the first Malachi dribbling around a lot example. But watch off the ball. You've got AK setting a pointless screen and slip to run into a missed screen by Reibe, who then turns to set a screen for Solo. Solo is briefly open, but continues running straight at Smith, creating abysmal spacing, so there's nothing there. So at this point, Malachi has been dribbling for basically 10 seconds b/c nothing is happening in the set.
Secondary action is another high screen by Reibe that the defender jumps, so Malachi spins off of it to penetrate and hit AK, who is open through a screen by Stew, who in turn gets the nice pass for the dunk. So in total, Smith was dribbling around for about 13 seconds, but really only because the offense took so long to develop.
Next offensive possession at 25:30 or so, has Solo starting the set before giving to Malachi, who uses a Tarris screen for space and gets AK the ball, who goes by his man for a dunk.
Around 29:35, you see Malachi get fouled on a drive to the hoop, which looks somewhat out of control. But again, watch the set. AK slips a screen. Then it's a high PNR with Tarris that Gold jumps because we have been scouted, and everyone knows that Tarris is not a threat 30 feet from the hoop, and the other three guys are standing still.
Smith leaves and reenters at around 35:20, and the offense flows fine the rest of the half, with a highlight being his drive and dish to Tarris
Second half, Silas commits his 98298th foul, and Smith comes in at 54:45 and the offense flows fine, other than we are missing shots and are just sloppy. I counted three good passes that were fumbled by AK and Reibe from Malachi.
At 1:05, Malachi gets the ball from Mullins with 5 on the clock for a PNR. They hedge and double Smith. Stew is open, but that would've been a very difficult play to make, at his size and angle, with only 3 seconds on the clock. Smith misses the jumper badly.
1:08, Malachi dribbles around for 15-20 seconds before AK springs open. That set is very, very long to develop. Not a Smith issue. Screen after screen just to get AK off the curl. There is nobody presenting as a passing option.
1:13, again, a lot of dribbling. At this point, at least in this game, the issue is that the sets have a lot of moving parts that are happening off the ball. There's literally nobody for Smith to give the ball to, with two guys setting screens for no one and Mullins and Solo waiting at the three-point line.
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Maybe it is just my 1960s education but spelling and grammar are important.
Since it is being discussed are we too lazy to use proper words like national championship or championship instead of natty or chip?
To me a chip is a something I eat, a computer component or what I lose at the casino
This is the definition I see for Natty:
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nat·ty1
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adjective
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- (of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.
"a natty blue blazer and designer jeans"
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For the three or four posters here who felt the need to be critical of my spelling error which in fact was not a spelling error, it was a mistake owned. Rest assured that I am in general very careful when posting in particular with respect to people’s names. I didn’t check the computer’s version of Demary’s name. I was a history/english teacher for many many years. I value spelling a great deal. Can I still watch the game tonight or am I still suspended?Maybe it is just my 1960s education but spelling and grammar are important.
Since it is being discussed are we too lazy to use proper words like national championship or championship instead of natty or chip?
To me a chip is a something I eat, a computer component or what I lose at the casino
This is the definition I see for Natty:
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nat·ty1
/ˈnadē/
adjective
informal
- (of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.
"a natty blue blazer and designer jeans"