Martin Needs to be starting on Tuesday.

[husky429]

Needs to be starting on Tuesday.

Rebounds well. Good decision-making tonight. Strong at the rim, defends. Even better passing than I expected from him--that was a new development.

If he can shoot a decesnt % from 3 he should be our 4 all year.

 

[formerlurker]

 

[navery12]

If Polley isn't making (or in tonight's case even taking) shots there's no reason for him to start over Martin

 

[jibsey]

Smart player, size, strength, rebounding and Hurley clearly trusts and has confidence in him from before.

 

[UconnU]

He looked phenomenal. He looked like the best player on the floor at times. He’s very physical and active. Missed many shots that will eventually fall for him.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Needs to be starting on Tuesday.

Rebounds well. Good decision-making tonight. Strong at the rim, defends. Even better passing than I expected from him--that was a new development.

If he can shoot a decesnt % from 3 he should be our 4 all year.

Hes not a good shooter but can be streaky. Hes also not the best finisher around the rim as i saw him miss a lot of bunnies the few games i saw him play. Hes a really good passer, defender and rebounder and doesnt make a lot of mistakes. If he can be what i saw for us he will be great for this team and will start.

 

[Deepster]

He looked great and appears to be more concerned with wins over stats.

 

[aburks41]

Seemed like he was always in the right place to grab a rebound. Can't teach that. He looked great

 

[husky429]

Hes not a good shooter but can be streaky. Hes also not the best finisher around the rim as i saw him miss a lot of bunnies the few games i saw him play. Hes a really good passer, defender and rebounder and doesnt make a lot of mistakes. If he can be what i saw for us he will be great for this team and will start.

I watched every URI game available online for free. He was definitely not a good passer--in fact he was pretty bad. Huge news of hes added that to his game!

 

[TheChamps990411]

I watched every URI game available online for free. He was definitely not a good passer--in fact he was pretty bad. Huge news of hes added that to his game!

Wow. Surprising because i saw a few games and thought he was solid but i will defer to you as you have a much larger sample to judge on.

 

[Lefty2one]

He looks like the ideal glue guy/role player we need in the starting lineup. Do a little of everything without caring about scoring. Cole/Gaffney/Bouk just isn't going to work, especially against BE teams.

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

It’s like the spirit of Vital’s nose for the ball is within Martin... he had some big rebounds

 

[husky429]

Wow. Surprising because i saw a few games and thought he was solid but i will defer to you as you have a much larger sample to judge on.

I'd call him a "system assist" rather than a "creative assist" player from what I saw. He will make the read when it is part of the set play... but he isn't making something out of nothing pass the rock.

 

[UconnU]

With Martin, Adams and Bouk we have a certain level of street toughness to our team that I really like.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

It’s like the spirit of Vital’s nose for the ball is within Martin... he had some big rebounds

And he’s 5 inches and 30 lbs bigger lol

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Needs to be starting on Tuesday.

Rebounds well. Good decision-making tonight. Strong at the rim, defends. Even better passing than I expected from him--that was a new development.

If he can shoot a decesnt % from 3 he should be our 4 all year.

He was a real calming presence tonight when a lot of guys were making some really poor decisions.

 

[TheChamps990411]

He looks like the ideal glue guy/role player we need in the starting lineup. Do a little of everything without caring about scoring. Cole/Gaffney/Bouk just isn't going to work, especially against BE teams.

Honestly i do not like those 3 guys on the court together.

 

[BGesus4]

Bruh Man at the 5(th)

 

[TheChamps990411]

I'd call him a "system assist" rather than a "creative assist" player from what I saw. He will make the read when it is part of the set play... but he isn't making something out of nothing pass the rock.

Ill take it.

 

[UconnU]

Martin has to start over Polley.

 

[3rdbass]

Martin has to start over Polley.

He might but this was his first game back. I still think the 4 is Akok Akok's position when he comes back with Martin backing him up there. It really looks like Polley and Carlton won't see much time this year.

 

[TheChamps990411]

He might but this was his first game back. I still think the 4 is Akok Akok's position when he comes back with Martin backing him up there. It really looks like Polley and Carlton won't see much time this year.

Martin is a 3 not a 4.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Martin has to start over Polley.

Polley absolutely stunk up the place tonight. Hope he has a bounceback game because he was terrible tonight.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I thought the same thing. Kid looked like a grown man playing with a bunch of kids at times and he didn't seem upset about just rebounding and defending.

On ball defense by the guards continues to be very bad.

Bouknight is clearly the best player on the team. Needs to be less nonchalant. I love Sanogo. He's going to be huge for this squad.

I know nothing about Vanderbilt. I assume the athleticism will be a step up in the SEC. There were a bunch of plays that Hartford and Central just didn't finish because they weren't good enough - that won't be the case with Vandy. I wouldn't be surprised if they step up with a big name opponent and blow them out and I won't be surprised if they lose.

I continue to be amazed by Isaiah Whaley. I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking - when he was a freshman - that this kid was not a UConn level player. But he's turned himself into a stud and one of the most valuable players on the team. He was great again tonight.

He looked great and appears to be more concerned with wins over stats.

 

[3rdbass]

Martin is a 3 not a 4.

He will play a lot of 4 for us with his body/rebounding and he doesn't produce much offense to play too much at the 3 presently.