'member when people said Josh Carlton wouldn't play this year?

[stevesancho]

How about the people that said “go back to URI” to Martin? Lol

I have been big on him since he transferred and was pumped when he got his wavier. Was telling my father in law (also UConn alum) before game that he is our X-factor. Kid does all the right things and lets the points come to him naturally. Doesn't force much. Great win!

 

[CTBasketball]

I would say the best words to describe Carlton is situationally serviceable.

 

[Son of Robert]

Josh is playing well, quicker, more aggressive, getting it done in the paint.

 

[inWV]

Carlton is playing with enthusiasm and some savvy. When Akok becomes available, Hurley’s lineup combos become interesting and variable.

 

[inWV]

I would say the best words to describe Carlton is situationally serviceable.

Exactly, but his play is very much a revelation. Playing within himself.

 

[uconnfan68]

Josh is what he is. He is not a great athlete but he does the stuff we need a big man to do.

Agree on the hedges.

Yup, but he’s much better on the hedges after losing the extra weight. And he just continues to get rebounds in traffic.

 

[CL82]

I would say the best words to describe Carlton is situationally serviceable.

And thin.

 

[bigknight3]

I like the angry Josh today.

#Skin-gryJosh

 

[bendm]

i didnt get to watch. why did sanogo only end up with 7 mins after starting? he only had 1 TO and 0 fouls so musta been something else.

 

[bendm]

Whaley and Carlton played 2 minutes together and we were outscored 3-2

where do you find these stats?

 

[MexicoHusky]

When I was younger I had a friend who grew up a crazy Celtics fan. Loved the big three.

He once told me that Parish's job was to work old Kareem. Make sure he couldn't come out of the game. And if he did, absolutely abuse the backup.

It's not exactly the same, but i kinda like Josh in this role. Abusing teams with suspect bigs. Or abusing the back ups. Josh gives us the ability to easily beat teams we should easily beat. Easily beat teams with lesser bigs.

Say what you want about Josh. He's not incredible, but he's spent most of his UCONN career as a guy who touched the ball a lot. Or we certainly tried to get him the ball a lot. He's had enough experience and success to confidently take it to any team with big guy deficiencies.

Josh definitely helps us beat the teams we should beat.

 

[Watchdog]

where do you find these stats?

Thin air? Whole cloth? Jon Rothstein?

 

[navery12]

where do you find these stats?

I think there's a site that lists all the lineups, not sure if they do it by game though. I can try to find that tomorrow. But this site has the play by play with all the subs so was easy to look up that way.

http://archive.statbroadcast.com/324789.pdf

 

[Hankster]

You guys, Carlton is not good

I tend to agree. Good kid. He does have some shining moments. Not consistent. I do enjoy when he is on, however there are times as a senior he should be dominating. As above. Let's see with better teams.

 

[Milo65]

Carlton is playing with enthusiasm and some savvy. When Akok becomes available, Hurley’s lineup combos become interesting and variable.

I agree, Josh played angry and I loved it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I would say the best words to describe Carlton is situationally serviceable.

Situationally serviceable+. Against the right opponents he is more than serviceable. 95% of teams in country would take having their starting center get a double double.

 

[Chin Diesel]

i didnt get to watch. why did sanogo only end up with 7 mins after starting? he only had 1 TO and 0 fouls so musta been something else.

Because Josh got 11 points and 10 rebounds. Polley was in foul trouble all night but with Polley and Martin playing so well there were only so many minutes available.

Sanogo is almost becoming this year's Tyler Olander where he starts but plays very few minutes.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I would say the best words to describe Carlton is situationally serviceable.

This

 

[UConnSwag11]

Situationally serviceable+. Against the right opponents he is more than serviceable. 95% of teams in country would take having their starting center get a double double.

It was DePaul. No matter the player, this board never looks at the player as whole season/career. They get juiced up after one game.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I agree, Josh played angry and I loved it.

+1.

I don't care it was DePaul or DePauw, Josh's energy was electric and this season is the first time he has looked strong and lean.

Long-term, I'm high on Sanogo, but this team's success in March has more to do with seniors like Carlton and Whaley.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

He’s much more decisive than last year. If he gets behind his guy on the baseline it’s a bucket. He does get too deep sometimes and scares me to hell that he’s gonna step out of bounds. Maybe the weight loss helps him stay in bounds.

 

[the Q]

I would say the best words to describe Carlton is situationally serviceable.

This. Against some teams he’ll be a better matchup than others.

He has a role.

But it’s not as a starter on a second weekend team unless you have a kemba or bazz dragging them there

 

[UCSouth]

A mostly good game from him. Vacuumed the boards. Decent on defense. Couple nice post ups. But a bunch of mental/awareness/skill mistakes as per usual (Didn't look for the Cole pass, threw an unforced outlet pass error, missed a bunny by 2 feet).

The outlet pass was because the guard quit running up the court. The Cole pass was at his knees. But I'll give you the bunny.

 

[Umami Zen]

If we can get 20-25 pts/15 RBs per game out of the combination of IW-JC-AS at the 5..IMO..Minutes not as important as the production.. We'll be in great shape for the end of the season.... Help on the way at the 4 with AA.. Keep lacin' them up!!

 

[Bomber36]

He looked light on his feet and confident as heck, but more importantly, he looked like he was having fun.