NYT: UConn Undaunted by Uneven Start (It's Not March Yet)

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/s...-start-its-not-march-yet.html?ref=sports&_r=0

 

[dennismenace]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/s...-start-its-not-march-yet.html?ref=sports&_r=0

Great post. Nice to see Phil stepping up in the locker room as well as the floor. Go Huskies!

 

[B1GEast]

The Post reporting on the 6th Burough. like it.

 

[3rdbass]

The article was pretty meh besides Nolan quotes. UCONN transfers have been the consistent players for the most part. It has been the younger guys that have struggled with consistency. I don't see where the transfers are taking anything from DHAM as KO has clearly put him in the alpha dog spot since AB's absence and it has rather mixed results. Also, our defense has actually been quite good since AB has left. Yes, we aren't as good inside defending the paint but we have been better on the perimeter from allowing drives and defensive stats show we have been effective as a group. We have actually struggled even more on offense without AB which is weird.

Though, I think a lot of our struggles has been due to giving DHAM more of the offensive reins and him struggling with it then anything else.

 

[Rico444]

The Post reporting on the 6th Burough. like it.

This is the Times, but the fact that a major NY newspaper is talking about UConn and their March dominance two months before the tournament can only be a good thing perception-wise.

 

[David 76]

The major NY newspaper.
Good stuff.
But I don't get this: Ollie risks slowing the development of younger players, like the sophomore Daniel Hamilton .

 

[Hi-Low]

“It’s definitely a game that will give us an extra boost, in not only confidence but R.P.I., too,” Ollie added.

I wish KO was as concerned about the Rpi when 3 America East & 2 NEC teams were put on the schedule in the same year.

 

[uconngb]

You would think a paper as reputable as the Times would have gotten our record correct

 

[jibsey]

Today has potential big TV ratings. Number one it's CBS. Number 2 there are 75 million people stuck in their houses. Number 3 it's a marquee matchup from the Old Big East. Wonder what the number will be?