Observations

[joober jones]

I'm having a 6 pack of Milwaukee's Best tonight. I've got to do what I can to support the Nolan initiative, even if it's an obscure gesture with a lousy beer.

 

[UConnDad]

Observations- Lubin is pretty much Jeff Adrien 2.0
-Brimah will be a top 5 pick in the upcoming draft
-Hamilton is clearly a one and done and we are screwed at the wing position next year
-Nolan put on 60 pounds of muscle
-Purvis and Calhoun arent going to get any playing time

Glass is half empty besides Purvis Calhoun comment! Whew!

 

[mauconnfan]

I'm having a 6 pack of Milwaukee's Best tonight. I've got to do what I can to support the Nolan initiative, even if it's an obscure gesture with a lousy beer.

"Doesn't get any better than this guys"

Haven't had Old M since our college baseball team stayed at the Scottish Inn in Jacksonville FL in the spring of '78.........had a tub full of it in one guys room on ice every night before we went to the club/disco across the street called "The Other Place".......good old days. Think they were about 3 bucks a case then, maybe less! LOL

 

[joober jones]

"Doesn't get any better than this guys"

Haven't had Old M since our college baseball team stayed at the Scottish Inn in Jacksonville FL in the spring of '78....had a tub full of it in one guys room on ice every night before we went to the club/disco across the street called "The Other Place"..good old days. Think they were about 3 bucks a case then, maybe less! LOL

Still not all that much more, even today. Heineken it's not.

 

[Rico444]

My beer of choice in college was Busch heavy. The best part about it was what it said on the can... "As smooth as its name." And yes, it did taste about as smooth as a bush.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

I think we are much better then we looked against Bryant. Teams like Bryant scare me, mainly because they have no choice but to stand out 5 feet or further from the 3 point line and chuck away. If they have players that have that range, and they have a good shooting night, then UConn o r any other team is in for a rough night. Most good teams are not going to be allowed to take the shots that Bryant took against us, so for the most part the defense wouldn't look so bad against other teams. I think we had problems keeping them out of the lane at times, but that is also because they spread us out so far with that deep shooting. Its a catch 22, play good d and force the other team outside of the three point arch and if they have some shooters that could backfire on you.

I think we need to work on alley oops. Amida should be catching at least 4 or 5 a game. Completing a few of those will open things up for the guards a little more in the lane too.
Also I love D hams game. Dude has great poise and handle. Even in his misses I was ok with his shots. Only thing I saw that didn't look good was that when he puts on the floor, he gets a little lost. meaning when he puts the ball down, he's looking for his shot. Once he realizes he doesn't have it at that point he starts thinking about passing and I can see that causing some turnovers. However, I think he's good at getting his own shot off, so if that happens I think he could still end up getting a good shot off.

Cassell was a real bright spot too. Just has a poise to him and a glue like quality. I'm hopefull that he can fill that Giffey role. Not necessarily as a 3 point shooter, but just as that poised vet that can do everything on the floor and keep everyone on the right path. I really like what he does for the team.

I'm optimistic about this season! I want to see Purvis next.