Only positive

[superjohn]

Christian Vital is a good player. Austrie and Beverly were two nice low ranked 4 year guards that contributed well and were good leaders. Some people were thinking Vital could grow into a good player in his upperclassmen years and be like them. Well he's going to be a lot better than them, he's already better than them. You can just tell when a kid is a leader and Vital carries himself that way. He isn't scared of anything, plays a solid floor game and can shoot the ball. . . . . . .As gross as the current team looks, a backcourt of Alterique, Jalen and Vital is very exciting. Throw in MAL and hopefully Hamidou and we will have so many different looks we can throw at teams from the backcourt. . . . . . .I'm trying to find some sort of positive after watching the ugliest basketball game I think I've ever seen.

 

[Athlete94]

Christian Vital is a good player. Austrie and Beverly were two nice low ranked 4 year guards that contributed well and were good leaders. Some people were thinking Vital could grow into a good player in his upperclassmen years and be like them. Well he's going to be a lot better than them, he's already better than them. You can just tell when a kid is a leader and Vital carries himself that way. He isn't scared of anything, plays a solid floor game and can shoot the ball. . . . . . .As gross as the current team looks, a backcourt of Alterique, Jalen and Vital is very exciting. Throw in MAL and hopefully Hamidou and we will have so many different looks we can throw at teams from the backcourt. . . . . . .I'm trying to find some sort of positive after watching the ugliest basketball game I think I've ever seen.

Agree 1000%

 

[8893]

Taylor Rooks?

 

[Stinger92860]

Vital and a W

 

[superjohn]

Taylor Rooks?

She's always a positive!

 

[Tuna]

I realize this isn't the point but how can you compare beverly and austrie?

 

[BugsyCT]

So, . . . . . there's that.

 

[JLock819]

we got a W! That's the most important positive

 

[Kitaman]

The announcers mention that Ollie really likes him. This to me translates that Ollie will personally invest in him.

 

[Horatio]

I realize this isn't the point but how can you compare beverly and austrie?

Appreciate them both but no comparison.
Vital does have the tools to
reach"Austrie"level good.

 

[Alum86]

They sure look good in those women sports bra uneys?

 

[tcf15]

Thank god he decommitted from UNLV.

 

[Dove]

 

[superjohn]

I realize this isn't the point but how can you compare beverly and austrie?

I wasn't trying to but I've seen others do it. Beverly was a great leader for us but never contributed like Austrie did on the court. I was only trying to stress how Vital is already better than them since I've seen his name associated with those two.

 

[superjohn]

Thank god he decommitted from UNLV.

Don't even want to think of us with only two guards and a 7 man roster.

 

[Danzz]

Our perimeter D was also much improved tonight.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

I wasn't trying to but I've seen others do it. Beverly was a great leader for us but never contributed like Austrie did on the court. I was only trying to stress how Vital is already better than them since I've seen his name associated with those two.

He has been a nice surprise, but Austrie was very big for us and solid in ways that we will have to see if Vital can reach. But having said that, I agree that Vital's ceiling looks higher than Austrie's after a few games. Thank goodness for him.

 

[Stinger92860]

Our perimeter D was also much improved tonight.

Only because their shooting was worse than ours.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

First game all year I just couldn't watch. I didn't think we would lose, just could not watch that mess. Glad we won, but I never experienced a UCONN team that struggled so much against teams like BU, Wagner, Northeastern, Chaminade and LMU.

 

[shizzle787]

Our perimeter D was also much improved tonight.

More like BU couldn't hid the broad side of a barn.

 

[3rdbass]

Christian Vital is a good player. Austrie and Beverly were two nice low ranked 4 year guards that contributed well and were good leaders. Some people were thinking Vital could grow into a good player in his upperclassmen years and be like them. Well he's going to be a lot better than them, he's already better than them. You can just tell when a kid is a leader and Vital carries himself that way. He isn't scared of anything, plays a solid floor game and can shoot the ball. . . . . . .As gross as the current team looks, a backcourt of Alterique, Jalen and Vital is very exciting. Throw in MAL and hopefully Hamidou and we will have so many different looks we can throw at teams from the backcourt. . . . . . .I'm trying to find some sort of positive after watching the ugliest basketball game I think I've ever seen.

Yes, CV has been the only other reliable offensive player besides JA. This team is hard to watch offensively but at least there is effort on D. Just need to find some more shooters and playmakers going forward. Would love a true post guy who could play some D. Sorry SE. LOL!

 

[navery12]

Only because their shooting was worse than ours.

Yes and no. They shot the ball awful but a better indicator of perimeter D isn't the 3P% but the % of FG attempts that are 3 pointers. For the season the average has been 40.5%, and tonight against BU it was 32.8%. So it was an improvement for sure

For reference,
12-13: 31.0%
13-14: 32.6%
14-15: 33.8%
15-16: 36.2%

 

[auror]

Yes and no. They shot the ball awful but a better indicator of perimeter D isn't the 3P% but the % of FG attempts that are 3 pointers. For the season the average has been 40.5%, and tonight against BU it was 32.8%. So it was an improvement for sure

For reference,
12-13: 31.0%
13-14: 32.6%
14-15: 33.8%
15-16: 36.2%

Do not ascribe this stat to good intentional defense. You can scheme to take away 3-pointers to some extent, but the offense always has a much larger say about what kinds of shots they take than the defense, unless a zone is involved (which we played more of in previous games).

 

[UCfor3]

Only positive is nobody else got hurt...and Taylor Rooks of course. My wife suggested that she may be distracting the team and KO during the games. It was the only timeI cracked a smile during the whole debacle. Its a win though...

 

[nomar]

That was some Keystone Kops s---.

This season isn't gonna get less ugly.