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UConnStats said:
I'd amend that to say that Gilbert had a better defensive rep coming out of high school. He'll also get more steals, which will lead to some easy transition buckets.
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True. Hopefully he took this last yesr to pick up in rotations and communication because with his insane speed, he could be elite

Gonna be nice to have one lengthy guard in jalen, a sniper in cv, and some speed in rique. Tons of flexibility on the perimeter
 
husky429 said:
True. Hopefully he took this last yesr to pick up in rotations and communication because with his insane speed, he could be elite

Gonna be nice to have one lengthy guard in jalen, a sniper in cv, and some speed in rique. Tons of flexibility on the perimeter
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Yeah, obviously the fact that we're even having this conversation means good things for the program. I'm ready for the season to start.
 
nomar said:
"Oh, he's the best player on the team," El-Amin replied.

You mean besides you and Richard Hamilton, right?

"I said, he's the best player on the team."

Out of Africa Forced to leave his home in war-torn Sudan at age nine and raised in Egypt and England 6'11" freshman forward Ajou Deng is bringing a world of talent to Connecticut

#palpablebuzz

In all seriousness, I DO think AG is going to be awesome. But better than JA this year? Gosh, I doubt it.
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That may have been true as a practice player, which is all Khalid had seen of him at the time he made his comment. Unfortunately, it didn't transfer to the court during real games.
 
Waquoit said:
Do you really believe that?
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You dont think the amount of time he spent with the ball being double teamed, and chased around the floor, being the only viable 1v1 scoring option would exhaust a player on tje other end of the floor?

Youre crazy if you dont think that. Jalen was literally on the floor after some games, all while going through multiple injuries. He had insane heart last year
 
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I heard Gilbert was more impressive than Adams before the season last year, but mostly because Adams was out of shape, enjoying campus life,and had little injuries (from being out of shape). But I think Adams is taking things much more serious now. Both should be very good. Adams will be better.
 
walker11 said:
Do you actually not believe this?
There is a reason guys who are elite on both sides are so rare.
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I don't buy it one bit. Defense is effort. Last year all I read was the incredible pressure Rodney was under because he had to do it all himself. Now I'm reading Jalen's offensive "burden"? Please. How do you have two guys having to "do it all " themselves? Let's play team ball and play defense, too. Never heard about Kemba or Bazz using their offensive "burden" to excuse their defense.
 
husky429 said:
You dont think the amount of time he spent with the ball being double teamed, and chased around the floor, being the only viable 1v1 scoring option would exhaust a player on tje other end of the floor?

Youre crazy if you dont think that. Jalen was literally on the floor after some games, all while going through multiple injuries. He had insane heart last year
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Not to mention during conference games, he basically didn't come off the court. I'm sure he was exhausted at the end of games. He had more asked of him than any UConn guard since Kemba.
 
husky429 said:
You dont think the amount of time he spent with the ball being double teamed, and chased around the floor, being the only viable 1v1 scoring option would exhaust a player on tje other end of the floor?

Youre crazy if you dont think that. Jalen was literally on the floor after some games, all while going through multiple injuries. He had insane heart last year
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Agree. Jalen had to do too much and something had to suffer. They were unable to rest him enough and he looked exhausted at times. Try playing D when your legs are like rubber.
 
Waquoit said:
I don't buy it one bit. Defense is effort. Last year all I read was the incredible pressure Rodney was under because he had to do it all himself. Now I'm reading Jalen's offensive "burden"? Please. How do you have two guys having to "do it all " themselves? Let's play team ball and play defense, too. Never heard about Kemba or Bazz using their offensive "burden" to excuse their defense.
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TBH, this is too obvious to waste my time arguing. Think what you want.
 
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Waquoit said:
I don't buy it one bit. Defense is effort. Last year all I read was the incredible pressure Rodney was under because he had to do it all himself. Now I'm reading Jalen's offensive "burden"? Please. How do you have two guys having to "do it all " themselves? Let's play team ball and play defense, too. Never heard about Kemba or Bazz using their offensive "burden" to excuse their defense.
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Thats because kemba and bazz didnt have their sidekick off the court for all but two games. Jalen played close to 40 minutes a night and was the ONLY real ballhandler on the team...

God i hope you dont coach this game. Poor kids
 
husky429 said:
His defense was not better than jalens in the couple games they played together. Alterique was beyond atrocious. And jalen wasnt great either, to be fair. That can change, but lets not create a false narrative.

Jalens offensive burden hindered his defense last year. Lets see what hes capable of this year before making that judgment.

Our D is going to look very differrent this year to the less "casual fans". Ollie mentioned during his speech that without a rim protector well see less pressure off the ball, more helping on drives, and attempts to get the ball into the least-playmaker type wings hands.
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I felt Jalen, Christian and even Vance improved significantly over the season. Gilbert has the rep as @UConnStats pointed out so I'm not worried about him. The biggest concern is Terry. I felt in his limited play he was a liability on defense.

Well he's the second biggest concern. I have no clue if there is a decent defensive player to play the 4 and 5.
 
The real test for being the best player on the team is if he makes everyone around him better. When healthy AG has all the tools to do that. I can't wait to see if the reports are true!
 
My biggest worry:

Last year Jalen looked his best when handeling the rock and distributing. His vision on the court was masterful at times.
If AG becomes the primary ball handler, I'm not sure how Jalen's game will further develop. Not saying it won't, just that JA primarily being off the ball a lil nervous how his game is going to develop. Even though Bazz & Boat were natural 1's both were great off the ball as well. Hoping for the same this year too
 
Hes our starting PG and if he's healthy I don't see anyone starting over him. People forget he was a highly touted recruit for us and we only saw a 2 game sample. I'm so excited for Jalen and Alterique to tear up the court this season.
 
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Don't believe everything you hear my advice. Not that Rique isn't a good player but best player lol. He was a very bad defender and his overall effect on the game last year was negative.

If he's better than Jalen then he's a first round pick after this year. Jalen has more size, skill, talent, and leadership qualities as a point guard.

I don't like these blanket statements because it once again seems that the coaching staff is prioritizing a freshman over Jalen in who will be regarded as the team leader and main ball handler.

Jalen needs to get in better physical shape.
 
sammydabiz said:
My biggest worry:

Last year Jalen looked his best when handeling the rock and distributing. His vision on the court was masterful at times.
If AG becomes the primary ball handler, I'm not sure how Jalen's game will further develop. Not saying it won't, just that JA primarily being off the ball a lil nervous how his game is going to develop. Even though Bazz & Boat were natural 1's both were great off the ball as well. Hoping for the same this year too
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Jalen shot almost 50% on catch-and-shoot 3s. He just wasn't able to take many of them last year because he was literally the only ball-handler.

I think they'll work together really well. I do doubt the premise of this thread, though.
 
Gilbert is a very talented point guard. He's very skilled and has a lot of intangibles like toughness, moxie, clutch ability, leadership, etc. Jalen has all those attributes as well. I said it a while back and caught a lot of heat but this team most parallels the 2014 team. We have to hope our three best players stay healthy like 2014 and if they do with some breaks we got a shot to make a deep run.
 
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What's important is how good are they together. For this team to be successful both of these guys have to balance their efforts between distributing and scoring. Gilbert is going to be the primary ball handler and 1 guard looking to keep the team offense flowing, and looking for his shot second. Jalen, who will also be sharing the ball handling has a slightly different balance in that he is the starting 2 guard looking to score, but also keep the offense flowing by distributing. Between these two together they need to develop the symmetry to become one of the best starting backcourts in the nation. This is how they will both be at their best because it's not all about individual scoring, it's about winning through team play, and these two are the main facilitators. These guys are interchangeable although Alterique has a better handle. The symmetry between these two is one of the primary keys to the season and they both know it. Bleed Blue fellas.
 
This shouldn't turn into a jalen vs ag conversation! It's just good to hear that statement either way. Jalen knows what he has to prove, Terry too! Maybe this buzz is just motivation for AG to try to live up to the hype? Maybe he actually looks really good? Either way this bids well for Uconn basketball this year, and that excites me!

They are both on OUR team. A vs conversation is so out of place. How about the beauty of them playing together.
 
He has great skill and not saying he won't be good for us but to be realistic, at his size we saw him shut down last year at times when he tried to drive to the rim, that is no knock on him but guards who are 6 inches taller are a challenge. His long range shooting needed work which we all saw so I just can't see him being better than Jalen. Hope he proves me wrong.
 
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