Polley Pitched A Shutout

[Huskybass]

Polley pitched a shutout.

13 minutes, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists. How does that happen when you are 6'9" and play a third of the game?

 

[HooperScooper]

Polley pitched a shutout.

13 minutes, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists. How does that happen when you are 6'9" and play a third of the game?

He's done it before this season. On more minutes, I think. It's uncanny.

 

[Huskybass]

He's done it before this season. On more minutes, I think. It's uncanny.

That would be truly impressive.

 

[slepers]

Well you don’t make any shots don’ grab the ball when someone misses a shot and don’t pass to a good shooter. But we won so why .........

 

[uconngb]

Well you don’t make any shots don’ grab the ball when someone misses a shot and don’t pass to a good shooter. But we won so why .........

Because it’s ridiculous that someone could be that invisible time and time again

 

[HooperScooper]

I was wrong. Closest came against Creighton. Had 0 points, 0 assists and 1 rebound in 17 minutes. Pitched a shutout with 4 fouls against USC but that was in only 4 minutes.

 

[Huskybass]

I was wrong. Closest came against Creighton. Had 0 points, 0 assists and 1 rebound in 17 minutes. Pitched a shutout with 4 fouls against USC but that was in only 4 minutes.

Yes, so tonight is the high water mark.

 

[UCFan1513]

Polley pitched a shutout.

13 minutes, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists. How does that happen when you are 6'9" and play a third of the game?

0 fouls, 0 turnovers, 0 blocks as well. Bro just went out there and ran around

 

[SportsFan88]

0 fouls, 0 turnovers, 0 blocks as well. Bro just went out there and ran around

LMFAOOOOOOO THIS IS FUNNY ASF

 

[Dove]

Polley pitched a shutout.

13 minutes, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists. How does that happen when you are 6'9" and play a third of the game?

Among the biggest enigmas in UConn history.

 

[uconngb]

Among the biggest enigmas in UConn history.

You said it . BE POW one week, no stats for a month after that. Bizarre.

 

[WaterDawg]

He’s a feast or famine kinda guy and tonight was definitely a famine. All good though... We won!

 

[johnhuskies95]

He is what he is at this point, his game isn't going to change. He's a (very) poor man's college version of Channing Frye. I would like to see us run some more action for Bouk opposite of Polley when he's running off screens, or even the bigs after screening for Polley because teams have been militant about trying to run him off the 3 point line since he went on his hot streak.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Would rather play B Adam’s at this point.

 

[bmayuc]

Would rather play B Adam’s at this point.

You would rather play a shorter player who shoots worse and also doesn't rebound or pass well and also turns the ball over all the time?

Don't ever coach, please.

Even when he pitches a 13 Trillion like tonight he is a threat and spaces the floor.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

0 fouls, 0 turnovers, 0 blocks as well. Bro just went out there and ran around

No, I was actually txting my sister that he doesn't run around much, and definitely not enough to get himself free for uncontested shots. The only explanation/excuse I could come up was linger effect of the ACL tear.

I don't want to post negatively about him, but what I see is on a continuum that goes from puzzling to bothersome.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

You would rather play a shorter player who shoots worse and also doesn't rebound or pass well and also turns the ball over all the time?

Don't ever coach, please.

Even when he pitches a 13 Trillion like tonight he is a threat and spaces the floor.

I'm not going back and forth with the insults, but Polley literally can't do anything besides shoot. Adams is shorter but does everything else better than Polley including defend, rebound, pass and finishing. With Jackson in the fold I'm over the Polley experiment at this point in his career.

 

[BrassBonanza]

I was lucky enough to be at the game, Tyler did draw a lot of defensive attention. Hall clearly focused on limiting his shots and I do think he creates space for others even if not scoring. . . that being said some rebounds would be nice.

 

[uconngb]

No, I was actually txting my sister that he doesn't run around much, and definitely not enough to get himself free for uncontested shots. The only explanation/excuse I could come up was linger effect of the ACL tear.

I don't want to post negatively about him, but what I see is on a continuum that goes from puzzling to bothersome.

When puzzling is your upside, that is not good

 

[huskiesNhoos]

the curious case of jamal coombs-mcdaniel?

 

[UConnStats]

I love Polley and accept him for the role that he fills, but he is actually among the worst 6’7+ Rebounding players I can find in history using the player index.

 

[Dove]

Dove: "Polley wanna basket?"

Polley: "Yeah, no."

 

[ctchamps]

Defenses sag off of Whaley and Jackson making it more difficult for Sonogo, Cole and Bouknight to create. That is not the situation when Tyler is playing. There is a value to having Tyler on the floor for offense even if he doesn’t score.

I was happy he only had one play that his player slipped past him this game. However when he plays tight defense he is slow to react for rebounds.

Brendan is only a slightly better defender, definitely a better ball handler, not as good at causing defenses to blanket him the way they do Tyler and is a free throw liability relative to Tyler.

 

[uconngb]

I love Polley and accept him for the role that he fills, but he is actually among the worst 6’7+ Rebounding players I can find in history using the player index.

6’9”.....that makes it way worse

 

[auror]

Ugh he was a shot attempt away from a 13 trillion, which is an impressive box score.