Rico444
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We're gonna see what this team is made of the next couple of weeks. Regardless of exactly what happened with Bouknight (and again, this thread is not about him), I think the team really thought after the Seton Hall game that he was coming back for Providence, and maybe they were a little dejected when he didn't. That being said, we need the rest of the team (Hurley included) to really step up and stop waiting for Bouk to come save the season. This is exactly when we're going to see what each of these players is made of. I'm not sure exactly what's going on with Isaiah Whaley, but he looks nothing like the player that dominated most games down the stretch last year, or even the good but not great player from earlier this year. Outside of about two minutes last night, he looked lost on the court. RJ Cole and Jalen Gaffney have both showed spurts of being good to very good players, but neither one is showing urgency the last few games in running the offense and getting a good look. Tyler Polley all of a sudden can't hit a three anymore. The defense as a whole has taken a big step back. Sanogo and Jackson have both looked really good and they need to be on the floor for 30+ minutes, but our guards and our head coach have to make it a priority to get the ball into Sanogo's hands every single possession early in the shot clock, or at the very least make an effort. He doesn't have to shoot it every time, but he's our best shot at having a functioning offense.
The one thing that seperated our great UConn teams from the rest was not just their talent, but their fight. Watch an old game any year from 1990-2009; you would almost never see our team get out-toughed. This year's team has shown the ability to be tough, but the last few weeks they've looked soft. It's time for them to step up and take the reins on our season.
The one thing that seperated our great UConn teams from the rest was not just their talent, but their fight. Watch an old game any year from 1990-2009; you would almost never see our team get out-toughed. This year's team has shown the ability to be tough, but the last few weeks they've looked soft. It's time for them to step up and take the reins on our season.