Quotes from Today's Practice

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Huskyforlife]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Quotes like this makes me wish for a thumbs sideways emoji. Not a like, not a dislike, more of I acknowledge your comment without any like or dislike towards it.

 

[kansashusky]

Anyone know who we will scrimmage on Saturday?

 

[Chief00]

My question is if you truly want to speed up the game, defense (steals, blocks, rebounds) can only take you so far. You need the push/run mindset in your point guard. Chief honestly hasn’t seen that in RJ yet. Taliek and KO both had that mindset.

 

[Chin Diesel]

My question is if you truly want to speed up the game, defense (steals, blocks, rebounds) can only take you so far. You need the push/run mindset in your point guard. Chief honestly hasn’t seen that in RJ yet. Taliek and KO both had that mindset.

RJ might have the mindset to push the ball. He just doesn't have the ability.

Seriously? Put RJ, KO and Taliek on the foul line and have them spring to the next foul line and RJ is decidedly in third place.

I don't have any animus or malice towards RJ but I am concerned about UConn wanting to go deep in the NCAA with a PG who can't force the tempo. He's below average in height, arm span, speed and jumping. He's a bit stocky and can shoot the ball from deep. But man do I wish there was another guard who could play and clearly make RJ the second best PG on the roster.

 

[cap10dingus]

RJ might have the mindset to push the ball. He just doesn't have the ability.

Seriously? Put RJ, KO and Taliek on the foul line and have them spring to the next foul line and RJ is decidedly in third place.

I don't have any animus or malice towards RJ but I am concerned about UConn wanting to go deep in the NCAA with a PG who can't force the tempo. He's below average in height, arm span, speed and jumping. He's a bit stocky and can shoot the ball from deep. But man do I wish there was another guard who could play and clearly make RJ the second best PG on the roster.

You forgot Khalid El-Amin when you mentioned PG's who are above average height, arm span, speed and jumping.

RJ can do it. This roster is loaded, they need to believe. The talent and hard work is there. Stay healthy and believe in yourself. In basketball that goes a long way. RJ didn't believe he could do it last year, you could see it in his face all year. When he was at Howard he had that killer instinct, you could also see it in his face. We got this. This team needs some cockiness in them and you know what I hope we have slug fests. We are deeper then almost everyone and our shooting is our weakness. Here's hoping we see some OBE battles this year.

 

[Kenny11]

Coaches like to say pushing the pace is from defensive stops, rebounds etc but that’s only part of it. It is more about game planning and strategy. I don’t think this team will play super fast, especially if we are posting with Sanogo a lot but I think it will be faster than the last couple of seasons.

 

[navery12]

RJ might have the mindset to push the ball. He just doesn't have the ability.

Seriously? Put RJ, KO and Taliek on the foul line and have them spring to the next foul line and RJ is decidedly in third place.

I don't have any animus or malice towards RJ but I am concerned about UConn wanting to go deep in the NCAA with a PG who can't force the tempo. He's below average in height, arm span, speed and jumping. He's a bit stocky and can shoot the ball from deep. But man do I wish there was another guard who could play and clearly make RJ the second best PG on the roster.

Maybe it's not intentional but your posts come across with a legitimate hatred for RJ

 

[Umami Zen]

RJ might have the mindset to push the ball. He just doesn't have the ability.

Seriously? Put RJ, KO and Taliek on the foul line and have them spring to the next foul line and RJ is decidedly in third place.

I don't have any animus or malice towards RJ but I am concerned about UConn wanting to go deep in the NCAA with a PG who can't force the tempo. He's below average in height, arm span, speed Stay tunedand jumping. He's a bit stocky and can shoot the ball from deep. But man do I wish there was another guard who could play and clearly make RJ the second best PG on the roster.

Stay tuned

 

[Storrs South]

 

[HooperScooper]

“These practices are a time for separation,” Hurley said, “and you play the scrimmages on the weekend, you get a sense of your best direction. We’re playing a lot of guys, different combinations, experimenting with things.”

UConn men’s basketball team is using closed scrimmages — one with Harvard — to help prepare for the opener

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[HooperScooper]

“We talked to him,” Hurley said. “He got drafted to a team with some really good players and veteran guys, and they’re trying to make the playoffs. It’s a long season. My conversations with him were, ‘The start of your career [at UConn] wasn’t exactly [perfect]. You’ve been in this position before. The only way to change the situation is to be the first one in the arena every day, practice harder than anyone in the organization, be more coachable than anyone in the organization, and then stay there longer and work harder, later than anyone in the organization. If you do those things, you’re going to have an unbelievable NBA career, focus on that. Don’t focus on minutes. Don’t be a baby.’”

 

[jibsey]

“We talked to him,” Hurley said. “He got drafted to a team with some really good players and veteran guys, and they’re trying to make the playoffs. It’s a long season. My conversations with him were, ‘The start of your career [at UConn] wasn’t exactly [perfect]. You’ve been in this position before. The only way to change the situation is to be the first one in the arena every day, practice harder than anyone in the organization, be more coachable than anyone in the organization, and then stay there longer and work harder, later than anyone in the organization. If you do those things, you’re going to have an unbelievable NBA career, focus on that. Don’t focus on minutes. Don’t be a baby.’”

I like Hurley.

 

[WestHartHusk]

"Don't be a baby." Love it.

 

[HooperScooper]

“We talked to him,” Hurley said. “He got drafted to a team with some really good players and veteran guys, and they’re trying to make the playoffs. It’s a long season. My conversations with him were, ‘The start of your career [at UConn] wasn’t exactly [perfect]. You’ve been in this position before. The only way to change the situation is to be the first one in the arena every day, practice harder than anyone in the organization, be more coachable than anyone in the organization, and then stay there longer and work harder, later than anyone in the organization. If you do those things, you’re going to have an unbelievable NBA career, focus on that. Don’t focus on minutes. Don’t be a baby.’”

 

[MDHuskFan]

Has Dan ever started a freshman at the beginning of the season? Sounds like Hawkins has been extremely impressive if he ends up starting this early

 

[uconnflyer88]

Anyone know, did they have any scrimmages last year with COVID?

 

[NJHoops]

Has Dan ever started a freshman at the beginning of the season? Sounds like Hawkins has been extremely impressive if he ends up starting this early

Jared Terrell at URI, Latif Rivers and Naofall Folahan at Wagner

At URI, Matthews, Martin, Garrett, and Dowtin all started as freshmen but not from the start