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Message: [QUOTE="bmayuc, post: 2433187, member: 493"] These were the hallmarks of UConn from 1990- 2014. During the transition from Calhoun --> Ollie it lapsed for whatever reason(player turnover, identity, etc). Clearly, there was an emphasis on bringing in this type of player again. And it feels really, really good for an announcer to laud our focus, intensity, and toughness after a few years in the wilderness. Shots hit and miss. Skill comes and goes. Effort, toughness are constants. A few other notes: [B][U]1. Carlton is going to be really, really good in college. [/U][/B]Great touch, great strength, great positioning, heady player. He is basically a Gary Clark clone. We've needed a player like that for a while. [B][U]2. Vital - Oh my god kid.[/U][/B] Dude has such a unique set of skills. If someone can get in his head and convince him that he needs to sit in the corner and just shoot open 3's on offense, and then contribute on the crunch-time line-up with his crazy Defense/Instincts/Toughness combo he'd be a perfect player. But he absolutely cannot dribble, pass, or finish in the paint. He's gotta know his limitations and be a 3&D guy. If he can do that, what a weapon. [U][B]3. I appreciate you, Antoine Anderson. [/B][/U]All he does is make smart, tough plays, play tough defense, rebound the ball like a guy 5 inches taller, and make his FTs. He is the guy I want at the stripe if the game depends on it. [B][U]4. That 4 guard line-up can actually work, maybe, in spots![/U][/B] Because basically all of the G's play bigger than they are, have good strength, and can board. Although, I really worry with Larrier playing the 5, he's fragile(though he did grab a tough rebound yesterday to seal that win). On to MSU. [/QUOTE]

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