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Message: [QUOTE="Report Card, post: 4457849, member: 9133"] [B]D. Clingan- 9.0: [/B]16 points, 8 rebounds in 19 minutes? A freshman? With outstanding defense against a proven SENIOR big man in Castleton. What the hell? As the season's progressed, his teammates seem to be learning Donovan's body mechanics and movements and the notion of "oh yea, I should just throw it up next to the hoop for our really tall guy" [B]A. Sanogo- 8.5: [/B] Perhaps one of his best games in a UConn uniform considering Castleton in his competition. His footwork was mesmerizing tonight. A great dish to Calcaterra for the 3 ball. [B]A. Jackson- 8.5: This is a bold statement, so I'm going to bold it: Andre Jackson is my favorite UConn player to ever wear the uniform. [/B]He's everywhere, and he's TEAM FIRST. TRUELY TEAM FIRST. And there's a beautiful trickle down effect happening right before our eyes. Hurley can only preach so much; Jackson is the brush to Hurley's stroke. Speaking of strokes, my grandpa just had one. My only remark on Jackson, he needs to stop making it tough on himself with some of the 3 point shot selections. The open ones, near the line, go in. Only shoot those, my guy! 0 turnovers in 34 minutes by the way.... [B]J. Hawkins- 8.5: [/B]His game is just so sexy. And his sneaky great defense made another welcomed appearance tonight. His mid range game > driving to the basket. Keep in mind no one wants him to settle for the reliable jump shot more than those brain cells floating around in that baby face shaped head of his. [B]J. Calcaterra- 7.5: [/B]He's proven himself too many times now as a good driver to the rim, which has earned him the small banter talk at the urinals during halftime: "you know, Joey C's not just a 3 point shooter, he can really drive it!". Someone suggested his nickname needs to be Joey Connecticut, I'm here for that. [B]T. Newton- 6.0: [/B]Too many turnovers tonight (5). Still a great piece to this winning recipe and held his own overall. [B]A. Karaban- 6.0: [/B]Too quiet tonight, due to foul trouble. Though his 3 total points may have been the loudest bucket of the night. Came at a crucial moment during the contest. [B]N. Alleyne- 5.5: [/B]Felt like he didn't get much playing time tonight. Played well for the minutes he was given. I think Alleyne will be an important piece to this puzzle, don't count him out just yet. [B]H. Diarra- 5.0: [/B]Our only weak spot. Needs to find some juju against LIU to turn his season around, otherwise, I don't see him getting more than 3 mins of PT during the crunchy stuff. [B]Player of the Match- D. Clingan: [/B]The best 1-2 big man punch in the country. [B]Match Notes: -[/B]Coach Hurley had them ready for their first road game. Credit to him and the staff. -Another game where I find myself saying out loud: "[Insert opponent name here]" sucks, they run no offense!". Starting to realize it's not them, it's us. -That Florida Gator home court vibe was gross. Those cheerleaders though, put some lead in my pipe. sheeshkabob. -Their head coach reminded me of Squeak from the movie BASEketball. Over n Out- Report Card [/QUOTE]

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