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Rhode Island Post Game Thread

Solo looked excellent

Liam is as advertised

Mahaney also lit it up

Ross needs minutes. He’s a playmaker defensively, just needs to put it together on offense.

A lot to be excited about. Happy to have UConn basketball back!
 
Mahaney is Mark Price

Reed has Daryl Dawkins body/reaction time, but showed some nice passing

Samson has same pros and cons. I think his understanding of defensive standard keeps him the starter

Ball was explosive/frustrating (mostly explosive) in cliched Russell Westbrook ways. Could be breakout star

Stewie had some real wiggle breaking down man 1 on 1 late. more fluidity

McNeeley and Karaban were interchangeable assassins

Nowell has nice arc with 2 for 2 from 3 , great energy, nice setup for Reed

Ross still bouncy but seems too rushed
 
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I know it's just a exhibition game.
But:
We are so deep as a team that Platoon system is not out of a question.
All the hype about Ball is real. Solo Ball is going to be a force!
McNeeley is as ready a frosh as there is.
Mahaney shook off the rust, and showed out.
Nowell could surprise us bigly.

Let's keep the double digits win streak going...
 
Agree literally everyone showed flashes and Reed looked good once hi got comfortable but I think Samson looked the same and that’s not a good sign. Also need Stewart to be more aggressive. He did as the game went on but we need more from him. Very deep team. Solo is a STUD!
 
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The talk of the overall talent level and depth did not look like hyperbole tonight. The center platoon situation will have some kinks to work out but I have little doubt they will provide enough for us to be an absolute force again this year with the talent we have at every other position. An absurd amount of guards and wings that can all score and create.
 
Looked like the boys came out a little bit too excited which resulted in a fair amount of turnovers and fouls, which Hurley will clean up after a few more games. Rebounding needs to get better, but other than that, love to see the deepness, Ross was all over the court, good defense from him. Reed showing up second half. Loved the minutes from Nowell and Singare. Aidan is going to be a monster for us. Steward had some impressive drives. Ball and Aidan are going to be monster guards in the BE.
 
So luckily we can shoot the crap out of the ball.

Karaban, Mahaney, Ball, and McNeeley are going to have a lot of good nights with the way we can rotate the ball and the spacing we have.

Diarra will be a double double threat most games if he rebounded more he may sneak in a triple double like TN, but he should get a ton of assists with his command of this offense.

Stewart, Ross, Nowell will all have moments this year and probably Abraham too.

Johnson (dunks) and Reed (post-ups) both did what we would like on offense including passing and screening - BUT our interior defense and defensive rebounding (especially in the 1st half) was BAD! I would hate to be them the next 3 weeks in Hurley's practices.

Singare - note to Dan Hurley - PLEASE PLAY HIM especially in an exhibition to get him some experience every time he gets some time on the court he produces and seeing the fact that DC is in the NBA and the comment above this one - WE NEED INTERIOR DEFENSE, SHOT BLOCKING, AND REBOUNDING.
 
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LOVED the pass at the top of the key from Samson on the back door cut.

Scored 102 and played a pretty sloppy first half.

You better show up every day on this team. There are plenty of guys who can take your spot.

Looks like Nowell can take some carries for Mora on Saturdays
 
Unless something changes, Ball is an unequivocal Game #1 starter.

Karaban is Karaban.

Diarra looked great.

McNeeley great on offense. Needs to work hard on his defense.

Samson looks much more comfortable running the offense and had his usual lobs as well as a nifty baseline jumper. He looks better vs large centers vs last year but still is gonna struggle.

It’s ok because Reed can bring more beef. He looked out of sorts early, but settled in nicely.

Same with Mahaney. Looked meh early, got flowing as the game went on. He still looks small and got roasted on D quite a bit. Will need to work on adjusting/getting better because he’s not gonna grow 3 inches and out on 20lbs.

Stewart, Ross got better as game went on.

Nowell with some nice 3s, a few shaky passes. No worries.

CASHAPP!

So much depth and offense. Our D will be a bit down this year but it seems we can score 90-110 pts each night to compensate
 
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Newcomers with some nervousness in the first half, as would be expected. They began to become more comfortable in the second half. Our defense and rebounding needs to improve, but otherwise excellent material for the coaches and players to work on. Let's remember RI is also experimenting and not what is to be expected from our competition during the regular season. Still our potential and we have Dan Hurley, is reason to be excited.
 
This is definitely the deepest team I have seen in the last 3 years. I do like when they they put Stewart in for McNeeley with Johnson, Diarra, Karaban and Ball. That lineup really changed the game around. Mahaney can really score the ball and nice to see Ball looking like like a dog.
 
Really love that they played this game. Get the jitters of playing in front of a big crowd out before starting the season. They showed the depth tonight and you can see the internal battles going on right now to earn minutes.
 
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