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Rooting for Andre Jackson

Kitaman said:
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It’s all good - ever since Blaze Pizza. He is going to be something by next season.
 
Padutch5 said:
Could som done explain to me why you take Jackson out in the last minute down by two. He was our only consistent rebounder all night. Also Was AKOK hurt in the first half? He was anchored to the bunch in the second half.
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I was wondering the same thing about Akok, he was blocking shots and intimidating players from taking it to the basket
 
Tenspro2002 said:
His defensive rebounding is terrific, but his offensive rebounding is atrocious, just awful instincts.

He never goes to grab the ball, always taps it. It never goes in and almost always goes to the opponent. Just about every play he's involved in on the offensive glass is a momentum deflater.
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Yeah imagine if he tried to grab the offensive rebounds with 2 hands more often? Amazing he’s in position so often and gets to the ball do often. My brother and I have said the same thing I agree. He would’ve had 18-20 yesterday if not trying to tap everything in. But again, he played pretty damn well overall yesterday so hard to throw darts.
 
You have to root for the kid because his energy is certainly on display.
His basketball skills are still so raw that it is hard to project where he will be in the future.
The current state of Uconn basketball, it's hard to project improvement , because under this coaching staff , each and every player seem to be getting worse, not better.
 
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I’ve been a huge supporter of AJ on Twitter this whole season even as some say he makes bad plays whatever, but we need to keep him on the court, game. changer. Sometime he loses himself out there, tries to do too much but I’m here for it every time. People love to complain about being to stale, stagnant, and passive on offense. Need to give AJ the longest leash in the shed.
 
Jackson is one of the few players who has figured out what he can do really well currently and how it can help the team. His rebounding, especially defensive rebounding is really good. And then he can transition the ball and start applying pressure on the defense.

Well, at least until the ball gets to halfcourt and UConn runs its snooze offensive sets.

He's figuring out how to use what can actually do well in games now to help UConn win. He has been much more conservative with his passes in transition and trying to force the playmaker stuff on offense.
 
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Question. What is exciting about UCONN basketball right now? Is it Tyler Polley clanking 3’s? Is it Jordan Hawkins playing 12 minutes? Gaffney turning the ball over? It’s Andre Jackson skying a foot over everyone to get the rebound and threading the needle on an assist. It’s a high wire act with mistakes but it’s riveting to watch. And he’s getting better and better only a young sophomore.
 
Andre grabs a defensive board and takes it up the middle of the court looking to pass to anyone open and running ahead. That is fun to watch. He always looks to pass at this point in his career. Some get tipped away or stolen but most are on the mark. He is our best rebounder due to his quickness and instincts. And this season his fouls have been less allowing him to be in the game more. I am glad he is on our side.
 
ktuck911 said:
was I talking to you?
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Well, pretty much yes since you posted it on a public bulletin board. If you want to post to a single poster use the private message function. Let me know if you need any help figuring out how that works.
 
Andre is now shooting 40% from 3 (yes, on a lower volume) while Polley is shooting 29%.
 
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Hey Adrien! said:
What a first half from Jackson!!!

I love his ability to go above the rim for a defensive board and then hit the ground running to push the tempo.
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Smarter decisions as the season goes on.

If he cuts the godawful floater and takes it to the rack... he's gonna be amazing. That and continuing the shooting progress needs to be his off season project.
 
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jdb50 said:
Andre grabs a defensive board and takes it up the middle of the court looking to pass to anyone open and running ahead. That is fun to watch. He always looks to pass at this point in his career. Some get tipped away or stolen but most are on the mark. He is our best rebounder due to his quickness and instincts. And this season his fouls have been less allowing him to be in the game more. I am glad he is on our side.
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I’m always surprised he doesn’t get more blocks. He’s quick. That coast-to-coast layup looked like Dr J or George Gervin. Want to see more.
 
Just wanted to do a snapshot of Jackson's December so far, 5 games:

30.4 MPG
8.6 PPG
8.6 RPG
2.4 APG
1.2 SPG
0.2 BPG
1 TOPG (!)
1.6 PFPG

59% 2P (13-22)
80% 3P (4-5)
62% FT (5-8)

And in November (8 games):

25.8 MPG
6.3 PPG
7.6 RPG
2.8 APG
1.5 SPG
1.3 BPG
2.8 TOPG (!!)
1.9 PFPG

44% 2P (12-27)
27% 3P (3-11)
81% FT (17-21)

The turnovers is obviously the outstanding stat that's improved, huge drop from nearly 3 per game to just 1 per game while the other stats have stayed pretty much consistent other than he's making more baskets even if it's less times at the line. But hey, 2 points are worth more than 1 point at a time.

All in all, very excited to see his progression since Game 1, curious if he'll take another step up in January and who knows the type of player he could be by March!
 
Will be fun to see once he incorporates exploding to the hoop off of the dribble(foul line area) with some consistency. As long as the lane is open-- the shot is there with his speed and emerging finishing skills.

He is rewarding Dan Hurley's trust in him with his play. Great trend heading into the meat of the BE schedule.
 
ThabeetDown said:
Just wanted to do a snapshot of Jackson's December so far, 5 games:

30.4 MPG
8.6 PPG
8.6 RPG
2.4 APG
1.2 SPG
0.2 BPG
1 TOPG (!)
1.6 PFPG

59% 2P (13-22)
80% 3P (4-5)
62% FT (5-8)

And in November (8 games):

25.8 MPG
6.3 PPG
7.6 RPG
2.8 APG
1.5 SPG
1.3 BPG
2.8 TOPG (!!)
1.9 PFPG

44% 2P (12-27)
27% 3P (3-11)
81% FT (17-21)

The turnovers is obviously the outstanding stat that's improved, huge drop from nearly 3 per game to just 1 per game while the other stats have stayed pretty much consistent other than he's making more baskets even if it's less times at the line. But hey, 2 points are worth more than 1 point at a time.

All in all, very excited to see his progression since Game 1, curious if he'll take another step up in January and who knows the type of player he could be by March!
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This can't be true because players don't get better under Hurley.
 
Jackson's physical tools are off the charts, but what has impressed me the most is his bulldog mentality.

In my opinion, rebounding is 95% about mentality. There are hundreds of great leapers who suck at rebounding, Jackson has made up his mind that every single rebound is his.

Offensively, yeah he might dribble wildly occasionally or pass up an open 3, but that kid has it all between the ears. Some of the extra passes he makes even the non-flashy ones might go unnoticed but have won us games.
 
Cuse Socks said:
Jackson's physical tools are off the charts, but what has impressed me the most is his bulldog mentality.

In my opinion, rebounding is 95% about mentality. There are hundreds of great leapers who suck at rebounding, Jackson has made up his mind that every single rebound is his.

Offensively, yeah he might dribble wildly occasionally or pass up an open 3, but that kid has it all between the ears. Some of the extra passes he makes even the non-flashy ones might go unnoticed but have won us games.
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His handle has been good and he can do so many things out there. Love the kid.
 
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