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Just a side note, I think we beat Houston by 16 on the boards, but only forced a single turnover (as in 1 for the whole game). Can't remember a UConn defense only creating one turnover in a game ever.
He has played very well but doesn't deserve to say that, sorry!
I do agree with you that it's not beneficial for our young guys. Who will be a captain next year with Amida, anyone? I wouldn't mind it being Nolan, give him a defining role on the team as a leader and a little confidence since he definitely has none at this point.Boat has been a great scorer, but not a good point guard or leader. His negative body language is not helping the young guys.
lets see.the kid is a senior, was the one person who left it all on the floor, was visisbly frustrated and was asked a question moments after an embarrassing team performance. i think i will give him a pass on this one.
I hear ya. Boat is a reactionary guy. He plays like that on the court and clearly talks like that right after a bad loss. It wasnt the best thing to say and I'd hope if he was asked today he wouldnt say it, but I have to believe it was the timing of it all.You can, but it shouldn't be said. Didn't say he's a jerk but DHam with 14 rebounds feels like he played hard too and didn't leave him alone I'm sure. Agree on the timing but it shouldn't be said.
The biggest weakness the Boat-Bazz teams had imo were that Boat and Bazz were too similar, with largely overlapping skill sets. I know I'm not the only one who saw them scrapping at each other, in ways both spoken and unspoken. The reason we were successful in overcoming it last season was that Boat finally agreed/learned to sublimate his alpha dog ego to Bazz's, and to complement him rather than overlap and compete with him. I give Boat and Ollie a lot of credit for managing that--as much as I give Bazz. And to Bazz's credit, he delivered when the stage was set.There were some cringe worthy quotes from Bazz the year after Kemba left remember? I know he was a sophomore but this is Boat's first year at the helm.
Great, great post. Nice to see some perspective on this board.Ollie's comment about not running an AAU system is refreshing. This team probably could have won more games this year by playing street ball.
But Ollie is forcing the new pieces to form a team and develop basketball skills. Sucks for this year, but the pieces are being formed for next March. Players still hesitating and thinking because they are still learning how to play team ball. It's affecting all phases of the team's game.
I like Ryan and really appreciate all he's done for us...especially championship #4, but he didn't leave because no one wanted him. He's a very good college player, but that doesn't necessarily translate to playing in the NBA.Just be thankful we even have the guy on our team. If he left for the NBA like he wanted to for awhile imagine how rough this season would be
“I kept going over, talking to K.O., he did a great job of helping me stay in the game, staying mentally tough, keep playing. Even though you’re getting hit, you’ve got to play through it, you can’t dwell on it.”
“I’ve just got to continue to lead, continue to play UConn basketball. I never set out to play outside of the system. Today I shot 26 shots, I didn’t even know that. I don’t like shooting that much, personally. But it was called for.”
“I’m trying to play within the system and let everybody eat.”
“Now, I know how Shabazz felt last year in some games. I can honestly see what he was going through sometimes.”
hahahahaLooks like chap has moved to the comment section of that blog.
bazz talked more than anyone in recent yearsExodus 4:15, "THOU shalt speak ... I will be with THY mouth...and will teach YOU what YE shall do."
---By Bazz & Kemba
completely agree, ollie is trying to find guys who play in his system. Some kids are great in high school and get noticed bc they get a lot of points but there is no structure for them. They continually drive to the hoop like a freight train without developing a jumpshot, ollies system needs players who can handle the ball and shoot. Boat is the only one who has ever played screen and roll, pick and pop, etc. yeah this year sucks but it isn't for a lack of talent or effort. systems need time and players for it to work.Ollie's comment about not running an AAU system is refreshing. This team probably could have won more games this year by playing street ball.
But Ollie is forcing the new pieces to form a team and develop basketball skills. Sucks for this year, but the pieces are being formed for next March. Players still hesitating and thinking because they are still learning how to play team ball. It's affecting all phases of the team's game.
Let him say the obvious if he wants. Anyone who can't see it isn't worth listening to. Whatever stats anyone else is putting up, it's not helping to win games, so I don't care about DHam and his 14 rebounds. UH shot under 40%, there were plenty of rebounds to be had since AB wasn't getting any.
They lost because of too many empty trips. Tell who was taking bad shots that had no chance of going in and I'll tell you who lost the game.