Samuel

[ChrisSmith]

Good game tonight. He missed a couple he should have had, but the kid put up 11 points off the bench and went 7-8 from the stripe.

A few people have blasted me for criticizing Calhoun this year. It's not that I don't like Calhoun - I do. But Samuel showed what he could do tonight even without hitting field goals. I wish Calhoun was able to contribute like that this year - I get the fact his shot is off due to the surgery he had this offseason. I just want to see him contribute in other ways, and unfortunately he has not done that.

Way to step up by Samuel though.

 

[Migs]

Good game tonight. He missed a couple he should have had, but the kid put up 11 points off the bench and went 7-8 from the stripe.

A few people have blasted me for criticizing Calhoun this year. It's not that I don't like Calhoun - I do. But Samuel showed what he could do tonight even without hitting field goals. I wish Calhoun was able to contribute like that this year - I get the fact his shot is off due to the surgery he had this offseason. I just want to see him contribute in other ways, and unfortunately he has not done that.

Way to step up by Samuel though.

You lost me at good. He played 21 mins, had 0 turnovers. More than just points. Kid was amazing when called to action.

 

[alexd]

Great to see the young pup playing solid in March. Going to love this kid over the next few years.

 

[uchusky32]

Played like he was a gamer. played like he was playing all year. Didn't take a jump shot. Played within his abilities. Will be hard to not play going ftoward. Love it!

 

[Scoe]

that foul near the end of the half set the tone in my eyes, sending the message that we are tougher then you are.

 

[metsfan2323]

that foul near the end of the half set the tone in my eyes, sending the message that we are tougher then you are.

Yup, old school right there. Rod Sellers must be proud.

TSam is a fearless leader and a play maker to boot. He ain't pretty but he is very effective. Onions!

 

[Matrim55]

When he's a senior he's going to play 35 minutes a game and lead us to a title.

 

[superjohn]

He was great and automatic at the stripe which was supposed to be a bit of a weakness in the past, he keeps impressing more and more.

 

[Northbound]

Kid was going to be a player since the jump. He's a NYC player and he has toughness and while he's not always super silky he's effective...in that regard he reminds me of Taliek.

 

[NotADimeBack]

WOOO HOOOOO TSAM

 

[Chin Diesel]

When he's a senior he's going to play 35 minutes a game and lead us to a title.

As is appropriate for a tough as nails PG from NYC at UConn.

He's a bigger, stronger version of Taliek Brown. Kid takes it fearlessly to the rim and he does it under control.

 

[AtlantaHusky]

He had the nerves going and then the dam broke. From here on out he's going to be a long term confident kid in our program. He just has a knack for getting to the rim and has no fear. If he gets an outside shot going he will really be something. Great job today especially at the FT line. His D is automatic.

 

[ChrisSmith]

You lost me at good. He played 21 mins, had 0 turnovers. More than just points. Kid was amazing when called to action.

You can use whatever adjective want. It's pretty clear I was giving the guy props for his performance tonight.

 

[CTBasketball]

That was a classic Big East battle. The Samuel take-down foul was a statement. It made them settle for an absurd amount of jumpshots in the 2nd half. It said, "You're not tougher than us."

 

[Tommyboy]

I love samuel's confidence. He never seems to doubt himself at all. This will of course lead to some bone headed plays but will lead to exponentially more good ones.

 

[blkknight1]

Outside of Bazz he was the MVP tonight. We are down 10 when he has to come in plays not like a freshman but a seasoned Vet. The D he played was outstanding, attacked the basket, got fouled hit his FTs, missed a few bunnies but when a play needed to be made he made it.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I love his physicality. He gives us something on defense and in attacking the rim that Boat and Bazz just can't with their size. With him, Purvis, Cassell, Jackson, and Ali, we're bringing in a lot of big, physical guards at the 1/2 (much like Ollie himself!).

 

[PAHusky]

kid can just flat out play. boat gets to the rim at will with his speed, TSam gets there with his quickness/size. not to write off this year at all but next year is going to be a lot of fun

 

[Scot-e]

He is like having a linebacker at the 5- I love it- tough as nails.

 

[David 76]

TSAM became a man today!

 

[Kurt]

post game interview: http://www.tout.com/m/dc3cnh?ref=twqdxjj2

 

[TheChamps990411]

This kid went in there and showed no fear. i thought he was shooting too much but then i realized it was exactly what this team needed out there. His defense was very very impressive. I see a player like him step up big time as a frosh in a big spot and then i see what Brimah did against st. joes and it gets me very excited about the future of this program. seeing as we`re back in the sweet 16 it feels good to say to all the haters who tried to bury us as a program WE AINT GOING NOWHERE!

 

[Danzz]

I'll admit that I was quietly disappointed in Samuel early in the season. He didn't look like the next good UConn guard and thought we may have made a mistake recruiting him. He looked awkward, offensively challenged and lost when he did get PT. Samuel's development over the season has been amazing. Some of it was adjusting to Div. 1 basketball and learning the offense but we have to give the coaching staff a lot of credit for bringing this kid along. His toughness is impressive.

 

[7774]

It's going to be interesting to see how our guard rotation will play out over the next couple of seasons. On paper we will have some more talented offensive players, but as Ricky continues to coach him up, he will be such a defensive beast that it will be hard to keep him off the court.

It also amazes me how no one seems to be able to stay in front of him on defense. He's constantly blowing by people even with no real threat of an outside shot right now.

Our 2013 recruiting class has turned out to be a really, really good one.

 

[babysheep]

He has stepped up so much just to get us to New York, I can't wait to see how he plays once he's back home for a real tournament game.