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Secret Scrimmage v Harvard

RipCity said:
Nobody can diminish what he’s accomplished, but most leaders would never put themselves in a position to get benched. The kid probably just went to a party on Friday, really no big deal, but this is his team. Following a team rule, no matter how trivial the rule is, is a sacrifice you should be willing to make.

Not a huge deal, but even though I’m not an old school thinker usually, it’s a little disappointing from a senior who should be our best offensive player.
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What exactly has he accomplished?
 
It's a pre-season dark scrimmage. No one knows what rule was violated or why. Could have been late to practice. Could have talked back to the coach. Could have NOT gotten on another teammate hard enough. Lots of stuff. He's punished, did the time now we move on. It's really not a big deal.

You violate a rule, you sit. Pretty basketball 101.
 
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rex33 said:
What exactly has he accomplished?
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He's going to finish as a top 10 scorer in program history even without the luxury of a postseason every year. The offense completely ran through him his sophomore and junior years due to injuries and lack of creativiy and gameplanning by the coaching staff as well as inadequate recruiting efforts and strategy.

He played 38 minutes per game last year, which is insane. The character assassination because something undisclosed happened is incredible.

If he was 10 minutes late to practice fine, this is culture building. If it is something egregious, then there's a conversation to be had about leadership and responsibility. Until that point, it's all speculation.
 
Kemba and Shabazz were the worst possible thing to happen for Jalen. Expectations are SO high because of them. Everyone is eager to place him in the same category as those guys but I think it's clear that he's just not wired like they were. Shabazz and Kemba were ALL basketball all the time.
 
Sphinx said:
Only eight players played. My guess is that besides Jalen and Sid, Tarin Smith did not play because of recent sprain. Yakwe was probably the fourth to miss action. Yet, according to Hurley, the guys stuck with Harvard until tiring late. This, together with Al's demonstration of floor leadership and 3-pt shooting, makes the scrimmage a promising success rather than the disaster it appeared to be in "the fog of war.'"
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Spot on. Our lineup was something like Alterique, CV, Brendan Adams, Tyler Polley, and Josh Carlton with Cobb, Kwintin, Whaley off the bench. Would anyone expect to beat a seasoned Harvard team with that lineup, which has zero experience together?

I never thought it was a disaster, because Hurley probably wanted a loss to help get rid of complacency. He confirmed that for me this morning with his statement that "UConn probably wouldn't have hired me if they knew my record in secret scrimmages."
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
Well, this being the second year in a row he's had a stupid preseason incident that demonstrated horrific leadership for a team desperately in need of it, the criticism seems warranted, no?
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If you’re “horrified” by this, you need to re-evaluate the effect UConn basketball has on your emotional well-being.

Man is this gonna be a difficult year for you.
 
GetTheFacts said:
Kemba and Shabazz were the worst possible thing to happen for Jalen. Expectations are SO high because of them. Everyone is eager to place him in the same category as those guys but I think it's clear that he's just not wired like they were. Shabazz and Kemba were ALL basketball all the time.
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OR... Role models like Kemba and Shabazz could be the best thing to happen to Jalen. With better coaching now he can either try to live how they did on and off the court, or continue to coast. Its a transition, we'll see what he does moving forward. I think he has it in him to make a change this year.
 
Chief00 said:
What Chief00 is saying is very basic. If our recruiting is successful it will be a successful year. We need to play harder and be more competitive on the court - but it’s not really about wins or loses this season. Again, recruiting is the key.
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Ohhhh now I get it!
 
superjohn said:
If you haven't noticed URI has been way better than us the past couple years and way tougher.
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In this week of increasingly crisis oriented comments and concerns about Akok committing, what Cockburn will decide regarding committing early, etc., I thought a little levity might help some cope.

 
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SirHypeAlot said:
no one on this board is a bigger homer or wrong more often than you. being a lurker is ok you should try it.
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I am right and correct far more often than emotionally disturbed man-children such as yourself. You ought to take a break from posting on this website and work on your issues for the good of the people in your life offline.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Well, this being the second year in a row he's had a stupid preseason incident that demonstrated horrific leadership for a team desperately in need of it, the criticism seems warranted, no?
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Keyword there is leadership. Can criticize/question his leadership all you want. His ability/commitment to UConn is not up for debate
 
Towney007 said:
It's a pre-season dark scrimmage. No one knows what rule was violated or why. Could have been late to practice. Could have talked back to the coach. Could have NOT gotten on another teammate hard enough. Lots of stuff. He's punished, did the time now we move on. It's really not a big deal.

You violate a rule, you sit. Pretty basketball 101.
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In a silver lining sort of way, it's good it happened now and not when it matters.

And since I it happened to The Man, all the players learn a valuable lesson by extension
 
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Weird... because what I read in the Courant article where Hurley talks about Adams’ benching, he mentioned Gilbert and Vital were the bright spots in the game. I’d be interested to know what caused the fighting.
 
A scrimmage like this is meaningless at this early stage.....and then again maybe not. If it was that the players are not used to playing together because this is all new then OK, but then again if our front court which was a known weakness last year was the problem and getting abused, then if that is the reason, it’s concerning isn’t it?
 
I agree that this shall pass BUT being the second straight year has me a bit annoyed at JA
NEVER would I say that the kid is not needed because his talent and heart on the floor is so crucial to this team
I am surprised he decided to do whatever because Hurley has been so pronounced on doing the right things etc.
Best to put this behind and go forward in making sure this team experiences improvement and success
 
Whats the rule around scrimmages? If you can do as many as you want, why dont more schools just schedule a bunch to get their teams early practice?
 
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