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We're not and never will be SyracuseMatchup dependent but if we’re going to be starting Polley and Akok together we will probably be playing a lot of zone I imagine.
We're not and never will be SyracuseMatchup dependent but if we’re going to be starting Polley and Akok together we will probably be playing a lot of zone I imagine.
You must think we're winning 10 games.
James will hopefully get the JA treatment. Scrimmage + First game.I don't expect James to have an extended suspension.
Vitals conference stats:
7th best offenive efficiency rating
8th best effective FG%
6th best true Shooting%
15th Best Defensive Rebounding %
21st Best Assist Rate
10th Best steal %
9th Best FT%
24th best 2pt%
11th best 3pt%
He was 2nd on the team in scoring, first in rebounds, 3rd in 2pt %, first in 3pt%, first in steals, 2nd in FT%, got to the line more often than any other guard.
Would you say that someone that leads the team in scoring, rebounding, steals, and is second in assists is our best player? Because that’s what he’ll do this year.
On a good team, maybe. But nobody on this team can create their own shot and that's the biggest issue
Friendly reminder that this was a scrimmage
I get you theoretical intention. But Hurley is not going to be playing much zone defense if any.
Ideally not but the personnel we have right now screams zone. Akok and Polley aren’t going to be able to match up with the wings we have in conference. They are long enough to cover space in a zone though.We're not and never will be Syracuse
My expectation is alterique and josh are the two best players this year. If vital is third then bouknight, Sid and company following makes for a very very nice upcoming season.Yes he's a good player. But it's really hard to call someone 'the best player' when they cannot create their own shot.
By its very nature, I wouldn't give a game like this any value as a predictor of the season, unless they were absolutely terrible (which would be concerning), but they weren't.It’s still the closest thing we’re going to get to try and predict this teams season. It’s a decent indicator
I'm not trying to dog on Vital, but you can't seriously believe we'll be any good if our 3 and D 6'2 off guard is leading the team in scoring. We also should hope he isn't leading us in rebounding either, otherwise josh and akok aren't very good. He was the second best player last year on a bad team, why would being the best player on this team make us any better?Vitals conference stats:
7th best offenive efficiency rating
8th best effective FG%
6th best true Shooting%
15th Best Defensive Rebounding %
21st Best Assist Rate
10th Best steal %
9th Best FT%
24th best 2pt%
11th best 3pt%
He was 2nd on the team in scoring, first in rebounds, 3rd in 2pt %, first in 3pt%, first in steals, 2nd in FT%, got to the line more often than any other guard.
Would you say that someone that leads the team in scoring, rebounding, steals, and is second in assists is our best player? Because that’s what he’ll do this year.
You come on here and do the same routine in almost every thread. We get it, Vital is a good player. But you don’t seem to understand his limitations are critical and they will and have kept him from being an ‘elite’ player.Vitals conference stats:
7th best offenive efficiency rating
8th best effective FG%
6th best true Shooting%
15th Best Defensive Rebounding %
21st Best Assist Rate
10th Best steal %
9th Best FT%
24th best 2pt%
11th best 3pt%
He was 2nd on the team in scoring, first in rebounds, 3rd in 2pt %, first in 3pt%, first in steals, 2nd in FT%, got to the line more often than any other guard.
Would you say that someone that leads the team in scoring, rebounding, steals, and is second in assists is our best player? Because that’s what he’ll do this year.
You come on here and do the same routine in almost every thread. We get it, Vital is a good player. But you don’t seem to understand his limitations are critical and they will and have kept him from being an ‘elite’ player.
Second team All AAC is about the ceiling for Vital. The truth is we won’t be saying that for Bouk, Gaff, Akok and future Hurley recruits.
Those guys could be 1st team All Big East caliber eventually.
So please stop trying to convince me of something that i know is not true. The kid has grit and heart and I’m happy we have him for another year. But he is by no means in the ‘elite’ class of UConn guards. Sorry.
That said I hope he has the most productive year of his life because I want us to win this season and I look forward to see his relentless effort on display
Points given up is not always a true indicator of a good defensive team. If a team plays up tempo there will be many more possessions than if a team runs down the shot clock every possession. Points given up per defensive possession is a much better indicator.They gave up 80 to a Harvard team without Seth Towns, not exactly the defensive showing I was expecting after reading posts like this.
Love how we have a bet opportunity on the players. Is this even legal? Someone has to take this for entertainment purposesWhen did I say he was in the elite class of UConn guards? He’s not. But He’s a hell of a lot better than any other guard on our roster this year. Bouknight/Gaffney/Akok have the potential to be great, but they’re freshman. Let me know when they’re top 10 in 6 categories in the conference. It won’t be this year.
If you’re so confident he won’t be the best player I’ll give you 2 to 1 odds that he won’t be our leading scorer this year.
$100 sound good?
hopefully, a breakfast of 3 boneyard b.e.c sammiches, a couple of donuts, and a banana or two, followed by a lunch of 4 big macs, large fries, and two milkshakes. then a nice dinner of popeye's family spread with all the fixins. throw in a few bags of doritos thruout the day, some apples, and now we're talking progress. who cares about his cholesterol, a1c, and all that other mumbojumbo? kid needs to eat, and those hoop stats will take of themselves nicely. beastin' sid, kinda catchy donchuthink?What were Sid's stats?