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St. John's Post Game Thread

yungdowork said:
He’s definitely not an elite athlete but I think his defense gets underrated a lot because of it. He’s very good at jumping passing lanes and leads the team in steals.

If he shoots 50/40/90 (currently 48/43/89) it’s pretty hard to imagine him not finding a role somewhere as a bench shooter. I look at a guy like Sam Merrill and don’t see a lot that he provides that Cam couldn’t.
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It's his size that will keep him out of the league. He's got the skills. Although he's taller than Shabazz, he will suffer from the same lack of speed/athleticism needed to get your shots up as an undersized Guard.
 
Newton’s value to this team is that he provides a “high floor” in every game they play. That is, no opposing team’s coach ever game-plans to stop Newton; there are too many other guys they need to stop. He does everything at a high level, just not quite as high as the superstar(s)) the opposing coach convinces himself that they have to take away in any particular game. So he always reaches his floor- which is close to a triple-double- and more often than not he turns out to be among the top two in scoring and assists at the end of the game. With the way the backcourt played today, you could make the argument that they could’ve left Clingan on the bus and still won this game. And Newton is the guy that makes it that way.
 
yungdowork said:
Man, Cam getting drafted would make me so happy. He’s been such an integral piece this year and made a HUGE impact off the court too. When we lost Andre and Sanogo, we also lost our 2 biggest dogs, and Cam has stepped up and been one of the toughest and most fiery competitors I can remember at UConn. He’s helped our transition from last year to this year so much
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I had irrationally high hopes for Spencer and he's managed to completely surpass them in all respects.

Everything he showed in his highlights video from Rutgers he does all the time.
 
navery12 said:
Felt like Newton had a pretty rough game, yet he still went for 18, 10, and 7. Such a calming presence when he's out there
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Sometimes sometimes stellar, sometimes interstellar...
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nomar said:
I had irrationally high hopes for Spencer and he's managed to completely surpass them in all respects.

Everything he showed in his highlights video from Rutgers he does all the time.
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He’s one of the most consistent guards we’ve seen in a UConn uniform.
 
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A solid road win against a team that is due to get wins. No AK or DC pretty much. St John’s getting the home whistle at least the refs didn’t slow down the game unlike Tuesday night. The Providence game just felt sweaty and gross given the pace and it ending pretty much after midnight, but this one was far more enjoyable. That’s 20 wins for the 3rd season in a row.

I liked how Hurley stayed with the small ball lineup for 4 minutes or so after Clingan picked up his 4th foul, go with with what’s working and keep Sampson and Clingan on bench as insurance with a fairly decent lead so had a little cushioning there.
 
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TheShot1990 said:
We've literally watched Steph Castle morph into an NBA lottery pick in a single season right before our very eyes. He went from early in the season, guys (including us yarders) questioning if he really has NBA potential and opposing coaches saying "lay off him, let him shoot" to one of our most dangerous weapons. Now you have to guard all 5 of us. Look out.
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He was considered a lottery pick before he stepped foot on campus.

What he is doing on front of us fans is tweaking the ratio of potential to performance.
 
Boost'ED said:
Some observations:
1. Jim Jackson was spot on in assessing how the game has slowed for Castle. There's less hesitation in his decision making, and every move seems to have a purpose. He's going to be a heck of a player (more so).
2. Newton was good again, but he always has a couple of plays that make me scratch my head. Be it a ill-advised 3-pointer or dribbling into traffic, jumping, and throwing a blind pass leading to a TO. AS good as Tristen is, I think he can be better if he economized his shots and distributed more (which he's very good at).
3. Samson's lack of girth was apparent on a couple of putback attempts against thick-bodied players like Soriano and Ledlum. I'm still looking to see some of Samson's somewhat hyped 3-pt. shooting.
4. I think we benefitted from St. John's not utilizing Soriano more, considering Donovan was in foul trouble. Soriano clearly had an advantage on Samson.
5. Luis Jr. on St. John's looks to be a nice player. If he sticks around, I think Pitino can develop him.
6. Alleyne looked pretty good in the few minutes he played, I think Pitino should have gave him more minutes.

Overall, this was like a breath of fresh air compared to the pace of the Providence game.
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Jim Jackson was a bigger version of Castle in HS and OSU.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Stewart was not great this game and hasn’t progressed much to my eye (seems less and less playable, doesn’t seem to fit into the offense well) but man the fact that we didn’t drop off with him as our small ball 5 was amazing
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What I like about Stewart is he has grown from being obviously lost on the floor on both ends to playing both ends without standing out negatively.
Soon he will start contributing.
 
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OceanDoggie said:
It's his size that will keep him out of the league. He's got the skills. Although he's taller than Shabazz, he will suffer from the same lack of speed/athleticism needed to get your shots up as an undersized Guard.
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Cam is a man playing with boys for the most part. He is a very good player and he will make money playing professional basketball. Probably not in the U.S. but he will play if he wants to in other countries. He has the perfect game. At first I thought he was a little smaller version than Doron. But he rebounds well and I think he is closer to 6’4” than not. When you look at his game he has a bit of Nadav the way he plays the passing lanes and he his a better shooter than both of them. But he is just playing chess on the floor he is two moves ahead and if it is not there he does a great job not forcing it.
 
Rdkid said:
My point was BE championship before another natty. Missing from the trophy case for a long time
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Gotcha….totally agree with that.
 
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SilentDog said:
Cam is a man playing with boys for the most part. He is a very good player and he will make money playing professional basketball. Probably not in the U.S. but he will play if he wants to in other countries. He has the perfect game. At first I thought he was a little smaller version than Doron. But he rebounds well and I think he is closer to 6’4” than not. When you look at his game he has a bit of Nadav the way he plays the passing lanes and he his a better shooter than both of them. But he is just playing chess on the floor he is two moves ahead and if it is not there he does a great job not forcing it.
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Excellent analysis.
 
SilentDog said:
Cam is a man playing with boys for the most part. He is a very good player and he will make money playing professional basketball. Probably not in the U.S. but he will play if he wants to in other countries. He has the perfect game. At first I thought he was a little smaller version than Doron. But he rebounds well and I think he is closer to 6’4” than not. When you look at his game he has a bit of Nadav the way he plays the passing lanes and he his a better shooter than both of them. But he is just playing chess on the floor he is two moves ahead and if it is not there he does a great job not forcing it.
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Saying he has a bit of Nadav in him is high praise…it’s also accurate.
 
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