State of the Program

[UconnFanDC]

Lol. You guys are funny! We have no superstars right now and we all know this. Stop beating a dead horse saying the same thing week after week. J. Adams is still currently the best player on the team. He's also been the most consistent although not consistent. Each week we get to see someone else show what they are capable of. It's unfortunate we can not seem to get a combined effort each night. But if a team shuts down J. Adams nobody else but Gilbert has shown they can take over. Again, not consistent. Vital, well he is who he is. Really outside of those 3 I mentioned, that's all we seem to have. Teams adjust and if we got nothing in front court, teams don't have to make many adjustments. Its like we play 3 on 5.

 

[Huskybass]

Whaley is taller - Fact

Glad I got that out of the way. Now the part that you don’t want to hear. This is when I prove you wrong.

They have career scoring averages of 2 and 3 points respectively. They are within 5% of each other for FT percentage. Whaley hasn’t attempted a 3 but Sid is shooting 20% so we almost wish he didn’t attempt a 3. They both average 2 rebounds a game and they both average 1 block per game.

Seems to me that Sid is a shorter version of Whaley.

If you cant see that Sid's potential is incredibly higher than Whaley's, WOW.

Sid will be very good. It is just going to take some time to get there.

 

[AdamaNation]

I don't think this is fair at all. Early on Kemba had some great moments and some bad ones. Alterique has a lot of the same problems Kemba had earlier in his career of overpenetrating. Kemba did a little more overall and Alterique is the better shooter. People seem to forget it wasn't always so smooth for Walker, he was often out of control as a sophomore.

Alterique is a stud and we'll see it more and more over time. We can only hope he makes a jump like Kemba made his junior year but that type of leap is extremely rare, Kemba is an all-timer. Alterique will be damn good for us though.

Kemba also had Aj

 

[freescooter]

If you cant see that Sid's potential is incredibly higher than Whaley's, WOW.

Sid will be very good. It is just going to take some time to get there.

This is college. You only get 4 years.

 

[mauconnfan]

Sid has a high ceiling there's no doubt, crazy athlete. I am concerned with the same thing many of our other recruits don't have though and that's basketball smarts. Does anyone coach basketball anymore while kids are growing up? Scary how much they lack as far as understanding fundamentals, the defensive end, passing the ball and being ready to do something with it. He has a ways to go no doubt before he's high impact.

 

[Huskybass]

This is college. You only get 4 years.

Sid has played 9 college games and has 3 1/2 years of eligibility remaining. If you dont think that is plenty of time to develop, I have no idea what to tell you. My sense is that he will be in impact player next season and still have 2 seasons to develop after that.

 

[JMick]

Wilson is a shorter version of Whaley and a classic Ollie recruit

Wilson is a high major caliber player. Whaley would still be on the bench in the A-10. They're not comparable.

 

[Blaneylover]

Whaley is taller - Fact

Glad I got that out of the way. Now the part that you don’t want to hear. This is when I prove you wrong.

They have career scoring averages of 2 and 3 points respectively. They are within 5% of each other for FT percentage. Whaley hasn’t attempted a 3 but Sid is shooting 20% so we almost wish he didn’t attempt a 3. They both average 2 rebounds a game and they both average 1 block per game.

Seems to me that Sid is a shorter version of Whaley.

Come on. There is no comparison between the two players. One is an athletic wing player who is already in the rotation and will be a contributor for as long as he is here. The other is a hard worker with minimal skills on the offensive end who has fallen out of the rotation due to his inability to play defense in Coach Hurley's system. If there was ever a game where he could have been used, it was Saturday when both Cobb and Carlton were saddled with three fouls. He wasn't used.

 

[8893]

Wilson looks electric at times to me; he definitely has the type of ability that looks rare. I still don’t know about his head and his heart, but with ability like that and at least a few years to work with, I would definitely invest a lot more in him before giving up on him.

 

[JMick]

Wilson looks electric at times to me; he definitely has the type of ability that looks rare. I still don’t know about his head and his heart, but with ability like that and at least a few years to work with, I would definitely invest a lot more in him before giving up on him.

Him and AG have the highest upside on this team by far. Anyone giving up on either of them already doesn't know what they're talking about

 

[8893]

Him and AG have the highest upside on this team by far. Anyone giving up on either of them already doesn't know what they're talking about

And the bonus with AG is that we know that he has the head and the heart.

 

[JMick]

And the bonus with AG is that we know that he has the head and the heart.

I still think AGs biggest problem with finishing has a lot to do with who he's up against in practice. Akok can't get here soon enough

 

[8893]

I still think AGs biggest problem with finishing has a lot to do with who he's up against in practice. Akok can't get here soon enough

That’s a good point. I am mystified that he continues to overpenetrate against good big men when the results seem obvious, but you are right that he doesn’t have any to play against in practice. And it was encouraging that, after get used to Fall on Saturday, he had that nice drive where he went undeneath the hoop and used it to shield Fall from being able to block him.

 

[JMick]

That’s a good point. I am mystified that he continues to overpenetrate against good big men when the results seem obvious, but you are right that he doesn’t have any to play against in practice. And it was encouraging that, after get used to Fall on Saturday, he had that nice drive where he went undeneath the hoop and used it to shield Fall from being able to block him.

That move was the best thing to happen that game. Once he has some real guys to go up against in practice and he gets more game experience he will be able to find more creative ways to score.

 

[HHusky]

Perhaps our greatest need is physicality and the enforcer type. Vital serves this role for the guards but next year we need at least one but probably two bigs with Lyman Depriest (take no prisoners) mentality..