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Great win, can’t wait for Castle to get back. Samson was great and Diarra stepped up. Ball had a good game, need that to continue and need another freshman to step up. Karaban was so clutch.

Gonna be interesting to see the development or DC this year. He’s still so raw, would love to see him get a jump hook or some sort of offensive move. He just looks very rushed a lot of the time, I think he’ll get there but hopefully it has something to do with him coming back from injury
 
Rocktheworld said:
How little did Ball play in the second half?

Hurley rode Diarra on defense and despite 0/3 from 3 it worked out. Thank god Karaban is an ice cold killer
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0 for 3 but one was a bailout handoff from Johnson in the corner with the shotclock at maybe 1 when he got it. Also, the 3/4 court heave at half. I forget the third. He just rarely takes threes that aren't shots like that. It's better to think of him as a non-shooter.
 
My main takeaways? We're really good. Barring injury, we're not going to lose many games. Barring injury, we're a top 2 seed.

Clingan played a B- game and we still won by 10. We have 5 guys that would be the best or 2nd best player on the vast majority of UConn teams of the past. We are scary good and have a legit chance to repeat.
 
We saw Clingan play great last year. When he was the only center on the floor, in big games. I know we want him to completely dominate every game but I think we'd all be way more shocked if he didn't pan out like we expect. Come on
 
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That was an important trip to NYC...

Hurley has stressed how we need bench play to accomplish the things they want to accomplish this season and we sure got it tonight. Hurley wasn't bs'ing about Samson. His athleticism, length and timing were eye opening. He looked good in the games before tonight but that was a big time athletic team we just played and he was going mano o mano with Dillon Mitchell with wow plays and he did so much more than just the dunks. Tough traffic rebounds. He walled guys up a couple times, saved baskets with huge blocks. He was a revelation and I have to imagine he opened the eyes of the NBA scouts who were there to watch other players. @HuskyHawk you should be doing your victory lap.

Diarra played the best all around game of his career here, he was all over the court.

Solo had some wow plays early. He's going to be really good.

Karaban closed the game out with three big time NBA moves, with the game in the balance and the offense stalled. He now needs to know he's going to be the best offensive player on the court a lot of the time.

This game was big for confidence for a lot of our guys. Huge for the three bench guys once we're at full strength. I'm just so happy for Samson.

Cam is such a smart offensive player, we know what we're going to get with him. Dude is Woody from White Men Can't Jump, he has every trick in the book.

Donovan, needs to get in game shape and shed some lbs. It's not there right now. If and when that happens we'll be truly scary.

Texas is tough and is only going to get better. This will be one of our many really good wins this season. Championships never get old.
 
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Rico444 said:
My main takeaways? We're really good. Barring injury, we're not going to lose many games. Barring injury, we're a top 2 seed.

Clingan played a B- game and we still won by 10. We have 5 guys that would be the best or 2nd best player on the vast majority of UConn teams of the past. We are scary good and have a legit chance to repeat.
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Felt more like a D game in my book.
 
Besides the obvious points the biggest thing that impressed me with with Samson tonight was his ability to snatch up boards in traffic. He had to battle for some ones inside with guys hanging off of him and didn't give ground.
 
Obviously I’m glad we won but no one is concerned about our 3 point shooting? I thought we had a couple off games but we’re 5 games in and worse then last year without Jackson so far. I thought that would be an advantage over last year.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Great team win and responded to adversity well late. Mitchell was a really tough matchup for us and has a beautiful game.

Diarra showed why he is so important for us. Brings a different aspect on both sides of the ball and likes to get dirty. Such an asset to have him as our 7th/8th man.

Samson was incredible. Most impressive was his defense without fouling, and his traffic rebounding. Our 1-2 punch is obviously a lot different than last year but still looks to be great.

Karaban saved us down the stretch, those were pro shots. Him and Cam are very reliable, they will start to make their 3s at a higher clip.

Clingan 5 games in has really disappointed me. I understand its a huge uptick in usage and the injury. But he looks slow, unathletic and not confident. I really want @superjohn to be right, and I know Clingan is significantly better than he’s shown, but it’s time to show it. He has a good 7-8 inches on Cunningham and was getting moved a bit on the block. Also, DUNK THE BALL. You’re 7’3. Show that ability we all know you have.
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If I was 7’3 I would dunk everything no matter what.
 
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Clingan for whatever reason clearly isn't in game shape. Whether he was sick or is still catching up from missing time, it was obvious.

However, if you told me Samson Johnson would contribute like this before the season started id have called you crazy. With a healthy Castle and everyone playing at their potential there is no team better in college basketball.

Much like last year you can blink and we have a double digit lead.
 
Karaban is a machine man. He’s money when he has an open look and he showed an ability to hit some tough mid ranges at the end of the shot clock today. Love how his game is continuing to grow.

Diarra made some great decisions with the ball today to go along with his aggressive defense. Showed out today.

Took a lot of balls by Hurley to go with Samson over Clingan at the end but it was the right call. There was a lot of worries about how he’d fair defensively against competition. Think he quieted those worries today. Some guys just need time to get adjusted. He’s a special athlete.

Spencer was a great pickup. He’s probably a better all around player than Hawkins. Can do so many things on the court.

On Ball, he’s nervous out there right now. You can see in the way he’s constantly deferring. Anytime he touches the ball he immediately looks for an older guy to get the ball too. When you play like that guys are going to stop getting you the ball which is what happened the 2nd half. He has to look to attack more.

Stewart didn’t show much today. Might have to see what Ross can bring at least defensively moving forward if Stewart can’t give us much offensively.

This team is legitimately a better overall team than last year and that’s scary.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
This team is legitimately a better overall team than last year and that’s scary.
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I would say it has more well rounded players with fewer holes. Perhaps not as fear inducing though.
 
-Man, Samson just emphatically shut so many skeptic and naysayers mouths tonight. When he starts REALLY getting comfortable on offense, it’s gonna be fun. I’m most impressed by his defense. That’s all we need from him, the rest is almost not fair.

-Ditto for Diarra. Best game as a Husky. Love that he showed out in MSG!

-Karaban is a cold blooded killer.

-Newton got a horrible whistle tonight but still facilitated well (8ast) and kept his cool

-Clingan was gassed. Think he had a cold or something plus still getting back his conditioning. Had a nice PnR move and is showing some flashes. Not worried at this point.

-Ball made more progress. Going to be a great bench piece when Castle gets back. Teams are not gonna be thrilled seeing him (plus Samson & Diarra) rotating in.

-Spencer with a solid game.

Gang, it’s starting to get real real fun…
 
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