The bigs in winning time

[selles]

With just under 6 to play Whaley joined Carlton to give us a 2 big lineup. For the next 3 plus minutes one or both of them made an important play on every single possession:

1) Carlton taps out an offensive rebound, then Whaley dunks off a great feed from Adams.

2) Whaley blocks a shot, Anderson fouled after the rebound and hits 2 free throws.

3) Carlton and Whaley double Fall and force a tough shot, Whaley the rebound.

4) Carlton sets a great screen freeing Adams for a wide open jumper.

5) Whaley blocks a shot, tips the rebound to Adams.

6) Whaley offensive rebound, Anderson hits a runner.

Those plays fueled an 8-0 run to push our lead to 12 with 2:30 to go, effectively putting the game away.

Very exciting to see the young guys play so well in crunch time. I hope we see a lot more of Whaley and Carlton on the court together.

 

[jibsey]

It was pretty good, and Whaley came back and played well after his ankle injury. The idea that he wants to board like Rodman has me psyched.

 

[joober jones]

Has to go with Rodman over Barkley. I don't think Whaley has much chance of becoming a Round Mound.

 

[RichZ]

It was pretty good, and Whaley came back and played well after his ankle injury. The idea that he wants to board like Rodman has me psyched.

I'd be happy with him rebounding like Marcus White.

 

[UConnStats]

Whaley actually reminds me of Birdman a bit. Wiry, athletic, good shotblocker, decent rebounder, not much of a shot or post move set. He’s a better passer than any of our other young bigs, too.

He won’t rebound like Rodman, and he’s much more of a “nice guy”.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Great to see our young bigs get big minutes and succeed late in the game. There's clearly something to work with among Carlton, Whaley, and even Diarra.

 

[len0322]

whaley is working hard to gain offers on all-freshmen teams.
carlton could become a load in the post
polley is a sleeper
Diarra does something impressive every game

for a last minute class, it's solid