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The Future Is Bright

CL82 said:
Last game, amirite?
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Nope you are wrong. And it was a close call.

If you go back to that thread I said "If we were up 6 or more points at half I will eat turkey and ketchup throughout 2nd half to bring the win home"

To my blessed fortune we missed 3 of 4 foul shots right before half be that couldve made that happen and still won the game.

Win/win
 
selles said:
The announcers commented in the second half last night that KO told them he doesn't want Whaley shooting more. He wants him to play the energy guy role and that's it. So I think Whaley's lack of offense is in part a function of what he is being told to do (and not to do) by the coaches.

The kid is quick off the floor and coordinated and put up good scoring numbers against excellent high school competition. He also has a good sense for the game. I think he'll be capable of providing at least competent offense down the road, especially once he gets stronger. It will help if he practices that little 12 foot jumper Rudy Johnson used to take all the time.
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I agree with both you and @August_West , but the comment I was responding to was discussing Whaley as AAC first team and I can't see that at this point. Whaley doesn't need to be The Man, but I think he needs to impose himself a bit more. Take a shot or two and see if he can get hot. Vital is a streaky shooter and Larrier tends to impact the game in bursts, and when both of them aren't having an impact someone needs to fill the void. I think Carlton needs to be the first option there, but Whaley needs to force the issue a tad more.

It is amazing how little pieces in the game totally change the dynamics. If Whaley hits two 12 footers in a 4 minute segment, now the D has to face guard and it would make a world of difference for everyone else on the floor. I'm fine with Polley playing that role as well.
 
Excalibur said:
They played well, and all but the most irritable people are happy with the win and how we played. I just don't think the ceilings for these players is as high as the OP is making it out to be. Carlton maybe, since he's shown good footwork, hands, and an ability to rebound. But unless he shows an otherworldly development in his jump shot and offensive game, Whaley's ceiling is as an energy guy who brings defense and rebounding -- a needed role player but not a high level starter. Polley has the potential to be a versatile scorer and defender but has a very long way to go. Vital is a feast-or-famine streak shooter who, like others have said, is a good first or second guy off the bench but not someone who you can rely on every night offensively, even if I love his competitiveness. We know that Wilson is an athlete, but I hope that he's a better shooter than scouting reports have suggested.

Bottom line is that, without Adams (assuming that he is leaving), we lack a reliable go-to scorer. You can make up for that by being able to stretch the floor, but we don't appear to have the shooters to do that either. I just don't see enough guys that can make shots on a consistent basis to think that we'll be much better next year.
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I agree with much of what you said. And I see where you are coming from on Vital, but how often does a guy who scores 30 in a game fall back into a 6th man role? It's an odd roster with too few guards, but lots of promise and I truly enjoy watching Carlton, Whaley and Polley play. I like Carlton because he is a player and a possible star. Whaley because you have to love his effort and his contributions as a freshman, and Polley because he so looks the part of a future star.

I am enjoying this season as mich as any other season due to watching those three.
 
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Waquoit said:
This team already quit on more games than the program did in the entire Calhoun era. The above must be sarcasm.
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Sure thing, fella.

If the team has already quit, well then they stayed 3 months longer than most of our ridiculous fanbase...
 
Excalibur said:
They played well, and all but the most irritable people are happy with the win and how we played. I just don't think the ceilings for these players is as high as the OP is making it out to be.
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So my comment that they are growing, learning to play together, and that the future was bright was so unbelievable that I "irritate" you? That sounds like a "you" thing, not a "me" thing. It's not like I said we have Shaq and Jordan. Good God with some of you...
 
CL82 said:
@UConnDan97 is a great poster but if there ever was a post that spits in the face of mojo, this surely is one.

Of course it could also have been @August_West offering to eat mojo sandwiches and then not following through. Mojo gods hate a false offering.
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It only spits in the face of the mojo if it was opposite of what I did in 2014, 2011, 2004, and 1999...which we both know is untrue...

#ConsistencyMojo
 
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August_West said:
But its not.
We were one of 5 finalists.
the others were Louisville, Illinois, Texas and Syracuse .

None of those schools backed off because of shoulder.

Just stop.
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He had shoulder issues before that tournament ?
I must have missed that discussion
 
UConnDan97 said:
So my comment that they are growing, learning to play together, and that the future was bright was so unbelievable that I "irritate" you? That sounds like a "you" thing, not a "me" thing. It's not like I said we have Shaq and Jordan. Good God with some of you...
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You twisted and misinterpreted his post to an unbelievable degree. He didnt even hint at you irritating him. He was referring to a very small subset of the board that you are not part of.

I see loads of upside and great days for the three freshmen as well (and hopefully Diarra), but of the three Carlton is the closest thing to a lock of being a star.

It's very nice to have 3 or 4 exciting freshmen to root for.
 
UConnDan97 said:
So my comment that they are growing, learning to play together, and that the future was bright was so unbelievable that I "irritate" you? That sounds like a "you" thing, not a "me" thing. It's not like I said we have Shaq and Jordan. Good God with some of you...
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Did I say I was irritated?


WTF?
 
Excalibur said:
Did I say I was irritated?


WTF?
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No sane, logical person would have concluded that based on what you wrote. Your post was absolutely reasonable and not made in that vein at all.

#twistseverything
 
Well we all get the Open Practice in a couple weeks for Season ticket holders's. Will be nice to meet some of you guys. Also KO gets to connect a little with all of us. :D

Nice move!
 
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LIuconn said:
What if the Lakers come calling for KO?
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It will be a great day for UConn. Glad for the win against SMU and appreciated the better play, but SMU is not a vey formidable squad. KO is not taking us to any promised land, but it's good to at least move up from terrible to decent play. Hope the boys keep it up.
 
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