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Brimah lead the nation in blocked shots last year, allows us to stretch the D more, was a captain as a sophomore, his foul numbers are down this year. All great things.

There's no real issue with Brimah. Yes, he has a lot to improve on. Yes he's still going to make mistakes. But yesterday he just stood out because he is ineffective against the long zone and got a couple cheap fouls.

Don't expect a huge bounce back game from Brimah today. Karnowski is a load with some serious touch around the rim.

With all that said, keep the vibes positive and root on our Huskies against our inferior dog opponent. BLEED BLUE BABY!
 
I was disappointed in Miller's performance, he seemed somewhat lost out there. I don't know what caliber of teams that Cornell played but he seemed much better playing slower less prestigious teams. Probably never played against a zone team like Cuse employs. Hopefully in a few more games he will become accustomed to the speed.
 
uconnell said:
I was disappointed in Miller's performance, he seemed somewhat lost out there. I don't know what caliber of teams that Cornell played but he seemed much better playing slower less prestigious teams. Probably never played against a zone team like Cuse employs. Hopefully in a few more games he will become accustomed to the speed.
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Pretty sure he played against his neighbor Syracuse every year he was at Cornell. I think the 2 games he hasn't been as active he's been screwed by early touch fouls leaving him to be more timid of physical play. We actually need to get him the ball more for his jump hook and little floaters rather than lobs and that's on the guards to get it to him in scoring position.
 
uconnell said:
I was disappointed in Miller's performance, he seemed somewhat lost out there. I don't know what caliber of teams that Cornell played but he seemed much better playing slower less prestigious teams. Probably never played against a zone team like Cuse employs. Hopefully in a few more games he will become accustomed to the speed.
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Miller went 6-11 from the floor for 12 points last year against Syracuse. I'm not happy with how he's played so far, but he's played against talented teams in the past, and done well against them.
 
Stairmaster said:
I think I've finally cracked the code. The stats just don't match the visuals at all. If someone didn't watch today's game and only went off of the box score, 10 points 5 boards and 3 blocks in 19 minutes looks not too bad. But he failed the eye test in every way imaginable. Because of this, he's the most puzzling player on the team to evaluate and therefore the most polarizing to discuss.
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You can say whatever you want about brimah but when he's out of the game every single team attacks the paint without worry. He changes the game on defense. We need to stop using brimah as the scapegoat when the team loses. Yes he's limited offensively, yes he has alligator arms at times when he rebounds but defensively he hedges and recovers very well, challenges and blocks shots extremely well, runs the floor and never stops moving. It's not his fault all the guards and wings that got to the rim missed their shots or missed their fts.
 
aceboon said:
I myself am fine with Brimah as a starting C because I don't ask too much of college Cs to begin with. My issue is with the more higher ranked players with the more proven basketball pedigree doing the same mistakes over and over again that have been the reason for games being lost since last season. Maybe I am in the minority for expecting more out of certain players, but that's how I move.
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Yeah brimah was at the bottom of the list with what went wrong with yesterday's game
 
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Amida's biggest issue is the need to learn when to go block a shot and when to just go up with his arms to avoid a foul and merely alter the shot, which will still lead to a missed shot more often than not. Syracuse did a great job last night of using their length when we got in the paint to alter shots, and they got in our guards' heads a little bit.
 
HuskyFich said:
Brimah lead the nation in blocked shots last year, allows us to stretch the D more, was a captain as a sophomore, his foul numbers are down this year. All great things.

There's no real issue with Brimah. Yes, he has a lot to improve on. Yes he's still going to make mistakes. But yesterday he just stood out because he is ineffective against the long zone and got a couple cheap fouls.

Don't expect a huge bounce back game from Brimah today. Karnowski is a load with some serious touch around the rim.

With all that said, keep the vibes positive and root on our Huskies against our inferior dog opponent. BLEED BLUE BABY!
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Yeah with that zone I would've thought miller and facey could've flattened the zone like AO and Coombs did. But they're learning and the team as a whole gave the game away. Not brimah
 
Rico444 said:
Amida's biggest issue is the need to learn when to go block a shot and when to just go up with his arms to avoid a foul and merely alter the shot, which will still lead to a missed shot more often than not. Syracuse did a great job last night of using their length when we got in the paint to alter shots, and they got in our guards' heads a little bit.
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Miller got called for going straight up multiple times in both games. Didn't reach over and make contact. Made clean blocks or contested cleanly and was still called for fouls. The refs expect fouls so they call them without a foul being committed
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Miller got called for going straight up multiple times in both games. Didn't reach over and make contact. Made clean blocks or contested cleanly and was still called for fouls. The refs expect fouls so they call them without a foul being committed
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In the long run that's not going to be an issue though. There were probably a couple of bad calls in the inside but that's always going to happen in the course of a game. Overall our big guys don't do a good enough job avoiding contact when going up to defend a shot.
 
Stairmaster said:
I think I've finally cracked the code. The stats just don't match the visuals at all. If someone didn't watch today's game and only went off of the box score, 10 points 5 boards and 3 blocks in 19 minutes looks not too bad. But he failed the eye test in every way imaginable. Because of this, he's the most puzzling player on the team to evaluate and therefore the most polarizing to discuss.
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Stairmaster you must be drinking some good stuff to think Brimah was the biggest problem yesterday... The real problems yesterday were inept zone offense, terrible perimeter defending by our guards especially Gibbs, Rodney Purvis lack of composure and disciplines panicking drives to the basket and overall lack of basketball intelligence for a player of his experience. Kevin Ollie's decision to go small ball and get abused on switches by Syracuse players who especially the freshman Lydon was made to look like an All American. Brimah is our most important asset defensively and the 2nd best player on this team. Let's be honest with our assessment.
 
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huskymagic said:
Stairmaster you must be drinking some good stuff to think Brimah was the biggest problem yesterday... The real problems yesterday were inept zone offense, terrible perimeter defending by our guards especially Gibbs, Rodney Purvis lack of composure and disciplines panicking drives to the basket and overall lack of basketball intelligence for a player of his experience. Kevin Ollie's decision to go small ball and get abused on switches by Syracuse players who especially the freshman Lydon was made to look like an All American. Brimah is our most important asset defensively and the 2nd best player on this team. Let's be honest with our assessment.
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2nd best player on the team? Stairmasters cocktail of choice is hardly as strong as yours magicman, not close. Send me some of that in time for today's game ok I will need it.
 
huskymagic said:
Stairmaster you must be drinking some good stuff to think Brimah was the biggest problem yesterday... The real problems yesterday were inept zone offense, terrible perimeter defending by our guards especially Gibbs, Rodney Purvis lack of composure and disciplines panicking drives to the basket and overall lack of basketball intelligence for a player of his experience. Kevin Ollie's decision to go small ball and get abused on switches by Syracuse players who especially the freshman Lydon was made to look like an All American. Brimah is our most important asset defensively and the 2nd best player on this team. Let's be honest with our assessment.
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You're putting words in my mouth. I wasn't commenting on where Brimah ranked, only making a commentary on a phenomenon that illustrates how difficult it is to get good, accurate discussion of Brimah here.
 
Stairmaster said:
You're putting words in my mouth. I wasn't commenting on where Brimah ranked, only making a commentary on a phenomenon that illustrates how difficult it is to get good, accurate discussion of Brimah here.
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Wondering where he got that one Stair?:rolleyes:
 
If you want to point to Brimah's shortcomings, they are all on display here today.
 
Fishy said:
If you want to point to Brimah's shortcomings, they are all on display here today.
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Actually started with a missed rebound OOB's but then recovered with a couple rebounds and a finish. Then lights went out. I was amazing to me when he ran down court and instead of fronting the big dude he ran behind him and hugged him like a big teddy bear - unbelievable. Then he guarded no one on a high pick and roll - yep it's all out there for everyone to see. Our 2nd best player though right magic? LOL
 
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Fishy the only shortcoming evident today are Gibbs, Purvis, Hamilton, and Miller unable to guard their positions as well as dribble drivde penetration. Kevin Ollie has no defined roles like Calhoun used to have which is how UCONN has been so successful. We have a bunch of interchangeable zeroes on defense. There is not much Brimah can do about that. Jalen Adams needs to start immediately and Facey plus Enoch need more minutes. We have no toughness on the perimeter too many softies. I want to see a Roscoe Smith out there or a Stanley Robinson to get nasty on the perimeter. We have too many players that are undisciplined and lacking basketball fundamentals.
 
Fishy said:
If you want to point to Brimah's shortcomings, they are all on display here today.
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Not really. Brimah got the better of Gonzaga in the first five minutes, came out, and then Sabonis started killing Facey and Nolan. Brimah came back in and got a quick off the ball foul and sat for Enoch. Last four minutes was more about our perimeter guys not guarding anyone than anything Brimah was doing wrong. Big guy got a good bounce on a jump hook over him and he was a smidgen late in help and missed a block on a baseline drive that I thought he was going to get. But that was still a tougher layup the Gonzaga guy made than the ones our guards can't seem to make. We have two Division I guards who get a wide open lane to the basket and it feels less than 50-50 they'll finish.

Edit: And as I type, he gives up an easy chippie.
 
huskymagic said:
Fishy the only shortcoming evident today are Gibbs, Purvis, Hamilton, and Miller unable to guard their positions as well as dribble drivde penetration. Kevin Ollie has no defined roles like Calhoun used to have which is how UCONN has been so successful. We have a bunch of interchangeable zeroes on defense. There is not much Brimah can do about that. Jalen Adams needs to start immediately and Facey plus Enoch need more minutes. We have no toughness on the perimeter too many softies. I want to see a Roscoe Smith out there or a Stanley Robinson to get nasty on the perimeter. We have too many players that are undisciplined and lacking basketball fundamentals.
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You're lost pal. He's half the reason watch the damn game, he's potentially more last than you when he is guarding a pick and roll.
 
mauconnfan said:
No he wasn't. But he wasn't the only reason.
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He only played 19 minutes, so he couldn't have been that high on the list. Unless you mean by him not being in there. Not defending his play, but you have to be in the game to affect the outcome.
 
intlzncster said:
He only played 19 minutes, so he couldn't have been that high on the list. Unless you mean by him not being in there. Not defending his play, but you have to be in the game to affect the outcome.
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19 minutes is what you need to know. He was affecting play so they elected to play him less right?

Thought he finished good today, played harder, worked harder even showed some physicality. Lucky as hell on that put back as he shot it flat footed but hey, he got the rebound in traffic. If he can pay like that for 20 minutes we're better.
 
mauconnfan said:
19 minutes is what you need to know. He was affecting play so they elected to play him less right?

Thought he finished good today, played harder, worked harder even showed some physicality. Lucky as hell on that put back as he shot it flat footed but hey, he got the rebound in traffic. If he can pay like that for 20 minutes we're better.
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I'll take luck 10 times out of 10! :)
 
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So which big is Ollie targeting for the 2016 class when Brimah heads to the NBA Draft?
 
Though I think AB is not a great center he was far the main issue in todays game. SM was having a horrible time with the 4 man popping out all game long. Love that SM hustles but he has to play better d when he is forced to play a mobile 4 who can shoot the 3. I don't think Kelis Fisher was any better with this either so you can't say you can just substitute one for the other.

Though seeing more of SE would be great as we need to develop him at center. PN's boat has sailed.
 
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