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[Gutter King]

Diarra throwing up a prayer will not work often. It can be Liam, Alex, Solo, or Stew, Reed whoever is open. Newton would drive in, pump fake and get a shot or call. Liam is the only player who does that currently, correct? Maybe Hass a bit.

Imagine if Tristen got the calls he deserved. We've never had a player with a more unfavorable whistle. We probably would have scored two or three more points a game and have been even more dominant.

 

[boog204]

Was he the lead guard or was he a 2? That offense is very deliberate….ours is based on cutting and hitting the open man. Why would we think the player could transfer system’s so easily

What about defense?

He was the lead guard against us in 23. Two guard, I believe last year. The "system transfer" I think was built off of how supposedly great his visit was with Aidan and the coaches watching tape and analyzing the "system" prior to him even being a part of it.

His defense was heinous to start the year but has actually been pretty solid the last few games. He still looks a step slow offensively with the ball but he has been playing better. He's not going to be as good as I thought he would be, but there's no reason he can't be a 6-8ppg scorer off the bench. I think in a lot of ways his hopefully continued improvement could be the difference between us being a S16 or F4 team, imo. Our bench is tremendously inconsistent and we need someone to give us something dependable. You just never know what to expect from any of them.

 

[AllHusky]

Have great hope for the consistency that we all yearn for. It is only Jan 13. In 2023 we were in the process of losing 6 of 8 ending Jan 25. We only lost 2 the rest of the way, 1 regular season and 1 in the BE Tourney. Don't want to compare teams, just pointing out that alot can happen in a positive way for us in the next 6 weeks. Start with getting Liam healthy, and then stay healthy. I'd take whatever results that nets. Betting they'd be pretty good.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

I like this team because it has heart. There is no quit with these guys. They respond to adversity. And they are improving. Are we title contenders? Maybe. We clean up our perimeter defense and with the way we score the rock, we are in most games against anybody. But either way, I am enjoying how hard they play and how together they are. I do not think that we know our ceiling yet. I think Samson and Aidan are improving with each passing game. That Nova loss was a fluke. Alex makes those FT's 99 times out of a 100. Stuff happens. And there has been a Nowell sighting. The kid is going to be heard from this year. We just have to stop comparing them with last year's team. This team gets killed by last year's team.....but there isn't any team this year as good as we were last year, so there's that.

 

[Gutter King]

I like this team because it has heart. There is no quit with these guys. They respond to adversity. And they are improving. Are we title contenders? Maybe. We clean up our perimeter defense and with the way we score the rock, we are in most games against anybody. But either way, I am enjoying how hard they play and how together they are. I do not think that we know our ceiling yet. I think Samson and Aidan are improving with each passing game. That Nova loss was a fluke. Alex makes those FT's 99 times out of a 100. Stuff happens. And there has been a Nowell sighting. The kid is going to be heard from this year. We just have to stop comparing them with last year's team. This team gets killed by last year's team.....but there isn't any team this year as good as we were last year, so there's that.

I agree mostly with your post. I would like to correct the math . 65% he makes both, 81% makes 1.

Duke might be a team that has trajectory, but I think overall the landscape is generally level amongst the top teams. This is exactly the scenario where our coaching staff will shine. Now that the lineup is figured out, the table is set.

 

[El Obrero]

I think seeding in this year’s tournament is going to wind up fairly irrelevant, at least as it relates to this UConn squad. I’d even say, although I don’t want them to lose anymore BE games, that a lower seed might be even better for motivation purposes. Imagine what Hurley would do with these guys heads if they walked into the regionals against #1Auburn as a five seed?! I think they’d play like maniacs.