This drives me nuts about Andre Jackson!

[auror]

Oh no, he's only dunking and making 3s.

 

[DW1361]

He makes a great defensive play and takes the ball the other way and gets off balance and doesn’t score. So from that it can be determined that he is a good defender, but can’t finish what he starts? It was one play. I found him to be more entertaining than anyone else on the floor. He gets ragged about his jump shot. He hits to critical 3 pt shots and still there is criticism for only making 2 3’s and a dunk? Does anyone see how much his follow through on his shots have improved? He is proving to be a decent spot up shooter. He won’t likely ever be able to create his shot like Hawkins, but play off him and he will drop a dagger on you [Spooky Witchy stuff]. I don’t understand such concern about his game? He’s getting better every game. I believe he is going to be a monster at the dance and MVP when it is all over. Jackson’s my man!!! Sorry Joey C…….

 

[GotNets?]

Who got up higher? Sticks or Ajax?

I’ve wondered that for a long time. Let’s just say that while Ajax may have a slight edge in vertical, Sticks had probably 40 pounds on him — that’s impressive as hell.

Can we get some NIL $ flowing to Sticks family?

 

[hookshot]

Andre has shooting skills which he uses but he elects to get others involved, as an example he‘s not a breakdown end of the time clock shooter but he drops it off for a dunk usually. Higher %.

Andre has shooting skills which he uses but he elects to get others involved, as an example he‘s not a breakdown end of the time clock shooter but he drops it off for a dunk usually. Higher %.

Andre - shooting skills ? have you any watched games over the past two years - are you shocked that no team has chosen to guard him ? valuable guy, for sure, and great defender rebounder, transition guy, and finisher but has among the most flawed shooting mechanics of any elite athlete I've ever seen. Hard to see more than a cup of coffee in the NBA whout drastic improvement

 

[Northbound]

The entire place should be fitted with a straight jacket - s*@t talking the dude that stirs the entire drink for an undefested and number 2 team in the nation.

Some wild and wacky stuff.

 

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“It’s actually almost not okay.” Christ this place is something else.

I guess I’ll zag here and say kudos to Andre for erasing yet another lottery pick and hitting the biggest shot of the game.

Yes his defense is probably the best in the country. Should be Big East DPOY. But if he wants to play at the next level it’s not acceptable to be that bad at going to the rim still.

I’m not saying he’s bad. He’s probably our most important player. Just talking about for his future and possibly ours for when we may really need him in a tight spot.

 

[UCLJ0211]

My only gripe with Ajax: I feel like it was the 3rd game in a row where he made a good play/shot and got T’d up for chirping at the opposing bench right afterwards. Hopefully he can keep his emotions in check so it doesn’t end up hurting us one of these games. Having said that, his pros far outweigh his cons, but this is just an observation I made the last few games.

 

[MrSec238]

Andre Jackson is the straw that stirs the drink. Anyone saying negative about him is legitimately insane. The team finds their energy and swag from Andre. He is a legitimate wild card and puts the fear of God in teams.

 

[kobebeanbryant]

Andre Jackson is the straw that stirs the drink. Anyone saying negative about him is legitimately insane. The team finds their energy and swag from Andre. He is a legitimate wild card and puts the fear of God in teams.

Why does everyone get their panties in a bunch when someone points out his obvious flaws. That doesn’t mean he’s not a great player with obvious strengths. The two can coexist.

Andre is a great player. He (and the team) has the potential to be even better by addressing some basic things.

He makes hard things look easy, and easy things look hard.

 

[UCTitleTown]

He makes a couple, "Did he just do that!" plays and a couple, "Did he just do that???" plays every game.

 

[Northbound]

Why does everyone get their panties in a bunch when someone points out his obvious flaws. That doesn’t mean he’s not a great player with obvious strengths. The two can coexist.

Andre is a great player. He (and the team) has the potential to be even better by addressing some basic things.

He makes hard things look easy, and easy things look hard.

Probably because it’s nothing new - it’s been beaten to death and well into the afterlife.

The new observation from the past two games which has been addressed is that he’s got to be smarter about jawing so not to negatively impact himself or the team.

I’m choosing to just appreciate him and the other guys because if you’d been around in the KO malaise segment of the program’s life you’re absolutely friggin giddy to be a part of the national CBB conversation in a positive sense because there was no guarantees after the end of the KO era.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Why does everyone get their panties in a bunch when someone points out his obvious flaws. That doesn’t mean he’s not a great player with obvious strengths. The two can coexist.

Andre is a great player. He (and the team) has the potential to be even better by addressing some basic things.

He makes hard things look easy, and easy things look hard.

Because it’s like attacking Clingan for not shooting 3s. Or Diarra for not driving more. You’re piling on a kid who’s a huge part of the countries best team for not being who you think he should be. Why don’t we just start threads on every players weaknesses then? Why only pile on Andres flaws?

 

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Because it’s like attacking Clingan for not shooting 3s. Or Diarra for not driving more. You’re piling on a kid who’s a huge part of the countries best team for not being who you think he should be. Why don’t we just start threads on every players weaknesses then? Why only pile on Andres flaws?

Not everyone has the potential, experience, and responsibility Andre has. We all want the best for not only the team, but for him especially.

Personally I would like to see him win a championship and then have a long successful career in the NBA. Most guys outside of Hawkins and Clingan probably don’t have a high chance of doing the NBA part on this team. If Andre wants that to happen then yeah, he needs to fix a very obvious flaw that shouldn’t be that hard to fix.

It’s a very fair thing to say and if his family is reading this, we love your son and want him to dunk on more people so he can make a lot of money in the future! Lol

 

[MDHuskFan]

Not everyone has the potential, experience, and responsibility Andre has. We all want the best for not only the team, but for him especially.

Personally I would like to see him win a championship and then have a long successful career in the NBA. Most guys outside of Hawkins and Clingan probably don’t have a high chance of doing the NBA part on this team. If Andre wants that to happen then yeah, he needs to fix a very obvious flaw that shouldn’t be that hard to fix.

It’s a very fair thing to say and if his family is reading this, we love your son and want him to dunk on more people so he can make a lot of money in the future! Lol

It’s usually the manner in which it’s said.

At some point players are just who they are. Off-season for adding skills, in season is to refine things.

Dre’s skills are well documented. His areas of opportunity are well documented. I’m sure he and those around him are aware of his limitations & his ceiling, as well as the things that he needs to address to get put in the best position professionally.

Andre can’t shoot & Donovan & Sanogo should play together are the dumbest & most consistently re-posted threads on the BY. The fact people keep making them is baffling. There hasn’t been new information to warrant continuing to recycle these topics. (Not direct at you HuskyWarrior, more just a general statement. Although just “fixing” his shooting I think is tremendously more complex of an issue than how you characterize it)

 

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It’s usually the manner in which it’s said.

At some point players are just who they are. Off-season for adding skills, in season is to refine things.

Dre’s skills are well documented. His areas of opportunity are well documented. I’m sure he and those around him are aware of his limitations & his ceiling, as well as the things that he needs to address to get put in the best position professionally.

Andre can’t shoot & Donovan & Sanogo should play together are the dumbest & most consistently re-posted threads on the BY. The fact people keep making them is baffling. There hasn’t been new information to warrant continuing to recycle these topics. (Not direct at you HuskyWarrior, more just a general statement. Although just “fixing” his shooting I think is tremendously more complex of an issue than how you characterize it)

Idk man. This is year 3 and he still struggles to drive in the paint. I think he’s put a lot of energy towards his jumpshot and it’s been working because it’s much better than his freshman year. But I’ve been hammering him getting better on drives since last year and I don’t think we’ve seen any improvement there. Wish he put as much energy there as he does his jumpshot. Think this Nova game just triggered those same feelings as far as his ability to drive to talk about them more.

Guys with his skillset can’t shoot all the time and are successful. But they all can get to the rim for the most part. Scottie Barnes was a lottery pick and didn’t take a three, Ben Simmons became an All Star without one. But they all can use their athleticism to get to the rim at will. Something I’m hoping Andre puts more focus into.

 

[navery12]

Some people really don't deserve to enjoy this team. First thing they do after a big win over Villanova is run to the Boneyard to crap on Andre Jackson and talk about the team's flaws. Genuinely don't get it, but I guess some people just want to be miserable

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Something I’m hoping Andre puts more focus into.

I think this captures what annoys me the most about these type of posts - and would annoy me even if this team wasn’t off to the best start of any UConn team in more than 20 years and you weren’t talking about arguably the single most important member of that team - it’s the idea that some of you actually seem to think there are things you’re aware of that the players and, more importantly, the coaches, haven’t “put focus into.”

If we could get only get word to the coaching staff that Andre should start taking guys off the dribble and dunking on them we’d really be cooking with gas …

 

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I think this captures what annoys me the most about these type of posts - and would annoy me even if this team wasn’t off to the best start of any UConn team in more than 20 years and you weren’t talking about arguably the single most important member of that team - it’s the idea that some of you actually seem to think there are things you’re aware of that the players and, more importantly, the coaches, haven’t “put focus into.”

If we could get only get word to the coaching staff that Andre should start taking guys off the dribble and dunking on them we’d really be cooking with gas …

But he doesn’t though. That’s what our eyes are telling us. If they are aware of it and actively aren’t pushing him to fix it then they aren’t putting focus on it. This reminds me of Rudy Gay so much. We were an amazing team in 06 too. It didn’t keep Calhoun from constantly ripping into a guy who was an All American the year before and the best player on the team.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2006/01/14/green-gay-running-similar-paths/cae4692e-866e-4a1f-bea0-5c7613cd35de/

 

[bigknight3]

Idk man. This is year 3 and he still struggles to drive in the paint. I think he’s put a lot of energy towards his jumpshot and it’s been working because it’s much better than his freshman year. But I’ve been hammering him getting better on drives since last year and I don’t think we’ve seen any improvement there. Wish he put as much energy there as he does his jumpshot. Think this Nova game just triggered those same feelings as far as his ability to drive to talk about them more.

Guys with his skillset can’t shoot all the time and are successful. But they all can get to the rim for the most part. Scottie Barnes was a lottery pick and didn’t take a three, Ben Simmons became an All Star without one. But they all can use their athleticism to get to the rim at will. Something I’m hoping Andre puts more focus into.

I don't think it has to do with comfort in finishing, success of his floater or a killer instinct (out lack there of) to dunk on people.

I listened to this podcast 1 on 1 with Andre and you'll hear it directly in his own words. I don't think that's who he envisions himself to be. I've given up getting frustrated that he doesn't play the way I'd want him to play. He plays the game the way he enjoys it most. Hurley challenged him to be a productive player for UConn last year, and for the most part he has been.

He's a super utility glue guy, focused on defense and passing.

 

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@bigknight3 from what I heard he wants to be like Draymond Green and Marcus Smart. Both were great scorers in college though. Smart was NPOY or in the running for it with Bazz. So even if that’s what he envisions himself as he’s not there yet. He has all the intangibles and tools to be one of those guys or a Caron, Meka, Kemba, etc kind of guy for us too.

 

[storrsroars]

But he doesn’t though. That’s what our eyes are telling us. If they are aware of it and actively aren’t pushing him to fix it then they aren’t putting focus on it. This reminds me of Rudy Gay so much. We were an amazing team in 06 too. It didn’t keep Calhoun from constantly ripping into a guy who was an All American the year before and the best player on the team.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2006/01/14/green-gay-running-similar-paths/cae4692e-866e-4a1f-bea0-5c7613cd35de/

Actually, reading that article gave me the impression AJax is far more Jeff Green than Gay.

Couple of opinions to piss off some of y'all:

• Gay's teams were outhustled come tourney time (including Cuse in BET). Some AJax-level hustle might've led to advancing.
• If AJax shot 33% from 3 range in a tourney game, he'd have a better FG% than Rash did vs either NC St or GMU.

 

[Kitaman]

You know that playing high level basketball ain't easy, and furthermore to incorporate our suggestions/desires is next to impossible when live action starts. He moves too damn fast to make major changes/adjustments anyway. His play looks instinctual right now and is advanced for a D1 player.

Just saying for AJ to drive more, shoot more 2s and have higher offensive production is asking AJ to change his game completely. Perhaps in the NBA he will be able to adjust better because it will be incorporated into his job description (i.e. security) and of course he will be paid to make changes. Right now all of this reminds me of that Mike Tyson "punched in the mouth" theory.

Right now he is an electric college basketball athlete with remarkable skills, of which offensive production (i.e. points) is not one of them. For UConn and Div 1 he is fine, in fact very good. To me he's still searching for the light switch. I expect him to find it before he leaves us.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

AJ is doing a great job being who he is. Extremely valuable member of the #2 team in the country.

 

[bigknight3]

@bigknight3 from what I heard he wants to be like Draymond Green and Marcus Smart. Both were great scorers in college though. Smart was NPOY or in the running for it with Bazz. So even if that’s what he envisions himself as he’s not there yet. He has all the intangibles and tools to be one of those guys or a Caron, Meka, Kemba, etc kind of guy for us too.

"I feel like I can fit wherever the team needs me. I can play the 1 thru 4 on both sides on the ball"

"It's just who I am. I love basketball. Whatever I have to do to win. I look up to Marcus Smart and Draymond green more than Kevin Durant."

"That's more of who I am. I just accept my role and accept who I am as as player."

"It's about accepting who you. If I try to be something I'm not, I'm not going to be an effective player."

When he talks about his role he talks about passing, rebounding, setting screens and defense. Offense wasn't a focus at any point during the interview. So bringing up the scoring of the players that he mentioned misses the point. That's not his focus. He specifically mentioned Smart and Green (defense and utility) vs Durant (offense).

 

[giddyup]

He fits the team, and the team is what matters. He distributes, rebounds and defends at an elite level. If he turned selfish for NBA scouts, the team suffers immensely.

 

[microfich]

Andre Jackson is our Captain and I love so much about him but he does need to understand more about true leadership.
His love for the team and the uniform is clear.
His willingness to take it all on his shoulders, crash, dive, bring it up, facilitate, check.
His love for rubbing the other team's nose in his achievements is disgraceful and immature. Twice now. Bad mojo.
Energy in warm-ups was sky-high led by AJ and that's always a problem in my estimation. It should be anxious, thoughtful and restrained, especially in big games. Everyone was over-excited, jittery and jumpy - that's a lot of wasted energy. I've seen it countless times. They came out flat and flat-footed. Second half also began with them looking sapped. Obviously, we subbed a lot and got jolts of adrenaline to lead us out of the funk.
Andre has some magnificence to him and being Captain, I'm sure he'll eventually get what it really takes to lead the team first, each player second and himself last.

 

[Scoe]

Andre Jackson is our Captain and I love so much about him but he does need to understand more about true leadership.
His love for the team and the uniform is clear.
His willingness to take it all on his shoulders, crash, dive, bring it up, facilitate, check.
His love for rubbing the other team's nose in his achievements is disgraceful and immature. Twice now. Bad mojo.
Energy in warm-ups was sky-high led by AJ and that's always a problem in my estimation. It should be anxious, thoughtful and restrained, especially in big games. Everyone was over-excited, jittery and jumpy - that's a lot of wasted energy. I've seen it countless times. They came out flat and flat-footed. Second half also began with them looking sapped. Obviously, we subbed a lot and got jolts of adrenaline to lead us out of the funk.
Andre has some magnificence to him and being Captain, I'm sure he'll eventually get what it really takes to lead the team first, each player second and himself last.

Dear lord

 

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"I feel like I can fit wherever the team needs me. I can play the 1 thru 4 on both sides on the ball"

"It's just who I am. I love basketball. Whatever I have to do to win. I look up to Marcus Smart and Draymond green more than Kevin Durant."

"That's more of who I am. I just accept my role and accept who I am as as player."

"It's about accepting who you. If I try to be something I'm not, I'm not going to be an effective player."

When he talks about his role he talks about passing, rebounding, setting screens and defense. Offense wasn't a focus at any point during the interview. So bringing up the scoring of the players that he mentioned misses the point. That's not his focus. He specifically mentioned Smart and Green (defense and utility) vs Durant (offense).

I don’t think anyone is asking him to be a 16 PPG scorer or be like KD. Just be proficient enough to be a threat to score when a team gives you an easy basket.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Andre Jackson is our Captain and I love so much about him but he does need to understand more about true leadership.
His love for the team and the uniform is clear.
His willingness to take it all on his shoulders, crash, dive, bring it up, facilitate, check.
His love for rubbing the other team's nose in his achievements is disgraceful and immature. Twice now. Bad mojo.
Energy in warm-ups was sky-high led by AJ and that's always a problem in my estimation. It should be anxious, thoughtful and restrained, especially in big games. Everyone was over-excited, jittery and jumpy - that's a lot of wasted energy. I've seen it countless times. They came out flat and flat-footed. Second half also began with them looking sapped. Obviously, we subbed a lot and got jolts of adrenaline to lead us out of the funk.
Andre has some magnificence to him and being Captain, I'm sure he'll eventually get what it really takes to lead the team first, each player second and himself last.

This is on my Rushmore of worst posts of the season.

 

[Icehawk]

The better someone (or team) is the more we're going to look for those little things that would make them even better - we're Yankees dammit and this his how we do. If he sucked we'd just say he sucks and move on. We reserve the intense scrutiny & criticism for those we love. If I don't bust your chops how will you know I like you?

I think we'd just like to see him finish a few of those drives where he dumps off instead - I don't think that's a retooling of his game but a change in mentality. Is it a big deal? No, and it's not really his role either. He's looked amazing this year and those 3s matter, it's gotta hurt when the "worst shooter" hits a dagger. Much more under control than last year too except his Ts.

Don't love the Ts but jeez they seem to be calling them quick this year? I mean we have no idea what he said but he bumped directly into the coach and ref so anything untoward was ill-advised, save that for when the refs aren't looking man! I want the high energy and I think he does have the maturity to rein this in - Coach needs to put his foot down though if he hasn't.