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This team is loaded

This is the most together team we have seen at UConn in a very long time. I love seeing Akok block a shot, run down the floor and can be seen celebrating as Andre slams it down. This team is family, and not in cliche way teams always talk about being a family. This is a cohesive unit and they are fun to watch.
 
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Defensively in the second half it was wave after wave of athleticism on defense and a track meet to the UConn rim in transition.

Looks like the guards finally learned how to throw the lob for the alley oop. ;)
 
TheRealKBuks said:
This is the most together team we have seen at UConn in a very long time. I love seeing Akok block a shot, run down the floor and can be seen celebrating as Andre slams it down. This team is family, and not in cliche way teams always talk about being a family. This is a cohesive unit and they are fun to watch.
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Yes maybe since 10'-11'
 
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All im going to say is ya better beat us now because we are going to be a problem later. This team is extremely talented but that talent is not playing at the level its capable of. As ive said and ill say again this team is going to be a much better team by Feb than we are now. We`ll see the room for growth when we have our struggles when competition gets tougher but they work through the struggles and on the other side will be a nightmare for the rest of the country. This team will be scary. I predicted at least 25 wins and theyre making me look good.
 
aburks41 said:
I’ve been trying to tell people that for months and the doubters kept not believing me. This team is unbelievable and I’m about to put down my next paycheck on our futures to win the title. We are so damn good
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my two main concerns preventing me from doing the same:
1. Where does reliable offense come from if Sanogo gets into foul trouble?
2. Can Cole create offense for himself & others when matched up against a more athletic/high major defense?
 
jibsey said:
We have waves of players with skills to tire other teams out. Let's see how it translates to good opponents.
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Along with defensive adjustments, those constant fresh legs wore down Kante big time in the second half.
 
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kobebeanbryant said:
my two main concerns preventing me from doing the same:
1. Where does reliable offense come from if Sanogo gets into foul trouble?
2. Can Cole create offense for himself & others when matched up against a more athletic/high major defense?
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I think having Hawkins in the mix is going to go a long way towards answering those questions.
 
We are good. While we will get better as the year goes on, we are about to find out next week just how good we are right now. I want to see how we play when facing adversity against a good opponent. I want to see how we react when we fall behind and need offense. Auburn game should ge a great test. Can't wait(Bart Scott voice).
 
Hurley was successful at every level. He knew with the pedigree and resources at UConn, he could recruit elite athletes to bring us all the way back. It was the perfect hire and this is just the beginning of great things to come.
 
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Central, Coppin State and LIU. Have we looked great? Yes. But mostly what we've seen is confirmation of all the things that we thought were our strengths being there. Depth. Size. Athleticism. Cohesiveness. All great.

We have not yet had a chance to see if what we feared might hold us back might hold us back. Outside shooting. A perimeter player who can take someone one on one and hit a big shot. A consistent go to scorer against top level competition. (And no, nothing Sanogo has done yet has proved that). A half court offense that isn't offensive.

I'm not saying this team can't be really, really good. I'm not saying we shouldn't be pleased with how we looked. We could be and I am. But let's see what we look like in the Bahamas and then talk about how great we are. Because I don't think we've learned nearly as much about this team from these opponents as some of you seem to.
 
superjohn said:
I watch a lot of basketball and have seen most of the highly ranked teams. I haven't seen a team as athletic and deep as us. This could be a special year.
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I'm not convinced we are any better than last year. Need to see us play against better comp.
 
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