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Three Takeaways – Florida edition

Towney007 said:
-Gilbert's shooting was so bad. He's getting too many shots. I would expect that get scaled back w/ Bouknight in the fold, but woof.[\quote]

Absolutely needs to scale back. It's keeping the other team in the game. I made a comment during the game that if I were Florida, I'd double Carlton with Gilbert's man and let him shoot from outside....until he can prove that's a bad idea.

-Bouknight is back this week and man - this team needs a shooter. If he's as advertised, we have a shot to be pretty decent.
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Even more, this team needs somebody who can create their own shot. And supposedly Bouk can do that. Can't come soon enough
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Towney007 said:
-Someone shoot the Yard Goats hype guy into the sun. I'll slit my throat on camera if I ever hear someone say 'stomp stomp clap clap' ever again.
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I was thinking to myself there’s no way he actually said that. That’s the most moronic thing you could say in front of 10k people
 
It was nice to see AG hit that crucial shot to push the lead to 3 late. Shows a lot of confidence to take and make that given he hasn’t been shooting very well to start the season.
 
UC4L said:
It was nice to see AG hit that crucial shot to push the lead to 3 late. Shows a lot of confidence to take and make that given he hasn’t been shooting very well to start the season.
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Confident if made. Arrogant if missed lol
 
intlzncster said:
If you're betting on Gilbert to out shoot the other team, you're generally going to lose that one. The difference is, those kids are good shooters. Just young.

It was clear what was available out there; they missed a ton of open threes. I was yelling at the TV for our guys to close out. It's the same shots St Joes's was getting (and making).



That's classic coach speak. Again, he's got a very young club. He's got to manage them mentally. It's a savvier version of Calipari's "there just freshman".
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This is the one thing that anyone too happy about the result of the game should be concerned about. In the first half, UF had the same looks St Joe's did........they just missed the shots. This game easily could have gone the same route as that one. After the first 6-8 minutes, the D was much better. But we were very lucky UF did not hit their early looks, or this would have been another early blowout. Someone has to get our guys ready to answer the bell from the get go.
 
It’s not that AG needs to make more of his shots as much as he needs to take less. Yesterday he took more shots, 13, than anyone and made 3.

Until he shoots better than 40% he needs to cut his shots down to single digits. Be a point guard. The other facets of his game improved yesterday.
 
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The only disappointing part of the game on my end was watching the defensive effort and realizing that if we had played that hard against St Joe's, we'd be 3-0.

Growing pains. I imagine the boys remembered the practice that Hurley put them through the day after St Joe's and didn't want to experience that again.
 
Well, next game will be completely different as the scouting dictates.
Polley will be hounded at the 3, continue to get Josh in foul trouble or force travels, Vital is the defensive stopper, let AG shoot he can't find the hoop, and let Sid do his thing, he's out of control. Akok is a problem.

We may see a complete reversal in the next game where Sid puts on a show and AG lights it up.
This could get fun.....with more minutes for Whaley, Adams, Gafney and the unknown Bouknight....oh my
 
Towney007 said:
Well my big thing is... this win is such a breath of fresh air. Felt like real progress. Just the effort and energy up and down the lineup was great. I felt like they needed that 'proof that this is working' win and they got it. The crowd killed it today, too and it all added up to the best UConn day I can remember in years.

-I hear people's commentary on them leaving wide open threes and the potential to get burned by them again - but we also weren't shooting lights out either. Other teams won't miss that many buckets, but we won't either. I thought the *effort* on defense was outstanding and full of little things... Akok had so much presence down low - really impacted shots and it didn't show up in the stat line but he looked sensational today. Our press is legit and really plays into our strengths in a weird way. I hope Hurley keeps rolling it out.

-Ditto for Isaiah Whaley. Another quiet, impactful performance grabbing boards - and while he's no knock down shooter - he made every shot he needed to make. Some extra minutes from him would be a huge deal for this team this season.

-Gilbert's shooting was so bad. He's getting too many shots. I would expect that get scaled back w/ Bouknight in the fold, but woof.

-Bouknight is back this week and man - this team needs a shooter. If he's as advertised, we have a shot to be pretty decent.

-Someone shoot the Yard Goats hype guy into the sun. I'll slit my throat on camera if I ever hear someone say 'stomp stomp clap clap' ever again.

Overall though, a fantastic win. I'm interested to see what happens in Charleston this week.
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He's so bad and cringeworthy. I can't get away from him. Every time I go to a game he's there with a damn microphone.
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
I’m still waiting for everyone to realize Vital is the best player on the team. Another Kenpom MVP performance yesterday.
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I think people are more uneasy about the implications of this rather than its reality, and thereby deeply wish for it not be so.

I also think that CV himself would be overjoyed if a shift away from this being so were to accompany balanced team play, performance growth from both newcomers & veterans, winning results, and post-season action.
 
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uconngb said:
This is the one thing that anyone too happy about the result of the game should be concerned about. In the first half, UF had the same looks St Joe's did........they just missed the shots. This game easily could have gone the same route as that one. After the first 6-8 minutes, the D was much better. But we were very lucky UF did not hit their early looks, or this would have been another early blowout. Someone has to get our guys ready to answer the bell from the get go.
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I agree. I'm happy for the kids to win a much hyped game, but this is a very overrated Florida team they beat. They were beaten easily by FSU and beat lowly Towson by 2. A good win no doubt, but we will face a lot better teams throughout the year.
 
Matrim55 said:
No. 1: Enjoy this. Been a while.

No. 2: Don't get too low – there's enough talent on this team to beat the occasional top 20 opponent. Tyler & Josh stepping up like this was such a pleasant surprise.

No. 3: Don't get too high – there isn't enough talent to avoid the occasional humiliating loss to a mid-major.

Beyond everything else, this group has to win the effort battle first and foremost. They did today. If that's a sign of what's to come we'll have a pretty good year.
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This was an unexpected and pleasant surprise. I haven’t watched the game yet. Was in Philly for Pats Eagles. But it sounds like Polley was a star. I don’t know what to make of this week frankly.
 
Did anyone see the student with the “Akok Block” sign? A wiff on the pronunciation but simple yet brilliant.
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
I’m still waiting for everyone to realize Vital is the best player on the team. Another Kenpom MVP performance yesterday.
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We won this game because of his unselfish play. No need for MVP Vital. That’s not the point.

This isn’t Vital University, this is UConn. I was very proud of his selfless performance and hope he continues to play this way.

In short:
Leader Vital > MVP Vital
 
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Shine33 said:
We won this game because of his unselfish play. No need for MVP Vital. That’s not the point.

This isn’t Vital University, this is UConn. I was very proud of his selfless performance and hope he continues to play this way.

In short:
Leader Vital > MVP Vital
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Don’t worry my man, you’ll come around eventually. He’s the best scorer, best rebounder, and best defender on the team. He’s cleaned up his turnover problems so far this year it seems too. I was vitals biggest hater his freshman and sophomore years.

In comparing players used in over 20% of possessions, he leads the team in offensive rating, assist rate, turnover rate (fewest), true shooting percentage, getting to the line (FT rate), and FT percentage. He also leads the team in steal rate.

Granted it’s still early.
 
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