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Message: [QUOTE="Towney007, post: 3332535, member: 5832"] 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. [/QUOTE]

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