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AntG168 said:
I’m not making this judgement off of one game.

Most of what makes Purdue dangerous is you have to double Edey. We won’t have to do that. We’re better at every other spot. And the gap between Edey and Clingan ain’t big.
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Agreed, however, I will be concerned about Clingan and Samson getting into foul trouble guarding him.
 
Just wondering if the consensus here is that our defense is the trigger for all the great offense lately? Something has changed defensively and let's face it, that's how we got our title last season.
 
jibsey said:
Just wondering if the consensus here is that our defense is the trigger for all the great offense lately? Something has changed defensively and let's face it, that's how we got our title last season.
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Yes and the change is Clingan is back and in shape. Everyone is rotating and doing their job but it all revolves around Clingan.
 
Need Clingan and Samson to stay out of foul trouble. We are still susceptible to teams with a brute low post scorer with a guard who can drive the ball and hit open threes, just like every other team but we are not invincible. Seton Hall isn't that good and blew us out (comparatively)

We also don't always finish strong at the end of games. It could be fatigue or boredom, but these are the warning signs to keep in mind.

I think we still have more ceiling that we haven't seen yet. Castle, Ball have more in them even after today and today was a great day.
 
gsmooth said:
What can you say really? I am pleasantly surprised at how they dismantled Xavier. This was an all around complete performance on both ends of the court and I like what I saw from the bench players in the last 10 minutes.

The biggest thing I liked about this game was they didn't let up with their focus and intensity after going into the locker room at halftime with a 26-point lead. They had a penchant for doing that last year and this year as well.

I just wish we could put some of this performance in a bottle to go and use it in other games this year when needed starting with Providence.
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In addition to the coaching staff we seem to have a lot of leadership on the floor both vocally and with fire (Cam and Karaban) or by example (Castle, Clingan and Tristan).

Everyone is feeling it now and the unselfishness (assists) is something to behold. What an enjoyable team to watch.
 
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Folks...

Back to back. And, belly to belly!!
 
superjohn said:
Yes and the change is Clingan is back and in shape. Everyone is rotating and doing their job but it all revolves around Clingan.
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He definitely had the quickness and bounce that got everyone so excited last year. Healthy and shedding some of the weight must have helped.
 
Matrim55 said:
Through 30 minutes -- i.e., before garbage time -- this is what we posted:

42-point lead
31-48 (64.6%) FG
12-19 (63.2%) 3FG
23 assists to 8 turnovers
32-20 rebounding advantage
11 combined steals & blocks
12 turnovers forced
14-47 (29.8%) FG allowed
12 personal fouls committed

Xavier's a decent team -- 34th in Kempom.

I've been watching UConn basketball for 40 years. This is as dominant a 30 minutes as I can remember us ever having. Ever.
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I don’t know there were some pretty devastating performances down the stretch last year again exceptionally good squads. But, it was pretty sick.
 
EricLA said:
Rewatching the game and I missed that one of the announcers said "Danny Hurley is not just a great coach, he's the best coach in the Big East".

I get that comment may seem to be a no brainer, but when you consider the top notch coaches in the BE including Pitino and SJU, that's a high compliment.
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He began the season only having my not beaten Miller, and not having yet faced English.
One game at a time
 
Bomber36 said:
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Fail Novak Djokovic GIF by Australian Open
 
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At the under-12 TO, I caught myself silently rooting for Xavier to make a basket.
In a Big East game!
Yeah, I know, mea culpa.
But…

Who are these guys?
 
HuskyHawk said:
Really huge to see Solo playing well again. He’s been in a funk since Castle took his spot. We need this version of Solo and a solid Stewart, because our depth can just Destroy teams.
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Yes. Solo was impressive and we need that from our bench to be better than elite. If our bench can come in and play with some confidence, it makes a big difference.
 
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Dove said:
Definitely.
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Well, it was a supposedly guy eating edibles. It was in reference to Temery‘s comment, so it made sense at the time.
 
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3rdbass said:
I didn't see Ben Gordon but was wondering if he was there. Glad he was!
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They showed Ben sitting with Emeka. He’s got a little grey in his beard. Happy he was there. On another note they showed JC with I think Ted Taigen. I was invited to UConn to do a career day back in the early 2000s. Ted gave me a tour of Gampel great guy!
 
Umami Zen said:
Enjoyed the game at XL today. A lot to like about this dominant performance. Clingan looked really good on offensive end-light on his feet. On defense he just wreaks havoc in the paint. The shots he alters and/or affects is really impressive.

Was great to see the second unit getting some run and having Solo get his confidence back on his outside shot.

Don't know if it was captured on TV or not but as the halftime celebration broke up and guys were returning to their seats. I noticed JC and Ben G with their arms around each other's shoulders having a private conversation. Could tell it was meaningful to both of them and they were both pretty emotional. JC always had Ben's back. Ben has been through a lot of stuff lately and it was good to see him back in town with his BB Family

Xavier is a decent team that's well-coached. Ran into a buzz saw today.
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Yes, struck me as well, "LIGHT ON HIS FEET"
 
HooperScooper said:
Interesting that in a game they scored 99 points only 2 guys went to the line. And 1 of those 2 was 1-1.
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Miller's teams aren't the type to give us issues. In games where it's a rock fight with 20+ fouls, we're going to struggle more.

Castle is just so strong and brilliant at change of pace that he'll get to the line regardless. It seems like some big hits him at full speed and he doesn't move an inch.
 
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