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Two Weaknesses Needing a Fix

Silas is the QB of our team-He's surrounded by talent and shooters. Frequently he breaks opposing teams pressing himself. He's performing at a first team BE level and is being mentioned on national CBB lists for his defensive efficiency. Has closed out multiple games this year at the FT line. And his head coach thinks he's doing a great job running the team. Probably a top 10 PG for two way proficiency in the country. Plays on a 27-3 team that is working its way towards a #! seed in NCAA Tournament. A lot to like here. Amirite?

Multiple guys are open during our schemes at different times- Can't keep them all happy on one particular possession.
 
freshler40 said:
Reed seems to have a need to dribble before shooting. If he gets the ball closer to the hoop there is less need for that. If we feed him only when he has deep position, he is the real deal.
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Agreed, he just needs to react quicker to the double teams.
 
Umami Zen said:
Silas is the QB of our team-He's surrounded by talent and shooters. Frequently he breaks opposing teams pressing himself. He's performing at a first team BE level and is being mentioned on national CBB lists for his defensive efficiency. Has closed out multiple games this year at the FT line. And his head coach thinks he's doing a great job running the team. Probably a top 10 PG for two way proficiency in the country. Plays on a 27-3 team that is working its way towards a #! seed in NCAA Tournament. A lot to like here. Amirite?

Multiple guys are open during our schemes at different times- Can't keep them all happy on one particular possession.
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All true but the team has missed Mullins open a bunch and, on Saturday, missed Reed rolling to the basket a bunch. Not a knock on Demary or any other player on this team as much as it is an appreciation of Newton, Spencer, Castle and Karaban of always seeming to find the player and make the pass as they were getting open, rather than seeing them get open, and then looking to make the pass.
 
We need to get fouled more, and foul less. Particularly shooting fouls. That's the issue. Only issue. We're pretty middling when it comes to turnovers, but so are the top 4 teams in the country. It's not what is going to prevent a run.

Creighton took 40 from the stripe. That was our bad loss. Coincidence? I think not.

Wouldn't mind going from "good" to "great" rebounding it, either.
 
Our teams have always played better out of conference. We did in the non conference, we’ve done so thru our NCAA history even when we appeared to have flaws and weaknesses.
Listening to Hurley over this season I’ve heard him refer to this multiple times.
So….Regardless of what happens in the BE tournament or our seeding this is what I am hanging my Husky hat on, and honestly any analysis of performances against BE teams that know us so well will have limited validity.
 
JakeTheDog said:
Silas leads the Big East in assists. It’s not particularly close either. I understand you want him to find the open man more but to say he misses everyone is false and ultimately unfair to Silas.
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It’s funny to read how Alex doesn’t like Ross and Silas dislikes Braylon w t f are people thinking? Have you played PG in the BE with people draping all over you and the one time you think you see Reed rolling wide open, throw a quick over the top pass and it’s deflected and sent back you? I mean there’s people in the way at most times, the guy who looks wide open to us on TV isn’t necessarily looking that way from the top of the key after a roll. Maybe a 6-6 guy with long arms switched and he could stop the pass I mean you can’t see them all and not all are good looks on the court even though they are from the couch.🤔😂
 
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WeAreUCONN said:
In all honesty, this UConn team doesn’t pass the eye test as a championship contender. We don’t shoot free throws well. We don’t have the size or athleticism to rebound well. We turn the ball over against pressure. We don’t have a go to player. All former UConn champions had most of that but this team does not. If Hurley wins the title with this roster. He may prove he’s the best college coach ever.
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23 and 24 didn't have go to players unless you thought Tristen was it? UConn under Hurley has been about having multiple guys who can score and not relying on one player to take over.
 
sdglast said:
He and Karaban had 4 TOs each, so more than half of the 15 TOs were Reed and Karaban (Ball had 3). Karaban is normally not that loose with the ball. I agree on Seton Hall, they are a very unique team. They go like 9 deep of the same player--they don't have great starters but don't lose anything with their bench (most teams have a drop-off when they go to the bench), to their 9 guys just give all they have for all 40 minutes. Couple that with having a week off to prepare and UConn having to play a very emotional game on Wednesday, and you get what you got yesterday.
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I hope Seton Hall makes the NCAA tournament... I'd love to see them shoot as well as they did against us in it too.
 
Chin Diesel said:
All true but the team has missed Mullins open a bunch and, on Saturday, missed Reed rolling to the basket a bunch. Not a knock on Demary or any other player on this team as much as it is an appreciation of Newton, Spencer, Castle and Karaban of always seeming to find the player and make the pass as they were getting open, rather than seeing them get open, and then looking to make the pass.
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Spencer and Castle were exceptional with their BBIQ and passing-as secondary outlets to Newton. They continue to show that talent at the NBA level. This current version of UConn does not have the equivalent passing talent- as them- with Ball/Mullins/ Ross. The ball just isn't going to move as efficiently as with those guys you mentioned (as a unit). IMO- It puts more emphasis on Silas to run the offense and find guys in their spots.

The team has been missing Reed rolling to the basket for awhile. Not just last game. But with a team committed to three point shooting like we are through our motion offense- The Big Guy will need to demand the ball more often to receive it. To your point on Mullins- When he's not getting grabbed/bodied by defenders-He frequently is open.

When our shooters are hitting their shots and sharing the ball with Tarris- We are tough to beat.Looking forward to BET/March Madness
 
ColchVEGAS said:
Free throw shooting is not going to change at this point unfortunately.

Outside of Reed, the starting 5 shoots a good percentage.
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That's true, the starters minus Reed shoot a pretty good percentage. But that's it. Everyone else is pretty bad, and once we start missing them, it seems to become contagious.
 
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Jaydumo20 said:
Yesterday is hard to use to define our defense. Hall had the best offensive game they've had in 5 years. There were plays where we played great defense and they hit crazy shots. Watch the highlights and it'll be more glaring. Ross cut off so many lanes but dudes were hitting crazy Dick Barnett fall backs.
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My eyes tell me we can't keep guys in front of us
 
Conndog said:
That missed chance to pass to Mullins made me wonder if somehow Silas doesn’t like him- no basis to think that really, it was just a spontaneous thought. I wish Silas would take more shots but he was closely guarded all game
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Shouldn’t this post be deleted.

I can find video film of what I said on multiple occasions lol
 
ArizonaHsky said:
My eyes tell me we can't keep guys in front of us
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It's silly to lump everyone together. Silas is phenomenal at keeping guys in front of him. Solo is not. These are ultimately indvidual skills.

You're also forgetting that part of it is by design. We put a lot of pressure on our PF and C to help because our guards purposefully guard the line aggressively to limit 3-point attempts.
 
CTrefugee said:
  • Defending outside with hands at your side is a losing strategy (note: watch the women).
  • PG missing wide open shooters too often (especially wide open Mullins).
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The second one was an issue for seton hall game but has not been a season long issue. Lack of back door cutters except alex has been a problem. Perhaps this is step one to fixing, now ball handlers need to look for it. Newton and cam were exceptional passers. Silas etc need to develop this skill
 
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Yeah watch the drubbing of St. John's and Fanta saying if UConn hits another the place with go crazy (sic). Pass to wide open racing Mullins on the right side 3 - swish - place went nuts.

If Braylon or anyone else is open to your eyes on TV, being at playing level might be an arm blocking the vision or clear passing lane. It happens and some of this is reaction speed. Humans take 100-500 milliseconds to process what we see. There is no "now" because of Plank's constant of 1 x e-27 is how long an instant is, so depending on Silas vs Malachi etc, 100-500ms is between a tenth and half a second. Sometimes we fit the ball through a needle quickly and sometimes we don't react in time.
 
Only 2? I can name 5:

Improve FT shooting most by especially Tarris, Reibe and Smith,

In bounds passing during a full court press,

More reliable shooting % from above the arc,

Reduction of stupid TOs, and,

Reduction of stupid reach-in Fouls.

Moderate improvement in each going forward would help a lot.
 
This team plays up to the competition. We should be better on the second and third weekends of the tourney. There are other great teams. But we are one of the great teams. I will die on the hill that out of conference foes are no match for us over 40 minutes. I have read in other threads that some of you want to avoid Duke, or Florida, among others. I want to avoid St. John's and Villanova. And after the second St. John's game we can put to bed the narrative that we can't handle Houston's press. March is going to be fun.
 
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