UConn 2021-2022 Preview

[kobebeanbryant]

#26 UConn 2021-22 Preview — Three-Man-Weave

The Huskies were extremely solid in their return to the Big East, finishing in third and earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Though James Bouknight is gone, UConn remains near the top of the Big East totem pole, and Dan Hurley should have his squad in the Big Dance for many years to come

www.three-man-weave.com

Fairly detailed analysis of the team for next season. Thought they did a good job with this writeup.

 

[nadavtheman]

We are good enough and deep enough to play into the second weekend of the tourney this year.

 

[fatlucy]

That was fun to read

 

[Chin Diesel]

By the time all the preseason analyses are done, this will be in the top 3 for quality and accuracy.

 

[Sibeerian]

Very good write-up. Could have talked a bit more about Sanogo who will be a major factor on offense. One of the "three" had UConn ranked 35, which is unrealistically low.

 

[Tiamat7]

Nice analysis. Fair points. Among the best front courts in the nation, for sure. Let's see how the guards/wings develop... particularly with respect to 3 point shooting.

Their 3 Man Weave podcast is worth a listen.

 

[auror]

These guys were very high on Bouknight las year, so they're likely to be a little low on us in his absence.

But the Houston call is pretty spot on. If we're successful this year, we'll likely follow a model of Houston from the last few years. Hitting the boards to win the possession battle. Hawkins in the Caleb Mills freshman role.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Nice analysis. Fair points. Among the best front courts in the nation, for sure. Let's see how the guards/wings develop... particularly with respect to 3 point shooting.

Their 3 Man Weave podcast is worth a listen.

A couple of different times the write up used superlatives described rim defense and offensive rebounding for the front court.

Rothstein was also very high on front court talent and depth.

Pretty close to becoming a narrative any talking head will say to sound knowledgeable.

 

[Chin Diesel]

These guys were very high on Bouknight las year, so they're likely to be a little low on us in his absence.

But the Houston call is pretty spot on. If we're successful this year, we'll likely follow a model of Houston from the last few years. Hitting the boards to win the possession battle. Hawkins in the Caleb Mills freshman role.

I simultaneously felt filthy and happy while reading that comment.

 

[HuskyHawk]

These guys were very high on Bouknight las year, so they're likely to be a little low on us in his absence.

But the Houston call is pretty spot on. If we're successful this year, we'll likely follow a model of Houston from the last few years. Hitting the boards to win the possession battle. Hawkins in the Caleb Mills freshman role.

Houston-lite is a bit insulting. Not saying we will perform as well, so far we certainly have not. But the trajectory of the program is set to leave Houston well in our review mirror. UConn isn't anybody "lite".

Agree we will remain a defense first team, crash the boards (hopefully much better on the defensive end than we have). The hoped for changes include faster pace of play. More steals, more running off of defensive boards. That can do wonders for our mediocre half court offense.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Gonna be interesting to see how much the freshmen can push their veteran bench companions for more playing time. Who has the upper hand between Gaffney/Diggins, Hawkins/Polley, and Akok/Johnson?

I know everyone instantly wants to assume the freshmen are better, but Gaffney will have 2 years of experience and a proven jump shot on Sool, Polley is coming off a 6th man award and is also a proven shooter with 4 years of experience on Hawk, and we pretty much know Akok is gonna be a major factor moving forward. There's only so much playing time to go around.

 

[auror]

Houston-lite is a bit insulting. Not saying we will perform as well, so far we certainly have not. But the trajectory of the program is set to leave Houston well in our review mirror. UConn isn't anybody "lite".

Agree we will remain a defense first team, crash the boards (hopefully much better on the defensive end than we have). The hoped for changes include faster pace of play. More steals, more running off of defensive boards. That can do wonders for our mediocre half court offense.

Until we do leave them in the dust or perform as well or better, the lite is an accurate representation.

I think Sampson is a top 5 coach right now.

 

[Son of Robert]

Solid write-up emphasizes our 7th best rim protection, and our 4th best offensive rebounding nationally. We're gonna be even better in both these categories this year, and that will make us hard to beat.

 

[superjohn]

Houston-lite is a bit insulting.

It's vomit inducing.

 

[BattersonBoyz]

3MW is one of the best CBB sites/podcasts out there. These guys do their research on every team and conference in the country.

They deserve way more recognition than most of the big media corps out there. Great write up!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I like that they noted poor shot selection as a greater culprit than poor shooting.