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He got off to a slow start, but Fr. Randolph has been knocking down shots lately, behind the arc and elsewhere on the court. Smith, Barcello and Akot all can hit from range too, in addition to the players mentioned up thread. None of them are great 3 point shooters but plenty of guys capable of hitting them. Ayton has even launched a few, but his % is low enough that he's not really a threat. His 15-18 foot jumper is pretty sweet though.
 
Despite starting two 7 footers, Arizona doesn't really have a good rim protector. You'd think Ayton would be a good shotblocker, but it doesn't appear to be a strength for him. They also have been really bad stopping dribble penetration most of the season. So going w/ small ball and driving relentlessly might give UConn a chance in this game.
 
In their 3 losses, Arizona shot a combined 10-54 (18.5%) from 3. Since that point, 47-111 (42%). Closing out might be a good start.
 
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Fan4ever said:
How about the team playing with passion and purpose and not start the game with a double digit deficit.

C'mon KO, we're counting on you!
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Absolutely. Great comment. Enough of starting out games by digging a hole.
 
Also, I might add, NO taking jumpers without any Huskies prepared to rebound. Can't even begin to count the amount of "one and done" possessions UConn has had this season and last where a shot is taken and all there are under the basket are members of the opposing team. That needs to stop now.
 
businesslawyer said:
That's the point. And there's not much KO can do. Players have to want to play hard as a team. (And before the complaining starts, yes, everything is the coach's responsibility ultimately, but that's different than thinking there's something magical he can do about it.)
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Well, I think we're talking about an issue of culture within the program and that starts with the head coach. Regardless of the level of talent, if he's not seeing a 100% effort from a player then he needs to put him on the bench and put someone in who will give his all (ala Jim Calhoun), even if he's a walk-on. Effort/energy/toughness are things that should instilled from day one and insisted upon. No excuse for deficiencies in those areas.
 
What in this seasons history would make people think UConn is going to use less of the 3 guard lineup. Even if KO starts with a big lineup with TL at the three I think KO will play the 3 guard lineup for the majority of the game. I'm not a fan of it but obviously KO is.
 
UConn should use the full court knee bumping strategy.
 
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QDOG5 said:
UConn should use the full court knee bumping strategy.
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I’m hoping to see more Whaley and Carlton and less Onuorah. Whaley in particular, as he proved he can keep the ball moving (and actually leads the team in ORtg now). There is so much growth to be realized with those 2 that it makes sense to play them more.

For strong bigs, Cobb and Diarra can take the majority of the minutes.

Play the 4 bigs that will be here next year and can actually develop into offensive contributors.
 
QDOG5 said:
What in this seasons history would make people think UConn is going to use less of the 3 guard lineup. Even if KO starts with a big lineup with TL at the three I think KO will play the 3 guard lineup for the majority of the game. I'm not a fan of it but obviously KO is.
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Without a reserve,
a three guard is crazy.Putting your best players on the court is mutually exclusive from putting your best 40 team on the floor.
What we need to see from this game is a freshman either a 3/4 to start making shots.
To stop UConn all you have to do know is identify Larrier & Vital and even if JA beats his man his only option becomes shooting a mid range jumper against a helping big
One more shooter at a wing .gives JA two more options as then even the 5 becomes part of the offense.
Having 5 with good hands is useless unless you can get them the ball.
JA has riven that if you are open he will find you
Last year his
195 assists in 32 games is in the top 5 -10 all time for a UCONN guard.
All our shooters get that little bit of space that makes the difference between a made and missed shot.
Intensity on defense that will lead to better team D. it’s been lacking
If we can keep it close for 38 minutes with a fresh JA
It can be done but even if we can’t growth is the key
You have to box if they are playing volleyball on the O glass it will be ugly.
IF we accomplish these things this becomes a much better team going forward win or lose.
 
Jaker said:
strategy: don't suck and try to keep it close

AZ is not as physical as MSU, so if we come out fired up like the first half of that game it could be interesting.
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Gilbert was a thorn in the MSU offense and we had 10 steals against them almost all in the first 30 minutes.
I would suspect they won’t have that done to them again this year ,the bad news is we no longer have Gilbert.
 
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