Agreed. He does make some ill advised bonehead plays that get me angry for sure. But there is no questioning his physical toughness and mental tougheness. The guy has tons of heart and fight and he has given this program everything he has had. I can't ask for more. He will be missed. He should get a fantastic Senior Day reception-he deserves it and he has earned it.
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I love this kid. He's got the heart of a lion. Boatright and Kemba'esque. He plays with passion and fire. He wants to win so bad. He is very talented. As you said, get upset with him a couple times a game, but his positive play and hustle far outweighs the bad. He's been through some of the worst times in UConn history in the past 30 years of this program. He comes back every day working just as hard and giving everything he's got. He will be sorely missed indeed. He's led by example. He's kept his nose clean, done the right things and played his heart out for this program. I will always be a HUGE Christian Vital fan both on the court and in life. I'm glad we can call him a Husky.
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Beautifully said. I hope you guys that can be there for Senior Night will go and give Christian a round of cheers and applause like he’d hear if he was playing on one of our best teams. He deserves a hero’s send off after the effort he’s given. Personally, I’d put him on the wall, but I’m a softy.
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Didn't see this until now but I love Hurley so much
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He's a lion I agree. The Wall no, but it seems like there should be like a hallway wall to start for kids like him. I mean today was pretty much him in so many ways, really all ways. A great first half shooting the ball, some great defense and hard work on Cumberland. A couple bad takes too deep with time on the shot clock. 2nd half a run of bad shots but then the put back off the rebound was monstorous, made most of his FTs. Bad technical not very smart even though he was right. But again the defense on both regulation and OT last seconds were manly. Solid game fun to watch.
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People on the chat just killing CV all day yet as I sit in my seat in Gampel I'm watching a young man who plays 100% every game every play. His defense was unbelievable as well as his rebounding positioning - as usual. People calling him a loser and not capable of playing winning basketball are not only wrong but ignorant. Many ask if he has ever hit a big shot? I remember a young CV hitting 2 free throws to defeat Cuse at MSG. I look at his all time stats and see where he sits in UConn history.
He leads the team in scoring AND rebounding and is ranked in the top 10 of all D1 in FT shooting.
The kid can't help that he was recruited by KO and hasn't played on a winning team.
Without CV there is no victory today
The three he took with less than a minute left was a good shot for him. Dan Hurley knew that Bouk was going to attract a double team and who else out there was going to take a shot?
Does he make some bad decisions? Sure he does but what player doesn't.
Time to appreciate what he has brought - senior day is coming up
CV BLEEDS HUSKY BLUE
He leads the team in scoring AND rebounding and is ranked in the top 10 of all D1 in FT shooting.
The kid can't help that he was recruited by KO and hasn't played on a winning team.
Without CV there is no victory today
The three he took with less than a minute left was a good shot for him. Dan Hurley knew that Bouk was going to attract a double team and who else out there was going to take a shot?
Does he make some bad decisions? Sure he does but what player doesn't.
Time to appreciate what he has brought - senior day is coming up
CV BLEEDS HUSKY BLUE
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Warts all over the place but can’t think of a guy who put out more effort heart blood and tears every night.
Lots of bad decisions over the years but man gonna miss this kid. I feel so bad that he was always asked to do more than he was capable of. He deserved more.
A complete glue guy who bleeds blue. We will miss you CV1.
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If CV left more of himself on the floor he'd be a slab of wood that is used to build the court at Gampel.
This kid is going down as one of my favorite Huskies ever. A legit double double threat every game, who plays awesome D and drills free throws. Does he do some wild stuff on the court sometimes? Yup, but the positives far outweigh the negatives. I also feel like he could have transferred outta here and no one would have blamed him. He stuck it out and tried to win, every night. Great to see.
This kid is going down as one of my favorite Huskies ever. A legit double double threat every game, who plays awesome D and drills free throws. Does he do some wild stuff on the court sometimes? Yup, but the positives far outweigh the negatives. I also feel like he could have transferred outta here and no one would have blamed him. He stuck it out and tried to win, every night. Great to see.
Very well said. That's my DUDE. If I was a coach, I'd want multiple of him. This team and program will be better because of him. He's always led by example. He exemplifies HEART, PASSION and TRUE GRIT. He literally bleeds husky blue. His numbers will be up there with some of the greats. He deserves so much more. So thankful we can call him a husky. We can only hope there will be more like him to don the UConn uniform and play with the same passion, heart and pride. Thank you CV!!
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sorry on fickell watch today.
one potential heart break is enough for one day.
we played like crap and our best player was awful on the road and we almost still won. oh well, on to the next.
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I think Cumberland trying to guard Bauk was a big reason he couldn't get his offensive game going, Vital did a good job of guarding him most of the game but if you watched him struggling to guard Bauk you can see why he had nothing left for offense, he had no legs left after chasing the kid around today.
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Hate to say it we've played like crap a lot and almost won enough to be in the dance had we done so. Unfortunately this is the first one of about 7-8 we won. Oh and the other teams play like crap a lot vs UConn hate to tell you. Think it's more than your guys playing like crap, it's our guys making you play like crap on O. Just one mans humble opinion!
I could watch this all day LOL