UConn in the NBA, 2019/20

[UConnRock]

Bazz' shooting has struggled, but he is getting 22 minutes per game with a great assist to turnover ratio (4.5/2) and also grabbing a few rebounds. When he gets his shooting numbers back to historical levels he could be a 10 pt, 5 assist

 

[auror]

Kemba with the odd showing tonight. Celtics win again, eked out a win on the road against dreaful Cavs.

6-8 from 3. Good! 2-11 from 2 and more turnovers than assists. Bad!

Hayward was awesome, though. He went 16 for 16 from 2. Literally ties a Wilt Chamberlain record. And Edwards finally hit some 3's.

 

[upstater]

Andre is 3 assists from a triple double tonight, 24 pts on 11-15 shooting, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and this sweet move to the basket:

 

[husky429]

Andre is 3 assists from a triple double tonight, 24 pts on 11-15 shooting, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and this sweet move to the basket:

I just want him on the Celts. Make it happen Ainge

 

[upstater]

Wow--I didn't realize how unpopular he is with the Twitter/Pistons fanbase. It sounds like they won't miss him much if he's traded.

 

[superjohn]

Wow--I didn't realize how unpopular he is with the Twitter/Pistons fanbase. It sounds like they won't miss him much if he's traded.

Always has been, they're a terrible fanbase.

 

[auror]

In 538's new RAPTOR stat, UConn pros doing quite well.

For WAR, Drummond is 12th, and Kemba and Lamb are tied for 22nd in the whole NBA. Lamb is 18th in the rate stat version, but missed some time so only 22nd in WAR. Kemba 18th in offense.

It's still early, so there's some quirks, especially in the On/Off numbers. Somehow Napier is 3rd in the entire league in on/off defense.

 

[Matrim55]

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Jalen went for 33 tonight for Erie and was hands down the best player on the court from either side. They had him as more of a facilitator early on but, much like a lot of his tenure here, he was getting zero help so he got more aggressive in the 2Q and was really strong the rest of the way.

 

[awfuldan]

Really impressive stuff here. Couple highlights dunks and a bunch of threes. Jalen looks good.

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Really impressive stuff here. Couple highlights dunks and a bunch of threes. Jalen looks good.

He was absolutely the best player on the floor. His shot was falling and, when a play broke down, he was generally able to get to the hoop without much issue.

We were right behind the Erie bench and the difference between the coaching he had last year to this year must be hysterical, as the Erie coach barely spoke above a conversational tone. A lot of familiar names last night with E.C. Matthews, Bigby-Williams, Jalen McDaniels, Kobi Simmons, and Javon Bess playing.

 

[Kenny11]

He was absolutely the best player on the floor. His shot was falling and, when a play broke down, he was generally able to get to the hoop without much issue.

We were right behind the Erie bench and the difference between the coaching he had last year to this year must be hysterical, as the Erie coach barely spoke above a conversational tone. A lot of familiar names last night with E.C. Matthews, Bigby-Williams, Jaden McDaniels, Kobi Simmons, and Javon Bess playing.

Just noticed his jersey number was #6 in the beginning of the game and then changed to #12 ?

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

Just noticed his jersey number was #6 in the beginning of the game and then changed to #12 ?

He switched jerseys after the 1Q. I don’t know if he had an problem with his regular jersey or what, but he did get hit in the lip early on so it might’ve been an issue with having blood on it

 

[Matrim55]

Jalen went for 33 tonight for Erie and was hands down the best player on the court from either side. They had him as more of a facilitator early on but, much like a lot of his tenure here, he was getting zero help so he got more aggressive in the 2Q and was really strong the rest of the way.

I’m zero percent surprised. Jalen is legit one of the most talented basketball players we’ve ever had — except between the ears. And it’s not like he’s dumb, it’s just that he’s immature and irresponsible.

If he’s able to put that in the past and grow up he’s an NBA player, and not just an end of the bench guy.

 

[Psolo12]

JA looked like an absolute beast. Happy for him.

 

[pj]

Glad he got one year under Hurley. One year is not enough to fix everything, but it's enough to make him receptive to coaching, and that's the most important thing a G league player needs, especially a point guard. As Ollie's NBA career showed, a guy who responds to coaching is valued.

 

[ucawn]

He’s just gotta bring the same swagger to the NBA. I know it can be hard when you aren’t comfortable but you gotta just go out there and play like you know you can

 

[10TOES]

Terry with 28pts and 11 reb. Nice to see him out there.

 

[andy34]

Terry with 28pts and 11 reb. Nice to see him out there.

Terry's highlights from yesterday. He really caught fire from 3. Would be so fun to see him finally put all the pieces together.

 

[ctchamps]

He was absolutely the best player on the floor. His shot was falling and, when a play broke down, he was generally able to get to the hoop without much issue.

We were right behind the Erie bench and the difference between the coaching he had last year to this year must be hysterical, as the Erie coach barely spoke above a conversational tone. A lot of familiar names last night with E.C. Matthews, Bigby-Williams, Jalen McDaniels, Kobi Simmons, and Javon Bess playing.

How was he and his teammates on defense? His team lost by a large margin in spite of JA's play.

 

[ctchamps]

Terry's highlights from yesterday. He really caught fire from 3. Would be so fun to see him finally put all the pieces together.

Some real clutch shooting by Terry.

 

[Pgh2Storrs]

How was he and his teammates on defense? His team lost by a large margin in spite of JA's play.

He didn’t really stand out defensively, but the whole team was pretty bad. One of the bench guys was RUTHLESSLY giving it to Bigby-Williams for being lazy defensively (I still would trade internal organs for a guy with that size inside for us).

The one thing that struck me was that Jalen regularly took control of the huddle during TO’s/breaks. Very vocal. He carried himself with a ton of confidence

 

[Matrim55]

The Celtics are so much damn fun!

 

[upstater]

Kemba had 23 in the second half tonight, 29 overall, and started firing up 3 pointers and hitting them like crazy in a win over the Mavs. Came out of the game with 2 to play after getting nailed in the face and neck--holding his shoulder. Hope he's OK.

 

[aceboon]

Its nice to see Kemba doing this on a good team, hopefully that injury at the end of the game isn't anything serious