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UConn in the NBA Oct 2025

caw said:
Spacing is undeniably bad there, but that is where the coach wants him. DC had 16-14 with 2 blocks, 2 assists and a steal in 26 minutes of a win. DC was 8-9 in the paint (should have been 8-8 as he was fouled on his one miss but it wasn't called, horrid no-call), but 0-3 from three.

Duren had 8-7 in 21 minutes against the Cavs in a loss.

My point here is, it's a long season, let it play out.
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Yeah I’m not saying Duren is a better player. I think Clingan is fully capable of being a better player if he focused more on what was effective for him today. Which was shooting almost 100% in the paint.

Almost like that should get all of his focus and energy the same way it does for Duren.

Appreciate you being honest and reasonable about what happened in that picture.
 
Clingan had 16 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks on 8-12 (0-3 from 3). Outplayed Ayton for sure

Drummond had 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks in 23 minutes off the bench

Castle had 22 points on 50%, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, but another high turnover game with 5. 1-4 from three and 9-14 FTs

Nets got blasted but Tyrese had 11 points in 23 bench minutes (3-8 from three)

Hawkins scoreless on 0-5 shooting in 15 minutes. Starting to get concerned he‘ll be glued to the bench when Dejounte comes back. He has not had a good start to the season at all

Cam with 11 points in 14 minutes. 3-3 from three and 2-2 from the line. Also chipped in 3 assists and 2 rebounds



 
HW611 said:
But yay, he hits 1-2 3s a game that defenders want him to take so they can do stuff like pack the paint hoping he takes another.
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He averages under 2 3PA per game. Can we stop making it seem like he is just jacking up 3’s? The implication that he’s ignoring development in other parts of his game to work on a competent enough shot to attempt 0-2 wide open 3s per game is laughably dumb.
 
Matrim55 said:
A 6'6 220lb Jrue is a top 10-15 player in the league, all-defense first team for a decade and a surefire Hall of Famer.
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I love Jrue who is a really good player and his D is fantastic but best 10-15 player in the league? No.
HoF? - maybe and I would love to see it
 
HW611 said:
I’m usually not but this place makes it easy when all everyone knows how to do is look at a computer and say players should take the laziest shot in basketball no matter who they are.
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Oh, the irony. How to think you are rebutting someone else's point while actually proving it beyond all shadow of a doubt. The lack of self-awareness is truly impressive.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
He averages under 2 3PA per game. Can we stop making it seem like he is just jacking up 3’s? The implication that he’s ignoring development in other parts of his game to work on a competent enough shot to attempt 0-2 wide open 3s per game is laughably dumb.
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You literally lied and this post has 6 likes.

And people wonder why it’s easy to be the “smartest in the room” on this board.
 
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Clingan is actually shooting more 3s a game this year than Wemby. But let’s make stuff up because our feelings are hurt lol
 
HW611 said:
You literally lied and this post has 6 likes.

And people wonder why it’s easy to be the “smartest in the room” on this board.
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Ooh, you got him there. DC is averaging exactly 3 per game. Wicked burn...
 
HW611 said:
You literally lied and this post has 6 likes.

And people wonder why it’s easy to be the “smartest in the room” on this board.
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Apologies, misread the stat line. 3 attempts per game. Changes nothing about the point of my post.
 
gtcam said:
Uncalled for
If you have so much contempt towards someone, why do you bother
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I don’t have contempt for anyone. I have contempt for continuing to cloud the board with either bad takes or takes based on emotion. He’s wrong about so much in this thread and continues to be the loudest poster. It hurts threads that are usually worthwhile to read.

Comparing DC to Duren should have been the thing that made him take a look in the mirror and say “Hm, maybe I am just arguing for arguing’s sake” but obviously it hasn’t. It’s dumb and I will call it out when it happens, get over it.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Comparing DC to Duren should have been the thing that made him take a look in the mirror and say “Hm, maybe I am just arguing for arguing’s sake” but obviously it hasn’t. It’s dumb and I will call it out when it happens, get over it.
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The only thing dumb is thinking a guy who is 7’2 can’t do the same thing a guy who is 6’10 is doing. And doubling down after a game he just shot 8-9 from the paint and 0-3 from three while providing no spacing further proving the point.

But I’m the one going off emotions and not what we’re watching in real time.
WhereistheDove? said:
Apologies, misread the stat line. 3 attempts per game. Changes nothing about the point of my post.
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Under 2 attempts a game and more 3s than Wemby is a big difference and it absolutely changes your post.

Hes shot the same amount of 3s or more as he did 2s in two out of the four games he played in. Last night was the one night he clearly focused on more paint shots and as common sense would have it, he had his best game of the season.

It’s almost like this stuff is simple and yall argue for the sake of your feelings being hurt.
 
HW611 said:
The only thing dumb is thinking a guy who is 7’2 can’t do the same thing a guy who is 6’10 is doing. And doubling down after a game he just shot 8-9 from the paint and 0-3 from three while providing no spacing further proving the point.

But I’m the one going off emotions and not what we’re watching in real time.

Under 2 attempts a game and more 3s than Wemby is a big difference and it absolutely changes your post.

Hes shot the same amount of 3s or more as he did 2s in two out of the four games he played in. Last night was the one night he clearly focused on more paint shots and as common sense would have it, he had his best game of the season.

It’s almost like this stuff is simple and yall argue for the sake of your feelings being hurt.
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You must be Pre-Law or something.
 
I think it’s fair to assume that people whose full-time job it is to get better at basketball are being coached to further develop all skills. Arguing if Clingan should be working on his outside shot or his inside game is like arguing if you should breathe or have a heartbeat. He’s definitely doing both.
 
thekollieman said:
I think it’s fair to assume that people whose full-time job it is to get better at basketball are being coached to further develop all skills. Arguing if Clingan should be working on his outside shot or his inside game is like arguing if you should breathe or have a heartbeat. He’s definitely doing both.
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There’s only but so much time in a day. Players definitely have a focus over the summer.

For example, Ant wanted to improve becoming a better 3 point shooter and became the best 3 point shooter in the league last year. Got knocked out by SGA and this summer his focus was calling up Jordan to see how he can develop a post game because he lacked that in the playoffs as that wasn’t his focus.

Wemby trained with Hakeem and KG this summer and has been starting the season off terrorizing the midrange and post. After attempting almost 9 threes a game last year he’s down to under 3 and had a game he didn’t attempt one at all.

Developing all skills at once sounds good in theory, but realistically you have specific focuses you want to improve. You usually aren’t developing multiple things at once. From the looks of it DCs focus was 3 point shooting.
 
HW611 said:
The only thing dumb is thinking a guy who is 7’2 can’t do the same thing a guy who is 6’10 is doing. And doubling down after a game he just shot 8-9 from the paint and 0-3 from three while providing no spacing further proving the point.

But I’m the one going off emotions and not what we’re watching in real time.

Under 2 attempts a game and more 3s than Wemby is a big difference and it absolutely changes your post.

Hes shot the same amount of 3s or more as he did 2s in two out of the four games he played in. Last night was the one night he clearly focused on more paint shots and as common sense would have it, he had his best game of the season.

It’s almost like this stuff is simple and yall argue for the sake of your feelings being hurt.
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No, you're arguing small details while ignoring the actual points we're making. Literally none of us are saying he shouldn't catch lobs and be a vertical spacer and dump off guy (that I've seen). We're saying working on his back to the basket post up game is less beneficial to his team than being a respectable 3 point shooter. Guys move around on the court. You can space from the perimeter, be a roll man, space from the dunker's spot, and grab offensive rebounds all on the same play. Camping in the paint (sorry I'll paraphrase what you said) "Having the mindset of controlling the paint at all times" works in moments and in some matchups, and in others you'd rather be setting a screen on the perimeter and then popping out for a 3 if the opponent is playing an aggressive hedging coverage.

The whole "he's not providing any space" is exactly the point. He needs to show he's a threat from there to generate the space (and one screenshot caught mid action with no context doesn't actually prove he's not lol). To do that, he has to practice and take and make the shots. You have to earn the respect.

He already "controls the paint" on the defensive side of the court. He's trying to expand from being a one dimensional player to a multi-dimensional one, and as someone else pointed out, he's likely focusing on improving his skills in the paint, too.
 
HW611 said:
There’s only but so much time in a day. Players definitely have a focus over the summer.

For example, Ant wanted to improve becoming a better 3 point shooter and became the best 3 point shooter in the league last year. Got knocked out by SGA and this summer his focus was calling up Jordan to see how he can develop a post game because he lacked that in the playoffs as that wasn’t his focus.

Wemby trained with Hakeem and KG this summer and has been starting the season off terrorizing the midrange and post. After attempting almost 9 threes a game last year he’s down to under 3 and had a game he didn’t attempt one at all.

Developing all skills at once sounds good in theory, but realistically you have specific focuses you want to improve. You usually aren’t developing multiple things at once. From the looks of it DCs focus was 3 point shooting.
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Anthony Edwards wasn't the best three point shooter in the league last year, lolz.

He was 48th in the league in three point percentage, he just took over 10 per game.
 

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