UConn is Currently Ranked 323 out of 350 D1 schools against man to man defense according to Synergy Sports Tech.
And 324th in FG Percentage against man to man
Against zone defense they are 154th
This is all on Hurley and the result of how poor his man to man offense really is.
Everyone is quick to put the blame on Gilbert and Vital but a lot of time it is not all their fault.
Hurley hasn’t but them in positions for success.
Half the team looks scared when they get into crunch time and act like they don’t want the ball.
The biggest problem is the awful spacing due to both bigs standing at the top of the key and everyone else up too high.
Time and time again either Gilbert or Vital is forced to try and make something happen with the shot clock winding down and no room to operate.
There is no room to for them to create so Vital is usually forced to throw up a long contested three and Gilbert ends up getting in trouble trying to split a double team or over penetrating.
The poor results speak for themselves. The shots you get are a result of the offense you run.
The numbers don’t lie.
But I do like what Hurley is doing on defense
And 324th in FG Percentage against man to man
Against zone defense they are 154th
This is all on Hurley and the result of how poor his man to man offense really is.
Everyone is quick to put the blame on Gilbert and Vital but a lot of time it is not all their fault.
Hurley hasn’t but them in positions for success.
Half the team looks scared when they get into crunch time and act like they don’t want the ball.
The biggest problem is the awful spacing due to both bigs standing at the top of the key and everyone else up too high.
Time and time again either Gilbert or Vital is forced to try and make something happen with the shot clock winding down and no room to operate.
There is no room to for them to create so Vital is usually forced to throw up a long contested three and Gilbert ends up getting in trouble trying to split a double team or over penetrating.
The poor results speak for themselves. The shots you get are a result of the offense you run.
The numbers don’t lie.
But I do like what Hurley is doing on defense