UConn Secret Scrimmage

[UCfor3]

At least we were the hammer and not the nail.

 

[HuskyAlum012]

 

[Improviser]

Hurley will berate his team and assistants trying to figure out who was the mole or he will want to see security footage.

 

[aburks41]

This was probably a glorified shootaround but its good to see Akok taking a lot of 3s. Shows that they’re going to try to keep defenses honest and not let them pack the paint on us. Would be very interested to see Jacksons shooting line though

 

[Ts5034]

Good news that we won our first somewhat organized game by 15 plus points.

 

[HuskyAlum012]

 

[kansashusky]

Blast me to the moon, Adama.

 

[Ts5034]

Our frontcourt needs to be a strength this season, and that could be the difference maker for us. We obviouy have Whaley, who was last seasons Big East DPOY, and If Sanogo made a big improvement, we could be dangerous. And, don’t forget about Akok. He showed a lot of potential as a Fr, and since its been over 18 months since his injury, he should be a lot stronger than he was last year.

 

[aburks41]

Our frontcourt needs to be a strength this season, and that could be the difference maker for us. We obviouy have Whaley, who was last seasons Big East DPOY, and If Sanogo made a big improvement, we could be dangerous. And, don’t forget about Akok. He showed a lot of potential as a Fr, and since its been over 18 months since his injury, he should be a lot stronger than he was last year.

Samson will be a big piece later in the season too. Hurley said he’s got lottery pick potential in a couple seasons

 

[Ts5034]

Samson will be a big piece later in the season too. Hurley said he’s got lottery pick potential in a couple seasons

Of all the incoming Fr, I think I’m most excited to see Samson, and how his season and career plays out. Just from watching his highlight videos, he looks like he’s going to be a fun player to watch.

 

[navery12]

This frontcourt is gonna murder the Big East. There's not many teams who are gonna have the size to match us, and that's before we even bring Akok and Johnson off the bench

 

[husky429]

Amazing stuff to hear. Need these.two to elevate their games badly

 

[Dooooooomed]

Nova's Secret Scrimmages: Apparently lost big to Duke and had a "very competitive" game vs Rutgers.

Wildcats will be challenged this year.

 

[HobokenHusky]

Six to midnight.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

This was probably a glorified shootaround but its good to see Akok taking a lot of 3s. Shows that they’re going to try to keep defenses honest and not let them pack the paint on us. Would be very interested to see Jacksons shooting line though

Just saw that the 3-11 on 3's was team and not Akok.

 

[CL82]

Just saw that the 3-11 on 3's was team and not Akok.

where?

 

[Kenny11]

This is the dumbest tweet in twitter history. Just saw that the 3-11 on 3's was team and not Akok.

Wow they must have been really focused on bullying in the paint. Could be a cool team identity. 3s will be needed though

 

[superjohn]

Nova: Apparently lost big to Duke and had a "very competitive" game vs Rutgers.

Wildcats will be challenged this year.

UConn has more talent than Nova. Nova has the backcourt edge, UConn has a big frontcourt edge. I think Nova's top 5 ranking everywhere and UConn being borderline top 25/unranked is based on Nova being so great in recent years and UConn being poor in recent years. I don't subscribe to Nova clearly being the best team in the league this year.

 

[navery12]

where?

 

[cohenzone]

"Three people can keeps a secret if two of them are dead"--Benjamin Franklin

Can't argue with that.

Not a sure thing if one of them is still alive.

 

[Balker]

When was the last time the front court was a core part of the UConn offense? Okafor?

 

[aburks41]

When was the last time the front court was a core part of the UConn offense? Okafor?

Thabeet and Jeff Adrien

 

[Waquoit]

This is not helping me temper my Sanogo enthusiasm.

 

[PChoops]

This frontcourt is gonna murder the Big East. There's not many teams who are gonna have the size to match us, and that's before we even bring Akok and Johnson off the bench

Seton Hall, Xavier and PC have the height to compete with UConn on the boards. I don't know about the rest of the league.

 

[aburks41]

Seton Hall, Xavier and PC have the height to compete with UConn on the boards. I don't know about the rest of the league.

They may have the height but they don’t have the skill or depth to keep up with us.

 

[Balker]

Thabeet and Jeff Adrien

Yeah I suppose that was comparable. Maybe more defense oriented than this unit. The depth in the front court is potentially well beyond anything I can recall though.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This is not helping me temper my Sanogo enthusiasm.

All I want is for Sanogo to be that guy we haven’t had in a while, where opposing teams unequivocally know that their front court will be in foul trouble all night. We’ve been on the opposite side of that for way too long.

 

[Chief00]

All I want is for Sanogo to be that guy we haven’t had in a while, where opposing teams unequivocally know that their front court will be in foul trouble all night. We’ve been on the opposite side of that for way too long.

Adama has prepared himself well for success. Very proud of him and respect his work ethic.

 

[auror]

They may have the height but they don’t have the skill or depth to keep up with us.

Hall has the defensive upside (Yetna + Obiagu, although not sure what to make of Yetna post injuries, but Obiagu is still huge). Xavier has good offensive bigs in Freemantle and Nunge, but they're both a bit of turnstiles. Watson is skilled, but I've always thought he's a bit soft on the boards and on D.

 

[Chin Diesel]

UConn has more talent than Nova. Nova has the backcourt edge, UConn has a big frontcourt edge. I think Nova's top 5 ranking everywhere and UConn being borderline top 25/unranked is based on Nova being so great in recent years and UConn being poor in recent years. I don't subscribe to Nova clearly being the best team in the league this year.

Fortunately they'll have at least two head to head match ups to figure it out for realz.