UConn Secret Scrimmage

[Chin Diesel]

AJ at about 22 mpg and averaging 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals or so would be very good for him. Just a straight up box score filler across the categories.

 

[QuickDraw]

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

as long as I don't have to watch Gillespie post up Cole successfully over & over again. It was painful to watch.

 

[mauconnfan]

as long as I don't have to watch Gillespie post up Cole successfully over & over again. It was painful to watch.

That will be on the staff to make adjustments in preparation of the same focus by Wright. Will see we can’t leave him or even Gaff on their own little island again.

 

[tomtom80]

Is there a box score available somewhere ?

 

[Improviser]

Maybe AJ can guard Gillespie.

AJ is taller and has long arms and defensive skills, so for at least some minutes at critical times in the game , that might help, even for some ball denial defense.

Gillespie is more of a penetrator than a shooter.

 

[Chin Diesel]

as long as I don't have to watch Gillespie post up Cole successfully over & over again. It was painful to watch.

Yes. That was coaching malfeasance by Dan Hurley and staff to not make any adjustments on that. At least this year there should be other options.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Is there a box score available somewhere ?

Yes, but it's a secret.

 

[Chin Diesel]

That will be on the staff to make adjustments in preparation of the same focus by Wright. Will see we can’t leave him or even Gaff on their own little island again.

Maybe AJ can guard Gillespie.

AJ is taller and has long arms and defensive skills, so for at least some minutes at critical times in the game , that might help, even for some ball denial defense.

Gillespie is more of a penetrator than a shooter.

Good thought. It will come down to discipline by Jax to not go for any pump fakes and not leave his feet until Gillespie leaves his feet. And Jax should have enough length to stay far enough away so Gillespie can't just duck the shoulder in to his chest and draw the foul.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

If CF Jr can show other reasons to be on the floor, he might be able to body-up Gillespie; time will tell.

 

[businesslawyer]

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.

In 06, Boone and Armstrong started at the bigs. We brought Adrien and Ed Nelson in off the bench, and could also swing Rudy Gay to the 4 so Denham and Rash Anderson could be on the floor together as wings.

We could conceivably have that kind of depth this year. Or, if Samson isn’t there yet and Akok isn’t the same after the Achilles, we could have little depth at all beyond Polley or Martin playing the 4. Time will tell.

 

[Chin Diesel]

If CF Jr can show other reasons to be on the floor, he might be able to body-up Gillespie; time will tell.

That's the problem. If you body him up, Gillespie will go all Dodgeball on you with ducks, dips, dives, etc until he draws a foul. Length and patience to me is better than trying body him up.

 

[Hankster]

as long as I don't have to watch Gillespie post up Cole successfully over & over again. It was painful to watch.

Wasn't Gillespie the one who's push offs were so obvious even Hellen Keller blew the whistle?

 

[CL82]

Yes, but it's a secret.

Yes, but you need to have a decoder ring to be able to read it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Yes, but you need to have a decoder ring to be able to read it.

 

[Mooch82]

Yes. That was coaching malfeasance by Dan Hurley and staff to not make any adjustments on that. At least this year there should be other options.

The issue is Moore likes to post up too, and he’s bigger than Gillespie. So if you want Cole in the game, he needs to guard one of them. Unless you adjust the strategy to double quicker or go zone.

 

[Tiamat7]

Villanova is remarkable in that both of their guards -- Gillespie and Moore -- are very effective posting up. And then kicking out to shooters if need be. They are clever with the ball and sturdy for their size.

Hopefully the UConn coaching staff has plan A and plan B to deal with it. Cole, Gaffney, and even Jackson couldn't defend it last year. Jackson can --physically-- but the VU guards are crafty vets.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The issue is Moore likes to post up too, and he’s bigger than Gillespie. So if you want Cole in the game, he needs to guard one of them. Unless you adjust the strategy to double quicker or go zone.

I have no problem sitting Cole for extended minutes if he cannot defend either of the Nova guards. It's his biggest ceiling tile- short in height, short arm reach, below average athleticism.

 

[Kenny11]

Villanova is remarkable in that both of their guards -- Gillespie and Moore -- are very effective posting up. And then kicking out to shooters if need be. They are clever with the ball and sturdy for their size.

Hopefully the UConn coaching staff has plan A and plan B to deal with it. Cole, Gaffney, and even Jackson couldn't defend it last year. Jackson can --physically-- but the VU guards are crafty vets.

Yeah Jackson wasn’t a disciplined defender at all last season because of so many bad high school habits. Hurley recently said he could be one of the best defenders in the country though, so I imagine he’s making a lot of progress there.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

That's the problem. If you body him up, Gillespie will go all Dodgeball on you with ducks, dips, dives, etc until he draws a foul. Length and patience to me is better than trying body him up.

Maybe, or maybe it's CF Jr on him with help side coming from AJAX.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I have no problem sitting Cole for extended minutes if he cannot defend either of the Nova guards. It's his biggest ceiling tile- short in height, short arm reach, below average athleticism.

If JC sat KEA againstf Duke partly due to fouls but also because his game plan was to stop Pg penetration and you have Ricky ,Cole can sit especially if our other scoring options are clicking

 

[dennismenace]

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

That phrase was also attributed to Carlos Marcello of the Mafia.

 

[cohenzone]

That phrase was also attributed to Carlos Marcello of the Mafia.

If the two dead guys were dead because the Mafia chopped their heads off, the third guy becomes more likely to keep his mouth shut. Back to the scrimmage or is there one? I’ll never tell.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Yeah Jackson wasn’t a disciplined defender at all last season because of so many bad high school habits. Hurley recently said he could be one of the best defenders in the country though, so I imagine he’s making a lot of progress there.

He has the best raw defensive skills at his positions since Burrell.
Burrell was lucky playing with great perimeter players as a freshman which better hid his mistakes but Jackson could lead a tough perimeter with
some of the guys we have as he matures.

 

[Captbluefin]

Gillespie is coming off a pretty major injury I believe he might not be who he was last year or take him a while.
He plays like a punk with the push off and such. If your going to be called for a foul, then start giving him HARD fouls. Make him think twice before pushing off. In the old Big East he would have had his butt hammered on.

 

[Improviser]

That's the problem. If you body him up, Gillespie will go all Dodgeball on you with ducks, dips, dives, etc until he draws a foul. Length and patience to me is better than trying body him up.

Like the mongoose standing a bit back to throw the attacking cobra off balance.

 

[dennismenace]

Gillespie is coming off a pretty major injury I believe he might not be who he was last year or take him a while.
He plays like a punk with the push off and such. If your going to be called for a foul, then start giving him HARD fouls. Make him think twice before pushing off. In the old Big East he would have had his butt hammered on.

And we now have a very deep bench so lots of fouls.

 

[UconnU]

What was the starting lineup?

 

[UCSouth]

Gillespie is coming off a pretty major injury I believe he might not be who he was last year or take him a while.
He plays like a punk with the push off and such. If your going to be called for a foul, then start giving him HARD fouls. Make him think twice before pushing off. In the old Big East he would have had his butt hammered on.

"Plays like a punk". Is that the same as taking what the officials will give him? Because if it is, he surely punked us.

 

[Waquoit]

"Plays like a punk". Is that the same as taking what the officials will give him?

Yeah, but punkier

 

[mauconnfan]

"Plays like a punk". Is that the same as taking what the officials will give him? Because if it is, he surely punked us.

I disagree with him playing like a punk. He’s just taking advantage of what the stripes allow him to do so who could blame him? Time for our guys to step up and stop him. But punked us? Yeah he did let’s be sure to make him earn it next time.