Uconn Starters for Tomorrow
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It seems Enoch is out of position at the 4. Then again, Jackson and to a lesser extent Facey are as well.
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The prospect of playing SE and Brimah at the 4 and 5 may have the potential to work well for us. It would be like an all offense and all defense yin and yang. The only problem this could potentially pose is the likely early foul trouble. We lack depth and if these two foul machines get a couple early ones, which lets be real they wear UConn on the chest so they won't get the benefit of the doubt, we'd be in trouble.
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I think Purvis needs to come off the bench. He's too inconsistent and Uconn can't start every game down 15 before he decides he'll have an impact.
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I think we have to start Adams, CV, Purvis, Jackson and Brimah. The zone will crush us if we don't have a skilled player in the middle of the zone (Vance).
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LOL, I really don't see the love affair with SE with some posters on this forum. He may be our worst big defensively, which his offense doesn't make up for. But tbh his offense is below average as well. Sure he has better "moves" than brimah and facey but in the grand scheme its still not good. I am not a fan of this line up.
The obvious answer for me would be start Jackson at the four and let him flash to the free throw line and make plays (shoot a short jumper)
This line up by KO is EXTREMELY troubling
The obvious answer for me would be start Jackson at the four and let him flash to the free throw line and make plays (shoot a short jumper)
This line up by KO is EXTREMELY troubling
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can't get too crazy about rotations, there is no bench. dont you think its smart to keep a non big off the bench like vj? if he starts vj , his bench is enoch facey and durham
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I think the key is a bit of a short or at least shorter leash. IF RP misfires to start the game, give him a blow. Same with Enoch and Brimah. Produce or go to bench and get have the assistants instruct and then get them back in.
I can see that Enoch's short jumper may help us to generate points. Give it and shot then change things up with Jackson.
I can see that Enoch's short jumper may help us to generate points. Give it and shot then change things up with Jackson.
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Guys -- Jackson can't give us many minutes at the 4, because when he's playing the 4 or on the bench, none of Adams, Purvis or Vitale can get a rest or be in foul trouble.
So if he only has 8 minutes a game, at most, to give us at the 4, do you want to use them at the beginning or have those minutes available for crunch time?
So if he only has 8 minutes a game, at most, to give us at the 4, do you want to use them at the beginning or have those minutes available for crunch time?
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I do agree with you, but we've had terrible starts to every game this season, due to the lack of spacing because of this 2 big line up. I say start VJ and give him the quick yank around the 16 min or 15 min mark bring facey in, and then let VJ run with the second unit. This way maybe our offense comes out of the gate with a with a chance to put points on the board.
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You make an excellent point, which is a very tough decision for a coach. I would really like for us to start vance at the 4 for offensive purposes. The addition of enoch to the starting line up is no good against a good cuse zone. Since hes come to storrs ive seen no evidence of him being able to really hit that foul line jumper at the Division 1 level, like was shown on his highschool highlight and FIBA tournament. Dont think he has the vision either to pass the ball when catches at the free throw line in the zone (A major key to busting open zone as well as shooting), I think VJ has these abilities.
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