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Message: [QUOTE="bmayuc, post: 5096898, member: 493"] [LIST=1] [*]This is a KenPom top-3 offense -- but not a top-20 defense - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]AGREE[/COLOR] [*]This is the deepest UConn team since … ever - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Maybe. We'll see how the wings progress(jayden, Jaylin) and Posts(sam,tarris)[/COLOR] [*]Reed will be starting over Samson by the time UConn takes the court in Maui - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]YES. He addresses our #1 & 2 questions - defense and rebounding. Samson is just better suited for a change of pace role playing against backup bigs.[/COLOR] [*]The Solo Ball leap is real ... and it is spectacular - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Hard Agree. Bouknight, Adama, Hawkins, Clingan, Solo. He's on plan.[/COLOR] [*]It is impossible for Alex Karaban to step on a court and leave it without posting 13/8/4 - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Yes. I really wonder if we all wait for a "leap" to being "the guy" this year but forget that our offense is designed not to have "a guy" and so people get a little dissapointed we aren't seeing 22/7 Karaban, but at the end of the year he's averaging like 16, 7, and 3 shooting 50/40/90 and we kinda realize he had an altimer Robin season to Solo's batman and we then appreciate we just saw Peak Karaban.[/COLOR] [*]The keys to the offense are in Hass' hands, and Mahaney is this year’s microwave bench scorer - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]YES. Death Lineup that needs 5 mpg is Mahaney/Solo/McNeeley/Jayden/Karaban to just rain threes on the other team when they are tired and missing rotations.[/COLOR] [*]Jayden Ross has worked his way into a rotation spot on this team - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Maybe. Needs to do better than 1 rebound in 17 minutes.[/COLOR] [*]McNeeley vs. Stewart will be this season’s ongoing message board debate - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]No. McNeeley and Stewart play different positions. McNeeley is clearly in the Castle Oversized Guard role, even brought the ball up sometimes. Steward firmly a big wing/forward role. [/COLOR] [*]Ahmad Nowell is Taliek Brown with a jump shot - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]TBD. Kinda see more of a Rickey Moore/Kemba archetype for him, less floor general.[/COLOR] [*]There will be an April parade in downtown Hartford … if this team rebounds and protects the rim - [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Defense and Rebounding. If we find our way into a top 30 defense we have a shot. If not, we will get slowed down by some big physical team and if the shots aren't falling we are vulnerable.[/COLOR] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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