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Video from practice at Gampel

Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
I had a meeting at Mansfield town hall this morning and decided to take a drive down Jim Calhoun Way on the way home; mainly to check out the new baseball field. The whole new athletics district looks extremely “big time.” Long story short, I saw a total of 5 students on campus and one of them was Tyler Polley. He’s still very tall and thin.
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Sounds like Tyler hasn't lost any height which is good
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
If that was Jalen at the :10 mark we could really have one of the best backcourts in the Big East. Very excited to see our perimeter play. Overall we have a very long, athletic team with versatile pieces. It’s going to be up to Hurley to make sure he uses them accordingly.
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It’s nice having that much athleticism again and having skill to go with it. If this team is going to reach its ceiling, they should feast in transition, no way easier to score than on fast breaks.

Last season, they ranked 38th in forced TOs per game. Feels like this season, they can cause even more turnovers with their length and athleticism, resulting in points off those turnovers. Need to be more efficient with the ball this year, easy to do that when you can score in transition. 59th in Kenpom defense last year, seems like if they can make a solid improvement in that area, this team can be dangerous.
 
Fatroony5 said:
It’s nice having that much athleticism again and having skill to go with it. If this team is going to reach its ceiling, they should feast in transition, no way easier to score than on fast breaks.

Last season, they ranked 38th in forced TOs per game. Feels like this season, they can cause even more turnovers with their length and athleticism, resulting in points off those turnovers. Need to be more efficient with the ball this year, easy to do that when you can score in transition. 59th in Kenpom defense last year, seems like if they can make a solid improvement in that area, this team can be dangerous.
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That's it. It's not just the athleticism and the depth, it is that both are well suited to Hurley's preferred system. Hurley likes defensive pressure but not defensive gambling. This squad is well suited to implement that. It's too early to know how effective it will be, though I have an opinion on it, but it is definitely entertaining basketball.
 
Fatroony5 said:
It’s nice having that much athleticism again and having skill to go with it. If this team is going to reach its ceiling, they should feast in transition, no way easier to score than on fast breaks.

Last season, they ranked 38th in forced TOs per game. Feels like this season, they can cause even more turnovers with their length and athleticism, resulting in points off those turnovers. Need to be more efficient with the ball this year, easy to do that when you can score in transition. 59th in Kenpom defense last year, seems like if they can make a solid improvement in that area, this team can be dangerous.
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I agree 100%. Think having Cole and Gaffney running the show with Boatright as our main scorer can help efficiency in comparison to AG and Vital from last year. They played with a lot of heart, but these guys just seem more talented this year.

That Gaffney dunk really surprised me in the clip. Might this be our most talented UConn team ever?
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
I agree 100%. Think having Cole and Gaffney running the show with Boatright as our main scorer can help efficiency in comparison to AG and Vital from last year. They played with a lot of heart, but these guys just seem more talented this year.

That Gaffney dunk really surprised me in the clip. Might this be our most talented UConn team ever?
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Replacing Vitals production, especially how he played late in the season last year will be tough. His defense, rebounding, scoring, and free throw shooting will definitely he missed. But I think the combination of Cole, Gaffney, and Bouknight will help stabilize the offense and be a productive trio. The good thing is we have a lot of balance, don’t need to just rely on Bouknight having a great night every night. There’s enough talent and scoring to pick up the slack when needed. That’s been missing for awhile.

Love the enthusiasm, but man, UConns had a lot of talented teams. Not fair to compare these guys to the teams of the past. Just enjoy this team and the buzz surrounding it. They should be much improved and ready to make the tournament again.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
I agree 100%. Think having Cole and Gaffney running the show with Boatright as our main scorer can help efficiency in comparison to AG and Vital from last year. They played with a lot of heart, but these guys just seem more talented this year.

That Gaffney dunk really surprised me in the clip. Might this be our most talented UConn team ever?
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No, athletically it's right there though.
 
Fatroony5 said:
Replacing Vitals production, especially how he played late in the season last year will be tough. His defense, rebounding, scoring, and free throw shooting will definitely he missed. But I think the combination of Cole, Gaffney, and Bouknight will help stabilize the offense and be a productive trio. The good thing is we have a lot of balance, don’t need to just rely on Bouknight having a great night every night. There’s enough talent and scoring to pick up the slack when needed. That’s been missing for awhile.

Love the enthusiasm, but man, UConns had a lot of talented teams. Not fair to compare these guys to the teams of the past. Just enjoy this team and the buzz surrounding it. They should be much improved and ready to make the tournament again.
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Vital did really turn it on at the beginning of last year. Like you said though, hoping the sum of the parts can make up for it and Bouknight having a great year.

Weird, thought I typed athletic instead of talented. Brain fart. Definitely not the most talented, but I can’t remember any PGs we’ve had in the past that can do what Gaffney did in that clip. Throw in Bouk, Jackson, Martin, our bigs and hopefully we’ll be in for a lot of highlight plays this year.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
I agree 100%. Think having Cole and Gaffney running the show with Boatright as our main scorer can help efficiency in comparison to AG and Vital from last year.
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Uhhh...
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
I agree 100%. Think having Cole and Gaffney running the show with Boatright as our main scorer can help efficiency in comparison to AG and Vital from last year. They played with a lot of heart, but these guys just seem more talented this year.

That Gaffney dunk really surprised me in the clip. Might this be our most talented UConn team ever?
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No Mo Boatshow.. But I get what you're sayin'
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
I agree 100%. Think having Cole and Gaffney running the show with Boatright as our main scorer can help efficiency in comparison to AG and Vital from last year. They played with a lot of heart, but these guys just seem more talented this year.

That Gaffney dunk really surprised me in the clip. Might this be our most talented UConn team ever?
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I made a similar comment last month, and while I don’t think this is our most talented team ever (2004 might take the cake,) I do think this is one of our most complete rosters top to bottom. In other words, I feel that our #6-12 players are just as good as any other 6-12 we’ve had on paper. The season needs to play out of course, but time will tell.
 
UCLJ0211 said:
I made a similar comment last month, and while I don’t think this is our most talented team ever (2004 might take the cake,) I do think this is one of our most complete rosters top to bottom. In other words, I feel that our #6-12 players are just as good as any other 6-12 we’ve had on paper. The season needs to play out of course, but time will tell.
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Sorry let me clarify I didn’t mean to type most talented. Crazy brain fart there as I meant most athletic. I’m not sure if this team has 4 1st rounders on it.
 
I will just say that our "most talented" team was not our most winning team... yes, I'm talking about 2005.
 
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SprtsThrpyCT said:
Was thinking it would be great, in lieu of a first night, if they did a televised blue and white game. Something like that. I just dont want to wait another month.
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Chief won’t miss First Night, but I know it was the highlight of the season for many.
 
Mazhude said:
I will just say that our "most talented" team was not our most winning team... yes, I'm talking about 2005.
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When we lost both Emeka and Ben after 2004- how can you say that? We also lost Bynum after the MacDonalds Game - was that after 2004 too can’t remember? Then Clyde’s issue. I remember Calhoun saying it was a tough offseason.
 
Chief00 said:
When we lost both Emeka and Ben after 2004- how can you say that? We also lost Bynum after the MacDonalds Game - was that after 2004 too can’t remember? Then Clyde’s issue. I remember Calhoun saying it was a tough offseason.
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Bynum was after the 2004-2005 season. 2004 recruiting class was Rudy Gay and A.J. Price.
 
Chief00 said:
Chief won’t miss First Night, but I know it was the highlight of the season for many.
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Just ready for some UConn basketball...playing in March is typically the highlight of the season.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Sorry let me clarify I didn’t mean to type most talented. Crazy brain fart there as I meant most athletic. I’m not sure if this team has 4 1st rounders on it.
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IMO..It does have four first rounders on the roster.... Just not in the same draft class.. BTW.. More on the way in 2021..
 
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