We Will Learn A Lot Tonight

[UConnfan8]

Here's my problem with this. Calhoun pretty much ALWAYS had a capable big man and a slew of shooters. Ollie is basically playing offense with 3/4 guys available on O. Enoch may develop, but he's a trainwreck right now. Brimah is good for catching lobs and not much else. Durham looks like he has promise, but obviously isn't all the way back yet. It's tough to run a guard/wing system when you have no inside presence. Esp when your team isn't known for shooting. If I were coaching against UConn...I'd play a zone and pack the lane. Dare UConn to shoot. Jackson needs to be the zone buster. Adams Larrier and Purvis can make 3s, but it's not their game. Last night Phil Forte hit some DEEP 3s like it was nothing.

I don't it has to do with coaching. Ollie is hamstrung without a big man. And also...Ollie has a NC. Did we beat p5 schools then?

Point being is that Calhoun DEVELOPED those big men...sure Emeka, Thabeet....not much work required there, but Gavin Edwards? Josh Boone? Hilton Armstrong? The improvement and leap those guys made from freshman- senior year was simply outstanding. All of them could retroactively say they were one of the best big men in the country at the end of their senior season.

Where is the development of Brimah with Ollie? Facey? These are 4 year guys that just haven't improved a LICK. Brimah has been grabbing boards lately, but he's done that since freshman year. Where is the offensive improvement? It's not there. Ollie lacks the ability to develop players. And if he can't do it then he needs to hire someone who can. Not Kevin Freeman or Ricky Moore and this "family" BS. Hire a guy that can develop freakin players, especially big men. And hire a guy who can run some GD plays on offense, whether we have a shooter or not.

 

[KembaStepback]

Point being is that Calhoun DEVELOPED those big men...sure Emeka, Thabeet....not much work required there, but Gavin Edwards? Josh Boone? Hilton Armstrong? The improvement and leap those guys made from freshman- senior year was simply outstanding. All of them could retroactively say they were one of the best big men in the country at the end of their senior season.

Where is the development of Brimah with Ollie? Facey? These are 4 year guys that just haven't improved a LICK. Brimah has been grabbing boards lately, but he's done that since freshman year. Where is the offensive improvement? It's not there. Ollie lacks the ability to develop players. And if he can't do it then he needs to hire someone who can. Not Kevin Freeman or Ricky Moore and this "family" BS. Hire a guy that can develop freakin players, especially big men. And hire a guy who can run some GD plays on offense, whether we have a shooter or not.

I'm not saying he doesn't need to do a better job with the big men, but Brimah missed some time with injury with stunted his development. It's not Ollie's fault brimah cant make a hook shot to save his life. They have run plays. And they work...it's not Ollie's fault these guys cant make a layup. How many easy shots were missed last night?

 

[Caronimo]

I was just thinking about Mumu earlier. We haven't had much of a post up player in a while. Miller was solid but I don't really count one year grad transfers.

 

[NickB]

I was just thinking about Mumu earlier. We haven't had much of a post up player in a while. Miller was solid but I don't really count one year grad transfers.

Post up player...hmmmm...off the top of my head going back...Okafor, Jeff Carr, Cal Chapman...yes, it's been awhile