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I’m just not sure how we got around to blaming the sophomores for this year when they aren’t the leaders on this team and two of them aren’t even starters.
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My two cents.
Most of the best rebounders and defensive players so far this year are sitting on the bench. Outside of Diarra, who is a good man defender on the starting lineup? The guards are getting driven past regularly and there is no elite shot blocker to meet the driver.
As for rebounding, Karaban and Johnson are averaging 5.4 and 5.2 rebounds per 40 minutes and they are the starting front court. That is not acceptable. Reed is averaging 17.7 and Stewart is averaging 8.7 rebounds per 40 minutes. In the Dayton game, UConn was outrebounded 41-25 (I don't remember that happening to a recent UConn team) and our two best rebounders played 21 minutes total. In 15 minutes of playing time, Reed was the high rebounder at 5.
Most of the best rebounders and defensive players so far this year are sitting on the bench. Outside of Diarra, who is a good man defender on the starting lineup? The guards are getting driven past regularly and there is no elite shot blocker to meet the driver.
As for rebounding, Karaban and Johnson are averaging 5.4 and 5.2 rebounds per 40 minutes and they are the starting front court. That is not acceptable. Reed is averaging 17.7 and Stewart is averaging 8.7 rebounds per 40 minutes. In the Dayton game, UConn was outrebounded 41-25 (I don't remember that happening to a recent UConn team) and our two best rebounders played 21 minutes total. In 15 minutes of playing time, Reed was the high rebounder at 5.
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You've always been down on the one and done players, which is fine. I prefer a year like last to a year like this one, of course, but I don't have anything against a year like this where players are going to develop and set us up nicely for next year.
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One and dones work when they are truly special and have good scaffolding around them. If we take a look at some of the teams that look like contenders right now, they’re generally winning with older guys (Auburn:Broome, Kansas, Gonzaga, ISU, even Kentucky).
This is a young team, will take patience and realistic expectations. We can spar about it in the meantime and have some fun with it without getting our dragon panties in a knot.
My biggest thing is just keeping the UConn brand elevated year over year to keep the shelves stocked with great players so we don’t lose the momentum that Hurley has built in this rapidly changing environment.
Danny thought they would make huge leaps this year so he stuck with these guys. That appears to be a huge miss. He could’ve gotten any one he wanted from the portal.
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That is the real issue. A stream of one and done does not by definition improve a program. It might make for an exciting player, but really good vets usually make a winner. And that is what attracts talent. As I said in another post, with NIL and the too loose transfer rule, make a change the has players sign a minimum 2 year deal. Pro sports do not have perpetual free agency.
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Norlander said he caught up with Hurley after Colorado and asked him if he could have seen this team losing 2 in Maui and Hurley said yes. Take it for what it’s worth.
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It’s this. This is what I’m seeing. It’s gotta be Nowell now in Mahaneys spot and take the lumps that will be coming while a frosh PG gets his feet under him. It won’t be perfect in the immediate ( but we suck anyway so take it) but we will be much better off in 2 months. Give Mahaney some off ball rotation time . Let him and Ross fight for minutes, as Ross isn’t there yet either. The other is Reed has to be a starter. SJ is a change of pace bench guy. Like he’s always been.
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I don't think it's as big a problem as you do. There are plenty of players that transfer because the role they were sold never ends up coming to fruition. In a lot of cases it's nobody's fault, but punishing the player and forcing them to burn 50% of their eligibility is too punitive.
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Somehow players managed for 100 years. . But it does get to be silly. Memphis had at least 3 players at their 4th school.
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Jesus. That’s a big game.
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This isn't a young team. Please stop saying it's a young team.
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Big thing I’m noticing is lack of movement on offense. Too much standing around the 3 point with hands up . Help defense is slow and people constantly out of position, guards aren’t rebounding. In short, a total mess but fixable at this point now that the staff has seen them at game speed against decent competition.
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We’re moving on offense. We just don’t have a guy who can beat his guy off the dribble. Were too 3 ball dependent
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That’s my point.. they’re moving to a spot and staying there too long.. allows D to close out on them, therefore taking a lousy shot .. we’re not that good of a shooting team to live by the three
it’s really not that young. SJ is a Sr. Hass is 5th year. AK, reed & Mahaney are Jrs.
last year we started 2 5th years, a fr & 2soph
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The team has talent. Offense is gonna be good. I worry about defense. Foul too much, and Reed is better than Johnson.
Mahaney will come through. I believe in the talent.
Mahaney will come through. I believe in the talent.
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It's a young "team" because they just started playing together. 2 of 5 are returning starters. Everyone else is in a new role. Not a team of young players, but a young team. And yes, many teams are in similar positions so it does not excuse this horrific start.
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Trading players starts in the 26-27 season.
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Every team didn't shoot 50%+ from the field against those teams. Not to mention, the talent levels are vastly different.
You’re right of course, all facts. To play devils advocate on SJ - someone can remind us - he got kinda a late start no? In terms of when he started playing the game
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It doesn't matter the % of
shooting nor the talent level. It's the effort and end results. The majority of Ollie's last few years were dreadful. There were so many games I would shut the game off with about 10 minutes to go and I have never done that before due to of the lack of effort defensively. Teams in Maui shot high percentages, yes. We are not that good right now. Our self esteem is low, Hurley going bonkers again is not good. It could of been different during the Memphis game, and that one is on the coach and who knows what our record would have been. Regardless, there are plenty of games left to rectify the problems team and coach wise.