What do we do with Cameron Ridley?

[InKembaITrust]

So we have a double-double machine/280 pound monster in our near future with no Brimah.

Granted I'm not entirely sure Brimah would be able to keep up with him anyways....but what's our best strategy with a now limited backcourt?

Enoch's the best matchup but no experience, & Ridley has 70 pounds on Facey.

Is Phil our best option? Would love some opinions on this b/c I believe this is the game changer.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

haven't seen him play this year, but best bet might be to put the guards in attack mode and go straight at him to try and get him in foul trouble. Enoch can body him up, but would have 2 fouls by the first tv timeout

Or we could use the JJ Reddick approach and just jump on his back...

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Start Phil on him, he's a good defender and will probably draw an elbow/shoulder charge or 2 on him. If that doesn't work, try Facey then Steve, Darkhorse could be Miller, he is athletic and strong while Ridley is mainly earth bound. Help on the weekside because I don't think they are a great shooting team.

 

[Silk31]

No point even playing the game - just award Texas the win and give Ridley POY honors already

 

[James]

ridleys line @ uconn in 2014

17 minutes, 5 points , 0 rebounds and 1 block.

 

[Dove]

Apparently we lay down and die. RIP UConn big men.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Run and get him tired. Press press press

 

[mauconnfan]

He's averaging 12.7/10/3.4 so he's a decent load. Last year he had less go to moves although he still isn't real quick, but strong. If Phil and Steve can stay out of huge foul trouble they can make him work hard and KF can get minutes when he's out and replacing Shonn on occasion. No one is saying this is going to be easy but it's far from impossible - they will need to keep their composure during some runs that will happen.

 

[mauconnfan]

No point even playing the game - just award Texas the win and give Ridley POY honors already

The OP had a good post with a question to the 'Yard. Don't think he said he was a POY candidate unless I missed something?

 

[Bryan Lord]

Apparently we lay down and die. RIP UConn big men.

Brimah broke his own finger just to avoid him and I don't blame him.

 

[HailUConn]

Granted I'm not entirely sure Brimah would be able to keep up with him anyways....but what's our best strategy with a now limited backcourt?

Quite frankly, go look up the definition of backcourt, and then get back to me.

And Leave AB out of it, Damn it!

 

[Rocktheworld]

Give him some 7-11 chicken wings

 

[Marat]

Give him some 7-11 chicken wings

And the same Chipotle food that the Boston College players ate.

 

[RipCity]

Crash the offensive boards hard. Facey getting 4-8 cheap points would be a big boost. He lost confidence last year, but Favey is a very good rebounder despite his size.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Shave his belly with a rusty razor.

 

[DALTX]

give him a $100 gift certificate to Salt Lick BBQ on Monday

 

[intlzncster]

Come out for the pregame shoot around with black baseball bats. Wave said bats in Ridley's direction and taunt him. Watch him become unhinged and foul himself out of the game. This sh_t works.

 

[UconnFanDC]

Lets get him in foul trouble and just play the game.

 

[Silk31]

The OP had a good post with a question to the 'Yard. Don't think he said he was a POY candidate unless I missed something?

I was being over dramatic on purpose Mau....this idea that Ridley will eat us alive inside has been floating around this board way too much for my liking. As others have already posted, he did next to nothing a year ago vs us.

I know he may be better with a year of seasoning but I dont get the fear of him. 12 ppg and 10 boards and some posters are waking up in cold sweats over the thought of our frontcourt trying to stop him....I would love to see the paranoia that this board was in prior to playing a true beast like say Harangody and Dejuan Blair...........

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Why is everyone so touchy when Brimah's name is mentioned like he has a taboo. Ridley is a type of threat we haven't had in a while , and Brimah (who god-forbid I even mention has struggled to defend legit centers) is not even available. Considering our difficulty defending the perimeter this year and lack of experience controlling a physical center, the OP brings up a legit concern.

 

[Onions]

So we have a double-double machine/280 pound monster in our near future with no Brimah.

Granted I'm not entirely sure Brimah would be able to keep up with him anyways....but what's our best strategy with a now limited backcourt?

Enoch's the best matchup but no experience, & Ridley has 70 pounds on Facey.

Is Phil our best option? Would love some opinions on this b/c I believe this is the game changer.

Ridley is shooting less than 40% from the stripe. In a close game, down the stretch he is more liability than prodigy. We will miss ABs 5 fouls for sure, and his rim protection against the Texas guards, but this is a team that lost to Michigan and I don't think Ridley is their biggest weapon. He will get his, let's worry about keeping Felix, Taylor and Davis under control. Then they can worry about how they can keep pace with us, as we run them off the floor.

 

[Onions]

Just did a little research to backup my previous post. Texas has played 6 meaningful games, Washington 2X, Michigan, Texas A&M, NC & Stanford. They are 3 and 3 in those games and Ridley averaged 11pts/9.5 rebounds while going 13 for 35 from the stripe. His output was very consistent thru all 6 games, 3 double doubles, always in double digits in one of those categories in each game with a high of 14 points in a loss, 13 rebounds in a win. Looking at his output alone you could not tell which games Texas won or which they lost. Looking at their 3 point shooting is another matter - when they won they shot 50%, 40% and 35% from three. When they lost they shot 38.5%, 35% and 13% from distance. In other words - Ridley will get his, the focus has to be in chasing their guards off the arc.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Shave his belly with a rusty razor.

I had the exact same thought when I read the thread title. You beat me to it.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Shave his belly with a rusty razor.

I had the exact same thought when I read the thread title. You beat me to it.

For those not up to speed, ask the question of what should we do with Cameron Ridley to the tune of the Drunken Sailor song.

 

[4in16]

Distract him with a hot bowl of bacon, jalapeño mac & cheese.