Will Bouknight be ready to go on Tuesday night?

[MTBingNinja]

Seems to be a weekly inquiry 🧐

 

[CTBasketball]

He’s made of glass! But he’ll play.

 

[Vancat]

why must we have players that break 😫

 

[8893]

I think the better question is whether anyone else will be ready to do something on offense instead of waiting around for him to bail them out.

And whether Hurley will let yet another coach dictate the gameplan.

 

[Rico444]

Bouk needs some more time to get back into game shape. I don't think the elbow thing affected him too much. Even against Providence he looked like a different player in the 2nd half. I'm just hopeful he's able to get back into 100% game shape sooner rather than later.

 

[HuskyBoi]

Bouk needs some more time to get back into game shape. I don't think the elbow thing affected him too much. Even against Providence he looked like a different player in the 2nd half. I'm just hopeful he's able to get back into 100% game shape sooner rather than later.

Exactly. He has missed so much game time and the Big East is so intense. I imagine he will be 100 percent after Marquette this weekend

 

[Marat]

I think the better question is whether anyone else will be ready to do something on offense instead of waiting around for him to bail them out.

And whether Hurley will let yet another coach dictate the gameplan.

Agreed. As Bouk works towards regaining 30+ minutes of game play, others have to have contribute without disappearing. This would be good enough to beat the majority of the Big East teams. Bouk on his own without a supporting cast will not get the job done. They were showing signs against a few teams like Xavier ... so maybe just a matter of developing that chemistry with Bouk against the middle tier of the Big East in the next 2 weeks.

 

[HuskyBoi]

We will be back recruiting the top players without having to worry about "blue bloods" being interested. Just a matter of time. We are UCONN after all

 

[uconngb]

I think the better question is whether anyone else will be ready to do something on offense instead of waiting around for him to bail them out.

And whether Hurley will let yet another coach dictate the gameplan.

Careful, you might be accused of knowing more than our men's basketball coach. And who knows how much you really know about hoops.

 

[8893]

Careful, you might be accused of knowing more than our men's basketball coach. And who knows how much you really know about hoops.

I know enough to know that I don't know more than him.

But I do believe there are coaches in our conference who do. And it shows.

 

[SportsFan88]

I know enough to know that I don't know more than him.

But I do believe there are coaches in our conference who do. And it shows.

Definitely can’t argue with ur 2nd point.. I’m definitely happy Hurley is running the program but he will improve his in game coaching in time

 

[freescooter]

Honestly it isn’t about “knowing” about basketball. It’s about being able to assemble the players, pass on what you know to them and get them to use it, and read the glow of the game. Every college coach knows basketball. The difference between Jim Calhoun and Jim Christianson has very little to do with how much they know but quite a bit with what the do with it.

 

[uconngb]

I know enough to know that I don't know more than him.

But I do believe there are coaches in our conference who do. And it shows.

I was obviously being facetious. There are many on this board who think you aren't allowed to criticize the coach unless you are a coach. Or if you do criticize him, it somehow means you think you know more than him, or think he sucks and should be fired. (None of which you said or even implied by the way).

I guess I became under the misapprehension that this is a college basketball fan forum. Silly me.

 

[Improviser]

Honestly it isn’t about “knowing” about basketball. It’s about being able to assemble the players, pass on what you know to them and get them to use it, and read the glow of the game. Every college coach knows basketball. The difference between Jim Calhoun and Jim Christianson has very little to do with how much they know but quite a bit with what the do with it.

The principle above is true.

But, knowledge without talent to implement the received knowledge, doesn't help. The second JC had insufficient talent to succeed and probably the inability to assemble players.

 

[Improviser]

He’s made of glass! But he’ll play.

A shattered, but standing mirror , still lets you see yourself, but not with as clear a view.

Maybe his aggressive, diving, and slashing style of play cause the injuries or makes it harder to heal from them.

Not sure if anything can prevent them.

 

[Palatine]

Gretzky has Semenko. Bouk needs a bodyguard.

 

[Get a Job]

A shattered, but standing mirror , still lets you see yourself, but not with as clear a view.

Maybe his aggressive, diving, and slashing style of play cause the injuries or makes it harder to heal from them.

Not sure if anything can prevent them.

 

[McLovin]

The principle above is true.

But, knowledge without talent to implement the received knowledge, doesn't help. The second JC had insufficient talent to succeed and probably the inability to assemble players.

Some people are just legends and conventional wisdom just doesn’t apply.

Calhoun went to a D3 school that just created a new team and got a group of freshman to win something like 20 in a row. He could probably lead a group of blind nuns to an NCAA tournament berth, he’s that good haha.

 

[tzznandrew]

Careful, you might be accused of knowing more than our men's basketball coach. And who knows how much you really know about hoops.

There's a difference between saying some of the fans here don't have any idea what they're talking about and saying that Hurley needs to improve in some aspects. Those aren't mutually exclusive.

It's not worth taking people who are talking about basketball seriously when they can't see that the difference between the wins and losses have been entirely about whether the team is shooting well or not, or if they don't understand the basic principles of screens or double screens or whatever. They can post whatever, sure, but we should rightly dismiss keep their lack of knowledge in mind when evaluating their position.

But we might ask instead if there's another way to structure our offense when our team is as streaky from 3 as it is, though. Or we might critique the substitution patterns Hurley uses. Or any number of other things. That's not saying you know more than him, it's having an honest discussion about basketball strategy.

But people like just shouting loudly these days, so whatevs I guess.

 

[Get a Job]

There's a difference between saying some of the fans here don't have any idea what they're talking about and saying that Hurley needs to improve in some aspects. Those aren't mutually exclusive.

It's not worth taking people who are talking about basketball seriously when they can't see that the difference between the wins and losses have been entirely about whether the team is shooting well or not, or if they don't understand the basic principles of screens or double screens or whatever. They can post whatever, sure, but we should rightly dismiss keep their lack of knowledge in mind when evaluating their position.

But we might ask instead if there's another way to structure our offense when our team is as streaky from 3 as it is, though. Or we might critique the substitution patterns Hurley uses. Or any number of other things. That's not saying you know more than him, it's having an honest discussion about basketball strategy.

But people like just shouting loudly these days, so whatevs I guess.

For me it all boils down to the fact that no one does their job perfectly, no matter how great one is at it. With the benefit of retrospect, it is often possible and sometimes easy for a person with inferior ability at said job to point out what could have been done better. The thing is, if we are seeing these things, then so is the staff.

All this is to say that many posters suggesting substantive Xs-and-Os prescriptions for the team are right. The people saying that our coaching suggestions on the Boneyard are futile are also right.

More importantly, the Boneyard is exactly the forum for such rumination. Everything I said above might be ignorant, incorrect nonsense, but who cares?! This is an internet message board. Call me a dummy, and let's move on!

 

[tzznandrew]

For me it all boils down to the fact that no one does their job perfectly, no matter how great one is at it. With the benefit of retrospect, it is often possible and sometimes easy for a person with inferior ability at said job to point out what could have been done better. The thing is, if we are seeing these things, then so is the staff.

All this is to say that many posters suggesting substantive Xs-and-Os prescriptions for the team are right. The people saying that our coaching suggestions on the Boneyard are futile are also right.

More importantly, the Boneyard is exactly the forum for such rumination. Everything I said above might be ignorant, incorrect nonsense, but who cares?! This is an internet message board. Call me a dummy, and let's move on!

I think people have mostly called people morons or called out hot takes and moved on. I was simply responded to a post that seems not have moved on.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I think the better question is whether anyone else will be ready to do something on offense instead of waiting around for him to bail them out.

And whether Hurley will let yet another coach dictate the gameplan.

Tune in next time for another exciting episode of UConn basketball. It's about as predictable as an episode of Bewitched or Gilligan's Island. I love watching the games, enjoy the team. I remain frustrated by the unwillingness to try something new. We are highly predictable at both ends of the floor.

 

[Improviser]

Even if every suggestion on the forum is incorrect or misplaced, so what?

Catharsis is cathartic and cleansing. Letting off steam intellectually is better than resorting to self-pity.

Let the discourse continue to move on to bigger and better things and to even more clever GIFs. I wish I knew how to create one. Good laughs and smiles evoked.

 

[8893]

Even if every suggestion on the forum is incorrect or misplaced, so what?

Catharsis is cathartic and cleansing. Letting off steam intellectually is better than resorting to self-pity.

Let the discourse continue to move on to bigger and better things and to even more clever GIFs. I wish I knew how to create one. Good laughs and smiles evoked.

 

[SeattleHoop]

Honestly it isn’t about “knowing” about basketball. It’s about being able to assemble the players, pass on what you know to them and get them to use it, and read the glow of the game. Every college coach knows basketball. The difference between Jim Calhoun and Jim Christianson has very little to do with how much they know but quite a bit with what the do with it.

I know you won’t care but I usually don’t like your takes. That said, I will admit this is a fantastic point that many overlook.

Calhoun had a way of getting through to his guys. He imposed his will and got even some of the most stubborn, hard headed but tough minded players to mold into shape that led to success.

Sometimes it did backfire though, but overall Calhoun was brilliant

 

[CardiacAndre7]

A point guard who can create and distribute would make almost all our problems go away. Haven’t had one since Jalen and our program situation was a detriment to his abilities. Gaff and Cole shooting 4-15 and having 3 total assists in 43 combined minutes is absolutely unacceptable. A good PG creates better opportunities for the bigs and dictates a game.

Also, don’t know if anyones noticed, but I think one of the reasons Cole doesn’t break down his man well enough is because he never pushes the ball in front of him when he dribbles, the ball is always on his hip, and it almost looks as if he’s dribbling the ball behind him. He slows himself down and lets his defender catch up, it’s bizarre to watch.

 

[Kenny11]

A point guard who can create and distribute would make almost all our problems go away. Haven’t had one since Jalen and our program situation was a detriment to his abilities. Gaff and Cole shooting 4-15 and having 3 total assists in 43 combined minutes is absolutely unacceptable. A good PG creates better opportunities for the bigs and dictates a game.

Also, don’t know if anyones noticed, but I think one of the reasons Cole doesn’t break down his man well enough is because he never pushes the ball in front of him when he dribbles, the ball is always on his hip, and it almost looks as if he’s dribbling the ball behind him. He slows himself down and lets his defender catch up, it’s bizarre to watch.

That’s a great point about Cole. Sometimes he looks like bob cousy dribbling the ball straight up and down.

 

[CTBasketball]

My thoughts exactly.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

I’m sick of watching games where I’m holding my breath every minute hoping we get thru it without any injuries. Bouk needs to get more solid physically. Especially in the NBA where he will be playing against the strongest most skilled players in the world three times per week. I have said it before, the talent is there 100% but his body is not there yet. He needs one more year of college to mature physically.

 

[Marat]

I’m sick of watching games where I’m holding my breath every minute hoping we get thru it without any injuries. Bouk needs to get more solid physically. Especially in the NBA where he will be playing against the strongest most skilled players in the world three times per week. I have said it before, the talent is there 100% but his body is not there yet. He needs one more year of college to mature physically.

While we agree that his body is not there yet, it probably won't be there yet after another year. Most likely it will take at least several years of strength training and to fill out. So that's probably not a reason for him to return. Also, Ray and Rip were not exactly physically there either when they left for the NBA .....