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Agree, needs to improve on defensive end, but can play from high post.

Needs strength, very finesse style. But looks like he has potential for this and next year.

defensively he's a mess defending pick and rolls but offensively he is very skilled, and due to Tyler's inability to finish anything through 2 games he might be a better scoring option b/w the 2 of them. One of Tyler's greatest assets so far has been his ability to operate out of the high post with his passing and decision making and we really don't miss a beat there with Wolf. Hope we see more of him going forward in the future, he looked like the skilled offensive player in those youtube videos. Wouldn't mind seeing some more post up opportunities for him, he converted that move towards the end of the game with ease.
 
Just believe because of his basketball IQ he's as competent if not better than all of our big men in the post the last couple season's. He has been beaten and held on to a couple of hedges too long but he has also made some very nice plays in that situation and has the smarts to figure it out with more PT. He also has the size to make up for it but I found nothing last night to tell me he can't help this team a lot more as the season wears on. Not saying he's going to get 12/6 but we now know he can make a shot, pass the ball efficiently, has good hands and knows where to be. Most of all you can't teach 7'................hopefully the Wolf has arrived!!
 
Well, Wolf is no Marc Suhr that is for sure.

If Wolf can just give debendable positive minutes like last night what a bonus this would be to this squad.

He has been showing he can be more than just a spot player.
 
Loved seeing Wolf play so well tonight. The most shocking EW play had to be the 18 footer he sank. He shot that and I nearly cringed and then it swished and I was like, "Whoa!"

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He also had the ball stolen from him early on which would have had JC park him on the bench for the rest of the game.

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KO had the quick hook for Nolan so he's not against using it. The problem with that steal was more on the other four UConn guys on the court with Wolf during that play. There was no movement by the players and all four of the players were on the baseline. Wolfe was at the top of the key with no one to pass to for a very long time.
 
KO had the quick hook for Nolan so he's not against using it.

To me, the quick hook means a guy getting yanked after one brainfart soon after coming in the game, sometime unfairly. Nolan got yanked quickly, but it wasn't the quick hook. He was having a tough time in every facit of the game.
 
He has been beaten and held on to a couple of hedges too long but he has also made some very nice plays in that situation and has the smarts to figure it out with more PT.

Exactly, he needs to get a ton of PT coming up. It will be worth the investment. But my favorite play was when he cut to the basket from the high block. The recognition was as nice as the catch and shot.
 
Exactly, he needs to get a ton of PT coming up. It will be worth the investment. But my favorite play was when he cut to the basket from the high block. The recognition was as nice as the catch and shot.

That was a great play and one we saw very little of from bigs lately you're right Waq. And he caught it too......LOL......and finished!! Nice base to work with in Enosch.........look for some good things as you and I have been saying all along!
 
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That was a great play and one we saw very little of from bigs lately you're right Waq. And he caught it too......LOL......and finished!! Nice base to work with in Enosch.........look for some good things as you and I have been saying all along!
I really wish that he was redshirted in one of the prior two seasons. In what would be year five, he could have become a quality collegiate center.
 
I really wish that he was redshirted in one of the prior two seasons. In what would be year five, he could have become a quality collegiate center.
Who couldn't like what we saw? But let's give the kid a few more minutes before we all go orgasmic. One thing is for sure, the Ollie touch gives the kids some breathing room that whatever that previous guy's name was didn't like to do. I like it and maybe Wolf will benefit as much as anyone.
 
Who couldn't like what we saw? But let's give the kid a few more minutes before we all go orgasmic. One thing is for sure, the Ollie touch gives the kids some breathing room that whatever that previous guy's name was didn't like to do. I like it and maybe Wolf will benefit as much as anyone.
I could be wrong but I believe that for the remainder of this season and next, there will be good moments and bad moments from EW, with the volume of bad moments slowly diminishing. My basic point was that by what would be a fifth year senior season (if he had redshirted in one of the past two seasons), the bad moments would be minimal. Did I say NBA potential? No I did not. Did I say All American or even all Big East? No. I merely said quality collegiate center.
 
I'm wondering if EW's demeanor has prevented more playing time. The kid didn't seem to exert himself in the WF game. I'm not saying he didn't exert himself, he just doesn't look to be exerting himself. If he practices that way he didn't catch JC's eye for playing time. Probably not KO either. I'm hoping KO understands there are some people who play at 100% but don't look to be playing at 100%. Like everyone else I would like to see more minutes, but my impression of EW is he's a cerebral player and plays with an economy of motion. Of course his condition efforts this off season helped.
 
KO had the quick hook for Nolan so he's not against using it. The problem with that steal was more on the other four UConn guys on the court with Wolf during that play. There was no movement by the players and all four of the players were on the baseline. Wolfe was at the top of the key with no one to pass to for a very long time.

That may be have been true about the other 4 dudes but olf was oblivious to the defender behind him and I don't think he had the ball high enough. I think it was at his ear.
 
I disagree about the athletic part, he looked like a sloth the past couple of years but he's clearly put in a ton of work on conditioning and improving his body over the summer. The way he moves now compared to last year is like night and day.
When healthy, I've always thought Wolf looked plenty athletic for a kid his size. I wasn't sure how his BBIQ was but so far he seems solid. His biggest problem is to stay healthy so he can gain experience and PT to improve his conditioning.
I remember seeing a pretty athletic big man running the floor in his recruiting clips. Over the past two seasons he was never healthy. He had gained the wrong type of weight and was in poor shape. He looks much leaner now and considering he's coming off another concussion he's only going to get stronger and better. What impresses me most it is his footwork. Take a close look at it. Equally impressive is his hands, which has been a pleasant surprise.
 
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I remember seeing a pretty athletic big man running the floor in his recruiting clips. Over the past two seasons he was never healthy. He had gained the wrong type of weight and was in poor shape. He looks much leaner now and considering he's coming off another concussion he's only going to get stronger and better. What impresses me most it is his footwork. Take a close look at it. Equally impressive is his hands, which has been a pleasant surprise.

I submit for your review that 2 others saw this coming: AO and his dad. That's right, they knew, they knew.

On the other hand, I'm guessing that we'll see Travisian-like EW threads after games against tough Big East rebounders.
 
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