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I never said that we could/should have redshirted him. The Strickland situation put a damper on any chance of it happening. I merely said that when he is a Sr. we will be wishing we had him for one more year.
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I never said that we could/should have redshirted him. The Strickland situation put a damper on any chance of it happening. I merely said that when he is a Sr. we will be wishing we had him for one more year.
Patrick Bateman
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I think there may be a chance of Troy playing a little 2 guard next year with the options on the team.
Robert
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There's no reason they can't play together. UConn played 2 point guards together 30+ minutes per game last season and it worked out pretty well for them. And even if Jenifer doesn't get much PT his freshman year, Cobb will be gone his sophomore year.
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He technically plays a little 2 guard this year with Cobb, but it's mostly PG and a freshman probably won't change that much.
He might get a little off the ball time simply to rest his legs, but he's the best player on the team and great things happen when he has the ball. If he cuts down his turnovers he's going to be an absolute monster his last 2 years.
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There is no doubt they can play together, but I just don't see Caupain or KJ playing less than 30 minutes a game as Sr's. If KJ wasn't here then Caupain/Jenifer would probably get a lot of minutes together. (All speculation of course).
BearcatSpaniard513
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If Jenifer is as good as advertised then his minutes will reflect that next year. The hot hand sees the floor on this team. KJ and Caupain have impressed me lately
Patrick Bateman
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KJ has played much better in the last 5 games or so. He just needs to cut down on his fouls to stay on the court longer. I noticed last night when KJ got his 4th foul is when Boatright started hitting shots. JJ had the same problem when he was a Fr. and soph
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Great game, great atmosphere, great win. We thoroughly outplayed and outhustled UConn and that isn't an easy thing to do. I thought the refs were garbage. I will say I didn't know either of Caupain's two technicals were called for taunting until after the game. I really wished the announcers at the game did a better job of telling us the calls. Even if they were warranted (and I question they were, although being at the game you don't see replays and get explanations) the refs were still garbage. How Shaq's foul was not a flagrant was questionable based on what I've seen flagrantts get called on. How it wasn't goaltending was just astoundingly bad officiating. The guy pulled the rim down. That is an automatic basket interference and the bucket counts. The jump ball at the end where cobb gets lifted from behind in a bear hug was complete crap and someone explain to me how after the double technical UC gets the ball back? It was an and one and both teams shot two shots. So Sanders finishes the and one and both teams shoot the free throws and then the ball should go to UConn right? Was it a flagrant foul that gave us the ball back? I don't think it was and if it was then wouldn't a flagrant and technical on the same play warrant an ejection for Purvis? I think he should've been ejected for two hand shoving Caupain anyways. Yet Caupain running his mouth seemed to be the refs only major concern for the game, not a welt on his head, Shaq getting taken to the ground or a two hand, in your face shove... Ellis and Caupain got a stern talking to with a ref in the Bearcats huddle the entire time the other two refs were reviewing that double technical as well. No UConn player got talked to by the refs. I thought the refs clearly showed a bias last night. I guess winning a title will get you that. I wonder what Mick would've done during that game and if he would've made a difference in how the calls were going later in the game. No way he doesn't get T'd up at some point. I really would've liked to have seen a little more fire out of Davis towards the refs. Ollie got plenty of face time with the refs. Ok I'm done with my rant.
For the positives in the game: Caupain is really starting to take over and is becoming a great player. He and KJ are playing great on the defensive end. They recovered quickly and didn't give up open looks. Cobb on the other hand didn't close well and let Boatright get off a couple shots late. Although at that point I think Boatright was determined and going to score regardless. With KJ playing better and Sanders solidifying the three spot, the defense has looked much better and the offense looks more fluid. Moore played very well in his minutes off the bench. That's all we can ask of him. I'm really surprised the refs didn't whistle or even eject him for that screen even though it was 95% clean. Clark is a beast. Brimah shut him down offensively a few times but he still hustled some nasty offensive boards. Brimah is a beast. I'm glad we are done facing him. Overall great effort by the Cats. I really wanted that game last night and it was obvious the Cats did too. Nice to see them elevate their play when it is needed. Clark and Caupain just seem so mentally tough. Hopefully Caupain learns his lesson about taunting and what the ramifications are. I like his fire and intensity, just let your play do your taunting not your mouth.
For the positives in the game: Caupain is really starting to take over and is becoming a great player. He and KJ are playing great on the defensive end. They recovered quickly and didn't give up open looks. Cobb on the other hand didn't close well and let Boatright get off a couple shots late. Although at that point I think Boatright was determined and going to score regardless. With KJ playing better and Sanders solidifying the three spot, the defense has looked much better and the offense looks more fluid. Moore played very well in his minutes off the bench. That's all we can ask of him. I'm really surprised the refs didn't whistle or even eject him for that screen even though it was 95% clean. Clark is a beast. Brimah shut him down offensively a few times but he still hustled some nasty offensive boards. Brimah is a beast. I'm glad we are done facing him. Overall great effort by the Cats. I really wanted that game last night and it was obvious the Cats did too. Nice to see them elevate their play when it is needed. Clark and Caupain just seem so mentally tough. Hopefully Caupain learns his lesson about taunting and what the ramifications are. I like his fire and intensity, just let your play do your taunting not your mouth.
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Uconn's technical was physical in nature and was deemed a greater offense than Caupain's taunting T, so they awarded us the ball.
I was at the game and also had no idea why that happened until this morning.
Great game.
I was at the game and also had no idea why that happened until this morning.
Great game.
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Don't forget Evans is coming in and he will play the wing. I think Jenifer will go thru a learning process next season.
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I thought it was ruled 2 dead ball technicals instead of a double T. And since the 2nd was on UConn, we got the possession after the FT. Not sure why it wouldn't just be a double technical though since the T's were on the 2 players involved in the altercation.
The refs called a strange game imo. It is hard to tell what is and isn't a foul in college bball anymore. There is no freedom of movement. Boatright literally rides the opposing PG down the floor without ever worrying about setting his feet and being in legal guarding position. You can't impede someone's path like that. That is the definition of a blocking foul. I have seen it called on KJ 50 times this year. I also don't ubderstand how Moore didn't get a couple fouls called on him. He was essentially doing the same thing when Boatright would head to the baseline. He would use his body to bump him out. I'm glad they didn't call anything on him, but for the sake of the sport the refs need to let these offensive players breathe a little.
The refs called a strange game imo. It is hard to tell what is and isn't a foul in college bball anymore. There is no freedom of movement. Boatright literally rides the opposing PG down the floor without ever worrying about setting his feet and being in legal guarding position. You can't impede someone's path like that. That is the definition of a blocking foul. I have seen it called on KJ 50 times this year. I also don't ubderstand how Moore didn't get a couple fouls called on him. He was essentially doing the same thing when Boatright would head to the baseline. He would use his body to bump him out. I'm glad they didn't call anything on him, but for the sake of the sport the refs need to let these offensive players breathe a little.
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There's a fine line in guarding. Good teams/players seem to get away with alot more than others and yes there is alot of refs judgement and interpretation that goes into it. As long as it's called consistent between both teams in any given game coaches won't gripe too much. The defender does have the right to his position and as long as he's moving with the player and not into the player and most importantly keeps his hands up then there can be contact. Moving into a player and moving with a player and pushing ever so slightly is where the fine line comes in. Some defenders react to the ball handlers move late and move into the player. Good defenders can run with the player and cut off the direction the player wants to go without actually stepping into a player. KJ has gotten better. Cash became great at it and Gelawn was always good as well. KJ and Caupain were very effective last night against Boatright which is why he scored two points in the first half last night and why his assist numbers were way down. Sometimes just because you don't turn a guy over doesn't mean you aren't playing great D. Keeping a point guard from creating his own shot or shots from others really stalls a team's offense and forces others to make plays.
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I guess Caupains was considered a two shot penalty and Purvis' was considered a two shot and the ball penalty. I guess I could see that.
Caupain got a taunting technical foul, Purvis got a contact technical foul. So Sanders shot the and-1 free throw, then UConn got two FT's and UC got two FT's. Contact technicals result in two shots and the ball. Since UC was to retain possession either way, Sanders shot his first.
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Makes sense now. I don't think anybody in the arena had any idea either of Caupain's T's were from taunting. The first one I honestly assumed was on Ellis because he ran in there and the ref was pushing him out of the way and talking to him. The announcer after a few minutes of it being settled did announce the technical on Caupain and I was baffled at what he did. The second one I assumed was for saying something to the ref because it looked to me like he got slapped in the face on his shot. When he left the floor I had to be reminded that he had the earlier technical.
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Sorry if this was already a post. When Shaq was fouled and one hand around his neck, the UCONN player hit the rim with his hand. Why was that not a goal tend while he was shooting? I did not hear Knight say anything about it. What was worse that foul or the two T"s.
Sorry if this was already a post. When Shaq was fouled and one hand around his neck, the UCONN player hit the rim with his hand. Why was that not a goal tend while he was shooting? I did not hear Knight say anything about it. What was worse that foul or the two T"s.
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That foul on Shaq should have been a flagrant 1, imo. Made no real attempt at the ball and wrapped his arm around his neck. If it had been Ellis that did the foul I think it would have been a flagrant. It also should have been goal tending.
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Thank you
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Agree 100%
Agreed. You can't rotate five guards, especially when four are upper-classmen. Troy's the all-conference starter. Cobb's the senior back-up. Jenifer is not Tyler Ulis. He should redshirt.