Not having Ryan Boatwright is killing us, and it's gonna be an even bigger problem later in this game against Tenn. I don't think we expected to be playing this year with only one point guard.
The latest i've heard is that Boatwright is facing this investigation because his mother flew to one of his colleges with him, and the plane ticket was paid for by Derek Rose's brother (and AAU coach). I guess he and Boatwright's mother know each other, and he gave her the ticket so that she could go check out the school with her son. Makes sense........
It's just too bad. Derek Rose's brother really has absolutely no connection to UConn. So we're stuck playing Shabaz Napier pretty much the whole game, and he just doesn't have the legs to do it. He's a very high energy player, and not being able to take any breaks is definitely affecting his game.
We really need Boatwright back ASAP. I guess some of this is because we have limited scholarships with the NCAA stuff, I just wish we had more than two ball handlers on this team....... (Napier and Boatwright) ------------------------------------------------------------- Great job by UConn trying to come back at the very end, but they shot themselves in the leg in this game. No depth in the backcourt without Boatwright in the game and Alex Oriaki fouls out with like 9 min left.
Conn's gotta figure it out. Tons of potential, but the Boatwright thing has to get figured out and UConn needs to figure out how to get consistent offense this year. Sometimes it seems like the other guys (SF, PF, C) aren't moving. It's all isolation, NBA 1 on 1 style for Jeremy Lamb and Napier. It can be a lot better.
We'll see. I have faith though, come tourney time, Calhoun will have these kids ready. Two losses in a row means, fire will be lit under the behind of this team. There's a long lay off after this game, hopefully we'll get Boatwright back, Napier can nurse his troubled ankle, and we can rest our guard's legs, while getting some insane Calhoun practices in
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Trent Richardson Air Assault!
Edited by PeteyDangerous (Sat Jan 21 2012 06:25 PM)
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