The XL Center rims were softened up and today both UConn teams took advantage.
Continued stellar play from the freshman Karaban and Clingan who are giving UConn more than it could have reasonably expected. Both play relatively mature for their ages and understand how to play. 26 points from the 2 of them today.
I am liking what I am seeing from Joey C. The first couple games I thought his handle was sloppy in transition and he wasn't very good defensively, but since then it's become apparent that he is a heady player, a good shooter and a very good passer, and he can also score creatively in transition using the glass. He just has to try to not do too much handling and he will be an excellent guy to come in off the bench. UConn hasn't had a bench player like him in a while who can not only stroke 3s, but also really helps move the ball around and gets it to the right people. He had 6 assists today in 19 minutes to go with 6 boards and 11 points.