Leave it up to a UConn fan to worry about something in an otherwise impressive victory — who matches up with Terrence Williams?
I’m not really concerned with the Terrence Williams. I’m more concerned with a hypothetical Terence Williams — a 6’6” shooting guard/forward out of the Jordan/Bryant/Michael Finley mold. Someone who is versatile — can take someone off the dribble, shoot a good face-up jumper, and post-up a smaller player.
If you look at UConn’s roster, they have no player who matches up with Terence Williams. They have in the past — Rashard Anderson, Denham Brown, Ray Allen. But currently, Connecticut only has smalls and bigs.
Tonight’s victory was indeed impressive. But let’s be honest: Terrence Williams made shots he could/should make. That makes me worried.
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What’s the worry? Connecticut had 4 people with double figures and one almost there. Williams may have had 26 but he was the only one with double figures. The rest of the team didn’t score. I’ll give up the points to one guy any day. You need a team effort to win any game. The Huskies showed they are a contender with this win in a very hostile building against a very good UL team.
The worry comes from two observations:
(1) The way in which Williams scored his points — it seemed like he was able to shoot over his smaller defender (Dyson). His baskets seemed understandable and he wasn’t making ridiculous shots.
(2) UConn’s players really are just bigs or smalls. Each player is either a smallish guard or a power forward/center. That worries me a bit for the long run.
I think the bigger worry comes from who is the go-to guy. Is there one UConn player who can take over a game offensively. They are a great “team.” But their weakness is not having a go-to player.
Keep in mind, alot of team’s would like to have the troubles that Jim Calhoun has.
I’d say AJ Price is UConn’s go-to guy.
UConn is on top of its game right now. Thabeet actually looks like he wants to play. Perimeter shooting woes will be a problem for the Huskies come tourney time. Price may be the go-to guy but I think either Dyson or Adrien is the key to success. Dyson is always in the middle of the action and no one works harder than Adrien.