Hawkins Drops 31 on The Nuggets

[UConnSwag11]

 

[GlastonTim]

WOW!!!!

 

[g_smith]

Seems like his team mates are starting to look for him on every play now. He has that green light.

 

[Phoenixhusky]

The spacing of nba is perfect for him.

 

[freshler40]

Impressive breakout game for the Hawk. He is very quick to sidestep a defender and finishes his shot at the top to shoot over them. Hawk's fakes and quickness will carry him far in this league. His team was also finding him, even the Dukeman deferred and gave Hawkins a three pointer.
Nice to see his conditioning at the level where he can play this many minutes in a tough NBA schedule.

 

[Hunt for 7]

As I said a year ago. He could end up in Ray Allen’s level by the time he is finished. His shot is just too good at any level. Even his teammates know that and try get him the ball as much as possible.

 

[61cygni]

Nice last two games for Hawkins, very good to see after the couple rough shooting nights. Promising that he's getting so many minutes and such a green light, bet he's gonna be a fan favorite!

 

[dogpause]

He won't be seeing the bench ever again except to get a breather.

 

[djct1999]

Remind me, but this has to be one of the better starts to a nba career for any UConn rookie.

 

[Stinger92860]

He also had 7 boards, 3, assists, and a steal!

f duke

 

[HuskyFich]

Remind me, but this has to be one of the better starts to an nba career for any UConn rookie.

Just was talking about this with the wife.

Even Kemba took almost a full season to adapt. The last player with immediate impact I can think of is Rudy Gay.

 

[UofCT]

Just was talking about this with the wife.

Even Kemba took almost a full season to adapt. The last player with immediate impact I can think of is Rudy Gay.

Okafor and Gordon had very strong rookie seasons

 

[Son of Robert]

Really nice to see.

 

[KemBuckets21]

Studly performance. He's adapted quickly to the NBA.

 

[Stasher599]

I was lurking a bit on one of the Pelican message boards and they are totally in love. I guess his mediocre performance in summer league has a lot of them eating crow. So proud he was a husky and could totally be an Allstar level player in a year or two.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Don't take this wrong, but the guy he reminds of shooting isn't Ray. Ray was always so squared up to the rim. His preparation and footwork were impeccable.

Hawkins reminds me of his namesake, Michael Jordan. Look at how often he's leaning sideways in the air to avoid defenders. He adjusts back to the rim while airborne and that is an unusual skill. He also gets his shot off quickly. Now, he doesn't handle the ball like MJ (although he had a nice drive in that clip).

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Thank God hes out of his slump.

 

[TheHorde]

He also had 7 boards, 3, assists, and a steal!

f duke

His rebounding numbers have been very impressive.

 

[Shamon30]

Remind me, but this has to be one of the better starts to a nba career for any UConn rookie.

Definitely a great one, but I think Charlie Villanueva once had 48 as a rookie

 

[WhereistheDove?]

He’s done a really god job of fitting into the offense. He knows where to be, helps tremendously with spacing, and has displayed some really effective pump fakes to either get an open look from the perimeter, step up for an open midrange shot, or take it to the hoop if the D overplays. The kind of decision making that will keep a rookie high up in the rotation.

 

[Travelman6]

I just wish Andre could get more minutes now, he deserves it IMO and I want to see them go head-to-head when the Pelicans face off against the Milwaukee Bucks.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I just wish Andre could get more minutes now, he deserves it IMO and I want to see them go head-to-head when the Pelicans face off against the Milwaukee Bucks.

All of matter of time. Feel like if someone gets injured he'll get his call

 

[CardiacAndre7]

As I said a year ago. He could end up in Ray Allen’s level by the time he is finished. His shot is just too good at any level. Even his teammates know that and try get him the ball as much as possible.

He needs to develop his all around game to get to anywhere near that level. It looks like he is, getting some boards and assists. People forget how well rounded Bucks/Sonics Ray was.

 

[Tenspro2002]

His best technical attribute is his quick release, body control to create space, and comfort shooting over defenders. Very few of those were wide open. Being able to get shots off accurately without the offense having to create a huge window is a tremendous asset.

 

[Scoe]

Realistically Hawk is the 2nd best rookie in this class. Huge he’s off to a nice start you have a fan base that loves him now, vets and a coach who trusts him. In professional sports always important for a 1st rd pick to get off to a good start because if you don’t that organization is looking to replace you as there is no patience in the pros as opposed to college.