Tyler Polley returning to UConn

[CL82]

Needs to learn how to pump fake & go to the basket & finish- he continues to give the defense no reason to be worried about him penetrating & going to the hoop- until he starts to that he will continue to be a one dimensional shooter.

Wait. Are you talking about Tyler or August?

 

[August_West]

Wait. Are you talking about Tyler or August?

Hey!!!! Mr one dimensional shooter is engaged to someone 17 years younger who goes to games with him. I figure we end this make fun of august turn of events in this thread before it gets out of hand, and get back to how great Tyler is next season.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Hey!!!! Mr one dimensional shooter is engaged to someone 17 years younger who goes to games with him. I figure we end this make fun of august turn of events in this thread before it gets out of hand, and get back to how great Tyler is next season.

Nice fang.

 

[August_West]

Nice fang.

Thanks!

 

[uchusky32]

August has his playa's card.

 

[Son of Robert]

Hey!!!! Mr one dimensional shooter is engaged to someone 17 years younger who goes to games with him. I figure we end this make fun of august turn of events in this thread before it gets out of hand, and get back to how great Tyler is next season.

Perception is such a crazy thing.

All this time I thought you were a big sloppy fat guy, carting around roast beef and cheddars, and slurping on Big Gulps through a straw, sitting on the sofa listening to old Grateful Dead, idly scratching with one hand at your torn socks. I am just so wrong, and I apologize to you and the general populace for my somewhat discriminatory description.

 

[Fishy]

Perception is such a crazy thing.

All this time I thought you were a big sloppy fat guy, carting around roast beef and cheddars, and slurping on Big Gulps through a straw, sitting on the sofa listening to old Grateful Dead, idly scratching with one hand at your torn socks. I am just so wrong, and I apologize to you and the general populace for my somewhat discriminatory description.

No, that’s pretty much him.

 

[August_West]

Perception is such a crazy thing.

All this time I thought you were a big sloppy fat guy, carting around roast beef and cheddars, and slurping on Big Gulps through a straw, sitting on the sofa listening to old Grateful Dead, idly scratching with one hand at your torn socks. I am just so wrong, and I apologize to you and the general populace for my somewhat discriminatory description.

No, that’s pretty much him.

I can’t claim fake news on those takes.

 

[August_West]

@karstenkibbe I was a fan of yours in HS. You rocked the SHS gym . I’m Same class as your younger bro . Love seeing you on here , I won’t say more , but people would love to hear your stories!

 

[husky429]

2 points:
1. He doesn't go anyplace with those between the legs dribbles. If a guy is standing there, he is still there.
2. He picks up his dribble and goes sideways with 2 feet that doesn't seem like it would qualify as a jump stop. Weren't some of those moves traveling? I couldn't make up my mind.

1. Yeah, those are moves he used during his hot streak this year and basically no other time. It's probably good to have in his bag just in case. I would imagine his trainer put those videos up because it makes Tyler look like he's developing into James Harden (which he isn't). Having him run around "screens" (cones) and practice hitting jumpers with a left/right foot, right/left foot, and hop, is the kind of stuff professional teams look for. It's small but good defenders take you out of your footwork rhythm like that. Then doing the same with his 1 dribble pull-ups and transition 3s. Everyone in the world knows Tyler is going to make a bunch of money overseas shooting 3s and almost only 3s. The more ways he can do it the better.

2. No travels that I can see. By the book he hasn't "picked up" the ball until he's put the foot down before the hop.

 

[Umami Zen]

Tyler Phommachanh could become very dangerous if he could create space off of the dribble to get his shot off instead of catch and shoot.

Put a little action in those puppies with some shake and bake.

 

[karstenkibbe]

@karstenkibbe I was a fan of yours in HS. You rocked the SHS gym . I’m Same class as your younger bro . Love seeing you on here , I won’t say more , but people would love to hear your stories!

Truth be told... I’m not Karsten. Took his name as my boneyard handle because of the simple, yet profound impact he had on me as a UConn fan. In 1988, I was a senior in high school in NYC and a rabid UConn fan - despite not having access to televised games in my area. WSTC wasn’t yet carrying games on radio, and I had to aim my antenna just right to get a fuzzy WTIC signal. My best access was a two day old copy of the Courant and Ken Davis’ byline.

So on two different spring nights, with my Fairfield Stags fanboy best friend in tow, I walked up to the box office at MSG and bought 10th row foul line seats for $18 and watched a two-season walk-on (who officially played one solitary minute in his UConn career) root as hard and demonstratively for his teammates from the bench as I have ever seen a basketball player support his teammates. From the moment that NIT final ended and I watched the late Jeff King climb atop the basket, Karsten Kibbe earned the total and absolute respect of this UConn fan. Really no surprise that Steve Pikiell mentioned Kibbe in his introductory Rutgers presser and Calhoun has mentioned Karsten on occasion in some “remember when” articles. Class act.

 

[August_West]

Truth be told... I’m not Karsten. Took his name as my boneyard handle because of the simple, yet profound impact he had on me as a UConn fan. In 1988, I was a senior in high school in NYC and a rabid UConn fan - despite not having access to televised games in my area. WSTC wasn’t yet carrying games on radio, and I had to aim my antenna just right to get a fuzzy WTIC signal. My best access was a two day old copy of the Courant and Ken Davis’ byline.

So on two different spring nights, with my Fairfield Stags fanboy best friend in tow, I walked up to the box office at MSG and bought 10th row foul line seats for $18 and watched a two-season walk-on (who officially played one solitary minute in his UConn career) root as hard and demonstratively for his teammates from the bench as I have ever seen a basketball player support his teammates. From the moment that NIT final ended and I watched the late Jeff King climb atop the basket, Karsten Kibbe earned the total and absolute respect of this UConn fan. Really no surprise that Steve Pikiell mentioned Kibbe in his introductory Rutgers presser and Calhoun has mentioned Karsten on occasion in some “remember when” articles. Class act.

Wow that’s awesome. I didn’t think anyone remembered him , but I went to HS with him. So I just assumed someone with that handle had to be him. He dominated CCIL in HS, which earned him walk on under Calhouns first years. . Great player, great family. Great handle. You win my award for obscure UConn players handles !

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Hey!!!! Mr one dimensional shooter is engaged to someone 17 years younger who goes to games with him. I figure we end this make fun of august turn of events in this thread before it gets out of hand, and get back to how great Tyler is next season.

Is Steve Carrell nice in real life?

 

[Chief00]

He was drilling those exact combos in game during that hot stretch in January. I think there is potential to continue to use that in game, but agree yes running off screens needs to become his bread and butter.

If we ran more transition fast break basketball, the 3 dagger could be Tyler’s signature shot. For some reason that’s his must relax and natural 3 ball shot.