Fool Me Once

It’s been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the first two games of the season. Uconn stumbled out of the gates in the first game and then came out like gang busters in the second one. From what we learned during last year’s early schedule and the subsequent plummet into mediocrity shortly after, we can only take these games with a grain of salt. It’s to early to anoint Robinson yet, say that A.J.’s back and that the defense is fixed.

It was great to see A.J. take charge, initiate the offense and score 24 points. The 10 for 12 from the line was stellar. It was a drastic improvement from the Morgan State game. He still needs to look more for his teammates. Adrien had more assists with 5.

Robinson had an Indiana type game, scrapping his way inside for 13 boards. He’s shied away from three point range, only shooting 1, but blocked 6 shots. He needs to reproduce this impact into the next game.

There are only a few stats that can be carried over into Big East play, three point shooting, free throws and three point defense. Any other stat gets distorted because of playing inferior talent. On those three stats, Uconn is 28.75 in 3-point shooting, 70.15 shooting free throws and 32.15 in 3-point defense. There’s room for improvement.

It’s way to early to judge this team and with watching a few ranked teams falter at the start, Uconn’s sputtering start still produced wins and with this year’s schedule, Uconn will be tested early.