Report Card

Since the Huskies are taking some time off from basketball to prepare for final exams, I thought it was time to give the young pups their report cards.

Jerome Dyson. B. He leads the team in points with 14.5. Dyson also rebounds, contributing with 5.1 a game. He is Uconn’s most consistent scorer but his assists, 23, to turnovers, 21, are lack luster. He needs to find his outside shot. He is ranked only 19th in Big East in scoring.

A.J. Price. B+. A.J. is ranked 3rd in assists to turnovers, 6th in assists, 7th in steals, and 27th in scoring and Calhoun is still riding his ass. He has the potential to be a special player. He needs to drive into lanes and dish the ball out more.

Jeff Adrien. C-. Adrien has not been playing like we are normally accustom to. He is tied for 17th with Casiem Drummond of Villanova at 7.9 rebounds a game. He leads the team in turnovers at 24 and Stanley Robinson has more blocks. He is also shooting only .613 from the free throw line.

Hasheem Thabeet. A-. He has taken a lot of negativity for his shaky start but he has shown drastic improvement. He dunks, makes free throws and battles on the boards. He ranks 8th in rebounding, 2nd in field goal percentage, 2nd in block shots behind Hamady Ndiaye of Rutgers, 6th in offensive rebounds, and 11th in defensive rebounds. He still has a ways to go but he is close to averaging a double-double.

Stanley Robinson. B+. He has been the most productive turnaround on the team. He is averaging 9.8 points a game, doubling his previous average and attacks the glass. He is ranked 8th in the league in blocked shots, which is amazing. The only thing that stopped Robinson from getting an A is his absolutely and ugly free throw percentage, .375. That’s repulsive.

Doug Wiggins. C+. There are games that he just disappears. His 6.1 average is below last years. His assists, 16, to turnovers, 6, are a major improvement. He uses his speed well but gets into trouble when fighting through screens. He also needs to be a more consistent outside shooter.

Craig Austrie. C. Coming into the season, Calhoun praised Austrie with his improvement but he hasn’t been much of a factor when on the court. His usually great three point shot is off, only shooting .294 from the arc. He has a great assists to turnover ratio, 13 to 6. He needs to push the ball up and be that three point threat.

Jim Calhoun. B. You can’t say that the old man has lost his passion. He is teetering over the coaching line and getting ejected from games. He is doing everything he can possibly do and hasn’t slowed down a bit. The only knock against him is that he never lets his team settle into the game.