From Alterique Gilbert's new team to his old one - #44 is the Big East resident UConn Huskies! Bouknight is gonna be scary, and Hurley has built up the talent base. Questions around Akok's health have a couple of us hesitant, although Whaley was a monster after he went down
And UConn's weekly KenPom ranks last year...the offense weirdly tanked into January before recovering (making shots is good, etc.), but defense - aka Hurley's identity - was strong throughout:
Huskies' offensive Synergy profile makes clear the "role player" status of the bigs (know your role, right @matty_cox?). More O-Reb possessions than Post Ups/Roll Man combined = bring your hard hats
And an addition today! UConn's 5-year ATS history/splits - the only standout trend is that the Huskies' D absolutely locks down in home dog status: