Quote from: #UnleashMalik on January 12, 2026, 04:00:17 PMBen has regressed in every single stat except usage, shot attempts, and rebounds (1.5 more per game!) From last season.

Its time.

But his perimiter defense, inside scoring, and post defense are noticeably better. Why are we ignoring that? If he was hitting 3s at his career average he'd have his career best FG% while improving vastly on the defensive end.

It's literally just outside shooting. Everything else is fine. It's frustrating as hell, sure, but I'm not sure why we're focusing only on the one negative.

Quote from: #UnleashMalik on January 12, 2026, 04:00:17 PMBen has regressed in every single stat except usage, shot attempts, and rebounds (1.5 more per game!) From last season.

Its time.

#FakeNews #Lies

*It's

As compared to last season, with increased usage we've also seen a dramatic decrease in turnovers. His turnover rate of 8.7% puts him  at 7 of 70 BEast players (min 40% of team's minutes - we'll call those players 'regulars' the rest of the way). That's down from 13.3% a year ago.

His 3-point shooting has been brutally awful, but I think a lot of that is due to injury. Even a hobbled Ben, though, is a good option for THIS squad. He's shooting 2FGAs more often and doing so well (61.7%, up from last year's 60.0% mark) and a long with that is a hefty rise in FTrate (29.9 vs. last year's 16.7, which was a career high).

Impressively, and importantly, he's defending without fouling. Just 2.2 FC/40 minutes down from 3.4 last season (also was a career mark for him.. in the mid-4's in his first two seasons). That ranks him 10th in the BEast of regulars.

The defensive rebounding has been very good - over 20%. Ranks 8th out of the BEast regulars.

Thankful we have Ben this season.

Now, go clean some bedpans, Nurse Danielle.

Ben is a damn good role player.  He just never made the leap to star this team unfortunately needed.

Its too bad his shot has disappeared, because it is overshadowing the fact he's been good and improved in pretty much every other area of his game.

Quote from: LAZER on January 12, 2026, 02:19:48 PMIf UC makes a move, I wonder if Travis Steele will get a look.

first call needs to be to Brad Stevens. Make him say no.

Quote from: tower912 on January 12, 2026, 02:04:57 PMI am making my annual pilgrimage to Hinkle.

I'll probably be there, pending family issues.

Quote from: GB Warrior on January 12, 2026, 03:40:29 PMI'm reading a 6 mo recovery for partial tear. Chance it's a Bahktiari situation of course but it's a very different injury

Becoming radicalized?

Quote from: #UnleashMalik on January 12, 2026, 03:53:59 PMWell crap, if caedin learns to do a post move, we might win 6 more games.

Hell while we're at it, let's go get a monstar to sap the talent of uconns player and transport it in a basketball to the AL.

What are we doing here?

That's a tough analogy. Ben has made shots in the past, Caedin hasn't.  I see no reason why we should just give up despite his severe issues.  All I'm saying is it's not impossible that he starts draining them. 

Quote from: Tha Hound on January 12, 2026, 03:53:58 PMSure, he is absolutely necessary for this abomination of a team, but he is not "playing well in pretty much every facet of the game." Take a look at any stat line, advanced or not, he's just not good enough.

craps crazy that a guy averaging 8 points 6.5 rebounds per game on 37% shooting percentage is considered playing well. Weve jumped the shark on this season.

Tuesday, January 13

Villanova at Providence - 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
Dave Sims and Tarik Turner
Line: Villanova  -2.5/157

Marquette at St. John's - 5:30 p.m. (Peacock)
John Fanta and Donny Marshall
Line: St. John's  -15.5/155.5

3 Connecticut at 25 Seton Hall - 7:00 p.m. (truTV, HBO Max)
Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel and Andy Katz
Line: Connecticut  -5.5/131.5

Georgetown at Creighton - 8:00 p.m. (NBCSN & Peacock)
Paul Burmeister and Nick Bahe
Line: Creighton  -9.5/148

Oh and .9 more pgg