THE FORMULA: For UConn, DEFEATING Doubt Starts w/Tarris Reed & Extends to Huskies OUTSIDE SHOOTING

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What are the keys to the Yukon men regaining the success they've had throughout the season?

I've got the formula, this is Lockdown, Yukon!

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Happy Wednesday, I'm Matt Shonvysky, on today's show I'm going to focus on the three things

Yukon needs to get right, this NCA tournament run.

We'll close the show, shooting, no secret, Alice Keribin, Solo Ball,

Berlin Mullins, they all need to be better from the outside.

We'll talk about that and we'll close the show with that segment.

In the middle of today's episode, we're talking about Silas Demory Jr.

His health, and then if he is truly healthy like all indications show,

limiting turnovers will be key.

But we'll open today's show, talk about Terrace Reed, who is the difference maker?

Who will be the difference maker?

All you need to look at, compare St. John's in Hartford versus St. John's at the Biggest Tournament Final.

What they get from Terrace Reed is going to dictate how successful this tournament run is for the Yukon Huskies.

Will they get back to a regional final?

Will they get back to competing for a final four?

Or will the inconsistencies show through

and will this team bow out before I think anybody halfway through the season would have expected?

The biggest thing to me, the biggest thing that even Dan Hurley talked about is Terrace Reed.

Dan Hurley is not looking for Terrace Reed to be out here doing and being the key melage

one on the baseline with fadeaway jumpers, anything like that.

He needs to be the Terrace Reed that Dan Hurley and this team know that he can be,

the one that dominated in Hartford, the one that since the one rebound performance

has really excelled more often than not, but it's the consistency that this Yukon team needs,

the consistency to protect the rim, the consistency to play good defense,

the consistency to be a good player down in the block, and it's not.

You don't need to go for 25 and 10, 25 and 18, 25 and 8.

You just need to be consistent with your play, consistent with your play.

You don't need to finish everything around the rim, but just be that low pose presence

that this team can rely upon, possession after possession after possession.

In that mindset, we talked about the mindset with Terrace Reed.

We talked about the want to with Terrace Reed.

Being a beast on the board is all about your heart, your desire, your want to,

to have this season and the way you wanted to.

Your pursuit of excellence, your effort and your heart and your dedication

will dictate where you go in this team and all depends on Terrace Reed.

Because if you get the Terrace Reed that showed up against St. John's in the biggest title game,

this team will not be cutting down any nets whether regional final or national title.

If this team gets the Terrace Reed in Hartford against St. John's,

the absolute beast who dominated.

Even the player from the Big East quarters,

or the Big East semis will suffice.

He was such an impact in those games,

distributing the ball,

getting guys open, allowing guys to run into open spaces like Alex Caravan and dumping it

down for easy layups, attracting defenders, finding the open man,

just doing what we know that Terrace Reed is capable of.

And it's not asking for something that we know is not achievable.

Dan Hurley and this coaching staff, these players, Terrace Reed himself.

He understands. He knows. He's seen it on film.

Non-stop. Dan Hurley has let him know.

Be a beast on the glass as they know that he can be.

What's that? Getting in position, boxing out, holding your man back,

fighting for that position. Is it effort thing?

And grabbing the ball off the boards.

Simple. Second thing. Protect the rim. We've seen him.

Big East quarters, or Big East semis. What was it? Semis?

The title of my video was Read Jacked, because he was aggressively defending the rim.

And making plays around the rim that, this version of Terrace Reed, aggressiveness,

fight, desire, taking that aggression out on the ball.

Three of those blocks were spectacular. Exactly what Dan Hurley and this team are looking for,

protecting the rim. There's been times as well where he's dove on the floor.

The heart, the desire that Terrace Reed has shown. It's there. It's inside him. We know it.

And we talked about leaning throughout this Big East tournament.

How Dan Hurley is even publicly with Terrace Reed sitting right next to him at the podium.

Talking about Terrace Reed's the guy. He's the difference between us going to the final four

and us not going to the final four. And talking him up that, hey, Terrace, you can be the best

center in the nation. Bar none. Getting that out of Terrace. I know it's something that Dan Hurley's

trying to do. He's trying to pull it out of Terrace Reed. If he could be successful to do that,

to get the most out of Terrace Reed, because as a coach, that's one of your biggest things

in roles and responsibilities, right? Get the most out of your players. Build them up to something that

you know they're capable of doing. Not asking them to do something above and beyond what they're

capable of. With Terrace Reed, he's got all the physical tools. He's got everything to make him one

of the best centers in the nation. The consistency thing. Dan Hurley can help with that. And he's trying

to pull it out of him, like I said. But in the end, it's right here, right here with Terrace.

If he plays with that heart in that desire, in that aggression, and has the right mindset,

stays focused throughout the game and carries out and performs like everybody. Everybody knows

he's capable of. This team is a completely different team. This team is one that can make a run

to the regional final. Depending how things play out, matchups, even going head to head with Duke,

who may or may not be fully healthy. Yes, they did win the ACC, but you con. We've talked about it.

If they are fully healthy and by all accounts, maybe Jaylen Stewart's back. We'll talk about

Vasala's demo in the next segment. If this Yukon team is fully healthy, I still maintain

deepest team in the nation. But everything that you see here on the screen, everything that we're

talking about today needs to transpire for Yukon to perform up to their optimal level.

It starts with Terrace greed. If Yukon gets the Terrace greed,

that Dan Hurl is trying to pull out, that everybody is seeing it from Terrace greed throughout

the season at different times. This Yukon team can make a run and seriously compete for a third

national title in four seasons. Heart, mindset, and then execute on the floor.

I got a jump to a break. On the other side, we'll talk Silas Demory, his health, turnovers,

too many, lack of. That will also decide how Yukon Ferris in the NCAA tournament. We'll talk

about that on the other side.

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As we kick off our second segment, we're switching gears to Silas Dimmer Jr. His health, turnovers

as well. Those two things with Silas. Just as we talked about with Terus Reed in the first segment,

those two things with Silas Dimmery are absolutely paramount. First off, it seems like by all accounts,

Dan Hurley was talking Sunday. That Silas Dimmery Jr. is doing okay with his ankle injury.

Sounds like he's going to be good to go. No injury reports obviously until before the game,

so we really will not know until game time until the ball is tipped. What is the status of Silas Dimmery?

But we talked about it already in terms of if he's not able to go, what does that do? It throws

the defense for a loop, right? Because Silas Dimmery Jr. has been the head of the snake

defensively for UConn all season long. He's the reason. Yes, other players have improved

performance defensively throughout the year. Silas Dimmery Jr. is the reason why this UConn

defense has taken such a step forward a year over a year. There's a detriment a year ago.

This season, it's to propel them back to the top 15 nationally on the defensive side.

If he's not there, yes, he is your point guard and things are impacted on offense,

but UConn can get over that with other players defensively. He's not replaceable. You can try to

replace him. I've got some ideas on how you could do that, but by all accounts, he's going to be

good to go, so we're not going to speculate on what would transpire if he's not.

So we expect Silas Dimmery Jr. to be good to go Friday night 10 p.m. and Philadelphia.

The key for him, limiting turnovers, you can't have one of these performances,

like M.S.S. Square Garden with nine turnovers. The first time they played St. John's,

you've got to take care of the basketball. You've got to take care of the basketball because you

cannot give extra possessions to opponents. You cannot give easy buckets if you turn it over

a half court. You cannot limit the amount of shots you get up. You've got to take care of the

basketball and maximize the amount of chances you have to score, especially in close games.

Turnovers are everything. The amount of points, 24, 25, the St. John's got off turnovers in the

biggest title game. It was just one after another, after another, getting out on the break.

Al Yupes, layups, dunks. If I'm Yukon and I know in that film session that Dan Hurley talked

about that was had on Sunday, I'm sure this team was embarrassed. And looking at the screen,

that's not us. This isn't us. This isn't how we played all season. Why in the biggest moments

right now? Why? When they played at Marquette for the biggest title, regular season. When they're

on the biggest stage at MSG for the biggest title, tournament against St. John's. Why are the

things that have plagued this team throughout the season and plagued as a strong word? Because this

team went 29 and 5. This team is 29 and 5. There really isn't a plague for this team in this season.

There are things that they need to improve upon, of course. But no team is perfect. Every team has

some flaws. Every team has some flaws. Michigan didn't win the big 10 title. Florida didn't win the

SEC title. Duke did win, but they're facing some injuries. Every team is going through something

at this stage of the season. Every team, no team is perfect. No team is completely optimal,

maximizing their potential. Otherwise, there'd be an undefeated team right now.

Arizona is the closest thing to it, but we've seen Yukon vs Arizona without Brella Mullins and

without Terrace Reed. And we know how Yukon performed. You take care of the little things.

That are impacting how you could be your best. For Silas,

Demories, Turnovers, Terrace Reed, as we talked about, focus, rebounding, defensive presence,

protect the rim, for Silas. And as Yukon offends his Turnovers, do not turn the ball over. Take

care of the basketball. And if you do that, you have a chance to make a run. Because your talent

will show through. Your ability will show through. Your experience will show through.

The leadership on this team will show through. The coaching in the staff will show through.

Execution on the court. It's about this right here. It's about this right here.

And take care of your responsibilities.

And if Yukon does that, you're going to be set up for success.

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where it needs to be.

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Back again for this final segment on the Wednesday edition of Lockdown Yukon and

we're switching gears and talking about shooting. Outside shooting, three points shooting as the

final key of what needs to be fixed for this team to make a run in this year's NCAA tournament.

I'm going to talk about three guys, three players. We're just going to compare their regular season

shooting percentages. We're going to show and compare what they've done in February versus what

they've done in March. And I can I think you can see exactly what I'm talking about in terms of

shooting needs to improve. And if you do improve, even to your season average,

this team is going to be set up for success. And after looking at the stats, we talked about

Terrace Read already. We talked about Silas Demarine and what we need from him.

The shooting of three players. Alice Caravan, Berlin Mullins, solo ball. These are guys that on

the season, Caravan, 38.6% from three. Berlin Mullins, 34.5% from three, solo ball, 30.6% from three.

Here's what these guys did in the month of February. Solo, we talked about he's 30% from three

for the season as a whole. In the month of February, solo ball shot 35% from three.

In March, he's down to 29%. Last season, solo ball was shooting in three at a clip of 41.4%.

If he can just get back to where he was in February, 35%, don't shoot 29%, maybe 35%,

you're going to be in a much better position. But he's not,

I don't think solo ball is really the issue here because again, if you look at what he's done

during the regular season, 30% in the month of March, he's at 29%. So pretty much on par with what

you've gotten from solo ball all season. The two guys that are hugely, hugely impactful

and their performance from three in this NCAA tournament is going to

go a long way and to see success. Let's talk about Berlin Mullins, freshman season.

I don't know if it's a season length thing. I don't know if he's slowing down because it's been

a long year and the travel is catching up to him. I don't know. But on the season, Berlin Mullins

has shot 34.5% from three. In the month of February, he seemed to be excelling. He was at 39%.

In the month of March, Berlin Mullins from three has dipped to 17%.

17%. A huge drop off, a 50% drop off from where he was throughout the regular season.

If Berlin Mullins can shoot the basketball, not even up to his season average.

I'm not asking him and I don't think this team needs him to shoot the way he did in the month of

February, which was pretty much close to 40%. You just can't be at 17% from three. Bring that

up to 30%. Couple of shots not getting knocked down and games change. Runs are extended. Open looks

lead to momentum and pressure and full core pressure defense and leads to turnovers.

If Berlin Mullins can improve shooting, it will go a long way. But he's not the only one,

like I said, Alex Caribin. One of the best three point shooters on the team on the season

averaging 38.6%. In the month of February, he improved upon that season average and was shooting

40% from three. In the month of March, he's been even worse than Berlin Mullins' percentage.

Caribin shot at 15.6%. 15.6%. These are games taking into account Marquette,

and then the three biggest tournament games, including the disaster in the Big East Title game.

If this team and these players solo and really more so,

Berlin Mullins and Alex Caribin can revert back to their season average or close to their

season average, just don't be shooting in the teams from three. This team in this season will turn

on a dime. You just can't be at 17% from Berlin Mullins, a player that you expect to be able to

deliver from three, and you can't be at 15.6% as Alex Caribin has been to start the month of March.

So those are the keys. Those are the keys. Shoot the ball well from the outside.

Is Silas-Demmarie going to junior going to be healthy? And if so, if he's on the court,

take care of the basketball. And then Terrace Reed can't he be the difference. We talked

significantly about Terrace Reed and how Dan Hurley is trying to get the most out of him.

Huge factor. Silas-Demmarie, Jr. We know what he's capable of. We know how he can take over games.

Is his health going to allow him to do so? And can he remain focused and not be careless with the

basketball and not turn it over? It's not just him. It is this entire team with the focus and the

attention of detail and the ball handling. Take care of the basketball. No turnovers, no unforced

turnovers. And then from the outside, knock down the open looks. You kind of still getting open

looks. There were there was a stretch in the St. John's game. I think you kind of cut it to 10.

It got back up to nine or had cut it to seven. Excuse me. It got up to nine or ten. And then you

kind of had I want to say two or three open looks from three. One from Braille and Mullins,

one from Alex Caravan. Neither went down. You kind of had two or three offensive rebounds on

the possession. The crowd was ready to explode. You kind was about to get the momentum. But then the

shots couldn't drop. The shots couldn't drop. I know they're in the gym working. I know Braille

and Mullins and Alex Caravan are taking shots nonstop to ensure that when they get into

when it's time for their numbers to be calls. In the NCAA tournament, they are going to come through.

I expect it. The season averages do not lie. The month of March, they've taken a step back,

but it is a smaller sample size. It is four games. It just so happens that two of those games

just happen to be two of the biggest games of the year. And when you needed them the most,

Braille and Mullins and Alex Caravan did not deliver from three. Now you've had another stretch here

where you get some time off. You're the final game, one of the final games to tip on Friday.

You basically get another full week. You get six days off. Extra because it's a 10 p.m. tip.

Get the legs under them. Get the focus. Get the rest.

And we should see a revert back closer to. I don't even need. This team doesn't even need their

season average. If Braille and Mullins and Alex Caravan can deliver closer to their season average and

be above 25% from three, that's a whole heck of a lot better. Be above 30% from three even.

Be a significant, significant step forward for this Yukon offense.

Significant. We're going to talk much more leading into Friday nights gaming as Ferman.

For now, thanks for tuning in today's episode of Locked On Yukon. As we go forward,

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matchup on Saturday with UTSA. We're going to be talking and previewing the Yukon men's hockey game,

semis of hockey East up in Boston at the Garden against rival Boston College.

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