Good article today on UCONN forward Jeff Adrien and his continued improvement on every aspect of his game:Two years ago, Jeff Adrien would have kept his mouth shut, and Connecticut might have lost the game.
Adrien would have bitten his tongue as Notre Dame made its run. He would have sat idle on the bench and let his Hall of Fame coach do all the talking.
But Jan. 24, after Notre Dame countered Connecticut's first punch of the second half with a 12-4 burst, Adrien piped up during a stoppage with 8:46 remaining.
"He controlled the whole timeout," senior guard A.J. Price said after Connecticut polished off a 69-61 win, snapping Notre Dame's 45-game home win streak, just as Adrien had predicted.
"He said everything we needed to do: no fouls, play good defense, hedge. He was very talkative out there."
Speaking up has been the final step in Adrien's evolution as the undisputed leader of the nation's top-ranked team.
