“He was looking for answers,” Moore said. 25, Jackson actually started to figure out ways he could be successful as “the dork,” whether it was screening, cutting, dribble handoffs or using the clear sight lines he had to pick the defense apart with his passing.Ĭonnecticut’s coaches had shown him spots where he could attack on film and examples of players in the NBA, like Draymond Green, using the strategy against the defense. Jackson attempted 12 3-pointers in the first game against Xavier and started 0-of-6 from the field in the second meeting - the two games bookending that six-of-eight losing streak. When he’s challenged, his natural instinct is to prove somebody wrong.” They were reminding him, being vocal about daring him to shoot, and there’s not a more competitive dude in the country.
“It was sort of a shock to his system,” Connecticut assistant coach Tom Moore told The Athletic this week. “They were talking too. In January, it was hard to turn down shots like this: “I think earlier on I was taking it personal a lot and looking at it like disrespect and to prove them wrong,” Jackson said on Saturday, fresh off nearly putting up a triple-double (eight points, nine rebounds and 10 assists) in an Elite Eight win over Gonzaga, which tried to replicate the Xavier strategy.
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