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For most of this year I have questioned Dan Hurley's coaching ability. I was willing to acknowledge that he could recruit but I thought that he fell short in managing the game. I guess this shows what I know. I was totally wrong and I apologize. This title run puts him up there in Jim...

Great observation. I am not knocking Nika but she may be close to setting a record for turnovers too. I love her enthusiasm and her defense but she forces the action perhaps too much. Many of her passes are low percentage and when they connect we end up with a (sometimes) spectacular shot...

The UConn men are hard to watch live. I record the games and if they win I watch the recording. If they lose, I delete. I haven't watched too many games recently. Back in the day when Jim Calhoun was the coach they often won whether they were favored or not. Currently, we are waiting to see how...

Good point. The other thing that I have noticed recently is that other teams seem to play much harder than we do and seem to want the win more that we do. In terms of talent, we do have some players but are clearly lacking at the guard position. While Hurley has clearly improved the team in...

I agree. And let's not forget that we were 5.5 point favorites in the game. Hurley never seems to win the tight competitive games. The only game I can recall that we won, was when Hurley was thrown out and one of his assistants took over. I don't want to see DH leave either but hopefully he...

I agree. Hurley has proven that he can recruit and put together a very good team. But can he win a tough conference game on the road? Jim Calhoun had consistent success in this area. We shall see.

I remember when the refs called a technical on San Diego State when one of their players crashed into Kemba at half time. We went on to win the game and the NC. Someone observed that San Diego State was playing checkers but Kemba was playing chess.

Another close game, another loss! Anyone know our record in games like?

I agree. Gaffney has not done much all year. He hits a couple of shots and suddenly we want him starting. From what I have seen, he dribbles way too much and the offense seems to come to a halt when he is in the game.

I was really impressed with Azzi's defense. 3 steals in not many minutes.

Good post, chief. I remember the days when Khalid El Amin and Richard Hamilton would look at each other with 2 minutes to go and say it is winning time. They would then play to win and the difference was obvious. Currently we don't have anyone who understands "winning time" including our...

I think many of us are missing the point. No question that was a terrible game last night. Maybe the worse we have ever seen. But Geno, IMHO, is still the best coach in WCBB. He has done too many great things for us to judge him by one game. I think he said he couldn't fix the problem not...

The Sagarins have us at 12. Not too bad but maybe a little too high.

I think I said this before but this team reminds me so much of 2013. That year the Sox were underdogs against each team they played and yet the won relatively easily. One big difference is that they had Koji and this team doesn't. Could Whitlock be our Koji?

Well, at least he was consistent. None of the players he picked up made me feel good.

I confess I don't understand what Chaim's objective was in these last few moves. We needed a first baseman, some help in the bullpen and maybe another starter. In my dreams I saw Anthony Rizzo, Craig Kimbrell and maybe Scherzer. But none of that happened. Instead we get Kyle Schwarber, a...

Does Tanner Houck replace RIchards in the rotation or is he the 6th starter? In either case I like seeing him with the Big Club.

Interesting team. They remind me so much of the 2013 team. Not the most talented but they knew how to win.

Probably a frustrated writer.

I know this is meant as a taunt but as a Sox fan, it makes me nervous. There are a lot of games to go I am just happy they are 5-0 so far.

I have never thought of Johnny Damon as Hall of Fame material. He was a solid hitter and a good base runner but I remember that he had a pretty weak throwing arm. His life-time batting average was less than spectacular and he was not a particularly great post season player. (unless you want...

Me too.

I'll repeat what someone said earlier because I think it is worth repeating. The refs decided early on that they were going to allow contact and let the players play. For them to change the way they were calling the game with less than 5 seconds to go would have been unconscionable. I blame...

I could have posted yesterday after the game but I would have said some things I would regret saying. It would have been an emotional post. This morning the sun came up and a new day is dawning and after a good night's sleep, this is how I feel. That was a terrible game yesterday, We did not...

Agreed. Not sure we would have won in 2014 without Kromah. He did not start but make huge contributions.

I don't think Cincinnati would come back to the Big East. Their football team is too good.

Had my second Pfizer shot 9 days ago. Absolutely no effects at all. I was impressed at how well it was organized. I got the shots on Howard Street in New London.

Calhoun won the NIT in his second year at Uconn. I was pretty impressed with that. His teams always seemed to over-achieve.

I know this is going to be controversial but here goes. I agree with you on your assessment of this team. You don't quit because you lost a really good player, you find a way to compensate and you compete. Right now we are doing neither. I find that I cannot watch the Uconn men anymore...

I think it may be that Kristen is drawing the best defenders. After all she is a junior who was the number one player coming out of high school. I think she will come around and be the Kristin we saw against Notre Dame two years ago.

I can't disagree with your position on Olivia. She doesn't seem to like contact and seems more comfortable out on the perimeter. I don't understand why Geno tolerates her out there. Lately I am seeing Griffin out there too. Neither one of them is a shooter and I almost prefer to see them...

Is he injured? I had read somewhere that he was one of Hurley's best recruits. Why is he not playing>

I saw him play in Philadelphia when I was in the Navy and my ship was in Philadelphia for an overhaul. He hit the ball so hard that it knuckled on its was to the outfield and went right over the fielder's head. He was a reason to go to a game at Connie Mack. There were not many others back then,

Dan Hurley has done a great job recruiting but is he at Calhoun's level yet?

U.S. Navy - November 64 - April 68. Including one year of shore duty in Vietnam, Got to see the Tet offensive in person.