Alabama Post Game Thread

[my2cents]

Great game. I like how many options we have offensively we can kind of ride the hot hand.

Do the winners of the 2 PK championships play each other?

yes, most likely for the national title

 

[3rdbass]

Please stop watching! It’s embarrassing!

Huh I have been watching UCONN basketball since 1970s and been to 4 of 5 final fours in person. I'm a die hard and entitled to my opinions even if they don't agree with yours.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Hurley deserves a lot of credit for pulling this roster together. Pretty much every guy is what we needed in that role.

Clingan, Karaban, Newton, and Calcaterra have all been like 80th percentile or better in terms of their performance versus expectations.

Alleyne and Diarra have been inconsistent, but given us something.

Big leap from having misevaluated guys like Diggins and Floyd.

 

[KingAG]

Joey Calcaterra is an X FACTOR. My favorite Husky right now

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Borges and Amore are saying two different things. Tomorrow or Sunday?

 

[KingAG]

Ajax is 4 games behind everyone else and the team still looks great. If he becomes the player he can be, this team will truly be dangerous.

We already are

 

[GHSWolverines]

Sunday

 

[husky429]

Borges and Amore are saying two different things. Tomorrow or Sunday?

Sunday 10pm. So 7pm for you

 

[uconngb]

I know the usual yentas will call it a dumb play but I had no problem with him going for the block at the end. Andre is a competitive kid and Brandon Miller is going to make a hundred million dollars in the NBA. The game was over anyway.

That run after Alabama tied it was huge. This team just has weapons all over the place.

I had zero problem w that play. The four ridiculous 3 point attempts on the other hand?? Please…..save those for practice. None of them were even close.

 

[gsmooth]

Newton shot 1-6 but he controlled the game, singlehandedly got us in the double bonus early, went 6-6 on ft's, his one field goal was the three that sealed it, he had 8 assists, 1 turnover, and 4 steals.

Dude is a baller.

damn right. I started a thread on the player of the game.

 

[UCLJ0211]

We got to 18 assists tonight, which was Hurley’s goal for the team.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

sunday 10pm

 

[WrenchFan69]

Sunday 10pm ESPN

 

[husky429]

Up to 8 on Kenpom. We'll see how things shake out with the last couple games tonight.

When was the last time we were top 10? Early 2014?

 

[housekeys]

In May.

 

[BGesus4]

Newton shot 1-6 but he controlled the game, singlehandedly got us in the double bonus early, went 6-6 on ft's, his one field goal was the three that sealed it, he had 8 assists, 1 turnover, and 4 steals.

Dude is a baller.

Really a true pg. No one ever makes him pickup his dribble. Only does so when he has something to do with the ball. Great vision and pace. Can score when needed but doesn’t need you to have a big impact.

 

[AtlantaHusky]

In my drunken group-text with Scot-e I said our FT's were critical tonight. 87.5% Well done kids!

 

[3rdbass]

Joey Calcaterra is an X FACTOR. My favorite Husky right now

Yeah he has his place for sure. It is nice to have John Gwynn scorer coming off the bench when we need points.

 

[KingAG]

Btw that wasn’t our most complete game. We should’ve won by 20+

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

In May.

April, if you're going that route.

 

[Jbirdp5]

Playing the game Sunday at 10 is awful, I know it’s an nfl Sunday but damn

 

[3rdbass]

Btw that wasn’t our most complete game. We should’ve won by 20+

Yeah to spread the lead with AJAX and Diarra in tells you a lot. It was all about D.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Not a walking bucket, but holy s___ does he know how to draw fouls. Gets us in the bonus, converts at the line, and puts defenders on tilt.

You must have missed the game against Oregon.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Sunday 10pm. So 7pm for you

Full service response. Nice.

 

[Kemba429]

Best start to a season since 13-14’ before that 10-11’ we all know what happened those two years. This team is special. Having Sanogo, Hawkins, Newton, each can put up 20+ any given night is an absolute luxury. Not to mention the supporting cast & depth that we have this year. Big win, but cant let off the gas. Cant wait for Sunday night.

 

[Minicoop69]

In my drunken group-text with Scot-e I said our FT's were critical tonight. 87.5% Well done kids!

When Sanogo missed his 1st 2 FTs, I was a little worried. But I'm thinking he needs to be more tired and sweating more profusely in order to make them.

 

[HooperScooper]

Before anyone complains, it's a lot better than playing at 3:30 on Sunday.

 

[Huskyforlife]

1. I hope Sanogo gets an NBA contract. He’ll change his families life regardless, you can just tell he works his tail off. Kids a winner.

2. Andre is an X factor regardless of the shooting. His passing/energy/defense/rebounding is all so high level. His ball denial on Miller was huge.

3. Our starting backcourt put up a donut in the first half. We led going into that half. This team is deep with options.

4. Alex might be a future nba player. So much offensive skill, and solid defense for a freshman.

5. The refs forgot what a blocking foul was apparently. The emphasis on flopping was ignored today.

 

[NowInStorrs]

So should I get a Joey California shirt or a Hawkins shirt? Or Clingan? Or Sanogo? Hmmm. Or maybe Karaban or Newton.

 

[caw]

Ok let's just disagree on his impact on this game. He did get some nice rebounds I will give you that. you can't refute his offense was horrible. He also got beat off the dribble a lot in this game unlike the other 2. Not saying he was horrible but just not as good as the past 2 games on D.

His shooting was bad and so was his shot selection.

I don't think you can discount how much pressure he took off Newton by being able to bring the ball up the court. Alabama hounded him and Newton all game fullcourt.

The fact the team had only 12 t/os all game and 5 came from the frontcourt (Adama - 3, Karaban - 1, Clingan - 1) is a miracle. Boxscore only has 11 assigned, so one was the shot-clock violation? That's fantastic.