Arizona Post Game Thread

[DogMania]

Undermanned, great effort, but going 9-18 from the line and out-rebounded by 20 and somehow were up with less than 2 minutes to go. That game was there for the taking.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I can't tell if this is a joke or not. Arizona is nowhere near the best team in the country. UConn would've whooped them at full strength.

They have 3 top 15 wins, including a win at the number 3 team in the country. Nobody has a better resume right now.

 

[cellocgg]

The season just started.

...and as of this current point in the season, Arizona is the best team in the nation

 

[Shine21]

I thought Demary kept us in in the game in the first half. Not sure what game you were watching. I agree on Solo and Karaban though.

I referring to the dumb fouls, which had him in foul trouble. He has to be more discipline as our floor general.

Plus, the offensive set were pretty sloppy tonight. The offense wasn't fluid and they just couldn't seem to find their groove.

 

[NewBlood]

On top of 1-15 in the preseason. It's getting close to sounding the alarms. We need Mullins back.

This loss stinks for our resume, it was an opportunity. We now have to go out and smash the rest with Mullins & Reed out there. As a whole, not worried about what this says about our potential. We were missing our single most important player, and need our stud freshmen back to help plug some of the abysmal shooting we are getting from Ball. We'll be fine.

Still shocked we couldn't get Reed out there for 15 minutes. It would have made a difference.

AK always tends to disappear when he's up against stronger athletes. This is why I can't understand why he appears on any first round boards. The 3 FT misses were shades of Nova last year.

I honestly have no idea how we even kept that one close, other than AZ's lack of working for good shots on so many possessions. If they just drove it into the paint, they could have shot 80%.

Gritty comeback. Nice developmental game for Reibe (although cannot believe he couldn't finish that & one to tie it).

Why does this game STINK for our resume? Arizona is a top 5 team and we lost at the end without our 2 starters. By the time we get to March, people are going to understand the VALUE of MULLINS

 

[RuffRuff]

BYU, Zona, Illinois, Kansas, Florida, Texas.

6-0 would have been orgasmic.
5-1 = elation.
4-2 = mission accomplished.
3-3= meh.
2-4 or worse = no bueno.

Was hoping for 5-1 to try and get into that 1-2 seed conversation. This one is a throw away if we can win the rest.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

My observations:

In the first dozen minutes of the game, Bradley drove the lane four times and scored. He carried the ball on three of those drives.

Dell'Orso took two steps before dribbling at least a half dozen times in this game

On a rebound, put back in the first half, Peat gave Stewart a forearm shiver to the neck that would have made Ivan Putski proud.

On his late basket (that basically put the game out of reach) Bradley picked up his pivot foot when he faked to his right, then spun and took three steps before his floater.

The good:

The team showed a tremendous amount of fight and determination. This will help tremendously down the road.

Reibe grew three or four months this game. We will see major dividends from this, especially in March.

While inconsistent, this team can play some serious defense. Once they figure out how to sustain it we'll be a severe problem for any opponent.

It isn't even Thanksgiving yet. If we were going to lose a game, far better to do it now.

 

[Gurleyman]

Would have won the game no trouble, not sure

Because this is a big time game. Other players play hurt all the time, and being afraid this might impact him long term, when he would have another 9 days off after this because no way you play him against Bryant, is just ridiculous

What’s ridiculous is thinking a November game is somehow so big time that we want our most important player to play hurt and risk getting hurt worse. He just had a hamstring problem, now an ankle. If he’s not moving fluidly and protecting the ankle, then maybe the hamstring flares up again or something worse.

If there’s any risk at all at this point in the year, we’re better off letting him get healthy.

 

[NewBlood]

Dwayne Koroma missed 4 of our 7 missed free throws. Hopefully we don't have to see much of him for the remainder of the year. We'll be fine from the line.

It's Alex's missed free throws that are unacceptable

 

[BFieldHusky]

Was hoping for 5-1 to try and get into that 1-2 seed conversation. This one is a throw away if we can win the rest.

4-2 gets you to a potential 1/2 line. Mullins should be back by next week.

 

[RuffRuff]

Why does this game STINK for our resume? Arizona is a top 5 team and we lost at the end without our 2 starters. By the time we get to March, people are going to understand the VALUE of MULLINS

It's an opportunity - we missed the opportunity to beat a top 4 team on our home floor. We don't get many of those chances. Do you think the committee just waves off a game? Do you think they waved off the games McNeeley missed last year?

Also realize we'll likely be battling an Arizona for seeding - they beat us on our floor, it's an advantage. These games matter.

 

[Huskyforlife]

This might be a good lesson for Ball, stop flopping on every 3 pointer so the refs can tell when you’re actually fouled.

 

[KingAG]

They’re good.

We’re clearly the better team.

The End.

 

[Horatio]

I hate to bang on a 3rd string center but I gotta see the tape on how Koroma scored dbl figures against power conference schools multiple times last year, it doesn't even look like he's trying to put the ball in the basket with these shot attempts and FTs. With Reed and Reibe healthy that won't be a concern but damn that's a rough watch.

He played like he was a nervous freshman. Smith hit him in the hands a few times and it was as if he didn’t know what to do with it.

 

[NewBlood]

Was hoping for 5-1 to try and get into that 1-2 seed conversation. This one is a throw away if we can win the rest.

You are still hoping for 5-1, it's still possible.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

My observations:

In the first dozen minutes of the game, Bradley drove the lane four times and scored. He carried the ball on three of those drives.

Dell'Orso took two steps before dribbling at least a half dozen times in this game

On a rebound, put back in the first half, Peat gave Stewart a forearm shiver to the neck that would have made Ivan Putski proud.

On his late basket (that basically put the game out of reach) Bradley picked up his pivot foot when he faked to his right, then spun and took three steps before his floater.

The good:

The team showed a tremendous amount of fight and determination. This will help tremendously down the road.

Reibe grew three or four months this game. We will see major dividends from this, especially in March.

While inconsistent, this team can play some serious defense. Once they figure out how to sustain it we'll be a severe problem for any opponent.

It isn't even Thanksgiving yet. If we were going to lose a game, far better to do it now.

Sounds loke a non objective UConn fan on first points. Did you study if UConn had any travels during that time. The bottom line is we lost a winnable game

 

[Shabazzkets]

Does UConn practice Free Throws

Everyone saying this like the misses weren’t by Koroma, a late addition who won’t play when we’re fully healthy, and a 7 foot freshman. Replace Reed with Koroma and we’re not talking about free throws. Every team has bad FT shooters, ours just ended up at the line.

 

[80shusky]

I never would have guessed that Eric Reibe would be high scorer! 15 points

Yea that was good on him and he did a nice job under the circumstances but if you have Karaban, Demary, and Ball on your team and a freshman center is your leading scorer you have issues.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Let’s not forget about Demary’s turnover driving into the lane. 3 possession with 1:47 to go lost this game for the Huskies up by 2.

From the replay it looked like there was a wet spot on the floor when driving to the basket. Both feet slightly slipped out from under him as he drove into the defender and looked to put up a shot.

 

[NewBlood]

He played like he was a nervous freshman. Smith hit him in the hands a few times and it was as if he didn’t know what to do with it.

Biggest game of the kid's life. You can tell he was overwhelmed at times but then he flashed too

 

[KingAG]

It's an opportunity - we missed the opportunity to beat a top 4 team on our home floor. We don't get many of those chances. Do you think the committee just waves off a game? Do you think they waved off the games McNeeley missed last year?

Also realize we'll likely be battling an Arizona for seeding - they beat us on our floor, it's an advantage. These games matter.

We have at least 6 more.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Neither Reed nor Mullins were the reason we didn't win. FREE THROWS. Period.

This is so dumb.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

What’s ridiculous is thinking a November game is somehow so big time that we want our most important player to play hurt and risk getting hurt worse. He just had a hamstring problem, now an ankle. If he’s not moving fluidly and protecting the ankle, then maybe the hamstring flares up again or something worse.

If there’s any risk at all at this point in the year, we’re better off letting him get healthy.

Its a game against a top 5 team. You play in the game unless you can't walk. Thinking this might effect him later in the season is scared Thinking

 

[NewBlood]

It's an opportunity - we missed the opportunity to beat a top 4 team on our home floor. We don't get many of those chances. Do you think the committee just waves off a game? Do you think they waved off the games McNeeley missed last year?

Also realize we'll likely be battling an Arizona for seeding - they beat us on our floor, it's an advantage. These games matter.

No, they don't wave it off but losing to another top team without 2 of your best players will come into consideration. Get 4 wins minimum out of the OOC and win the BE Regular Season title, you are a top 2 seed at worst.

 

[KingAG]

Its a game against a top 5 team. You play in the game unless you can't walk. Thinking this might effect him later in the season is scared Thinking

You’re one more idiotic post away