Arkansas Post Game Thread

[djct1999]

Dominant from start to finish. From ESPN to sports talk radio, tomorrow will be fun!

 

[Dove]

Gotta cool off after that fire!!!!

 

[Excalibur]

Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Better.

Flashing guys to the high post to beat the ball pressure was a brilliant move. But it was striking to see just how unathletic Arkansas looked.

 

[BarkingDog]

Adama with 18 points on 9-11 shooting, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and a really pretty assist.

And a really gutsy performance on a day-long fast.

"They thought they could win. They could not."

 

[HuskyHawk]

The most complete 40 minute performance all year. The boards, the D, the assists, the efficiency on offense. Just a clinic. Had a short bumpy stretch against the press but made them pay. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

 

[Goldenflash]

The business trip is going well so far, in the next couple hours we’ll find out who are next meeting is with. Could it be UCLA to avenge 1995’s E8 loss, or might be the Zags who’ve been so good the past decade. Get some rest boys, you’ve got another 40 minutes of work on Saturday night!

 

[Deepster]

 

[uconnfan68]

The University of Connecticut basketball Huskies are good at basketball

Ftfy

 

[nadavtheman]

Wow. I’m more relieved than anything that I shouldn’t have to suffer through an entire offseason of Hurley can’t coach threads.

So funny. So true.

 

[dtrumpet]

Good stuff. I think a key to this season was Hurley reconceiving the offense. Instead of going inside in to Sanogo, we started to drive more, Andre, Newton, Karaban and Jordan, all 4 of them started taking it to the whole. That gave us more space to shoot 3s, more dumpoffs downlow to Sanogo.

getting jackson mostly on the baseline and off the 3 point line mostly unguarded was a turning point for the offense.

 

[Fan1978]

We played well but I was astonished by how ineffective Arkansas was. Easily could have been 30+ point win. 40 minutes til Houston!

Very bad matchup for them. 2 starters cant score. Was jackson at 3 point line times 2 until hurley finally moved him to baseline. Easy to defend 3 with 5. I live in south and have seen most Arkansas games. We will need to play high level next round. Hope we bring our a game

 

[Dove]

My friend saw UConn play for the first time tonight. His exact words.. "who is the LB/ballerina for UConn? His game is unbelievable. I'm in awe"

Did you tell him he is The Answer?

 

[CardiacAndre7]

That was a 40 minute Randy Marsh meme.

@CTMike

 

[Dove]

That was well beyond my expectations

We had no time to even worry.

 

[upstater]

Elite 8 has been interesting for UConn in the past. Seems some years we've run into the eventual national champion, whether that's UCLA, Maryland or North Carolina. If we get UCLA on Saturday, it's revenge for that Tyus Edney stuff!

 

[CL82]

 

[Durks07]

 

[uconnfan68]

Another example of how awful the Big East officiating really was this year.

They play so much better when not bogged down by the terrible big East refs

Wasn’t thrilled with the refs tonight. Adama hacked 3x before they called a travel on him.

 

[Ctedgeman]

Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Better.

Flashing guys to the high post to beat the ball pressure was a brilliant move. But it was striking to see just how unathletic Arkansas looked.

Agree on the last part especially. For such a high ranking defense, I was a bit surprised by how slow they seemed. Didn't get around screens all that well and it felt like hawk newt and AJ were able to drive right past them all night

 

[FfldCntyFan]

 

[nomar]

The next game is the most important game in UConn’s season, and UConn is not even playing in it.

I’d say winning tonight was more important than whatever happens in the other game. I’d say exponentially but that would be understating it.

Beyond that, it’s two good teams. It’s not exactly UVA-Chaminade.

Can’t believe 3 people liked that

 

[alphasigko]

What a game. Great game. Jackson was the star of the game

Adama and Hawk were also pretty dang good!

 

[Fan1978]

getting jackson mostly on the baseline and off the 3 point line mostly unguarded was a turning point for the offense.

Spot on, jackson on baseline in key. Makes him productive and carries over to defense. Prior was being. Taunted at 3 point line

 

[my2cents]

Non Big East teams have no clue as to how to play us. They can't stop Sanogo 1 on 1, and their double teams lead to open shots and offensive rebounds.
We just have too many weapons.

 

[Classof87]

And we were worried about this game???
I can’t remember a bigger cake-walk in the Sweet 16 for us…
For those Nattering Nabobs of Negativism on this board….
GET. ON. THE. BUS.