Arkansas Post Game Thread

[BugsyCT]

Great all-around effort. Got careless for stretches after we built the huge lead but we controlled the game from start to finish.

We’re back in the Elite 8!

 

[tuvent08]

That was a 40 minute Randy Marsh meme.

 

[Jaydumo20]

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

I've been waiting years for the BY MCBB room to become a baseball chat. I'm pumped

 

[Dutch Boyd]

My mojo is working

 

[Chin Diesel]

 

[nomar]

Alabama ‘04 vibes. That was fugging sick!!!

 

[Ha Who]

that was about as dominant as I've ever seen us. wow.

hows the arkansas board doing?

Board I went to was quite complementary

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This team was unbelievably disciplined on defense today, especially in the first half. Kansas was undisciplined on close outs and played them too tight on the perimeter, which allowed drives and fouls for Arkansas (without any real defensive stopper in the middle). UConn went in to this daring Arkansas to shoot from the perimeter and not closing out too hard/biting on the pump fakes and it worked to perfection.

A perfect game plan and excellent execution. Arkansas is a fundamentally very flawed team offensively and Hurley exposed that.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

 

[UConn990411]

Van gundy spot on with “Hurley reinventing their d”. The adaption to the help man made the difference. GREAT job by Hurley,

Hurley’s teams with a few days to prepare are so, so tough to play against. They had a tremendous game plan tonight that neutralized all of Arkansas’ defensive strengths.

 

[upstater]

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 hole. That gave us more space to shoot 3s, more dumpoffs downlow to Sanogo.

 

[jorge34]

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

 

[Jaker]

Fantastic game, still need to turn the ball over less and clean up some of the "bonehead" moments.

 

[Fan1978]

Hawkins is the key for us. When his 3 point shot is on and he gets aggressive by going to the basket, then we are almost unbeatable.

He was 3 for 9

 

[HuskyHawk]

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

What? Who cares? Neither team is a particular problem

 

[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!