At Large Dream Officially Dead: We’re onto ‘20-‘21

[RipCity]

Solid game, good effort as usual, but UConn falls short again. We don’t have a player capable of scoring when it matters. And obviously, without Polley we’re one of the worst shooting teams in the country.

As we look towards next year, outside of Gaffney/Bouknight developing, how can we find some shooting? This offense desperately needs players who can score.

 

[Stainmaster]

It was dead a while ago.

 

[HuskyBoi]

Are Jay Cole

 

[uconnever]

At large tournament dream has been dead.

 

[UConnStats]

Hurley needs to stop letting Gilbert iso every time the game is close. He can’t shoot and is terrible at the rim. We don’t give ourselves a chance at the end of close games. Just pass the ball and treat it like a normal possession the best you can.

They set Gilbert up for failure, he delivers every time, and then Hurley wonders why the kid gets flak from fans. It’s been happening since November, and besides the Wilson corner 3, we haven’t switched it up once. Another L

 

[UconnFanDC]

All these almost games will be winners next year. We see the potential and will have depth, athletes and experience all mixed in next year. Let's just keep grinding this year and get some unexpected wins to build on.

No more St Joe's type of loses ever!!

 

[Hi-Low]

Just need to play the season out, win more than we lose and hopefully we get hot and lucky at AAC tourney. No great team in AAC so that's our only shot, otherwise NIT if lucky.

 

[freescooter]

All these almost games will be winners next year.

No more St Joe's type of loses ever!!

Well the league will be easier, so yeah

 

[gampelcrazies]

It died November 13th at Gampel

 

[RipCity]

Hurley needs to stop letting Gilbert iso every time the game is close. He can’t shoot and is terrible at the rim. We don’t give ourselves a chance at the end of close games. Just pass the ball and treat it like a normal possession the best you can.

They set Gilbert up for failure, he delivers every time, and then Hurley wonders why the kid gets flak from fans. It’s been happening since November, and besides the Wilson corner 3, we haven’t switched it up once. Another L

Agreed and it doesn’t help that the people’s champs Adams and Bouknight have been complete zeros from anywhere besides the paint since November. They get praised while Gilbert gets slammed, but defenses don’t even need to worry about them anymore. That being said, they don’t really have to worry about anyone on this team.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

We will win the AAC Tournament championship and get the automatic bid. I’m calling it.

 

[WrenchFan69]

We will win the AAC Tournament championship and get the automatic bid. I’m calling it.

Why?

 

[LIuconn]

Get the ball in Bouk's hands down the stretch. That's my bandaid solution. He is the only threat to either pull up over his defender or at the very least kick it out

 

[ucawn]

Why?

We went on the road to a top 15 team and should’ve prevailed. We can compete and beat any team in the AAC that’s why

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

Why?

Because I have a feeling. And because I see this team is very close to being good enough to do it. They will be better by March and will clean up their mistakes. If we can play Nova this tough, I think we can handle most of the teams we will be playing coming up.

 

[LIuconn]

Watching this Marquette GTown game now. Both teams LOOK like D1 teams. Need that bulk! Go Sal!!

 

[UConnStats]

Get the ball in Bouk's hands down the stretch. That's my bandaid solution. He is the only threat to either pull up over his defender or at the very least kick it out

I feel like the bubble needs to be burst here. Bouknight oozes potential, but he hasn’t been particularly good in months now. He’s not ready to be a big part of the offense. Nobody is, but asking him to do more doesn’t seem like it would help.

They need to just keep powering through their schedule and hope somebody takes a real step forward offensively. Adams, Bouknight, Sid, etc have all shown flashes, but disappeared afterwards. It sucks, but they’re still rebuilding.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

Get the ball in Bouk's hands down the stretch. That's my bandaid solution. He is the only threat to either pull up over his defender or at the very least kick it out

He would fit Villanova's offensive system to a T (emphasis added). Assuming he started his career there.

 

[freescooter]

We went on the road to a top 15 team and should’ve prevailed. We can compete and beat any team in the AAC that’s why

LOL.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

We’re about to finish out 0-14 losing by a total of 35 points

 

[Kenny11]

AAC has no very good teams. We could win that tournament. But we have to show that we can win close games first.

 

[UConnDad]

We went on the road to a top 15 team and should’ve prevailed. We can compete and beat any team in the AAC that’s why

Guess we’ll see Thursday then.

 

[PAHusky]

I feel like the bubble needs to be burst here. Bouknight oozes potential, but he hasn’t been particularly good in months now. He’s not ready to be a big part of the offense. Nobody is, but asking him to do more doesn’t seem like it would help.

They need to just keep powering through their schedule and hope somebody takes a real step forward offensively. Adams, Bouknight, Sid, etc have all shown flashes, but disappeared afterwards. It sucks, but they’re still rebuilding.

This board in general has the rose tinted glasses on with Bouknight. He’s not driving, passing or shooting well at all right now and his defense is still really suspect. Right now he’s a competent ball handler but nowhere near the kind of player other defenses have to worry about.

If it were he instead of Gilbert going on these “less than 7 seconds on the shot clock” kamikaze possessions at the end of the game we’d almost definitely see the same results, judging by his performance in the rest of the games. We should let him do to let him take his lumps and get him ready for next season but he’s not the answer right now

 

[PAHusky]

Get the ball in Bouk's hands down the stretch. That's my bandaid solution. He is the only threat to either pull up over his defender or at the very least kick it out

Bouk had five points - three on fts - no assists and no rebounds. Scored the least of all of the starters. He will be solid in two or three years but that statement is not true right now

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Sorry this team will win the AAC tournament
Neutral Court , officiating better than regular season .
Why not.
Akok, and Bouknight have breakout shooting games and in those conditions we have good chance.
Keep the faith.