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Be honest, did you keep the faith down 19???

Did you keep the faith???

  • It was over; I turned off the TV in protest

    Votes: 17 7.3%

  • I was certain of defeat and loudly complained of the team's shortfalls in the game chat

    Votes: 8 3.4%

  • I cursed this team but bit my tongue and kept watching

    Votes: 69 29.5%

  • I suppressed all negative thoughts and conjured up my own personal mojo at halftime

    Votes: 83 35.5%

  • It was only a first half deficit; everybody needed to calm down

    Votes: 35 15.0%

  • 1 for 18 3-pt shooting be damned. AK wasn't going to let us lose

    Votes: 22 9.4%
  • Total voters
    234
  • Poll closed .
None of the descriptions really fits my behavior. I had mostly given up hope of winning and was kind of just hoping we wouldn't get embarrassed. I resigned myself to the apparent reality that Duke was just better but, hey, a 30+ win season and Elite 8 is damned good. I kept the game on but popped open my laptop (traveling for work) and started to do some work with the game still on. As the second half progressed, I put the laptop down and refocused at some point.
 
I was in the arena and it was a little tough down 19, but cutting it to 15 before halftime was great. It always felt like if UConn could just get 1 or 2 to fall from outside, they were easily still in it. But, yeah, it was a tough first half for sure.
 
At halftime I hoped the 3 pt shooting would average out in the second. with 10 mins left I thought we would win if we didn’t run out of time first. The clock was our biggest enemy.
 
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My brain last night:

Losing by 18 in the first: this is embarrassing and this sucks. Too bad, I thought they had a shot.

Me at halftime: I feel miserable, they can’t go out this way. Let’s battle in the second half and at least scare Duke fans a bit.

Me once UConn cut the deficit to 10: Woah, we’ve got a chance, let’s see what happens.

Down 7: We can win this, let’s get some stops.

Once Silas hit the two threes: let’s go, this is fun!!!

Down three when Silas was fouled: holy shhh, we’re going to win this.

Silas missing the first foul shot: shhhhht, it’ll take a miracle.

Silas makes the second shot: ok, set up the D, go for a steal, foul after 3 seconds.

Silas deflects the ball: holy crap, what’s happening.

Alex passes to Braylon: [heart stops]

Shot goes in: dhepajeueisbdbrjwoajdjroeorjfncofoejanaisjdbforjdbdksoejrhdidu!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Kembacity said:
I had my 8 year old in the middle of the couch, she’s obviously not used to big deficits. We were down close to 19 maybe it was 19 and she kept saying things like “are you sure we’re going to lose now?” She may have just been hoping the game would be turned off.

My wife and I kept giving her these little lectures about “it definitely doesn’t seem like we’re going to win, but there’s a reason you play the game until the end”. I definitely didn’t ever truly feel like we were going to win it per se, but much of the 2nd half that was a possibility.

The fact that every time we gained some ground they’d make a great play felt defeating, but we were within a bucket with 5-6 minutes left. When the shot happened and screams echoed through the living room, it was a great time to teach my 5 and 8 y/os that you never give up ever, because anything is possible.

Can’t believe how lucky we all are to be UConn fans!
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This is awesome. I have been living this with my 6 and 7 year old who have been watching the tournament with me. I wish I was home with them because the joy I heard over the phone and the screaming brought a tear to my eye.

I was just as excited and it took everything in me to not smash my hotel room to pieces on my company's dime in pure joy like a Rockstar.
 
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I watched us give up a 19 point lead two days earlier, and Duke is soft and had nothing for Reed.

I wasn’t confident, but I knew we could.
 
I watch every UConn game with my younger brother. He stopped watching with me at halftime and went upstairs. I kept the game on but it was painful the way the game was going. I had faith that Hurley would make adjustments to at least get us back within 10 but I wasn’t sure they could overcome Duke’s size and skill especially with us not hitting 3’s.
I’m still in shock that we were able to win with Mullins, Karaban, and Solo, missing most of their shots. Reed and our defense kept us in the game. Duke made costly mistakes and we capitalized but I’m still in shock that we won. It doesn’t even seem real. I’ll go watch those last 10 seconds 100 more times.
 
Mike Honcho said:
Duke was getting everything they wanted and more. Tarris was the only thing we had going, and he picked up his 2nd. So.... did you keep the faith?
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There were a lot of dook fans in DC and surprise, surprise they were loud, laughing, mocking and obnoxious. At 15 for halftime deficit, was definitely nervous; but no, never gave up hope. I really thought Danny could game plan for a comeback and all had to go right. End game D was fantastic, refs were awful; but let the losers lose and whine.

I saw Mullins square up, wide open and and honestly said, "he got this" out loud. Very loud. Great Husky fan support for last five mins, great patented Husky D. The tip, the pass, the pass the shot. It was foggin' wonderful. We had the last
laugh. All time great game for me and family/friends and I was at the "step back Kemba" game v. Pitt. in The Garden. Awesome.
 
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Dove said:
Down 19, a calm came over me that Dook brought the A game and we just were a Great 8 team. I was cool with it. But when Dook couldn't go higher and we got to 15 I was like...'ohhh."
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Exactly this. I accepted the likely outcome and refused to let it bother me. Not wishing to ruin it I only kept and eye on the first 8 minutes of the 2nd half then i recognized the opportunity.

Oddy, after Demary missed the first free throw I bizarrely still thought OT was a strong possibility.
 
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Here's the halftime text I sent to my family and friends.

19 texts...28 total recipients...

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I was calm but not really confident that they would come back. I stayed in my mojo position in my favorite chair. And then the unbelievable happened. Similar feeling to the Sox beating the Angels and Donnie Moore in 86. I knew I had to watch until the end.
 
UCTitleTown said:
I'd give anything for the game chat thread. I wasn't able to join.
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Ill tell you. The majority of us, by that I mean more than 50%, were still talking about the game.

But there was a lot of "this program needs a major overhaul" type comments. And a lot of "then stop watching and go cry in your room" in response. It wasnt as bad as I wouldve thought. By any means.
 
JohnFSilver said:
I did not keep the faith. I even called the game too big for mullins. So I am an idiot and don't deserve the incredible ride the program has given the state for 36 years.

Insane when you think about it.
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Well, at least you never acted as a reporter or something where you could keep cold, sober judgment on things and not jump to conclusions.
 
Just had to change watching position in the second half. Was relatively calm and just kept thinking how great it would be to steal this win. It was as simple as that, lol.
 
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I was hopeful we could come out in the second half and go on something like a 10-2 run to change the momentum. I did not feel great when that didn’t happen but when they got it to 9 I knew we’d get within a couple possessions.

And I went and grabbed my piece of the 99 floor.
 
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I said it in the postgame thread I was oddly calm the entire second half. I was way more nervous during the Michigan st game than yesterday.

I only turned the tv at half time because I knew what they were going to say.

I had faith despite it being 15 I knew it wasn’t insurmountable. Looking at the stats we played then even outside of the 3 pt line. If we had hit some in the first half it would have been a closer game.
 
I knew Duke wasn’t that much better than us and that we wouldn’t quit .
Whether the hole was too deep or not that was the question?.
The Johnie’s get a couple stops we’re playing them and we’re ',,,,,,,¡,better than them except in a street brawl which the MSG games were
Cutting the deficit by the half and them not jumping on us early in the second and you knew this was far from over.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
My brain last night:

Losing by 18 in the first: this is embarrassing and this sucks. Too bad, I thought they had a shot.

Me at halftime: I feel miserable, they can’t go out this way. Let’s battle in the second half and at least scare Duke fans a bit.

Me once UConn cut the deficit to 10: Woah, we’ve got a chance, let’s see what happens.

Down 7: We can win this, let’s get some stops.

Once Silas hit the two threes: let’s go, this is fun!!!

Down three when Silas was fouled: holy shhh, we’re going to win this.

Silas missing the first foul shot: shhhhht, it’ll take a miracle.

Silas makes the second shot: ok, set up the D, go for a steal, foul after 3 seconds.

Silas deflects the ball: holy crap, what’s happening.

Alex passes to Braylon: [heart stops]

Shot goes in: dhepajeueisbdbrjwoajdjroeorjfncofoejanaisjdbforjdbdksoejrhdidu!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How about the Solo and-1? That was when I convinced myself we were winning
 
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