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NutmegDog said:
2 - 3 zone has helped close the gap here, even if it was a desperation move. We tried a bit of zone last night, but it's not clear we know how to play it.
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Zone helped tie the game up with Clingan in.

UConn actually should be a very good zone team with the lineup of Diarra/Alleyne/Newton, Hawkins, Karaban, Jackson and Clingan. Tons of length and Clingan is big enough to shut down the interior.

I wouldn't play zone with Sanogo though.
 
Shame Freemantle never came back this year (and I don't like him) because X might have given Marquette a game if he was available. It was clear X was exhausted with their lack of depth and was missing a piece tonight. Still not sure how Creighton got run so badly last night.
 
Leebo said:
If we're going to determine "the real Big East Championship" runner-up by who played Marquette hardest, doesn't the St. John's team that took them to OT take that?
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Nope. Not at all.

Other than Marquette, we were the most impressive team in the tournament by a wide margin.
 
caw said:
love him, or not Jackson moves the ball for UConn. Without him in Newton does over dribble, and UConn reverted to pick and roll last night. To be fair to Newton he got to the rim pretty well, just debatable whether he just missed layups, or was fouled.
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Jackson, Newton and Diarra all over dribble. This is why we don't move the ball well when 2-3 of them are on the floor at the same time. Kolek has almost a 4:1 assist/to ratio... Jackson is like 2/1. People say Joey C isn't good here but he does move the ball well. He's not a PG, but our offense is smoother because he doesn't dominate the ball.
 
this team woulda dismantled Xavier, hope they feel horrible for losing a game they should have won
 
Hard to believe Shaka is only 45 hope he stays at Marquette till he’s at least 50. I could see the NBA in his future certainly has the personality for it.
 
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Marquette could have Kolek, Kam Jones, Ighordaro, Mitchell, and Joplin for another two years. Prosper returns next year. They only lose one guy to graduation this year, and he's deep on the bench.

Gonna be tough to unseat them.
 
With Jay Wright gone, Shaka Smart is now the 'it-factor' coach in the Big East. No two ways about it.
 
EastConn'er said:
Jackson, Newton and Diarra all over dribble. This is why we don't move the ball well when 2-3 of them are on the floor at the same time. Kolek has almost a 4:1 assist/to ratio... Jackson is like 2/1. People say Joey C isn't good here but he does move the ball well. He's not a PG, but our offense is smoother because he doesn't dominate the ball.
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Jackson, throws the ball away a good amount on forced passes or overpassing. His a/to ratio is more a reflection of that than anything else.
 
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storrsroars said:
I'm cool with that. The OBE was a coach's league and it's good to see Shaka and Miller (whatever you think of him, he can coach) join the league. Hopefully SJU and GTown make solid hires.
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100% agree. People who talk about how the ESPN made the Big East miss the point. It was the coaches who put together competitive squads (and the Big East saved ESPN by giving it live content to air).
 
Donnie just broke out his homerism damn I hope he’s right about us.
 
bazz&boujee said:
Donny just yelled his pick for national champions on the post game... “The noah’s arc of college basketball… UCONNNN HUSKIES”

Don’t get the Biblical reference but glad to have the support
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So I can pour myself another drink. I thought I was hallucinating.
 
Mr. Wonderful said:
Nope. Not at all.

Other than Marquette, we were the most impressive team in the tournament by a wide margin.
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Had UConn's game with Marquette gone to OT, would that have been more or less impressive than the result that did happen?
 
caw said:
Just ran a similar play they ran on UConn last night and got another open three, but missed it. They were locked in yesterday.

And Kam Jones misses another three. 0-6 from three, four wide open
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Wish Jones had this last night. He it us up on downtown three's.
 
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Leebo said:
Had UConn's game with Marquette gone to OT, would that have been more or less impressive than the result that did happen?
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Nothing St. John's does is impressive. It's their idiom.
 
I genuinely believe we would’ve beaten that Xavier team. Dammit
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Good for Shaka. Didn't like him too much at VCU but he's a really good coach. Did an incredible job in only 2 years
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My son in law is a Texas grad living in Austin. They despise Shaka there. Think he was an awful coach
 
Blue Idiaco said:
The Big East final was last night. And the wrong team won.
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Unfortunately this is not a first this year. Hurley's offense gets good shots a lot of the time. Up to players to make them. Problem is good shots are harder to get in tight games with good teams (although Joey got two and Hawkins one last night at the end of the game, no not the last second one)
 
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bazz&boujee said:
Donny just yelled his pick for national champions on the post game... “The noah’s arc of college basketball… UCONNNN HUSKIES”

Don’t get the Biblical reference but glad to have the support
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Two of everything.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
I think Marquette covers -2.5

Still surprised Xavier beat Creighton.

This should be a fun, up and down game.
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What do you think now?

Have you reconsidered that Marquette might be better than you thought, or that UConn wasn't as bad you thought in losing by two points to Marquette last night?

A to whoever wrote last night that UConn showed itself to be no better than 4th best in the Big East:

There were worries that UConn would lose to Seton Hall (& Villanova!) and fall to 6th (or 7th) and not get a bye.

It was imagined that UConn would lock down 5th, but the Nova win and PC losing to Seton Hall pushed UConn to 4th, which was the pre-season prediction.

With last night's loss to Marquette, UConn could not be the best team in the BET, but after Xavier drubbed Creighton, might UConn look like the 3rd best BE team if the Marquette-Xavier game was close?

And now that Marquette so soundly defeated Xavier, can the argument be made that UConn deserves to considered the 2nd best BE team?

Does anybody not expect tomorrow's seedings to bear that assessment out?
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
What do you think now?

Have you reconsidered that Marquette might be better than you thought, or that UConn wasn't as bad you thought in losing by two points to Marquette last night?

A to whoever wrote last night that UConn showed itself to be no better than 4th best in the Big East:

There were worries that UConn would lose to Seton Hall (& Villanova!) and fall to 6th (or 7th) and not get a bye.

It was imagined that UConn would lock down 5th, but the Nova win and PC losing to Seton Hall pushed UConn to 4th, which was the pre-season prediction.

With last night's loss to Marquette, UConn could not be the best team in the BET, but after Xavier drubbed Creighton, might UConn look like the 3rd best BE team if the Marquette-Xavier game was close?

And now that Marquette so soundly defeated Xavier, can the argument be made that UConn deserves to considered the 2nd best BE team?

Does anybody not expect tomorrow's seedings to bear that assessment out?
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Whatever the seeding, we are going to have to man up and play great basketball consistently on both O and D. Can’t have players checking out like last game.
 
giddyup said:
Whatever the seeding, we are going to have to man up and play great basketball consistently on both O and D. Can’t have players checking out like last game.
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Winning is the fulfillment of positive intention.

Success doesn't come from cheering for what you don't want to not happen.

Who visualizes not missing a free throw or not missing a putt?

Can you let go of that worry-laden second sentence? The first one is fully sufficient.
 
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