Butler Post Game Thread

[Minicoop69]

Any time it got quiet at the foul line someone would yell out UConn Huskies! I could hear it very clearly. Was it you @Minicoop69?

Wasn't me. Someone in section 212 - 216 I think. I was in 209, diagonal behind our bench.

Bunch of Husky fans made it to today's game. Many comments from Butler fans said that we definitely traveled well for today.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

1. Important win for a team learning its way. We are developing fortitude.
2. Their big stole our lunch today.
3. Alex!!!!!!
4. The refs: is not that our fouls weren’t fouls. It’s that they call one end very, very loosely and the other end tight as heck….game after game.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Gutty to give us critical minutes when sick.

Sick and still scored more than S J.

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

Want a hot take?

This teams maximum potential will be obtained with Mahaney playing more minutes than Ball.

I also think that there is another version where Mahaney becomes the brunette version of Joey Calcaterra.

 

[UCan3]

I take nothing but good things from today’s win.

If this game were played with neutral referees, we win that game by 15.

Every single call 50/50 call went their way.

Maybe this is why we “surprise“ so many people in the tournament - we get neutral referees who don’t call every bump on the way to the hoop a foul.

They tried to gift the game to Butler but we wouldn’t have any of it.

Butler played well with the “assist“ but most teams lose that game under same circumstances.

Credit to our team today - well done. A ”W“ is a “W” and we grinded out the game like some of the great UConn teams of the past.

 

[Scottobot]

Karaban, Diarra, McNeeley carried team today.Bench continues to struggle. Mahaney’s 7 point’s definitely helped.

Ball really struggled

Agreed. Peacock gets such a bad rap on here. It's a pretty good app.

Peacock looked good on LGTV app, but I don’t like having to pay for yet another service to watch.

 

[kobebeanbryant]

Didn’t get a chance to watch, but why so few minutes for Stewart? Did he play poorly and get yanked?

Based on recent track record, no idea why he gets less minutes than Mahaney and Ross.

 

[BigFanCT]

Didn’t get a chance to watch, but why so few minutes for Stewart? Did he play poorly and get yanked?

Based on recent track record, no idea why he gets less minutes than Mahaney and Ross.

Started a thread on it, got deleted. I am also asking this question.

Ross brings nothing on offense, my only thought is Hurley believes Stew is lacking so bad on D that he’ll take “ok” defense from Ross over playing Stew for offense.

I don’t know why he’s not the first guy coming off the bench for us.

 

[MJKI]

Didn’t get a chance to watch, but why so few minutes for Stewart? Did he play poorly and get yanked?

Based on recent track record, no idea why he gets less minutes than Mahaney and Ross.

He missed an assignment that lead to an open 3 in the first half but other than that there was nothing he did worse than those two. I don’t get it; he’s a special talent offensively when he has confidence, and Ross is a foul machine

 

[uconnfan68]

One thing worth noting especially in these close games is that we are a terrific free throw shooting team. That could play a big factor this season. Every starter walks up to the stripe confident and with great form. We should try and get there more often.

Really hard when we can get called for breathing hard, but are knocked down on the other end with no calls.

 

[Gurleyman]

He missed an assignment that lead to an open 3 in the first half but other than that there was nothing he did worse than those two. I don’t get it; he’s a special talent offensively when he has confidence, and Ross is a foul machine

In the second half he a stretch of giving up a 3 to his man in the corner, forcing up a step back three and missing badly, and giving up a dribble drive. Our lead went from 10 to 5 in less than a minute.

The missed shot would be ok, but he needs to earn his minutes on D.

 

[UCan3]

Didn’t get a chance to watch, but why so few minutes for Stewart? Did he play poorly and get yanked?

Based on recent track record, no idea why he gets less minutes than Mahaney and Ross.

I’d like to see Stewart playing 20 minutes a game. This was the perfect game for him today - we could have used him.

 

[storrsroars]

The rotation is shrinking, not expanding. I wouldn't hold your breath for a sudden increase in Nowell's minutes. It's gonna be an 8-9 man rotation and I don't see where those minutes are coming from.

The bench is fine and has been a strength all year. One bad game for a few of the guys doesn't change that

I don't think Dan Hurley has a choice but to find minutes for Nowell. God forbid we lose Hass to an injury for any stretch. Right now there isn't another option but Nowell for a legit PG. And unless we're going to find another Newton in the xfer pool for next year, you have to get the guy some real experience.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

After they announced that SJ was in concussion protocol, I didn't think it would have been possible for him to see the court before Nowell. I'm very curious as to what's going on there.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Any time it got quiet at the foul line someone would yell out UConn Huskies! I could hear it very clearly. Was it you @Minicoop69?

I didn’t hear that, but I heard “shut up Hurley” a couple times.

 

[NJHusky]

Agreed. Peacock gets such a bad rap on here. It's a pretty good app.

I was watching using Starlink….seemed better than YouTube at my house with terrestrial fiber

 

[navery12]

I don't think Dan Hurley has a choice but to find minutes for Nowell. God forbid we lose Hass to an injury for any stretch. Right now there isn't another option but Nowell for a legit PG. And unless we're going to find another Newton in the xfer pool for next year, you have to get the guy some real experience.

Whose minutes are you cutting to give Nowell his minutes?

 

[husky429]

Whose minutes are you cutting to give Nowell his minutes?

Ball, Hass, Mahaney. Maybe even McNeeley.

Would like to see Hass's and McNeeley's minutes a little lower. 6-8mpg.

I suspect where the rotation will get smaller is Ross/Stewart. Possibly Mahaney.

 

[storrsroars]

Whose minutes are you cutting to give Nowell his minutes?

Whomever is pretending to play PG when Hass needs a breather.

 

[Minicoop69]

I didn’t hear that, but I heard “shut up Hurley” a couple times.

They were saying that near me and also telling him to sit down.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Whomever is pretending to play PG when Hass needs a breather.

Ha. That's pretty funny. We seem to be loving hass in that role more and more. The thing I think he has that is so valuable is that he speaks Hurlese.
We need that from a pg because in our offense that job seems more demanding than most already demanding pg spots on any other team. But I do agree with you about ANowell

 

[uconnfan68]

I don't think Dan Hurley has a choice but to find minutes for Nowell. God forbid we lose Hass to an injury for any stretch. Right now there isn't another option but Nowell for a legit PG. And unless we're going to find another Newton in the xfer pool for next year, you have to get the guy some real experience.

Not only him, but Singare and Abraham too. Rotation, we don’t need no stinkin’ rotation.

 

[UCfor3]

I'm actually curious. I have no idea. Besides a clean stream with no buffering, what makes a good app and a bad app? And what do people on here say about peacock?

Content. Live Sports, Quality of original tv shows, selection of old tv shows, Movies. The implication on several instances has been that it sucks and isn't worth a few bucks a year. It all depends on what you like but I prefer it over a few(not all) of the more "hyped" major tv/movie apps.

 

[Palatine]

After they announced that Samson Johnson was in concussion protocol, I didn't think it would have been possible for him to see the court before Nowell. I'm very curious as to what's going on there.

Nowell is a freshman getting his feet wet. Johnson is a two time national championship player. What exactly are you curious about?

 

[uconngb]

Want a hot take?

This teams maximum potential will be obtained with Mahaney playing more minutes than Ball.

Um, no

No, no, no, no

 

[spudzj6]

Im aware I usually have ref bias and think it's not as bad as it is. Aka Very aware on my bias, but watching us get held on every cut and screen then watching Tarris foul out on a similar bump play we fight thru hurts.

My biggest ref pet peeve is out of position calls. 74-70, Ross pulls down a board on a missed three, Brooks flopped so hard and a ref at mid court on the opposite side of the play blew a late whistle, because he saw brooks fall. Completely missed the flop. Why can't the ref in position over rule that call? It gave them 2 FT and closed the game to one possession under a minute. It's those calls that help you lose a game.

 

[UCfor3]

Karaban, Diarra, McNeeley carried team today.Bench continues to struggle. Mahaney’s 7 point’s definitely helped.

Ball really struggled

Peacock looked good on LGTV app, but I don’t like having to pay for yet another service to watch.

I get it. These sports are spreading out among all the major apps and if you don't pay for all of them you will miss stuff. They are all competing for content and the consumer gets jobbed with price hikes and scattered content. I have no dog in the.fight but I will say Peacock is one of the less expensive apps and in my opinion they outperform some of the more pricey apps. In the end it all depends on what you like and what it costs. I barely ever use Disney for example. I'm not a child, not a Star Wars junkie, and not a huge comic book/Marvel fan although I have enjoyed some of the movies and tv shows over the years.

 

[Scoe]

BE road wins aren't suppposed to be easy because they never are. Every game presents a different challenge, that Butler crowd was raucous, obviously was expecting a road whistle. I do kind of like us playing on the road with everything going against us it builds character. We answered everytime Butler drew close, that's a sign of maturity. Thank god for our vets in AK, HD, and Samson, so glad he's back.

Another good team win. Loved Mahaeney contributing let's not forget the Baylor game , if he can give us 2-4 minute stretches in each half that's huge.

 

[storrsroars]

I get it. These sports are spreading out among all the major apps and if you don't pay for all of them you will miss stuff. They are all competing for content and the consumer gets jobbed with price hikes and scattered content. I have no dog in the.fight but I will say Peacock is one of the less expensive apps and in my opinion they outperform some of the more pricey apps. In the end it all depends on what you like and what it costs. I barely ever use Disney for example. I'm not a child, not a Star Wars junkie, and not a huge comic book/Marvel fan although I have enjoyed some of the movies and tv shows over the years.

The only reason I have Disney is that the Disney/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle was cheaper than paying for Hulu and ESPN+ separately. I imagine there's something on Disney I'd watch, but I haven't found it yet.

 

[drayenob]

Fell to 16 in kenpom (from 14) and dropped to 98 defensively from 97