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BYU Post Game Thread

Defense changed by playing to limit BYU’s three point attempts, and the offense seemed to slow because of BYU’s pressure. AJ went off. UConn won. Great night in Boston.
 
superjohn said:
We're really good, BYU didn't miss a damn shot the last 8 or so minutes. We need to finish the teams off which will come but we're really damn good.
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Looked over before half. Garden has shooting percentages displayed. UConn over 75%, BYU something like 29%. I knew the teams would revert to the mean in the 2nd half. Watched that happen, hoping we’d hold on.

That was a hell of a basketball game. Tremendous environment, plenty loud and the BYU fans showed up too. Props to them.
 
DRBackup said:
Yeah, that guy stinks
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Well dude Hurley himself is self reflective. Not a sin to point out things that he can improve upon. Not the first game by a long shot where we can’t seem to inbound at critical times, or foul constantly and unnecessarily. We fix that and we will be nasty.
 
Bad help defense in the second half. BYU had 7 assists all game. Wright had 4 of them. Lots of hero ball on their side.
 
A game for the cardiologists.
Tremendously entertaining.
Very few new givens come out of this, just 4 games in. A few things:
  • Silas IS the "It" man.
  • It is satisfying watching JRoss progress but I still need more convincing before I become depending (the given.)
  • While it was discouraging to struggle getting the ball inbounds, again, we have the speed and quickness to improve in that phase as opposed to last year.
  • Dybansta is the most pro-ready freshman I've seen in quite a while. What tools! I'm sure Brad Stevens was watching 👀
  • Malachi is a very intense dude. Don't think he played in many games like this for Dayton. Patience, please.
  • It's a new cast. A work in progress. Danny and his coaching band have a lot of instruments to play with to compose a champion.
In 23-24 we had a veteran group who knew the 150 sets. Give it time.
 
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I guess if we compare to last years Maui un-wowwy this was a step in the right direction for early season games. If this was an elite 8 game our tune would be different as survive and advance rules would be enforced.

Still, Hurley teams take awhile to get going, sorta like the oven in the house I grew up in.

So early season wins vs top 10 teams with a tourney feel bode well for March seeding and team play improvement.
 
It seemd like a Tale of 2 cities - er, halves. Rare to see such a dramatic energy/personality change in both teams.
 
I hate FOX. One of the biggest games of the year and they don't have a replay available. Only a rerun later in that night (which they moved ahead and skipped 10 minutes in!!) and a condensed game…

From what I saw from the most part, Dybansta is a monster. We played amazing D on him in the first half and he got a lot of superstar calls…

Reed looks like an AA though. Silas was brilliant and I love how Karabsn looks this year. He's doing less 1v1 and playing perfectly in the flow of the offense and looks great doing it.

Solo is struggling from 3. Surprised to see him so bad this year with how good he was last year from there. He was a victim of some wrong ends of 50/50 calls today too. Did Dybansta get called for one charge today?

Stew did a great job on defense against AJ. AJ just hit some really tough shots. On that two handed closeout you cant guard that any better and the ref had the nerve to call that a foul. He's lacking on offense in the meantime but still think it's for reasons already stated before.

Ross!! This was the most confident I've seen him play yet and he showed off every facet of his ability to score. 3s, a strong take to the rim for a dunk (should've been an and-1), and the turnaround midrange, pick and roll assist to Reibe. He has to cut down on the fouls now to stay on court. Wrong side of some 50/50s but now that the coaching staff may look to have him out there as long as possible he can't put himself in that position when he knows he's in foul trouble now.

At what point will the staff look to start him while Mullins is out though? When he's playing like this he looks like one of the best perimeter guys on the team. And he's now had his 2 best games against the best teams we played so far (MSU, BYU). Confidence looks to be soaring.
 
jleves said:
We easily could have lost with 4 minutes left. We never should have been in that situation.
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But if you look at it from just the 4 minute mark on, you can say they held well against a team with a top scorer. Except for the Ferrari play.
 
UCLJ0211 said:
He’s averaging 6.5 ppg, a 2:1 assist/TO ratio, and made 5/8 3 pointers already (albeit a small sample size there) in about 20 mins a game. I’ll take that from a back up PG any day.

Maybe there will be some games against high level competition where he will get sped up a little and be uncomfortable, but I believe that will improve as the year goes on and he gets some reps playing against teams like BYU, Arizona, etc. early this season.

He should be a very good piece for us once the conference play begins.
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Last year we had Mahaney as a backup PG to Diarra….Now we have a former starting PG as a backup to another starting PG. This is turning into Gladiator: “Are you not satisfied?!?”
 
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HooperScooper said:
I'm glad Massachusetts General Hospital is close to TD Garden. Because those last 10 minutes were heart attack city!

Yeah the stalling drives me nuts. Not sure if Hurley tells them to do that or whether they succumb to the pressure.

Reed could have had 30+ points tonight easily but I don't think most of the players do a good job getting the ball to him in the post. I hated when he got the ball 15 feet from the basket and tried to get himself into post position by dribbling. I don't think that's a good idea. They need to practice passing into the post.
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Reed does the Oriakhi thing of putting the ball down low and losing it or causing a held ball situation. Not quite so much when he’s on the block; he took some good immediate shots. But there is some liability
 
Horatio said:
Watched the replay. At one point this game became a uncalled push-off, stiff arm, shoulder drop instructional video.
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Where's the replay??

Fox just shows a condensed version currently.
 
HW611 said:
At what point will the staff look to start him while Mullins is out though? When he's playing like this he looks like one of the best perimeter guys on the team. And he's now had his 2 best games against the best teams we played so far (MSU, BYU). Confidence looks to be soaring.
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The answer is likely not until he shows he can cut down on the fouls. If he starts and picks up two quick ones, it changes a lot for the team and also how Ross has to play. He’s played well in the 3 and D role off the bench. I’m not sure I’d change that if I’m Hurley as he’d move back once Mullins comes back. I feel like the role consistency has been good for him.
 
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TheHorde said:
I’m excited to see Mullins added to the mix, and quite possibly Furphy for depth minutes too. This team has exciting potential.
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We will have an 8-9 man rotation at most. Furphy won’t be part of it.
 
Scottobot said:
I think its because we went from being euphoric we a re crushing BYU, to OMG we might blow this, and its natural for people emotionally invested to feel that way. Had we been behind and had some crazy comeback people’s mind set would have been different.
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Then that person should wait a little while after it’s over, have a drink or sober up, cry some tears to themselves, and then consider making a fool of themselves on the internet.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
The answer is likely not until he shows he can cut down on the fouls. If he starts and picks up two quick ones, it changes a lot for the team and also how Ross has to play. He’s played well in the 3 and D role off the bench. I’m not sure I’d change that if I’m Hurley as he’d move back once Mullins comes back. I feel like the role consistency has been good for him.
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I'd think we'd reward a guy for playing at the level he's been playing at and continue to build that confidence.

He's worked hard to start showing his ability in games. Let's reward him. Being a starter trying to stay on the court can also help him be mindful about his fouls.
 
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HW611 said:
I'd think we'd reward a guy for playing at the level he's been playing at and continue to build that confidence.

He's worked hard to start showing his ability in games. Let's reward him. Being a starter trying to stay on the court can also help him be mindful about his fouls.
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I like Ross off the bench. He brings athleticism and energy and can spark things. Stew is not that guy. He needs time to acclimate and get into the flow. Sometimes it happens, and sometimes it doesn’t. Once Mullins is back, as things are now, I’d think he’d be your starter and Ross is your first off the bench at the 2/3. Stew is your backup 4 and grabs some minutes at the 3 as well. We all know Stew has a ton of talent, but he just can’t seem to consistently give you a game at both ends.
 
boog204 said:
I like Ross off the bench. He brings athleticism and energy and can spark things. Stew is not that guy. He needs time to acclimate and get into the flow. Sometimes it happens, and sometimes it doesn’t. Once Mullins is back, as things are now, I’d think he’d be your starter and Ross is your first off the bench at the 2/3. Stew is your backup 4 and grabs some minutes at the 3 as well. We all know Stew has a ton of talent, but he just can’t seem to consistently give you a game at both ends.
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Mullins will and should be the starter when he's back. Ross is a first piece off the bench rotational defensive sparkplug.

I would agree that for now, I'd totally throw Ross in there.
 
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boog204 said:
I like Ross off the bench. He brings athleticism and energy and can spark things. Stew is not that guy. He needs time to acclimate and get into the flow. Sometimes it happens, and sometimes it doesn’t. Once Mullins is back, as things are now, I’d think he’d be your starter and Ross is your first off the bench at the 2/3. Stew is your backup 4 and grabs some minutes at the 3 as well. We all know Stew has a ton of talent, but he just can’t seem to consistently give you a game at both ends.
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I've never heard of let's start the struggling player over the player that's playing well before.

The mental gymnastics for some on this board to make this make sense is hilarious and a part of the entertainment of Ross playing well. Haha
 
Some closing thoughts before heading back…

1 As my favorite comedian (Earthquake) says “These ain’t jokes” well this ain’t March. at this point in the season we are way ahead of last year.

2. Complaints about Malachi and Silas clock management and press issues: last year Mahaney failed to get the ball to half court in 10s…twice. But also don’t we have a few 6’7” guys who could see over their press? What Liam did last year?

3. The committee loves “neutral court” OOC wins. This helps way more than it hurts by being a 2 pt win.

4. by March we will be firing on all cylinders as since when are we not better than the 4th game?

5. UConn fans brought the noise, cheer, and support - About a dozen “U-C-O…” fired up the bench like they had no idea our fanbase could bring it.

6. I can barely speak…shouted at the refs, players, etc. Breakfast ordering was a lot of “Que?”
 
HW611 said:
I've never heard of let's start the struggling player over the player that's playing well before.

The mental gymnastics for some on this board to make this make sense is hilarious and a part of the entertainment of Ross playing well. Haha
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Granted Ross has a decent offensive game. 2 of his first for fouls were unnecessary and the 5th one was just plain BS. Also, we learned that he should be nowhere near the ball when the team is facing a full court press.
 
HW611 said:
I've never heard of let's start the struggling player over the player that's playing well before.

The mental gymnastics for some on this board to make this make sense is hilarious and a part of the entertainment of Ross playing well. Haha
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He has 10 fouls in 34 total minutes over the last two games and will end up as a bench piece regardless once Mullins is back. It’s not absurd to suggest that keeping him in his current and future role is best for him and the team. I truly don’t understand why you feel the need to be so argumentative over literally anything involving Ross.
 
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