I looked up the rules at different sources after seeing your post and they say the same. I stand corrected from original position thinking it was a travel. Good move AJ.
Rashad was actually better off as a starter than a bench player, at least for the 2004 championship team. Originally, Denham Brown was the starter and Rashad Anderson came off the bench. Sometime later in the middle of the season Calhoun replaced Denham Brown in the starting lineup with Rashand Anderson and that team took off and won the title.
Just don't throw Ross the ball when trying to inbound the ball while facing a Full Court Press. He looked like the proverbial deer in the headlights just before he had the ball stripped from his hands. He had no clue what to do. Granted, it looked like he was fouled while they stripped the ball.
Should we fire the coach then? Really, is that your take? (and that's sarcasm). I mean Hurley had the team ready to play. He handled himself great with the officials last night and was terrific in the postgame. He wasn't a maniac or anything like that. I think this is what happens when you play a quality team early who clearly has the best player on the floor. Dybantsa played like the top pick in the draft 2nd half. UConn was in a ton of foul trouble and as much as you want to get on Hurley for that, do you honestly think he wants guys picking up dumb fouls and doesn't try to coach that out of them? A few of those calls were mysterious (the Stewart foul on the fadeaway did not look like a foul and it seems that Ross fouled out on what would be called a charge against most player other than Dybantsa). I thought BYU was allowed to play a bit more physically than UConn 2nd half, but I don't think that was Hurley's fault at all. I recall this forum's reaction to the UNC win during the 2nd National Championship season with some people killing this team for a close game after the Kansas loss, or the reaction after losing 6-8 during the 1st National Championship season. Hurley "righted the ship" both times. I think we owe him a lot of latitude especially early the season playing without his own 5 star recruit. For my money, he is still the best coach in college basketball, and I am glad he is here.
They played their a---s off in the first half both on defense and offense. Take a look at the overall minutes played by some and there is some truth to that statement. Have to wonder why Dan can't give AK a two minute rest down the stretch.
we had trouble with the press last year too if I recall.
I swear I saw this initially as AK with a horse tail 😂
Tell me when this team reaches 2023-2024 level. Then we can talk about great teams. This year’s team is decent at this point, not great.
Kid has some long arms, really doesn't have to be sticking them into the defender nearly as often as he does.
He's not picking up fouls this way though.
Who said this team is currently “great”? It’s ridiculous to call them only “decent” after beating a top team, with a top 3 pick, sans one of our best players
Unlike some here, I appreciate Greg's views. He's not Red Auerbach, but the dude knows the college game and watches a ton of it. I'm 100% with him on Solo. I can see Solo's role shrinking a tad once Mullins is back.
I’ve always seen him as that guy on the wing who is ready to take a set shot from a kick-out or put up a fake and attack. Everyone will respect his three point shot.
should we fire the coach? Forgive me, but that is an incredible reach based on what I wrote. I hate to bring up facts: 1. Hurley himself admitted that we stopped attacking. This fact was obvious to anyone who watched the game. 2. Objectively speaking, this is now game #5 where we are fouling at an insane rate. If all we do is foul less this game is not close. We are giving our opponents too many freebies. 3. We all can agree that this game could have been won by 20. Instead we barely hung on. This happened. And it is not okay. and 4. What is the matter with some of you that think so little of coach Hurley that the slightest criticism gets an over reaction? Coach said we played great for 25 minutes. That's wonderful. The game is 40 minutes long. Not good enough if your aspirations are a title in March.
I think he's trying that. Issue right now is that he's shooting 30% from three in the 4 games, and 1-15 in exhibition. 22% across 41 threes taken. In other words, brutal.
He's becoming a much more complete player. 31% from three but he's shooting 67% from two, last season he was 48% from two. He's driving much better and finishing much better at the rim.
He obviously spent a lot of time this summer working on attacking...and its showing. Prob less time on his 3. I'm confident his 3pt shot will find him again. When Mullins comes back, Solo the slasher will be more valuable as AK and BM can also shoot the 3.
