While others including our coaches worried about some fan or empty seat before the game, I worried about our team and ref James Breeding. We loss by 7 and they were 27-32 FT compared to us at 11-18 or 14 more FT attempts (78% greater) and 16 more conversions. True a couple intentional fouls at the end but the damage was done.
When they drove and receive even minor contact, they went to the line. Nothing short of an NFL tackle contact sent us to the line with Breeding’s crew. Mullins took 22 shots including many drives /mid range and went to the line once (1) after he was grabbed and pushed throughout nearly every possession.
On Creighton, Green was 0-7 FG but 8-10 FT, Zuric 4-7 FG & 6-8 FT, Harper 3-3 FG & 4-4,FT. Not one UConn player had more FT attempts than FGA.
In fact, we had had 18 FTA to 71 FGA or 25% compared to Creighton 32 FTA to 55 FGA or 58%. That was the hill too big to climb. I do think our fans instead of doing stupid stuff with banana customs need to react to bad calls much more. And our players need to slap their opponent’s hands or arms when being grabbed continuously with no calls.
What do we need to do to be better:
1) Only 5 turnovers tonight and we need that improvement to continue. We made 13 points off TO’s compared to 4. Demary had 9 assists to 1 turnover.
2) We can’t stop drivers. We don’t seem to have enough athleticism to do that. Solution, we need more rim protection by playing Reibe and Reed together and trash the high hedge that makes our players look loss being caught in between. Creighton beat our shooting % anyways (49% to 44% FG) and (48% to 37% 3PT). It is clear coaching staffs like Creighton’s now have scouting reports that destroy our high hedge.
3) We no longer dominate in rebounding and the solution to #2, playing Reed/Reibe together 10-15 minutes a games should help. We got out rebounded by Creighton 41-35, a team with no real center. This would also give us weakside rebounding. And we need to flip the page big time on the high hedge disaster.
4) Yes!!!!! Practice foul shooting more. At lunch, at midnight or whenever. We don’t get a lot of attempts but shooting 61% FT doesn’t work when Creighton shot 84%.
5) Alex was 1-2 from 2pt and 0-4 from 3pt. We are a paradox, an assist driven offense with patience yet Alex, Ball and Mullins all take some very quick, very deep threes. If you have the hot hand and are feeling it ok - but let’s not start the game that way.
When they drove and receive even minor contact, they went to the line. Nothing short of an NFL tackle contact sent us to the line with Breeding’s crew. Mullins took 22 shots including many drives /mid range and went to the line once (1) after he was grabbed and pushed throughout nearly every possession.
On Creighton, Green was 0-7 FG but 8-10 FT, Zuric 4-7 FG & 6-8 FT, Harper 3-3 FG & 4-4,FT. Not one UConn player had more FT attempts than FGA.
In fact, we had had 18 FTA to 71 FGA or 25% compared to Creighton 32 FTA to 55 FGA or 58%. That was the hill too big to climb. I do think our fans instead of doing stupid stuff with banana customs need to react to bad calls much more. And our players need to slap their opponent’s hands or arms when being grabbed continuously with no calls.
What do we need to do to be better:
1) Only 5 turnovers tonight and we need that improvement to continue. We made 13 points off TO’s compared to 4. Demary had 9 assists to 1 turnover.
2) We can’t stop drivers. We don’t seem to have enough athleticism to do that. Solution, we need more rim protection by playing Reibe and Reed together and trash the high hedge that makes our players look loss being caught in between. Creighton beat our shooting % anyways (49% to 44% FG) and (48% to 37% 3PT). It is clear coaching staffs like Creighton’s now have scouting reports that destroy our high hedge.
3) We no longer dominate in rebounding and the solution to #2, playing Reed/Reibe together 10-15 minutes a games should help. We got out rebounded by Creighton 41-35, a team with no real center. This would also give us weakside rebounding. And we need to flip the page big time on the high hedge disaster.
4) Yes!!!!! Practice foul shooting more. At lunch, at midnight or whenever. We don’t get a lot of attempts but shooting 61% FT doesn’t work when Creighton shot 84%.
5) Alex was 1-2 from 2pt and 0-4 from 3pt. We are a paradox, an assist driven offense with patience yet Alex, Ball and Mullins all take some very quick, very deep threes. If you have the hot hand and are feeling it ok - but let’s not start the game that way.
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