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Hurley has a mess on his hands relatively speaking and it’s his job to fix it. The players aren’t getting faster or more athletic, SJ isn’t going to be a scoring threat anywhere other than with 2 feet of the basket, and AK isn’t going to be your Alfa go-to-guy. So, coach needs to adjust to the realities of the situation and get these guys in positions to be successful. Play tougher is not a strategy.
 
giddyup said:
Hurley has a mess on his hands relatively speaking and it’s his job to fix it. The players aren’t getting faster or more athletic, Samson Johnson isn’t going to be a scoring threat anywhere other than with 2 feet of the basket, and AK isn’t going to be your Alfa go-to-guy. So, coach needs to adjust to the realities of the situation and get these guys in positions to be successful. Play tougher is not a strategy.
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Alien Life Form? It would be cool if we could throw it into him and see him levitate over defenders.
 
Fan1978 said:
The refs tried to help Marquette late. Ridiculous jump ball with 2 guys mauling Xavier player. Phantom call for Tennessee against vandy giving them a chance to tie. Home and better teams get these calls, not the huskies
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True, until the Casual Fans step up and boo the bad calls in a more hostile manner, there won’t be a home court advantage, in fact this disadvantage will continue.
I was very disappointed in the muted reaction to the Stewart 3 point foul call at the end of the first half. But, then about 1/2 the posters here felt a 3x’s more foul shot advantage was justified when every other statistic in the boxscore was relatively even.
Crazy, victim believing they deserve to be a victim type thinking.
 
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These BE officials who try and take over and control the game need to be out of the sport. Maybe run plays where Terris Reed can knock over these officials.
 
alphasigko said:
Neal drove by Ball frequently and effortlessly many times in the 1st half
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Neal drove by everyone on UConn frequently and effortlessly many times, hence the 24 points. And when he didn't, he would juke someone and hit the 3. Perhaps it would have helped to have a shot blocker with his buttocks firmly planted under the rim rather than 30 feet from the basket high-hedging a 6 ft tall guard who was having an off game.
 
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What good is having a 7-footer if we play him on the perimeter? No wonder our bigs get into foul trouble so often. Maybe it's time to vary our defense a bit too. A bit of zone might be useful on occasion. Or, maybe everything will be fine once McNeeley is back.
 
Question. Does Nowell have the ability and quickness to drive to the rim? We aren’t lacking that and maybe it opens things up both inside and out.
 
jibsey said:
Question. Does Nowell have the ability and quickness to drive to the rim? We aren’t lacking that and maybe it opens things up both inside and out.
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I wouldn’t count on much with Nowell. The kid lost valuable time with an injury and Hurley is bleeding him back into the rotation where he has no impact, he’s just spelling Hass.
 
gtcam said:
The difference in this game was all the missed chippies. AK must of had 6 himself. Doesn't anyone use the backboard anymore?
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Can karaban dunk? Certainly would like to see that on occasion
 
jibsey said:
Question. Does Nowell have the ability and quickness to drive to the rim? We aren’t lacking that and maybe it opens things up both inside and out.
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He absolutely does and has displayed it numerous times. Definitely needed. Would have liked to see him get some run covering ashworth and let diarra hound neal. High hedge is severely flawed concept against kalk. Nowell needs minutes or upside in march is limited. Diarra needs rest to be at his best defensively
 
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Fan1978 said:
Can karaban dunk? Certainly would like to see that on occasion
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Illinois game on the break - and 1. You’re not gonna see him cut through the lane and posterize anyone. Fleet of foot he is not.
 
Chief00 said:
I think we need to factor in trying to shoot over 7-1 (with reach length) Kalkbrenner. He can change the game.
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Actually, it wasn‘t all that difficult to figure out….

Kalkbrenner sat inside circle and stayed put for the most part, and the entire lane was open for anyone who wanted to drive.

No one played defense on Johnson Including Kalkbrenner unless he drove the lane - which in large part he did not. Johnson just stay there at FT line for most possessions.

Drive the lane and dish…..

That takes 2, not one UConn players moving towards the hoop at the same time.

Crash boards.


We did not do this - got almost no offense rebounds and were playing 4 on 5 most of gams as Johnson disappeared in set offensive plays.
 
RuffRuff said:
At some point you have to get tougher, take what refs give, punch back within the rules, embrace physicality and set tone. Not complain about the refs which is an every game thing. Basketball is a contact sport, not ballet.
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The problem is the Big East refs call contact by us but not the same type of contact by our opponent. So we can talk big, but the players have to deal with that reality.
 
TheShot1990 said:
Neal drove by everyone on UConn frequently and effortlessly many times, hence the 24 points. And when he didn't, he would juke someone and hit the 3. Perhaps it would have helped to have a shot blocker with his buttocks firmly planted under the rim rather than 30 feet from the basket high-hedging a 6 ft tall guard who was having an off game.
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Bingo
 
Chief00 said:
The problem is the Big East refs call contact by us but not the same type of contact by our opponent. So we can talk big, but the players have to deal with that reality.
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So you’re saying the refs don’t like us?
 
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Chief00 said:
Great insights. I wish other posters would have the players’ backs more. This bias, unethical and unprofessional officiating makes it very tough on our players, who deserve better. The official feel the anti Hurley Maui PR has inoculated them from the need for being fair despite their hatred of Hurley.

The bottom line is UConn doesn’t have a 15 point handicap this year against good teams - so a 5-15 foul shot disadvantage at home really hurts. As many flaws that we have this season our loses tend to be when our opponents take at least twice as many foul shots, often 3x’s.
Many here need a wake up call.
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Would you all say when we get to the tournament the officiating evens out?
 
RuffRuff said:
You do realize we get outshot at the FT line every single game, right? It’s not the refs, it’s a product of the roster/scheme.
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We average 17.6 FTAs per game. That gets us 260th place in D1.

FTR, Creighton averages 15.7. They got 15 yesterday.

There are 14 P4/5 teams who shoot fewer FTs on average than we do. Four of those are in the BE (Marquette 16.6, Nova 15.8, Creighton 15.7, G'town 15.5)

Just to fact check your claim, I checked the box scores. Here you go:

Opp/OppFTAs/UConnFTAs
v X: 21-21
@ Butler: 28-16
@ DePaul: 28-10
v Prov: 23-32
@ Nova: 13-4
@ G'town: 23-10
v Creigh: 15-5

So in the 7 BE games to date, opponents average 21.6 FTAs to our 14. On the road, it's 23-10. At home, it's 19.6-19.3. So I don't know if that proves much else than refs appear to favor the home squad when calling fouls.


I can't imagine what Kansas fans think. They take 13.1 FTs on average. Fifth worst in D1. Does the B12 hate them?
 
storrsroars said:
We average 17.6 FTAs per game. That gets us 260th place in D1.

FTR, Creighton averages 15.7. They got 15 yesterday.

There are 14 P4/5 teams who shoot fewer FTs on average than we do. Four of those are in the BE (Marquette 16.6, Nova 15.8, Creighton 15.7, G'town 15.5)

Just to fact check your claim, I checked the box scores. Here you go:

Opp/OppFTAs/UConnFTAs
v X: 21-21
@ Butler: 28-16
@ DePaul: 28-10
v Prov: 23-32
@ Nova: 13-4
@ G'town: 23-10
v Creigh: 15-5

So in the 7 BE games to date, opponents average 21.6 FTAs to our 14. On the road, it's 23-10. At home, it's 19.6-19.3. So I don't know if that proves much else than refs appear to favor the home squad when calling fouls.


I can't imagine what Kansas fans think. They take 13.1 FTs on average. Fifth worst in D1. Does the B12 hate them?
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Pretty nice work, except your conclusion. If teams are favored at home as your data suggests, then our data is well out outside normal deviation because we should be getting at least 21.6 to an opponent’s 14, not roughly parity.
 
giddyup said:
Pretty nice work, except your conclusion. If teams are favored at home as your data suggests, then our data is well out outside normal deviation because we should be getting at least 21.6 to an opponent’s 14, not roughly parity.
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Thus the use of "appear".
 
Fan1978 said:
Can karaban dunk? Certainly would like to see that on occasion
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I like Karaban a lot but he's become very predictable on settling for the 3. Mix it up a little, drive first. The entire offense appears slow moving.
 
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Fan1978 said:
Exactly, big refs don’t like danny and his antics
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Is it that or am I to believe that Creighton is an outstanding defensive team that only fouled 6 times until the last minute of the game? Do we not run enough offense to get fouled?
 
This team needs the starting 5 as well as the next 3-4 to be a gamers. Players that are on top of the game on both sides of the ball. Not working harder but smarter and when that happens the game gets easy (last years team had the gamers). Wouldn't be bad if a couple were junkyard dogs!
 
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ctkaiser said:
Is it that or am I to believe that Creighton is an outstanding defensive team that only fouled 6 times until the last minute of the game? Do we not run enough offense to get fouled?
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Yes mostly agree, but 6 point swing on crap calls to end half and bs no call on diarra 3 is 9 points. That is the gane
 
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