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warbler1055 said:
Hassan Diarra on Kolek was the sight to behold!!!
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Hassan can get under other guards, which
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Donovan makes it almost impossible for teams to get layups at the rim. I don’t see how this team can be beaten.

Both Creighton and Marquette failed to score 55 on us. No team in conference has scored more than 65 since Clingan has been back in the lineup.

Absolutely elite defensive team we are watching.

This team in general is just built to absolutely wear you down on both ends from making it impossible to get easy points while keeping you constantly moving on defense. Marquette was absolutely shook today.
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We are truly an elite great team, but any team can be beaten on a given night.
 
Chief00 said:
Hassan can get under other guards, which

We are truly an elite great team, but any team can be beaten on a given night.
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I truly can’t see it unless Clingan is in major foul trouble chief. He’s a brick wall and eraser in the paint. A team is going to have to be absolutely red hot.
 
dogpause said:
This team, has the ability to look like the Globetrotters, and make quality opponents seem as helpless as the Washington Generals.

If the best teams in the Big East, who are most familiar with us, are getting trounced on a day when two of starting five barely scored, out of conference opponents facing us the NCAA Tournament are going to face a real challenge. I love watching this team play. The choreography is mesmerizing.
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Choreography, yes, ballet with basketball!
 
Scottobot said:
The 2004 team with Okafor and Gordon was dominant, but Okafor was hurt for a stretch. In addition the missing games, he also played hurt for many games. When he played and was healthy they were almost unbeatable.

Also all 3 of Ray Allen’s years the teams dominated but they couldn’t get it done in ncaa tournament. On year Donyell Marshall missed 2 FTs at end of game that would have moved them on. Another year they played a great game against ultimate champion UCLA. UCLA just played a great game and barely beat UConn who also played a great game. The final year, they just self destructed against Miss St after having an amazing year.
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Didn’t see that 96 game as I was at the sweet 16 in Denver. Saw the score update there. Guessing losing Ricky Moore was the factor?
 
Bongo Fury said:
Didn’t see that 96 game as I was at the sweet 16 in Denver. Saw the score update there. Guessing losing Ricky Moore was the factor?
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My recollection was they missed like 20 layups and easy shots right at the a basket that they normally made.
 
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Great defense on Kolek by pretty much everyone. Castle and Diarra had good 1 on 1 defense. Even when he got past guys to the hoop, they guided him right to Clingan so he couldn’t do anything. Samson hedges blew up anything he wanted to do. Great stuff. I knew he was having a bad game but not 2-11 with a 0.75 AST/TO level bad

Clingan feasted. Marquette really has to get him in foul trouble in Milwaukee. He blows up everything they try to do
 
Kitaman said:
This team has that killer instinct. Its a group of assassins not just one hitman either. Impressively the team doesn't need a spark or a fantastic play to slay opponents, we just painfully stab them to death using daggers, with different players able to enjoy each thrust. We use daggers throughout the game and not just in crunch time.

We've had teams that established that instinct but no team I can recall had it in January. Oh and all players have it, evidenced by the way they dive after loose balls, challenge all drives, and contest all shots with a 20+ point lead!

Its that killer instinct along with not being satisfied (i.e. hungry) will but fear in every opponent going forward. I see no other team possessing what we have.

UConn fans can see that the team is Hurley's Huskies 100%.
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You can also see the value of a guy like Cam Spencer who hadn't won anything and has that hunger and fire.
 
BEST PASSING UCONN TEAM EVER. Period. Full stop.

I am not ready to anoint them the best overall UConn team ever. But we have never had a team that passed like this. It truly is breathtaking at times to watch. Honestly the closest thing I can compare it to is Auriemma's best teams a few years ago. I realize many of you do not like any comparison with the women's team... but Auriemma's best, most dominant teams were also the most unselfish, and just a joy to watch share the basketball. Similar to watching these guys.

That is one of the two things I absolutely love most about this team. They constantly look for each other. And then our lock-down, "MAN-S%*T" defense on the other end. Wow... Just WOW.

Onto Creighton in Omaha.
 
Palatine said:
We should play ever game at XL! That place is electric. Even the announcers were worried the fans would blow the roof off the place.
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Big games it's great. When the students are on break it's the best option. With a little smart scheduling we could end up with half our games at XL but only only for games and times that it makes sense. That would minimize the lost revenue we experience by playing there.

Or the CDRA could stop price gouging us when we use the facility. That would work too.
 
LStudfellow said:
BEST PASSING UCONN TEAM EVER. Period. Full stop.

I am not ready to anoint them the best overall UConn team ever. But we have never had a team that passed like this. It truly is breathtaking at times to watch. Honestly the closest thing I can compare it to is Auriemma's best teams a few years ago. I realize many of you do not like any comparison with the women's team... but Auriemma's best, most dominant teams were also the most unselfish, and just a joy to watch share the basketball. Similar to watching these guys.

That is one of the two things I absolutely love most about this team. They constantly look for each other. And then our lock-down, "MAN-S%*T" defense on the other end. Wow... Just WOW.

Onto Creighton in Omaha.
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Throwing out any comparison with the women’s game — it’s too different to be meaningful — full agreement that this is the best passing team UConn has ever had. The assists number as a percentage of baskets was mind numbing yesterday.
 
Chief00 said:
Hassan can get under other guards, which

We are truly an elite great team, but any team can be beaten on a given night.
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No team in the country would have beaten us yesterday.
 
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The vibes were immaculate yesterday.. XL was rocking, we were way up, 20 mins before tip the crowd looked sparse and then BOOM, place was packed..

An elite performance from start to finish, god bless this team.. Biggest takeaway for me was Clingan’s dominance, he looked phenomenal!

Pig’s Eye was pretty packed pregame but still manageable, a great day!
 
Spaceman213J said:
I agree. He had some good talent at RI, but with the guys he has now (and sometimes it's a challenge to get young men with higher numbers next to their name in the recruiting rankings) to buy in and do what he is asking or demanding of them.
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Dan Hurley said this week that only certain kinds of players can play for UConn and you're seeing those type players the past several years.........hopefully he can find more like that!
That's what surprised me about Flagg. He HAS to see the difference in style of play, intensity and mindset between the good guys and the evil brotherhood. Maybe he'll come to his senses........and do the right thing.
 
Spaceman213J said:
I agree. He had some good talent at RI, but with the guys he has now (and sometimes it's a challenge to get young men with higher numbers next to their name in the recruiting rankings) to buy in and do what he is asking or demanding of them.
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And at UConn you can get the good bigs that you can’t get at a URI level school. Until you have that it is tough to be elite natiknally.
 
Scrutiner said:
Dan Hurley said this week that only certain kinds of players can play for UConn and you're seeing those type players the past several years.........hopefully he can find more like that!
That's what surprised me about Flagg. He HAS to see the difference in style of play, intensity and mindset between the good guys and the evil brotherhood. Maybe he'll come to his senses........and do the right thing.
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I respect a guys choice, but in my heart and brain, I know he made a mistake.
 
alphasigko said:
An outstanding game from all. Only a couple of small complaints: SJ just cannot stop himself from making plainly dumb a-- fouls like the one under the basket. He could also learn how to box out and rebound. But damn, he sure can dunk it!
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Again, the over high hedging leaves Samson fouling 22 feet from the basket and out of position for rebounds. Rebounding starts before the shot goes up.
 
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Scottobot said:
My recollection was they missed like 20 layups and easy shots right at the a basket that they normally made.
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Dahntay Jones and Eric dampier were on that miss st team. Tuff tuff loss. Rays last year
 
Chief00 said:
Again, the over high hedging leaves Samson fouling 22 feet from the basket and out of position for rebounds. Rebounding starts before the shot goes up.
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Unless I missed it his quickness allowed him to hedge and disrupt plays and get back into position to prevent Oso from getting involved with the offense and rebounding.

Marquette is the perfect team to employ it and Samson was great at it in this game. He needs to prevent his exuberance from making mistakes.

Samson struggles more against strong centers that can push him around.
 
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RichCTBB said:
I was watching the UNC game and have to say it’s remarkable how out of shape he was and how much has improved since then. The weight loss is apparent.
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I just rewatched the Xavier game. Observed the same thing. Significant physical change since that game.

One other thing I observed of note. Tristen played at another level in that Xavier game. There’s no doubt imm that he’s sacrificing his personal accomplishments for the benefit of the team. He could take over any game if he chooses.

TV close ups in the Marquette game showed him with fire talking to our guys when they didn’t execute properly. We were up twenty when that happened. His low key demeanor is fools gold. He wants to win another NC badly.

Also observed in the Marquette game that the half court offense and passing was not as crisp when Tristen was not in the game.
 
Waquoit said:
The lock down D started when Samson came into the game.
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Samson wasn’t bad but the defense will always be best with DC in the game with zero fouls. Just being on the area makes guys pass back out that may have a step in their defender. I mean he needs to play like that all the time, hands straight up, no need to block everything just be roaming the lane. The impact is obvious.
 
ibleedhuskyblue said:
We'd be #1

Why oh why must we use these gimmicks?
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Well, Clingan doesn’t play the “high hedge” this season a which is now called the “hard hedge”.
mauconnfan said:
Castle was just as good on Kolek the two of them made him look nothing but frustrated. Great watch!
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Agree, Kolek was 2-11. The thing I like about Diarra is how he can get up underneath a guard. That can really disrupt his offense and tire the target.
 
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