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Chief’s Briefs - Temple

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Chief00 said:
Rebounding continues to be a major concern. I like Diarra and Williams together but KO doesn’t. So often we throw up shots with no one even close to the paint area. Conversely, we give up a ton of offensive rebounds.
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You are being soft on this one. Not close to the paint? A couple of times they were all around the top of the key. What were they thinking. Hard to get rebounds that way. No where in sight.

Chief00 said:
Tonight has been one of Vital’s poorer games. I like the kid but he needs to have recognition tonight was Adam’s night. Larrier is a loss cause in terms of recognizing that since he will be a star in the NBA next season.
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I like Vital myself. However I found myself wondering why our boys get the rebound get ready to set and Vital has to throw an NBA with 28 seconds on the clock. Of course Temple gets the rebound.

They did look like a different team tonight. I cannot wait until Carlton learns how to shoot 3 feet away from the rim without rimming it or slamming it against the backboard at record speed. 3 feet away.
 
Palatine said:
Anderson was really solid again. Feel bad for the kid who went through that almost surreal slump this year. But at the end of the season he showed who he really was.
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I agree. It felt great to see him break out of that slump the last quarter of the season. I wish him the best of luck.
 
Hankster said:
I agree. It felt great to see him break out of that slump the last quarter of the season. I wish him the best of luck.
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I only saw one game live. Auburn. I just remember Anderson all over the court even if wasn't totally effective offensively he was pest on defense. He played with fire and glad we had him this year. The thing is he should have been our 4th guard and second off the bench but due to the AG injury he had to step up to level which he couldn't really uphold. Can't say he didn't try though.
 
Don't really post much and didn't watch game tonight, but reading these posts is depressing.

It's Temple for God's sakes. If we didn't win by 20+ with scrubs in for last 5 min it was a complete failure.
 
Palatine said:
Anderson was really solid again. Feel bad for the kid who went through that almost surreal slump this year. But at the end of the season he showed who he really was.
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He has always been super inconsistent. Not just a UCONN thing.
 
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jimva said:
It's Temple for God's sakes. If we didn't win by 20+ with scrubs in for last 5 min it was a complete failure.
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If it were 10 years ago, then yes. But this is a team that lost to Temple by 30pts earlier this year. In that context, it's good to get this win.
 
jimva said:
Don't really post much and didn't watch game tonight, but reading these posts is depressing.

It's Temple for God's sakes. If we didn't win by 20+ with scrubs in for last 5 min it was a complete failure.
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Way to enjoy a win on senior night!
 
Chief00 said:
I also don’t understand playing Dave O 5 minutes vs 4 minutes for Kwintin after Kwintin was the main reason we came
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Neither played much. 5, 4, not much difference. Diarra took his minutes. Carlton was mostly solid tonight when he was in, the only guy that seemed to do well on the boards. Ollie wanted a smaller lineup tonight, hard to argue with the results.
 
3rdbass said:
How can you be a die hard and not watch a game in weeks and especially on senior night? I can't stand how we played this year and want KO gone but I still watch these games because I love UCONN men's b-ball.
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How do you spell Casual Fan? However, this isn’t a criticism, UConn Nation welcomes Casual Fans, even if they start this way.

Hopefully, he will become gradually more engaged. Granted, it’s been a tough season and some games difficult watch. But, Chief doesn’t quit on the team and continues the Briefs and going to the games - although I missed a couple this year.

While my Briefs are sometimes critical, Chief views them as constructive guidelines for improvement. For example, when you give up 20 offensive rebounds that translates roughly to 8 additional baskets, if they shoot 40%. Let’s assume 3 of the 8 are three pointers - either treys or and 1’s. That’s 19 second chance points. So although we won tonight - this is a chronic problem - which helps explain all the 20 point loses this season. It needs to be fixed!
 
wethyhusky said:
Time to teach your son to watch your team even if they are terrible
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You know you are on to something. My daughter is a freshman and got a student Gampel Season ticket via the student lottery. Kids don’t have TVs anymore but she has my cable password and watches games streaming over the internet. I never watched a game that way but I was proud of her for doing that this season. It reminds me of listening to WTIC radio as a kid, when all the games weren’t on TV. It starts at a young age - taking kids to games - making it a life style. Maybe going to the Diary Bar when they are young after a day game.
Sure, it’s not every game since it’s not appropriate going out before a game or after a win to celebrate with adult beverages and posse. And I haven’t made that Bunkey introduction yet - although he’s a great guy.
 
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Hankster said:
You are being soft on this one. Not close to the paint? A couple of times they were all around the top of the key. What were they thinking. Hard to get rebounds that way. No where in sight.



I like Vital myself. However I found myself wondering why our boys get the rebound get ready to set and Vital has to throw an NBA with 28 seconds on the clock. Of course Temple gets the rebound.

They did look like a different team tonight. I cannot wait until Carlton learns how to shoot 3 feet away from the rim without rimming it or slamming it against the backboard at record speed. 3 feet away.
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Can’t argue with your observations.
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D$ said:
Unfortunately I have lost interest. Haven't watched a game in a few weeks. Neither has my 8yr old, and we were both die hard fans until this season happened. Never thought this day would have come.
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Next time omit the die hard fan part, you're a classic bandwagon fan.
 
Kathy said:
Obviously not following ncaa this year temple SOS is 10 with RPI of 43. Good win for this team.
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Yep, and the same Temple team that UConn lost to by 28 just 30 days ago. So that's improvement.
 
Was a good watch. I don't have the box in front of me but I think we had 16 assists and held Temple to under 20% on 3's.

I hope the team has a good run it.
 
Kathy said:
Obviously not following ncaa this year temple SOS is 10 with RPI of 43. Good win for this team.
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I agree it was a good win but if you watched the game it shows why some folks like me have contempt for the RPI. You really want to say the 7th best team in the AAC should be ranked that high? It is a pseudoscientific system that badly over rates strength of schedule at the expense of actual performance and wins and losses. Temple is a very average team with s very average record to prove it. It is an attempt to look scientific when picking teams but it is gigo science.
 
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Marat said:
Yep, and the same Temple team that UConn lost to by 28 just 30 days ago. So that's improvement.
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Both wrong. I do follow NCAA. Your assumptions have nothing to do with my point.
 
The Funster said:
Was a good watch. I don't have the box in front of me but I think
we had 16 assists and held Temple to under 20% on 3's.
I hope the team has a good run it.
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Temple shot 11% from 3 in the second half.
 
jimva said:
Don't really post much and didn't watch game tonight, but reading these posts is depressing.

It's Temple for God's sakes. If we didn't win by 20+ with scrubs in for last 5 min it was a complete failure.
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I'm surprised you don't post more.
 
jimva said:
Don't really post much and didn't watch game tonight, but reading these posts is depressing.

It's Temple for God's sakes. If we didn't win by 20+ with scrubs in for last 5 min it was a complete failure.
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"Temple for God's sake" made me laugh...yes, it was literally founded as a Baptist temple for the sake of... Regardless, this a team that has beaten Auburn (14), Clemson (18), South Carolina, Wisconsin and Wichita State (11). They just seem to have some wild mood swings - playing down to lesser competition (sound familiar?).
 
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Tex-Lager93 said:
"Temple for God's sake" made me laugh...yes, it was literally founded as a Baptist temple for the sake of... Regardless, this a team that has beaten Auburn (14), Clemson (18), South Carolina, Wisconsin and Wichita State (11). They just seem to have some wild mood swings - playing down to lesser competition (sound familiar?).
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Before we anoint then National Champs by acclamation let’s not forget that they also LOST to LaSalle, George Washington and Tulane and only managed to put up 39 vs UCF in a loss. For UConn it was a good win, they played pretty well but let’s not overstate the quality of the opponent.
 
Chief00 said:
You know you are on to something. My daughter is a freshman and got a student Gampel Season ticket via the student lottery. Kids don’t have TVs anymore but she has my cable password and watches games streaming over the internet. I never watched a game that way but I was proud of her for doing that this season. It reminds me of listening to WTIC radio as a kid, when all the games weren’t on TV. It starts at a young age - taking kids to games - making it a life style. Maybe going to the Diary Bar when they are young after a day game.
Sure, it’s not every game since it’s not appropriate going out before a game or after a win to celebrate with adult beverages and posse. And I haven’t made that Bunkey introduction yet - although he’s a great guy.
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My daughters are also freshman and are in marching/pep band. They always tell me ( and I agree) that they are the biggest fans of the teams. My message to them is to spread the word, and get their friends/floor mates to come to the game even if casually interested. Go huskies
 
freescooter said:
Before we anoint then National Champs by acclamation let’s not forget that they also LOST to LaSalle, George Washington and Tulane and only managed to put up 39 vs UCF in a loss. For UConn it was a good win, they played pretty well but let’s not overstate the quality of the opponent.
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I'm glad you pointed this out. It would be a shame if anyone derived any measure of satisfaction from their performance last night. Thank god you're posting so much this year.
 
freescooter said:
Before we anoint then National Champs by acclamation let’s not forget that they also LOST to LaSalle, George Washington and Tulane and only managed to put up 39 vs UCF in a loss. For UConn it was a good win, they played pretty well but let’s not overstate the quality of the opponent.
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But keep in mind Tulane n lasalle has 2 nba type players in Frazier might be top 20 n bj Johnson who is very good ... but I get it
 
freescooter said:
Before we anoint then National Champs by acclamation let’s not forget that they also LOST to LaSalle, George Washington and Tulane and only managed to put up 39 vs UCF in a loss. For UConn it was a good win, they played pretty well but let’s not overstate the quality of the opponent.
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All I'm saying is that Temple deserves some credit. Some. To say that our normal should be us beating them by 20+ and have our scrubs in at the end of the game is disingenuous.
 
wethyhusky said:
My daughters are also freshman and are in marching/pep band. They always tell me ( and I agree) that they are the biggest fans of the teams. My message to them is to spread the word, and get their friends/floor mates to come to the game even if casually interested. Go huskies
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I agree, no litmus tests for fans - let’s put a big sign out on the front lawn “Casual Fans Are Most Welcome”
 
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