Cincinnati post game thread

[Hurleyman216]

Tough to win on the road playing 8 on 5

 

[LIuconn]

U serious tower? Please explain...

 

[WhereistheDove?]

All I could think watching that game was shameful. I really hate to rag on the refs but that was beyond pathetic. I have not seen a game called that one-sided in a long, long time.

 

[Kenny11]

Do the refs just hate Hurley? I know he must be annoying but still..

We win that game by double digits with even somewhat normal officiating. Yes, we foul a lot but we don’t foul nearly as much as we get called for.

 

[nashusky109]

Wish CV got then ball to Gilbert on that last possession. Confident he woulda atleast gotten a shot up.

 

[tykurez]

Cincy is a very physical team

Meh. A physical team doesn’t zone and flop.

 

[willie99]

Cronin gets a game gift wrapped, and he's still crying

Mr First Weekend

 

[huskiesNhoos]

I was getting annoyed towards the end when Cincinnati had a few blocks and grabbing the net that looked an awful lot like goaltending/interference, but ESPN wasn't showing any replays so couldn't say for sure

 

[Mots010]

4 team fouls while we were in double bonus with our star fouled out. That makes sense.

Cincy actually had three fouls while UConn had 10+ fouls in the second half.

 

[BigEastCT]

Vital flagrant foul was a bs call

 

[UConNation]

For the first time in a long while, I was really proud of JA. Not just because he played well, but his intensity was there, his hustle was there, his Alpha Dog mentality was there, and he was 100% engaged even after he fouled out. He was a true blue Husky tonight.

 

[ctchamps]

Really enjoyed this game. This was a giant step for this team. The refs were bad. No better example than the flagrant on Christian. Monitors don’t lie.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Probably good I didn't watch that after the "flagrant." To lose on an offensive foul in OT against a 38-16 FT disparity is an all time crazy way to go. Team showed a ton of heart I guess

 

[superjohn]

I think you typically make your breaks and things even out over time but why does it seem like we are on the wrong side of the whistle more often than not?

 

[Palatine]

Overtime. There were at least three or four times where this team could have folded and they didn't. Down 12 early in the 2nd and could have easily ballooned to 20 or 25 like last year and yet they come back ....about five minutes left and the lead stretches back to 8 and could have easily doubled to close the game and they come back and down 4 with about a minute and end up tying it.. ... So proud of these boys tonight, hope they carry this momenteum. Just getting to overtime, hoping they can win of course but to they are greatly improved, if they cut back on dumb mistakes just imagine!

There were also times when this team could have won like Polley's second foul shot. He missed and Carlton fouled.

 

[Waquoit]

Wish CV got then ball to Gilbert on that last possession. Confident he woulda atleast gotten a shot up.

Especially after CV hiccupped, Gilbert was right there.

 

[Towney007]

The refs were bad, but whining bout them is pointless. There's a major ref shortage (wonder why) and with fewer refs, you're going to get fewer and fewer good refs as time goes on. Just gonna have to deal with it.

They're also not the reason we lost.

 

[Kitaman]

Team now understands (or should) what's needed on the road. Composure and ref reading. We were so close and really had the victory. Hope they stay confident and hungry. We showed a lot.

 

[KembaMan15]

I forgot how much it hurts to be emotionally invested in basketball.

 

[LIuconn]

Free throw disparity is there because we don't have a consistent interior game.

 

[temery]

The game was lost, again, due to careless turnovers, not the refs.

 

[CTBasketball]

We committed a lot of dumb fouls. Cincy didn't settle for a ton of three's like we did.

But the biggest takeaway was that Lil Al is the real deal and this game was eerily similar to Shabazz Napier's 2012 Big East Tournament. Put the team on his back, but it wasn't enough.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

They say bad calls usually make up for themselves later on in the season. Man, we better have a lot coming our way.

Regardless, we still had our chances and I think there was a span of about 3-4 shots in a row that rimmed out in overtime.

 

[DSpice]

The refs were bad, but whining bout them is pointless. There's a major ref shortage (wonder why) and with fewer refs, you're going to get fewer and fewer good refs as time goes on. Just gonna have to deal with it.

They're also not the reason we lost.

Refs can only lose you the game if you give them the opportunity to

 

[BPT2Storrs]

Cincy is a physical team and has the best home record in the NCAA over the last two seasons. We were down multiple times in the game and did not quit, even with our best player fouling out. Multiple players stepped up and made big plays - CV and JA with some huge threes, JA's charge, Sid's block and the overall effort by Carlton, and of course AG's drive at the end in regulation.

This team fought to the very end when they could have folded. The team is obviously maturing. I believe it's a great sign for the future.