I'm not even going to try and defend his end of game play-calling. But I'm not overly concerned about Hurley at this point. Even the best coaches need the right chess pieces on the board. I'm convinced that we don't have the right pieces (yet).
Agreed. From top to bottom they’re scared. Nobody wants the ball when it matters. Hurley needed to give them a plan B besides Sanogo that last possession.
Agreed. But he’s a freshman. How about Martin! He hurt us today. He dropped his head a lot, moped, and showed no leadership. We need an Alpha Dog to get in guys faces! He was just terrible all around.
I’m optimistic about the state of the program overall, but the lack of progress with some of these issues is concerning if they want to take the next step.
100%. This is closer to the heartbreaking MSU loss than it is a moral victory. We played a peer (NOT a much better team) closely in a rockfight, only to blow it during closing time. We were up 7 or so here down the stretch, same as vs. MSU.
Hawkins was dropping/losing the ball left and right and hanging his head on the court. Hurley had to take him out when he did IMO
It's been mentioned several times by people in the know that Kadary was locked up to Hall before he even entered the portal. Was a done deal. Not much to be done.
That was so hard to watch. Bottom line: Gaffney is not the PG to direct a winning play in the last 30 seconds of a game.
No we don’t need more Hawkins. At all. Not right yet. He’s got some issues to work through . Too many mental errors and then gets all hang dog after them. It’s a little concerning actually .
Not arguing ur points, I’m trying to be diplomatic. I’ve watched quick, athletic guards for 30 years we have none. Trying to look on bright side of Cole’s game. He is a warrior.
The team turned the ball over like 20 times and in crucial spots...that is why lost.
Hawkins' handle is horrendous right now, as is his decision making. Definitely not the game ending answer.
What about next year? I heard we'll have Cole back but are we going to depend on Diggins, a guy Hurley refuses to play as a freshman? I like Floyd and he should help us some with getting into the lane but he's not a blue chipper take over type of player from what I've seen.
We'll still have at least 1 more scholarship open even if Cole comes back, hard to see a bigger need than getting another PG in the transfer portal
This. Jackson is ready for these responsibilities, based on his last 4-5 games. My only question is whether he will be as effective in half court sets as he is in the full court. But at this point, it is 100% worth a try as they are very limited otherwise.
It's mind-blowing. And what was that at the end of regulation? What did he draw up? A shot clock violation?
I felt like Hurley accepted playing close as a win with around five minutes left in regulation; whereas Willard was playing to win.
I listen to @RobDauster's great podcast and he hit the nail on the head a few episodes ago when discussing fan frustration with A-Jax: UConn is no longer a program that attracts recruits with NBA-ready games, like Villanueva, Gay and Drummond. Those sorts of guys now go to the Ignite or a handful of teams in the P5. This generation of UConn fans need to be a little more patient with recruits.
