If ASU could beat Creighton, UConn should have beaten them easilly, twice. Where was the defensive and offensive intensity in the 1st half? They need to have their backs against the wall in order to play like they did in the 2nd half? Other than the Auburn, 1st Gtwn and perhaps the 2nd Nova games, they seem not to be able to put two complete halfs together. Defensive and offensive intensity in both halfs is a must during tournament play.
Its insane how people lose their minds after a loss like this. Creighton was desperate for a win to guarantee they get in the tournament, it was life or death for them. We had one of our worst performances of the year yet we were still in the game (on the road with a rowdy crowd on dollar beer/fan appreciation night). Its clear most of the people in here do not pay attention to or watch anything other than BE basketball or even outside of UConn because I agree UConn is having a similar season to 90% of the top 25, we play in a very tough conference, losses happen.
We did those things. Do you think we attacked their defense the same way in this one as last game? Or even the same way throughout the game? We made them adjust after we started killing them.
I'm upset about this loss because it means we're 90% locked into a 5 seed in the NCAAT. The only path to a 4 seed is winning the BET. I really do not want anything to do with playing an underwhelming Indiana, Memphis, or UNC team in the first round.
If you don't think Hurley is the right guy for this program then you are clueless. Do you remember where this program was at 4 years ago?? We have great young talent, excellent recruiting classes coming in and the way he's developed guys like Bouk and Sanogo is very impressive. We're a top 20 team in the country that has the potential to make a deep March run. Asking if Dan Hurley is the right guy is comical
Winning 2 gets us two more Q1 wins, so I think it's still possible if we just get to finals.
I didn't say anything about our conference record. I'm talking about McDermott owning Hurley over two different teams and having to replace basically a whole new roster. Creighton should not be beating us this season, especially without their point guard.
We never adjusted to Kalkbrenner, he scored 20 points in the final 16 minutes of the second half all off of layups/dunks.
Fair enough but you brought up preseason conference picks multiple times in this thread. Marquette beat Nova 2x this year too. The conference is a huge jumble and not much separates the 1 seed from the 6 seed. 13-6---assuming we get there---is pretty darn good.
He didn't score on the same plays over and over. This wasn't Hall and Richmond.
Sanogo is tired because we have him chasing too far and expending energy he doesn't need to. I think most of those blamed on Sanogo last night were because Sanogo is pulled out as Hurley wants him to be and Creighton exploits it. They did it all night, and the last time we played. It isn't new. Expecting a 5 to always recover that position in time to block a shot or disrupt it is not reasonable. Olajuwon and Russell couldn't be expected to do that, and they are probably the best that ever did it. Hurley has to give Sanogo a rest on D and let him roam the paint. If not all the time, some of the time. Especially when the opposing 5 is killing us in the paint.
One made ft and then one made ft off of an and 1 layup. 18 points off of dunks and layups in the last 15 minutes for Kalkbrenner.
Kaluma went 1/5 from 3 in that one, 3/5 today. Looks like Hurley took your advice and tried leaving Kaluma wide open and it backfired.
Creighton replaced its entire starting roster from that year and last night they were without their starting point guard. We should have won. They were much better coached and prepared than we were.
Their starting point guard was probably their 5th best player. He's a freshman and has been pretty inefficient all year. He shoots below average on 3s, 2s, doesn't draw fouls, turns it over higher than average, and had the 10th/11th best assist rate among starting BE guards. He'll be good eventually, but after a game to adjust, they're not much worse off. In the 2 games they've had a lower turnover rate than their season-long average, despite playing 2 of the best teams in the league.
This is laughable, you clearly don't watch many Creighton games.
He very few meaningful adjustments intra-game. You sound like a toady!
You make it sound like Dan Hurley is a great coach. What has he proven, he likes to be a cheerleader and chest bump players, he has proven that. Dan Hurley is not a good in game coach.
