Creighton Post Game Thread

[temery]

Nm

 

[uconngb]

I’ll say it again, for the 100th time this season. Continuing to let Jackson take this many shots is almost guaranteeing a loss. Doomed us against X, doomed us today. Um, there’s a reason they are leaving you this open!!!

And Danny just keeps letting it happen, game in and game out. What an AWFUL coaching exhibition.

 

[HailUConn]

Since 12:50 left and game is tied, Jackson and alleyne basically are bricklayers.

We shot ourselves out of the game. Who should be holding players accountable?

 

[Bstop55]

Can’t win when you only take 4 free throws….. 17-4 discrepancy…. You’ll never overcome that on the road.

 

[Beachampion]

So frustrating…

 

[Scoe]

Sanogo was the only one who showed up.

 

[upstater]

You're never going to win Big East games when you only shoot 4 free throws.

For whatever reason it happened, you're just not going to win without those free shots.

 

[HobokenHusky]

The lack of clutch on this team is truly astounding at this point. So many opportunities to tie or take the lead and you could feel the tension through the TV. Has to change.

 

[navery12]

That was a brutal offensive game

 

[JMick]

Hurley's blind spot for Jackson is going to lead to another first round exit.

 

[aceboon]

Don't understand why any team would bother guarding AJax, completely sag off him and leave him open and it's gonna muck up UConn's offense. I'd imagine that's going to be the gameplan for opposing teams here on out

 

[Giddyup5]

Hurley’s loyalty to Jackson will be what ultimately kills this team.

 

[TeasenDonut]

Jackson has to come off the bench. It kills the offense too much to have him starting.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Hurley loves to run the chuck n duck offense. His inept coaching allowed Sanogo and Jackson to combine for 15 3’s. Hire a real coach because this ain’t it. Embarrassing.

 

[UCFan1513]

Soooo the difference in the game was that god awful call where Kalk had BOTH feet in the restricted area and Sanogo should’ve had an and-one. Am I missing something here? Seemed clear as day. Regardless Sanogo still thoroughly outplayed him, but sadly got neutralized when they could just pack the paint by not guarding Andre - that has to change

 

[REB1094]

What a fun game to watch. That was a good one

Feels like we did everything right. Won the boards, crushed the offensive boards, got a few starters into foul trouble, won the 50/50 balls, and won the marquee individual matchup. Just missed too many shots that we should have made

Adama has gotten a lot of heat this season, but it’s amazing how he can go toe to toe with the BE DPOY, against a defense that is solely designed to stop him, and still destroy that matchup. He’s a special player even though his FG% wasn’t great

Andre played into Creighton’s hands on offense. 3-11 shooting including 0-4 on threes, including several shots down the stretch that weren’t really close. Not sure what he was thinking on that final play

We’re a couple inches away from being in OT right now. Tough game for everyone not named Sanogo. Overall, I don’t feel horrible. That was a great game. Gotta win out from here to put ourselves in a good position in March, let’s get it!

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Woulda been nice to have those 20 seconds we let drain off the clock.

 

[Scoe]

Team is allergic to greatness. Had an opportunity to seize the moment many times but always give handouts to Creighton.

 

[Gutter King]

There are games that AJ is going to be playable starter minutes in, and games he needs to get 15 mins. If we are facing a well coached team....Xavier, Creighton, Providence...he's going to be a glaring weakness. We'll see if Hurley comes to terms with this.

 

[Kitaman]

For people who think we are better than Chrieghton, we had a chance to prove it today and we didn't.

 

[TeasenDonut]

Newtown can’t have 2 points. Just can’t happen. Need Castle and a transfer. Turn the page.

 

[Mets1432]

4 free throws compared to 17. We never had a chance tbh.

And it's time for Jackson to come off the bench. Start Alleyne. Please coach.

 

[HuskyFich]

Jackson’s issues were literally in a 3.5 minute span. His Defense and rebounding kept him on the floor.

Sacrificing offense is undoable in the last 5 minutes of close games. Problem was Alleyne was not giving us anything on offense either, though his a threat the D has to respect.

Tough game, played well overall, especially on D.
Newton was absent today, and we felt it.

 

[UConn990411]

That was a very winnable road game against a good team, and they it let slip through their hands. This has been a multi-year theme now, to the point where it’s no longer a coincidence.

We saw all of Hurley’s bad traits today. Newton and Jackson were negatives on both sides of the ball, yet they barely came out of the game. Then, with three minutes to go and the game slipping away, he decides to bring in Diarra and Alleyne.

Hurley isn’t that young of a coach anymore - time for him to look in the mirror and figure some things out.

 

[KembaSlice]

you want him to shoot?!?!

 

[HooperScooper]

As I said yesterday, I wasn’t expecting a favorable whistle today. Shooting was brutally bad though so that’s where the game was lost.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

That was just a cap to the game. Good stuff there.

Hurley, do you want to win, or do you want this kid to like you? Because you can’t have both at this point. Make a decision, and if you make the wrong one, be prepared for the consequences for your team.

 

[firstnline]

And Newton a no show today after the triple double.

 

[KembaSlice]

he shot 11x ...that's why we lost

 

[JayKoz]

Jackson has to come off the bench. It kills the offense too much to have him starting.

Could not agree more.