Creighton Post Game Thread

[Rico444]

Alleyne should have come in for Jackson earlier, but it's not like he lit the world on fire on offense either. Other than that, this loss doesn't bother me too much. We win this game easily if we were hitting shots at all, we just couldn't shoot today. Creighton is really good and tough to beat at home and we were inches from sending it to OT with the Hawk 3.

 

[freshler40]

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

You have to drive to rim, we don't very much!

 

[AntG168]

Lol what?

Our defense was ELITE. Our backcourt didn’t show up. I don’t think Newton scored or got to the basket once.

 

[jorge34]

It’s very simple now. Hurley benches jackson moving forward, or they will exit any post season tournament they are in very early.

So it’s in court Hurley to make the decision. Stay loyal to a kid that’s had 3 YEARS to improve his game, and hasn’t. Or make the move to benefit the rest of the team.

 

[auror]

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

The restricted arc only matters for "secondary defenders". Kalkbrenner was ruled to be the primary defender on the play.

 

[Brochacho]

Newton was 1-4, 3 turnovers & zero rebounds....don't think he shot the ball in 2nd half. Wtf is up with him today?

Really the entire team was bad on offense today besides Sanogo.

He was played tight by their guards and when he drove there was always help defense because Scheierman was always near the rim since he was 15 feet off Jackson. I don't think individually Alleyne is significantly better than Jackson but I just feel like the offense will flow so much better with him in there instead.

 

[hayman522]

The lane was clogged all game. It was 4 on 5, they didn’t even LOOK to defend jackson.

Thus why Newton did not show up. A High school coach could figure this out.

 

[August_West]

Lol what?

What don’t you understand? I’ll break it down for you.

 

[Scoe]

The only one who wanted this game was Sanogo. Maybe not wanting it enough is a stretch, so I would say the only one playing with any discipline was Sanogo.

 

[AntG168]

Another loss and it’s on Hurley. Example A for the 10000000000th time

You have pinned every loss of the last 2 years on Hurley

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Another loss and it’s on Hurley. Example A for the 10000000000th time

Anytime something like this happens he needs to cut behind this defender for a dunk. Stop bailing the defense out by hovering on the 3 point line.

 

[UConnSwag11]

What don’t you understand? I’ll break it down for you.

ok . Do you think gaffney would’ve helped?

 

[navery12]

This thread is longer than the great Marquette win post game thread in 18 minutes. This board really knows how to revel in misery

 

[BigFanCT]

The only solution is benching AJax. Then you risk losing the locker room

I see you’re coming around finally.

 

[navery12]

ok . Do you think gaffney would’ve helped?

Absolutely not

 

[BiggieSmall]

I don’t think Jackson is why we lost. He played the exact same way he played against Marquette. The barometer is Tristan Newton. He legit didn’t show upA

Baffling that anyone thinks this. Marquette did not play 15 feet of him. Rewatch the game. He did not take 11 shots against them.

Sure others didn’t show up but you give Jax a free pass because he is what he is?? McDermott wanted Jackson to shoot Shaka didn’t force him too.

 

[AntG168]

ok . Do you think gaffney would’ve helped?

He couldn’t have given us less then tristan

 

[UConnSwag11]

You have pinned every loss of the last 2 years on Hurley

Because nothings changed. . No in game adjustments. He cools players off when they’re playing well.

 

[alphasigko]

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

It has been the plan and basically THE reason we have lost 7 games... Pretty simple really.

 

[JonnyRI]

McDermott in the first half "they're taking the shots we want them to take and if they continue to take them we'll win" Jackson 11 shots. Hurley on some other planet.

Add in Hurley playing Clingan with no shooters to pass to. Alleyne, Diarra, Jackson, nearly always on the court with him. I just don't get it.

Kills you. You could not put a worse line up out there. Clingan with all shooters please god!!!! Diarra and Jackson on the floor together is offensively a nightmare. For us.

 

[AntG168]

Baffling that anyone thinks this. Marquette did not play 15 feet of him. Rewatch the game. He did not take 11 shots against them.

Sure others didn’t show up but you give Jax a free pass because he is what he is?? McDermott wanted Jackson to shoot Shaka didn’t force him too.

Yea Newton took those 11 shots. Tonight? He did nothing

 

[Hi-Low]

Ajax becoming unplayable against good teams sadly....just can't have 4>5 on offense and win.

 

[jake14mw]

Great game to watch today. Frustrating because a good win on the road was within reach. When we don't shoot it well like today, Newton has to play better. He is the key to this team's success. I love Jackson, but he played WAAAYY too many minutes in the second half. Took way too many bad shots. WHY would Karaban throw that skip pass to Jackson in the corner with 3 minutes left?? Karaban is such a smart player, he must have been kicking himself as soon as that left his hand.

If Johnson doesn't get into this game, I guess he doesn't play for the rest of the year?

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Even with AJax in the game we had opportunities and whiffed on all of them. We just couldn’t get over the hump. This same offense hung 90 on Marquette. We need our shot makers to take and make shots. Newton can not be as passive as he was today. When Newton is assertive those shots for Jackson aren’t there

Scheiermann can clog the lane on drives because of Andre. I agree Newton did absolutely nothing, but that was because of how they could play defense. No one drove regardless besides Adama.

 

[JMick]

And we lost by 3. If Newton gives us ANYTHING we win. We can agree Jackson should’ve been benched tonight for Alleyne. But the game was still there for the taking.

Part of the reason Newton didn't give us anything is because Jackson demands 0 respect on offense and allows the other team to play 4v5. Jackson just kept shooting us into a hole because for the majority of the game, we could not get an open look.