Creighton Post Game Thread

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[JMick]

This is a really bad loss. Karaban needs to figure it out, fast. Diarra is the only guy who played well.

 

[HuskyFich]

Our defense is trash.

The refs are trash.

The lack of a continuation in college is trash.

Hurley should have gone for a early second half T.

Damn.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

We did not play well for large stretches but there is no team in this league that gets a friendlier whistle than Creighton. Absolute joke today. 15-6 before the fouls started at the end.

 

[aceboon]

AK has to give them more, bottom line. They win this game if he even has a decent game and doesn't brick everything at the rim.

 

[Palatine]

63 points ain't gonna get it done.

 

[navery12]

I'm not one to blame the refs but there's certain games that it's just undeniable to say otherwise. That's a clear as day shooting foul

 

[Bomber36]

 

[HooperScooper]

They can't review what should have been a shooting foul on Diarra's shot?

 

[uconngb]

We ain’t good enough to play half a game

 

[EricLA]

Tough loss. I thought it was nice to see Stewart really step up. And honestly, I'm tired of the complaining about the refs. UCONN is far and away the jewel of the big east. If they really wanted to do something about it, they would throw their weight around and get it solved.

 

[Milo65]

8 points for AK is not cutting it. First half 3pt defense was soft. Played better in the second half. Team will benefit from Liam’s absence, Stewart played well and is getting better.

 

[JMick]

I'm not one to blame the refs but there's certain games that it's just undeniable to say otherwise. That's a clear as day shooting foul

We missed so many shots at the rim today, we have no one to blame but ourselves. We kinda stink right now.

 

[king conn]

We are the ticket to the NCAA tournament for all these teams every year because they suck OOC

We have to know this and bring it every game

And not miss a million bunnies

 

[Squeeze]

How was that not a shooting foul and why can't they review that? They review everything now

 

[Fishy]

Without McNeeley, we're just not all that great.

Can't take 20 minutes off and win.

 

[REB1094]

It was a shooting foul. What can we do other than shrug and move on?

The Good -

• The first 7-10 minutes of offense was BEAUTIFUL. Can we have more of that?
• Great work on Kalkbrenner by our bigs in the first half, he could never get comfortable. Unfortunately he picked it up in the second half with a few monster dunks and 4 clutch points
• Shoutout Diarra for excellent play on both ends of the ball. Jaylin Stewart played great as well, and Solo making those clutch shots was really fun

The Bad -

• 6 missed bunnies at the rim? 7?
• Jamiya Neal's career high was 21 (not anymore). He had 17 in the first half, every other Creighton player had 18 points on 5-20. We got cooked by one guy
• 4 points on 2-11 shooting from the bench. Our bench got outscored almost 3x by Isaac Traudt (5.2 PPG player)

We have Butler, Xavier, and DePaul before we get Marquette in a few weeks. Looking for some big wins in this stretch. As always, let's go Huskies

 

[uchusky32]

Can't win if you can't defend the 3 and get beat off the dribble. Can't win when we get out rebounded. We got 6 rebounds from our starting bigs. 7 including JS.

AK 3-12. 0-3 3 rebounds 1 assist. Need much more than that.

 

[JoeyBuckets]

We got nothing from the bench. AK was 3-12. 8 points.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

How was that not a shooting foul and why can't they review that? They review everything now

If they ever implemented this, it would go the way of the pass interference reviews in the NFL. Refs would make it immediately and very clear that they would refuse to overturn anything with that much judgment and admit fault.

 

[Hi-Low]

5 toughest games on BE schedule still left...need Liam back asap. Other than first 5 mins never felt like game would go our way and refs certainly didn't help the cause (as usual).

 

[HooperScooper]

Get back soon Liam. I don't like blaming injuries but this team isn't good enough to overcome his loss.

 

[navery12]

We missed so many shots at the rim today, we have no one to blame but ourselves. We kinda stink right now.

And yet if the refs have working eyesight we're (likely) going to OT. Not gonna say it's pretty, but despite that we were in position to win the game if it weren't for the refs

 

[Palatine]

They took away the three point line. And they did it with ease after the first three minutes. The word is out. Every team is going to drive Solo off the three point line. We are going to need special plays to get Solo open from the arc.

 

[lonsharkin51]

Things it pains me to say:
1. We're not that good
2. I hope Danny coaches UConn for decades to come, but as long as he's our coach, we will have to play every game 5 on 8
3. Last year's team was the smartest basketball team I've ever seen. This year? Not so much
4. I really like Solo and Jaylin, but they are among the worst one-on-one defenders we've ever had
5. Alex is, sadly, playing himself right out of the first round of the draft