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MuchoDogYears said:
Right, but the small lineup had a 6’7” point guard instead of a 6’0” point guard. That was the difference.
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Andre Jackson style

Minus Andre Jackson… add buckets and Cam Spencer energy
 
navery12 said:
I thought we were cooked when Karaban missed 3 straight wide open 3's on one possession and then Traudt immediately buried a 3.

On the other hand, I knew Creighton was done when Ashworth missed his 1 FT for the month and then McNeeley buried a 3
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Stewart deserves some credit tonight. He answered that Traudt three immediately or it might have been game over. Pressure shot.

And then he was alert on the last real Creighton possession and didn’t get caught ball watching - blew up Creighton’s play and then we put them on the line. That’s the sort of mistake he’s made that has cost him playing time - but he was locked in when he needed to be.
 
superjohn said:
The reality is Karaban really needs to come back. He's not going to be a first round pick and he's clearly not ready to play in the NBA. I'm sure it's not something he would've expected but it makes sense for him to come back for his senior year with all that NIL.
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Of course. I honestly think part of his current funk is because he's realizing it.
 
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3rdbass said:
We had a season low 10 assists and only 1 from Liam. I don't think Liam is going to be able to save us all year long. I know some of it is players missing shots too but we do need someone to step up and create more at PG. Maybe time for Nowell to play some minutes against Seton Hall.
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There would be a lot more assists if someone other than Liam made a basket when they were passed the ball
 
Lost in all the crazy extremes between Liam's scoring and the rest of the team's lack there of, how well they defended tonight. I believe the 66 points scored was among Creighton's lowest where they've been lighting it up big time lately, sans their 62-60 point win against Nova a little over a week ago.

I hope they start to put it all together soon. Imagine what the score might have been if everyone was healthy and just about everyone played up or close to their capabilities?!?!
 
1 hurdle down, next hurdle - winning at Seton Hall!

What a game. One Karaban hits his next 3, it’ll be smooth sailing to the final four!
 
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Austin316 said:
Andre Jackson style

Minus Andre Jackson… add buckets and Cam Spencer energy
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I’m not expecting Dan Hurley to make any extreme changes to his standard, but after a win like this it’ll be interesting to see where he lands on starting lineup and rotations in the one and done format. Liam is a super versatile chess piece and affords to go 5less, and/or without a traditional point. Depending on matchups I’ll be curious to see how it plays out.

Ashworth was abysmal today outside of free throws and Kalk was way out of sorts. I’m a big believer in presenting matchup challenges, and this one made their big work and smothered their PG.

Hurley seems to be moving off Ross and phasing out in these last two.
 
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navery12 said:
At this point I'm not even sure if I'd say it's matchup dependent. Kalkbrenner is probably the biggest mismatch we'll face and it was extremely effective. I'd like to see it used more now
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Kalk looked like he has the flu. Def not himself tonight
 
Mike Honcho said:
This isn't correct. He was 4/30 in the six games before tonight, and now he's 4/37. 11%. He's at 34.3% (47/137) from three for the season.
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My father told me this stat. I see it is 4-37 after this game. The point still holds that is an awful 10.8%.
 
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3rdbass said:
My father told me this stat. They would still mean he is 4-43 in last 7.
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They did quote it on air, and I'm not sure if they quoted the stat wrong, but you can see for yourself: Alex Karaban 2024-25 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Tonight's game won't be reflected until tomorrow.

Alex_Karaban_2024-25_Game_Log___College_Basketball_at_Sports-Reference_com.jpg
 
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Mike Honcho said:
They did quote it on air, and I'm not sure if they quoted the stat wrong, but you can see for yourself: Alex Karaban 2024-25 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Tonight's game won't be reflected until tomorrow.

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Do we even need the exacts? He can’t hit broad side or a barn right now. The missed free throw is all I needed to see. I don’t think I’ve seen a UConn kid this out of sorts.

Let him fire away against the Hall. He needs to see a few go down.
 
Love that Liam just slung the team on his back for a win, and that our defensive effort/determination was better tonight, but outside of those two things, this was an atrocious game displaying a lot of big problems.
 
Mike Honcho said:
This isn't correct. He was 4/30 in the six games before tonight, and now he's 4/37. 11%. He's at 34.3% (47/137) from three for the season.
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28% in Big East play, yuck.

We can put to bed any concussion or ankle stuff with AK. Hurley said he simply has a huge mental block right now.
 
RuffRuff said:
Would last years Montverde team have been a F4 contender this year?
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Keep in mind you are taking Flagg off of a likely 1 or 2 seed (at worse in all likely scenarios). The better question would be would they be the overall favorite to win it.

PG did look like a problem but with McNeeley showing his stuff today and Wright looking better also I think they might be.

McNeeley, Wright, Flagg, Newell and Queen are all between 12-20 PPG. Givens as a sixth man isn’t horrible either.

I’d say yes as long as they don’t have an absolutely horrid coach.
 
Austin316 said:
It’s every game though. We get wild at times when we go small but you can tell the guys want to run and gun out there. We have a slow paced offense by design and complexity. But if we do rotate a small set once or twice a game without the centers it may help us in the long run and throw off defenses and more importantly save Johnson and Reed from their 3rd or 4th… not their 5th.

I also think Reed and Johnson foul so much because they are better suited around the rim. If they’re chasing after guys then they foul. Just get them off the court for a set and run a fast defense… man up.
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Reed also picks up multiple fouls setting screens as he did tonight.
 
Great win. It is significant to note that they played some thier best ball in the game without either Johnson or Reed in the lineup.
 
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