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I would like to see Reed, Karaban, Diarra, Nowell, McNelley as starting 5. it is the only 5 I think that have any shot of playing defense. Given this year looks like a lost year, time to play Nowell more. Maybe with both Nowell and Diarra applying pressure we can do something.
 
Fishy said:
If I hear one more UConn fan complain about the foul disparity, I am going to tap their heads to a television monitor and force them to watch our defense on a loop.

We do not have one player, save Diarra, who even approaches competence defensively.

Also, I really love when teams have point guards because when they don’t, they lose to Dayton by 500 points and finish last in Hawaiian tournaments.
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Foul discrepancy doesn't explain letting our opponents shoot 50% from the field every night. Hurley and co has Titanic sized holes to plug.
 
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UCFan1513 said:
At this point it’s downright embarrassing… how you come back as defending national champs in the transfer portal era and put up three lackluster performances against mid tier teams then get smoked by freaking Dayton. Like I know it’s a ridiculous thing to complain about optics after winning two championships but this is really poor, and I don’t think it’s a talent problem

Hurley has been on tour all summer talking about three peat, have to wonder if the team got a big head. Wake up call for sure
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Because you get a big head and refuse to give up on a high prospect who never panned out (Sampson) and think you can turn an average catch and shoot 2 guard into your next PG (Mahaney)
 
We're in for a long season, that is obvious. Defense nonexistent, live by the 3 die by the 3 offense, nonstop fouling.

I don't know how salvageable this season is tbh. We now have as many losses as we did all of last season.
 
NIT88 said:
Could not have predicted this meltdown in my wildest dreams. Maybe the most troubling stat in this game was getting demolished on the boards.
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Team completely fell apart after we closed to within 2-3. Never seen a Hurley team fold like that. Even Creighton last year, we fought till the end. Tonight was embarrassing.
 
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navery12 said:
No. It wasn't an issue last year. We foul like crazy because we're currently playing 4-5 turnstiles on the court at all times
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It wasn’t an issue bc we had one of the 20 best defensive players in NCAA history as our defensive anchor.

If Hurley’s system only works when we have a 7’2 defensive god playing for us, than idk if it’s a good strategy
 
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The million interviews with Hurley talking about three-peating was fun but I get the sense from Hurley on down this team loved the smell of their own farts the entire off-season. The sum is shockingly so much less than the parts.

Our defense is atrocious, you simply can't win games with the defense we play. The staff probably should've focused on defense while they were busy perfecting the offense. The offense is also a huge mess but nothing like the D.

Hurley has no clue what his rotation is. He had Mahaney and Nowell playing together. Then at one point he went with no guards. He stressed all off-season and up until today that the strength of the team is our great wings. What does having depth at wing matter when you play Liam the whole time when he's hurt and missing everything and you have Jaylin plastered to the bench. Jaylin gets the short end of the stick every game. He got four seconds of action in the second half and missed a shot before being benched. How dare he miss a shot.

Solo can shoot threes, that's it. He's a huge liability on defense and does nothing other than shoot threes on offense. Hass plays his heart out but he's meant to be a backup point guard/energy guy off the bench. Karaban looks great if he's hitting threes, otherwise he's a ghost. Only thing Samson is good at is alley oops and blocking shots but he usually fouls on his block attempts. Everything else is a liability with him. Jaylin is inexplicably in the doghouse. Ross and Mahaney provide nothing. Where was Tarris Reed?

The last two years were amazing but Hurley probably needed this humble pie. Something miraculous has to happen or this team isn't making the tournament. I'm already at peace with it. I didn't think we would win this game going into it but the way we played leaves a very bad taste.

On to Thanksgiving, enjoy your Turkey and ketchup.
 
DawgEnjoyer said:
Because you get a big head and refuse to give up on a high prospect who never panned out (Sampson) and think you can turn an average catch and shoot 2 guard into your next PG (Mahaney)
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Doubt this was your opinion a month ago.

Another Hurley denier? I’ve got a list going….
 
Team is so flawed. How the coaching staff mis-evaluated Mahaney and the PG position overall is pretty damning. Defense overall just abysmal. I’ll take 2 nattys and a down year any day but this is a tough pill to swallow. Schedule doesnt get any easier with baylor, texas, gonzaga. Would be lucky to go 1-2 based on what we’ve seen.
 
ctbro1999 said:
Foul discrepancy doesn't explain letting our opponents shoot 50% from the field every night. Hurley and co has Titanic sized holes to plug.
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Oh, we’re double threats there.

The other team is going to score whenever they have the ball - we’re either gonna let them score or we’re going to send them to the foul line.

The fouls and the bad D are brothers.
 
navery12 said:
That was very difficult to watch, but this is still a tournament team. Just one that we should probably be happy to win one game with
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I don’t think it’s any certainty that we make the tournament. If I had to bet right now I would say we do not. We severely overestimated our talent. We have shooting, but no athleticism at all
 
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Until we're able to consistently defend the three and stop the penetration, talking about offense is pointless. Too many times during this tournament have we gotten separation (or tonight just pull closer) only to give it all back and more because we can't get any stops. Thanksgiving homework for Dan Hurley, Kimani, and Luke.
 
Why was Stewart glued to the bench? Ditto Reed?

Johnson looked better, not that that was hard but I am trying find anything positive here.

McNeeley with a friggin donut, wth.

It's not just that we foul, we foul giving them FTs.
 
superjohn said:
The million interviews with Hurley talking about three-peating was fun but I get the sense from Hurley on down this team loved the smell of their own farts the entire off-season. The sum is shockingly so much less than the parts.

Our defense is atrocious, you simply can't win games with the defense we play. The staff probably should've focused on defense while they were busy perfecting the offense. The offense is also a huge mess but nothing like the D.

Hurley has no clue what his rotation is. He had Mahaney and Nowell playing together. Then at one point he went with no guards. He stressed all off-season and up until today that the strength of the team is our great wings. What does having depth at wing matter when you play Liam the whole time when he's hurt and missing everything and you have Jaylin plastered to the bench. Jaylin gets the short end of the stick every game. He got four seconds of action in the second half and missed a shot before being benched. How dare he miss a shot.

Solo can shoot threes, that's it. He's a huge liability on defense and does nothing other than shoot threes on offense. Hass plays his heart out but he's meant to be a backup point guard/energy guy off the bench. Karaban looks great if he's hitting threes, otherwise he's a ghost. Only thing Samson is good at is alley oops and blocking shots but he usually fouls on his block attempts. Everything else is a liability with him. Jaylin is inexplicably in the doghouse. Ross and Mahaney provide nothing. Where was Tarris Reed?

The last two years were amazing but Hurley probably needed this humble pie. Something miraculous has to happen or this team isn't making the tournament. I'm already at peace with it. I didn't think we would win this game going into it but the way we played leaves a very bad taste.

On to Thanksgiving, enjoy your Turkey and ketchup.
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This just about sums it up.
 
Kids have a lot to learn. Coaching staff has a lot of work to do. They're just as disappointed if not more so than us. I'll be there to encourage their turnaround

And if someone doesn't think a 98 - 48 free throw disparity makes a difference or the inconsistencies are justified, well they can keep on throat punching air.

I'm going to suggest we just witnessed the largest free throw disparity in the history of three game tournaments
 
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