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Message: [QUOTE="RichZ, post: 4199330, member: 534"] [LIST=1] [*]Somewhat limited ThoughtZ™ for last night's game, as I missed a good portion of it, figuring I'd catch up on the details later, but couldn't bring myself to watch it again. Heck it was depressing enough just scanning the box score. [*]Early on, I noted that they were beating us at our own game. Collapsing into the paint when the ball went there, deflecting passes, and hitting the boards hard. But I think we also allowed them to dictate the tempo and pace of the game. [*]The Xavier student section was really active and vocal. Haven't seen a UConn student section that into it since, I don't know... Bazz's senior year? [*]When we resorted to running a weave around the perimeter for 15 plus seconds on what seemed like every possession, without pressing for an opening into the paint or setting a solid screen for a shooter, I swear I could feel any confidence and hope I still had evaporating. [*]Sanogo has trouble with height - specifically with the combination of length and mobility. This is a bad thing [I](see last night) [/I]and a good thing [I](will keep him here longer, as it will affect his draft stock.)[/I] [*]Hawkins is fantastic when he's ON, and a liability when he's not. I guess you could say that about most players, especially those whose skillset revolves around shooting [I](see Tyler Polley)[/I]. But he did grab a few boards and made one three, which was a lot more than Polley contributed. [*]At least during the parts of the game I saw, I thought that Ajax was being [B]very[/B] tentative. I don't know how many open looks he passed up. [*]Gaffney had more than his customary one positive contribution per game. He went 3 for 3 from the field, including what was at that moment, a very timely three. [*]Watching the early part of the game, it appeared that the early fouls on Sanogo and Cole really impacted the way the whole team played. I can't say they were bad calls, but they were definitely the same calls that were [B]not [/B]being made at the other end. 23 to 15 is a pretty stout foul disparity. [*]Whaley shot miserably, but led or tied for the lead in boards, dimes, steals and blocks. [*]I know it's stating the obvious, but we're not going to do much winning shooting 38% from the floor. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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