Definition of insanity

[uconngb]

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result:

1. Diarra pounding the ball late into a shot clock in high leverage situations and us getting a poor, or no, shot off
2. Continuing to allow Reed to high, hard hedge and watching the opponent center get a layup or dunk
3. Stubbornly sticking to man to man for 40 minutes when you consistently have multiple well below average man to man defenders on the floor
4. Giving minutes to players that have clearly proven they are not ready (Ross) while you have potential assets that sit on the bench (IA)
5. Continuing to bait and berate refs when it is clearly working against you
6. Not utilizing one of your best assets to run the offense through (Reed posting up)


Etc etc

Very interested to see if any of this changes or we just go Teddy Allen/Kadary Richmond again

 

[slepers]

is starting another thread when your posts in the post game thread aren‘t enough

 

[ValleyGuy]

Making a list critiquing a hall of fame coach is hilarious. Even more hilarious is saying a team should go zone in the modern 3 point ball era.

Then saying IA should play. Sounds similar as to when all the Monday morning quarterbacks on here were telling Hurley Rashool Diggins needed to play when he just wasn’t ready.

This ain’t it

 

[Trudy Gay]

you must know something the coaching staff doesn’t in regards to IA huh? If he was an appropriate asset, he’d play…..

 

[UofCT]

The Mahaney situation is concerning. We have the best coaching staff in the country and they can’t seem to figure out how to get Mahaney going? I refuse to believe he just woke up in Storrs and forgot how to ball.

 

[LIUCHusky]

The Mahaney situation is concerning. We have the best coaching staff in the country and they can’t seem to figure out how to get Mahaney going? I refuse to believe he just woke up in Storrs and forgot how to ball.

Maybe uconngb has an answer.

 

[Scottobot]

The problem with all the bench guys is they are all inconsistent. They all have moments where they look great and where they look like they don’t know how to tie their own shoes. What the team needs most in my opinion is someone who can drive and create their own shot. I think Mahaney and Nowell both have potential. If they realize it, UConn will be in good shape. 50/50 whether that happens.

 

[Candyman]

Hurley knows what he has in IA which is why he isn’t playing, he ain’t ready. Everyone wanted Nowell but dude isn’t ready either. Got blown by twice and threw a terrible inbound pass way out of bounds.

Hurleys defense is the hard hedges, he always has and probably always will. Did it at URI and doing it here. Keep complaining about it wont change it. He is not a zone coach. Calhoun was same way. Hated playing zone. Do I wish we would trap more or switch to zone and back like Marquette? Yes but Hurley knows more than I do.

Our offense efficiency was 2 with Liam. Once he’s back and 100 percent we will be back, right now it’s like 7 or something. He adds so much offensively. Diarra does so much cause we don’t have Liam to drive off a screen or another option from deep. Diarra looks for ball and Ak off screens and not there he is stuck.

Also Butler has a 7 foot big who like Creighton used dropped coverage so that takes away cuts to the rim and lets their guards blow up screens up top. This is type of D that we struggle with. Liam in the AK role is a better scorer in the paint. Butler did this last game and we struggled. Not many teams can do this or are willing to.

 

[Chief00]

you must know something the coaching staff doesn’t in regards to IA huh? If he was an appropriate asset, he’d play…..

Isiah is a player on both ends.

 

[jibsey]

The problem with all the bench guys is they are all inconsistent. They all have moments where they look great and where they look like they don’t know how to tie their own shoes. What the team needs most in my opinion is someone who can drive and create their own shot. I think Mahaney and Nowell both have potential. If they realize it, UConn will be in good shape. 50/50 whether that happens.

I have a question about that. Newell is a powerful, quick but small point guard. On a high school level but he’s had a ton of practice against top 20 level competition every day. I think he can create but can he drive the ball to the rim in the BE against bigger and longer athletes? Can he shoot the 3 well enough? By this point shouldnt he be showing something that catches our eye?
Mahaney played 7 minutes and scored zero against Butler, why? He can’t defend? Too slow? Can’t get his own shot? Can’t create assists? Just wondering because we are deep into the season.