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.

 

[boog204]

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

On #1... In a late shot clock situation, we have literally zero guys who can create their own shot. It's maddening to watch Hassan dribble around and throw up a rainbow, for sure. Would you prefer AK dribbling it off his foot while putting his head down? Solo dribbling laterally trying to shoot a 3? Samson holding the ball at the free throw line b/c teams have scouted us and know his only worth offensively is a pick/roll alley oop? Without Liam, Hass is our best bet to be able to at least penetrate and make something happen.

Agree on 2, 3, 6. On 5? DH looks really lame with his somewhat entitled ref berating. No one had an issue with JC did it and I'd say JC was probably more caustic. DH just kinda looks like a baby who lost his toy.

Not sure how your logic for #4 works. Ross isn't ready, so let's play someone else who obviously isn't ready?

 

[PNolanFan]

I obviously trust hurley at this point, the team unforunately does not have the late shot clock guy with mcneeley out. That said the one change i would like to see is a few more minutes for nowell. I have actually thought he looked good in his limited minutes. He seems like someone who can honestly get by a defender. He clearly has holes in his game still but would like to see what we have with him a bit more

 

[temery]

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

like posting the same thing over and over again?

 

[Palatine]

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

That's not insanity.

If at first you don't succeed, try try again.
It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get up.
Persistence overcomes resistance.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
You always find something in the last place you look for it.

 

[Palatine]

Or to put it another way, Hit it Nelson...

 

[UCfor3]

Isiah is a player on both ends.

Love Abraham's potential. Think he will be a player eventually. With that said, Hurley put him in the game once when it wasn't garbage time against a mid-major and he gave up two quick buckets in the paint. Small in-game sample size but the coaches see more than that in practice. Good defensive potential but anyone thinking he is going to come in and be a defensive stopper is probably wishcasting. The backup QB syndrome on this board is strong. The unkown is always a better option to fans. I understand it with Nowell because we desperately need another capable ball handler to spell Hass.

 

[Drame]

Pet peave - This is not the definition of insanity - Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

 

[borninansonia]

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

Hurley is doing the same thing over and over and expects the same result: a national championship

 

[DogMania]

On #1... In a late shot clock situation, we have literally zero guys who can create their own shot. It's maddening to watch Hassan dribble around and throw up a rainbow, for sure. Would you prefer AK dribbling it off his foot while putting his head down? Solo dribbling laterally trying to shoot a 3? Samson holding the ball at the free throw line b/c teams have scouted us and know his only worth offensively is a pick/roll alley oop? Without Liam, Hass is our best bet to be able to at least penetrate and make something happen.

Agree on 2, 3, 6. On 5? DH looks really lame with his somewhat entitled ref berating. No one had an issue with JC did it and I'd say JC was probably more caustic. DH just kinda looks like a baby who lost his toy.

Not sure how your logic for #4 works. Ross isn't ready, so let's play someone else who obviously isn't ready?

What do you think about Johnson and Reed catching the ball at the foul line, turning to the basket, and either shooting a wide open set shot or taking one or two quick dribbles into the paint and taking a simple J or passing to an open cutter or perimeter player?

Seems teams are dropping off our bigs there knowing they won't shoot or dribble towards the basket. Maybe time to add that wrinkle to their offense instead of jacking up bad shots with the clock running down.

 

[boog204]

What do you think about Johnson and Reed catching the ball at the foul line, turning to the basket, and either shooting a wide open set shot or taking one or two quick dribbles into the paint and taking a simple J or passing to an open cutter or perimeter player?

Seems teams are dropping off our bigs there knowing they won't shoot or dribble towards the basket. Maybe time to add that wrinkle to their offense instead of jacking up bad shots with the clock running down.

We've gotta do something different there. Last year, for a myriad of reasons, teams would come out and play our big in those sets. That allowed for Samson to slip/PNR or Donovan to use his excellent passing ability to hit cutters or at least threaten to take a J. But it's abundantly clear that opposing coaches know that Samson/Reed cannot/will not take that shot so they drop their big. That allows defenses to overplay the cutters/hedge, etc. and they have a goalie waiting to rim protect. It's legit playing 4 on 5. The fact we ran that set on our last play in regulation was asinine, imo, since we've seen how opposing D will not play Samson/Reed in that set.

I think Reed can hit that shot but it doesn't seem like he has the green light to take it. Plus, it's a significantly bigger issue with Samson because everyone knows he is no threat whatsoever in that position. It's similar to how defenses started playing Andre and to a lesser extent, Castle. You've got to do something different.

 

[Waquoit]

There are a plethora great choices out there. But I nominate this guy for the position of Chief Fellow of the Fellowship of the Miserable.

 

[Candyman]

Isiah is a player on both ends.

I’m sure he is but he obviously ain’t ready for a major or even a minor role or he’s be playing. Unless you know more than Hurley and staff.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

People can mock the gall of questioning a back to back champ coach, but are 2, 3 and 6 wrong?

We will see if the man to man will come around, or if there is stubbornness in him seeing what he has to work with. We shouldnt be going to OT with Butler.

As a coach when you start questioning toughness, its a bad sign. Youre either calling them out like Pitino, or youre grasping for why what you are doing isnt working. I see them working really hard, almost to a man. It's not a desire question. Its trying to play stifling deny man with sub-par defenders and no Clingan to clean up.

 

[uconngb]

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

I'm pretty willing to bet he's no worse than Ross because Ross provides NOTHING. So it's kinda hard to be worse than that. At least give it a shot.....it's not like he's a walk on.

 

[gtcam]

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

Thanks Mrs. Hurley