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I can think of MANY that were worse. Creighton just this year.
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At the time it was definitely not. This was the last game of the year against a last place team to tie for the BE title, and maintain a one seed.
I’m ok with a mid season hiccup. When it really matters at this time of year, you cannot blow that game. Creighton was also a 5th place team.
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Appears to be a lack of practice against both on ball pressure and off ball pressure defense. It used to be rare against us and now it is being shown as effective by more and more opponents. As mentioned numerous times above getting the ball into the paint can be effective but you have to get it past the guards/wings. Our film will show this to NCAA opponents. They aren't stupid. Staff can't pretend it won't be coming; need to work on this as well as inbounding which is the same thing. Practice attacking it. IMHO.
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3 seasons going on - they had a championship game set up to win a reg season crown in the finale, lost fairly embarrasingly.
Now the BET
Then the NCAA tourney.
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No one question’s how bad the loss was on Sat. St. John’s lost by 30 to us and looked inept then looked completely different the next time out. Past events aren’t always indicative of the future. I was pissed on Sat. but to think this team can’t win the BE tourney or play into the third weekend of the ncaa is crazy. They are favored for one and in the mix for the second. What else do you want? Maybe i am a homer but I like our chances on a neutral court vs just about anyone. I think Saturday was the outlier, not the 27-4 record.
What happens if we roll through the BE tourney? Then everyone on here will be pounding their chests and saying we should get number 7? That will be as silly as these last few days have been.
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No, winning the BET is by no means a suggestion of what they are going to do in the dance.
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Neither is a brutal shooting night in Milwaukee.
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I know the numbers say we are good defensively, but just watching the games, and not looking at numbers, we look real slow on defense. Our guys get schooled quite a bit on getting beat off the dribble and it seems like we give up a lot of open shots.
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What happened to Hurley was keeping something secret, like after the St John’s game? You don’t believe that anymore? In your mind, this loss wasn’t to keep that secret team initiative intact?
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I think the only thing we have is that non-BE reffing frees up our offense a bit. I just haven't seen it working in a way where it would matter that much. Our offense KP 15 last year, 28 this. Even early in the OOC, it was our defense that was winning. Hassan actually ran the system better than Silas, and we had a lob threat last year. This year feels like we just have to hit threes, not turn ball over.
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Observations of a casual fan:
-Something seems off with team chemistry.
-It looks like it's a job and they're not having fun.
-Is the annual talk about winning the NC too much pressure for some players?
-There is no one who seems to be "the guy" when we need a big play.......no Spencer or Newton to make a great pass, get a tough rebound, make a great move in the lane or make the 24 footer as the clock expired. (We always felt confident about a shot, especially FT's, when TN was on the line flashing his relaxed "I got this" smile.)
-When TR can score at will and give you a lead at the half, and no one can make an outside shot, is it wrong to expect the coaches to tell the players to keep going inside until the opponent shows it can stop him?
-If Stewart is out and AK needs a break why isn't Koroma given some minutes? Was it a mistake to bring him in or would it be an insult to AK?
-Something seems off with team chemistry.
-It looks like it's a job and they're not having fun.
-Is the annual talk about winning the NC too much pressure for some players?
-There is no one who seems to be "the guy" when we need a big play.......no Spencer or Newton to make a great pass, get a tough rebound, make a great move in the lane or make the 24 footer as the clock expired. (We always felt confident about a shot, especially FT's, when TN was on the line flashing his relaxed "I got this" smile.)
-When TR can score at will and give you a lead at the half, and no one can make an outside shot, is it wrong to expect the coaches to tell the players to keep going inside until the opponent shows it can stop him?
-If Stewart is out and AK needs a break why isn't Koroma given some minutes? Was it a mistake to bring him in or would it be an insult to AK?
There have been some UConn teams in the past where you just knew they were never going to lose to a very low seed in the NCAA Tournament. This year’s team, though, looks like it could have a 50–50 chance of losing to a 15 seed based on how they’ve played against big east bottom-feeder teams. Very disappointing.
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Our offensive rating is actually higher relatively speaking than last year’s. You cut our turnovers in half and I bet our offense would be ranked 10 spots higher. Just too many unforced errors that kill opportunities and momentum.
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While I will never say something is impossible, and we certainly should not have lost to either of those teams, its unlikely any of the projected 15 seeds would have won even a single game in the Big East (or is coached by someone like Greg McDermott or Shaka Smart). Wright St lost to Butler by almost 30.
I have been avoiding commenting since the last game. It was bad. They should be past this point by now. Something is clearly off, relative to where we were at the start of the season.
This team is better than 21, 22 and 25. It is worse than 23 and 24. Where this ends up is both a mystery and intriguing. I don't think it ends in a championship but the odds aren't zero. The first game should be fine. The next 5 are a crapshoot. It is tough to win a 6 game tournament when you are this inconsistent. There is a 1 on 32 chance that we bring our A game 5 times in a row. And, then, one has to ask if they are good enough to beat any of the top 3 teams, even with their A game.
This team is better than 21, 22 and 25. It is worse than 23 and 24. Where this ends up is both a mystery and intriguing. I don't think it ends in a championship but the odds aren't zero. The first game should be fine. The next 5 are a crapshoot. It is tough to win a 6 game tournament when you are this inconsistent. There is a 1 on 32 chance that we bring our A game 5 times in a row. And, then, one has to ask if they are good enough to beat any of the top 3 teams, even with their A game.
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