Feel better tonight than I did on Sunday

[Excalibur]

A couple of reasons why:

First, as of right now, I think Buffalo is better than UF. That probably won't be true in February. Sunday's game, to me, felt like two flawed teams trying not to give the game to each other.

Second, tonight felt much more like we took the win. I didn't think UF played all that well on Sunday, and we got some very fortunate bounces including a few cheap fouls on Blackshear. Tonight, we went out and made plays, both on offense and defense. You could see the confidence growing as that happened.

 

[Travelman6]

I could see it on their faces tonight, that "Hey, winning is super fun" look. They are getting used to doing it. I still expect some bumps, but they know what it takes to close out teams now, they did it twice in a row They might slip up, but I have much less doubt now.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Yeah, after St Joe's, I was not thrilled. Last 2 games changed that.

 

[superjohn]

A couple of reasons why:

First, as of right now, I think Buffalo is better than UF. That probably won't be true in February. Sunday's game, to me, felt like two flawed teams trying not to give the game to each other.

Second, tonight felt much more like we took the win. I didn't think UF played all that well on Sunday, and we got some very fortunate bounces including a few cheap fouls on Blackshear. Tonight, we went out and made plays, both on offense and defense. You could see the confidence growing as that happened.

Much better, away from home is a lot different and we got a lot of answers tonight.

 

[Madmannsucks]

What I liked? Didn't seem like everyone was waiting for someone else to make a play. Seemed to flow naturally.

 

[Excalibur]

I also liked the mental toughness they displayed. In past years, guys like Johnson and Segu (total $$&+head, by the way) screaming and flexing would have had us intimidated. We dealt with the adversity, and the other side's emotion, much better than in our recent past.

 

[Kenny11]

Vital is averaging 10 rebounds per game...what a freakingg warrior.

 

[JB75]

I also liked the mental toughness they displayed. In past years, guys like Johnson and Segu (total $$&+head, by the way) screaming and flexing would have had us intimidated. We dealt with the adversity, and the other side's emotion, much better than in our recent past.

Yeah segu is a clown. He was quiet most of second half. Overflexing Everytime he made a shot. Like zeke Elliot everytime he has a 7 yard gain. So obnoxious

 

[UConnRock]

What I like about this team is the multiple weapons on offense. Last year it was Jalen Adams, AG, Vital and sometimes Carlton or Polley.

Now it is Vital, Carlton, Akok, B. Adams, Bouk and Polley as bona fide scoring threats as well as AG when he gets out of his funk. Then maybe some secondary scoring from Wilson, Whaley or Gaffney. More scoring threats creates more opportunities as the defense is stretched.

 

[intlzncster]

Yeah segu is a clown. He was quiet most of second half. Overflexing Everytime he made a shot. Like zeke Elliot everytime he has a 7 yard gain. So obnoxious

Like CV? haha I like Segu, he can ball.

 

[jibsey]

Buffalo is a pretty good team from what I saw last night, and that gives me hope. Tonight if we win or this game stays competitive all the way I would say we should be pumped up for our prospects this year. You can tell very early. Last year by Dec 20th I knew we were toast.

 

[CL82]

I like what we've seen the last two games, but I feel as if there's the potential for a [inexplainable] loss. We've got a lot of guys who can produce but no clear roles yet. PG depth took a big step forward, but BA and Gaffney are still learning that role. Yes, there's a lot of potential weapons, but there are a lot of vulnerabilities.

(Yeah, the last few years have taken a toll on my psyche a little bit.)

 

[Excalibur]

I like what we've seen the last two games, but I feel as if there's the potential for a loss. We've got a lot of guys who can produce but no clear roles yet. PG depth took a big step forward, but BA and Gaffney are still learning that role. Yes, there's a lot of potential weapons, but there are a lot of vulnerabilities.

(Yeah, the last few years have taken a toll on my psyche a little bit.)

There are still major gaps. We're better, but I think that this is a bubble team at best. There are going to be down periods this year.

 

[intlzncster]

I like what we've seen the last two games, but I feel as if there's the potential for a [inexplainable] loss. We've got a lot of guys who can produce but no clear roles yet. PG depth took a big step forward, but BA and Gaffney are still learning that role. Yes, there's a lot of potential weapons, but there are a lot of vulnerabilities.

(Yeah, the last few years have taken a toll on my psyche a little bit.)

We've already had one inexplicable loss. There's gonna be a few more. We are a limited team (that's ok).