Florida post game thread

[UConnTrumbull]

Championship DNA. If Clayton didn’t save their rear ends were off to SF.

 

[Greathusky]

Those two missed Florida foul shots when Liam could not secure the rebound hurt us bad. Both time he was out of position and the ball bounced off his outstretched hand.

 

[Brochacho]

Incredible game. If McNeeley grabs those boards and Karaban doesn't try that weird circus shot we win.

Diarra is a warrior. Johnson showed up. Good luck to Karaban and McNeeley in the NBA.

Despite the up and down year, we were right there with probably the best team in the country. We don't need much to win next year.

 

[homunculus]

We played a great game. The negativity about this team was way off.

We got all the shots we wanted, and couldn’t hit them. Florida hit shots when they needed to. There is nothing else to discuss. Congrats to them.

Proud of the effort of this team. On to next year.

 

[shizzle787]

Would have rather lost by 20 than blown the lead like that. We will be thinking what if for a while with this team.

 

[superjohn]

Could've/maybe should've won but proud of the effort! We controlled the pace almost the entire game which is what we had to do to pull it out but we just missed too many shots and Clayton hit his. Our most talented scorers are a freshman and a sophomore, their top scorers are seniors. That was the difference.

 

[NewBlood]

Wow, play the season average with 3s, we win by 6.

The Free Throw rebounds and the non call on the Alex drive was everything. I would love to see that replay, because it looked like he was hacked.

Great performance by the team, Dave Portnoy can suck a bag of D&^ks

Go get a PG Danny, with Stewart, Reed, Ball, and Potentially Alex coming back plus the (3) stars, a quality PG puts us back in the title chase

 

[Hi-Low]

Can't watch anymore BB today after that...too painful.

 

[UCan3]

Great way to represent….

Tough, tough loss…

Florida made a few more shots / they were contested / they beat us / fair and square

The turning point of the game for me is when Solo did something I’ve been on him all season to get better at…

If someone is face guarding you…. Don’t bounce ball high up/down and look for some long pass to make…

PROTECT THE BALL

He did not and that one play turned the tide…

It doesn’t take much to lose to a #1 seed / a little daylight and they make you pay

Solo did not lose the game for us / it was just the turning point.

Great game Huskies.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

Coaches called an incredible game. Almost pulled it off. Just couldn’t make our open shots and gave away too many possessions in the last 5 minutes. We had this one, just couldn’t close it out.

But Hurley and coaches were masterful in this one.

 

[ddent68]

In a lot of ways this was the toughest loss to watch of the season because they finally showed the kind of grit we knew they were capable of on defense but just couldn’t get the shots to fall. Left me with that “what could have been” feeling. Proud of the constant effort and improvement all season

 

[Austin316]

They said it would be a blow out… it wasn’t. Played our butts off. Thank you to all the seniors and underclassmen. It’s been a great ride.

After a close loss to a potential future Champion It’s a good opportunity for Dan to reflect with his returning players and plant those seeds like he did in 2023 to Hawkins, Jackson, and Sanogo.

 

[kobebeanbryant]

honestly Danny has some explaining to do on his rotations and shot allocation.

instead of going to what is working he sticks to his guns and doubles down on what isn’t.

 

[JakeTheDog]

Great game. Clayton is basically a Kemba/Shabazz/Newton type who just brings it. Props to him for showing huge stones down the stretch. Onto next year.

 

[Punkbo]

Disappointed, but not upset. Great effort today. Florida was the better team down the stretch.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

They made shots, UConn didn't. No shame in how it played out but it was a bummer.

It was the couple of rebounds that just slipped through our fingers that were really tough to stomach.

 

[TheDude]

Proud of the fight. Frustrating way to go down with how the last 7 minutes played out but they took a much more talented team to the wire.

They had their chances, they really did. Thats the way the ball bounces. Going for number #7 starts tomorrow.

 

[FearThePups]

Congrats to the Gators. They played a great game, we had our chances. No shame in losing a game like this.

So did we. Ironically it was our offense that wasn’t great. Defense was better than Florida.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

that was an extremely winnable game. don’t understand all these moral victory comments. this is UConn, not a mid-major that is happy to be there.

Man you are unbearable.

 

[Palatine]

Karaban's reverse is what did it. No need for that, just go straight up.

Foul shot rebounds is what did us in. Can't give those up every but especially not in a tight game.

 

[JRDBWK]

Thank you Johnson and Diarra! Karaban you are always welcome back!

 

[bigknight3]

close the chapter on this season and never open that book again.

one final disappointment in a disappointing season.

Or one final positive after an inconsistent season that included some roster flaws and significant injury to your McD all American and big rest freshman of the year.

that was an extremely winnable game. don’t understand all these moral victory comments. this is UConn, not a mid-major that is happy to be there.

Yes it was winnable. We knew everything had to come together to get that win. They showed all heart.

 

[ValleyGuy]

Our most complete game of the year.

Too bad we couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.

Proud of the fight. We definitely punched up today.

Would say it was a “complete” game. 8/30 from three is horrendous.

McNeeley is not close to an NBA player. Guy needs a lot of work and should stay.

 

[Chin Diesel]

that was an extremely winnable game. don’t understand all these moral victory comments. this is UConn, not a mid-major that is happy to be there.

Step away from the keyboard for the next 24 hours. It'll do you good.

 

[Dove]

Can't watch anymore BB today after that...too painful.

Yep