Florida post game thread

[Palatine]

If they played that way against Seton Hall we would never had to play this game. That makes them all important.

 

[aceboon]

Florida may go onto win the title but all these CBB writers and talking heads that are comparing them to last year's UConn team are crazy. I even saw Dauster calling back to Hurley's bulletproof comments from last year, they're not like that.

 

[FreeKlaiber]

went out on their swords

Respect

Samson and Diarra showed out especially, but effort all around. UConn toughness.

 

[Vowelguy]

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.

We lost. It sucks. Would you be happier if we ragged on all the players?

 

[kobebeanbryant]

The chat got a bit scary there for a bit. Please please please don't be dumb and send hate messages to the players. While it's disappointing, the run had to eventually end...and they put up a great fight against a team that absolutely could be the champs at the end of the day.

Proud of the boys...let's go UConn!

relax. nobody is sending hate messages to the players. this is a message board.

 

[UCan3]

Well we definitely need players that can rebound opposing missed FT's

Amazing effort but should have won.

I won’t say we should‘ve won..

But I will say we definitely played well enough to win the game and most certainly could have won with a bit more attention to detail at the end of the game. Sloppy play did us in..

 

[FfldCntyFan]

All we had to do was shoot decent and we win comfortably. Frustrating end to a frustrating season. Excited to see what the current and future newcomers can do next year.

Thought Hurley coached a good game but wish we did something different during that five minute scoring drought down the stretch.

I remember a game in the early 1990's against Georgetown where every time we had what appeared to be a reasonably open shot they fouled and sent us to the free throw line. We went about six minutes without scoring from the field, and although we were able to keep a small lead during that stretch, once they stopped fouling, with about two minutes left we couldn't hit a shot.

I had flashbacks of that when Florida kept sending us to the foul line.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

If I was mayland / CO state i'd be studying film from this game like madmen. We gave it our all - can't be mad.. but Florida looks flawed and the right team is going to take advantage of that.

 

[Jumpman62114]

Great gameplan. Needed to shoot better and get crunch time rebs. Guards matter in march come closing time and Clayton was best player on the floor. Need someone like him next year.

 

[NHUConnfan]

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.

@kobebeanbryan Yes, it was a winnable game.

Man you are unbearable.

You are much more diplomatic than I am

 

[JMick]

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.

The effort was there. Defense for the most part was great. We went after loose balls and won a bunch of 50/50 balls. They just didn't have the final push to rise up and make it over the top of the hill. They didn't show it all year but at least they tried. We need some more toughness injected into the program.

 

[Ewekon]

Great game except for the final score. Good luck to Florida.


and yes, still no transfer speculation until the player announces.

As always....thanks for all you do here in the Yard, Tom

 

[Vowelguy]

Hopefully Baylor can redeem the day.

 

[Tdaley]

Wow, some of our fans......

Many here don't deserve the success we've seen over the decades

100 percent

 

[UCfor3]

Proud of our guys. Played their hearts out. Hurts because I thought we had them. I privately thought we would lose by 20 so it feels like a missed opportunity more than a crushing loss. Hurley coached a great game. Shots just didn't fall and Clayton got on a heater at the wrong time. Silver lining is now we will be able to concentrate on portal on time for once.

All we had to do was shoot decent and we win comfortably. Frustrating end to a frustrating season. Excited to see what the current and future newcomers can do next year.

Thought Hurley coached a good game but wish we did something different during that five minute scoring drought down the stretch.

 

[NewBlood]

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.

Switch PGs and we are a Championship contender. The kid is a stud and what we need to find

 

[Husk1esB2B]

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

Exactly. I wouldn’t be mad if that water dude drop those 2 threes. Nothing you can do. But slip two rebounds which basically come to your hands is not cool.

 

[blkknight1]

3 key moments

Up 6 fast break jstew goes reverse instead of straight up misses.

Alex missed reverse instead of going straight up

Up 3 steal but then the turnover.

Convert anyone of those this is a different game

 

[karstenkibbe]

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.

I’m with you. This “just happy we were able to compete and hang with Florida” stuff is garbage. Last four minutes were a microcosm of the season. AK with his reverse and Solo with his floater off glass both trying to avoid contact. Hurley had the right plan today. Players failed to execute, especially on the offensive end.

 

[Shine21]

The tournament comes down to big play guards, and Walter Clayton Jr. came up Big Time today. Tip my hat off to him and the Gators.

 

[JMick]

I think Stewart deserved more minutes.

He did. McNeeley didn't play well at all, especially down the stretch.

 

[Horatio]

So proud of Alex, Hassan and Samson. They fought til the end. Husky Legends. Salute

 

[Ewekon]

Great effort. Oh so close.

Hollow

 

[Shamon30]

Had I known we'd only lose by 2 without watching the game, I'd have been OK with it. However, that's not the case, considering we had it in the bag and blew it

 

[kobebeanbryant]

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

better to get it off my chest here than carry it with me all day…

I’ll go outside and touch grass now.