Florida post game thread

[BugsyCT]

Twitter/X is an utter cesspool of sports fandom, but they post all the clips

 

[ValleyGuy]

BUt wE dON,t dEVeLoP PlaYErS!!!

Who said this? That is insane. What he did with Whaley, Hawkins, Sanogo, Tyrese Martin. People are in left field

 

[uconnbill]

UConn was a team that didn't have a true go to player. McNeeley was the closest, but it wasn't enough. Starting off cold as they did and missing some easy inside shots hurt today.
Give credit to Florida and their All American Clayton who made every big shot today.

I want to thank Diarre and Johnson for all they gave today and the year. Going from bench players to focal parts of the team they stepped up.

Good luck Lady Huskies

 

[superjohn]

I’m going to take an opportunity to blow off a little steam and be petty…

Just noting that “horrible” Dan Hurley woulda gave mad props to Florida in the immediate post-game interview if we had won that game. But not a peep about us from Golden or anyone from Florida.

But Hurley's the monster villain Coach.

Then Hurley is interviewed later and has nothing but respect and accolades for Florida, wears his heart on his sleeve, and shows you how much he cares about all of his kids as players and human beings.

Let’s reload, get better in the offseason and go after #7.

Scrappy & Voodoo. Will be thinking and rooting for you both to see it.

Field of 68 posted a video of Hurley after the game which is stirring up opposing fanbases. We're getting the whole Dan Hurley experience after this one.

Scrappy and Voodoo healing thoughts.

 

[Bomber36]

Thank you Huskies for entertaining me all year. I felt we easily could have won but just couldn’t put em away when we had the momentum. Can’t wait for next year.
You made us proud and went down fighting till the bitter end.
Oh and go get em lady Huskies!

Don’t forget the Hockey team. About to play our first NCAA tourney game!

 

[Scottzer]

Good lord, can we stop with the McNeeley nonsense. He’s a very good player for a freshman. He’s not what Stephon Castle, Ray Allen, Donyell Marshall, or RIp were as freshmen. Most players aren’t - even if a burger boy.
and before anybody wishes him gone, remember, yes, we’ll have some burger boys coming in. But, he’d also be a sophomore.

 

[MrJoe]

This type of defense in the season could’ve granted us a 2-3 seed

Great observation

 

[REB1094]

Can’t stop thinking about 3 plays

That steal with 4 minutes left up 3. Instead of slowing it down, rushed into a fast break which led to a Solo turnover

Down 1 with 2 minutes left and give up an offensive rebound on a missed FT

Then the dagger, down 6 with 1 minute left and give up another offensive rebound on a missed FT

Damn we really gave that game away..

 

[Bomber36]

Field of 68 posted a video of Hurley after the game which is stirring up opposing fanbases. We're getting the whole Dan Hurley experience after this one.

Scrappy and Voodoo healing thoughts.

I saw it…he was raw. I can’t blame him either. Every other coach that lost a close game would be pissed. At least he gave credit where credit was due in the post game comments. Too many damn cameras and annoying podcasters around these days.

 

[uconngb]

Meh. Karaban, McNeeley, and Ball all shot about the same behind the arc. It wasn't just on one guy at all

I would say though that most of Balls and AKs shots were good looks. Liam forced a LOT of his that were very ill advised.

 

[Bomber36]

I would say though that most of Balls and AKs shots were good looks. Liam forced a LOT of his that were very ill advised.

Yeah, there were a couple, but I trust in Liam. If two of them go in it’s a different game.

 

[willie99]

Thank you Huskies, we're blessed. Thought we were moving on, first team all American was an assassin, and a lucky bounce going our way would have helped

best of luck boys, don't listen to the noise, you're much better then the moaners will ever be

 

[Obthree]

This will humble Dan for sure.

 

[Bonehead]

Great game. Awesome effort. Bonehead plays at the end cost this team.

Hey!

 

[huskyjawz]

Awful if true. The boneyard loves you scrappy!

I’m going to take an opportunity to blow off a little steam and be petty…

Just noting that “horrible” Dan Hurley woulda gave mad props to Florida in the immediate post-game interview if we had won that game. But not a peep about us from Golden or anyone from Florida.

But Hurley's the monster villain Coach.

Then Hurley is interviewed later and has nothing but respect and accolades for Florida, wears his heart on his sleeve, and shows you how much he cares about all of his kids as players and human beings.

Let’s reload, get better in the offseason and go after #7.

Scrappy & Voodoo. Will be thinking and rooting for you both to see it.

Yup, Goldin didn't mention us until a reporter asked him about us.

 

[ctbro1999]

Yeah, I would be more upset if the shots he made weren’t so well contested.

The dude is a star and we still should have won that game.

But we didn’t and made a couple mental errors late and that’s all it take vs. a #1 seed. You can’t turn call Ball) w/ lead and a couple minutes left - you just can’t.

Don’t protect call - turn over - you’re going to get burned.

But they had a dude hitting shots that you just don’t see go in that often and still only won by 2!

I remember at least three shots where either it was incredible difficulty shot or he had a guy with a hand in his face and he still made it. Just got to tip your cap to that.

 

[BugsyCT]

Field of 68 posted a video of Hurley after the game which is stirring up opposing fanbases. We're getting the whole Dan Hurley experience after this one.

Scrappy and Voodoo healing thoughts.

Saw it - he was complaining about the refs as the the team was walking into the locker room, yelling he hopes they don't screw Baylor too (paraphrasing). Not a good look for him. He's a lightning rod for internet hatred, and the internet swarms to it like locusts.

 

[ctbro1999]

Man.

 

[upstater]

Field of 68 posted a video of Hurley after the game which is stirring up opposing fanbases. We're getting the whole Dan Hurley experience after this one.

Scrappy and Voodoo healing thoughts.

It was a comment to the Baylor contingent. He wasn’t wrong. I don’t see why it’s such a big deal. Game turned on 2 questionable calls. You’re ahead, final minutes, then suddenly you’re down by 4 after 2 questionable calls. The whole things turns

 

[SaeHusky]

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.

Last years Uconn team beats this Florida team by 20 . And thats not an exaggeration. Last years Purdue team beats this Florida team by double digits. Would have like to see Steward get more PT in 2nd half. He has been one of our most consistent shooter from 3..

 

[djct1999]

I really hope time is kind to this group. It was a rollercoaster of a season driven by inflated expectations and the burden of history. The UConn shirt this year was really heavy and we took everyone's best jab. Through it all, these kids played hard and showed the world the name on the front of the shirt is what matters. Sure, in the heat of the moment we were overly critical. In the end, I couldn't be more proud of these kids and being a fan of this program. Even on a day when everyone, including some of the boneyarders, thought Florida would destroy us, this group, these kids who we all were so hard on, showed up. They showed the college landscape UConn can compete with anyone anytime. They showed us what it meant to all of them what being a UConn player is all about. I wish they are holding their heads high. They showed up today. They showed up all season the best they could and I honestly couldn't be more proud.

 

[djct1999]

Probably could attribute a lot of that to the high ankle sprain. May not have ever dealt with an injury that bad before, nor trying to come back from one at such a high level.

I gurantee you it was. Its an injury that really needs 6-8 weeks to heal. It wouldn't surprise me if he gets an mri this week and it never fully healed.

 

[DRBackup]

Good lord, can we stop with the McNeeley nonsense. He’s a very good player for a freshman. He’s not what Stephon Castle, Ray Allen, Donyell Marshall, or RIp were as freshmen. Most players aren’t - even if a burger boy.
and before anybody wishes him gone, remember, yes, we’ll have some burger boys coming in. But, he’d also be a sophomore.

Not to throw stones, but sometimes people remember what they want. In the 1994 loss to Florida, freshman Ray Allen played 20 minutes, was 1-5 from the field for 2 pts with 3 fouls and 2 turnovers. Freshman Donyell Marshall shot 6-14 against Ohio St with 6 turnovers. As a freshman, Rip didn't make the tournament.

 

[Gurleyman]

Frustrating as hell, but a million billion times better than losing to OU would have been. We looked like scared little kids at times in that one. We played more like men today - just didn’t make enough shots and a couple little plays didn’t go our way. Like tie game, their big guy fumbles it and Hass bumps into him. Or earlier we get a deflection, Solo dives for it, they get it, and end up with a 3.

There are specific plays where we failed at the rim. But against OU it was sort of a game-long funk. Not even getting good looks or being afraid to take them. This time we got our guys shots they can make consistently all night.

We legit had a chance against the hottest team in the country with our C game on offense. Hardest part is thinking about a regional with Maryland, Texas Tech and Arky knowing that a confident UConn probably could have had a couple more in them.

 

[buddy]

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

Absolutely. I thought they were going to put the game away. Downfall started with Stewie reverse. Then what you describe that followed is exactly correct.

 

[aceboon]

Frustrating as hell, but a million billion times better than losing to OU would have been. We looked like scared little kids at times in that one. We played more like men today - just didn’t make enough shots and a couple little plays didn’t go our way. Like tie game, their big guy fumbles it and Hass bumps into him. Or earlier we get a deflection, Solo dives for it, they get it, and end up with a 3.

There are specific plays where we failed at the rim. But against OU it was sort of a game-long funk. Not even getting good looks or being afraid to take them. This time we got our guys shots they can make consistently all night.

We legit had a chance against the hottest team in the country with our C game on offense. Hardest part is thinking about a regional with Maryland, Texas Tech and Arky knowing that a confident UConn probably could have had a couple more in them.

Yea Hurley echoed this sentiment in the postgame presser about how the bracket opened up for them, pathway was really there for them with no St Johns in the region anymore. As far as generating looks I thought today was the cleanest it's been in awhile, I think that would continued playing out of conference teams.

 

[DRBackup]

Frustrating as hell, but a million billion times better than losing to OU would have been. We looked like scared little kids at times in that one. We played more like men today - just didn’t make enough shots and a couple little plays didn’t go our way. Like tie game, their big guy fumbles it and Hass bumps into him. Or earlier we get a deflection, Solo dives for it, they get it, and end up with a 3.

There are specific plays where we failed at the rim. But against OU it was sort of a game-long funk. Not even getting good looks or being afraid to take them. This time we got our guys shots they can make consistently all night.

We legit had a chance against the hottest team in the country with our C game on offense. Hardest part is thinking about a regional with Maryland, Texas Tech and Arky knowing that a confident UConn probably could have had a couple more in them.

Yeah, that busted play three was a killer. Florida had quite a few of those kinds of breaks go their way in this one.

 

[aceboon]

Alot of opportunities to extend the lead and have more of a cushion to play with but I think the sequence that's gonna be burned in my head for awhile is the Solo TO after the AK steal when Clayton threw the ball away while nearly falling out of bounds. Good poke away by the UF defender and Solo caught a bad break with it bouncing back off of his fingertips. I really think they could have deflated UF with a score there.

 

[Mr. French]

Excellent effort, proud of the boys! They played hard, together, resilient, and good defensively. Just couldn’t make a few timely buckets.

The comparison between this year and last year shows a difference between good and great teams. Any time we had a chance to separate this season and this game, we’d miss or turn it over. Last year, every time we had a chance to separate we made the play, then piled on.

There were times in the first 30 minutes of this game where we could have extended the lead, gained more confidence, and gotten it to 10-12 but just could never get over that hump.

 

[3rdbass]

Excellent effort, proud of the boys! They played hard, together, resilient, and good defensively. Just couldn’t make a few timely buckets.

The comparison between this year and last year shows a difference between good and great teams. Any time we had a chance to separate this season and this game, we’d miss or turn it over. Last year, every time we had a chance to separate we made the play, then piled on.

There were times in the first 30 minutes of this game where we could have extended the lead, gained more confidence, and gotten it to 10-12 but just could never get over that hump.

Yeah not having Alpha dogs on offense was the differentiator form this year's team compared to last year and the year before. We probably played our best 2 defensive games of the season on that side of the ball. We just had no one on this year's team who could get the big buckets or create offense when we needed it. Sad but I'm sure Hurley will fix this in next year's team.