Fools Gold

[ruskin]

If this cat's not a troll, single worst post ever. Not even worth rebutting. Even if we go 0-2 next week, 4 of final 6 BE games are at home and road games are winnable. Think a lot of confidence was gained in the final 10-plus minutes. Plus, lots to be said for not taking the bait and shooting all those techs. Good job boys.

 

[UCweCONN]

I just wanted a win and you have to happy with the outcome. They led most of the way and took care of business. My only criticism is with guys being too reluctant to take open shots when they are in the offensive rhythm. I actually like Boatright putting up long threes as long as they are in rhythm and not just jacked up because the shot clock is running out. Being aggressive offensively is his strong point and if he doesn't have that he loses his value. If he's open and in rhythm he should shoot. Success builds confidence and confidence leads to more success and this was a good start.

 

[aceboon]

Obviously they caught a team down on their luck at home but you gotta be a little impressed that they scored >60 points, no matter who they're playing. They also looked like they were having a lot more fun out there. If Roscoe/TO/AO can hit that 12 footer throughout the game then UConn becomes a lot more dangerous team.

That being said, if Seton Hall hadn't gone 2-18 from 3pt range to start the game and they kept the game close, this would not have been a blowout. UConn was very lax throughout the game, and that **** isn't gonna fly at Louisville or Cuse.

Maybe UConn had something to do with them going 2-18 from 3pt range and the game not being close, I know it sounds crazy, but it could be possible.

 

[hungry husky]

Maybe UConn had something to do with them going 2-18 from 3pt range and the game not being close, I know it sounds crazy, but it could be possible.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I respectfully disagree. I rewatched the game and Hall missed a lot of good looks. It was very similar to Butler's performance in the NCAA. The defense was top notch inside, though.

 

[UCweCONN]

I just wanted a win and you have to happy with the outcome. They led most of the way and took care of business. My only criticism is with guys being too reluctant to take open shots when they are in the offensive rhythm. I actually like Boatright putting up long threes as long as they are in rhythm and not just jacked up because the shot clock is running out. Being aggressive offensively is his strong point and if he doesn't have that he loses his value. If he's open and in rhythm he should shoot. Success builds confidence and confidence leads to more success and this was a good start.

Major correction: I meant Shabazz, not Boatright.....Boatright has no problem with being aggressive.

 

[mets1090]

The problem here was almost reasonable post that was saddled with a painfully stupid title.

I don't agree with all of it, but I see where he's coming from - he perhaps misses the big picture, however. ( Also, the phrase 'ton of open shots' can usually be translated as "I don't understand defense".)

Right now, we needed a win. We got one and while it was not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, it was what the doctor ordered for a team that needed to bully someone. The 'ton of open shots' is usually a marker for

I don't understand why some people are allergic to paragraphs, though. The 'enter' key will not hurt you.

You been hittin' the NyQuil again?

 

[willie99]

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I respectfully disagree. I rewatched the game and Hall missed a lot of good looks. It was very similar to Butler's performance in the NCAA. The defense was top notch inside, though.

you're right, just like the Butler game, UConn contested their shots all over the court

no person who can make a three was given a "good look"

after 26 years, I can only laugh when people suggest our opponent had a bad shooting day. We must be the luckiest program in the country, since we're leaders in defensive FG % year after year after year

I've heard that bad shooting comment 526 times, at least, give or take 150

for the 3rd straight game, the defense was sensational

 

[BarkingDog]

Jalen Rose said the other day that a missed shot is always good defense.
I'm going with that.

 

[hungry husky]

Fair enough. All I'm saying is Seton Hall hit all their 3's the first game and that's what turned the game. Defense was great today.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

What we have here, is a golden fool.

Except failing to find value in victory is foolish, and gold holds some value. She's more likely just a fool.

 

[mets1090]

Fair enough. All I'm saying is Seton Hall hit all their 3's the first game and that's what turned the game. Defense was great today.

The flaw with this argument is that it assumes that it is easy to hit an open 3 or that any college player should be expected to make 3's. By design, the guys shooting open 3's were 30% shooters. Theodore is .278 on the year. Karlis, who went 1-8 from 3, is .317 on the season. Cosby, who went 2-7, is .386. Even if you give Karlis 2 more makes to put him over his average and Cosby 1 more to put him right at his average, we win by double digits. The game plan was clearly to let them shoot because for the most part they are not good shooters. It was the same game plan last time around but they caught fire on their home court with a home crowd behind them.

Fuquan Edwin is shooting 3's at a .411 clip on the season and was only allowed to take one 3 today.

So while I see what you are saying, and at times it is hard to forget that this is not the NBA where it seems everyone hits every open 3, you have to take into account that there is a pretty good chance that it was the game plan to allow a collection of 30% shooters to take 3's rather than penetrate. Cosby is the only one that took a lot of shots that you could argue is a good shooter. I haven't rewatched the game so I couldn't tell you how many of his 5 misses were open versus contested but I can guarantee that Karlis took a bunch of open looks. And I think this was completely by design.

 

[hungry husky]

The flaw with this argument is that it assumes that it is easy to hit an open 3 or that any college player should be expected to make 3's. By design, the guys shooting open 3's were 30% shooters. Theodore is .278 on the year. Karlis, who went 1-8 from 3, is .317 on the season. Cosby, who went 2-7, is .386. Even if you give Karlis 2 more makes to put him over his average and Cosby 1 more to put him right at his average, we win by double digits. The game plan was clearly to let them shoot because for the most part they are not good shooters. It was the same game plan last time around but they caught fire on their home court with a home crowd behind them.

Fuquan Edwin is shooting 3's at a .411 clip on the season and was only allowed to take one 3 today.

So while I see what you are saying, and at times it is hard to forget that this is not the NBA where it seems everyone hits every open 3, you have to take into account that there is a pretty good chance that it was the game plan to allow a collection of 30% shooters to take 3's rather than penetrate. Cosby is the only one that took a lot of shots that you could argue is a good shooter. I haven't rewatched the game so I couldn't tell you how many of his 5 misses were open versus contested but I can guarantee that Karlis took a bunch of open looks. And I think this was completely by design.

I agree, I think it was in the game plan to force their iffy shooters to beat them. However, Theodore went 3-5, Cosby went 4-7 in the first game. I totally understand your argument, but if they had of hung with UConn throughout the game the results may have been different. It's not a matter of how many threes they would have made, but at what point they would have made them. Things get a lot more difficult when you fall in a hole. I'm just glad they won, and I also agree that home court played a huge difference.

 

[uconnbill]

Not impressed today. The good we got a win against a very bad team without Pope. SH could not put the ball in the hole. Drummond with 7 blocks was excellent on defense around the basket. The bad. Uconn still having problems putting the ball in the basket. Everyone except Boatright was very tentative.2-13 on three, this team is a very lazy passing team. Drummond has a real problem passing the ball, almost everyone had very poor passes resulting in turnovers(16). Only 7 assist. 5 by Boatright who had an excellent game. SH had a ton of open 3 point shots but was only 5 for 26. Uconn really needs to tighten up their 3 point defense. It was very poor today but we got away with it. Still miss a lot of open shots and also passed up a lot of open shots. Offensive again was fair at best. Not sure how they get going. I guess they just need to start hitting some shots. Also they need to push push push the ball to get some open shots on the wings and some layups. Louisville will be a real challenge on the road. We will need to play much better to win that game.

I will take winning ugly over losing pretty.

Enjoy the win for a few geez

 

[DaddyChoc]

I prefer to look at it as a step in the right direction. The team played with energy today, dove for loose balls, defended well and actually ran a little bit.

Dove is still on the team?