Fought our hearts out

[Bonk]

A top freshman center (Cliff) would certainly start over Josh. Josh would have been planted on the bench had we landed Kofi.

Fairness is playing the best players and giving your team the best chance to win games.

I agree. Think we just gotta prove to Cliff that the job is his, and that there won’t even be a competition for the starting job in the Fall. Auburn, Alabama, ASU, Rutgers etc will all pitch him the opportunity to start immediately. We gotta match that pitch.

 

[ZenConn]

Heartbreaking loss but definitely a winnable game. They left it on the floor this afternoon. They're learning that full effort is only one of many ingredients of a successful team and program. We've only gotten that full effort in the past 2 games and glimpses of it earlier this season.

With that being said, I'm happy the way Sid and others stepped up in the absence of Tyler. Unfortunately this is a rebuild. While we do have the talent to compete, the rebuild isn't only about the talent on the floor, but in the minds and hearts of the players to rid themselves of the losing mentality - doing the things that winning teams do. We're not ready to wield that dagger to put teams away yet. We will and Coach Hurley will make sure of that.

 

[jayteeman]

Certainly a "are you not entertained" episode incuding a special appearance of the three stooges.

 

[AdamaNation]

We only have 9 players and no shooting right now and we went to double OT. We fought our hearts out but poor execution and the refs kept us from winning.

We desperately need a new starting center for next season, I don't care how many points and rebounds he finished with, he kills us out there.

Love the effort, hate the loss.

Been saying for ever and a day. The weak link is the biggest one. Soft and worst athlete on the floor. His offensive bread and butter is traveling or chucking the ball st the rim or dropping every pass in traffic. We haven’t had a decent catching big sing maybe Kenton? But definitely not the Charlie josh and Hilton days.

 

[CL82]

He's 40 years old now and still remembers

Well they were his favorite shoes.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I agree. Think we just gotta prove to Cliff that the job is his, and that there won’t even be a competition for the starting job in the Fall. Auburn, Alabama, ASU, Rutgers etc will all pitch him the opportunity to start immediately. We gotta match that pitch.

That's right. We want the guy that doesn't want to work for the job. Awesome.

 

[imno1]

Threw up 2 more times before my husband could get him.to.the mens room - and you know what those are like in the old civic center

I admire your dedication but what did you expect when you feed a 10 year old liquor

 

[Waquoit]

Fairness is playing the best players and giving your team the best chance to win games.

Is it fair to say a guy is "killing" us when there are no other options? No, it's not. All a guy can do is try hard.

 

[superjohn]

Is it fair to say a guy is "killing" us when there are no other options? No, it's not. All a guy can do is try hard.

It's a board to talk about basketball games, it's pretty difficult to talk about the games without actually talking about what's happening and what can't happen next season if we want to start winning these games.

 

[Excalibur]

We need more players with Carlton's heart and desire, and fewer posters that go online just to trash kids.

I forgot we have a national championship roster . . .

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I forgot we have a national championship roster . . .

I forgot that some posters are so dense that they don't realize that every single poster on this board realizes the roster needs an upgrade but many of us have enough self-control not to trash the players all day long.

Since we are on the topic, you have leapt to @superjohn 's defense about his statement that Carlton needs to go immediately, so that must mean you agree with his position. Superjohn thinks that a Top whatever freshman will be better than a 4th year player who was reasonably highly recruited at one point and has played three years under Hurley.

Why do you believe that? Is it because you think Hurley is so terrible at developing players that less exposure to Hurley's coaching is better? Or do you not have the capability of maintaining coherent arguments and just want the emotional release of verbally destroying a college kid on a message board?

 

[superjohn]

I forgot that some posters are so dense that they don't realize that every single poster on this board realizes the roster needs an upgrade but many of us have enough self-control not to trash the players all day long.

Since we are on the topic, you have leapt to @superjohn 's defense about his statement that Carlton needs to go immediately, so that must mean you agree with his position. Superjohn thinks that a Top whatever freshman will be better than a 4th year player who was reasonably highly recruited at one point and has played three years under Hurley.

Why do you believe that? Is it because you think Hurley is so terrible at developing players that less exposure to Hurley's coaching is better? Or do you not have the capability of maintaining coherent arguments and just want the emotional release of verbally destroying a college kid on a message board?

You really are a terrific dullard. How could a top freshman center be better than Carlton? A great young player playing better than a bad old player, I've never heard of such a thing.

Clearly Carlton is better than Kofi and would be playing more minutes than him if Kofi came here.

 

[Bonk]

You really are a terrific dullard. How could a top freshman center be better than Carlton? A great young player playing better than a bad old player, I've never heard of such a thing.

Clearly Carlton is better than Kofi and would be playing more minutes than him if Kofi came here.

Rumor has it Duke inquired to see if David Onuorah had eligibility left before settling for Vernon Carey Jr.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You really are a terrific dullard. How could a top freshman center be better than Carlton? A great young player playing better than a bad old player, I've never heard of such a thing.

Clearly Carlton is better than Kofi and would be playing more minutes than him if Kofi came here.

So Hurley's coaching is bad?

You have actually argued that all the old players need to go, and would be better served by immediately replacing them with borderline Top 100 freshmen that Hurley is currently chasing.

Polley got hurt, so by your logic, UConn should be better. Is UConn better without Polley?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

"Josh Carlton is terrible and we can't win with him but the Top 50 center won't come here because the kid who is terrible is blocking his path to playing time."

I’m just afraid an impactful freshman/grad transfer center can’t coexist with josh. No great grad transfer will want to use their final year of eligibility to compete for minutes with a senior center. And no freshman stud will want to be obstructed by splitting minutes.

 

[Travelman6]

can someone post the postgame presser please

 

[Excalibur]

So Hurley's coaching is bad?

You have actually argued that all the old players need to go, and would be better served by immediately replacing them with borderline Top 100 freshmen that Hurley is currently chasing.

Polley got hurt, so by your logic, UConn should be better. Is UConn better without Polley?

The answer to my question yesterday in the Polley thread is "roughly 32 hours" . . .

 

[Excalibur]

Every time a freshman comes in and supplants a veteran it's because of bad coaching. Ok . . .


Josh Carlton is not good enough to be a starting center on an NCAA tournament team. He tries hard and has developed some skills, but he's not there and he's not likely to get there. If that's bashing him, fine.

 

[Get a Job]

So Hurley's coaching is bad?

You have actually argued that all the old players need to go, and would be better served by immediately replacing them with borderline Top 100 freshmen that Hurley is currently chasing.

Polley got hurt, so by your logic, UConn should be better. Is UConn better without Polley?

With all of the strawmen in this thread, nobody better light a match.