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Georgetown Post Game Thread - Reed Double Double

Mr. French said:
Not a well played game, and ironically we started out great. When that happens, we let teams come back. When we start slow, we come back. Can’t seem to put together a complete 40 minutes, but still 18-1. Can’t complain about a W but it wasn’t a good one.
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When Silas had to go the bench, the offense stagnates and the opponents come back. That and wholesale line changes are additive.
 
I am going to compare Solo’s current offensive game to a good not great golfer. Those of you who have played the game are more than likely familiar with this comparison.

When you are hitting the ball great your putting stinks. When you start to putt better all of a sudden you can’t hit the ball straight.

Solo probably spent the entire off season working on improving his ability to finish. He does that well now. His shooting it will eventually come back just don’t know when. He has hit some big shots going to the hoop this year.

As for his defense I have nothing to say other than he just never has been a good defender. Maybe he never will be.
 
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3rdbass said:
Embarrassing all around game. Got killed on the boards and then going 2-8 at the Free Throw Line late in the game is just unacceptable. Demary played great but how did we forget about Reed in the 2nd half? We are not a great shooting team. We neeed to feed Reed more and Demary needs to be more aggressive scorer going to the hoop.
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That is the concerning thing. The premise behind this roster construction is that the shooting would be top tier and it certainly is not that, at all. Open looks need to be open makes. This team misses too many open looks. Missing FTs to ice the game, 0-4 from you elder leaders in Ball and Karaban really doesn't cut it.

I said this about Karaban last year and I will say this about Solo now. Solo needs a sports psychologist. I am not saying this to be funny, snarky, or insulting. Solo is really in his own head.
 
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gsmooth said:
I know you are not saying the refs were bad today. To anyone complaining about the refs, they were definitely not the problem today and I thought they were good today and solid in Providence (first half they let Oswin get away with too much).

UConn missed a golden opportunity to blow the game open in the first half.
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Shockingly, no, the refs are NOT the problem right now. The anemic offense is totally self-inflicted.
 
Remember that the 2023 team struggled in both games against Ewing era Georgetown. Have my worries but no panic
 
superjohn said:
I'm a huge Solo fan but in addition to his terrible three point shooting we're still seeing the defensive lapses where he forgets about his man or he simply won't finish off a defensive possession by staying with his man until the possession is over. That late airball forced three should've gotten him yanked from the game. That's a low bball IQ selfish shot.
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Solo made enough good plays to justify his playing time but Karaban was worse than Solo, this game.
 
FightOnCT said:
Remember that the 2023 team struggled in both games against Ewing era Georgetown. Have my worries but no panic
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I'm not worried either, but how many more games can you wait until the team looks like they're starting to figure it out. They're beating subpar competition right now based on having more talent, by the skin of their teeth. Seton Hall got curb stomped at home against Butler today. These are not good teams we are playing, even if league foes.
 
It’s like you guys haven’t watched Big East basketball for the last 30+ years. How many games have been scratched out against lesser Big East opponents on the road over the years? It’s a long grueling season. Buckle up and head straight to March!!
 
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WeAreUCONN said:
We barely beat an awful team. Down right pitiful performance overall. Our offense looks broken and so do our shooters. Judging from this game, we don’t belong in the top 10. We can’t cover a spread to save our lives.Figure it out Hurley!
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Any road win is a good win!!!!
 
gsmooth said:
That is the concerning thing. The premise behind this roster construction is that the shooting would be top tier and it certainly is not that, at all. Open looks need to be open makes. This team misses too many open looks. Missing FTs to ice the game, 0-4 from you elder leaders in Ball and Karaban really doesn't cut it.

I said this about Karaban last year and I will say this about Solo now. Solo needs a sports psychologist. I am not saying this to be funny, snarky, or insulting. Solo is really in his own head.
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Most big programs have sports psychologists, I know a lot do for a fact and even IMG does, so they more than likely have some in their athletic department.

It’s not an insult to say, I think we all agree he needs it. His shot is busted and it’s not due to form.
 
FightOnCT said:
I have my qualms but too often you default to this rhetoric. My criticisms are about poor rotations (throwing off rhythm) and inbounding (which is bad at this point).

Criticize them sure, but earn their chops? What does that even mean?
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It means that teams can look at tape from this game and the Seton Hall game and it’s obvious how to play us: tough, grind it out and press us. Coaches need to be prepared for it.

What did you think it meant??
 
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AK is a good leader and he is constantly talking to his teammates to step up. But I really want to see one of his teammates get in his face every once in a while and say, “dude we need more from you!”
 
aceboon said:
I would like to see Silas start looking for his own shot more and dial Solo's back. These Solo shots aren't even close and we're starting to reach the point where you just can't let him shoot his way out of this, the bricks are starting to affect his overall game in a way they weren't earlier in the season.
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I think that would be good, but it seems like Silas has found the correct balance between playmaking and going to score to get his. The other perimeter players need to step up more consistently. Solo doesn't need to be benched, but I think some of his minutes need to go to Stewart and Ross, how much I don't know. This might actually take pressure of Solo, which is sorely needed, and also allow him to play faster. He is clearly pressing. He has the mindset that turning down shots is bad, but he has over corrected this by forcing bad off balance shots. Solo is in his own head way too much and it shows with his inconsistent defense and him missing open looks.
 
RuffRuff said:
I'm not worried either, but how many more games can you wait until the team looks like they're starting to figure it out. They're beating subpar competition right now based on having more talent, by the skin of their teeth. Seton Hall got curb stomped at home against Butler today. These are not good teams we are playing, even if league foes.
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I don't think we need to wait at all, we've already seen it against every top OOC team we played this season
 
Just not a well played game by Uconn. One thing for sure long term, if Demary gets hurt or in foul trouble they could be in deep trouble.
Kariban and Ball need to shot the ball better. 2 for 8 at the end of the game is awful. This is in the time in the past when Danny's team hit a lull and then get going again. Will see if the week off helps.
 
RuffRuff said:
I hope we aren't anywhere close to last year.

A W is a W. Another game that makes you wonder where this teams potential really is. I know many of us are holding out that they haven't "gelled" yet, but you'd expect incremental steps in that direction. I saw nothing today offensively that showed any progression that way, as we are running out of chances little by little.

No extra skip passes for looks, very few setups for open looks off actions. More one on one that we've seen in past UConn teams.

Our bench has shown nothing lately. What was once our strength is no non existent.
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Nothing comes easy with our offense, except maybe dumping the ball down to Reed. I don't know if it's guys not making the right cuts or not getting the ball in the right spots. We're also a streaky shooting team and Ball's slump doesn't help. I hate to say it but our poor FT shooting in pressure situations will kill us one of these days.
 
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W: Mullins/Ball/Alex look to shoot. Maybe they should look to drive to the hoop more. They’ve become one dimensional and teams defend them as such. When they did go midrange or to the tin, good things happen.
 
RuffRuff said:
I'm not worried either, but how many more games can you wait until the team looks like they're starting to figure it out. They're beating subpar competition right now based on having more talent, by the skin of their teeth. Seton Hall got curb stomped at home against Butler today. These are not good teams we are playing, even if league foes.
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Don’t get it twisted; I agree and said earlier the team isn’t well right now. I’m just trying to keep some nuance.

We know this team can beat good competition, we’re 18-1. But we need a good Nova beatdown next weekend to restore confidence in both us and the team.
 
Lafayette said:
1) Yes a win is a win, but also with Nova and St. Johns playing each other get one 1.5 games out, and another 2.5 games out.
2) Solo did everything good except 3pt shooting and on-ball defense and FTs down the stretch. Um, what else is there??
3) Reed had 8 offensive rebounds out of 11 - was 2nd best Husky today
4) Silas was #1 husky today just a rock.
5) 2b was Braylon who hit some heady 3s, scrambled well for the ball and his D wasn't so back - actually caused some TOs so for giveaways was 1 AST - 2 TO +2 STL = +1
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