They’re both smoking something then. Should be 3-4 seed at worst.
Maybe but this teams's floor is lower than the last 2 seasons and when they let of the gas they make too many mistakes that let teams back into games.
A better team won't get that chance
Limiting possessions AND getting a good shot off aren’t mutually exclusive.
Kept looking over at Dan Hurley to see if he would take the bait from the G-Town crowd. He barely reacted. Also relatively calm with the refs despite that glaring foul imbalance in the first half. A lot of pushing off by the GT guards on offense with none of it called.
He is doing a good job running the offense. Clearly the best of the bunch. Though you don't think RJ Cole would have a better assist ratio in this offense? Diarra is maximiizing his talent but he is limited due to lack of shot. I love his D, hustle and running the offense but when things break down he isn't very good.
One word. Timelythrees.
He had 9 points in the first half and 6 in the second half. So which half didn't you like? His last basket was with 11 minutes left. Is that what you're talking about? Although besides Karaban nobody on the team scored much in the last 11 minutes so he wasn't the only one.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I think that was Thabeet
Does it really matter? Like, I never get concerned with garbage time
Solo couldn’t take a shot for last 8 minutes of the game, because Hurley had Diara dribble ball in corner for 28 seconds and then Throw up an air ball on a contested 3 for every possession of last 8 minutes.
Some game they will be up less and need to milk clock and then get a good look. They had a huge lead and couldn’t lose, but they looked so bad over the last 8 minutes. Diarra has been great this year, but today was a pretty rough game for him, and he really ran the milk the clock offense poorly. He did for the most part, break the press, and not turn the ball over, so I will give him credit for that.
Sometimes life isn’t perfect, and in that imperfect world Hassan is a hell of a leader and a PG. It won’t be 2023-24 every year.
The only drive to the basket he had today was a wide open path. Mahaney, that's actually one of the things we know he's good at, it's the PG play and decision making that's his issue. And Diarra is actually pretty good at driving to.the basket. I want Nowell to be good as much as anyone, and I think he's going to be great for us over the next few years, but he's not going to come close to replacing Diarra this year.
With the pesky defense and tenacity GTown played with all the way to the end, putting in two freshmen would not have been a smart move.
What is your issue with Diarra? Did he steal your girlfriend or something?
Consider the source
I have no issue with Diarra except he is way down the list of great UConn PGs. He does what he does fine. Brings the ball up, runs the offense, plays great D, hits and occasional shot and hits FTs. It is just that his offensive game regarding scoring has a lot to be desired and especially at the end of the shot clock. I would rather have a big better scorer from the PG position but he is our best option right now. He has a very suspect jump shot too which dosn't help him when he can't drive to score.
No I mean the one he took from the corner with 15 seconds to go in the half instead of waiting for the last shot. Maybe you should do a better job of understanding what people say instead of looking for a fight. And I happen to like J Ross. With more experience I think he will a player. It was said his only mistake was pulling up for a jumper when he had a clear lane to the hoop. I was only pointing out another one which led to a made 3 pointer by Georgetown to close the half.
I’m not sure of the exact rule, but I bet refs and opposing coaches have been tired of UConn doing that since last year. And honestly I agree with them. Strategically it’s a good move from Hurley, but it makes for annoying viewing. I’d much rather just inbound the ball 5 seconds earlier and actually score
You're just wrong. Cole was the best player on our team for 2 years. One of those teams was about as good as this team. And he's a pro player. Don't see Diarra as a pro anywhere. Cole also never had as poor a game as Diarra yesterday, 2-8 fg, 4 turnovers, 3 blocked shots and just bad decisions. When Diarra is good he's a top 4 player on the team but he was really bad yesterday.
