Georgetown Post Game Thread

[Jaydumo20]

Solos spot in the rotation is the starting 2 guard.

Ross has not taken Solos spot on the rotation.

Whether he should is a different conversation.

Agreed. Solo is not coming off the bench. Also, right now Ross isn't playing an exact position on the floor. We've used him at the 2,3 and 4. Solo is as pure a 2 as you can get.
Plus, Ross' 25 minutes should make everybody on the BY and on the team itself happy. It's exactly what we were begging for. He's versatile enough where it's not a zero sum game for the rotation.

 

[aboogieee]

The team just won to advance to the championship game, and somehow the focus is on one player taking another’s minutes.

 

[DogMania]

Fox said 6:30pm. The brackets showed 5:30pm

Yeah, I saw 5:30, probably that same incorrect bracket. It's listed at 6:30 everywhere.

 

[RashadRay11]

The team just won to advance to the championship game, and somehow the focus is on one player taking another’s minutes.

This place is so miserable. It’s crazy

 

[boba]

The team just won to advance to the championship game, and somehow the focus is on one player taking another’s minutes.

and? (Welcome to The Boneyard)

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Agreed. Solo is not coming off the bench. Also, right now Ross isn't playing an exact position on the floor. We've used him at the 2,3 and 4. Solo is as pure a 2 as you can get.
Plus, Ross' 25 minutes should make everybody on the BY and on the team itself happy. It's exactly what we were begging for. He's versatile enough where it's not a zero sum game for the rotation.

I mean the rotation is by definition a zero sum game.

 

[boba]

Yeah, I saw 5:30, probably that same incorrect bracket. It's listed at 6:30 everywhere.

BE web site says 6:30 EDT

 

[Kolumbo]

They have to bring the effort tomorrow and make sure they D up. I mean Ricky Moore effort.

 

[HooperScooper]

Thought the refs did a decent job.

One footnote to that. What was that double technicals call? That was lame. Neither guy did much. Especially Demary who put his hands up and didn't do anything. Just let it go. No need to stop the game for that and give both guys technicals. This isn't 4th grade travel basketball where the refs would ask the 2 players to shake hands.

 

[uconngb]

Would have won by 30 with a fair whistle. Teams played great and overcame a ref crew that clearly wants to punish UConn for end of Marquette game

I was at the game and must say I didn’t see that at all. Think people need to get past the “everyone is out to get us” mantra. First off, it’s not true. And secondly, it’s just lame.

 

[RashadRay11]

I was at the game and must say I didn’t see that at all. Think people need to get past the “everyone is out to get us” mantra. First off, it’s not true. And secondly, it’s just lame.

Same and same. Couldn’t agree more.

 

[superjohn]

The team just won to advance to the championship game, and somehow the focus is on one player taking another’s minutes.

That was one post and other posts praising the team and players are disappearing.

 

[DogMania]

A lot of good and what's important we won and advanced.

With that said, what's up with the crowd. That had to be the most underwhelming and quietest BET Semifinal UConn crowd I've ever heard. Hope it's better tomorrow night.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

We will need to shoot much better tomorrow. Much better. And if today is an indication these refs may hit us with early fouls tying our rotation in knots. Gotta get through the 1st half with no real foul trouble.

 

[RashadRay11]

A lot of good and what's important we won and advanced.

With that said, what's up with the crowd. That had to be the most underwhelming and quietest BET Semifinal UConn crowd I've ever heard. Hope it's better tomorrow night.

I was there and the crowd was excellent until the last 10 minutes where it was in hand and quite choppy

 

[Jaydumo20]

I mean the rotation is by definition a zero sum game.

Good catch. I worded it poorly. Meant that he's not eating up only one players minutes like Malachi or Reibe typically do.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I was at the game and must say I didn’t see that at all. Think people need to get past the “everyone is out to get us” mantra. First off, it’s not true. And secondly, it’s just lame.

I don't think there was an appreciable benefit to either team but I do think how it was called largely resulted in the poor offensive showing and the overall ugliness of the game. It just creates a bad spectator/TV product and for some reason this league is stuck in the 80s as far as the level of contact allowed. This game to me was even more contact than we normally see, which is saying a lot.

 

[How Sway?!]

A lot of good and what's important we won and advanced.

With that said, what's up with the crowd. That had to be the most underwhelming and quietest BET Semifinal UConn crowd I've ever heard. Hope it's better tomorrow night.

Watching on the TV it just sounded like the mixing was messed up. Whenever the UConn chants started, the announcers were lowered and the ambient sound increased.

 

[uconngb]

A lot of good and what's important we won and advanced.

With that said, what's up with the crowd. That had to be the most underwhelming and quietest BET Semifinal UConn crowd I've ever heard. Hope it's better tomorrow night.

I would also stronger refute that being there in person. Keep in mind that and St. John’s fans that stuck around were definitely not rooting for UConn. Crowd and atmosphere was great.

 

[blkknight1]

I'm guessing because the game was a grind. There really wasn't a big run all night to spark anything uconn just wore them down and the lead just crept up.

 

[uconngb]

I don't think there was an appreciable benefit to either team but I do think how it was called largely resulted in the poor offensive showing and the overall ugliness of the game. It just creates a bad spectator/TV product and for some reason this league is stuck in the 80s as far as the level of contact allowed. This game to me was even more contact than we normally see, which is saying a lot.

I honestly didn’t notice the refs much at all other than the non shooting call on AK towards the end of the first half and the double tech, i didn’t see that at all

 

[Jaydumo20]

I would also stronger refute that being there in person. Keep in mind that and St. John’s fans that stuck around were definitely not rooting for UConn. Crowd and atmosphere was great.

I obviously want to win.
But regardless of outcome I dont think neither us nor st johns would rather face any one else but each other, at the garden, as the last game before the tourney.
God help the teams that sees either of us first round. I don't know who Angola is... but they in trouble.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

I don't think there was an appreciable benefit to either team but I do think how it was called largely resulted in the poor offensive showing and the overall ugliness of the game. It just creates a bad spectator/TV product and for some reason this league is stuck in the 80s as far as the level of contact allowed. This game to me was even more contact than we normally see, which is saying a lot.

Exactly. It’s not the calls that are The issue, it’s the non calls.

GTown could have been called for 4-5 fouls every single possession on defense with all of the holding, clutching, grabbing and pushing off-ball. The refs just let them do it all game long.

St John’s will do the exact same thing tomorrow night.

 

[formerlurker]

Great win and we still moved down a spot on the BY homepage.

 

[JakeTheDog]

Alright, so who saw that idiotic FS1 graphic for UConn's tournament resume ? Best win - BYU, #23 NET

How about Net #4 - Florida ?
Or perhaps Net #5 - Illinois ?
Maybe Net #18 - Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse ??
In conference Net #21 - SJU ?

Unbelievable

Only thing that makes sense is BYU was ranked #7 when we beat them vs those other wins being against teams ranked in the teens. But it was a terribly thought-out graphic and they should have displayed Florida as our best win because they were using NET values.