Gonzaga Post Game Thread

[Scott2Tate]

Does anyone know if there was a post game presser?

 

[EnochRoot]

The in-game thread is the Chat option on the top menu. Click the carat, and then the second menu item is 'UConn Mens Basketball'. That will launch a tab containing the in-game chat.

 

[Mike Honcho]

That was a really good team we beat. Crowd was awesome.

 

[NIT88]

Absolutely. If we played Colorado now we would destroy them.

Out eight point lead at the half against them would grow to 20 in the 2nd half if we played them now.

 

[bigknight3]

What exactly is wrong with Karaban? He missed all of his 3’s. Didn’t box out on several occasions. Threw the ball away a few times and seemed reluctant to shoot for most of the game.

It's called a bad game. They happen. Took 7 3s was not reluctant to shoot.

And got the late bucket off the fish from Diarra to keep us ahead.

What game did you watch?

 

[bendm]

I think we'll see a more productive Mahaney when he's back in a role he's comfortable in.

But that implies we’re gonna keep using a 10 man rotation. We might for the regular season but I think hurley cuts it to 8 for the tourney and 1 of those 8 needs to be Nowell. Backup PG is our only weakness right now.

 

[HooperScooper]

Do we know how much longer Nowell is out?

Last Saturday, before the Texas game, Hurley said Nowell would be out 10-14 days. He hurt the shoulder the Monday before the Baylor game in practice. So not sure if he meant 10-14 days from last Saturday or the previous Monday. And Hurley almost always ends up being too aggressive with these projections.

So when will he be back? Your guess is as good as mine.

 

[bigknight3]

He was taking shots. Idk if he's just trying too hard to be "the guy"

He was rushing and was way too far off the 3pt line

He took his normal shots... They didn't go down. That is all.

 

[mauconnfan]

I agree Mahaney should be playing off ball, coming off screens.

People are writing off Mahaney just like they did Fagnano (“the worst QB in UConn history”), just like some folks did with AJax before the first natty (people on this site wanted him at the end of the bench or off the team).

So people can run their mouths now (inexplicably, after a big win, when there are so many good things to single out). I look forward to the Mahaney redemption arc in March.

Well stated.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Out of curiosity, if in early November we were told that between Maui and the Baylor/Texas/Gonzaga stretch we would finish 3-3 but the fans could pick the three games we'd win would anyone have chosen differently than what did happen?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

That is true and Ball, no matter what people say about his defensive deficiencies or deficiencies in other areas of the game, the guy can flat out shoot. He is UConn's best 3 point shooter and playing off the ball is what he does best and like you said there are other players on the team that do that well.

Yeah, we know he’s a talented scorer, I’m just not sure where he fits in a backcourt of smaller guards. Maybe it is just spelling Ball for stretches once Nowell is back. Just hard to have Mahaney, Ball, and Diarra/Nowell on the court together from a defensive standpoint. Staff will have to get creative.

 

[Tenspro2002]

We're back...

As @Tenspro2002 said earlier in the week, this win could be the difference of being a 2/3 seed versus a 5/6 seed. Huge!

Smart guy. Good takes.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Metro North: wee bit celebratory?

 

[superjohn]

Out of curiosity, if in early November we were told that between Maui and the Baylor/Texas/Gonzaga stretch we would finish 3-3 but the fans could pick the three games we'd win would anyone have chosen differently than what did happen?

Of course we want the last three. Maui was a bizarre aberration we hopefully all look back on when we cut down the nets again

 

[bendm]

I think it’s beyond idiotic to write off a kid who was an all-American last year and a first team all WCC player

He wasn’t an all American and there’s 10 guys on the WCC “first team” so if they did it like any other conference he woulda been on the second team with Adama Alpha Bal, Jon Mogbo and Marcus Williams whoever they are

 

[Rich]

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[temery]

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[UCLJ0211]

Well, the Maui losses are not looking nearly as bad as they were now. I also believe these last 3 huge wins have rewritten the story of the entire season for the team.

My question is: if we win the BE regular season with 16+ wins and the BET, could we play ourselves back into a 1-seed conversation come March?

I don’t think it’s out of the question now. Especially if we can stack some wins against teams like Marquette, Creighton, St. John’s etc.

 

[UCann]

Great win. Love owning MSG. The defense still needs work but it is definitely coming along.

It's fair to ask. What the hell is going on with Karaban? His confidence looks shot.

It was an anomaly.

 

[uconngb]

‍♂️

 

[AntG168]

If we win out maybe

 

[superjohn]

Of course but probably not more than 5-6 losses.

 

[uconnfan68]

The fact that he stayed face down and seemed motionless for a few seconds then was immediately brought to the locker room makes it seem like it was at least semi serious.

The fact that he was ruled out immediately makes it seems like he was definitely concussed.

The positive is that he came back to the bench and stayed involved in the game. With no earplugs or sunglasses.

 

[dalydosehoops]

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[HailUConn]

The scary thing about McNeeley is: