Great Teams find a way to win

[UChusky916]

Butler had a very good game plan defensively against UConn, stay hard on Hawkins and cover the other shooters. Play Adama straight up, or double when he is already into his post move.

The announcers said Butler played disciplined defense almost all game, and they did. Then the legs got tired, Sanogo came in fresh and UConn buried them.

At one point in the second half Butler was in the bonus from UConn fouls, but had only been called for 5 fouls ALL game themselves.

Officiating was not great but in no way did it favor UConn.

 

[Waquoit]

Did anyone else mention the clock running for a good 5 seconds after that offensive foul at the end of the 1st half? Made the buzzer beater even sweeter.

 

[navery12]

 

[auror]

Back to #1 on Kempom #7 offense #3 defense.

Torvik in-season only, we're #3 offense and #4 defense.

 

[Conndog]

We go a true 8 deep with zero drop-off. I’m not sure there is another team in the country like that.

Yeah, but I’m nervous still. Suppose the starting five all have bad games. Now, what if the next three best players have stinker games as well? Wouldn’t you be worried too?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

And just so hard for opponents to reel off a big run with this team’s depth, consistency in getting good looks, and the two big fellas down low.

 

[prankster]

I think Sanogo reads the boneyard.

The entire team would be better off if they did not.

 

[caw]

At one point in the second half Butler was in the bonus from UConn fouls, but had only been called for 5 fouls ALL game themselves.

Officiating was not great but in no way did it favor UConn.

It wasn’t skewed either way. They let things go for the most part. There were a lot of hand checks and touch fouls they could have called both ways. By and large it was pretty even.

 

[Mike Honcho]

They didn’t get railroaded at all. At one point in 2nd half we had 6 fouls they had one. And it was ridiculous.

I will say two things though. Adama used his shoulder very effectively tonight to create space, and I really like the no calls for that stuff, I think centers should be allowed leeway in space carving, but we see it called all the time all over college hoops, I think what made them crazy is Bates then got called for a less forceful one than at least 2 of Adamas. You can tell when a player has arrived when refs give them respect. Kemba had it, Emeka had it , Adama has it. He’s earned it.

Also AJ should’ve been T’d up ( in my mind) for that shoulder ram on Bates after that hard sceeen, AJ lost his head briefly there, coach did a good job reeling him in, but AJ had an extra edge tonight, was yapping more than normal. The kid is SO competitive and it’s what makes him so great. Just needs to be careful getting too emotional, he’s been so great this month because his composure has been tremendous.

Yea spot on with all of these observations. AJ had a clear path to the basket early on in the second half, and instead of throwing it down, he tried to contort himself to avoid contact and lay it in. He needs to direct his emotions at the rim sometimes. We all know he's got the athleticism and tenacity to do it. This is blatant conjecture, but he injured his hand/wrist earlier in his career by dunking so hard. I wonder if that impacts his decision-making.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

UConn beat a likely NIT team by 22 on the road. About what I would expect from a Top 5 team.

 

[Waquoit]

UConn beat a likely NIT team by 22 on the road. About what I would expect from a Top 5 team.

They tripled the spread. How much you have it for?

 

[bigknight3]

 

[hardcorehusky]

Spurtability!

 

[dingaling]

I didn't realize Sanogo was so good and Emoni Bates looked legit.

Also, Clingan played well in the 2nd half but more like a rookie in the 1st. It's good for everyone we dont need to rely on him necessarily. But even when he was looking like a freshman in the first half, he was still affecting shots. So even if he's not playing great, he still adds that block threat.

But yeah, hes not Sanogo. Sanogo is a man.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Great performance. Team didn’t shoot very well but dominated in the effort categories, boards, defense. Sanogo was phenomenal but it was gritty effort by lots of guys.

 

[Leebo]

I didn't realize Sanogo was so good and Emoni Bates looked legit.

You watching Eastern Michigan games on the side?

 

[uconnfan68]

I didn't realize Sanogo was so good and Emoni Bates looked legit.

Also, Clingan played well in the 2nd half but more like a rookie in the 1st. It's good for everyone we dont need to rely on him necessarily. But even when he was looking like a freshman in the first half, he was still affecting shots. So even if he's not playing great, he still adds that block threat.

But yeah, hes not Sanogo. Sanogo is a man.

Not Emoni… it’s Manny. Different guy.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Need all those people sayin we were better with Clingan on the court over sanogo to eat a whole plate of crow tonight. No knock on Clingan, but Sanogo is the All-American center (this year).

I'm way behind on this thread. Caught the game in type delay.

This Clingan vs Sanogo thread will continue to be stupid all year and any individual game comparison is meaningless.

Sanogo should be better most games and will be better most games.

There will be games where Clingan outperforms Sanogo.

 

[HooperScooper]

Yo. I was telling my lady about that Sanogo quote. Not sure he meant it to sound as cold as it was. But that was some cold blooded talk. “They thought they could win, but they could not”

Probably gonna be a theme.

He said it kind of matter of factly. Didn't sound like he was doing it to be disrespectful of the other team and I don't think he was trying to be funny. I think he was just answering a question in a language that's not his native language. Jackson and Hawkins thought it was funny though.

 

[dingaling]

He said it kind of matter of factly. Didn't sound like he was doing it to be disrespectful of the other team and I don't think he was trying to be funny. I think he was just answering a question in a language that's not his native language. Jackson and Hawkins thought it was funny though.

The smirk on Andre and Jordans faces is priceless

 

[SixRings]

This nothing less than great TCF. You’ve outdone yourself again! Picture Manny seeing this pic. Epic.

 

[HooperScooper]

Plus, Clingan had almost a rebound a minute and didn't miss a shot.

The box score says he was 2-2 from the field but I swear he missed a layup. I remember saying something to my son about how he has pretty good touch around the basket and almost never misses bunnies like that. Anyone else remember this? Or maybe I'm just getting old. Lol

 

[SouleMan]

The box score says he was 2-2 from the field but I swear he missed a layup. I remember saying something to my son about how he has pretty good touch around the basket and almost never misses bunnies like that. Anyone else remember this? Or maybe I'm just getting old. Lol

Did the miss lead to an offensive goaltending call? Cause that happened.

 

[bigknight3]

This nothing less than great TCF. You’ve outdone yourself again! Picture Manny seeing this pic. Epic.

Def, I wanted to come back to tag him. Great work @tcf15 !

 

[Waquoit]

They don't seem to get rattled much and not for long , if at all.