Hey Dan….. (merged threads)

[HuskyFich]

Only took one loss for this thread. Kind of interesting when you think about it

It doesnt Mean the sky is falling, lol. But he did get outcoached imo… didn’t change lineups or offensive sets nearly enough.

 

[Fatroony5]

Excellent game plan from Xavier, Miller hammered those screen actions and got tons of good looks off those. Thought UConn was going to take it when they came out hot in the second half but Nunge coming back really settled them in. Not a bad loss by any means, just surprised we didn’t see Diarra a little more in the second half, after that transition turnover he basically got buried on the bench. Thought he brought a lot in the first half and settled them in. Biggest concern for the team is Newton late in games and his propensity to be a little loose with the ball. I think we’ll have some minor minute adjustments there.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Whenever Jackson realizes he can take it to the rim, he'll take it to the rim. Dude can jump over everyone.

Seems like we’re waiting for something that isn’t coming. It’s been 2.5 years.

 

[Dean Wormer]

How quickly things turn on Hurley & co. after a loss lol. It was bad, but we’ll learn from it & be fine - the refs were trash & the play/coaching wasn’t the best, but it’s a vital learning experience. We will be fine.

This game had a March Madness vibe to it. Hostile environment and a pesky underdog going toe to toe.
We have the most talent and deepest bench in the country, but we let X dictate to us instead of the other way around. You gotta have more Clingan in a game like this. He was the difference early.

 

[metsfan2323]

Tough ask to play a freshman over a NPOY candidate though.

I'll take substance over hype every day of the week.

I think this is the number one issue with this team going forward, Clingan is being held back because Danny feels like he can't bench the junior with all of the hype.

 

[uconngb]

They played horrible team defense and looked flat. They played soft all game content playing from the perimeter and never really driving or putting pressure on attacking the driving lanes and rim.

They made it very easy for Xavier to not foul and not get to the free throw line

Newton was completely out of sync and Hurley didn’t want to make a change. Befuddling coaching by Hurley today. Thought he had grown and adjusted this year but reverted back to his deficiencies from prior years

This is the issue this year. Thus far, haven’t really needed his coaching. We’ve just been more talented than the other team. Today showed that he really hasn’t learned much. In close games, he loses his mind and the team follows suit.

 

[Palatine]

Sanogo was bad stats aside.
Newton was bad. We’ll leave it at That.
40 3 pt attempts.
Refusal to play clingan and Diarra.

We haven’t worked the ball inside with set plays in 4 games. People are adapting to Sanogo, we need a change.


And that T.

Just gross ending to the game.

C'mon. You don't mean it. You're just upset we lost.

We didn't play well today. And a lot of the time it was 8 on 5. We still could have won. It happens over the course of a seaon.

 

[3rdbass]

It doesnt Mean the sky is falling, lol. But he did get outcoached imo… didn’t change lineups or offensive sets nearly enough.

Yeah it was weird he didn't put Diarra in there in the second half when we needed someone who could create offense. Just a baffling move to keep Newton in there alone as the only person to facilitate offense. They were letting us taking 3's and we were missing them.

 

[prankster]

Also think we can all agree that you miss a player like Johnson in a game like this

This! AK was a bit undersized for his assignment, today.

SJ would have been a difference maker, IMHO.

 

[XLCenterFan]

I would take it better if team & coach didn't finish the game so poorly. That game should have been buzzer beater type win or loss not the mess it was by UConn the last 4 mins.

True. But that's the first time this team has been in that spot together...in that environment. Shouldn't have been in that spot, but we ended up in it. Let's respond. We know who we got next. PC better look out.

 

[Pmac923]

They wouldn’t have won their first 14 games without Hurley - he’s made some great coaching moves to get them here. All is well in Storrs, we’ll see them on January 25th!

 

[tentoes4rings]

Karaban and Sanogo couldn't guard anyone and somehow Sanogo plays 33 minutes and Clingan plays 7, then Hurley loses is composure with the game on the line and the team follows his lead losing their composure. I hoped Hurley was beyond this stuff at this point, he was outcoached today which would be easier to accept (Miller is a really good coach) if he didn't blow our chances with the tech.

A loss on the road to a really good X team is fine but I hate the way it happened and it makes me a bit nervous.

Also, we need Samson back. Karaban needs more rest overall and some matchups are just bad for him, today was a terrible matchup for him and Hurley left him out there to get abused. X was the fresher team which should never be the case with our depth.

Absolutely on Clingan. Had 4 points, 2 rebounds and a big block and got SEVEN minutes. Dan Hurley falls too in love with Adama. He’s a great talent but he’s a worse defender and the offense is too simple when he’s in, either dump down to him, which teams are starting to defend better, or settle for threes. I like the balance of the team when Clingan is in. He’s too talented to be relegated to a 7 minute backup center.

 

[SeattleHoop]

At the end of the day, we let them put up 83 on us. They beat us in the paint , I expect us to correct that next time we see them and hopefully if Johnson comes back he could help inside defensively.

Eventually someone was going to exploit that. Karaban is a freshman and he’s not a really big body compared to stronger 4’s. Jerome Hunter punished us inside

 

[NotADime89]

Seems like we’re waiting for something that isn’t coming. It’s been 2.5 years.

Clown. If you were told we would be 14-1 at the end of 2022 you wouldn’t be happy? A ton of people in this place definitely want UConn to lose its mind numbing

 

[Candyman]

The offense hasn’t looked too good for like 3 games in a row. Needed Joey C to help us over come a 7 point 2nd half deficit to the worst team in the league. Needed Diarras late game efforts against Nova.

Yes it’s one loss but it is worrisome since the next game is on the road against a very good Providence team with a better coach. Then home to a Creighton team who finally has it together and an even better coach.

 

[3rdbass]

And Jackson didn’t either. Kid thinks he’s a 3 point shooter now.
Also dislike his defense. He consistently gets beat going to the rim, relying on the fact, he can usually outjump a player and block them from behind. That is not good defense.

He sometimes doesn't box out and just thinks he can out jump people which is bad fundamentals. Though my boy Hawkins looked too one dimensional and how a bout using your midrange game when they cut you off. Just not a good looking offense. We were saved by at the 3's we got.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Clown. If you were told we would be 14-1 at the end of 2022 you wouldn’t be happy? A ton of people in this place definitely want UConn to lose its mind numbing

That has absolutely nothing to do with my post, no one said a thing about having any discontent with our record lmao. You’re the clown.Andre doesn’t drive and finish at the rim in the half court. Have I simplified it enough for you, or is that still tripping you up?

 

[Connecticut13]

Sucks to be 14-1 doesn’t it? Go home

Oh spare me. We can still call out bad decisions when they’re made. He made some bad decisions today and it cost us the game. Anyone who doesn’t think getting a T at that moment wasn’t foolish is foolish themselves. You go home.

 

[Deleted at users request]

I'll take substance over hype every day of the week. I think this is the number one issue with this team going forward. Clingan is being held back by the hype that surrounds Sanogo, it needs to be addressed.

I 100% agree with you. Hurley is known to be loyal to upperclassmen though and Sanogo is a leader on the team. I just don’t see him giving Clingan more deserved time because it would be over Sanogo of all people.

 

[auror]

3s weren't going in today and the solution was to shoot more 3s.

We were shooting 43% on 3's before the last 2 minutes. They were going in.

It doesnt Mean the sky is falling, lol. But he did get outcoached imo… didn’t change lineups or offensive sets nearly enough.

That's not getting "outcoached." That's not coaching optimally. Outcoaching is when the other coach makes a move or scheme and our coach doesn't react. Wasn't really any of that. They had good guys making plays at home. We had guys making some plays, but not enough.

 

[auror]

I'll take substance over hype every day of the week.

I think this is the number one issue with this team going forward, Clingan is being held back because Danny feels like he can't bench the junior with all of the hype.

I 100% agree with you. Hurley is known to be loyal to upperclassmen though and Sanogo is a leader on the team. I just don’t see him giving Clingan more deserved time because it would be over Sanogo of all people.

You guys are out of your damn minds. Sanogo is incredible. "Hype". My goodness.

 

[Reality2021]

The fact is they did just as Nova did. Make us take 30 plus threes. Make sure Hawkins and Joey ain’t the ones taking them. The rest are not great shooters.

We have no one who can take it to the rim. That is our downfall this year.

Exactly, no one can break down the defense.

 

[AdamaNation]

Clingan > Sanogo at basketball.

This take is a sizzler!!

 

[Deleted at users request]

You guys are out of your damn minds. Sanogo is incredible. "Hype". My goodness.

Sanogo is a force, but he has stretches where he is bad. Sanogo makes hard things easy and sometimes make easy things hard. When the hard things stop being easy it’s bad… Clingan consistently makes easy things easy. He’s dependable. There are going to be times where he’s the better option.

Like sometimes we just need easy points that Sanogo can’t get us but Clingan can just because he can straight up dunk the ball. Not to mention the obvious step up in rim protection Clingan brings.

 

[Rico444]

We talk about our depth all the time, Hurley talks about it all the time. Yet we keep in Karaban and Newton who were total negatives, and Adama wasn’t a ton better regardless of stats. Just doesn’t make sense.

I don’t care that Andre made some 3s. This kid should NEVER take 12 3s in a game.

Also we don’t get free throws because we don’t go to the rim guys. It’s simple. Xavier does, and they got calls.

We took 30 shots inside the 3 point line and got one whistle on those 30 shots.

 

[bmayuc]

this isn't complex and look no one's perfect but Hurley got owned by Miller it is what it is.

Xavier ate at the rim cuz Nunge/Freemantle/Hunter are bigger than Sanogo/Karaban/Andre and Sanogo/Karaban is not a rim protection racket so their guards got to the rim at will

This is exactly the game where Clingan should get 20-25 to lock up the inside and Hurley just couldn't figure that out. It is what it is

 

[UofCT]

Would have been nice to see Clingan and Sanogo in the game together. I know it’s been discussed but you have to figure out how to play your best players together.

 

[Conndog]

Wish we saw more Joey C today too- and have an intervention with Sanogo to tell him to not play defense 25 feet from basket (unless that is Hurley's strategy- if so, time to find a new strategy)

 

[tzznandrew]

Seems like we’re waiting for something that isn’t coming. It’s been 2.5 years.

To be fair, we've had numerous stars (Ben Gordon) not really "get it" until past 2.5 years.

 

[AdamaNation]

It’s going to take some big balls for Hurley to start giving DC a more deserved minutes that cut into Sanogo’s. But if he does it I’ll be impressed. Tough ask to play a freshman over a NPOY candidate though.

If it’s purely about matchups then okay. This is the exact game where Samson was missed yo match the length and mobility of the other bigs. Again. I would have loved to see Richie get run in a game like this.