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Hurley Outcoached

Chin Diesel said:
There is an expanded full quote in the other threads where Sanogo does show he understood only one big was going to play.
But, if Hurley was only going to play one big, why not AS today?
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I appreciate your calling attention to this, given that I haven't seen the other threads except Sanogo MIA before coming here.

The excerpt as a standalone prompted my first use of the newly available full palette of emojis.
 
CTBasketball said:
Cole and Polley’s on ball perimeter defense really hurt us.

Need Bouknight back ASAP to take the heat off of them. No one on the roster can take over like he can.
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I didn't think cole was half bad on defense. Now gaffney was horrible.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
I appreciate your calling attention to this, given that I haven't seen the other threads except Sanogo MIA before coming here.

The excerpt as a standalone prompted my first use of the newly available full palette of emojis.
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You put more effort in to emoji match ups to comments and threads than Dan Hurley did with his players in this afternoon's debacle.
 
Chin Diesel said:
There is an expanded full quote in the other threads where Sanogo does show he understood only one big was going to play.
But, if Hurley was only going to play one big, why not AS today?
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One big, why? Whaley can guard better than Polley for sure who wasn't making shots and got beat every time on D. I mean everyone got beat off the dribble, how about at least creating a mismatch on the other end with Sanogo in the game. And honestly down 2 and a time out, to come back on the court needing a hoop and him not on the floor absolutely ridiculous! People calling for an apology I thought were nuts but you know what it may be that obvious. Might want to call Clingans dad too and tell him you had a brainfart.
 
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3rdbass said:
I didn't think cole was half bad on defense. Now gaffney was horrible.
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Maybe his worst game on D but he played it hard even when beat, made a couple plays but not good at all their guards used us. Better start practicing some 2-3, 1-3-1 because it may be the answer once in a while.
 
mauconnfan said:
Maybe his worst game on D but he played it hard even when beat, made a couple plays but not good at all their guards used us. Better start practicing some 2-3, 1-3-1 because it may be the answer once in a while.
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Yeah what was puzzling is that there was no help defense when our guards got.beat off the dribble. Just a weird defense we played today. I think Hurley was just outcoached today.
 
rcarj said:
Not sure I’m following your logic, we have more talented players, but we should lose because they match up better against a lineup that we can change at any time. This just means poor coaching decisions to me.
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I’ll dumb it down for you.

When they went small they played better than us.
 
mauconnfan said:
One big, why? Whaley can guard better than Polley for sure who wasn't making shots and got beat every time on D. I mean everyone got beat off the dribble, how about at least creating a mismatch on the other end with Sanogo in the game. And honestly down 2 and a time out, to come back on the court needing a hoop and him not on the floor absolutely ridiculous! People calling for an apology I thought were nuts but you know what it may be that obvious. Might want to call Clingans dad too and tell him you had a brainfart.
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I totally disagree with how Hurley coached the last 10 minutes. Ego, hubris or stubborness, he got punked.

I was just trying to tamp down some of the immediate reaction to the original shortened quote about Sanogo wanting more minutes down the stretch.
 
mauconnfan said:
One big, why? Whaley can guard better than Polley for sure who wasn't making shots and got beat every time on D. I mean everyone got beat off the dribble, how about at least creating a mismatch on the other end with Sanogo in the game. And honestly down 2 and a time out, to come back on the court needing a hoop and him not on the floor absolutely ridiculous! People calling for an apology I thought were nuts but you know what it may be that obvious. Might want to call Clingans dad too and tell him you had a brainfart.
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It makes zero sense, as you point out Whaley is nothing like a typical big defender. You can easily play him with Sanogo who was the best player on the court. Sanogo played 17 minutes and Josh only played 3 minutes. Adams played 30 minutes. Hurley is managing to play to our weaknesses and alienating our bigs.
 
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Deepster said:
Nonsense. Stop with the transfer absurdity.

Sanogo hasn’t been consistent and we have a deep roster, with more senior bigs. Sanogo can to continue to dominate when in and earn more.
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The reaction today from our fan base is insufferable and embarrassing. If Sanogo should transfer because he didn’t play in the last 10, should Hurley resign and take his stellar recruiting classes because UConn has better coaching options on a website?
 
Deepster said:
I’ll dumb it down for you.

When they went small they played better than us.
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I made the comment that Hurley coached this somewhere out of hubris, stubbornness and ego.

He coached like he wanted to prove he could put a better small ball team out there than SJU could put out there. And he lost. Bigly.

Instead of putting the best team out there to exploit the opponents' weaknesses, he tried to coach against their strengths.
 
Chin Diesel said:
I made the comment that Hurley coached this somewhere out of hubris, stubbornness and ego.

He coached like he wanted to prove he could put a better small ball team out there than SJU could put out there. And he lost. Bigly.

Instead of putting the best team out there to exploit the opponents' weaknesses, he tried to coach against their strengths.
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Exactly.
 
Timeouts and free throws.....all things Jim Calhoun should know a thing or two about.

Give him a ring for some advice.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
Akok isn’t the answer right now, anyone can see that. He’s just not up to speed. Sanogo not going back in is obviously the big qualm. That’s inexplicable.
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Actually I don't se anything in Akok at all. Last year a few right moments then hurt. This might be another AG story.
 
Chin Diesel said:
You put more effort in to emoji match ups to comments and threads than Dan Hurley did with his players in this afternoon's debacle.
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He has a lot of options, and managing who is on the floor (and when) will be his biggest learning this year, even without Jackson, Bouknight, and (so far, pretty much) Akok. I hope he doesn't think he had a good day.
 
rcarj said:
Oh, so we could’ve changed our lineup for a different outcome.
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Or maybe we could have played better.

Are you drinking?
 
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superjohn said:
It makes zero sense, as you point out Whaley is nothing like a typical big defender. You can easily play him with Sanogo who was the best player on the court. Sanogo played 17 minutes and Josh only played 3 minutes. Adams played 30 minutes. Hurley is managing to play to our weaknesses and alienating our bigs.
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He's letting the other team dictate who we play
 
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HungryHuskies said:
Timeouts and free throws.....all things Jim Calhoun should know a thing or two about.

Give him a ring for some advice.
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We were spoiled having one of the best game day coaches on the planet...expecting to duplicate that is a recipe for disappointment
 
1. Yes. Hurley was our coached.
2. Give SJU credit; they played hard and won with less taken but a better coach.
3. Yes, it is great to see UConn play traditional rival teams.
4. Glad to be back in the Big East.
 
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With a team going small, and with the size we have up front, you have to find a way to punish them inside so that they can't stay small. And on the defensive side of the ball? There are variations of man to man, even a matchup zone, that can stymie that small ball without going SU 2-3.

Now, all of that may not have mattered what with two 25% guys from 3 pt. range drilling them like a Curry, on top of our squad missing free throws repeatedly down the stretch.
 
Blaming Hurley feels reactionary. He drew up a play that got Martin a wide open three, which he hit. It's unfortunate that Martin missed those free throws after a strong drive and even more so on the heels of Cole and Creighton, but it happens. This team continues to be put in a position to make winning plays. Tough loss.
 
Chin Diesel said:
I made the comment that Hurley coached this somewhere out of hubris, stubbornness and ego.

He coached like he wanted to prove he could put a better small ball team out there than SJU could put out there. And he lost. Bigly.

Instead of putting the best team out there to exploit the opponents' weaknesses, he tried to coach against their strengths.
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Best take I have seen. Hurley point would make sense if we were down or it had been even. We were up damn near 10 points and running shot clock on every halfcourt possession. So why bench the guy who had a clear advantage in the halfcourt?
 
I love Hurley, but his answer doesn't cut it. Maybe if Whaley was having one of his better games today, but he struggled all game. Sanogo should have been the big on the floor.

My take, Hurley coached to not lose the game and didn't coach to win. You can't do this. When you have the lead, make the other team come and get you.
 
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