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I’m so sick of this team’s embarrassing free throw shooting

rollskies said:
You think it’s more embarrassing that we lost to 8th ranked creighton in overtime rather than losing to one of the worst teams in the conference when we are ranked 23rd? Okay, to each his own I guess
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Yes, that was a game that we imploded and I still haven't gotten over. This was a game I expected to lose going in with no Bouknight, and is still a game we should and could have won
 
navery12 said:
Yes, that was a game that we imploded and I still haven't gotten over. This was a game I expected to lose going in with no Bouknight, and is still a game we should and could have won
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That’s fair. I’m still not over that one either. I thought both games were winnable. I mean we’re not gonna win every game but the way we lost BOTH of those games this season hurts pretty bad
 
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rollskies said:
I can’t remember a more embarrassing loss in the Hurley era. Being ranked was fun while it lasted
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rankings come out monday, therefore if we pull off the upset against creighton this saturday we will still be in the top 25.
 
Palatine said:
Cole missed two of four and Martin missed three of four down the stretch. We lost by four.
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Not winning players when it counts. Polley great shooter needs to be taking these foul shots late. Even though Polley made a great drive and pass to Martin, I would prefer if Polley just takes it himself and let Martin just get a putback if need be. Polley wouldn't miss those free throws.

Gaff is a good free throw shooter, he needs to be out there for that reason alone in late game situations.
 
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I’m surprised we didn’t come ready to play in the throwback uni’s.
 
Cole was good. He needs to nut up and hit free throws though. And Posh had his way with him down the stretch, but he also played 38 minutes. Those calling for Gaff really must not watch basketball.
 
SLY63 said:
Martin missing 2 FTs down by 1 with <1 min to play was just murder
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want to put this in the right context. W/O Martin we are most likely not in a competitive game, however multiple games now this season, Martin fouled, game very close, 2 FT's only to miss both!! I Understand the kid is tired, plays the whole game, but a gamer is a gamer!

Puzzle pieces just not storming, norming, forming...freebies killing us at this stage, ah yah yah
 
That loss is on Hurley and the lousy foul shooting

Came home hoping for a good win and this is what I got. So disappointed
 
rollskies said:
Name one game where there were expectations this high and we lost to the bottom of the conference team? We finally got ranked and blew it. This one is up there in my book
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all we really know about practice is that it’s crazy intense and non-stop movement. Maybe there needs to be more stopping to breathe, focus and hit free throws and not throw the ball so hard oh layups
 
AidanTheMan said:
rankings come out monday, therefore if we pull off the upset against creighton this saturday we will still be in the top 25.
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I hope so!!! That would be great if we could pull out a win there. Obviously wish we had Bouk but I still think there’s hope. I was clearly very upset after the loss lmao
 
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ucawn said:
Hold up... why are we going after Cole???
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I thought Cole had a decent "floor game" given the constant pressure he was under by their press all game..

Would the BY agree that much of what a PG does on offense(as a distributor of the ball) is through silent visual communication with the potential recipients of their passes?? If those potential recipients have their heads down most of the time while they are going through the motions of the offense.. What do you want the PG to do?? In other words.. They are not ready to accept a pass nor are they even trying to get open..

I can't tell you how many times in the last few games that Cole (or Gaffney) has been left isolated dribbling the ball waiting for anyone to shake free and get open so that they can even accept a pass/assist..No hard cuts..No back doors.. No using screens to get free..

After we broke the initial pressure of their press.. We seemed content to settle back into the offensive scheme rather than attack any advantages that we might have had.. If no one is running the lanes.. Head up.. What are you supposed to do??

Help defense..A totally different subject.. Was flawed for the same reason.. St Johns was doing a lay up drill when going to the hoop once past their defender because UConn's help defense was terrible. Head up and being aware of your surroundings/game situation/peripheral vision/call out picks/switching are a fundamental part of team defense.. No one was helping anyone.. How many times did St John's guards score off of the dribble with absolutely no help defense yesterday?? Credit their coach for adjusting to our early lead by going small.. It's all he could do with AS dominating like he was..

We will be a better team with Bouk/Andre/AA healthy.. You can't hang everything on PG play.. We have other flaws as a team the way it is currently constructed(with injuries). PG play is not a team advantage.. But its adequate.
 
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Grey Goose said:
I thought Cole had a decent "floor game" given the constant pressure he was under by their press all game..

Would the BY agree that much of what a PG does on offense(as a distributor of the ball) is through silent visual communication with the potential recipients of their passes?? If those potential recipients have their heads down most of the time while they are going through the motions of the offense.. What do you want the PG to do?? In other words.. They are not ready to accept a pass nor are they even trying to get open..

I can't tell you how many times in the last few games that Cole (or Gaffney) has been left isolated dribbling the ball waiting for anyone to shake free and get open so that they can even accept a pass/assist..No hard cuts..No back doors.. No using screens to get free..

After we broke the initial pressure of their press.. We seemed content to settle back into the offensive scheme rather than attack any advantages that we might have had.. If no one is running the lanes.. Head up.. What are you supposed to do??

Help defense..A totally different subject.. Was flawed for the same reason.. St Johns was doing a lay up drill when going to the hoop once past their defender because UConn's help defense was terrible. Head up and being aware of your surroundings/game situation/peripheral vision/call out picks/switching are a fundamental part of team defense.. No one was helping anyone.. How many times did St John's guards score off of the dribble with absolutely no help defense yesterday?? Credit their coach for adjusting to our early lead by going small.. It's all he could do with AS dominating like he was..

We will be a better team with Bouk/Andre/AA healthy.. You can't hang everything on PG play.. We have other flaws as a team the way it is currently constructed(with injuries). PG play is not a team advantage.. But its adequate.
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I agree both in the half court and on inbounds plays there’s a lack of hard cuts and Adama was just begging guys to use his big body as a screen to get free, but few takers.
 
CTBasketball said:
I feel like this team is better off long term if we let Gaffney fail and learn. Cole is clearly not the answer, he shouldn’t be given the reigns.
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He had 4 fouls in 11 minutes. Who plays in the 2nd half?
 
CTBasketball said:
I’m saying long term.
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What is long term? Bouknight is in the NBA in 90 days.

(Incidentally, I love the idea of just turning over the keys to Gaffney and letting him "fail and learn." This board is an absolute dumpster fire after one loss, imagine what it would look like under your preferred outcome.)
 
I never have to guess if uconn won. I just need to check how quickly UCDaveD posts after a game.
 
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