I'm actually dreading tonight's game.

[James]

In a weird way I look forward to the games as much or more during seasons when we are struggling. Way I look at it, the sooner you have the chance to get a bad taste out of your mouth, the better, especially with a team like this that is bad, not hopeless. The football team I might feel differently about.

You know what games I dread? NCAA Tournament games, even when we have nasty teams. Those games torment me. Watching a UConn game without knowing whether it will be the last game for eight months is just so stomach-churning. Doesn't stop me from paying $300 to watch in person, but I pretty much feel like I'm awaiting a murder trial in the hours leading up to those games.

I was this close to buying tickets to msg 2011, didn't want to see the team lose even though i was living in the city then. Honestly disagree with you here though champs, i can't get excited until we prove we are worth getting excited about. This game, win or loss, wont really swing my level of disappointment from the last two... a win vs ok state would though. just my opinion though, when uconn is in bad shape i dont even watch college basketball.

 

[Ewekon]

I'm in Westport. The game is blacked out for me on watchespn and espn 3. I t's not on SNY. I will stream the audio but if anyone has an idea on lower Fairfield County getting this game I would love to know.

 

[intlzncster]

And if they lose.... the good news is my brother is a psychiatric counselor.

Think he'd be willing to do a group session on the Yard?

 

[Yankees32123]

I'm in Westport. The game is blacked out for me on watchespn and espn 3. I t's not on SNY. I will stream the audio but if anyone has an idea on lower Fairfield County getting this game I would love to know.

The game is on SNY.

 

[champs99and04]

I was this close to buying tickets to msg 2011, didn't want to see the team lose even though i was living in the city then. Honestly disagree with you here though champs, i can't get excited until we prove we are worth getting excited about. This game, win or loss, wont really swing my level of disappointment from the last two... a win vs ok state would though. just my opinion though, when uconn is in bad shape i dont even watch college basketball.

Oh, I wouldn't describe myself as excited to watch, it's just that, the more I watch, the more likely it is that something does excite me.

 

[Paesano]

Tonight could be a double dose of dogshit. Double dose.

Chicks play Baylor at 7:30.

But more importantly...Vance comin'.

Well, the chicks won so it won't be a double dose.

I know people lose their collective minds when anything like this is suggested but, maybe, Ollie should watch a couple of Geno's practices. Not to take away anything technical (two different games and all that) but to remind him what a championship environment looks like. This is a rebuilding year for Geno so he has challenges too. The key is how you approach those challenges. It isn't what he does but how he does it and what he demands from his players.

 

[James]

starters announced, ollie heady enough to ditch facey from the line up. replaced vance with purvis.

 

[champs99and04]

starters announced, ollie heady enough to ditch facey from the line up. replaced vance with purvis.

I'm glad he didn't wait too long to make that change. It was inevitable.

 

[ASweet3781]

I've seen high school gyms bigger than this LMU gym. Should do wonders for our shooting.

 

[scotty0330]

My saving grace; if they lose......I'm still in Maui.

That ain't a bad trade off

 

[Dibbie]

Another Brimah block sails into the stands...

 

[UConn990411]

This will have to be a pressing team to succeed because Ollie just insists on not running a half court offense.

 

[Matrim55]

This will have to be a pressing team to succeed because Ollie just insists on not running a half court offense.

We're shooting 58% from the floor and have gotten to the line 12 times.

 

[Ewekon]

"The game is on SNY."

They did not have it listed on the program guide on SNY - cablevision. So thank you Yankees 32123

 

[UConn76]

Up 10 then quick 3's, turnovers against the press, and the Gilbert injury brings it back to a tie. Not the momentum we were looking for.

 

[UConn990411]

We're shooting 58% from the floor and have gotten to the line 12 times.

Right, the offense has been flawless.

How many of those points came in transition, by the way?

 

[Matrim55]

Right, the offense has been flawless.

How many of those points came in transition, by the way?

At the time I posted, which was just before Gilbert's injury? 6.

I mean, there's lots to complain about tonight, and it's pretty clear that we're en route to our worst season in 30+ years. But they're running a real offense and getting decent looks -- problem is half of them can't shoot, and the other half keeps passing up open 3s in order to take contested 2s.

 

[nomar]

I wish my cable went out and I didn't have to watch this debacle.

So bad. So horrifically bad.

 

[David 76]

It was an ugly but gutty win. I didn't know if they would overcome Gilbert's injury.

 

[4in16]

I've seen high school gyms bigger than this LMU gym. Should do wonders for our shooting.

Well if anything it's similar size to the Lahaina Civic Center. Not expecting much after how we've played but it's something.