It’s hard to be that unprepared for a game.

[Improviser]

Too bad we weren't matched against Indiana for the 12 seed. Looks like they're getting whipped badly.

 

[Palatine]

All true. But if we score more than 22 poins in the first half, we probably win. Our flaccid offense doomed us not Allen.

 

[jibsey]

You didn’t watch if that’s your conclusion. One guy scored 37 out of 70 points. This game made us look like the 85 Bears against Kadary the first time around.

Danny is clearly not ready for the big stage. Forget about how soft and unprepared we came out. His continued inability to adjust in game is mind boggling. 3rd grade hoops coaches can diagnose this crap.

Had 2 guys on him, who could stop him?

 

[UKemba15]

And he refuses to adjust.

This continues to be accurate. You (and others) have posted this phrase numerous times on here, and the pattern is very troubling to me. I’m as big a Hurley supporter as there is, but this game soured me on him more than any other. I’m not giving up on him, but my god he needs to stop coaching like he’s at a mid-major.

 

[UconnFanDC]

You didn’t watch if that’s your conclusion. One guy scored 37 out of 70 points. This game made us look like the 85 Bears against Kadary the first time around.

Danny is clearly not ready for the big stage. Forget about how soft and unprepared we came out. His continued inability to adjust in game is mind boggling. 3rd grade hoops coaches can diagnose this crap.

Welp. I guess Hurley made plays for them dumb fouls

 

[superjohn]

They hit some absolutely ridiculous shots. What is preparation going to do about that?

UConn looked like they didn't even want to be out there, no gameplan whatsoever and zero energy.

 

[polycom]

Coaching is relatively straight forward you have strengths and weaknesses. You try to highlight your strengths and avoid the weaknesses. Their strength 1 player our strength.. defense. 1 player score an inefficient 37 and we lost imagine….

 

[Huskymagic]

Speaking of the talent on this team: highly overrated. NMSU guys had more footspeed than our guys and equal athletically.

They also had a go to guy in Allen who torched us.

Hurley has no strategy except to our hustle the other team. Sanogo very selfish and soft. His play big reason we lost.


PS: Dan Hurley is on the hot seat. This performance after last years mantra about the loss to Maryland.

 

[Palatine]

The game was tied 16 minutes into the game.

Because their offense was started slowly as well. But theirs eventually started going. Our didn't get going until after half. We just stayed stalled all first half.

 

[Lynyrd]

Looked unprepared and uninterested for a good portion of the game. Cannot let one player beat you.

 

[husky429]

Can we attempt to keep the Hurley debate in one thread? It may be an impossibility on this board, but I figured it's worth a shot.

My thoughts are all over the place, and feel free to critique...

1.) Hurley probably deserves to be in the hot seat next year. He does a lot of things well, but we are a team that expects to win in the tournament. 0 wins in 4 years is unacceptable. Period. Rebuild or not.

2.) He also is probably NOT on the hot seat, because we don't have the money for it.

3.) Either he doesn't know how, or his emotions get in the way, of Hurley making adjustments and coaching well in close games. Yes, the players missed shots. Yes, we didn't defend all that well. But when the team consistent lays eggs in close games and tournament games, it's on the COACH.

4.) The refusal to play a zone early this season when we could practice it with lower stakes cost us big time. The inflexibility on defense kills us. Our strategy is not much more nuanced than "play harder than the other team"... that works A LOT of the time. That doesn't work against teams like Creighton, Nova, and certainly not in big tournament games. Everyone is prepared. Everyone knows your playbook

5.) We recruited well, but made some mistakes. We expected Gaffney to contribute more than he did. I'm not sure we can blame the staff for that. Same with the Whaley/Sanogo thing... they don't play well together, but ultimately they're two of our best players and they do need to see the floor. Even if they don't mesh well.

 

[Madmannsucks]

So this. Hurley did not have team ready. Got outhustled much of the game. Still no post season wins, year 4.

 

[Exodus]

Their other guys who weren't Teddy went 7/10 from 3.

Most important stat of the game. Great comment.

 

[Improviser]

You didn’t watch if that’s your conclusion. One guy scored 37 out of 70 points. This game made us look like the 85 Bears against Kadary the first time around.

Danny is clearly not ready for the big stage. Forget about how soft and unprepared we came out. His continued inability to adjust in game is mind boggling. 3rd grade hoops coaches can diagnose this crap.

Don't we have some 3rd grade coaches on the BY?

Maybe they should have been on the bench this game.

 

[SixRings]

Starting to think DH is over his head. Team not prepared well and little to no adjustments. It’s true.

 

[uconngb]

Think you summed it up pretty well

 

[UCPharma11]

Should have played a zone WAYYYY sooner and or had a hybrid defense similar to the one Maryland employed on us last year in the tournament that stopped Bouknight cold. Maryland basically Would form a wall of 2-3 ppl in the interior when bouknight drove down the lane. Well. On to next year!!! Hopeful that Clingan will transition nicely and be incorporated earlier. We need a nice rotation of Akok, Samson, Clingan.

 

[TheRealPuck]

Yet again. Unprepared and not ready for the one thing that’s completely and painfully obvious to be ready for.

I love what Hurley is doing for the program but he is not a good in-game coach and we need help fast. I don’t give two about what any poster thinks… letting Allen do that is inexcusable without having something different prepared is insane. Picking up your guy every time at half court and getting blown by doesn’t actually work.

Find another team that is as that unprepared, undisciplined, or tighter when it matters more than his teams. You can’t.

I cannot wait to hear/see the excuses, Instagram posts, wife’s podscasts, and cool off-season mantras to come… 45 07.

 

[upstater]

I have to say, I just don't like our style of play, and it has nothing to do with our lack of shooters. I don't even like our defense either. I just find it unappealing.

 

[AntG168]

I don’t think it’s coaching as much as it is roster construction.

 

[upstater]

After what happened last year, this was unacceptable.

 

[giddyup]

The guy went off and couldn’t be stopped. Not hard to understand but we need better players.

That’s called competitive basketball. Every loss has an excuse. Hell, we didn’t even prep to deny his right hand. Make him move left and he is less efficient.

 

[t8per]

Good recruiter. Mediocre coach. But like you said, we don't have the money to get rid if him

 

[giddyup]

Most important stat of the game. Great comment.

Any you let the odds take effect over time. Deny Allen was the key and make 4 other guys beat you.

 

[Madmannsucks]

After what happened last year, this was unacceptable.

Yup.