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3RingsCT said:
Until a team like Morehead becomes a victim of a 30 point blow out, UCONN is not back. Squeaking by with a 10 point win is not enough. Granted, Hurley doesn’t have the horses yet, but this is far from UCONN expectations
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Oh.
 
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3RingsCT said:
Until a team like Morehead becomes a victim of a 30 point blow out, UCONN is not back. Squeaking by with a 10 point win is not enough. Granted, Hurley doesn’t have the horses yet, but this is far from UCONN expectations
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You'll get grief for this, and while you're not wrong, it's also true that Hurley has brought a whole different attitude and atmosphere to this program that shows up during the game and portends well for us going forward.
 
Had to stream the game but from the way it sounded our Huskies were pretty active. Congrats!! Sounds like coach got the fellas playing at a pace that has been missing for awhile. Although it was one game, I like the energy that was on display.
 
We lose by 20 without the coaching change.

Hurley does seem like a young Calhoun. It's 1990 all over again! Where's the Gaza Stripper?
 
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Dove said:
This team is in a whole different orbit compared to last season. We would be down 10 and you would be watching Dr. K Exotic Animal Vet.
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No . You would.

Others are the type of UConn fans who stuck it out no matter how bad it got.

To each his own.

But I too enjoyed the energy we played with. It’s a bottom level building block and I like the possibilities.
 
Travelman32 said:
This game and result were closer to last year then this year's potential ceiling if that makes sense. UConn will improve a lot this year.
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Yeah pretty much.

The foot off the gas/careless mistakes when up margins where a spurt could end it were eerily familiar, but I have no doubt that will be a major point for Hurley early this season.
 
It is going to take some time until the guys get the new system and understand their roles. Results could be closer to last year until February. People need to be patient.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
You'll get grief for this, and while you're not wrong, it's also true that Hurley has brought a whole different attitude and atmosphere to this program that shows up during the game and portends well for us going forward.
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No doubt about it. Hurley has brought a whole new intensity and by all accounts, accountability as well. Both extremely positive attributes and will pay dividends in the long term. He just doesn’t have the team yet.

This will take time, but in reality, the performance last night was not that special. Just step one in a 1000 step process.
 
3RingsCT said:
No doubt about it. Hurley has brought a whole new intensity and by all accounts, accountability as well. Both extremely positive attributes and will pay dividends in the long term. He just doesn’t have the team yet.

This will take time, but in reality, the performance last night was not that special. Just step one in a 1000 step process.
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Step one is always special
 
August_West said:
No . You would.

Others are the type of UConn fans who stuck it out no matter how bad it got.

To each his own.

But I too enjoyed the energy we played with. It’s a bottom level building block and I like the possibilities.
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Not gonna lie I turned a flew games off at the half last year. The completely unwatchable ones. Sometimes, when I was feeling particularly masochistic, I stuck around til the buzzer
 
They certainly played hard and more aggressively but what strikes me is the lack of real talent on this team. Recruiting needs to really move up if we want to get back to UConn basketball. Oh Adams is good. Gilbert needs to stop getting lost among the trees, and maybe that improves as he gets back in game shape. the rest is very mediocre.
 
3RingsCT said:
Until a team like Morehead becomes a victim of a 30 point blow out, UCONN is not back. Squeaking by with a 10 point win is not enough. Granted, Hurley doesn’t have the horses yet, but this is far from UCONN expectations
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This was not squeaking by.
 
It wasn’t squeaking by but it wasn’t a blowout by any means either. It never really had the feel of a game we would lose which is huge progress for a team that has lost to the likes of Wagner and Northeastern in the recent past. On the other hand it never had the feel of a dominating performance either. I just don’t think we have the horses to dominate mid majors at the moment.
 
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We looked much better than I expected, even if the result was closer than we all hoped. It feels good to have...

1) A real basketball coach again and not a rudderless ship.
2) A true PG in Gilbert who allows to Jalen to be our secondary ball-handler.
3) A big man who's a threat in the PnR in Carlton.

We are still short on talent and there are many areas we need to improve on but the team played hard and with a purpose like they had a goal and worked hard towards executing it. We showed more cohesion last night--with a new coach and many new pieces--than we did in any game the last two seasons I can recall.
 
LOVED the energy last night for cupcake #1. Hope this continues as the schedule gets increasingly more difficult.
 
Jaker said:
i am cautiously optimistic, but lets see if we can score against the 2-3
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We have the tools but I'd feel better about it if the game were later in the season. Would love to see Josh making foul line jumpers all night like the old Calhoun teams.
 
huskyfan224 said:
Let's not forget that Wilson, Yakwe, and Diarra didn't play. The margin of victory with those guys would've been more that 10
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Your point stands, but Yakwe did play one minute last night. Looked absolutely lost, but that's to be expected.
 
In general the most likeable a person can be is right after you first get to know them. You say hello how ya doing, oh what a great guy. Then over time you slowly get to know them. The flaws you never saw on day one become apparent. Eventually you hate them. (just kidding, maybe) Granted this is not for every individual but think how many people were great.... initially. Wait, think about all the love for KO here initially. Remember when we were taking the stairs not the elevator? This is Hurley's honeymoon and yes at this point he's a God. He will be criticized by many on this board before too long. May the honeymoon never end, or at least let it become just a solid marriage.
 
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jibsey said:
In general the most likeable a person can be is right after you first get to know them. You say hello how ya doing, oh what a great guy. Then over time you slowly get to know them. The flaws you never saw on day one become apparent. Eventually you hate them. (just kidding, maybe) Granted this is not for every individual but think how many people were great.... initially. Wait, think about all the love for KO here initially. Remember when we were taking the stairs not the elevator? This is Hurley's honeymoon and yes at this point he's a God. He will be criticized by many on this board before too long. May the honeymoon never end, or at least let it become just a solid marriage.
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This is so true. When JC arrived I loved him. Then he lost his second game to Yale and I hated him.
 
formerlurker said:
Do you walk outside to get the mail and yell at yourself to get off the lawn? DB post.
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There's a lot of that going around. UConn has to get better right quick and gain some younger fans. The base is getting old and crotchety.
 
jibsey said:
In general the most likeable a person can be is right after you first get to know them. You say hello how ya doing, oh what a great guy. Then over time you slowly get to know them. The flaws you never saw on day one become apparent. Eventually you hate them. (just kidding, maybe) Granted this is not for every individual but think how many people were great.... initially. Wait, think about all the love for KO here initially. Remember when we were taking the stairs not the elevator? This is Hurley's honeymoon and yes at this point he's a God. He will be criticized by many on this board before too long. May the honeymoon never end, or at least let it become just a solid marriage.
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I couldn't stand one of longest and closest friends when we first met. In fact, I used to prank him relentlessly. Eventually he wore me down though. Outstanding guy and thoroughly misunderstood by most people who meet him.
 
I hope Hurley does not get attacked here and he does have slack for quite awhile but anyone who reads the Yard knows it can can be a tough crowd and it will happen. He is the golden boy now though.
 
There are some bad habits that will eventually wear off. He is teaching you can tell for sure in a few players and things in the game. You hear from the interviews they feel more positive and passionate about the “team” and the coaching they are getting. These are all the initial points needed to now begin the improvement of the players on court games.

He’s doing a great job early but there will still be speed bumps. Still my expectations this year is this team will be a tough out coming February and hopefully their record will have withstood enough tests to give them a chance to make a run at the dance. That would be a successful first year with getting in being a bonus.
 
He’s obviously a good coach and let’s face it, he has enough talented guards to make this happen. We’re going to find out pretty soon too.
 
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