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Kansas Post Game Thread

kobebeanbryant said:
people claiming moral victory are getting a false sense of security from a heroic performance by Newton.

without that, this was an ugly game by us.
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It’s fine we’ll beat UNC by 20 apparently
 
uconngb said:
How do I dislike this?? Cam was awful tonight and never should have been the one taking the last shot. Tristen needed to create there.
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Just hold the like button and make an angry face.

Tristen was doubled at the top of the key…would you have preferred a forced shot, or a pass to Diarra?
 
I'm a big Hurley supporter. But his team wasn't ready to play. It happens. Hope he learned something.
 
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Credit to the team for getting to a 4 pt lead after being down 12 in the 1st half... Great effort... BUT, the defense on McCullough at the end was nonnexistant...Cam and AK 3-14 from 3...yikes! Who wudda thunk it?
 
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Dove said:
drunk saturday night live GIF
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Kansas isnt trash this was their B game but its pretty clear they got our D game and still were a late Spencer 3 from losing. He hits that and its likely they lose. Im not so much bothered by the loss as i am absolutely disappointed in Clingan and Karaban moreso Karaban. Clingan is still not 100% but Karaban still cant guard a chair and was so passive and struggling with his shot. I hope this game was a wake up call for him.
 
Let’s be honest. This stings. But it’s the hardest atmosphere to play in all of college hoops under Self era. Plus it was our FIRST away game of the season.

Some of y’all need to settle f down.

This team played through adversity and it will help come conference play.

Another big one on Tuesday at MSG. That should be friendly despite the potential injuries sustained tonight.
 
1. Too many injuries
2. Too many missed FTs
3. Just enough bad calls (I don't care if that makes me look like a bad fan)

It is impressive that we kept it close.
 
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TheChamps990411 said:
And Karaban and Clingan no shows. Newton was incredible. One of the best single big game performances ive ever seen in a Uconn uniform.
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The combo of Karaban and Clingan underperforming is a mild trend to keep an eye on. Both seem to have no idea how to creat their own shot.

I love both players been they need to add some more moves to the aresnal
 
TheChamps990411 said:
And Karaban and Clingan no shows. Newton was incredible. One of the best single big game performances ive ever seen in a Uconn uniform.
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End of the first half and the entire second half Clingan played great. They hawked Karaban which is something all teams are going to do.

We need an inside presence from the 4 or 5
 
alphasigko said:
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Credit to the team for getting to a 4 pt lead after being down 12 in the 1st half... Great effort... BUT, the defense on McCullough at the end was nonnexistant...Cam and AK 3-14 from 3...yikes! Who wudda thunk it?
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Ive thunk it. I was on here warning people about AK but it was the "well he just had an off game". He has not looked good the last couple of games. Not just with his shot but poor decisions and bad defense which just seems to be who he is. I think he simply has trouble dealing with athleticsm and starts to rush and panic causing the poor play and fouls. Not good.
 
uconnfan68 said:
9/14 from 3. The guy that was 4-16 from the line goes 6-9. McCullar less than 30% from 3, hits 3-4. Dickinson hits 3-4 from 3.

Let me know when they do that again this year.
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Okay but Newton was under 30 percent and went 6-9. Big time players come to play in big games. We only had one come to play. They had 3.
 
uconntoatl said:
The combo of Karaban and Clingan underperforming is a mild trend to keep an eye on. Both seem to have no idea how to creat their own shot.

I love both players been they need to add some more moves to the aresnal
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I respectfully disagree. Clingan just looks sluggish and Karaban struggles with athletes and just wasnt aggressive offensively and add that his shot just looks off and no bueno. I do admit his shot did look a bit better. Didnt have that weird wind up.
 
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There should be no excuses for close games when entering the big east. This game and then at Gonzaga will be great prep to close out games with leads when playing away
 
How Sway?! said:
I think it's fair to say that Tristen is our best player. Wonder if he can get close to the top 5 points scored in a season for us.
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Highly doubtful. Too many options on offense. Plus we've had a bunch of guys average over 20 ppg and Newton won't do that.
 
TheChamps990411 said:
Ive thunk it. I was on here warning people about AK but it was the "well he just had an off game". He has not looked good the last couple of games. Not just with his shot but poor decisions and bad defense which just seems to be who he is. I think he simply has trouble dealing with athleticsm and starts to rush and panic causing the poor play and fouls. Not good.
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His shot is off, usually we can overlook the defense cuz he’s banging 3-4 threes a game
 
TheChamps990411 said:
Ive thunk it. I was on here warning people about AK but it was the "well he just had an off game". He has not looked good the last couple of games. Not just with his shot but poor decisions and bad defense which just seems to be who he is. I think he simply has trouble dealing with athleticsm and starts to rush and panic causing the poor play and fouls. Not good.
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It will get better. Bad games happen. This was a good team and hostile environment. I am betting on the kid using this as motivation.
 
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UConnSwag11 said:
With this team healthy, we’re fine. We’d beat them home or away
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Healthy and playing even just our B game we win by 10 points. Two things i got from this team tonight is 1. Uconn when right is at least 10 points better than Kansas and most of the teams in the top 10 and 2. Dan Hurley has become a great coach. No more out coaching him down the stretch in tight games. I thought he coached a great game tonight.
 
TheChamps990411 said:
Ive thunk it. I was on here warning people about AK but it was the "well he just had an off game". He has not looked good the last couple of games. Not just with his shot but poor decisions and bad defense which just seems to be who he is. I think he simply has trouble dealing with athleticsm and starts to rush and panic causing the poor play and fouls. Not good.
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noted. keep thunking it.
 
Kansas was the better team. Newton was making some high difficulty shots to even keep them treading water in the first half. The defense did travel as usual. Just need more scoring from the younger guys.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
No way is it a must win lol. I expect to win but it’s not a must win
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If we lose that game this place will be an insane asylum. I don’t care what yall say. We need to win that game.
 
gsmooth said:
Karaban 's offense is off of catch and shoot 3s, Texas game notwithstanding. Kansas's pressure and switching negated a lot of that.
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Everyone goes through shooting slumps. He will get it fixed. It looked to like he was aiming some of those open threes. He and Spencer both had a bad shooting night and we almost beat the pre season #1 in their house. Not talking morale victories but this loss does not hurt us. One game at a time. I was not sure in the first half but if anyone who watched that game thinks Kansas is better then they are clueless. I think if we play them full strength 100 times on a neutral court we beat the at least y out of ten. They had bad three point shooters making shots. They had bad free throw shooters making free throws and we had very good shooters missing open shot playing at 50% of their efficiency and we almost won the game. Let’s be patient we AK he will always struggle guarding anyone 6’8” and bigger who is athletic. Tonight that person happened to be a great defender and he gave AK problems. He has spoiled us but I know he will there later in the year when we need him.
 
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