Karaban never did panic

[inWV]

Charles Barkley at the half: " They just don't have the fire power."

What did Round Mound say after the game?

 

[microfich]

I feel like Silas tip is not getting enough credit. The timing was perfect.

A lot of credit to go around.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Any 100 guys would have done the same.

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I fully support using this interaction as much as humanly possible.

 

[Inyatkin]

I fully support using this interaction as much as humanly possible.

It's part of Boneyard lore now. 100 guys could have done it

 

[bluestreak]

I feel like Silas tip is not getting enough credit. The timing was perfect.

That whole s

 

[bluestreak]

I feel like Silas tip is not getting enough credit. The timing was perfect.

I meant to say, That whole sequence went so perfectly. Nobody panicked. They all played as if it had been practiced.
I think about the pieces that came together to even make the shot attempt possible. Everything was pulled off perfectly by all players. Even The blue satans.

 

[aceboon]

What did Round Mound say after the game?

nobody knows because CBS made the decision to go right to 60 minutes after the game, I don't understand how you can't kick it to the panel for 5-10 minutes after what we just saw and after how many hours of coverage through 2 weeks

 

[Bonesbrigade]

Yes Braylon hit the SHOT, Tate all over again. But AK never panicked in the final seconds. His composure and leadership was epic !!!!

Truly the whole team remained composed throughout the entire comeback. This is in my opinion one of the most important aspects of that win. Composed!

 

[HooperScooper]

nobody knows because CBS made the decision to go right to 60 minutes after the game, I don't understand how you can't kick it to the panel for 5-10 minutes after what we just saw and after how many hours of coverage through 2 weeks

Yeah I was surprised also. I was flipping around stations at that point figuring someone would be talking about the game until I finally found it on CBS Sports Network. They had Adam Zucker, Jon Rothstein, Wally Szcerbiak, and Chris Walker in the studio. Found out Zucker is a Duke hater. That was good to know.

 

[Ewekon]

Couldn’t agree more with this. Karaban won that game in the end when others were fading. Missing free throws. Making that pass was something no one else on the team would have done.

Really, it was 2 ones and wons there. Probably the 1 greatest assist of AK's epic UConn career, thus far. Clearly the greatest shot of Braylon's young UConn career, thus far (please please please). Those 2 greatest ones won the game.

Up there with "The Shot" and the "Kemba step back"; but this one gets us to the Final Four so gets my vote. Happily, was at both the Kemba game and this one.

WOW!

 

[jfreeds]

Any 100 guys would have done the same.

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[uconn_jack]

He still isn't wrong.

The 5th man comment, maybe. But that he could have been replaced by a hundres different people, absolutely not.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

What was the game where Karaban got called for a travel at the top of the arc? I've lost track. Anyway, he had an equally egregious one when he got the ball to Demery right before he got fouled with ten seconds left. I had a minor stroke waiting for a whistle.

 

[jfreeds]

The 5th man comment, maybe. But that he could have been replaced by a hundres different people, absolutely not.

I decided to look up his BPR for prior years...#186, #42 and #73 last year. Very replaceable freshman year. His sophomore year is higher than I expected and could not be replaced by hundreds of players and last year was meh. Personally, I thought his season last year was disappointing. #55 this year which seems right. Good not great.

So, like most debates, the answer is probably somewhere in the middle.

Also can't ignore that all the top players leave after a year or two. How good should you consider a year 4 player when it means they are the best who couldn't make it to the next level.

You'll get the same argument with a player like Braden Smith. Became the all time assist leader but no one really cares because everyone knows his career numbers and games played are a product of him not being good enough to get drafted. If every player stayed in college the past 4 years would Karaban even be considered a top 200 player? Maybe.

 

[uconn_jack]

I decided to look up his BPR for prior years...#186, #42 and #73 last year. Very replaceable freshman year. His sophomore year is higher than I expected and could not be replaced by hundreds of players and last year was meh. Personally, I thought his season last year was disappointing. #55 this year which seems right. Good not great.

So, like most debates, the answer is probably somewhere in the middle.

Also can't ignore that all the top players leave after a year or two. How good should you consider a year 4 player when it means they are the best who couldn't make it to the next level.

You'll get the same argument with a player like Braden Smith. Became the all time assist leader but no one really cares because everyone knows his career numbers and games played are a product of him not being good enough to get drafted. If every player stayed in college the past 4 years would Karaban even be considered a top 200 player? Maybe.

You are just talking about metrics and statistics which rarely tells the whole story, especially when it comes to the kind of intangibles Karaban has brought his 4 years here, even as a freshman.

 

[jfreeds]

You are just talking about metrics and statistics which rarely tells the whole story, especially when it comes to the kind of intangibles Karaban has brought his 4 years here, even as a freshman.

This is the common misconception of metrics and statistics. They actually do tell the whole story so much so that it is hard to comprehend. The eye test does not tell the whole story. Have you watched every Illinois, VCU, and all other 363 teams games over the last 4 years? No, of course not. So how could you rationally compare players when you've watched 120 games of one player and 2 games + some highlights of another. We watch less than 1% of the games played each year. That's why we should rely on metrics.

May I remind you about his two missed FT against Nova last year.
Poor inbound passes that cost a game this year
Countless others (and every player will accrue some dumb dumb moments, I'm not hating him)

You can't just remember the few good stoic plays and disregard the bad ones but you're naturally going to do so because you are human and forgetting about them.

 

[superjohn]

What was the game where Karaban got called for a travel at the top of the arc? I've lost track. Anyway, he had an equally egregious one when he got the ball to Demery right before he got fouled with ten seconds left. I had a minor stroke waiting for a whistle.

I noticed it, can't call stuff like that with the game on the line. It happens all game long.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

This is the common misconception of metrics and statistics. They actually do tell the whole story so much so that it is hard to comprehend. The eye test does not tell the whole story. Have you watched every Illinois, VCU, and all other 363 teams games over the last 4 years? No, of course not. So how could you rationally compare players when you've watched 120 games of one player and 2 games + some highlights of another. We watch less than 1% of the games played each year. That's why we should rely on metrics.

May I remind you about his two missed FT against Nova last year.
Poor inbound passes that cost a game this year
Countless others (and every player will accrue some dumb dumb moments, I'm not hating him)

You can't just remember the few good stoic plays and disregard the bad ones but you're naturally going to do so because you are human and forgetting about them.

This is a brutal look.