Kevin Ollie killed the momentum.

[CTBasketball]

Guys, give it a break. Ollie is in only his 3rd year as a head coach. He made a mistake and he will learn from it. More important, the team fought back and got it within 3 against a team with superior front court players.

4th season. And to compare, JC's 4th season in Storrs was the 1990 Elite Eight squad. Similar results?

 

[Point6]

Mistakes are made. Now Ollie has made one too. If he is preaching to his team that they cant dwell on their past mistakes, now he can lead by example.

 

[superjohn]

wow. I have lost a ton of confidence and respect for him over this terrible stretch.

Just shut up.

 

[Jaker]

he made a mistake, move on

 

[Athlete94]

Stop it. He lost his mind. So what? People saying he is not a good coach now. Asinine.

Nobody saying he's not a good Coach, still need more time to say that either way. We're all so used to JC'S style, need to see what Ollie'S is before we see how he works officials etc. I think if he just yells at ref and not toss papers, we continue the run. Definitely a momentum killer.

 

[zyron]

We haven't even shown up to play a basketball game yet against any decent competition. Then we finally start mounting a comeback and our coach costs us the last inkling of any chances we had? How can you not be outraged?

Yeah, losing by 3 to Syracuse and Gonzaga. Go watch the women play if you can't handle a loss.

 

[Jerry1714]

You're a fool if you think technical did not completely ruin that comeback attempt.

It resulted in 1 point, 1. we had ample opportunity after it, it was a terrible decision by him and poorly timed but only an idiot would say it cost us the game.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Oh shut #&k up. Nobody cares.

Keep in mind that this is the same poster that told someone to enjoy having PTSD during the Temple game.

The ignore button is a wonderful tool.

 

[Palatine]

We lost because we were put in a 20 point hole by horrible team defense.

 

[Dove]

Can't sleep just thinking we were down 3 after being down 20 and f'in Ollie pulls that . Amateur hour.

b-r-u-t-a-l

#missyouJimmy

 

[uconnfan68]

4th season. And to compare, JC's 4th season in Storrs was the 1990 Elite Eight squad. Similar results?

Holy crap, you forgot 2014 already?

 

[VAHuskyFan]

There's a reason it's called "working" the refs. It takes effort over the course of an entire game.

KO has a tendency to either ignore or react to bad calls by the refs. Neither seems to be part of an overall plan to influence the way the game is called going forward.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Nobody saying he's not a good Coach, still need more time to say that either way. We're all so used to JC'S style, need to see what Ollie'S is before we see how he works officials etc.

Apparently Ollie's style is: do nothing, have a puzzled look on your face, don't make the refs feel like they owe a makeup call, and occasionally blow up at the worst possible time.

 

[Dove]

It resulted in 1 point, 1. we had ample opportunity after it, it was a terrible decision by him and poorly timed but only an idiot would say it cost us the game.

Jerry, a 3 point lead became 8.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

It was embarrassing honestly. I love ollie, just cannot do that there. Funny observation, last time dickie v did our game, ollie got tossed.

 

[JMick]

Yeah, losing by 3 to Syracuse and Gonzaga. Go watch the women play if you can't handle a loss.

And did we learn anything from those games? No. It's not "a" loss. It's 3 losses in our 3 biggest games of the year.

 

[Jerry1714]

Jerry, a 3 point lead became 8.

He made 1 of the 2 tech free throws.

Are you under the impression all 4 of those were from the tech? Or that the Dham missed jumper on the next possesion was also due to the tech, or the Solumian layup following that resulted from it as well?

 

[Tenspro2002]

He made 1 of the 2 tech free throws.

Are you under the impression all 4 of those were from the tech? Or that the Dham missed jumper on the next possesion was also due to the tech, or the Solumian layup following that resulted from it as well?

Momentum is real. You can't be that naive.

 

[Bryan Lord]

It was only 1 point... Looks worse because we got blown out after but who knows.

Someday soon we will be like "remember that time KO tossed a stack of papers on the court at the garden?" And all will enjoy a chuckle.

 

[Chelo]

Glen Miller has to get off his arse and calm Ollie down there.

 

[Bryan Lord]

Miller was just sitting there staring at the floor at one point.

 

[tcf15]

He made 1 of the 2 tech free throws.

Are you under the impression all 4 of those were from the tech? Or that the Dham missed jumper on the next possesion was also due to the tech, or the Solumian layup following that resulted from it as well?

Or the two missed layups by Adams that would've cut to 4 with a minute left.

 

[Jerry1714]

Momentum is real. You can't be that naive.

The T was awful, I said that, should never have happened, but in the grand scheme of things it was 1 point, I do not believe we missed 3 layups after that or failed to grab a rebound because he got Ted up.

 

[tzznandrew]

The T was awful, I said that, should never have happened, but in the grand scheme of things it was 1 point, I do not believe we missed 3 layups after that or failed to grab a rebound because he got Ted up.

Well, yes, but Trimble got two free throws with less pressure. Potentially we could have had the ball back down 4 (since he missed the second of two shots) rather than 6.

It didn't cost them the game in that it was still a 6 point game with just under 3 left, but it definitely took the wind out of their sails.

 

[Jerry1714]

Well, yes, but Trimble got two free throws with less pressure. Potentially we could have had the ball back down 4 (since he missed the second of two shots) rather than 6.

It didn't cost them the game in that it was still a 6 point game with just under 3 left, but it definitely took the wind out of their sails.

It hurt no doubt, but there was ample opportunities afterwards and I do not think we remotely quit afterwards, we just did not make enough plays.

My issue is with people who said it cost us the game and want to pin it all on Ollie.