Losing Plays

[UCDaveD]

Too many losing plays down the stretch.

Fighting your own teammate for a rebound and knocking the ball oob.
Smith with his head down on a 2-1 break and taking an offensive foul instead of hitting a wide open Sid.
Leaving shooters wideeee open
Letting a 58% FT shooter go 3-3 from the line (I kid, but wtf does it seem like these brick layers always turn into Steph Curry from the line against us?)

Have to play smarter than that. That was a very winnable game and we booted it.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Terrence Smith has the uncanny ability to make a bonehead play in crunch time game after game

 

[Walker11]

It was Smith, and it was egregious.

 

[deedougie]

I'm sick and tired of all these "close" loses. Crap teams lose games and we are a crap team.

 

[Hurleyman216]

Just not a good team, hard to watch. Bad game for CV

 

[UCDaveD]

It was Smith, and it was egregious.

Yes, you're right. Edited.

 

[UConnStats]

Tarin Smith letting the ball go out, and then standing in the middle of no mans land with 2 seconds left instead of closing on the guy with the ball...

 

[TRest]

It was Smith, and it was egregious.

He literally let a statue pick up a charge.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I'm sick and tired of all these "close" loses. Crap teams lose games and we are a crap team.

It's worse than that. We're a team that doesn't know how to win, and with the season almost over it doesn't look like this group of players is going to get it this year.

Unless the new guys come in and take over the reins immediately, it will be hard to suddenly break the pattern early next year.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

Winners win, we don't. Not much else to say. On to 2020.

 

[tcf15]

Tarin Smith letting the ball go out, and then standing in the middle of no mans land with 2 seconds left instead of closing on the guy with the ball...

And earlier with the charge instead of lobbing it up to Sid. Rough game for him.

 

[buddy]

Disgraceful. One thing you can say is that when you think UConn has hit rock bottom they find a even lower low.

 

[Slasher]

The Smith offensive foul was the play of the game for me. The WSU defender was there forever! Bad, bad play.

 

[the Q]

That last possession was bad. Gotta make him come back towards the end line and make him hange direction.

Neither happened.

The stupid charge by Smith was huge and just so terrible.

The Adams 3 was dumb.

Mcducffie hit some atrocious shots that had maybe a 10% Chance of going in, but he’s a good player and that will happen.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

When your 5th year combo guard has no BBIQ it’s gonna be a long year

 

[tacoparty]

Easily the third time this year I've seen Uconn fight teammates for rebound, lack of focus.

 

[UConnStats]

And earlier with the charge instead of lobbing it up to Sid. Rough game for him.

He shot fine from the field, but lost about every 50/50 situation he was put in.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

All you can hope for is these tough losses build real character for next year.

 

[Palatine]

Adams had just hit a three. He was feeling it. But he has to make that wide open shot.

 

[Jaybo]

Next year isn’t looking much better unless Gilbert is healthy all year. Vital,polley,willson,Adams all need to improve. Carlton I believe will get better but he needs help and Hurley doesn’t have that coming in yet.

I’m not even sure MO or Whaley will be on the team honestly.

 

[Candyman]

We should have made it difficult for them to inbound. Relying on our man to man D is not going to cut it with this team.

 

[tzznandrew]

Disgraceful. One thing you can say is that when you think UConn has hit rock bottom they find a even lower low.

This is nowhere near the bottom. We may be in the middle of a dead-cat bounce (and I don't think that's the case), but taking regular 30 point beatings is worse. Or losing to East Carolina two years ago.

 

[Stainmaster]

Disgraceful. One thing you can say is that when you think UConn has hit rock bottom they find a even lower low.

Given how ungrateful you appear to be for the past 25 years? You deserve every second of it.

By the way, how did your Gilbert predictions look tonight?

 

[zls44]

To quote @Fishy, bad teams always find a way.

 

[Tommyboy]

Adams had just hit a three. He was feeling it. But he has to make that wide open shot.

Correct. If he takes that he has to make it. He could have easily driven to the hoop there.