Lost game in last 13 minutes of 1st half

[huskyharry]

Team effort
Really bad first half plays

AO matador defense while up on his toes against Pope
AO trying to feed AD in low post, passes to no one
AO while again up on his toes fails to snag rebound giving possession to SH
RB drives into traffic, not protecting ball, ,easy 2 for SH
Ref fails to see Pope hooking TO on low post move, Coach Blaney pulls out TO and puts AO back in
AO easily stripped at top of key, 2 for SH
RB passes up good shot to JL with not enough time for proper shot...airball & SH fast break
AO again on toes, fails to snag rebound leading to easy 2 for SH
JL sloppy dribbling turnover
AO fails to snatch rebound, SH fast break for 2
SN and RB hold ball for almost all of 35 (no screens, no movement of ball or players) leading to very poor shot by SN then RS fails to snatch rebound
SN fails to catch easy pass...Back court
JL dribbles directly to the defender...turnover b.ucket stopped by RS block
RB and JL are confused and run nothing leading to tough NG drive, not rewarded with foul
No one on UC boxes out...multiple OR for SH
SN careless pass easily picked off for two by SH
Everyone passive on offense, JL bails team out with a three
Bad reaching foul by SN
Way early deep three (selfish play) by SN
Poor team transition D leads to open SH 3
Rushed, early 18 foot shot by RS (bad shot)
AD and RS asleep on D, easy hook for Pope in lane
Lane violation by AD
No timeout by GB, asleep at the switch?
Multiple missed 2-3 footers by UConn...ref swallows whistle
SH aggressive and hustling, UC back on their heels
TO doesn't get back in until 3 minutes left (why so late?)
SN out of control and throws ball over end line in drive
SN out of control again and throws ball over endline
Bad hedge by TO leads to drive by Theodore followed by...
AO forgets about Pope and gives up an unchallenged layup
SN careless and lets Theodore slap ball away
Awful 3 by DD, still no Timeout by GB, AO fails to snatch rebound, fast break for SH leads to questionable foul on DD
Edwin was dominant player for whole half, SH getting evry loose ballUC lost and scared
TO challenges Pope's first shot but no one boxes him out so 2 more for SH

I'm glad JC is coming back!


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[NaughtybyNapier]

Team effort
Really bad first half plays

AO matador defense while up on his toes against Pope
AO trying to feed AD in low post, passes to no one
AO while again up on his toes fails to snag rebound giving possession to SH
RB drives into traffic, not protecting ball, ,easy 2 for SH
Ref fails to see Pope hooking TO on low post move, Coach Blaney pulls out TO and puts AO back in
AO easily stripped at top of key, 2 for SH
RB passes up good shot to JL with not enough time for proper shot...airball & SH fast break
AO again on toes, fails to snag rebound leading to easy 2 for SH
JL sloppy dribbling turnover
AO fails to snatch rebound, SH fast break for 2
SN and RB hold ball for almost all of 35 (no screens, no movement of ball or players) leading to very poor shot by SN then RS fails to snatch rebound
SN fails to catch easy pass...Back court
JL dribbles directly to the defender...turnover b.ucket stopped by RS block
RB and JL are confused and run nothing leading to tough NG drive, not rewarded with foul
No one on UC boxes out...multiple OR for SH
SN careless pass easily picked off for two by SH
Everyone passive on offense, JL bails team out with a three
Bad reaching foul by SN
Way early deep three (selfish play) by SN
Poor team transition D leads to open SH 3
Rushed, early 18 foot shot by RS (bad shot)
AD and RS asleep on D, easy hook for Pope in lane
Lane violation by AD
No timeout by GB, asleep at the switch?
Multiple missed 2-3 footers by UConn...ref swallows whistle
SH aggressive and hustling, UC back on their heels
TO doesn't get back in until 3 minutes left (why so late?)
SN out of control and throws ball over end line in drive
SN out of control again and throws ball over endline
Bad hedge by TO leads to drive by Theodore followed by...
AO forgets about Pope and gives up an unchallenged layup
SN careless and lets Theodore slap ball away
Awful 3 by DD, still no Timeout by GB, AO fails to snatch rebound, fast break for SH leads to questionable foul on DD
Edwin was dominant player for whole half, SH getting evry loose ballUC lost and scared
TO challenges Pope's first shot but no one boxes him out so 2 more for SH

I'm glad JC is coming back!

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Thank you (? lol) for that breakdown. It was crazy how lackadaisical we were. To your point, I think we were winning 11-2, at which time Seton Hall went on a 37-13 "run" which extended well into the 2nd half, by which time we were losing 39-24, and we were trying to combat an endless barrage of Pirate treys with Ty O elbow grease.

From your points above (which are all touchstones of awfulness), I'm not sure which to dive into. I think SN's bad night has probably been sufficiently noted elsewhere - and I can only assume someone has pointed out AO's continued difficulties - so let me just pick a small thing. Drummond was just floating around way too much tonight, especially, I thought, in the first half.

As you noted:

"No one on UC boxes out...multiple OR for SH"

There were a few times when Drummond was out trying to cover a big on the perimeter and he was about 1.2 seconds too late, still trying to get around a pick to put up a token hand on the long-released shot. Or, conversely, he was looking for "his man" rather than slamming someone immediately with all of his mass as soon as a shot went up. He doesn't understand that for a guy like himself, might makes right. AD should be given a pet kitten and then made to believe that if he doesn't, in each of the next 15 conference games, hurt - physically inflict pain and suffering upon - the nameless BE goon against whom he's squared, that the kitten will suffer untold neglect and torments. I think JC's just the man for the job, and the only one who'll be sleeping better come April for him having done that will be AD's poor mother, who seems to have trusted JC and co. to get the most out of her son.