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[QUOTE="Scottobot, post: 5217225, member: 12452"]
I think he didn’t have experience with ball handling against tough physical ball pressure, which lead to a bunch of mistakes (turnovers) and a loss of confidence.  Everyone on this board and social meeting blasted him repeatedly after every mistake and bad game which further eroded confidence.
On the defensive side, UConn’s team defense and help and rotations were just a complete disaster which made everyone on UConn look bad.  
Self doubt can really impact a player’s performance.  
Hopefully now he has gotten more comfortable and hopefully the team as a whole is better as a team on defense which puts less pressure on each individual.
Alleyne a couple of years ago went through a similar thing, but finally broke out of the funk towards the end of the season.  Calcaterra also has a horrible extended slump in the middle of the season.
  Also Mahaney comes from Moraga, CA where it is 70 degrees and sunny 3/4 of the year and never colder than 40.  He goes to Storrs where it is freezing and everyone has the flu off and on all winter.
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