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Manhattan Post Game Thread

HooperScooper said:
Manhattan played Kansas, the current No. 1 team in the country, and lost 99-61 on Nov. 10.

“I’ll put it on the table,” Gallagher said. “I think UConn’s better. I think by a couple baskets and here’s why: At the end of the day, (Donovan) Clingan’s ball-screen coverage is a little better than (Hunter Dickinson’s). And if you look at (Alex) Karaban, Karaban’s an NBA first-round pick. He’s a first round pick at the end of this year, go look at his numbers… He’s very impressive. So I think UConn’s better and, I think at the end of the day, Kansas and coach (Bill) Self – who I love – they don’t have the sweat equity that UConn has, they have to get that."

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Former UHart coach John Gallagher ‘overwhelmed’ with memories as he returned to coach Manhattan against UConn

Former University of Hartford head coach John Gallagher returned to Hartford on Friday to coach his new Manhattan team against UConn in what was a 90-60 win for the Huskies.
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I’m getting so excited for that game. I think that’s why I don’t even know when we play UNH. I’m just looking ahead.
 
Really would like to see a big Solo Ball game before Kansas (aka vs UNH) to get his confidence up. He’s close but the shots need to start falling.
 
ThabeetDown said:
Really would like to see a big Solo Ball game before Kansas (aka vs UNH) to get his confidence up. He’s close but the shots need to start falling.
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I think his adrenaline is just too strong and he jumps too high on his shots compared to practice. He's often missing long. Unfortunately, I think the environment at Kansas is not going to do much to calm him down.
 
auror said:
I think his adrenaline is just too strong and he jumps too high on his shots compared to practice. He's often missing long. Unfortunately, I think the environment at Kansas is not going to do much to calm him down.
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Phogg Allen will be a test for that reason alone. They’ve basically played all home games going into that one, interested in how all of them respond including the veterans.
 
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Really enjoyed the Hurley post game interview!
  • Loved the positive comments on Ball - seems like he's getting better every game, even if it's by small amounts.
  • Thought his comments on Newton were spot on and good for him for calling out the media for 'watching twitter highlights' when discussing who the best guards in the country are. He must have said at least 3 times that Newton is one of the best guards in the country.
  • Didn't understand the Wetterman comment - I'm sure it was meant in jest, so what's the joke there?
  • Loved his comments about Clingan and I think Karaban - he said BOTH will be much different players in Feb and March next year - that their improvement will be big. He went on to talk about Hawkins and Jackson last season and how much they improved by the end of the season.
  • Loved his comments about Ollie and putting it all behind us, and about all the guys who have been calling and texting and being around the team (Allen, Villanueva, Voskuhl, and I can't remember who else he mentioned). Talked a lot about the culture of the program.
  • Also some nice comments about Diarra and Stewart (I think) with how well the bench is doing. No mention of Johnson, but he's been great too. He also said the guys on the bench are all about the team - cheering on teammates, even tho the teammates' great play is keeping them on the bench.
  • Also had some great comments about Spencer - I think fans are universally thrilled we ended up with him over Timberlake.
  • Mentioned several times his assistants by name and how great they are.
I just like how he answers and addresses things. Doesn't shy away from anything uncomfortable. I assume if he didn't like something, he would call the reporter out, but obviously didn't need any of that for this presser. You can tell he's really high on the team - side note - anyone remember if he was making comments like this at this time last season?
 
EricLA said:
Really enjoyed the Hurley post game interview!
  • Loved the positive comments on Ball - seems like he's getting better every game, even if it's by small amounts.
  • Thought his comments on Newton were spot on and good for him for calling out the media for 'watching twitter highlights' when discussing who the best guards in the country are. He must have said at least 3 times that Newton is one of the best guards in the country.
  • Didn't understand the Wetterman comment - I'm sure it was meant in jest, so what's the joke there?
  • Loved his comments about Clingan and I think Karaban - he said BOTH will be much different players in Feb and March next year - that their improvement will be big. He went on to talk about Hawkins and Jackson last season and how much they improved by the end of the season.
  • Loved his comments about Ollie and putting it all behind us, and about all the guys who have been calling and texting and being around the team (Allen, Villanueva, Voskuhl, and I can't remember who else he mentioned). Talked a lot about the culture of the program.
  • Also some nice comments about Diarra and Stewart (I think) with how well the bench is doing. No mention of Johnson, but he's been great too. He also said the guys on the bench are all about the team - cheering on teammates, even tho the teammates' great play is keeping them on the bench.
  • Also had some great comments about Spencer - I think fans are universally thrilled we ended up with him over Timberlake.
  • Mentioned several times his assistants by name and how great they are.
I just like how he answers and addresses things. Doesn't shy away from anything uncomfortable. I assume if he didn't like something, he would call the reporter out, but obviously didn't need any of that for this presser. You can tell he's really high on the team - side note - anyone remember if he was making comments like this at this time last season?
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Good comments, I love the part about including the prior teams including the Big Texan Voskuhl. Hurley also mentioned that Rip has been helping behind the scenes.
 
This comment is quite a tribute:

“I would like not to play his teams too often,” he said. “They play really hard, they’re well-prepared and they play with a lot of energy. So you try to avoid teams like that in these types of games.”
 
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Did anyone notice that Gallagher is also a huge Eagles fan? During one point of the game they showed him yelling out to his team and his green sport coats lining had numerous Eagles logo heads in satin. Despite that I like the guy :D
 
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