Miami Post Game Thread

[temery]

Does Hurley have a stop watch on Clingan. Avg 13.1 min/game. Today, 13 min/game.

 

[HooperScooper]

I was baffled. Why didn't he just go to the locker room. And don't these kids own like 300 pairs of sneakers?

I was thinking the same. Don't they all have more than 1 pair of sneakers in their gym bags? Was just a really strange sequence.

 

[metsfan2323]

Said the same thing in another thread. One player said they return everyone. Good luck to them, except when they play UConn.

Yup, Miami will be a monster next year.

 

[uconngb]

So if UConn wins Monday, does that mean Karaban can't shave until next year?

Not sure but it still means he somehow did not win freshman of the year in the Big East.

Lolololol

 

[Bomber36]

Other than the phantom moving screen call on Alex I agree. But would still rather not take the chance.

We won’t have to worry about it…

 

[hayman522]

I am patting myself so let the negative responses fly. First. What a year. Can’t believe we are here again.
It was Adamas game before the Hawkins issue
Karaban would break Miami’s back/hope
Hawk had to give 10pts but we really didn’t need him if-
Joey and alleyne just filled the gap. which happened.
Someone will prob flirt with a triple double( I feel this has been waaaay overlooked as every game someone has a 11-7-9 line) Tristan had that.

Definitely did NOT see

Aj with an empty line…. but his d was legendary.
The line.

I thought Andre had a horrible game tonight early fouls, and bad turnovers. I love him but he has mental lapses at times like fouling a 3 point shooter with 3 minutes left in the game and a 16 point lead. He has had great games but tonight he hurt UConn.

 

[gsmooth]

We answered their runs. They weren’t gonna go away like the Zags did. We stopped any amount of momentum they had.

That was the key, the Zags looked shook, Miami never gave up and showed resiliency. NGL I got really nervous when they cut the lead to 8.

 

[bigdog1002]

UConn 72-59 Miami (Apr 1, 2023) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the UConn Huskies vs. Miami Hurricanes NCAAM game from April 1, 2023 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

www.espn.com

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The best team won. Play to their standard, and the best team will win Monday. And there will be a 5th men's banner in Gampel. And UNC will be next on the list to join.

 

[upstater]

He wasn’t that bad today.

UConn was about to blow out Miami midway through the first half. His expertly timed moving pick call on Karaban (on an out of bounds play for heaven's sake) started a big Miami run. UConn was about to go up by 14. It was expertly done by Andersen.

 

[dvegas]

Glad I Dvr'ed I'm rewatching

 

[gsmooth]

I thought Andre had a horrible game tonight early fouls, and bad turnovers. I love him but he has mental lapses at times like fouling a 3 point shooter with 3 minutes left in the game and a 16 point lead. He has had great games but tonight he hurt UConn.

I wouldn’t say he hurt UConn. He was still a plus, but he could’ve been a bigger plus. He lost focus which led to self inflicted mistakes.

 

[temery]

I thought Andre had a horrible game tonight early fouls, and bad turnovers. I love him but he has mental lapses at times like fouling a 3 point shooter with 3 minutes left in the game and a 16 point lead. He has had great games but tonight he hurt UConn.

go away

 

[Bomber36]

UConn was about to blow out Miami midway through the first half. His expertly timed moving pick call on Karaban (on an out of bounds play for heaven's sake) started a big Miami run. UConn was about to go up by 14. It was expertly done by Andersen.

And then he called nothing for the rest of the game. That one call did not affect the outcome.

 

[auror]

Play of the Game for me: Adama in the corner, pump fake on the 3, defender bit, baseline drive through 2 more Hurricanes, slices in for a layup. Smooth and shocking.

2 huge underrated plays.

1) They cut lead from 20->12. We got 2 orebs and used most of the clock and Jackson had ball in the paint with shot clock at like 4. He could have shot or panicked but he coolly found Sanogo for a layup. After this play they made 3 more straight shots and the lead would have been 6, but instead it was 8.

And then, up 8:
2) Karaban missed a 3 and Clingan just went up and was too tall and got the oreb and layup. Lead back to 10. Hawkins hit a 3 next trip and it was 13 again and we were back in control. They get that rebound and score in semi-transition and get lead to 6, it could've been a game.

 

[uconnlax89]

Another game we never trailed and we lead at Halftime. We have only trailed at Half once and it was against Iona.

 

[bendm]

I thought Andre had a horrible game tonight early fouls, and bad turnovers. I love him but he has mental lapses at times like fouling a 3 point shooter with 3 minutes left in the game and a 16 point lead. He has had great games but tonight he hurt UConn.

Way too harsh. 6 pts on 3/4 2 rebs 4 asts 2 stls makes up for 3 fls and 2 TOs. His worst game of the tourney but He was not hurting the team

 

[gsmooth]

And what a difference that makes with the aggressiveness that you are afforded to play with on defense. That was on display most of the game, especially in the second half. Players were able to body up and swarm more knowing that no free throws would be given to Miami on a ticky tack foul.

Yup SDSU is going to try create contact on their drives, where they initiate all the contact, to draw fouls. They will be just like Providence. Hopefully the officials don’t bail them out with BS calls

 

[auror]

Another game we never trailed and we lead at Halftime. We have only trailed at Half once and it was against Iona.

I've made a small fortune betting UConn first halves (and somehow I smartly didn't bet it on iona. Was afraid of nerves).

 

[gsmooth]

Love it. What a picture for the Werth Center.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Another game we never trailed and we lead at Halftime. We have only trailed at Half once and it was against Iona.

Yeah, and someone started a Fire Hurley thread because we were behind Iona at halftime.

 

[navery12]

I thought Andre had a horrible game tonight early fouls, and bad turnovers. I love him but he has mental lapses at times like fouling a 3 point shooter with 3 minutes left in the game and a 16 point lead. He has had great games but tonight he hurt UConn.

He had an off game and yet he still finished with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers and was +9, and was crucial in getting us a ton of easy baskets in transition. Off game sure, but he absolutely did not hurt UConn tonight

 

[auror]

Has there been a more dominant tournament run?

6th team to win all 5 games to title game by double figures. 4/5 won title.

2000 Mich St.
2001 Duke
2009 UNC
2016 UNC (lost on buzzer beater)
2018 Nova

 

[FfldCntyFan]

6th team to win all 5 games to title game by double figures. 4/5 won title.

2000 Mich St.
2001 Duke
2009 UNC
2016 UNC (lost on buzzer beater)
2018 Nova

What the record for total margin of victory in a single tournament?

 

[gsmooth]

Has there been a more dominant tournament run?

I don’t know about more, but the UConn 2004 team and the Villanova 2018 team’s run were dominant. Both of those teams were dynamite.

 

[gsmooth]

Same here @GoUconn7961 And already pacing around worried about Monday.

Me too. San Diego State deserves the full focus and attention and respect. Their D is really good and they get away with a lot of clutching and grabbing, just ask Creighton. They we’re getting mauled.