Missed Opportunity

[bmayuc]

Defender hooked Vital's arm on that last turnover. Clearly jarred the ball loose.

Shut. Up.

Maybe he shouldn't have dribbled at a 38 degree angle into a crowd 32 feet from the rim.

Some people just don't know their limitations.

Christian has always been a good role player skillset that thinks he's got star skills. It's always been a problem, it will always be a problem.

Dude is like fire. A fire, when well controlled, is useful. When not controlled, will burn you to death.

Tonight, we got burned all night.

 

[GHSWolverines]

Absolutely wrong.
They'll improve from this.
And yes, that which sucked did suck.

Agree. even though the game was ugly we have enough talent to compete this year. for the most part Carlton was a monster tonight. Akok Akok was great.

 

[nomar]

CV & AG: 3/17, 11 turnovers

 

[LIuconn]

I think it's time to let Bouk go 30 every night

 

[cohenzone]

but i’m a red sox fan

We have Cole and you don’t. Speaking of which, doesn’t UConn also get Cole next year? Hope he makes better decisions then our current starters. Too bad because both Gilbert and Vital are hard workers. The guard IQ is absent too often.

 

[Ricker]

8 Rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists, is so impactful, but 7 turnovers and 2 for 5 from the line, as well as bad shots that = turnovers. The negative just has to be reigned in.

 

[nomar]

I don't think that's fair at all. Vital played a bad game, but it was bad because he tried to force the ball too much to other guys, not because he was trying to be the hero.

Agree to disagree. Forcing passes is down the list of his issues.

 

[Stainmaster]

I think it's time to let Bouk go 30 every night

That’d be less of an improvement than you think, as shown by his performance the past couple of games.

 

[BugsyCT]

Akok was the only younger classman to contribute (and he was our best player tonight by far). If we could have gotten something from the other youngsters we probably win that game. Just a bad night - sooooo many turnovers and sloppy play.

 

[CTBasketball]

Big stage and our backcourt tried to play past their abilities.

 

[nomar]

Hopefully the younger players are learning you have to play a complete 40.

If we played 15 good minutes we would’ve won

 

[HooperScooper]

CV & AG: 3/17, 11 turnovers

Seems to be the story when UConn loses. As seniors they need to play better or else UConn is not going to be good this season.

 

[selles]

Big stage and our backcourt tried to play past their abilities.

The issue was our bench didn't play to their abilities. Except Sid, who had some really nice moments.

 

[TRest]

CV & AG: 3/17, 11 turnovers

Pretty sweet.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

You’re expecting AG and CV to improve? Bless your heart.

No, my poor use of pronoun "they" confused you.

Akok, Bouk, Sid, and especially Hurley, and thus the team will improve.

Gilbert & Vital will be less in this position.

This was Xavier Version 2.
Hurley hasn't got this yet.
If it happens the third time, then I'll move toward "very concerning."

Rebuild.
Year 2.
9 games in.

 

[bazz&boujee]

and dang vegas is good!!!!

 

[ConnZag3]

It's damn hard to win when you don't allow any points for 7 minutes and can only manage to score 5 points yourself in that same stretch. If we turn that into a 10-0 or 12-0 run like IU did on us in the first half it's IU taking those putrid shots at the end of the game to catch up instead.

 

[CTBasketball]

The issue was our bench didn't play to their abilities. Except Sid, who had some really nice moments.

The only people who showed up were Josh and Akok. Sid too. Everyone else took bad shots and made bad decisions.

 

[kelde1wd]

I don't think that's fair at all. Vital played a bad game, but it was bad because he tried to force the ball too much to other guys, not because he was trying to be the hero.

Agreed. He really started getting in trouble when he had to run the team with AG foul trouble, but we didn’t have any other choice.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Oh good lord of course Ollie gets the blame as Hurley sits there for 30 mins unable to come up with any answers to settle his players down.

Honestly the board is better if you ignore him. He’s a millennial freescooter.

 

[UCfor3]

I really hate the mass substitutions.

They are awful. Blend the bench in incrementally with a few starters. This isn't hockey.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

Good thing I've gotten pretty numb to losing these types of games. Good night all.

 

[selles]

The only people who showed up were Josh and Akok. Sid too. Everyone else took bad shots and made bad decisions.

True. If Bouk had shown up tonight we would have won easily and no one would be killing Vital and Gilbert.

Which I'm fine with by the way, freshmen and gonna freshmen. But let's be real about why we lost. Vital and Gilbert shouldn't be bearing the brunt here.

 

[UCfor3]

I think it's time to let Bouk go 30 every night

Take off the training wheels and turn him loose for better or worse.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

CV & AG: 3/17, 11 turnovers

I believe that qualifies as "That which sucked did suck."

 

[YoungFree]

I’m tired of watching us lose close while seeing such terrible numbers from gilbert and vital.

I'd prefer to watch us lose close than by 20 or more. Is everyone forgetting where we were two years ago?!!!! Come on folks!

 

[nomar]

Good thing I've gotten pretty numb to losing these types of games. Good night all.

I’m more pissed than I thought I’d be. You know, cos I’m a casual fan and all.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Oh good lord of course Ollie gets the blame as Hurley sits there for 30 mins unable to come up with any answers to settle his players down.

Stands, not sits, but yeah.
He's working on it.
I say he'll get it.
Gonna have to.
Hope so.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

The only people who showed up were Josh and Akok. Sid too. Everyone else took bad shots and made bad decisions.

Add Polley.
And maybe Adams was misused.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I really hate the mass substitutions.

Probably stops after December.
3 more games to play around.
Then league & Nova.
Perspective.
And yeah.