Missed Opportunity

[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.

 

[Okafour rings]

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.

Not going to happen while he's at UConn.

 

[ctchamps]

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.

Adams and Bouknight went 0-5 and each had 3 turnovers with 0 assists. Adams had 3 defensive rebounds, Bouk one offensive rebound. AG had 8 assists and 3 turnovers. When he picked up his second foul there were no good options at point and Indiana went at that 18-3 run.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

CV & AG: 3/17, 11 turnovers

PS - Rare opportunity to watch a game simultaneously & thus txt w/o spoilers w/my sister.

If my phone got subpoenaed, it'd show that BOTH of CV's made shots show "Bad shot YESS!" entries.

As to AG, "This is playing out like Xavier. Gilbert & Vital 2-14.
Gilbert should be PASS FIRST point guard!"

And I wasn't a fan of AG's late game shot until it went in.

I don't have it in me to read anymore threads tonight

 

[ctchamps]

PS - Rare opportunity to watch a game simultaneously & thus txt w/o spoilers w/my sister.

If my phone got subpoenaed, it'd show that BOTH of CV's made shots show "Bad shot YESS!" entries.

As to AG, "This is playing out like Xavier. Gilbert & Vital 2-14.
Gilbert should be PASS FIRST point guard!"

And I wasn't a fan of AG's late game shot until it went in.

I don't have it in me to read anymore threads tonight

You hung in quite well. Good night.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

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

yes, this! this crew is fun, knuckleheadedness notwithstanding. oh, the possibilities...

 

[caw]

I will say there 3-4 of the worst entry passes I have ever seen thrown into Carleton tonight. Just mind-boggling how bad they were. That plus some lazy passes around the perimeter wasted a few possessions. The middle 20 minutes were horrible to watch for any fan. Just boring basketball.

 

[mauconnfan]

Bench bad, guards 3-18 with 10 TO's (7 Vital killed us) you don't need to look much further. Yeah DH could've done a couple things but that would have been in order to negate the BS of basketball being played by the players. Very very winnable game and will hurt us in the long run - should've been a W. They played hard always give them that but stupid never helps!

 

[Hankster]

Should of beat Indiana easily. Painful to watch at times. Especially I am not a late night person for awhile now. But I hung in there for the whole game. Although CV and AG didn't show up, I am seeing excellent UConn ball. It has been years folks. We are not getting blown off the court anymore. Time to win the close ones. The defense looked good. It was the offense. There were times we shut them down 5 possessions. But we didn't take advantage. Time to bench any player who hoist a three with 20 seconds left on the shot clock. Josh is looking better and better each game.

 

[uchusky32]

Said it it the chat. Terrible game.management by Hurley. And just an awful game by CV. Who should have been sitting on the bench most of the first half.

 

[Husky25]

Went to bed at halftime and I'm watching the 2nd half now, but judging from what I've read (my mistake for logging on before finishing), UConn lost (and they did. Just ended.). Uconn wins this game if they play over the weekend. These week long layoffs are for the birds.

"Finals week! Finals week!"

I say "Bulldeuce!!" It's finals week right now. The semester ended on Friday and the weekend were study days. The NCAA Tourament, (NIT, CBI) is smack dab in the middle of Midterms. Do they dare stop adding teams and games to mid-March? I think not.

The hypocrisy (and two young kids) contribute to why I only watch UConn on the college level these days.

 

[Husky25]

PS - Rare opportunity to watch a game simultaneously & thus txt w/o spoilers w/my sister.

If my phone got subpoenaed, it'd show that BOTH of CV's made shots show "Bad shot YESS!" entries.

As to AG, "This is playing out like Xavier. Gilbert & Vital 2-14.
Gilbert should be PASS FIRST point guard!"

And I wasn't a fan of AG's late game shot until it went in.

I don't have it in me to read anymore threads tonight

I agree on Gilbert being a pass first PG, but there was really no other option down 5 with 20 seconds left. No one was shooting well from range and UConn doesn't have a Bazz, Kamba, Anderson, Gordon, or Allen.

Calton was a beast. He needs to be recognized.

 

[Excalibur]

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

He looked like a deer in the headlights yesterday. If you think more time for him would have changed yesterday's result, you're delusional.

 

[UConn2SF]

so tired of vital trying to reenact his basketball fantasy every other offensive possession.

 

[Mr. French]

The momentum completely flipped when Akok went to the bench in the first half.

Akok doesn't get in foul trouble we win the game.

and I fell asleep after he picked up his 3rd in the 2nd half, but I saw 2-3 really weak fouls, especially that 3rd when he was 40 ft from the ball and he happened to touch his man's shoulder. WTF was that call?

 

[Son of Robert]

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.

I thought Sid Wilson played pretty well tonight.