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uconnever said:
Well finishing up Arizona taking out Florida and they both look deeper than us. We better step our game up in a hurry because I’m not sure we beat either one playing the way we have. Both big and deep up front especially.
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With a couple minutes left Burries was 1-6 from 3 and Peat 11-18 from the floor with 0 3 point attempts
 
aceboon said:
The offense uses up entirely too much clock to have guys consistently brick wide open 3s and shoot at the rim like a WNBA team, that is why you have a 15 point lead instead of a 30-35 point lead vs a low-major, and will play tight games vs high level high major teams. Reed will certainly help finishing at the rim and hopefully Mullins can hit open 3s, but alot of the issues we saw tonight were more of the same of what we saw last year.
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Is it wrong to say our offense has become way too scripted? When it’s on its beautiful, but when it’s not it’s so painful to generate points.
 
BFieldHusky said:
Can we wait till we get our stud center back before worrying that much? Neither team is playing a lick of defense btw.
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They both played hard, I watched the entire game. There were rough spots but it didn’t look like an early season game.
 
In regards to Demary, he looked like he was able to get to any spot he wanted to offensively, thought he could have been more aggressive/selfish when he was getting in the lane but he was looking for the open man and getting others involved.
 
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Koa Peat on Arizona is a monster. Reed will have his hands full with him, and Haugh and Lee are good players on Florida, they stood out to me. We will need everyone at their best to beat these teams.
 
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Seems like more of the same. Still don’t guard and still can’t finish. I have never seen guards consistently get from beyond the three point line to the rim with no resistance or help than against UConn. Still no transition either.
 
Think too many of our guys were focused on not fouling. Got in their own heads. No one was injured. I’m happy
 
CTBasketball said:
Is it wrong to say our offense has become way too scripted? When it’s on its beautiful, but when it’s not it’s so painful to generate points.
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I thought for the most part besides the failed alley oops the process looked good, guys have got to knock down wide open 3s at a better clip and make their bunnies.
 
Mets1432 said:
I kept waiting for that 15-0 run that never came. An aspect we missed a lot last year that the B2B champs had. Was hoping to see it return this year.
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I said the same thing in the chat. We seem allergic to momentum, even against New Haven.
 
aceboon said:
In regards to Demary, he looked like he was able to get any spot he wanted to offensively, thought he could have been more aggressive/selfish when he was getting in the lane but he was looking for the open man and getting others involved.
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Even so, not many assists in this game. We have to finish better. Hoping for growth in both defense and scoring streaks. That was a hallmark of our national championship teams. We did beat better teams during the exhibition portion of this season so to have this odd game at home is puzzling.
 
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BFieldHusky said:
Can we wait till we get our stud center back before worrying that much? Neither team is playing a lick of defense btw.
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Sure, and Mullins. We just look sloppy and incohesive. The brand of basketball through 3 games so far has been an eye sore. I wouldn't feel great for the unit we flashed tonight to win even 1 of our big 6 OOC games. It's clear as day Mullins is a key to any chance of a run this year.
 
We had one good passing sequence when Karaban got the ball inside the lane then dumped it to Reibe. That was it. Not a fun watch
 
New Haven looks pretty good. I think they'll have a respectable 1st season in D1. We were missing a dominant big in the middle (thankfully we have one on the bench and he's coming back soon). Usually that is the big difference between P5 teams and the lower tier D1 schools. Eric Reibe didn't look great but I think he'll shine more in the backup role once Reed comes back.

I am definitely more interested in watching the UMass and Columbia games now.
 
RuffRuff said:
Sure, and Mullins. We just look sloppy and incohesive. The brand of basketball through 3 games so far has been an eye sore. I wouldn't feel great for the unit we flashed tonight to win even 1 of our big 6 OOC games. It's clear as day Mullins is a key to any chance of a run this year.
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Bingo. If we’re being honest, we don’t look good. We look like a team with a bunch of veterans who really haven’t turned into much better players over the last few years. Stewart and Ross looked like the same guys. Solo will be fine. And we’re really are counting on the i hired guys to make a big difference I think they can btw…but this feels like a 7-8 man roster. Not a 10+ man roster. Hope I’m wrong
 
Without Reed & Mullins we just won by over 20 points against a team that played well, on the heels of beating Mich St. when we were also down starters. I come away far more optimistic than what I'm reading. To me it seems that there are a lot of expectations that are way too high. Have we really played our 'A' game out of the box even in our deep run years?
 
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JustbrewitMan said:
Really Liked what JStew and JRoss gave us over the whole game.
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Ross had some good defensive plays, which is his No. 1 path to consistent playing time, but our bar for a wing has got to be higher than a 2-2-0 stat line in 22 minutes. One of his two rebounds was also a blocked shot from Stewart that he picked up off the ground. Even against MSU, he hit his shots, but had 13-1-0 in 22 minutes.

Jackson, Castle and McNeeley would all guard people, and then get in there and get rebounds, turn around and lead the break. No reason Ross can’t do that. Make some things happen. These empty stat lines hurt because it forces the other 4 guys to do the things he isn’t while he’s out there.
 
The bottom line is that this game was a blowout without two starters, new players and a bunch of players in a mad scramble to get recognized for increased minutes. Hurley in discovery mode, testing combos and positions.

A 40 point Marathon Oil type win would have been misleading. This game exposed some things which is perfect right now.
 
Ricker said:
Without Reed & Mullins we just won by over 20 points against a team that played well, on the heels of beating Mich St. when we were also down starters. I come away far more optimistic than what I'm reading. To me it seems that there are a lot of expectations that are way too high. Have we really played our 'A' game out of the box even in our deep run years?
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While I had my issues with this game including defense and Solo Ball still jacking up way too many 3s, UConn played a C- game and won by 24 without 2 starters. To me, that's how I view it. I expect them to play better especially as they get healthier. You also change your rotation with Reed out and Mullins out. Once they come back you are much deeper and better!
 
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Scottobot said:
I disagree with that. maybe there is a vocal hater out there but everyone loves Karaban. He was solid tonight.
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We're two years past back to back championships where UConn didn't just win, they demoralized their opponents (when they got it going). AK was always the 4th or 5th option on those teams. That's how insanely deep they were.

IOW, we're spoiled.
 
DRBackup said:
I don't know. They made a LOT of tough shots. The Pasha dude alone made like 7 fadeaway jumpers over Reibe
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It was a lackluster game, but watching in Gampel, that was my impression too.
 
Stewart’s scoring in isolation was pretty encouraging. That’s not really a strength of many guys on the roster. He played with more physicality than he typically does too. His 3PT shot was way off, but that was still one of his better performances.
 
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