Northeastern up 2 on Mich St w 16 to play

[uconngb]

.....just saying

 

[7774]

It's on BTN.

 

[nomar]

Up 5, 3:15 to play

 

[gwhuskyfan]

Up 11 with a min. left. At least we only lost by 3

 

[UConnDan97]

Up 11 with a minute to play. Put a fork in the Spartans...

 

[upstater]

If only they hadn't lost to Wagner, we could treat the N'Eastern loss as a one off.

 

[elmcityboy]

haha, sick

 

[auror]

Mich St is struggling as much as us.

 

[lange10]

.....just saying

Mich. St was missing their best player tonight - Miles Bridges. Just saying.

 

[uconngb]

Mich. St was missing their best player tonight - Miles Bridges. Just saying.

anybody that knows anything about college hoops knows that Mich St is still supposed to beat Northeastern at home. They were still favored by 11 after all.

just saying

 

[lange10]

anybody that knows anything about college hoops knows that Mich St is still supposed to beat Northeastern at home. They were still favored by 11 after all.

just saying

Fair enough. My point, though, was that I'm tired of seeing people try to justify the Wagner/Northeastern losses. They were both terrible and inexcusable losses. Sadly, I think the coaching staff will get a free pass this year because of the injuries but those 2.5 games (half of LMU) when we had a full roster were scary. Very unprepared.

 

[MexicoHusky]

The Wagner and Northeastern losses are irrelevant. The team was very young. We all knew we would hit some early bumps.

 

[jibsey]

Even with Bridges they did not look great when i saw them earlier. I assume they will get him back and make the tourney with a good seed easy. Hard schedule, lots of chances against ranked teams, it's a different world.

 

[Stinger92860]

Depending on matchups, I'll be looking to have northeastern into the sweet 16.

 

[uconngb]

Fair enough. My point, though, was that I'm tired of seeing people try to justify the Wagner/Northeastern losses. They were both terrible and inexcusable losses. Sadly, I think the coaching staff will get a free pass this year because of the injuries but those 2.5 games (half of LMU) when we had a full roster were scary. Very unprepared.

There is no justification for UConn losing to Wagner or Northeastern. None. Let me be clear on that.

 

[mauconnfan]

Fair enough. My point, though, was that I'm tired of seeing people try to justify the Wagner/Northeastern losses. They were both terrible and inexcusable losses. Sadly, I think the coaching staff will get a free pass this year because of the injuries but those 2.5 games (half of LMU) when we had a full roster were scary. Very unprepared.

The coaches prepared them the players were just prepared to go out there, they all looked like they were deer in headlights. Coaches can't slap them silly to get them to wake up and realize it's time, and if you need that then leave UConn because you don't have the mentality. They were a bunch of kids and newcomers trying to figure each other out while o the court. As we can see now, despite losing 3 players it's just coming together it's takes a long time with this many new players. Jalen wasn't new and he looked clueless as to how to be the man, basically scared. Shouldn't have lost those 2 but it's shared by players and staff, but the kids were scared.

The coaches have done a wonderful job and I'm having fun watching this team with very few expectations other than growing together to be better on 17-18. Whatever happens this year is gravy!

 

[lange10]

The coaches prepared them the players were just prepared to go out there, they all looked like they were deer in headlights. Coaches can't slap them silly to get them to wake up and realize it's time, and if you need that then leave UConn because you don't have the mentality. They were a bunch of kids and newcomers trying to figure each other out while o the court. As we can see now, despite losing 3 players it's just coming together it's takes a long time with this many new players. Jalen wasn't new and he looked clueless as to how to be the man, basically scared. Shouldn't have lost those 2 but it's shared by players and staff, but the kids were scared.

The coaches have done a wonderful job and I'm having fun watching this team with very few expectations other than growing together to be better on 17-18. Whatever happens this year is gravy!

I won't really get into this as there's been countless threads and posts on it. Yes, my expectations are obviously tempered and whatever happens this year, happens. To me the season is already a success because we beat Cuse. However, I am still fully on board for a staff shake up after the season. Doubt it happens but I think it's needed. Between the lacking frontcourt development and our putrid offense, somethings gotta give. Just my two cents.

 

[donyell34]

There is no justification for UConn losing to Wagner or Northeastern. None. Let me be clear on that.

It's nothing to do with justification , we are not entitled for anything , it's sports, a lot went wrong in the start with lots of criticism of the coaches and players. I do believe the long road back has begun .

 

[Jerry1714]

Depending on matchups, I'll be looking to have northeastern into the sweet 16.

Settle down, NE is 6-5 with loses to BU, LIU, Stony Brook, Cornell and Harvard. They aint dancing this year.

 

[Palatine]

It doesn't freain matter. We played like crap, got off to a huge deficit and lost. Period the end. We should have never lost that game.

 

[nomar]

Settle down, NE is 6-5 with loses to BU, LIU, Stony Brook, Cornell and Harvard. They aint dancing this year.

He meant the Sweet 16 of the CBI. Right?

 

[Pudge]

If only they hadn't lost to Wagner, we could treat the N'Eastern loss as a one off.

A little sick ...

Wagner was a difficult first game (and I'd like to see when scheduled). They had solid mid-major guards who could sink 3s with 5 of the first 6 guys back from a team that played well in March. They looked together seemingly playing all summer as a unit ... and was great production for that first game. And ... haven't checked ... but they actually lost their leading scorer against us with 12 minutes or so left. Plus their 6´9 Center went for a quick 10 in the first 10 minutes. Hard opponent for UConn this year with us having 11 guys in all kinds of new roles.

I actually think the Northeastern game was more of an outlier.

 

[awfuldan]

Northeastern wins @ Oakland (9-2) at the buzzer, a few days after winning @ MSU.

 

[Walker11]

FWIW, Wagner's best player versus us, the kid Saunders who put up 15 before leaving in the middle of the 2nd half with an injury hasn't played again this year.