Nova Post Game Thread

[temery]

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[BleedHuskyBlu]

Guess I like how they fought in the end but they were without Gillespie. Defense was atrocious today

 

[YoungFree]

I haven't posted in forever and I'm probably gonna get roasted for this but oh well:

I'm so glad this team doesn't give up like the fans do. Down 23 and only lost by 11. Sure, a win would have been better and playing two halves instead of one would have been better but they didn't quit.

All the negativity is blown out of proportion. 15-6, top 25 ranking, and a bid to the tourney on the table. Just chill. Glad the team fought.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Not much to really say. The team is flawed. And it's the same flaw we've known about since before the season started. Limitations at guard.

We played an undermanned Nova squad and weren't particularly competitive.

 

[ASweet3781]

Guess I like how they fought in the end but they were without Gillespie. Defense was atrocious today

85 pts to Nova without their leading scorer and played final stretch without Gillespie.

Contrary to popular believe this is not just opponents hitting "lucky" shots. It's a pattern of poor defense.

 

[CaptainRon]

They shot 61%, ouch

 

[Brochacho]

We really didn’t play that bad and Nova was down a key player then lost Gillepsie. Played tough but this team isn’t a contender come March unless we have favorable matchups.

We have one ball handler and minimal spacing and are not as sound fundamentally as a team like Villanova - not much we can do this year.

Play the freshmen, let them grow.

 

[AntG168]

I’ve got nothing.

 

[AntG168]

We really didn’t play that bad and Nova was down a key player then lost Gillepsie. Played tough but this team isn’t a contender come March unless we have favorable matchups.

We have one ball handler and minimal spacing and are not as sound fundamentally as a team like Villanova - not much we can do this year.

Play the freshmen, let them grow.

We played terribly

 

[ASweet3781]

I haven't posted in forever and I'm probably gonna get roasted for this but oh well:

I'm so glad this team doesn't give up like the fans do. Down 23 and only lost by 11. Sure, a win would have been better and playing two halves instead of one would have been better but they didn't quit.

All the negativity is blown out of proportion. 15-6, top 25 ranking, and a bid to the tourney on the table. Just chill. Glad the team fought.

Oh. How nice of them to fight after falling down by 23 to a Nova team who doesn't have their leading scorer (and their heart and soul for when we "fought").

 

[kansashusky]

“They better get us now, because it’s coming”

When is it coming, Dan?

 

[Brochacho]

We played terribly

50% from the floor 40% from 3. Got Worked defensively but that’s what happens when you play good teams vs the scrubs we’ve been playing the last month.

 

[Kitaman]

Hurley should give Hawkins a longer leash, he needs floor time. Sampson not having any 'real' experience was unfairly used. AJ can turn it over as much as he wants, Martin can disappear, Polley can also be invisible and Gaffney well .. . . The bench can't do much worse. If he gave the bench some play previous games, they may be able to contribute when others are not. Instead they thrust into the fast lane not being able to change gears.

Just saying play your bench, ready or not. At least 4-5 minutes each game. You recruited them so you saw something, just bring it out. My fear is that Diggins and the others won't be ready come November because they will again be freshmen.

How are you going to develop good players on the bench?

 

[auror]

Our interior defense was bad in this one.

It's usually worse against Nova since we can't help weakside due to their spacing. But 1v1 in the post we got killed, just like Lewis of Marquette did.

 

[Giddyup5]

50% from the floor 40% from 3. Got Worked defensively but that’s what happens when you play good teams vs the scrubs we’ve been playing the last month.

Which is why you need to play a tougher OOC schedule.

 

[3rdbass]

I haven't posted in forever and I'm probably gonna get roasted for this but oh well:

I'm so glad this team doesn't give up like the fans do. Down 23 and only lost by 11. Sure, a win would have been better and playing two halves instead of one would have been better but they didn't quit.

All the negativity is blown out of proportion. 15-6, top 25 ranking, and a bid to the tourney on the table. Just chill. Glad the team fought.

You mean we did have a top 25 ranking. LOL! Also, who on our schedule are we going to beat besides Depaul and Georgetown. Please, tell me.

 

[NJHusky]

I’ve got nothing.

Sounds like you are ready to be the HC

 

[methodology]

85 pts to Nova without their leading scorer and played final stretch without Gillespie.

Contrary to popular believe this is not just opponents hitting "lucky" shots. It's a pattern of poor defense.

85 points isn’t a true indication. Last 6 minutes or so UConn was pressing and gambling on defense and playing much quicker on offense which led to more possessions

Definitely not a stellar performance on defense or offense today. They need to come up with a solution before they head into a tailspin

 

[uconnfan68]

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Game was over after 4 minutes with both Sanogo and Whaley on the bench with 2 fouls. That’s when Hurley should have been T’d up.

 

[scotty0330]

I haven't posted in forever and I'm probably gonna get roasted for this but oh well:

I'm so glad this team doesn't give up like the fans do. Down 23 and only lost by 11. Sure, a win would have been better and playing two halves instead of one would have been better but they didn't quit.

All the negativity is blown out of proportion. 15-6, top 25 ranking, and a bid to the tourney on the table. Just chill. Glad the team fought.

Yup terrible take but good news is you called it so there is that. Top 25 ranking is running out the door and Their two best players were either out for game altogether or done for the game and you are taking positives out of that.

 

[YoungFree]

You mean we did have a top 25 ranking. LOL! Also, who on our schedule are we going to beat besides Depaul and Georgetown. Please, tell me.

I sometimes wonder if anyone on this board is actually a fan of sports or if they are just a fan of wins.

We aren't perfect a d have stuff to work on but the sky isn't falling. We were only 6 point underdogs and lost by 11. The rest of our games are winnable....three to four years ago we wouldn't have been able to say that.

The negativity on this board is astounding.

 

[Brochacho]

Which is why you need to play a tougher OOC schedule.

I thought our schedule was fine for what the team is but Hurley decided we had to beat those teams by 60 playing our 23 year olds vs developing the young guys.

 

[3rdbass]

I thought our schedule was fine for what the team is but Hurley decided we had to beat those teams by 60 playing our 23 year olds vs developing the young guys.

Yeah for Diggins to not get over Gaffney at this stage of the season is a head scratcher. I mean he must be really unprepared to not start over Gaffney.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Hawkins needs all of Gaffneys and some of Polley’s minutes.