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Official Cook the Cougars Game Thread

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Jax Husky said:
4 years later, and Brimah still can't catch passes down low and score. He also doesnt box or rebound. Tough one tonight.
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Don't forget he is always good for one stupid foul 20 feet from the basket, and one over the back foul where has no shot at the rebound.
 
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Towney007 said:
Kind of the epitome of the season.

Shallow bench. Good play erased by fatigue. Erratic to poor play by the bigs. Long streaks of nothing book ended by decent to excellent basketball that are too costly.

There's just a big gap between the top teams and UConn. I think they can knock any one of them off on a given night. I just don't think they can beat them in succession. Is what it is.
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Don't really think this team can knock off the top teams on any given night. Too little depth, too little IQ, just too many flaws. I do like the possibilities of next year, injuries and a poor senior class are too much to overcome this season.
 
This sucked. Rebounding, outhustled, scoring draughts...we've seen this before. Every single game.
 
I'd rather not even play in the NIT, NCAA or bust. You guys are crazy.
 
Pathetic 2nd half, but these 3 day turnarounds of back to back road games 1,500 miles apart can't be helping either...
 
Travelman32 said:
lol at UCF being considered but UCONN not. If Uconn finishes 1-2 and gets a win in the AACT they ARE .500. (15-15)
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And at .500 they won't get in. Do people realize this team has 1 top 100 win? UConn went 17-14 in the old big east and missed the NIT. Just because your name is UConn doesn't put you in if you miss the NCAA
 
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superjohn said:
Don't really think this team can knock off the top teams on any given night. Too little depth, too little IQ, just too many flaws. I do like the possibilities of next year, injuries and a poor senior class are too much to overcome this season.
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Fair.

I do think this team's improved. I do think when things are firing they can pick someone off. I just... they didn't really beat good teams in this run. They're finally at the point of 'beating teams they should' but this 'HOLD OUT HOPE HERE WE GO' stuff is so over the top it's hard to grapple with.
 
The Viking said:
When you've won four national championships in 17 years why would u even care about playing in the NIT?
It's march madness or bust.
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I don't think we have a prayer of getting into the dance now, those early season losses are looming large.
 
superjohn said:
Didn't think the refs took over the game at all. We didn't compete in the second half, Houston made us look like we were playing in quicksand. I thought the refs were fine.
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what have you been drinking? Im not saying the refs cost UConn the game but they were anything but fine
 
huskyrob1 said:
I don't think we have a prayer of getting into the dance now, those early season losses are looming large.
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when did you wake up?
we've been saying since December the only chance UConn has is to win the AAC tournament
 
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huskyrob1 said:
I don't think we have a prayer of getting into the dance now, those early season losses are looming large.
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Our only chance is winning the AAC tourny and expecting that to happen is asking to much with this group.
 
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ConnZag3 said:
Pathetic 2nd half, but these 3 day turnarounds of back to back road games 1,500 miles apart can't be helping either...
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It ain't getting any easier too. No we get SMU on three days and they are on 7 days rest.
 
I'm surprise the game was as close as it was when really no one played well for UConn
 
7774 said:
Of course you would be against free games in a tournament setting when all our most important players are freshmen and sophomores. Of course.
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Calhoun would have NEVER stood by an NIT appearance, that would be way beneath him . . .
 
7774 said:
Of course you would be against free games in a tournament setting when all our most important players are freshmen and sophomores. Of course.
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Oh wow you are such a thoughtful person!

If you think one extra game is going to conceivably change anything besides the standards of this program you are mistaken.
 
Stairmaster said:
Calhoun would have NEVER stood by an NIT appearance, that would be way beneath him . . .
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Are you talking about 1988 Calhoun or 2012 Calhoun? Answer.
 
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superjohn said:
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Our only chance is winning the AAC tourny and expecting that to happen is asking to much with this group.
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Possible, but Brimah has to sit. That kid Meyer ate his lunch tonight at both ends. Our best starting line up is Facey, Enoch, Adams, Purvis, and Vital or Jackson. Brimah and Durham next. Brimah has the worst hands of any big man in UCONN history, and he's a starting Senior. I partially fault the coaching staff for that, they're not teaching. Brimah is a prime example.
 
Stairmaster said:
2012 Calhoun didn't have much of a problem with it a mere two years previously.
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And would you say there was a difference in attitude amongst not only the team and coaching staff but also the fan base in those two NIT berths, 1988 and 2010?
 
Not buying that this team will be any better next year. If so, it'll be marginal.
Brimah's replaceable by Enoch, who should be an improvement in all areas except shit blocking. But there's no big man on the bench or incoming recruit who's better than Facey. So that's a downgrade at that position. And Rodney isn't going to be easy to replace. Is Vital going to be better next year? At best a wash. Gilbert? Maybe not the same player he was after returning from multiple shoulder injuries.
Larrier is the wild card. If he returns from the knee injury the same player before the injury then they have a chance to be better.
If he doesn't then next years team will be nothing but a repeat of this years with maybe a handful more wins at best.
 
BUConn10 said:
And would you say there was a difference in attitude amongst not only the team and coaching staff but also the fan base in those two NIT berths, 1988 and 2010?
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Yeah, 2012's was a lot more whiny and "what-have-you-done-for-me-lately." Apparently there were a group of Boneyard posters driving a "fire Calhoun" bandwagon those last few years.
 
huskyrob1 said:
Possible, but Brimah has to sit. That kid Meyer ate his lunch tonight at both ends. Our best starting line up is Facey, Enoch, Adams, Purvis, and Vital or Jackson. Brimah and Durham next. Brimah has the worst hands of any big man in UCONN history, and he's a starting Senior.
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Most big men have trouble catching the ball below their waist, so most guards know not to throw it at their knees, we haven't learned that yet for some reason. AB doesn't have great hands but a lot of the passes are not doing him any favors
 
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