The team isn't built for iso ball. It's built to play a European passing style, which is great when you have leads but problematic when you don't have a go-to guy when down 10.This is becoming an obvious problem. Our guards have trouble going north/south and don't draw contact. Newtown is the only one who can remotely do so.
They drew a lot of fouls this season until they apparently stopped being fouls over the last 2-3 games.
Gosh I don’t know…I hope notSo does Hurley have to be an angel for 3 years to get a fair shake...seems that way.
That happens when you play cupcakes. We have played one elite team (Alabama) and two others with a pulse (Iowa State and Nova). The rest of our schedule has been garbage (and don't give me UNC-Wilmington, who is a CAA-version of Butler).They drew a lot of fouls this season until they apparently stopped being fouls over the last 2-3 games.
Thought we had a go to guy..the preseason player of the year. 0 points and 2 rebounds in the second half tonight. I say not only play Clingan more but start him.The team isn't built for iso ball. It's built to play a European passing style, which is great when you have leads but problematic when you don't have a go-to guy when down 10.
The level of opponent has though. Outside of Alabama and maybe Iowa State, Xavier and Providence are the two best teams we have played up to this point.I don’t think our playstyle has changed much from our OOC playstyle which consistently generated 20+ FTA per game
But you’re right, Newton has looked lost in the paint recently. He should know now that he’s not getting the same calls he used to, so he’s just gotta go up strong and force a basket or a whistle. He’s playing a bit scared
Newton needs to Take the ball to the basket to score, not to pass. Must be much more aggressiveI don’t think our playstyle has changed much from our OOC playstyle which consistently generated 20+ FTA per game
But you’re right, Newton has looked lost in the paint recently. He should know now that he’s not getting the same calls he used to, so he’s just gotta go up strong and force a basket or a whistle. He’s playing a bit scared
That’s what I’ve been saying.We don't go hard to the rim. We turn the corner then look to pass or float backwards and throw up a shot.
Jackson did it once and they gave him a path to the basket. You have tom be willing to go hard and take the contact. I don't balme Hawkins because he did it early in the year and got destroyed.
Needs to be assertive. Don’t know why he’s not. Also needs to stop jump passingNewton is not a good player.
UConn took 22 threes and Providence took 18. Shooting threes wasn’t the reason for the foul disparity. Simply big east home cooking, though Providence was tougher.Hard to draw fouls from outside the arc.
34 of their points were in the paint and nearly 2/3 of the shot attempts were 2 pointers. This is a weird take on this game specifically.Hard to draw fouls from outside the arc.
Outside of forcing it down low to Sanogo...Who's guards drove more?34 of their points were in the paint and nearly 2/3 of the shot attempts were 2 pointers. This is a weird take on this game specifically.
9 deep, he’s underutilized. When hawk and jax were out I thought we looked a little more put together and he was the lead dog.Oh.
This is a bit of a straw man. I’m not saying PC didn’t force the issue more, but UConn drew a lot of contact today. Newton and Hawkins both took it to the hoop multiple times with contact. Hawkins was fighting through a ton of contact and holding off ball. Sanogo played through a lot of contact. The point you’re making was much more valid against Xavier than against PC.Outside of forcing it down low to Sanogo...Who's guards drove more?
Did you watch the game? We took 22 threes. Pee Cee took 18. That doesn't explain annything.They are too busy taking 3’s.
They are getting fouled. Just not calledThis is becoming an obvious problem. Our guards have trouble going north/south and don't draw contact. Newtown is the only one who can remotely do so.