Outcoached

[uchusky32]

There are shooters. But whatever we run for them doesn't seem to get them open. And when they are open they hesitate. It's like they don't expect to be open.

Polley and Hawk would be the only qualified so called shooters based on their reputation. They don't qualify right now.

 

[UCfor3]

Watching this is occurs to me how tough a job Hurley has compared to Wright.

Depending who's on the floor our game plan needs to change. Even something as straight forward as Polley coming in for Jax. We have no interchange parts.

Every player had their game and thats about it. Only Cole, Martin and to a lesser extent Whaley are even a little bit versatile.

This is why I am more critical of Hurley's roster construction and offensive personel than his coaching. We are just so damn limited offensively in players that can attack and score/shoot. We play four frontcourt players most of the time because our backcourt is so undermanned. Just not a lot of answers out there. It's such a disadvantage. You just can't win consistently against decent teams under these circumstances. The guy that started in place of Moore for Nova made several offensive moves that nobody on our roster makes and he comes off the bench for Nova. I don't think Danny can gamble again solely on offseason development. Might be time to hit the portal this offseason.

 

[SubbaBub]

We are the opposite of quick in terms of making a move to the basket or making the next pass. You can literally see the Nova players anticipating the next move and getting in position to counter.

Sometimes I thought they knew on D where the ball had to go than our guys did.

 

[uchusky32]

We recruited a small pt guard thinking he wouldn't need to play because we have Gaff? We need a bigger pt and someone who can penetrate. Take thier man of the dribble and finish at the 2 or 3.

 

[navery12]

We recruited a small pt guard thinking he wouldn't need to play because we have Gaff? We need a bigger pt and someone who can penetrate. Take thier man of the dribble and finish at the 2 or 3.

Yeah that's the clear miss from Hurley, and he's started to allude to it. He just completely misjudged what we could expect from Gaffney this year and it's by far the biggest issue for this team now

 

[BigCheese69]

This is the case with every decent team/coach. We haven’t won a quality games since before Christmas. Crunch time of the season and we aren’t making adjustments and we being outplayed by all these coaches. Hurley needs to at least get something different. The current system is clearly getting exposed

 

[mrl2016]

Shockingly, when the program loses to Wagner, northeastern, and wins by 3 against loyala Marymount young talent is not going to want to come play for us

Luckily Hurley was able to get us out of that rut, by recruiting an NBA lottery pick most coaches whiffed on.

Now we are back in the top 25 and people on this board want him gone because we’re not ready to beat elite programs like Villanova on the road

If we lose out and miss the tournament you guys have a point. Until then understand there’s gonna be bumps on the road back to being a perennial power

 

[topogigio]

Hurley did out scream, out grimace, and out stomp Wright.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Where is the interior defense today?

Hedging.

 

[mauconnfan]

RJ cole isn't the issue. We don't have anyone else that can hit a jumpshot which is our problem. If we could have more than one shooter hit a jump shot it would open the lane for Sanogo and Cole to get baskets inside.

If you just watched Andre Jackson play and blame Cole you need glasses. Cole is the very least of this teams issues.

 

[UofCT]

Shockingly, when the program loses to Wagner, northeastern, and wins by 3 against loyala Marymount young talent is not going to want to come play for us

Luckily Hurley was able to get us out of that rut, by recruiting an NBA lottery pick most coaches whiffed on.

Now we are back in the top 25 and people on this board want him gone because we’re not ready to beat elite programs like Villanova on the road

If we lose out and miss the tournament you guys have a point. Until then understand there’s gonna be bumps on the road back to being a perennial power

Nobody wants Hurley gone but we are looking at 4 seasons without a tournament win. We haven’t looked like a tournament team since Marquette. Five seasons without a tournament win at UConn is not okay

 

[mrl2016]

Nobody wants Hurley gone but we are looking at 4 seasons without a tournament win. We haven’t looked like a tournament team since Marquette. Five seasons without a tournament win at UConn is not okay

If we don’t get a tournament win I will agree with you

Losing at Villanova doesn’t mean we won’t get a tournament win

 

[UofCT]

If we don’t get a tournament win I will agree with you

Losing at Villanova doesn’t mean we won’t get a tournament win

We got embarrassed and they were missing arguably their best player.

 

[EnochRoot]

If you just watched Andre Jackson play and blame Cole you need glasses. Cole is the very least of this teams issues.

Not when you realize a good PG can elevate the play of the rest of the players on the floor. Cole is not a good PG. He's a SG masquerading as a PG.

 

[mauconnfan]

Not when you realize a good PG can elevate the play of the rest of the players on the floor. Cole is not a good PG. He's a SG masquerading as a PG.

But you can’t blame him if he is our best PG available can you? There’s no one else to lead this team that’s on the staff.

 

[UCfor3]

Yeah that's the clear miss from Hurley, and he's started to allude to it. He just completely misjudged what we could expect from Gaffney this year and it's by far the biggest issue for this team now

Gaff has really been a mystery this year. I'm really pulling for the kid. He had his moments at times the previous two seasons. It was a mixed bag but there were glimpses. For whatever reason, it just hasn't materialized this year.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Come on when you have Kwintin Williams lining up for you then you know recruiting has hit a low point.

Durham and Enoch were highly rated guys who left and gave room for that. Same with Cance Jackson. Then injuries to guys like Terry and AG every year didn’t help. Bad luck was definitely a big part of the Ollie era. Couldn’t keep guys in the program or on the floor.

Remember the year where we had 8 guys on the roster that was healthy? Lol. Fun times.

 

[uchusky32]

If you just watched Andre Jackson play and blame Cole you need glasses. Cole is the very least of this teams issues.

Cole is the only one who can get a shot off the dribble. Just to small. Yea he doesn't have a good 3pt shot but he got points playing bad.

Jackson on the other hand needs to play less and practice more. Not ready for primetime. Plays fast but needs others to put the ball in the hole for him. Once the D gets back he's useless.

 

[UofCT]

But you can’t blame him if he is our best PG available can you? There’s no one else to lead this team that’s on the staff.

Correct.

Why do we only have three guards? Two are unplayable.

Why are we redshirting Floyd? If he can play let’s play him.

Why didn’t we use all of our scholarships?

This could have been avoided

 

[connVA]

Hurley did out scream, out grimace, and out stomp Wright.

And that’s really what matters

 

[olehead]

Poorly assembled team. Parts don't work well together. No shooters. No one who can get a bucket.

Hurley knew this the moment Bouk left but refused to go hard in the transfer market. Now he we are, strong in stance, and we suck on offense. We are a team with inept offensive scheming w/out a go to guy. DH will learn this year. Guaranteed he will never as a UConn coach take offensive skill and the portal lightly again.

 

[mrl2016]

We got embarrassed and they were missing arguably their best player.

Novas #8 in kenpom and we lost on the road

Have some water

 

[EnochRoot]

But you can’t blame him if he is our best PG available can you? There’s no one else to lead this team that’s on the staff.

This is also true. Sanogo should be posting up getting the ball down low 15-20x a game. That's an easy half dozen assists right there.

 

[Bthlhf79]

I think it may be time to bring Jackson off the bench. He simply isn’t productive on offense. Let’s see more of Hawkins.

 

[EnochRoot]

Novas #8 in kenpom and we lost on the road

Have some water

Wright is superior to Hurley by an order of magnitude. Then again, he might just be the best coach in the NCAA?