Outcome if we played our OOC schedule now?

[superjohn]

The player - coach dynamic has a very weird vibe this year. In ways it feels like an extension of last year. Collective IQ doesn’t seem like it’s there to process and run the system consistently. Missing so much from what that 24 team did so beautifully. The lobs we’ve talked about, the Clingan passing from the perimeter. Finding cutters.

Maybe Hurley is still running vanilla stuff to save the good for March.

We don't have anyone to lob to. It doesn't look all that pretty because we don't get out and run and we don't dunk but the offensive system is fine in terms of moving the ball, we're always great at that but we don't get all the cutting layups like we used to. In those earlier January Big East close wins we were shooting really bad but we were playing great D, now our shooting has come around and we're playing terrible D. The offense isn't the problem, we're 9th in the country in assists. We're never good at getting to the ft line under Hurley but it's a giant problem now, we aren't getting free points. We hardly ever get to the line and when we do it's mostly Tarris getting there and he's a terrible ft shooter.

 

[UC0NN]

Its hard to say. We were undermanned those games. But since we have been at full strength we have been wildly inconsistent. So you cant say we are better now than during those games. Nor can you chalk it up to the Big East knowing how to play Uconn when nearly every single game is a struggle.

Illinois - Their best player had not developed yet, they are much better now.

Florida - Wasn't gelled yet, the hottest team in the country right now.

Kansas - Missing their best player.

So yeah we were fortunate to not get everyone's best shot. But being undermanned we still played really well.

 

[LStudfellow]

The way we have played the last 3 halfs? 6 and 0. No question.

Amazing how different things can look 2 games and 4 days later, huh.

And I absolutely loved the look of befuddlement that stayed etched on Pitino's face for the last 15 minutes or so of the 2nd half tonight. LOVED IT!

 

[RuffRuff]

The way we have played the last 3 halfs? 6 and 0. No question.

Amazing how different things can look 2 games and 4 days later, huh.

And I absolutely loved the look of befuddlement that stayed etched on Pitino's face for the last 15 minutes or so of the 2nd half tonight. LOVED IT!

If Hurley has developed the Machiavellian strategy of slow playing until March, I applaud him. And I guess I can't put it past him. He would be a notch up in the coaching ranks than he already is.