Point Guard Situaton

[Woof 101]

No, the reason we won’t 3peat is we lost 4 starters to the NBA. Danny should have never uttered 3peat just 2 days after last year’s title.

So true, Danny becomes unhinged with emotion which can be good and both bad. Great coach that has to reign in his verbalization. This for the team and his reputation. Head has got too big with his last bragging to an official of being the best coach etc etc.
He himself admitted he was able to win a NC by backing off the refs. The three peat mantra was nothing but putting a biggrer target on the teams back.
A little bit of humble and respect goes a long way on opponents bullitin board matarial and officials not looking to make the game a bit different.

 

[RuffRuff]

So true, Danny becomes unhinged with emotion which can be good and both bad. Great coach that has to reign in his verbalization. This for the team and his reputation. Head has got too big with his last bragging to an official of being the best coach etc etc.
He himself admitted he was able to win a NC by backing off the refs. The three peat mantra was nothing but putting a biggrer target on the teams back.
A little bit of humble and respect goes a long way on opponents bullitin board matarial and officials not looking to make the game a bit different.

110% spot on.

 

[Umami Zen]

For tonight's game. All I want is some combination of Hass/AM/AN to match Ashworth's output with limited turnovers- Then let the other guys perform for 40 minutes and get the W

 

[navery12]

So true, Danny becomes unhinged with emotion which can be good and both bad. Great coach that has to reign in his verbalization. This for the team and his reputation. Head has got too big with his last bragging to an official of being the best coach etc etc.
He himself admitted he was able to win a NC by backing off the refs. The three peat mantra was nothing but putting a biggrer target on the teams back.
A little bit of humble and respect goes a long way on opponents bullitin board matarial and officials not looking to make the game a bit different.

This is nonsense. There is a 0% chance this fanbase wouldn't attack him the whole offseason if he tried to lower expectations and say we weren't chasing a championship this year

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The idea that talk about a 3-peat has anything to do with the team's performance this season is one of the goofiest theories that's come down the pike in recent years. And there have been some doozies. You might as well say they shouldn't have beaten people so badly last year. They're the defending champs, everyone was going to be out for blood.

The team is what it is. Hurley's a confident guy and he had reason to be confident coming into this season. The team has underperformed. Some guys have not made leaps and others are not adjusting well to new roles. It happens. Last year was a freak show. They don't come along all that often.

They're somewhere in the top 10% of D1 basketball teams. They're going to make the tournament. They could crap the bed in the first round and we'll feel like crap or they could get it together and go on a little run and at some point they'll probably lose and we'll feel like crap. In other words it'll be a fairly typical March for an upper echelon college basketball team that doesn't quite get its together. There are worse places to be.

 

[RuffRuff]

The idea that talk about a 3-peat has anything to do with the team's performance this season is one of the goofiest theories that's come down the pike in recent years. And there have been some doozies. You might as well say they shouldn't have beaten people so badly last year. They're the defending champs, everyone was going to be out for blood.

The team is what it is. Hurley's a confident guy and he had reason to be confident coming into this season. The team has underperformed. Some guys have not made leaps and others are not adjusting well to new roles. It happens. Last year was a freak show. They don't come along all that often.

They're somewhere in the top 10% of D1 basketball teams. They're going to make the tournament. They could crap the bed in the first round and we'll feel like crap or they could get it together and go on a little run and at some point they'll probably lose and we'll feel like crap. In other words it'll be a fairly typical March for an upper echelon college basketball team that doesn't quite get its together. There are worse places to be.

You don’t think talking about your team like it’s the next coming of the Wooden Bruins nonstop doesn’t further highlight UConn as a red circled opponent on schedules? Or amp up teams we play?

You realize Hurley was finding every crumb of motivation he could last year? It’s the oldest trick in the coaching trade. These kids watch social media nonstop, they see it all. He could have played it cooler. I don’t think the preseason hype train did much good for the teams psyche, the fans expectations or keeping opponents less enthralled to take us down.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

You don’t think talking about your team like it’s the next coming of the Wooden Bruins nonstop doesn’t further highlight UConn as a red circled opponent on schedules? Or amp up teams we play?

You realize Hurley was finding every crumb of motivation he could last year? It’s the oldest trick in the coaching trade. These kids watch social media nonstop, they see it all. He could have played it cooler. I don’t think the preseason hype train did much good for the teams psyche, the fans expectations or keeping opponents less enthralled to take us down.

No. I thought I was pretty clear - I think it's a goofy talking point. If you think St. Johns was more motivated because Hurley mentioned that the goal was a three peat you're certainly entitled to that opinion.

 

[RuffRuff]

No. I thought I was pretty clear - I think it's a goofy talking point. If you think St. Johns was more motivated because Hurley mentioned that the goal was a three peat you're certainly entitled to that opinion.

It’s not worth a lot of dialogue but it’s the reason teams like the Pats didn’t say squat in pressers. You don’t give opponents any more motivation than necessary, even 1%.

When is the last time in your sports fan life have you heard a coach talk about 3peating, champion dna, 3 fingering, yada like DH? I don’t think I’ve seen it, kind of stuff normally reserved for boxing. It was fun while it lasted as a fan and I enjoyed it at the time.

 

[superjohn]

You don’t think talking about your team like it’s the next coming of the Wooden Bruins nonstop doesn’t further highlight UConn as a red circled opponent on schedules? Or amp up teams we play?

You realize Hurley was finding every crumb of motivation he could last year? It’s the oldest trick in the coaching trade. These kids watch social media nonstop, they see it all. He could have played it cooler. I don’t think the preseason hype train did much good for the teams psyche, the fans expectations or keeping opponents less enthralled to take us down.

I think Hurley constantly talking up the dominant back to back, the goal for a three-peat, and wanting to have a dynasty helps make us the story in college basketball. It helps our brand, it helps with recruiting, it helps with everything UConn. I absolutely hate the little engine that could narrative so many people here seem fond of. I want UConn to be the biggest most badarse program in the sport that everyone talks about and wants to be like.

 

[RuffRuff]

I think Hurley constantly talking up the dominant back to back, the goal for a three-peat, and wanting to have a dynasty helps make us the story in college basketball. It helps our brand, it helps with recruiting, it helps with everything UConn. I absolutely hate the little engine that could narrative so many people here seem fond of. I want UConn to be the biggest most badarse program in the sport that everyone talks about and wants to be like.

I get that and why I loved it in the moment. But then you’re dealing with refs trying to chop your ego down, opponents fired up and walking around with an even bigger target on your back, kids trying to live up to it when not ready. Comes down on the team. Best tool for recruiting is winning and sending kids to the NBA.

 

[RuffRuff]

Going big tonight

 

[bendm]

So this is our new 8 man rotation:

Liam / Diarra
Ball
Stew / Ross
Alex
Samson / Reed

I like. Would be great if Nowell could get some run too.

 

[Windham4th]

Diarra is a sparkplug bench type player, not a starting PG even healthy

 

[Austin316]

I think we found our guy

 

[boog204]

Lappas made a great point that going small with Liam-Ball-Stew-Karaban-Mahaney totally changed our offense. Teams have scouted us and realize that you do not need to guard our 5 men and just drop. You can chase shooters and funnel to the shot blocker. When we went small, Kalk could not play goalie anymore and it forced them to change their D. Gave Liam much more room to work and opened up the lane.

 

[bendm]

This rotation can lead us to glory

Liam 20 / Diarra 20
Ball 30 / Mahaney 10
Stew 20 / Ross 10 / Liam 10
Alex 30 / Stew 10
Samson 20 / Reed 20

30: Liam / Ball / Stew / Alex
20: Diarra / Samson / Reed
10: Mahaney / Ross

 

[Rico444]

This rotation can lead us to glory

Liam 20 / Diarra 20
Ball 30 / Mahaney 10
Stew 20 / Ross 10 / Liam 10
Alex 30 / Stew 10
Samson 20 / Reed 20

30: Liam / Ball / Stew / Alex
20: Diarra / Samson / Reed
10: Mahaney / Ross

I don't know if we're going to see Diarra again this year.

 

[alphasigko]

They did just fine tonight without Hass at the point. I hope that this was a revelation to Coach Dan.

 

[alphasigko]

Lappas made a great point that going small with Liam-Ball-Stew-Karaban-Mahaney totally changed our offense. Teams have scouted us and realize that you do not need to guard our 5 men and just drop. You can chase shooters and funnel to the shot blocker. When we went small, Kalk could not play goalie anymore and it forced them to change their D. Gave Liam much more room to work and opened up the lane.

If I could like this post more than once I would!

 

[HCCForever]

Does anyone else think that Solo slips and falls a lot? I was watching the replay of this game and the first thing I saw was Solo falling to the floor after chasing Green through a screen. I have noticed this in other games as well.