Post game press conference-PC

[jibsey]

There was a tv shot of him clutching his wrist and writhing in pain however brief. I think it affects him, just my opinion.

 

[Marat]

Does anyone remember the origin of Solo wrist injury? When did it happen ? Was it in November.

 

[drayenob]

Providence students weighing in on their coach

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Also telling is his Eric needs to play more. As the guys on spaces correctly nailed last night, I don’t care what Reed’s stat line says (it usually looks good). He leaves a lot of “meat on the bone” with missed defensive assignments, non rebounding, missed free throws, and bad decisions (picking up an early 3rd foul).

A couple of times I yelled wtf at my tv when Reed was standing near the ball but didn’t get the rebound.

 

[uconngb]

Tarris is becoming a problem. I hope last nights performance gives Hurley the confidence to play Reibe more. Reed likes killer instinct, urgency, ability to realize that he CANNOT DRIBBLE, and his foul shooting is essentially a turnover.

I don’t know why but he seems to be loafing through what could have been a career making season for him. It’s very odd.

 

[superjohn]

Tarris is becoming a problem. I hope last nights performance gives Hurley the confidence to play Reibe more. Reed likes killer instinct, urgency, ability to realize that he CANNOT DRIBBLE, and his foul shooting is essentially a turnover.

I don’t know why but he seems to be loafing through what could have been a career making season for him. It’s very odd.

Tarris shot terribly from the ft line but he had 19 points, 8-9 fg's, 6 rebs, 4 blocks, 1 turnover and huge plays down the stretch.

This place is ridiculous.

 

[HooperScooper]

Tarris is becoming a problem. I hope last nights performance gives Hurley the confidence to play Reibe more. Reed likes killer instinct, urgency, ability to realize that he CANNOT DRIBBLE, and his foul shooting is essentially a turnover.

I don’t know why but he seems to be loafing through what could have been a career making season for him. It’s very odd.

Tough crowd. Can’t dispute the free throw shooting but he had 19 points and 6 rebounds in 19 minutes. He wasn’t that bad.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Does anyone remember the origin of Solo wrist injury? When did it happen ? Was it in November.

Wasn’t it the first Providence game? I remember him looking to take the ball to the hoop and being undercut and coming down hard face first on the floor while breaking his fall with his hand.

Then again, theres a chance that i’m totally wrong.

 

[CTBasketball]

You can argue whether or not it hurt his shot. You can’t argue wether or not he’s hurt.

Don’t get me wrong I want him to shoot as best that he can. We aren’t winning big without him performing well.

But his wrist injury has statistically improved his 3pt percentage. Not the other way around, which is laughable to even type out. I think with some better shot selection he can get back to mid 30 %’s.

 

[KingAG]

Don’t get me wrong I want him to shoot as best that he can. We aren’t winning big without him performing well.

But his wrist injury has statistically improved his 3pt percentage. Not the other way around, which is laughable to even type out. I think with some better shot selection he can get back to mid 30 %’s.

No I know that. None of us here are rooting against these guys. I have no clue if it’s affecting his shot. I do agree a large percent of it is his mental. I think that’s true for the entire team though. We need a shrink for solo.

 

[RuffRuff]

Tarris is becoming a problem. I hope last nights performance gives Hurley the confidence to play Reibe more. Reed likes killer instinct, urgency, ability to realize that he CANNOT DRIBBLE, and his foul shooting is essentially a turnover.

I don’t know why but he seems to be loafing through what could have been a career making season for him. It’s very odd.

Well said - loafing a better term than lethargic. He looks disinterested, head is only moderately in it.

As said earlier in the year to everyone's dismay, he's soft. When you're 265 lb center plays like Yogi Bear, it's where that rep starts. He looks like the kinda kid that can be a terrorizer, but then you just see him yawning all over the court. Easily the kid on this team I've been most disappointed in.

 

[KingAG]

Well said - loafing a better term than lethargic. He looks disinterested, head is only moderately in it.

As said earlier in the year to everyone's dismay, he's soft. When you're 265 lb center plays like Yogi Bear, it's where that rep starts. He looks like the kinda kid that can be a terrorizer, but then you just see him yawning all over the court. Easily the kid on this team I've been most disappointed in.

Are you really doing the soft thing again?

Yogi Bear is averaging 15, 8 and 2 blocks on 62% shooting. What were you expecting?

 

[aceboon]

Wasn’t it the first Providence game? I remember him looking to take the ball to the hoop and being undercut and coming down hard face first on the floor while breaking his fall with his hand.

Then again, theres a chance that i’m totally wrong.

The Big East opener vs Butler, it was on defense, went up to challenge a shot and had his legs taken out from him while in the air and landed on the wrist

 

[RuffRuff]

Are you really doing the soft thing again?

Yogi Bear is averaging 15, 8 and 2 blocks on 62% shooting. What were you expecting?

Did you see what the original poster wrote - I agreed with it? Somehow we are a bad rebounding team.

 

[KingAG]

Did you see what the original poster wrote - I agreed with it? Somehow we are a bad rebounding team.

I did. Why is that significant? You’re calling him soft. It’s one of your weirder crusades.

YOU said you were disappointed in him. So I’m asking what were you expecting ?

And you’re blaming the guy averaging 8 rebounds a game for our rebounding issues?

 

[RuffRuff]

Because he is. For all the reasons the original poster mentioned. The kid looks disinterested, plays with no urgency. Do you watch the games? I know you do.

I did. Why is that significant? You’re calling him soft. It’s one of your weirder crusades.

YOU said you were disappointed in him. So I’m asking what were you expecting ?

And you’re blaming the guy averaging 8 rebounds a game for our rebounding issues?

 

[KingAG]

Because he is. For all the reasons the original poster mentioned. The kid looks disinterested, plays with no urgency. Do you watch the games? I know you do.

I just disagree. That is also not the reason you were calling the kid soft earlier in the year. And those are not evidence of him being soft. His production says otherwise. I guess you would like his facial expressions to be “tougher”. It’s stupid. The people calling him soft would never actually say it to him. Could you out “tough” Taris Reed at anything in life? Lmao. Talk basketball.

 

[RuffRuff]

I just disagree. That is also not the reason you were calling the kid soft earlier in the year. And those are not evidence of him being soft. His production says otherwise. I guess you would like his facial expressions to be “tougher”. It’s stupid. The people calling him soft would never actually say it to him. Could you out “tough” Taris Reed at anything in life? Lmao. Talk basketball.

Tarris has been given lots of minutes this year. He’s going to default into numbers as a starting 5. Again refer to the original poster for many of the reasons. No, I wouldn’t tell him that to his face. He’s enormous. I find him to be a really soft basketball player. Unfocused, disinterested, low urgency. He strikes me as a kid that doesn’t love basketball.

 

[superjohn]

Tarris has been given lots of minutes this year. He’s going to default into numbers as a starting 5. Again refer to the original poster for many of the reasons. No, I wouldn’t tell him that to his face. He’s enormous. I find him to be a really soft basketball player. Unfocused, disinterested, low urgency. He strikes me as a kid that doesn’t love basketball.

Please stop trashing him, it's pathetic and idiotic. Reed's per 40 numbers are better than Sanogo's.

 

[KingAG]

Tarris has been given lots of minutes this year. He’s going to default into numbers as a starting 5. Again refer to the original poster for many of the reasons. No, I wouldn’t tell him that to his face. He’s enormous. I find him to be a really soft basketball player. Unfocused, disinterested, low urgency. He strikes me as a kid that doesn’t love basketball.

So now he’s only good because he plays a lot of minutes, not the other way around? Lmao what a take.

If you watch Taris Reed play basketball and come away with “soft” I question your basketball acumen. He plays aloof and low basketball IQ basketball at times. But rarely is soft his issue.

And saying something about someone in the internet you wouldn’t actually say to them is the definition of soft.

I hate when this fanbase lowers itself to weird statements like that.

This kid went out there clearly injured and in discomfort and attempted to help lift his team. That’s the definition of tough. He isn’t a perfect basketball player. But physicality is one of his strong suits. He just doesn’t process that game at a high speed.

 

[Donyell 360]

There's a reason why he was open to shoot. Those attempts needed to go to other players. The game wouldn't have been close if he wasn't gunning with the bball IQ of a 3rd grade rec player.

I'd guess 9 of his attempts were early shot clock, contested, etc. He needs to only shoot the ball when he is open catch and shoot or if he can drive it.

Who do you want to shoot the ball if not Ball? AK? MS? Silas can't just take more shots to solve the problem. If Ball starts passing up shots, it will just stagnate the offense and force us into tougher shots. Most of his early clock shots were inside the 3-point line. Unfortunately he has been less efficient with those shots lately. But my point is, we don't have a lot of better options. I'll ride with Solo and hope for the best. I'm not saying I want him to shoot even more. A little less might be better, but we to maintain a balance or we become too predicable to defend.

 

[husky429]

Who do you want to shoot the ball if not Ball? AK? MS? Silas can't just take more shots to solve the problem. If Ball starts passing up shots, it will just stagnate the offense and force us into tougher shots. Most of his early clock shots were inside the 3-point line. Unfortunately he has been less efficient with those shots lately. But my point is, we don't have a lot of better options. I'll ride with Solo and hope for the best. I'm not saying I want him to shoot even more. A little less might be better, but we to maintain a balance or we become too predicable to defend.

Stewart, Smith, Ross, AK, Demary, Mullins.

 

[Donyell 360]

Stewart, Smith, Ross, AK, Demary, Mullins.

Well, when Mullins comes back, that will certainly help. But do you actually have more confidence in Stewart, Smith and Ross to create shots for themselves the way Ball can? Ball is our best player for creating a shot for himself off the bounce. He's better at that than Mullins or AK or Demary. Mullins is the only one of those 3 who has a midrange game, and it is not as advanced as Ball. Maybe Mullins will progress to where he is not only shooting 3's better than Ball (which he already is) but also better at creating midrange shots off the bounce. Until then, like it or not, we need Ball to keep creating and shooting. Stew and Ross can be 3&D guys but they need to assert themselves more. I trust Ball more to go get a bucket when the offense breaks down and we need someone to make a play.

 

[BGesus4]

Tarris has been given lots of minutes this year. He’s going to default into numbers as a starting 5. Again refer to the original poster for many of the reasons. No, I wouldn’t tell him that to his face. He’s enormous. I find him to be a really soft basketball player. Unfocused, disinterested, low urgency. He strikes me as a kid that doesn’t love basketball.

“Default into numbers” is an all time hilarious quote. For the sake of society, I hope you meant it as a joke

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

“Default into numbers” is an all time hilarious quote. For the sake of society, I hope you meant it as a joke

We've had some prominent Boneyard whipping boys recently that we would have loved to "default into numbers."

 

[Icehawk]

Some of the posters here not only post a lot but post a lot of horse excrement.

 

[ucp990411]

If he could play with the fire he showed in the 2nd half and stay out of foul trouble we would all be happy

 

[Donyell 360]

Tarris has been given lots of minutes this year. He’s going to default into numbers as a starting 5. Again refer to the original poster for many of the reasons. No, I wouldn’t tell him that to his face. He’s enormous. I find him to be a really soft basketball player. Unfocused, disinterested, low urgency. He strikes me as a kid that doesn’t love basketball.

I was saying the same thing about Tristan Newton in his first year, and that worked out pretty good. When players don't display the type of emotion that we personally relate to, it is easy to misjudge them. There is more than one way to be successful. Rather than ask Reed to be something he is not, let's encourage him to take advantage of his personality. This team in general lacks a killer instinct. But what they lack in aggression they make up for in poise. Being too emotional can be a bad thing. Well will see whether this year's team personality is the right mix to win it all. Maybe not, but you can't make someone be other than they are. You can use who they are to maximize potential. Hopefully Hurley and Co. are figuring that out. Based on the progress we have seen in Reed's game since he arrived, I think the staff deserves a lot of credit and benefit of the doubt. One thing is for sure, the potential is tantalizing and the drama for us fans is real. Hang on tight because it could be a wild ride!

 

[DRBackup]

I think, unfortunately, that my FT take may age well. The ceiling on this team is natty. The floor may be New Mexico. Watching Nebraska vs Michigan, watching Arizona vs BYU….these dudes are playing at a different level. But we have a month to get our s—- together.

You do realize UConn already played Arizona, without Reed or Mullins and had the lead with under 2 minutes to go. AZ also just beat BYU by a whopping 3 points - a team UConn led by 20 at one point. The idea that AZ is "playing at a different level" is delusional

 

[DRBackup]

There was a moment in the game last night that perfectly summed up the problem with Ross/Stewart.

I forget which one it was, but they got the ball in the paint and had no one within a few feet of them and they had no instinct to actually shoot it. They kept looking around for someone to pass to and after a few seconds finally had the realization that they were wide open they put up a weak shot and missed.

just shows how these guys are not in attack mode by default. they are 100% deferential on offense and so they pose no threat at all to the other team.

The best offenses have all five guys posing some type of threat to put maximum stress on the defense at all times.

when guarding us now teams know they need to just collapse on Reed and then isolate a few key shooters on the perimeter.

Pretty sure that was Ross. To compound things, he then committed a stupid foul on the guy bringing the ball up at half court.