Post Game Thread (merged)

[HooperScooper]

With 2 starters out they need at least 1 of Hawkins, Polley or Akok to step up. The 3 of them combined to shoot 2-18 for 8 points. You're just not going to win games if they can't step up and give the team some scoring. Cole can't do everything. Whaley even had 15 sorely needed points. But those 3 can't be this bad to win games.

And WVU stinks.

 

[kansashusky]

I hate to break it to people but West Virginia is not good.

No one on this team has any confidence except for Cole.

We have limited scoring options, and only one ball handler.

 

[uconnfan68]

What? Were the rims were 10 feet 6 inches? We shot 3 of 21 from 3 and 54% from FT.

5 against 8.

 

[uconntoatl]

This game was completely winnable without them. We couldn't shoot the ball for the life of us

Should be an embrassment as scholarship athletes to showcase this performance. A lot of those attempts were WIDE OPEN. This is a trend

 

[Chelo]

We missed Martins ability to slash to the rim and the inside outside play of Sanogo. Im not worried, we all know a healthy squad would have won by double digits. Chin up and battle on.

 

[aburks41]

WVU is not a good team. We should have beat them by 10+ points with the amount of open looks they gave us all night long. Another shattering loss because we cannot close out games. The ball needs to be in COLE'S HANDS ONLY under 4 minutes. Everyone else panics and does the most dumbazz crap with it

 

[Hi-Low]

Good teams win that game. Even down Sanogo & Martin we supposedly have depth.

My only conclusion is that we're not a good team unless we're at full strength. When not at full strength we're not all that good.

We'll see on Sat & to start the BE but I have lowered expectations for now.

 

[WrenchFan69]

I'm just very sad

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

It's a problem when our shooters can't shoot and our "3 point specialist" can't make open 3s consistently.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Couldn't agree more. And even with two starters back, they've got to be productive when they're on the floor if we are looking to be special.

 

[jdb50]

Teams and players will have bad shooting nights. It happens. Most people understand.

Akok repeatedly being out of possession and not being able to put his body on an opposing rebounder is inexcusable. I've loved his potential since he arrived, but he can't simply be a shot blocking finesse player.

Then put Johnson or Springs in. Can it be any worse? Maybe they box out on a key rebound.

 

[GHSWolverines]

Are we sure that there isn’t a guy out there that can recruit the same guys that we’re getting and actually coach in game? Serious question. I mean how many years are we going to give Hurley to say “he’s learning”. This was SUCH a joke game. A guy that knew what he was doing on the court would have taken this unbelievably terrible WVU offense to school.

Chill out dude! Two starters out and playing rhe first true away game in a hostile environment. You need to take some valium. Sure I was disappointed in the loss but I didn't think it was the coaches fault. WvU is not a pushover.

 

[Chelo]

Gaffney is scary with the ball in his hands.

 

[I Bleed Blue]

I hate to break it to people but West Virginia is not good.

No one on this team has any confidence except for Cole.

We have limited scoring options, and only one ball handler.

Yep this was a very winnable road game even without Sanogo and Martin. Sloppy play and terrible shooting lost us this game.

 

[BostonBay]

The team had zero composure the last 5 minutes of the game especially. Had no idea what to run or react on offense except throw up a bad shot when the clock ran down. I'm sorry, but thats on the coach. Hurley has had 5 years - and this is the same pattern with his "talented" teams.

 

[ucp990411]

Jackson wasn't bad.

I disagree

 

[Huskybass]

We really miss Martin's toughness, leadership, and rebounding. With just him we win that game comfortably.

 

[KingAG]

Every loss is a bad loss to the boneyard. I’ve heard WV stinks…they’re 8-1. They don’t stink. We were down 2 of our top 3 best players. And had it not been for an uncharacteristic shooting night(yes uncharacteristic for this squad, despite the we can’t shoot a lick narrative) we win. Tough loss. Move on.

 

[SaeHusky]

Hawkins and Polley were 0 for 7 from 3. 4 of those 3s were wide open.

 

[ucp990411]

We played nervous the entire game. This is a game that our veterans needed to step up and they didn't. No way we should have lost that game.

 

[Kenny11]

It says Polley was only 0-4 from three but it felt like 0-10. Need him to find it before the end of the year.

Can he just go 2-4 every once in a while? It feels like he goes a couple games where he misses everything and then has a game where he makes everything.

 

[Orc]

Every loss is a bad loss to the boneyard. I’ve heard WV stinks…they’re 8-1. They don’t stink. We were down 2 of our top 3 best players. And had it not been for an uncharacteristic shooting night(yes uncharacteristic for this squad, despite the we can’t shoot a lick narrative) we win. Tough loss. Move on.

This is my first time seeing WVU and from what I saw they are a horrid team. We beat that team 10+ with Sanogo and Martin

 

[Fatroony5]

The “we would’ve won with Sanogo and/or Martin” narrative needs to stop. Who knows how a game shakes out, you play with who you have. They have to figure out how to close these games, I feel like a broken record harping on it. Great example: up 3 with under 4:00 min to go. Hawkins guarding full court, continues to swipe at the ball, then gets a foul. Absolutely under no circumstances can you foul there. Then WVU hits 1/2, gets an offensive rebound and makes a basket, tie game. It’s the little things like that, that add up. UConns inability to close these games is concerning. They’ll have to figure out a way to get some bigger leads late into the game, tough to have confidence they can pull out tied games late after what we’ve seen.

 

[BigFanCT]

Chill out dude! Two starters out and playing rhe first true away game in a hostile environment. You need to take some valium. Sure I was disappointed in the loss but I didn't think it was the coaches fault. WvU is not a pushover.

I’m sorry, you must have missed the game ans how ugly WVU’s offense was. Somehow ours was even uglier. This is a bad bad loss.

 

[KingAG]

This is my first time seeing WVU and from what I saw they are a horrid team. We beat that team 10+ with Sanogo and Martin

They aren’t “horrid”. And I agree. But that’s the quintessential statement right there, “with Sanogo and Martin”. Without them I don’t understand how this loss is “shattering” as someone put it lmao. The boneyard at its finest

 

[KingAG]

I’m sorry, you must have missed the game ans how ugly WVU’s offense was. Somehow ours was even uglier. This is a bad bad loss.

It’s not a bad bad loss

 

[KingAG]

The “we would’ve won with Sanogo and/or Martin” narrative needs to stop. Who knows how a game shakes out, you play with who you have. They have to figure out how to close these games, I feel like a broken record harping on it. Great example: up 3 with under 4:00 min to go. Hawkins guarding full court, continues to swipe at the ball, then gets a foul. Absolutely under no circumstances can you foul there. Then WVU hits 1/2, gets an offensive rebound and makes a basket, tie game. It’s the little things like that, that add up. UConns inability to close these games is concerning. They’ll have to figure out a way to get some bigger leads late into the game, tough to have confidence they can pull out tied games late after what we’ve seen.

We would’ve won with Sanogo and Martin.

 

[jdb50]

I do not want to hear any we were not at full strength excuses from Hurley. End of game Chinese fire drills are not deserving of that excuse.

 

[BigFanCT]

It’s not a bad bad loss

you must not have watched the game and how atrocious WVU’s offense is. They will be lucky to win 6 games in conference play.




It was a bad loss.

 

[storrsroars]

Here's what I don't understand:

WVU: 3-22 13.6%
MSU: 2-16 12.5%
Auburn: 15-26 57.7%

Auburn has a tough D. What did our guys do differently that night to shoot 3s so well?