Providence Post Game Thread

[metsfan2323]

I have always believed that surviving a pressure packed close game in the tournament makes a team better. We made some big shots in the final couple minutes that kept us from losing.

 

[firstnline]

AD Dave should have this game under protest with a review from the league office. Actually it should have been done with the first meeting when PC got to the line nearly 30 times. PC was pushing, shoving and elbowing on every posession and is doing it because they know they can get away with it.

 

[REB1094]

Bad. Always bad. Gives Shaka a clear scout of what made UConn fizzle tomorrow, puts miles on key guys legs instead of letting them rest, and it’s a 50/50 of will this motivate them to go out and kill tomorrow, or will it shake their confidence and break them tomorrow? We’ve seen both happen in the last 2 months

 

[Platt81]

Having a 26 point lead to blow to begin with is a positive. Letting it get within 5 is negative. Persevering and not collapsing is a positive. Results are inconclusive.

 

[caw]

Fun facts:

Providence had a NET of 53 before losing today.
11 of PC's 21 wins are Quad 4 wins
PC has a losing record against Quads 1 through 3

Does Providence deserve an at-large bid?

Weak bubble

 

[Tenspro2002]

He needs to have the balls to either take out Andre, or somehow refocus him. He killed us down the stretch, and played poor defensively on Locke.

That's really my sole criticism of Hurley -- he gives Jackson way too long a leash. Maybe because he knows Jackson is a little fragile mentally and doesn't respond well to tough-love coaching, but there is way too much trying to make the exciting play rather than the winning play for a player who hasn't won enough to get away with that.

 

[uconnfan68]

hey, they won a close game.


The refs sucks. Now it's been said, and doesn't need to be said 60 times.

Thank God they don’t need to face Syracuse’s zone anytime soon. /s

 

[HooperScooper]

Well, that was exciting.

Like being on a meth bender.

My office thought I was on one with all of my screaming.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I am going to look at it this way. When Geno had Taurasi he would say the difference we won because we had Diana and the didn’t. By the time this post season is over that is what we are going to say. Did you see the look in his eye right before he made the big three. We got Jordan and they don’t. Plus we have AK. What a clutch three. There is more pressure on the players in this type of a situation than if the game was close all the way. He stepped into it not even his best side of the floor and drilled it. Tristan making the two free throws one and one was also impressive. I think what happened is going to be good for us as we move forward. They all new if they blew that lead there would have been all kind of bad karma going on before the first NCAA game.

 

[Tenspro2002]

My guess is they give 1.5. We win

Tru dat. We have all the pieces plus depth. Great win.

No, we will be favored tomorrow. I expect UConn -2 or 2.5.

 

[UCann]

As awful as the 2H meltdown was to witness, I think it was a good thing. It gave us some close late-game experience which we haven't had a lot of. And persevering (regardless of how we got there) should hopefully give the guys some confidence should we be in a similar crunch-time situation again. Now, we can't forget how we got there...which I think should serve as motivation to not let up in games, ever. Don't see much of a downside. Plus, we won and advanced! Now we play a Marquette team we know we can beat.

 

[HooperScooper]

Was 47-23. We have to finish better than that, even with refball.

At the end of the day, it’s another top 25 win for the selection committee to ogle at.

Worse. It was 58-32 with 12:31 left. Things quickly unraveled from there.

Survive and advance.

 

[firstnline]

Like being on a meth bender.

My office thought I was on one with all of my screaming.

You weren't the only one screaming.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

You gotta preserve your freakouts. You're going to hopefully have plenty of opportunities over the next couple weeks to melt down. Don't burn yourself out in game one of the BET.

It was more confusion, we were blowing them out, we ended up winning by 7. That’s not a blowout, right?

 

[gsmooth]

You weren't the only one screaming.

I shout a the the top of my lungs 5 times in anger. I have not done that in years

 

[gsmooth]

You gotta preserve your freakouts. You're going to hopefully have plenty of opportunities over the next couple weeks to melt down. Don't burn yourself out in game one of the BET.

That sounds like good wisdom right there.

 

[firstnline]

I shout a the the top of my lungs 5 times in anger. I have not done that in years

The State of Conn had a whole lot of screaming going on this afternoon.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

You gotta preserve your freakouts. You're going to hopefully have plenty of opportunities over the next couple weeks to melt down. Don't burn yourself out in game one of the BET.

And btw, I was all praise during the first half and the first ~10 mins of the second in the chat. I think it’s understandable to be a bit dumbstruck by a 26 point lead going down to 5 in like, 6 in game minutes.

 

[sledog]

CClassic stayed in the lockers for the 2H.

 

[HobokenHusky]

Takeaways

1) We can be the best team in the country in spurts. We need to figure out how to sustain it.
2) Karaban is the guy, Hawkins is not the guy. Hurley realizes thank goodness.
3) The team is palpably nervous in tight situations. Was at the game and could literally see the anxiousness and fear on the guy's faces (particularly Sanogo) when the game got to 5 and Providence fans got into it).
4) Providence fans are obnoxious. Every one of them thinks they are God's special Rhode Island Christian baby. Nauseating.

 

[krinklecut]

Was 47-23. We have to finish better than that, even with refball.

At the end of the day, it’s another top 25 win for the selection committee to ogle at.

The thing is, in March, no we don’t. Survive and advance.

 

[AdamaNation]

It

I have way too many thoughts so I’ll keep them condensed as much as possible

• 5 point game with a few minutes left and we won by 7. I’ll take it
• (Mostly a first half comment) Andre giveth and Andre taketh away. That was the best 20 minutes of his career. He OWNED the half entirely
• Not sure why Newton came off the bench but it seemed to be effective. Stellar game
• Sanogo was very effective without stuffing the box score
• Hawkins nearly another 20 piece despite 3-9 3P shooting

Now the bad…

• WOW. That was almost the worst implosion I’ve ever seen. That was really really bad.
• Shaka would be wise to press and trap all game tomorrow. We got beat up BAD during the last 10 minutes

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it forever. Players should adjust as the game goes on. Coaches should adjust as the game goes on. Referees should never adjust as the game goes on. There’s NO reason you should let bully ball go for half of the game, and then call every touch you see for 10 minutes, and then let bully ball play for 10 minutes. You set the tone early, you stick with it

I should be cracking champagne for a 20+ point win against Providence, but instead I’ll have a beer because UConn beat a really good PC team. Credit to them, they made some tough shots down the stretch and gave themselves a chance to win with high energy

But at the end of the day, UConn advances!

was January and February in one game.

 

[Chin Diesel]

One more win guarantees a 3 seed; 2 more gives us a chance for a 2 seed.

A three is already guaranteed. Playing for a 2 now.

 

[How Sway?!]

Bad. Always bad. Gives Shaka a clear scout of what made UConn fizzle tomorrow, puts miles on key guys legs instead of letting them rest, and it’s a 50/50 of will this motivate them to go out and kill tomorrow, or will it shake their confidence and break them tomorrow? We’ve seen both happen in the last 2 months

Then what would you qualify Marquette having to go to OT to beat St Johns?

 

[HooperScooper]

I think Hurley needs to take some blame too... He needed to take a couple TOs during that run and tried to wait for the TV timeouts instead. Not particularly thrilled with that.

It was strange he didn't take a TO right before the Calcaterra turnover when he wasn't looking and the pass just went off him. I think Calcaterra wasn't paying attention because he thought it was such a good time to take a TO that Hurley actually was taking one.