Agreed - and we can say all day it took us looking at a slow motion replay to catch that he never fully crossed. What drives me nuts is the ref on the far side, 40 feet away made the call, where the ref 2 feet away didn't call it (albeit he was looking away). Same thing happened on the ghost foul by Karaban early, far side ref by halfcourt called it while ref under the hoop stayed silent.
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Im pretty sure the replay showed he stepped over and then back but ill have to see the replay again to be sure. But if thats the case then it is of course the wrong call.
Yeah Hurley said he messed up the early part of the season with this. That was kinda funny what many here had been saying for a while. So Danny doesn't always know better then...
The problem is it probably happens every other play every game. To call it there is to purposefully look to make a game changing call.
Yep, I and others have been saying this all season long. I'm glad Hurley admited he was wrong to do that. Now Mahaney can shine at what he does best, scoring.
Hurley said it was wither Ross or Aiden to start game. No mention of Stewart.
As just about the biggest Mahaney honk anywhere, I was certainly getting worried... Game seemed to have gotten in his head.
He absolutely established himself in the frontcourt
Man he has a tendency to clunk some threes. His leadership is priceless, but this was not one of his finer efforts, especially defensively. I wish he had something else in his offensive bag other than a three or a pump 3 into the shoulder down thing he does.
Disagree, Hurley envisioned Mahaney as the starting point guard. That's why Mahaney was our starting point guard at the start of the season. Hurley admitted as much today and that he messed things up in the beginning with trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Mahaney was on ball a little today but they mainly had him off ball where he was allowed to do what he does with his scoring.
I think you two are stating the rule correctly, just worded different.
That's correct. Liam is not the reason our defenders couldn't guard anyone attacking the hoop. He would have helped scoring but we really need to improve defensively and get some toughness on defending. If we can, then team will go far.
The small lineup with Karaban, and Reed at center won the game today. What a comeback. To be honest I had given up hope. They never gave up and kept fighting. Can’t question this team’s character and fight.
But Liam not being there was part of the reason we couldn’t clear the rebound when they did miss.
Rebounding and defense are our biggest concerns. Liams injury also but i think he`ll be fine.
I wasn’t there but it sounded pretty loud on TV when UConn cut the deficit to 8
Stewie is playable in short bursts. I don't know what Dan Hurley does with Ross at this point other than use him for D only in last minute of a close game.
My favorite was about seven minutes in, Reed received a pass near the baseline, got mugged by two PC players and was called for a travel.
I agree. IMO, both fans impressions of the officials are correct. PC fans complain of two many whistles in the second half. I would counter they should have called just as many in the first half. Because they did not, they favored Providence in the first half. Having said that, you have to acknowledge the exceptional individual effort by the Friars.
Best roster in Liam’s absence is pretty clear - Reed in to anchor the paint and rebound, and AM for offense. The Samson high hedge routine feels fruitless so often. We don’t need our big floating at the three point line, we need a big to hold the paint down. If Ross could add to the rebounding fine, but he doesn’t even do that. Pecking order off bench should be AM, Stew and then Ross.