Providence Post Game Thread

[3rdbass]

100%

Was thinking he was exactly who we needed to be able to get more minutes from to stem the tide a bit when we could score relatively easily but could get 0 stops.

Nah. Swewie filled that role of defensive stopper and hustle guy for the game. Just glad we have both.

 

[Leebo]

I just want some commentator variety. It feels like 80% of our games are Fanta/Donny

 

[WhereistheDove?]

BTW, when we all jump on Hurley for grinding the clock in late game situations with a lead…. That’s why. Several shots and turnovers pretty early in the shot clock by PC under three led to quick baskets from UConn.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

PC played tough, but we were tougher down the stretch. I have seen the praise for Stew mentioned and I want to echo that. He was a key piece without it showing on the box score. Hustle, solid defense, and his only points were on a high pressure big time 3.

Silas is a dog. He is looking in complete control of the offense, carrying a 3+:1 assist to TO ratio. Also, while his shot has been questioned throughout the season but he is now over 40% from 3.

AK was quiet in stretches but showed up when needed and then proceeded to "taunt" the PC crowd. Love to see it.

Reed was absolutely being mugged in the first half and leave it to PC to not even have the decency to wear a mask while doing it. Once the fouls started being called he took control on the paint.

There is nothing to really say about Mullins, outside of he is the real deal. Even if he has off games the NBA front offices have to be frothing at what they see and cannot wait to be able to get him focused on basketball full time.

I hate Peacock. It is the only streaming app I ever have issues with. Every UConn game I get lags and it gets glitchly until I restart the app. Very frustrating.

 

[Marat]

I don’t want to start an outage thread but it was lagging for me as well.

I had it playing on 2 TVs (living room and bedroom). After the first half I went to watch in my bedroom for mojo reasons, and left it on in the living room where my daughter continued watching. There was a lag when I was watching as I started to yell during the comeback 3s from Mullins and my daughter said your feed is lagging! Probably had to do with internet/wifi .

 

[REB1094]

Haven’t seen this mentioned much but there has been a lot of anxiety about FTs dooming us in closer games

15-18 (83%) last night

 

[Hurleyman216]

Not sure if others have mentioned it but Stewart has become a pretty high level entry passer into the post. Multiple times last night he got the ball around the foul line and threw a very nice lob into Reed. They looked like set plays. He’s becoming a key to our success even when not scoring

 

[UCan3]

I listened on the radio. My takeaways: Dan is growing as a coach. It was on full display last night. Sitting Solo? Playing Stewart 27 minutes. Leaving Braylon in all game. Supporting Silas is good games and bad - it all paid off last night.

Unlike some on this board… I loved everything about the game - I’lll take all of it.

That Providence team - that was no fluke - they are that good - they just don’t know how to close games.

I see the regular season as teams facing their demons and learning how to overcome them - all team have bad nights - all teams have bad calls all game - they still need to find ways to win.

We did.

Again, Dan’s moves with rotation and being able to go off script by benching Solo, likely was the reason we had a chance in that game.

Sitting Reibe too was good move.

I’ve been watching UConn since 1986 and never seen a player like Braylon - certainly not as a freshman.

I have no doubt Reibe and Solo won’t sulk, step on that court next game and turn it up a notch.

The whole game a learning experience. All it does it prep up for the BE and NCAA Tourney!

 

[RuffRuff]

Ball has come up big in close games throughout his career. This idea you can’t play him in big situations is reactionary.

Off the top of my head, Maui last year he made humongous shots. We lost. But he made huge clutch shots

Dauster hits up Ball around 15 minutes

 

[HuskyHawk]

Not sure if others have mentioned it but Stewart has become a pretty high level entry passer into the post. Multiple times last night he got the ball around the foul line and threw a very nice lob into Reed. They looked like set plays. He’s becoming a key to our success even when not scoring

Yes. As I said before the game and after the prior game, when he flashes to the foul line area after a screen, they need to get him the ball. He's usually got AK, Solo or Mullins on the wings and Reed/Reibe in front of him. If they don't collapse on him he scores, if they do he makes the right pass. I said in chat, I think our best lineup has Ball on the bench now that Mullins is healthy. Stewart should start at the 3.

 

[Edward Sargent]

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Dunno handwriting on that Providence W looks a little shaky!!

 

[alphasigko]

I don’t think I’ve seen anybody mention this yet, but I think Tarris was definitely out of bounds when he grabbed that. His right foot was out …

Wow! Great catch! Had that been called correctly, the end result would have probably turned out differently.

 

[drayenob]

I agree with you-Was responding to poster's question as to when the T was called. IIRC-and I could be wrong.-Wasn't this Hurley's first T of the season?

 

[Edward Sargent]

We were down 13 with eight and half left. Then lockdown D. I love Solo, but his defense was horrible tonight. Kudos to Dan for having the ‘nads to bench him.

This is what Silas is capable of doing. 15 assists from him. Amazing. School record 18 THREES!

Solo was -19 while his late game replacement Stewie was +18

 

[Deepster]

I just want some commentator variety. It feels like 80% of our games are Fanta/Donny

Not me. Sign me up for Fanta every game.

 

[UConn Dan]

Peacock lagging constantly in crunch time was pretty annoying

Sounds like your internet connection.

 

[alphasigko]

Saw it last night. Mullins is the real deal. More minutes, more touches, more shots, more involvement on both ends of the floor. His defense was not bad. Keeps his man in front of him for the most part. it was very exciting to see. I was glad Danny just kind of left him in there. He is a difference maker. And yes, if he continues to get the big minutes, I will thoroughly enjoy his one year stay here.

Yes, yes and yes to your points! But he still has to learn to not reach in as much as he does.

 

[Edward Sargent]

We got incredibly lucky to pull that out and it took an all-time performance from our point guard.

Big of you to come over here and say congrats because I know that stung for you.

Jones is an incredible player. You have some NBA guys on your team.

As Michael Jordan once said luck is 90% practice

 

[mjmoney23]

Still in shock at the ending of the game. For everyone saying it was a great game, it was not for 30ish minutes haha! When Providence took the 11 point lead with the razzle dazzle layup, I thought that might be the icing on the cake for them, but then Alex hit the quick shot on the other end. This game had everything stacked against UCONN and everything going for Providence that are traditional recipes for upsets:
-Scorching hot crowd for the home team underdog.
-Miserable first half from UCONN.
-Poor defense from UCONN for the majority of the game.
-Role players having career nights.
-Multiple threes going in from players that don't shoot threes well that will never go in again.
-Momentum shifting technical to start the 2nd half.
-UCONNs leading scorer having a very off game.
-A stud center who couldn't get out of his own way in the first half.
-Multiple poor plays when you thought there was a chance for momentum to shift that ruined those thoughts.

Now that we're almost 12 hours removed, I can say that was as good of a comeback as I can ever remember. It wasn't an 11 point comeback with 3 minutes left where it was a rock fight and 1 team went on a run to push it there in a game of runs. It was a team leading by that margin or close to it, outplaying the other team for the vast majority of the game. Unbelievable ending, hats off the coaches and players. Great teams find ways to win and that is what happened. Tremendous game! I hope DePaul is buried by the under 16 timeout on Saturday!

 

[Edward Sargent]

That 50 yr old bald guy just doubled his 3pt shots for the year

 

[3rdbass]

Not sure if others have mentioned it but Stewart has become a pretty high level entry passer into the post. Multiple times last night he got the ball around the foul line and threw a very nice lob into Reed. They looked like set plays. He’s becoming a key to our success even when not scoring

Yep he has always had this skillset but couldn't stay on the court because his D was subpar. He has worked on playing great D and staying on the court to do other things on offense. He was also 2nd on the team behind Tarris with 5 boards.

 

[3rdbass]

That 50 yr old bald guy just doubled his 3pt shots for the year

The Friars always seem to have someone looking like the Mascot playing on the team. Last year it was the white guy and now this guy. LOL!

 

[HCCForever]

That 50 yr old bald guy just doubled his 3pt shots for the year

Powell had some nice shots. That 3 pointer in OT while falling away was clutch but was quickly answered by UConn.

 

[ctbro1999]

Wow! Great catch! Had that been called correctly, the end result would have probably turned out differently.

Yeah, I thought he was out of bounds too, but there was no whistle and they kept playing...

 

[ctbro1999]

As Michael Jordan once said luck is 90% practice

And we all know what AI said about practice: