Providence Post Game Thread

[mauconnfan]

Could also be that putting in Jaylin as a defender who is significantly taller and better defender than Ball (6-3) was a strategy against some of the PC players who were taller and driving to the basket almost at will. (Vaaks 6-7 , Mela 6-7, Powell 6-8 Jones 6-5).

Agree good call on Jaylin. But in all reality Solo had a very bad 2nd half on both ends. He didn’t guard well and he had 3-4 rebounds that he the advantage on and got beat to the ball due to either not boxing out his guy or just not making fast, aggressive enough moves to the ball. Seemed to bring the fact he couldn’t make a shot 2nd half to the other end of the court. Great coaching seeing that and keeping such a huge piece off the court by Dan, strategically.

No matter, I am quite sure he will bounce back and almost feel bad for the next opponent, he may take it out on them!

 

[Mister Wonderful]

@Mister Wonderful, was I wrong? Curious why the thumb down. He did it against CCSU and at ND in that season. Did another UConn player have more than 16 in a game? I can't think of anyone else but could have happened.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/marcus-williams-1/gamelog/2005

No not wrong at all. In fact, you were like the 3rd or fourth person to confirm it.

 

[Jaydumo20]

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 …

PC board quoted this post.

 

[navery12]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Good things happen when he gets into the paint. First off, He’s the only guy that can create a shot for someone when we need it. Second, he’s our only good FT shooter that consistently gets into the paint.

His pull up jumper in the lane from 10'-12' has been money.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Post game x ray of silas View attachment 115685

Ohhh someone else stole this! 😂

 

[Scoe]

That's why you have hard practices so you are equipped to handle adversity and fight through fatigue. Hurley coached his ass off sometimes he does have to be lunatic Hurley last night was one of those nights.

 

[uconnyankee]

Great job boys! Screw Peacock!

Yep!
So I saw you had to subscribe for game. Hit $10.99 option.
Then realized you need premium.
So hit $16.99 option.

So of course, Peacock took $28.

All to listen to Donny drone on about how great this rivalry is.

 

[freshler40]

I didn’t have any issues.

Same here, very good broadcast and pre-game as well. Lots of respect flowing to both teams with NBA comments about the high level of play. The 3-point shooting was Celtic quality at their best. A classic game!

 

[ctbro1999]

So much happened during that last 3 minutes of regulation. There was a sequence where they traded 3s late, but the PC 2-on-1 where a teammate stripped the ball with his shoulder what would have been a sure layup was huge.

Lots of missed PC shots, PC turnovers, big time UConn 3s and offense rebounds...what an amazing comeback! Wow!

Without that self-own by PC, we lose this game. Hat tip to whoever stripped the PC big of an easy dunk. Lol

 

[Chin Diesel]

So glad to see JStew props because he was a soldier for us out there tonight. Reminded me of AJJ on those hustle plays that you just have to see to know they happened. Also clearly such a valuable passer for us, especially getting it to Tarris for some easy ones.

It's clear something has clicked with JStew and he isn't rushing his actions in the offense. Us fans often talk about the game slowing down for players and it is allowing JStew to make some real high IQ plays and some hustle plays.

Great to see.

 

[TheHorde]

Yep!
So I saw you had to subscribe for game. Hit $10.99 option.
Then realized you need premium.
So hit $16.99 option.

So of course, Peacock took $28.

All to listen to Donny drone on about how great this rivalry is.

See at that point I’d be like the heck with this I’m driving to providence and buying a ticket I don’t care if gas and the ticket costs more, at least I’m there. I’m so jealous of the Husky fans that witnessed that in person.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Corey Floyd Jr. thought he could hit the game winner. He could not.

I laughed out loud. Wide open 10 footer

 

[ctbro1999]

I have never had an issue with Peacock lagging ever (and I've had it for 2 years). The game ran perfectly tonight.

Me either. I think someone may need to upgrade their home internet. 😆

 

[CL82]

Walking off the court at end of first half he was chirping at the ref on the way to the tunnel. Have never seen a T called like that before but refs are gonna bust Danny's onions whenever they get the chance. Foul shots to start the second half/possession.

He didn't seem to be "chirping" so much as talking to the ref. It also seemed like it was productive as at the start of the second half refs started calling fouls against Providence

 

[HCCForever]

Yep!
So I saw you had to subscribe for game. Hit $10.99 option.
Then realized you need premium.
So hit $16.99 option.

So of course, Peacock took $28.

All to listen to Donny drone on about how great this rivalry is.

I pay $10.99 a month using Roku although others have received better deals than me. You don’t need premium. I don’t have it.

 

[ctbro1999]

I swear I thought Silas’ half court heave at the buzzer was going in.

Was thinking we should have called a TO with about 2.5 seconds left, but probably would not have gotten much better of a shot than Silas' heave.

 

[ctbro1999]

Providence may not have stars but they are a deep team.

Is that guy that looked like a 40 year old accountant still on the team?

 

[Jaydumo20]

The more I see stuff like this I start getting '23 '24 vibes.
I feel like I just watched a final four game

 

[ctbro1999]

Made the drive to Providence. The Friar fans thought they had it in the bag and were ready to storm. Enduring the first 37 minutes was almost worth getting to see Silas and Braylon crush their dreams

'They thought they had a chance to win the game. They did not' - Adama Sanogo

 

[lateralous]

I think the solo “benching” is more of a reflection on just how reliable Stewart (and Ross) have become. When either one is at the top of their game, they can both bring something to the lineup that no one else on the roster can provide. Going forward, I actually think there will be a lot of nights where one of them will be on the court in crunch time as the game dictates. Solo and Braylons games are a little bit redundant so there may be a similar situation where Danny is picking between those two based on who’s on that night.

No need to be negative about Solo. He seems like a fantastic kid who you can see is always working to improve the holes in his game. It just so happens he will be battling for minutes in some situations with a top 10 caliber NBA draft pick. No shame there.

 

[305Husk]

God Shamgod has left the chat

 

[freshler40]

If this turns out to be a turning point for Silas, it is way ahead of Newton's schedule. He struggled for most of his first year at UConn. Got hot toward the end of the season and rode that streak into the post season and the rest was history. I'm actually surprised Silas is doing so well so quickly. It is hard to run the Hurley/Murray offense. Glad we have him.

Looks like Hurley has given the green light to create as needed for Silas. This adds another great option to our offense, especially in a tight game come-back. Having another coach on the floor in addition to Karaban is priceless. Smart players know what they can and cannot do. Fifteen assists (15) and one (1) turnover is amazing!

 

[Burt]

The stress from that game took far too many years off my life...don't know what would've happened if we had lost.

 

[TerryBoyz]

There were no issues on my end.

I don’t want to start an outage thread but it was lagging for me as well.
*update: I flipped to YouTube tv and watched on nbcsn and lagging went away.