Providence Post Game Thread

[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:

 

[upstater]

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

While Ball definitely had a rough game defensively, these stats are exaggerated by the fact that Providence's center was in foul trouble during much of the time that Ball was also sitting.

When Ball was in there with Reed in the 1st half and the Providence center was playing, he really prevented Reed from scoring, which lead to a lot of wasted trips and contributed to PC's 10-12 point lead.

These sort of in-game differences are why I always look at +/- stats a little dubiously.

 

[superjohn]

Dauster said the Providence roster cost at least $10 million. It's crazy they're only 8-7 with that amount of talent.

 

[upstater]

I'm watching the last 10 minutes of play again this morning.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Watching the replay. What an absolute monster Tarris Reed can be. On the game tying putback with 12 seconds left, Erhunmwunse has better position from the start for the rebound and then pushes Reed in the neck with two arms. Reed essentially doesn't even notice and bodies him across the paint, gathering the ball, and putting it back before Erhunmwunse can even contest.

 

[imno1]

With all the shots PC was making I was surprised CFjr missed the potential winning shot at the end of regulation. Probably not in the cards this year but the friars should have a tournament team next year if English can keep the young guys from transferring.

 

[Umami Zen]

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

During Dan's post game media access. And he was careful in his response to a reporter's question about the T- Because of BE oversight of his comments in press conferences(Val)- Said that he was having a discussion with one of the refs as they were headed to the tunnel. A ref he said he generally has excellent communication with- and a second ref joined the conversation after they were having a back and forth- And he was the guy to assess the T.

Wasn't there-Don't know what was said-Saw the replay of the interaction- From my perspective and IMO- he was working his way to the locker room-Took advantage of proximity to the refs as they were exiting to voice his concern about the lack of balance in fouls being called. I do not think he was trying to get a T. And you are correct- It appeared that the second half whistle was more fairly balanced.

Not sure he would want to risk adding to the deficit starting the second half with 2 FTs and possession- by getting a T- But it worked out ok. I'll take the W

 

[Chin Diesel]

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

Best thing about AK post-game is it's his last game on that floor. No chance for the peecee fans to get another run at him.

 

[husky429]

Sounds like your internet connection.

I checked--it wasn't.

 

[DOZE860]

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

Yea, Mullins looking like Jordan Hawkins coming off those screens..

 

[Gurleyman]

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).

This. We were actually going offense-defense for a little bit if possessions changed on dead balls. Then Stewart hit a 3, so he stayed with him on offense too.

 

[upstater]

Karaban's 3 at the 1 minute mark was immense.

Sellers just hit a 3 for PC to go up by 5 with a minute left. Karaban comes right down and hits a 3.

One could argue that was the biggest shot of the night.

 

[uh-no]

Dauster said the Providence roster cost at least $10 million. It's crazy they're only 8-7 with that amount of talent.

they're a lot better than 8-7, ans I suspect they'll show it the rest of the way.

 

[RuffRuff]

We got killed on 50/50 balls and letting nobodies nail threes. It was basically a D- effort (outside of silas and mullins) until the last few minutes and OT. Huge momentum win though. I think they'll learn a lot from it without having to add to the loss column

Not unlike that Michigan win at Penn St. Sometimes when you're winning comfortably often, barely trying (Marquette), you need a game like that to heighten the senses. I like what a game like that does for this team. It also helped to define this team in terms of who Hurley trusts when the going gets tough.

 

[ctbro1999]

Watching the replay. What an absolute monster Tarris Reed can be. On the game tying putback with 12 seconds left, Erhunmwunse has better position from the start for the rebound and then pushes Reed in the neck with two arms. Reed essentially doesn't even notice and bodies him across the paint, gathering the ball, and putting it back before Erhunmwunse can even contest.

Reed is a tank for sure. Don't know if anyone in the college game can outmuscle him down low. Why it was such a huge loss not to have him against Arizona and their towering front line.

 

[Magic32]

Any given night someone different will step up to lead this team. Solo struggled on D and Jaylin stepped up. Team needed a leader and Silas showed he was more than ready. Need a big shot and Alex or Braylon will get it for you. Hurley's T helped Tarris in second half. Watching at home and hearing the U C O N N chant in OT was awesome, the Friars crowd did not have the energy to drown it out with boos, they tried the first time and said whatever the second time.

I missed Ross entering game somehow, did he give it a go and couldn't or was it just Jaylin's night?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Just happy to see another banner wasn't raised in Providence last night:

 

[Waquoit]

Greatest passer in UConn history IMO

If he didn't flunk off as a freshman, he'd would have been starting by season's end.

 

[Magic32]

Congrats

Hopefully this doesn't break the Friars because they looked so much better than they did vs St. John's and that was a win. Seems like it took them a bit this season to figure out how the pieces went. Heck of a game!

 

[jonbones220]

He needs one more year, but it ain't gonna happen. He needs to get stronger, but he has all the skills in the world.

When he’s in the NBA and playing 24/7, lifting and eating will all take place!!!!

Sometimes you have to take the money because you may only have one opportunity at it!!!!

 

[thekollieman]

Yes, it’s unpopular to talk about UConn players as though you can’t stand them on a UConn message board. Such a brave stance you’ve taken

He must have mistaken this postgame thread for the in-game chat, which I can only imagine was a hellscape last night.