Rat Poison

[willie99]

It's what Nick Saban calls it

Also known as media hype, has adversely impacted our coaches and players. I think Dan Hurley's achilles heel may be his infatuation with media hype. He's often complained about the lack of respect in the media as well as our chasing a 3peat

Well, now they've been punched in the mouth. It's time to get back to work, let's see how they respond. I trust they'll be fine, and the worst is behind us.

I also like the argument one yarder has been making. There was no time to practice and implement changes when you play 3 games in 60 hours. Now they have time to regroup before Baylor at home next week.

Stop with the rat poison, it's back to practice, working and winning

Can't wait

 

[Hoophound]

It's what Lou Saban calls it

Also known as media hype, has adversely impacted our coaches and players. I think Dan Hurley's achilles heel may be his infatuation with media hype. He's often complained about the lack of respect in the media as well as our chasing a 3peat

Well, now they've been punched in the mouth. It's time to get back to work, let's see how they respond. I trust they'll be fine, and the worst is behind us.

I also like the argument one yarder has been making. There was no time to practice and implement changes when you play 3 games in 60 hours. Now they have time to regroup before Baylor at home next week.

Stop with the rat poison, it's back to practice, working and winning

Can't wait

It’s a positive spin on things but I’m still concerned that our whole defensive identity needs to change. There’s no more monsters in the middle and our perimeter D went from suffocating to a cool mountain breeze. I’m not sure how you change that with a week of practice, but I sure hope we can.

 

[Horatio]

Entire tournament was a job interview. I honestly think that the combination of subpar competition before the tournament and having so many new kids, created these results. That roster and the rotations weren’t established. I think we honestly have the talent but the coaching staff is going to have to change some things and some players hearts are gonna get broken. They tried to implement a press and crowbar Nowell into the rotation, within a few hours with no practice.

 

[Hunt for 7]

FWIW it was Nick Saban who coined the phrase rat poison. But I agree with your premise.

 

[Kitaman]

Not sure it's hype or that his current players are slower to catch on. Also no Coach is 100% accurate when recruiting players.

This year will be a fun ride, Hurley may fail, but failing to win your 3rd Straight Championship is a legacy we can live with.

 

[bazzdog]

It’s a positive spin on things but I’m still concerned that our whole defensive identity needs to change. There’s no more monsters in the middle and our perimeter D went from suffocating to a cool mountain breeze. I’m not sure how you change that with a week of practice, but I sure hope we can.

I would love to see Danny start pressing more with our depth
Get the old 2-2-1 tapes out from Calhoun
Throw in some half court trapping
If we’re going to foul 20 times a game then let’s make it count.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It is not the media's fault or scheduling or whatever that caused the team to play like that. 2-3 years ago, these kids were playing 2-3 games a day in AAU tournaments.

They just blew it. Now they have to get better.

 

[HooperScooper]

I also think the pressure Hurley has put on the team about 3 peating isn't always healthy. There's a fine line between having that attitude that they are a great team and the weight being too great. It's a tough balancing act and you just never know how a team will react to it.

“This UConn team that has lost three in a row out here is not the UConn team that we’ve been. It’s the UConn team that we are right now that I think is going to get a lot better,” Hurley said. “We’re relying on a lot of young players. The burden of wearing the uniform after back-to-backs right now looks like it’s weighing heavy on the group. I think right now we’ve just got to try to focus on becoming a good team and becoming a tougher team."