Revisiting the 4OT BET Cincy aka Jalen Adams game

[WrenchFan69]

A true post-2014 Kevin Ollie special. Go down double digits early, run nearly no offense, somehow claw back into it. Happy we pulled this one out. One of my best friends didn't see Adam's shot because he put his head in a pillow after Johnson's 3.

 

[ctbro1999]

A true post-2014 Kevin Ollie special. Go down double digits early, run nearly no offense, somehow claw back into it. Happy we pulled this one out. One of my best friends didn't see Adam's shot because he put his head in a pillow after Johnson's 3.

TBH, that may have been the biggest swing in emotions I've ever had watching UConn basketball. From literally the deepest pits of despair to the joy of celebrating a miracle all within a 5 second timespan. IIRC that season we would probably have been a bubble team if we had lost to Cincy, so not only did I think we lost the game but also a bid for the tourney.

 

[alphasigko]

If I remember correctly we led in every single overtime and were in position to win every single overtime. Cuse would go on a little run to tie it and we would have the worst possible possession and chuck up a brick.

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

 

[WrenchFan69]

TBH, that may have been the biggest swing in emotions I've ever had watching UConn basketball. From literally the deepest pits of despair to the joy of celebrating a miracle all within a 5 second timespan. IIRC that season we would probably have been a bubble team if we had lost to Cincy, so not only did I think we lost the game but also a bid for the tourney.

We would have been in regardless, but winning the AAC tournament was cool too

 

[7774]

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

He wasn't on that team, so you don’t.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Here's the box score for that game. Simply ridiculous.
Also, RIP Stanley Robinson. View attachment 106765

Oof. 20% from three and 57% from the line. Our bigs did not get it done from the stripe.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

You did not recall correctly.

 

[gsmooth]

Dont be. You were lucky to be spared the torture. It is never worth watching. Ive never watched the game on TV. I was there and it sucked so bad, we missed so many opportunities to close that game. I know it is historic for the 6 OT's and all, I get it. But as a UConn fan it is a horror show, there is nothing redeeming about it. Ugh. I just said more about that game today than I have in 16 years.

Correct. The quality of play was not that great that night. I remember watching that game in between a few songs at my salsa and swing dance club as that game took place on Thursday night. I was with my girlfriend, who is now my wife, and we watched parts of that game between our dancing and when the game was over I told her "these constant missed FTs could end up knocking them out of the NCAA tournament". Unfortunately I was correct, because they had this issue with Michigan State in the Final 4. If they had made 75% of their FTs, they win that game, too. They shot 21-33, but the % is worse than the 65% would suggest because they missed the front end of 1 and 1s.

 

[CL82]

The moments before Jalen's shot always added that extra bit of theater. Neither DHam nor Jalen wanted to inbound b/c both were dejected. DHam finally relented and boom... Watching it live, I thought Len Elmore said "holy ish" when it first went in and thought this was just next-level bizarre.

Neither Hamilton nor Jaylin wanted to inbound the ball because they both wanted to be the one to take the shot.

 

[Excalibur]

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

It was Flynn.

 

[uconngb]

It was Flynn.

Correct

 

[uconngb]

I had forgotten just how crazy this game was, including it going to 4 overtimes. So many clutch shots after clutch shots from each team.

But I never noticed until today that the UConn mascot never actually saw Adams' shot go in. He was walking off dejected not even facing the basket when the shot went through the net. Then he raises his arms up when he hears all the cheering. LOL

Start watching at 3:00

Here's a great trivia question: Who was there for this? And don't lie, cuz the attendance was less than 1,500

I was there, situated right behind the hoop, 2nd level, where the shot went in. (We were the only ones in the ENTIRE section cuz we were too lazy to move down and it was very easy to get beers). The shot looked good the whole way!

Worst environment for a conf championship in major college HISTORY

 

[Hoophound]

The worst part of the Cincy game was looking at the stands and seeing that we were in a 4OT game and no one was there to see it because the American blew. I was elated to win, but reality was still there, we were in trouble conference wise.

 

[Matrim55]

I still can't believe Jalen never got an NBA look. Put this kid into the current team with the current coach for two years and he's coming out a lottery pick.

 

[superjohn]

Tim Welsh lolz...

 

[alphasigko]

It was Flynn.

I stand completely corrected.

 

[UCFan1513]

Imagine what Hurley could do with a lineup of:

Gibbs (Gr) / Adams (Fr)
Purvis (Jr) / Calhoun (Sr)
Hamilton (So) / Larrier (Fr)
Miller (Gr) / Facey (Jr)
Brimah (Jr) / Nolan (Sr)

That team was NASTY. 2 of the best grad transfers available, a 5-star sophomore, 5-star freshman, 4 dudes with NC experience, plus two super talented transfers in Rodney and Terry

With a lick of coaching that’s gotta be easily top 5, if not title favorites

 

[Tenspro2002]

Imagine what Hurley could do with a lineup of:

Gibbs (Gr) / Adams (Fr)
Purvis (Jr) / Calhoun (Sr)
Hamilton (So) / Larrier (Fr)
Miller (Gr) / Facey (Jr)
Brimah (Jr) / Nolan (Sr)

That team was NASTY. 2 of the best grad transfers available, a 5-star sophomore, 5-star freshman, 4 dudes with NC experience, plus two super talented transfers in Rodney and Terry

With a lick of coaching that’s gotta be easily top 5, if not title favorites

We didn't have Larrier that year (not that he was a big boon to his teams later on), but I still maintain -- not to take this thread off the rails -- that this, even moreso than the post-championship letdown year and the embarrassing trainwrecks of 2017 and 2018, was the worst coaching job of KO's tenure and the surest sign that he was becoming unfit to lead this program.

The roster construction was actually pretty good, but the coaching (both team and individual) was atrocious and the whole was much, much less than it should have been, given the sum of the parts. This should have been a top 15 team wire to wire and a serious threat to make the Final Four, not one that struggled to stay on the right side of the bubble and needed a miracle shot to lock in a Tournament bid before no-showing against a #1 seed (albeit after a nice comeback in the 8/9 game against Colorado).

This was an all-time fumbling of an opportunity to contend.

 

[Travelman6]

If you took the worst 100 minutes of basketball we played that whole season, a solid 40-50 of those minutes were in that game. We had come into that BE tournament losing in the first round the last 3 (maybe 4?) years, and I just remember sitting there thinking I cannot believe we're playing this insanely bad yet again. The only positive about it is that when they show highlight packages during other UConn/Cuse games they really don't focus much on who actually won and lost and we look cool just being a part of it.

I disagree.

They looked awful vs Buffalo in a 4 point win, Gtown kicked their butt, Pitt made them look bad twice and that MSU game was pretty ugly, and there were 1 or 2 other examples I'd place ahead of the CUSE game.

 

[August_West]

Oof. 20% from three and 57% from the line. Our bigs did not get it done from the stripe.

AJ Price and Kemba Walker were a combined 3-20 from 3. Felt more like 0 for 32,789

 

[Tenspro2002]

AJ Price and Kemba Walker were a combined 3-20 from 3. Felt more like 0 for 32,789

Kemba's 4-18, 0-7, 0-2, 5 turnovers in the 6OT game were an unfortunate harbinger of his performance in an even bigger game later (1-5, 0-0, 3-9, 4 turnovers in the Final Four). He had a huge game in the Elite 8 against Missouri but wilted under the lights at other times.

2011 being not only a breakout performance, but a redemption tour for Kemba was actually a fairly under-discussed aspect of that run.

 

[g_smith]

I had forgotten just how crazy this game was, including it going to 4 overtimes. So many clutch shots after clutch shots from each team.

But I never noticed until today that the UConn mascot never actually saw Adams' shot go in. He was walking off dejected not even facing the basket when the shot went through the net. Then he raises his arms up when he hears all the cheering. LOL

Start watching at 3:00

if the jalen adams shot happened in a packed MSG BET most of the uconn fan base would be deaf to this day

 

[metsfan2323]

Hamilton was an awesome point forward and overall well rounded player. His mid range shots that game were money too.

Hamilton was a more athletic version of Tristen Newton. Hurley would have made him an All American.

 

[BuffaloHusky]

Hamiltons hesitation move/pump fake in the lane to a lob is still one of the most distinctive moves I’ve ever seen and ironically I’ve rarely seen it copied. Ball handling wings should all study it and Liam, Alex and JStew should all play with it because it’s either a dunk or a 12 footer.

 

[alphasigko]

Hamiltons hesitation move/pump fake in the lane to a lob is still one of the most distinctive moves I’ve ever seen and ironically I’ve rarely seen it copied. Ball handling wings should all study it and Liam, Alex and JStew should all play with it because it’s either a dunk or a 12 footer.

Losing DHam was a huge blow when he left. Where is he now? Nowhere special I believe.