Ryan Arcidiacono

[Matt (Chicago)]

I'm not sure what kind of crack's going on in this thread, but the kid made his big difference when Bazz was on hit in the second half. He hit a couple big shots, then Bazz felt for some reason that he had to answer by jacking jumpers and failed. That killed us. Boat had a horrible game, but he was rooted to the bench when it mattered.

What was really frustrating all game was that it was clear this was a guy who was only going to shoot jumpers, so you had to make him drive, but we never really did so.

Did you actually watch the game? He was getting by both Napier and Boatright and into the lane consistently, at which point he would pass the ball out to one if his teammates who would have an open jumper when the help D would come.

 

[Chief00]

He looked good to me - took our guards off the dribble too and broke down our defense

 

[Gurleyman]

I'm more amazed that Elijah Allen of Fairleigh Frickin Dickinson, who had a career high of 24, dropped 43 on Ricky Moore and Co in an NCAA Tournament game. Once you've seen that...

 

[sparky]

Ryan dictated what he wanted to do and Uconn escorted him through his 40 minutes rather than guard and prevent him from doing so. It was our game and we allowed him to take it from us.