Season over?

[topogigio]

This group of individuals need to understand that they are a TEAM. Ball movement is abysmal, too much dribbling (a hallmark of Ollie coached teams), out rebounded by smaller teams, and just plain out played, and out hustled. This team should hang their collective heads in shame, and then commit to playing as a cohesive unit. I'm going to my safe space, now.

 

[David 76]

People like to say stupid

 

[3rdbass]

This is UConn basketball now...it's been this way for a few years we aren't a dominate team during the regular season we have a bunch of WTF games and then we figure it out with heart and free throw shooting at the end. This season is shaping up the same way. Larrier is showing signs that he is going to be a monster I think we'll be in the hunt when it's all said and done barring a freak injury.

Unless KO gets away from small ball, talent isn't there for it, and start playing a more traditional line up it is over.

 

[Eskapeesto]

No one expected such a dreadful start but, like last season, our only likely path was to get an auto-bid and crappy seed anyhow (as AAC regular season or tournament champs). If this team is transformed by February/March we could go on a run and make it in. Then it's just a matter of match-ups from there on out.

It looks highly unlikely now but this team has individual talent and untapped potential. You see freshmen and transfers playing on a new team make huge strides within months all the time in college ball. But yeah, winning in Maui would be a nice start to canceling out these two sh!tshows.

 

[Walker11]

I am petrified at the idea that, by age 30, I've already lived through the entirety of the best era of UConn basketball, and that over the rest of my life we won't ever get back to that level.

I think its delusional to think this is not the case. 4 championships in 15 years? Lucky enough to be led by one of the best 10 college coaches ever...going to be tough to match.

 

[80shusky]

Maybe they are tanking for a lottery pick? Oh wait...

 

[jibsey]

Wagner and Northeastern have better inside players than us! That is not even debatable. Both of those teams have better shooters than us. Also not debatable. So what we have is 3 seniors worth crap and 2 good sophs and a bunch of green rooks. Now as crazy as this sounds we could win some games in Maui don't be surprised. Is it me or does KO need to recruit not just great athletes but players who can also shoot a basketball?

 

[UconnFanDC]

I am no longer enthused about Maui. sigh!

 

[Tenspro2002]

I think its delusional to think this is not the case. 4 championships in 15 years? Lucky enough to be led by one of the best 10 college coaches ever...going to be tough to match.

UK, Kansas, dook, UNC fans don't ever have to think that. Why should we not have expected that kind of consistency?

 

[PAHusky]

Wagner and Northeastern have better inside players than us! That is not even debatable. Both of those teams have better shooters than us. Also not debatable. So what we have is 3 seniors worth crap and 2 good sophs and a bunch of green rooks. Now as crazy as this sounds we could win some games in Maui don't be surprised. Is it me or does KO need to recruit not just great athletes but players who can also shoot a basketball?

What's the point of recruiting athletes when you can't beat mid majors with 6'6" centers? Enoch spent the whole summer beating up on Europeans who were bigger than these kids and he can't even make wide open layups tonight. Kid looks like Wilt against Phillipos from Macedonia but can't box out Donny from Brockton.

 

[Walker11]

UK, Kansas, dook, UNC fans don't ever have to think that. Why should we not have expected that kind of consistency?

Those schools have a helluva lot more history than us. And they didn't get left out of the P5. The conference situation has really beaten me down and made me much more pessimistic and accepting I guess. KO would have to be a HOF level coach to keep the program at that level after being relegated to the minor leagues.

 

[Kitaman]

Now the AAC conference is looking like a saving grace. If we win the conference championship game the season is not over.

We won't sniff a national ranking for a while, so we have to depend our our conference games.

 

[Rico444]

Can't wait for us to look this thread up during February, the season is over after 2 games...what is going on here?

Normally I'd agree with you, but we just lost to Wagner and Northeastern.

 

[msgordon]

Now the AAC conference is looking like a saving grace. If we win the conference championship game the season is not over.

We won't sniff a national ranking for a while, so we have to depend our our conference games.

do we really care if we go on a 'run' to win a conference tournament that we are lucky to host? just to get an 11 seed or whatever. who cares? we need great regular seasons again

 

[jibsey]

I have faith the team will improve to be one of the 32 best teams in the country (the # of at large bids). The team is so young and inexperienced and there is obvious talent. The problem is that its looking increasingly difficult to have one of the 32 best resumes with these bad losses on the record.

This is Bob Diaco positivity.

 

[Walker11]

This is Bob Diaco positivity.

Not really. I can assure you that I did not think tonight was a mutually beneficial competition where both teams learned a lot about themselves.

 

[TitleTown]

This team is not good. I don't understand why some of you thought they were going to be? They lost the 3 best players off a borderline NCAA team last year. They have no shooters, no bigs, can't defend the perimeter, can't rebound, and run no offense! I thought they were a 15 win team before the season started but now I think this team will struggle to win 10 games.

 

[JimHurley]

If we don't win the whole tournament in Maui, it's over. With two horrible losses, we need big time wins like Oregon and UNC to offset. If we can't go 3-0 in Maui, it's pretty much AAC tourney or bust.

 

[Kitaman]

do we really care if we go on a 'run' to win a conference tournament that we are lucky to host? just to get an 11 seed or whatever. who cares? we need great regular seasons again

I was just giving my opinion on the only way to extend our season. Domination would be great especially regular season, but that ain't happening for a while.

 

[Woof 101]

Feels like the Dom Perno days again. Ahh, that takes me back.

No, the season's not over but they will have a massive hill to climb and a LOT of work to do to get over starting the season like this. These are horrid losses. Horrid.

Brimah & Purvis aren't getting any better - this is who they are - so it's up to the new players to develop & step up in order to make us competitive this year.

LOL on the Perno reference... He was actually a good defensive coach and could pull out a few wins. His biggest problem was being up by 12 and waiting until they were down by 4 to use a time out!
As for being competitive this year, KO has to start kicking azzez. Twelve point favorites at home cannot lose the battle of the boards 47-38. Worst start since 1968... Both loses in our house to underdogs.

 

[Walker11]

This team is not good. I don't understand why some of you thought they were going to be? They lost the 3 best players off a borderline NCAA team last year. They have no shooters, no bigs, can't defend the perimeter, can't rebound, and run no offense! I thought they were a 15 win team before the season started but now I think this team will struggle to win 10 games.

I am feeling as pessimistic as I ever have and this is still a dumb post. Maybe people felt optimistic because we have a top 10 recruiting class, one of the better transfers in the country and 8 total top 100 kids.

 

[Towney007]

The coaching has been a flat dumpster fire.

The offense is literally unwatchable.

It's the same problem. Switch out old parts, add in the new.

He starts this year 0-5 (That's legitimately got a chance of happening)? Adios. Program's at way too critical of a point to let some dude Bruiser Flint it into oblivion. When you're bringing in a top-10 recruiting class and getting blown off the floor by Wagner and beaten by Northeastern at home, you don't get a long leash. One or two of those losses happen every 5-6 years. Not twice in a year.

 

[intlzncster]

What f*n chance do we have when we get outrebounded by Northeasten and Wagner. I'm sick of this crap where everyone doesn't want to hit the panic button, just like the goshdarn election. This is officially panic mode guys. No offense in 2 games. No rebounding in 3 years. Every single person under KO has underachieved except for Bazz who isn't even his. DHam leaves early for no reason (can't convince him to stay). I'm worried as hell. Jalen looks lost, Purvis is awful, we can't hit a shot.

It's because of comments like this. Boatright, Giffey, Daniels, Kromah, etc. Plenty of guys achieved. We just have some crap post players right now. And the one guy we needed to fill in the blanks this year, shredded his knees in highschool.

Is this good? No Is everthing OK? Of course not. But pretending the only guy who ever overachieved was Shabazz is silly.

 

[HuskyFich]

It's because of comments like this. Boatright, Giffey, Daniels, Kromah, etc. Plenty of guys achieved. We just have some crap post players right now. And the one guy we needed to fill in the blanks this year, shredded his knees in highschool.

Is this good? No Is everthing OK? Of course not. But pretending the only guy who ever overachieved was Shabazz is silly.

Boatright ( 2 years under JC)
Giffey (2 years under JC)
Daniels (1 year under JC)
Kromah (grad transfer )


cmon, gimme another one

 

[uconnad]

Over... was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!!!!!!!

 

[intlzncster]

Boatright ( 2 years under JC)
Giffey (2 years under JC)
Daniels (1 year under JC)
Kromah (grad transfer )
cmon, gimme another one

Boatright had 1 year under JC. So that's 7 collective years for KO, and 4 for JC. And none of those guys truly came on to later in there careers, long after JC had gone. But whatever. You can see whatever you want.

 

[jibsey]

If we don't win the whole tournament in Maui, it's over. With two horrible losses, we need big time wins like Oregon and UNC to offset. If we can't go 3-0 in Maui, it's pretty much AAC tourney or bust.

I'm laughing. Have you seen UNC? We would lose by 40, just like Wagner or Northeastern would.

 

[ahk07003]

I'll be honest that this looks bad. For our team which is so much more individually talented to get defeated by a mid major at home in what should be easy to win games. However a team is more than just the sum of its parts and our "team" if you could call it that didn't play effectively as one while the other teams did. But I supposed this could be understandable given the relative youth of our squad (5 Freshman, 1 transfer rs sophomore, and 2 sophomores with only 3 upper classmen) we have a very young team not to mention the amount of scoring and rebounding that we lost from last season (70% of our scoring) which is our biggest problem and not to mention their experience and leadership. This past year's recruiting class is one of the best UConn has ever seen in any era and we have an equally promising recruiting class coming in next year. Lets not forget all the lackluster recruiting classes we've seen since 2011 leaving us with very little in the way of veteran talent as well as a reliable core and leadership. We've had a different primary ball handler and primary scorer every season. One thing I have noticed is lack of leadership and cohesion as a team. We have no high percentage scoring play nor a player to deliver high scores. I don't think this is all from poor coaching. But I know what is certainly not from poor coaching is the fact that they are missing too many shots have too many turnovers and are shooting so poorly from the perimeter. That is on the players not the staff. They are a young team and we have to give them a chance. That being said I am extremely frustrated with our front court play and something needs to be done about that. As for our coaching staff. If we were to get rid of them who would replace them? Ollie won us a title in 2014 against some of the best coaches in the game its just back then he had veteran leadership that we could rely on whish is something we haven't had in years. Like it or not we are stuck with Ollie and he will bring this team back to prominence once he is able to develop the talent he has wrangled for us. Our recruiting classes are just starting to get good again but we need to work on our frontcourt especially. Also only two games into the season is too early to give up lets just see where this goes because some of our younger recruits are showing promise.

 

[gtcam]

This has to be the least worst collection of individual players we ever had together. There is no cohesion and small ball isn't the answer after these results since we can't shoot the ball from outside.

what is least worst?

 

[gtcam]

If we don't win the whole tournament in Maui, it's over. With two horrible losses, we need big time wins like Oregon and UNC to offset. If we can't go 3-0 in Maui, it's pretty much AAC tourney or bust.

OK so its AAC or bust - still doesn't mean that if UConn doesn't win in Maui . it's over