Seriously...

[Burnsbros23]

They hit a lot of tough shots too and a team doesnt normally make every open three they did. If your not happy with the teams improvement and signs of life then I don't know what to tell ya.

 

[uconngb]

Anyone who is mad about this game is an idiot.

yeah, you're right. how dare we expect something better from the defending NCs. let's see how many excuses we can come up with:

1. we played on the road in the big, bad carrier dome. if only this game was home, we would have won
2. syracuse shot lights out (forget the fact that they were wide open all game)....if only they didn't shoot so well, we would have won
3. drummond gets hurt...if only he didn't get hurt, we would have won

and on, and on. are we really reduced to being happy because they finally play a game where they seem to give a ?? wow, i guess i need to change my expectations

 

[Brochacho]

You forgot that if UConn scored 85 they would have won.

 

[ASweet3781]

I am not mad about this game.

Losing games at Syracuse don't put your season in jeopardy.

Losing home games to unranked teams you beat by 17 points the week before with their best players out (Notre Dame) is a game to be mad about. Losing at home to unranked Cincinnati is a game to be a mad about. And today UConn showed we should have been very mad about those games because they clearly showed today they should have won those games. Those losses could cost us a NCAA bid. We'll see which team decides to finish this year. There are a lot of games left that can be won if they give the effort they gave for 35 mins today before losing to a better team.

 

[uconngb]

You forgot that if UConn scored 85 they would have won.

aren't you the idiot who said get your facts straight?? 85 plus 1 is 86....maybe you took too many soccer balls to the head in your senior year of high school

 

[Burnsbros23]

yeah, you're right. how dare we expect something better from the defending NCs. let's see how many excuses we can come up with:

1. we played on the road in the big, bad carrier dome. if only this game was home, we would have won
2. syracuse shot lights out (forget the fact that they were wide open all game)....if only they didn't shoot so well, we would have won
3. drummond gets hurt...if only he didn't get hurt, we would have won

and on, and on. are we really reduced to being happy because they finally play a game where they seem to give a ?? wow, i guess i need to change my expectations

maybe one day you will understand basketball and see the positives...... We can only hope for the boneyards sake.

 

[bpear1600]

The windshield wiper offense is good ball movement? A better effort than we've been accustomed to lately but we still look soft and immature and lack poise.

 

[uconngb]

i guarantee i know more than you about basketball. maybe one day, we won't be relegated to being happy because we played 30 minutes of good basketball....good god. UConn just lost to Syracuse by 18 points....when is that EVER, EVER acceptable???

 

[ASweet3781]

good god. UConn just lost to Syracuse by 18 points....when is that EVER, EVER acceptable???

Eh, when they have a better team and are playing at home?

 

[Burnsbros23]

No you don't.

 

[uconngb]

No you don't.

u r funny

 

[tzznandrew]

i guarantee i know more than you about basketball. maybe one day, we won't be relegated to being happy because we played 30 minutes of good basketball....good god. UConn just lost to Syracuse by 18 points....when is that EVER, EVER acceptable???

When you're on the road, you're team has one upperclassman (who was in constant foul trouble), when you find a way to break the zone but then that player gets injured and leaves for 5 minutes, when Syracuse shoots 60% from 3. I could go on.

Did I want UConn to win the game? Yes.
Was I upset that the final score was 18? Yes.
Did I think this game showed marked improvement over the previous 6? Yes.
Am I going to let 4 minutes of less-than stellar defense coupled with insane Syracuse shooting overshadow everything else positive in the game? No.

 

[uconngb]

When you're on the road, you're team has one upperclassman (who was in constant foul trouble), when you find a way to break the zone but then that player gets injured and leaves for 5 minutes, when Syracuse shoots 60% from 3. I could go on.

Did I want UConn to win the game? Yes.
Was I upset that the final score was 18? Yes.
Did I think this game showed marked improvement over the previous 6? Yes.
Am I going to let 4 minutes of less-than stellar defense coupled with insane Syracuse shooting overshadow everything else positive in the game? No.

god bless...i thought we were long past the point of moral victories...to each his own

 

[Prezidint]

They hit everything because they were open a lot.

No.

 

[tzznandrew]

Progress isn't linear. Teams, especially young teams, have ups and downs. This was an up in relation to effort, offensive execution, etc. They seemed to want to play together. That's a step in the right direction.

 

[zls44]

Did I want UConn to win the game? Yes.
Was I upset that the final score was 18? Yes.
Did I think this game showed marked improvement over the previous 6? Yes.
Am I going to let 4 minutes of less-than stellar defense coupled with insane Syracuse shooting overshadow everything else positive in the game? No.

 

[Prezidint]

i thought we were long past the point of moral victories

Really. When did we pass that? Last week when you figured out that pea shooter between your legs gets stiff when you look at girls?

 

[uconngb]

Really. When did we pass that? Last week when you figured out that pea shooter between your legs gets stiff when you look at girls?

hilarious

 

[UCweCONN]

Then I am an idiot because I am not happy losing by 18 to anyone.

Not with this talent.

I'm an idiot too. An 18 point loss and second straight blow-out in a game that was down to 2 with four minutes and change left should not be something to celebrate. Screw moral victories, let's start playing complete games and winning games. Like Will Ferrell's father said in "Kicking and Screaming", "You know what you call coming close? Losing." I'm actually much more upset by the many close loses to lesser teams this year that have put us on the outside looking in for the NCAA tourney than I am about today, but any loss is a loss.

 

[mauconnfan]

I'm an idiot too. An 18 point loss and second straight blow-out in a game that was down to 2 with four minutes and change left should not be something to celebrate. Screw moral victories, let's start playing complete games and winning games. Like Will Ferrell's father said in "Kicking and Screaming", "You know what you call coming close? Losing." I'm actually much more upset by the many close loses to lesser teams this year that have put us on the outside looking in for the NCAA tourney than I am about today, but any loss is a loss.

Doubt anyone's celebrating but why harp on the obvious when there was a lot more good agains the nations #2?? They may have found something and one can only hope they take this and continue the momentum. No guarantees but why continue to whine about negative ?

 

[uconngb]

I'm an idiot too. An 18 point loss and second straight blow-out in a game that was down to 2 with four minutes and change left should not be something to celebrate. Screw moral victories, let's start playing complete games and winning games. Like Will Ferrell's father said in "Kicking and Screaming", "You know what you call coming close? Losing." I'm actually much more upset by the many close loses to lesser teams this year that have put us on the outside looking in for the NCAA tourney than I am about today, but any loss is a loss.

careful now, you might upset some of the limp noodles on this board who are really pleased with the improvement today

i don't know who said it, maybe Vince Lombardi: "show me a good loser and i'll show you a loser"

 

[jorge34]

Better offense, really really bad defense. cuse hit shots, but so many were uncontested. They need to look back at some game film from tourney last year. Telling stat, cuse only had 9 turnovers. They did whatever they wanted, with little resistance....then hit the open shots.

 

[defense]

Totally agree with you uconngh. Our guards do not play tough defense. All they do is go for steals because that probably worked in high school. Sounding like there are lots of apologistas on this forum.

 

[DogMania]

They played well at times, not so good at other sretches. Unlike last season this tesm doesn't know how to finish.

 

[Rico444]

god bless...i thought we were long past the point of moral victories...to each his own

Clearly, we just suck. As a result, you should stop watching (or, at least stop posting on the boneyard).