It makes a lick of sense when you have a moderate to large lead (think 9+ points) and are merely trying to shave seconds. But wholly agree that strategy needs to die once games are within a couple possessions and getting the ball in is the most important thing.
Break it down for me. Point by point. What were the specific worst things about it?
Please elaborate.
This idea that we should play the freshman because they can’t be any worse is by far the dumbest take ever on this board. By playing kids who aren’t ready, it can get much worse. Then what? The same people crying for Nowell will be crying for Hurley’s head. This is a very flawed team with multiple swings and misses. It happens. But if you read between the tea leaves, in what was supposed the be a gimme game in Newark was far more damning. Dan Hurley trusts 4 kids on this roster. That’s it. And that’s all we need to know moving forward.
It would be super embarrassing to do the talking he was doing this summer combined with his outbursts and not making the tournament after calling himself the best coach in the country.
he needs to come back down to earth I think it would be better in the long run for us
Danny's a big boy. I'm sure he can take it.
Wait…Don’t you want players who that are accountable for their actions? How is that an “awful” sign? Hurley can’t cover for them all the time…
I'll be on that island too.I’ll stand on the Stewart island alone. And I will be vindicated
Then they make mistakes that you then have the opportunity to teach them to fix so that they can improve. If they have upside, this helps their development so they can begin that process of getting better.
Same. Though I’ve tempered the ceiling view.I'll be on that island too.
I expect major changes next year sprinkled with a few surprises. The staff missed on many fronts and I doubt they are willing to make that mistake twice.
Same guy who has extra tunnel built out, has to react to fans?
2023 was suppose to be a great class and the board is ready to give up on 3/5 players.
I’ll stand on the Stewart island alone. And I will be vindicated
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The most losses a Big East team had in the tourney last year was 9. We are currently at 8 with Nova, St John’s, and Marquette still left to play plus the BET.
I was Stewart #1 fan for awhile but he continues to fade away at key points of the game / also misses some key shots / defensive assigments.
He gets paid plenty to.
This is UConn. The bluest of blue bloods. That doesn’t bode well here. Hurley can’t be more blatant. He was even quoted recently that this time of year, you play who can help you win. Look at today’s box score. Mahaney and Ross had 4 minutes, Reed had 9, Stewart 18(because Diarra was hobbled). That says all you need to know what he thinks of our bench.
How many quad 1 road wins did last years teams have? The resume is fine. They will get in. It most likely will be short lived.
How about the players who were unnecessarily hyped up to three peat and now feel like big disappointments?
Hurley expected shots to fall, his team to turn up intensity, and eventually, the superior team to take over. For the most part that happened. The poor execution at the end was equal blame. Hurley deserves some of it for sure. But don’t absolve the players. They were awful today.
