Shame on George Blaney.

[Palatine]

He was up 14 and let the game speed up. Called a TO two possessions too late. He has absolutely no feel for momentum or when his team needs to regroup.

The team is not blameless. Once again they gave up double digit offensive rebounds. They gave PC opportunity after opportunity.

But make no mistake. This is on Blaney. He has coached them right out of the NCAA.

 

[Palatine]

And you can bet JC would have pulled Giffey after the quick three and the three by PC.

 

[Giddyup5]

I honestly can't believe how bad he is.

I can't count how many times he *ked up

 

[ASweet3781]

Why not blame it on Calhoun?

This is not the first time he has missed games due to health issues during a season. He clearly has someone unfit to be coaching backing him up.

 

[Chief00]

Calhoun does share some blame. Jim left George in charge. George may be a good alter ego; but at this stage in his life - you need to hide the keys. The game is just to fast for him now.

 

[3rdbass]

It still is a Calhoun team and he definitely should get most of the blame for how lifeless and unorganized they look the whole season and not just under Blaney. I'm sure JC will say this is his worst coaching year ever.

 

[Giddyup5]

Agreed. You would think that JC right hand man was a brilliant in game coach but didn't have the charisma to lead a team effectively.

Turns out Blaney has minimal leadership skills and is a terrible in game coach.

 

[Palatine]

JC is being loyal to a man who is a friend and has been loyal to him. And let's face it, JC doesn't give a damn what anybody thinks.

But Blaney is not fit to coach this team. It's obvious to everyone. In truth, JC isn't doing him any favors by putting him in this situation.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Well, that's now two "worst coaching year"s in his last 3. Granted, that's sandwiched around a championship, which both lessens the blow and makes it much harder to deduce which direction our program is going.

 

[UofCT]

Blaney is a horrendous Head Coach.

 

[Kitaman]

Blaney wasn't the main reason for the loss, they did have a double digit lead. The team felt the game was over. This is where upperclassmen come in, knowing the league and their experiences in UConn jerseys. Its a shared loss (total team/coaches).

 

[ASweet3781]

Whether the team is dumb or have no heart is irrelevant.

You cannot have a part time head coach. You cannot have a coach missing 5-6 games during key stretches of the year. If his body can't handle it anymore it's time to move forward because no Division 1 team should have George Blaney coaching with their season on the line.

 

[Prezidint]

Are any of you angry fools actually going to blame Blaney?

Ahem. How was the team playing prior to JC going down? Eh?

Get real. This team is young and uncommitted. That's on JC, not Blaney.

 

[Palatine]

Are any of you angry fools actually going to blame Blaney?

Ahem. How was the team playing prior to JC going down? Eh?

Get real. This team is young and uncommitted. That's on JC, not Blaney.

His team is young and needs direction. They play hard but rarely to good purpose. This is absolutely, positively, without a doubt on Blaney.

Every JC team struggles early in the BE schedule and then comes on. Exactly as it was happening this year. When did you start watching UConn BB? February? BTW. Look at he record with JC on the bench -genius.

 

[HeGotGame]

Are any of you angry fools actually going to blame Blaney?

Ahem. How was the team playing prior to JC going down? Eh?

Get real. This team is young and uncommitted. That's on JC, not Blaney.

Compare the record under jc to that under Blaney dummy.

Jesus some people talk out of their ass with no facts

 

[Giddyup5]

Its all relative. There are some obvious problems on this team, one of which is coaching.

I guarantee we have at least 2 more wins if JC was healthy all year.

 

[TopDog18]

Are any of you angry fools actually going to blame Blaney?

Ahem. How was the team playing prior to JC going down? Eh?

Get real. This team is young and uncommitted. That's on JC, not Blaney.

How the hell can you watch the game and say Blaney deserves no blame for this. JC ain't around. This is on Blaney, he couldn't have done a worse job.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

For the first 8 minutes of the second half we were successful bringing the ball to the rim on almost every possession resulting in the 14 point lead. Our team is at its best when we shoot from 3 feet and in. PC then started hitting some outside shots, instead of conitnuing to pound it inside we tried to match them with ridiculous shot attempts from cape cod. Game over. Blaney never makes the adjustment and lets the bleeding continue until its too late.

 

[businesslawyer]

Are any of you angry fools actually going to blame Blaney?

Ahem. How was the team playing prior to JC going down? Eh?

Get real. This team is young and uncommitted. That's on JC, not Blaney.

These are not mutually inconsistent theories. JC had one of his worst years ever this year. This team did not develop at all during the season, and that is on JC and the players and has little to do with Blaney. But you can say that and still believe that a horrendous job of game coaching tonight helped snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[mauconnfan]

How the hell can you watch the game and say Blaney deserves no blame for this. JC ain't around. This is on Blaney, he couldn't have done a worse job.

He deserves some blame - no doubt.

So does everyone else, need to make plays, rebound and make stops....that's not on George. Lots of 2nd chance points by PC also, nooone was rebounding the ball minus Andre - noone. That's the biggest issue - they outwilled us on the boards.....nothing from AO and RS 4 boards in 41 minutes tonight........that will never bode well.....

 

[metsfan2323]

Jim Calhoun is a tough act for ANYONE to follow. Blaney wasn't hired here to be the head coach. I'm sure the results would be different if JC was around, but IMO the dumping on Blaney is a little out of hand. Blaney is JC's handpicked guy so if you are blaming Blaney you are inadvertently blaming Calhoun.

Win the next three and I think we will make it to the tournament.

 

[Palatine]

Calhoun has limped through the season in intense pain that required surgery. It's a little much to ask he not miss a beat. Good grief, you guys are unreal.

 

[benjordan]

Well, that's now two "worst coaching year"s in his last 3. Granted, that's sandwiched around a championship, which both lessens the blow and makes it much harder to deduce which direction our program is going.

Don't forgot last years team went on a miracle run due to the best season in UConn history. The last three regular seasons have been disasters.

 

[UCweCONN]

This game was decided in the 2 minute stretch with the back to back turn-overs, after Giffey missed two shots, through the ball away, etc. etc. I don't know what Blaney was doing with the line-up. When you get a team down you keep your foot on their throats, you don't change it up. Also, for those that don't think Giffey was a major reason for the loss, I hope you DVR's the game an watch his defense and that 2 minute stretch. It was not the whole game but it was the momentum changer.

In my opinion, this loss like many others, is on Blaney. The man cannot handle success or pull out a close game. Also, I was screaming when he didn't use the last time-out when we were down three. Instead we get a lousy shot and you know PC was gonna foul at the end to prevent the three with 6 seconds left. At that point the time-out he took was wasted.

The SNY announcer commented that UCONN made no adjustments, but PC did. That is on the coach. He just can't react to the ebb and flow of a game and it rubs off on the players.

 

[dogpause]

Funny, but when we were up by about a dozen, I decided that I would start a "Good Job By Blaney" thread. I still don't blame Blaney, individualy I blame all the coaches from Calhoun on down. Everyone.

This team hasn't shown consistent improvement at any time this season. Neither have most of the players.

I also feel that Jeremy Lamb needs a wakeup call and wonder what his role was with respect to team chemistry. Jeremy is not NBA-ready. And he never was NBA-ready. There's nothing wrong with that unless you let it effect your play or your team's play. Did that happen? We can't know for certain, but something wasn't right with this team.