So proud of these kids.

[Travelman6]

There have been so many times this season where these guys could have gotten down and hung their heads for good but they keep coming back and keep fighting regardless of the previous game. I was nervous after those two rough games vs USF and Cincy. I thought things were in danger of spiraling out of control for a moment there. Then the 4 games in a row by 17 combined points including two overtime losses. A weaker team would have wilted by that point. But Dan Hurley's culture of toughness is shining through and I think we are starting to see the dividends on the court. I still think there are some growing pains but one thing is for sure, this team has grown!

I think even today when Cincy got that late 4 point lead (60-56), they could have shrugged their shoulders and said "Here we go again" and a lot of teams, having experienced what UConn has, may very well have done that. But they finally got it done in the closing minutes and I am hoping this is the start of a special final month or so.

 

[Jaker]

Team Mojo is rising and not a day too late

 

[UCfor3]

Both the players and the coaching staff deserve a ton of credit for not letting things snowball downward. They are showing the mental toughness required to being a winning program again.

 

[LIuconn]

Belief is the strongest weapon. Ours is only growing

 

[FatHank]

There have been multiple games we could have given up or imploded or just quit, but we never did. Eventually we'll pick up more wins from these close games just like we did today. There is one thing with this squad that you cannot do right now is say we have no heart. If we could string up some offensive runs and keep our D up, we'd be a bit*ch of a team to play. I can't wait to see our next game.

 

[auror]

When we got down 10, previous iterations of the team would have folded. Great fight to this team.

 

[WrenchFan69]

 

[imno1]

Expect it to be deleted soon but lol'd

 

[MDHuskFan]

This is a great tweet

 

[RichZ]

As in Fort the...

 

[Conndog]

Google says that EAD means Employment Authorization Document. Is Josh majoring in Human Resouces?

 

[Ha Who]

Google says that EAD means Employment Authorization Document. Is Josh majoring in Human Resouces?

Lol. that is EAD slang?

 

[Durks07]

This is a great tweet

I missed it, what did it say?

 

[BNich]

I missed it, what did it say?

Everybody can EAD (Eat a D***). He then posted a second tweet "*EAT. Good win today guys

 

[Huskybass]

Two years ago UConn lost 8 games by 20 or more points. Carlton, Gilbert, Vital and Whaley lived that. Today must taste even sweeter to those kids than it does to us fans. So happy the older guys could experience a piece of the Ascension. Today was the most fun game to watch in a long time.

And Whaley with 5 blocks off the bench. Wow! And overall, it felt like we matched up physically. That was really nice to see.

 

[jibsey]

When we got down 10, previous iterations of the team would have folded. Great fight to this team.

Team does fight back.

 

[AdamaNation]

When we got down 10, previous iterations of the team would have folded. Great fight to this team.

Well something strange happened. We’ve not seen too much these past 10 years. A head coach called a timeout.

 

[BlueDogs]

We are best 13-10 team in the country by far. I’d don’t think many teams would look forward to playing us.

 

[rcarj]

There have been so many times this season where these guys could have gotten down and hung their heads for good but they keep coming back and keep fighting regardless of the previous game. I was nervous after those two rough games vs USF and Cincy. I thought things were in danger of spiraling out of control for a moment there. Then the 4 games in a row by 17 combined points including two overtime losses. A weaker team would have wilted by that point. But Dan Hurley's culture of toughness is shining through and I think we are starting to see the dividends on the court. I still think there are some growing pains but one thing is for sure, this team has grown!

I think even today when Cincy got that late 4 point lead (60-56), they could have shrugged their shoulders and said "Here we go again" and a lot of teams, having experienced what UConn has, may very well have done that. But they finally got it done in the closing minutes and I am hoping this is the start of a special final month or so.

To be fair, having a senior like vital, who leaves everything on the floor each game, makes a difference.