St. John's Post Game Thread

[HuskyWarrior611]

I'm not a Cole fan. But he would be better than anything we got now.

Also I would have to say Gilbert is the worst PG they have had in awhile

Forgot about Gilbert. He at least had injuries as an excuse though. Literally 2 season ending injuries back to back.

 

[gampelcrazies]

Forgot about Gilbert. He at least had injuries as an excuse though. Literally 2 season ending injuries back to back.

Fair but he didn't have a good basketball IQ.

But to your point Adams and Vital were a great backcourt. You add those two guys with Hawk they would be disgusting

 

[HuskyFich]

WTH am i reading. Bouk is in the NBA. CV is my favorite husky of the last 15 years but where is he?

Apparently success in the NBA is the metric for how they played at UConn.

Damn, Thabeet BLEW!!!

 

[AntG168]

So you really think Cole and Martin are better than Adams and Vital? Want to make sure I’m not confused here.

YES. Vital and Adams never made the tournament…in the AAC. What are we talking about

 

[AntG168]

Apparently success in the NBA is the metric for how they played at UConn.

Damn, Thabeet BLEW!!!

We’re talking about Talent. It’s not rocket science. That talent level is ions better since Hurley has took over

 

[Edward Sargent]

Cannot believe I am saying this. "The Party is over". Great start of the season Then came Big East play. The opposing coaches are doing a great scouting on our pups. I am not upset to the point of throwing things around the house. Two years ago The basketball Guru's said were a final 4 team. Bounced first round. Then last year. Same thing. Same scenario. Now this years all the sports basketball gurus saying we are best in the country. I am not listening to that crap anymore. We are easy to scout. Providence got beat yesterday.

So you can look at KenPom all you want. Not going there. Don't want to hear the basketball gods about our talented team. Don't care about the rankings. It will not surprised me if we are out of the top ten. 4-4 in Big East play. What happened. Ref's?I didn't see anything they did that was out of the norm.

We are easy to scout but who do we have doing the scouting for us? We don't seem to have a game plan based on knowledge of the other team. Are all our coaches on the recruiting trail? Damn it seems the Boneyard gets better scouting reports than Danny

 

[gsmooth]

Until Danny stops talking about "individual defense" and realizes that getting right up on offensive players 20 feet from the basket is not good for team defense we will see more of the same.

We have seen this in other years. Pressuring the ball 20 feet out is self-destructive. It does eliminate some three point shots but it opens up the interior of defense. And that is where we are getting killed.

But after every game he keeps talking about "individual" defense.

Correct and SJU is exactly the type of team where this defense of being up in a guy’s chest well above the 3pt line is unnecessar. SJU isn’t a good 3 pt shooting team.

 

[ucp990411]

WTH am i reading. Bouk is in the NBA. CV is my favorite husky of the last 15 years but where is he?

Bouk is in the g league heading to oblivion

 

[HuskyFich]

We’re talking about Talent. It’s not rocket science. That talent level is ions better since Hurley has took over

Oh I completely agree with you. Think there’s a misunderstanding here somewhere

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Fair but he didn't have a good basketball IQ.

But to your point Adams and Vital were a great backcourt. You add those two guys with Hawk they would be disgusting

They’re exactly what this team needs… but are they who they are with Hurley coaching them? I have no idea. Newton was suppose to be good. So was Diggins. Gaffney looked good as a freshman. We’ll have to see how Castle does next year.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

YES. Vital and Adams never made the tournament…in the AAC. What are we talking about

Lmao yeah you have no idea what you’re watching man.

 

[3rdbass]

The fact that people keep holding up Cole as this standard for good PG just shows how clueless some of these guys really are to what good is.

He was our worst PG since the 90s. It’s between him and Gibbs (another transfer PG). He is not some standard of player.

So the coaches were wrong to pick him as the 1st all team big east. I have to agree with the coaches who play against him then a fan who is definitely doesn't like him for him not being a prototypical PG. He was our best player at the end of last year. I love how some people just want to knock Cole due to his lack of height and speed. He made up for it with quickness, basketball smart and savvy.

 

[Conndog]

Terrible guard play. Need a pt, bad. Tristen has to walk the ball.up with his back to the basket. Start Diarra and come of the bench with Joey. Joey is in a slump but still shooting.

AJ needs to stop trying to prove he's a baller. You can't stop everything.

Sanogo needs to jump. And stop being so robotic. Teams have adjusted.

Hawk keep shooting. But you really need to work on your handle. You should come back next year.

Danny, needs to change up O and D. Can't keep pressing or picking up at half court then chasing to the rim. Gets us out of position on the screen.

I agree, Sanogo played well enough... just not great. We're putting too much pressure on him defensively at the moment and he looks worse than he is as well.

The one thing I would change is get the kid to stop dribbling in the post. His shooting % when he dribbles 3 or more times is abysmal.

He also needs to learn to shoot the 15 footer when he is open- that is a good, makeable shot and it would open up the middle if he can start nailing them. He had a couple of opportunities and instead chose to back into the basket as usual.

 

[AntG168]

Lmao yeah you have no idea what you’re watching man.

Sure

 

[HuskyBaggins]

WTH am i reading. Bouk is in the NBA. CV is my favorite husky of the last 15 years but where is he?

Yeah, ok. Playing 14 minutes per game, or in the G league (until today), not playing at all in 29 of his team's last 37 games for one of the 4 worst teams in the NBA.

 

[Conndog]

I’m begging for one of the Hurley haters to tell me who they think would be a reasonable & attainable replacement

Well, they could have gotten Nate Oates back then

 

[gampelcrazies]

They’re exactly what this team needs… but are they who they are with Hurley coaching them? I have no idea. Newton was suppose to be good. So was Diggins. Gaffney looked good as a freshman. We’ll have to see how Castle does next year.

I'm not convinced it's coaching that's the issue. It's that Hurley isn't getting guys like Vital and Adams.

 

[husky429]

Yeah, ok. Playing 14 minutes per game, or in the G league (until today), not playing at all in 29 of his team's last 37 games for one of the 4 worst teams in the NBA.

And collecting 11 mill

 

[HuskyFich]

It’s funny, because since Shabazz, all of our PGs have been “underwhelming.” We got every ounce of RJ’s potential, he just wasn’t big or strong enough.

Maybe we should start trying to develop 4 year PGs instead of transfer fill ins. Castle isn’t gonna be here long enough for us to rely on him long term. We need a back up PG we can develop over time.

 

[AntG168]

I'm not convinced it's coaching that's the issue. It's that Hurley isn't getting guys like Vital and Adams.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I'm not convinced it's coaching that's the issue. It's that Hurley isn't getting guys like Vital and Adams.

Agree on Adams. He was a 5* and you can see it in HS. Vital was a three star I think though. He was all heart and development.

 

[gampelcrazies]

I'm high on Castle like everyone but we gotta see how he does first.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Well, they could have gotten Nate Oates back then

Never even recall interviewing him

 

[JustbrewitMan]

The only theory I’ve got for today is the whole state is currently baked…this is the first week of legalized recreational weed in CT. The team, the coaches, the fans…everyone was an absolute disaster.