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St. John's Post Game Thread

- Didn't get to see the entire game but obviously we found ourselves in too deep of a hole again to dig out of.

- Giving up 89 points is very difficult to overcome, especially against a stingy Red Storm defense.

- St. John's shot uncharacteristically well from 3, especially in the first half, but I'm sure they've been working on that aspect.

- I like how we fought to get within 8 after being down 22, which again shows despite this team's deficiencies they don't throw in the towel.

- It was great to see Karaban find his stroke from 3 again.

- Tarris (I sure wish Gus would learn how to pronounce his name right) looked good from what I saw and seemed to carry over the energy from the last game.

- Ball and especially McNeeley looked like they didn't quite have their A games, and bench production again seemed rather lackluster.

- Pitino's "Luis won't/might not play" was obviously just something to play head games.

St. John's just has more answers than we do at this time, and that's fine. Rosters change, and obviously theirs did for the better and ours, overall, didn't. Tomorrow is another day, and next season is another season. But this season is not over.

Programs go through downturns and rebuilds. St. John's basically had a two-decade downturn and at the moment it's their time to shine. All I am expecting from this Huskies team is to give 100% every time out, and that includes the coaching staff.
 
navery12 said:
It's been an hour and I still can't believe our leader and potential All American candidate pulled up from 35 feet for a heat check with 25 seconds on the shot clock
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navery12 said:
It's been an hour and I still can't believe our leader and potential All American candidate pulled up from 35 feet for a heat check with 25 seconds on the shot clock
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That was legit crazy, he thought he was Durant there. It was nice to finally see some shots go down but the rest of the game I was scratching my head as to what he was doing out there. Getting blown by on defense, fumbling the ball, not being able to inbound, standing flat footed and losing rebounds that came right to him. It's legit sad watching AK on this team. I love the kid and want him back for a fresh start next season back in the role hitting shots and making winning plays we saw his first two seasons. This is a throwaway season for him.
 
uconngb said:
It’s really not an overreaction at all. This team has been a complete mess since Maui and this “great” coaching staff has done nothing to fix it. Same mistakes being made 27 games into the season. Same offensive sets that aren’t working, same MTM defense that gets constantly shredded, same lack of fire or willingness to get on the ground and get yourself dirty. We get like 10% of 50/50 balls. That tells you everything you need to know.

There is zero accountability. That’s on the coaches, no one else.
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You hate the coach so it’s not surprising at all you feel this way. Please ask yourself if 2 years ago to this day you’d be happy with 2 natties and a 9 seed the next 3 seasons.
 
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UConnTrumbull said:
Not so sure about Nowell. His dad has been tweeting some, not so positive things.
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Nowell got 8 minutes today and he certainly looked uncomfortable and played like a freshman. Tweets aren’t tracking.
 
We got beat by a better team.

I would not have been so upset w/ our play if this was the 1st time we played St. John’s but it wasn’t.

They faceguard almost every player, press for better part of the game, are allowed to set moving picks with grabs w/ no fouls called??? and rebound like crazy.

We didn't adjust.

Watching Karaban get caught behind pick and be 2 steps behind on defese allowing made shot after made shot, seeing Ball 2 ft away from where he should be on D only to fall for jump fakes and to see the lack of effort on the boards was almost too much to watch today.

For those old time fans, we harken back to the UConn teams that were unranked, had less fanfare, no one going to NBA but fought "tooth and nail" to not get steam rolled like we did today.

Give me a Dan Cyrulik, a Rod Sellers, someone who is like "not today and not on my watch."

I would have been dispppointed w / a loss not matter what but waching our get manhandled by the Johnnies game me the chills....

Bring back JC to the practices if he's not there already. He would have not allowed the players on the floor to stay on the floor with some of the sleepwalking we saw today.


On a complete sidenote, first time I saw ever saw an offensive player take a hard foul on the elbow, then on the FACE, have one announcer say he was clobbered,.,,,

Only to have the other announcer circle back to say it was a "good no call."

I guess there's a first for everything... Where do they find these guys?
 
uconngb said:
It’s really not an overreaction at all. This team has been a complete mess since Maui and this “great” coaching staff has done nothing to fix it. Same mistakes being made 27 games into the season. Same offensive sets that aren’t working, same MTM defense that gets constantly shredded, same lack of fire or willingness to get on the ground and get yourself dirty. We get like 10% of 50/50 balls. That tells you everything you need to know.

There is zero accountability. That’s on the coaches, no one else.
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Congrats on your victory where’s your Redstorm gear.
 
The youth and inexperience of the team has been showing up all season. The freshmen and sophmores and transfers got the burden of being 2 time Champs unfortunately they werent ready for the mantle. The guys that you counted on for leadership and to show them the way until they caught up have not stepped up either because they were injured or it wasn't in them. The team still plays the same way they did at the beginning on tge season there has been no growth at all.
 
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ctbro1999 said:
A 1/2 seed will be "mildly annoyed" just for having to answer "what does it feel like potentially playing the 2-time defending champs in the 2nd round" questions.
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UConn has to get to 2nd Rd in the first place which is far from a given.
 
We are not athletic enough. Not big enough at the gaurd spots. Not tough enough at the big spots. Cant dribble drive past defenders easily. And when we do we don't attack the rim. We're soft. Can't play from behind because our offensive sets take time to run. 1 serviceable pt gaurd that is hobbled and small. Brought in a 2 to be our starting pt. Surprised when he can't do it.

Not good mojo blaming refs early and proclaiming to be the best coach right now. This team is not who we thought it was nor who they thought they were.
 
FreeKlaiber said:
if you doubt Pitino's basketball x and o's (not necessarily today, didnt need to) I doubt you have any bball understanding, at all. Respectfully
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Didn’t say he can’t do that of course but with this team he has suffocating man to man D and junkyard dog fighting for rebounds and putbacks. Is that an X and O? Plus great dribble stop and pop 2 point jump shooters.
 
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UCfor3 said:
Yep. This team is so flawed. It lacks so much that it's hard to even coach around it. Our one playable point guard has 1 good leg. We are slow and unathletic and by the end of the game it looks worse because we are exhausted becuase we play like 6-7 players real minutes. Our bench is pretty much a non-factor. We need the portal bad for several players or next year will be an issue as well.
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Both teams had five (5) players in double figures. If you look at the scoring percentages, It's a different story. Other than Reed, our shooting %'s were poor. After nearly each of our scores, they scored. We gave up nearly 90 points, 50 in the first half. Defense, a hall mark of this team? Our bench, other than Reed scored two (2) points. Help!
 
Horatio said:
That was insane.
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I would forgive it. Hey, at least he felt good and confident for a moment. We need a confident AK to have a chance. Five seconds later though he was in position to provide help defense and maybe draw a charge, backed up and got out of the way and then didn’t go for the rebound. St. John’s got it, and earned an and one. Potentially down 6 or 7 to down 12. That was the part that upset me. I don’t even know what he was doing on D. He left the play and went off to guard a ghost somewhere.

Hoping March will feel like a fresh start to him and he can make some plays and lead us. The missed shots happen - but the little intangible things around the shots have to be there from him. They just have to.
 
It is what it is. The flaws of Hurley’s roster construction and inability of most of the sophomore class to develop at all have been beaten to death. I’m over getting upset at losses. My expectations are zero but a nice little March run would be fun. Then on to next year and hope Hurley and staff learned a lesson.
 
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superjohn said:
No chance, he was always one and done and he's a lottery pick. He's being asked to carry way too much on this team. He had a really rough game but he's a stud and the least of our problems.
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I know he is probably gone but he is showing that he can be physically overmatched and that will only get worst in the NBA were the players are quicker and stronger. His outside shot hasn't looked as good too. Just a little worrisome. Maybe he hasn't totally recovered from his high ankle sprain. Too bad there is no one who can really spell him to give some time off during the game.
 
superjohn said:
That was legit crazy, he thought he was Durant there. It was nice to finally see some shots go down but the rest of the game I was scratching my head as to what he was doing out there. Getting blown by on defense, fumbling the ball, not being able to inbound, standing flat footed and losing rebounds that came right to him. It's legit sad watching AK on this team. I love the kid and want him back for a fresh start next season back in the role hitting shots and making winning plays we saw his first two seasons. This is a throwaway season for him.
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I echo this completely. I love AK too but man that just was not winning basketball from him today. It felt like he couldn’t catch a single pass or rebound today even if it was placed perfectly in his hands. The last two years his IQ and 3 point shot were all we needed because he was surrounded by stud athletes. This year his lack of athleticism is getting majorly exposed because the supporting cast isn’t there, he was getting destroyed defensively and on the glass today
 
jibsey said:
Didn’t say he can’t do that of course but with this team he has suffocating man to man D and junkyard dog fighting for rebounds and putbacks. Is that an X and O? Plus great dribble stop and pop 2 point jump shooters.
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you're right, Pitino doesnt know his X and O's.

All I said, was he's the among best game planners and x and o coaches to EVER do it (I added the bold this time). (ps- x and o's also describes defensive assignments, and trapping, mid-range quick hitters, out of bounds plays, how they designed to kick it directly to corner for open 3 when we run high hedge rotation early etc). Aren't many better i've seen in last 40 yrs., independent of how he runs a program.

My punctuation on here is bad, but your post seems kinda gibberish?
 
uchusky32 said:
We are not athletic enough. Not big enough at the gaurd spots. Not tough enough at the big spots. Cant dribble drive past defenders easily. And when we do we don't attack the rim. We're soft. Can't play from behind because our offensive sets take time to run. 1 serviceable pt gaurd that is hobbled and small. Brought in a 2 to be our starting pt. Surprised when he can't do it.

Not good mojo blaming refs early and proclaiming to be the best coach right now. This team is not who we thought it was nor who they thought they were.
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When we had Nowell, Ball, Mahaney, McNeeley and Karaban on the floor (i think) I thought to my self " this is the smallest lineup I've ever seen".
 
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