St. Mary's Post Game Thread

[navery12]

Okay I will say it no way we win if Ducas doesn’t go down

 

[Scoe]

Exactly. We just can't have these no show first halfs from him going forward. He wasn't guarding and had no points again. He turned into a flame thrower during that stretch in the second half and then his D picked up. He needs to bring that energy the whole game and the shots will fall throughout the game. He's going to have Jordan Walsh on him next game who is an awesome defender with Jackson type athleticism and length.

Can't have a no show in the first half again from Hawk and Jackson.

You could see it right off the bat with unforced turnover, At the very least he needs to be a decoy and defend in the early going.

 

[housekeys]

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For a team with no depth and deep bench, they outscored ours. WHICH proves what? 1) Stats don't mean squat. 2) It is the defense and the intangibles that make a difference.

 

[AntG168]

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The negative Nancy’s can’t help it. God forbid we lose to Arkansas. They’ll be back

 

[Drame]

Once again, superb coaching by Hurley in the 2nd half. Wore them out physically and the defense stepped up. Took advantage of our size in the middle on offense and on the boards.

Should be a great game against Arkansas. They are high energy and well-coached. Plus, they have an extra day rest given the Thursday time slot. But, we should prevail and setup an elite, Elite 8 matchup against UCLA I predict!

I like the one less day of rest.. We dont need rest here.

 

[Conndog]

Exactly. We just can't have these no show first halfs from him going forward. He wasn't guarding and had no points again. He turned into a flame thrower during that stretch in the second half and then his D picked up. He needs to bring that energy the whole game and the shots will fall throughout the game. He's going to have Jordan Walsh on him next game who is an awesome defender with Jackson type athleticism and length.

Can't have a no show in the first half again from Hawk and Jackson.

There is less movement from him in these opening halves- not sure what it is, but I see him a lot kind of just standing in the corner. Even that pulls one defender away from the action and can open it up for others, but I'd like to see him more active. Still, he has been able to come alive in the 2nd half, and he can get a shot off in a flash.

 

[Edward Sargent]

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Absolutely true just trying to take the wind out of the trolls sails

 

[Palatine]

That was a very good team. Ducas going out was the turning point in this game. I feel like we dodged a bullet. It's is the kind of luck you sometimes need to survive and advance. But give us credit. We used the luck to step on their throat. We might have won anyway, happy we didn't have to find out.

The good news is that we are winning playing different styles of play. Arkansas will be more like Iona but more athletic. But let's drink for a few days first.

 

[sdglast]

Get a load of Randy Bennett full court pressing v. walk-ons. Don’t extend this game too long you’ll miss your flight you bum.

I thought it was totally classless. Go out with some dignity. Hurley put in the end of the bench guys and walk-ons and your response is to press them down 15 with 20 seconds left. Really? Totally unnecssary, totally foolish. Then he gave Hurley the blow-by in the handshake line too boot. Enjoy the flight home!

 

[caw]

Which I thought was weird. In the first half we didn’t even battle for offensive boards. We retreated off of shots instead of crashing the boards

St. Mary's did a great job of blocking out, but they also sometimes ride players a bit without even attempting for the rebound. I was surprised they weren't called for a foul a few times there.

 

[1999GoodSon]

I knew it. Andre DOES have eyes in the back of his head!

 

[businesslawyer]

Tomorrow

Excellent. Now your critics know when you’re willing to be criticized. They will be very happy.

 

[Edward Sargent]

On to Arkansas who by Wednesday will be another unbeatable

 

[caw]

That was a very good team. Ducas going out was the turning point in this game. I feel like we dodged a bullet. It's is the kind of luck you sometimes need to survive and advance. But give us credit. We used the luck to step on their throat. We might have won anyway, happy we didn't have to find out.

The good news is that we are winning playing different styles of play. Arkansas will be more like Iona but more athletic. But let's drink for a few days first.

It definitely helped, but it was a 1-3 point game at that point after UConn had just weathered their hot start.

 

[sdglast]

He is. We might have the second best big man too. Clingan is my player of the game. Great minutes in the first half when we were struggling and then he completely changed the game in the second half. They were getting rim runs and then Clingan shut everything down and we got out and ran and drained shots. St. Mary's was terrified near the basket after that.

I could not agree more. Clingan was spectacular on the defensive end and rebounding especially 2nd half. He single-handledly changed the game defeinsively when he came in. Kudos to Sanogo as well. He came to play both rounds and was extremely efficient offensively.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Link to post-game presser?

 

[Ripper32]

Clingan makes a good team into a great team.

 

[navery12]

Which I thought was weird. In the first half we didn’t even battle for offensive boards. We retreated off of shots instead of crashing the boards

While we're 1st in the country at getting offensive rebounds at 38.8%, St Mary's is 2nd in this stat on the defensive side at 21.9%. I wonder if it was an intentional strategy or just a battle of 2 elite groups that St Mary's won

 

[Scoe]

It definitely helped, but it was a 1-3 point game at that point after UConn had just weathered their hot start.

St Mary’s not having any depth even with a healthy Ducas wasn’t going to hurt them we saw it in the 1st half with our bench.

 

[aburks41]

Extend Dan Hurley. Now. Lifetime contract. This dude is the real deal

 

[UCTitleTown]

I also want to mention that a deep run can lead to surprise recruit commitments. DeAndre Daniels come to mind. Getting the nation's eyes on you can bear fruit.

 

[Scoe]

Is it me or does Johnson look like Teddy Allen one reason why this win feels really good.

 

[housekeys]

Arkansas is in a good place. Sweet 16. Expected underdog. Already have the experience of playing arguably the best team in the country in Alabama a couple times. We saw what playing loose does for teams ( "hello Kansas State" ). No games are easy at this point. New unfamiliar location. UConn will need to continue to play well, and perhaps better.

 

[AntG168]

Extend Dan Hurley. Now. Lifetime contract. This dude is the real deal

I don’t think a program of UConn’s stature should ever hand out a “lifetime contract”. Unless your name is Jim Calhoun or Geno

 

[temery]

W/minutes