Still Don't Know How to Make Winning Plays

[Kenny11]

Up 5 Bouk drives and throws ball away and they hit a three. That to me was huge. 3:31 left at that point. Could have went up 7 or 8

yeah, bouk had a bad game. He was making everything way harder than it had to be.

 

[uconnever]

Bouk needs to get stronger and gain experience, but he also needs to try harder. I think things have come to easily for him, so like Auriemma say, the young players need to be taught how to play hard.... because he doesn’t.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

How did we took 3 free throws when we spent the whole game driving?

 

[BPT2Storrs]

that no look by Gilbert that ended in a turnover got me so heated. A little more patience and less flash and the outcome of the game might have been different

 

[Ha Who]

Both played good games.

numbers aren’t always an indicator of high iq hoops

 

[tentoes4rings]

Turnovers and 3 point shooting were the difference. Our poor 3 point shooting and generally poor offense leave zero margin for error. Our turnovers, bad passing and boneheaded plays were that margin. I know we could use a front line center, but a smart point guard and shooters seem like more of a need. Maybe I am just being reactive but I'm sick of the dumb turnovers and awful outside shooting. We needed more shooters before Polley was injured. If Nova had any size, the game would not have been as close.

I was thinking the same thing. We really need some muscle and toughness but another great shooter or two is a glaring need. I think with Polley though we win both of these last two games.

 

[scotty0330]

So you blame freshmen instead of our upperclassmen leaders?

I didn’t blame them. All I said was if you think fortunes are gonna change because of them not sure how folks can be optimistic based on the body of work this season

 

[navery12]

I didn’t blame them. All I said was if you think fortunes are gonna change because of them not sure how folks can be optimistic based on the body of work this season

Because they're freshman making freshman mistakes while the other guys are seniors making freshman mistakes

 

[tentoes4rings]

I didn’t blame them. All I said was if you think fortunes are gonna change because of them not sure how folks can be optimistic based on the body of work this season

Akok and Bouk will both benefit greatly from more strength training after the season. How does Hurley get them to start showing some more assertiveness though the rest of this season?

 

[goskis2018]

That no look pass with Vital open at the end there was heartbreakingly stupid.

 

[superjohn]

Gilbert had a really good game. We lost because we took and missed so many 3 point shots. What were we 2-12?

That's not why we lost. We had a 6 point lead heading into winning time with only making 1 three.

 

[tentoes4rings]

That no look pass with Vital open at the end there was heartbreakingly stupid.

It’s sad to say but don’t you kind of expect that now?

 

[superjohn]

That no look pass with Vital open at the end there was heartbreakingly stupid.

It would be hard to believe a freshman would make that play, a four year player making that play is just ridiculous. He played okay today but he always makes the boneheaded plays down the stretch.

 

[HuskyHawk]

That's not why we lost. We had a 6 point lead heading into winning time with only making 1 three.

And that 6 would have been 12 or 15.

 

[mauconnfan]

So you blame freshmen instead of our upperclassmen leaders?

Yeah Bouk did zero on lots of minutes

 

[uchusky32]

If through youngins got most of the minutes we would have got killed. Yes, mentsl mistakes and bad shooting for the upperclassmen. But Bouk started and only had 5 points. Need way more production than that. Akok plays hard at the rim on D. We didn't get him the ball when he was open. Needs tnmake more open 3s. I wonder if he can put the bsll on through floor?

 

[buddy]

In the second third of the second half, UConn had a lead and could have built it up to eight. Instead of running a play, CV attempted a three that was short with no time used. That was a momentum killer. Down the stretch, he and Gilbert reverted to the same old patterns. I do agree, that they had no help with the lineup that was in toward the end. Overall, just dumb play that cost a winnable game.

 

[polycom]

Since reporters read this board can someone ask Hurley what is his offensive philosophy/ plan. Because iso like we have two nba guards isn’t the answer. We were running some cross screen action that was letting us go downhill in the first half. Then in the second half we had no plan for a zone even though we are a poor shooting team and every team should play zone against us for at least some part of the game... Trusting AG to make the smart play is dumb, Hurley needs to be much more rigid in his offensive philosophy or even when he gets his guys we still going to lose these close games.

 

[HooperScooper]

Gilbert had a really good game. We lost because we took and missed so many 3 point shots. What were we 2-12?

Even worse. 2-15.

 

[BNich]

Gilbert had a really good game. We lost because we took and missed so many 3 point shots. What were we 2-12?

Villanova took 23 and made 11. Your point? Theres the difference right there.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Villanova took 23 and made 11. Your point? Theres the difference right there.

Thats my point. They made a high percentage on high volume. We made an astonishingly low percentage on a fairly high volume.

 

[BNich]

Thats my point. They made a high percentage on high volume. We made an astonishingly low percentage on a fairly high volume.

How do you call high volume (23) and fairly high volume (15) the same. It's not. They don't have shooters and they know it. They don't attempt the 3's because they can't make them.

 

[BNich]

The problem is mostly a lack of a winning point guard. A lot Vital's errors and Carton's errors are due to not getting the ball in spots from where they can score easily. They then try to do things that are a little bit too hard for them. When Gibert plays well, we are competitive. However, he is too limited to carry a team to victory in close games against good teams. If you removed Gilbert from the lineup and insert a Kemba, Bazz, Boat, Smith etc., most of these loses are wins. Hopefully, Cole will be the answer next season.

I disagree here. As hard as Vital hustles, if either of them had a Kemba, Shabazz, or Boatright, this team would be immensely better.

 

[Rico444]

The problem is mostly a lack of a winning point guard. A lot Vital's errors and Carton's errors are due to not getting the ball in spots from where they can score easily. They then try to do things that are a little bit too hard for them. When Gibert plays well, we are competitive. However, he is too limited to carry a team to victory in close games against good teams. If you removed Gilbert from the lineup and insert a Kemba, Bazz, Boat, Smith etc., most of these loses are wins. Hopefully, Cole will be the answer next season.

Exactly. What player on this team would you say is our playmaker? You can't name one. Hopefully Bouk turns into one, but right now there's nobody that you want with the ball in their hands in these late possessions.

 

[Looking4#5]

Gilbert is the worst shooter on this team but again he took the most shots. I’m no genius but that doesn’t seem like a winning recipe.