The good news

[superjohn]

We won't have to face Louisville again this season unless it's in the final 4, the bad news they would beat us again. Louisville is a great team but there is no reason for us to play this horribly against them over and over again. Once again I knew this game was over early, we looked nervous and panicked from the start. The only player competing and manning up is Brimah, I love that kid.

 

[husky91]

They have better all around players and athletes. Guys like Kromah, Nolan and Giffey would never get minutes on Ville.

 

[HooperScooper]

Well if they're going to go down they better go down fighting hard. I don't want to see a repeat of last weekend.

 

[superjohn]

They have better all around players and athletes. Guys like Kromah, Nolan and Giffey would never get minutes on Ville.

Giffey would. It doesn't make sense Cincy beat them, Memphis beat them twice. It's an awful matchup for us but it doesn't explain how bad we are against them, they are completely in our heads.

 

[Jaker]

the good news is, the beer is cold and going down easy.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

They have better all around players and athletes. Guys like Kromah, Nolan and Giffey would never get minutes on Ville.

Yeah, Van Tresse and Hancock are such great athletes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[formerlurker]

the good news is, the beer is cold and going down easy.

The bad news is, this is another un-lubed arsekicking and it's going down just as hard as the past two.

 

[Jaker]

Yeah, Van Tresse and Hancock are such great athletes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hancock is at least a physical player

 

[BugsyCT]

Just a horrid matchup for us.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Hancock is at least a physical player

Van Tresse is more physical. I just saw the third pick this game where he pushed the defender in the direction opposite where his teammate with the ball was driving. I guess he's allowed to set moving screens.

 

[Jaker]

In 2003 we were all over Cuse and Mello, they lucked out and dodged us in the tounrney, I am expecting the same this year for us.

 

[seanmc94]

Some teams just don't match up. Hoops is weird that way sometimes

 

[husky91]

Also, I believed the hype coming into the season that Nolan would be a factor.

Yeah, or players?? Dude won the Championship game if you forget.

Yeah, Van Tresse and Hancock are such great athletes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Nolan turned what should have been an easy putback into a Louisville fast break a minute ago.

 

[7774]

We won't have to face Louisville again this season unless it's in the final 4, the bad news they would beat us again. Louisville is a great team but there is no reason for us to play this horribly against them over and over again. Once again I knew this game was over early, we looked nervous and panicked from the start. The only player competing and manning up is Brimah, I love that kid.

Completely agree that we are beat mentally before the game even begins. We play like we expect things to go badly, and then they do, and we have no response.

 

[ASweet3781]

If people want to make themselves feel better by thinking it's just Louisville that is the problem tonight go right ahead.

This is a very flawed UConn roster. And it's simply not a program right now committed to putting the ball in the hoop and scoring. I am watching Arizona-UCLA right now and both teams are making play after play on offense.

 

[UCweCONN]

That's one thing about Jim Calhoun. No team ever dominated his teams like this where they made us look clueless. He always adjusted and got them next time.

 

[8893]

We have been their bitches. Painful. I wish I was smart enough to be happy to see them go, but I liked the respectability they brought with all of their programs, and I keep thinking they can't beat us again. And then they do.

 

[8893]

And it's simply not a program right now committed to putting the ball in the hoop and scoring.

WTF does that mean? We have our flaws, but this sentence is nonsense.

 

[ASweet3781]

WTF does that mean? We have our flaws, but this sentence is nonsense.

We score in the 50's. We need to recruit better offensive play makers.

 

[UConn990411]

Some teams just don't match up. Hoops is weird that way sometimes

Bad matchup or not, they haven't even been able to put up a fight. Tough to be OK with that.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

The good news is Brimah is a beast now. His passing has been incredible this tourney. Defensively too and his offense has imroved a ton. He's been our best player for the AAC tourney. Love his effort and attitude too.

 

[tykurez]

The good news is at least Deandre is being assertive. Maybe he'll play angry the rest of the year.

 

[SeattleHoop]

We won't have to face Louisville again this season unless it's in the final 4, the bad news they would beat us again. Louisville is a great team but there is no reason for us to play this horribly against them over and over again. Once again I knew this game was over early, we looked nervous and panicked from the start. The only player competing and manning up is Brimah, I love that kid.

As hard as Brimah plays and as athletic as he is, his BB IQ hurt us a lot tonight. He has a lot of trouble defending the pick and roll, he gets dragged from the hoop trying to block un-blockable shots which give up easy rebounds, and he hasn't recognized how to defend certain post moves, such Harrel's drop step and spin.

I am glad we have Brimah and am excited for his future, but tonight, he got owned just as much as everyone else on the team.
I do love his toughness though. He brings 100% every moment.

 

[Zerosumgame]

As hard as Brimah plays and as athletic as he is, his BB IQ hurt us a lot tonight. He has a lot of trouble defending the pick and roll, he gets dragged from the hoop trying to block un-blockable shots which give up easy rebounds, and he hasn't recognized how to defend certain post moves, such Harrel's drop step and spin.

I am glad we have Brimah and am excited for his future, but tonight, he got owned just as much as everyone else on the team.
I do love his toughness though. He brings 100% every moment.

This is the biggest problem against teams with high quality big men. Brimah honestly doesn't even know what he is doing half the time (not a slight to him, he's a late-to-the game freshman who will grow into a star here) but he is the only big guy on this roster with the athleticism and mentality to even try and compete. The "Brimah flies over to attempt an impossible block, while Harrell just stays in position and put-back dunks all over everybody else" play has been a staple of the last two matchups against this team. Harrell is good, but we've made him look like Shaq in the mid-90's.