These losses are getting tiresome

[Jerry1714]

I'm not sure it's about coaching though. Ollie and co. have to have plays designed, now if they are good plays or not is surely debatable, but it's not like he's telling Gibbs to dribble until the shot clock runs out, or Hamilton to do the same, or Adams to make a lazy pass. We have had bad coaching in other games no doubt, but this one is on the players. Missed countless easy layups and execution was nothing less than terrible the last 4 minutes.

I agree with a lot of this, but tonight that final "play" was awful that he drew up. My biggest issue tonight was going from a small lineup which was great in the first half to playing Nolan in the second half. If you are rolling with a lineup stick with it.

 

[Edward Sargent]

AND he knows it. SO senior Nolan you are about to enter the real work worls - what you gonna do?

 

[superjohn]

We do: his name is Adams.

Adams basically blew the game.

 

[Tenspro2002]

If Ollie isn't going to have this team run an offense then he needs to break up the old boys network on the staff and hire someone who can. Our offense has been terrible for a good portion of his tenure, and a lot of that falls on him. We have 5 guys on this team who averaged double digits last year, and after tonight we'll probably be out of the top 120 on offense overall. It's pathetic.

I have no idea what Karl Hobbs and Glenn Miller add to this staff. I sincerely doubt recruits are kicking down doors to go play for Karl Hobbs and Glenn Miller. Player development is poor, in-game coaching is poor.

 

[amory]

This and Temple are wins with AB.

Putting Nolan back in the game for Cincy's final possesion so he could screw up the help side double team was just so fitting for both Nolan's performance tonight and Ollie's insane decision to play him as much as he did when the team was 100 times better with him on the bench.

When Nolan goes up for a dunk he could be knocked 3 feet off course by a sneeze from a fan sitting in the balcony

The dude is straight up weak.

 

[Stinger92860]

and most of those misses were inside the foul line, it's on the players, missed some big free throws as well.

Purvis was 1-3 from the line. His is so inconsistent.

 

[shizzle787]

Adams basically blew the game.

He put us up 57-53, he hardly blew the game. That falls on Miller for his failure to foul hard enough to avoid a basket, and for trying to get a foul at the end instead of trying to make the layup.

 

[BlueMAB]

But, how does Cincy get a call from the refs with 12 seconds left in the game?

Sarcasm? Hard to tell on this board.

 

[gtcam]

Ollie, I love you man. The passion for UConn, the recruiting, etc. But please learn how to manage late game situations. And please google "how to run a half-court offense without Shabazz Napier".

Its hard when you don't have a gutty leader who you can turn to SO you answered your own question

 

[shizzle787]

When Nolan goes up for a dunk he could be knocked 3 feet off course by a sneeze from a fan sitting in the balcony

The dude is straight up weak.

Which is ironic because he is one the best at forcing charges.

 

[boog204]

Down the stretch we played not to lose rather than to win... And you almost always lose playing that way. We tried to run clock but did so in such a way that we did not give ourselves any opportunity to get a good shot, and in what 3 instances, any shot at all. Just a lethal combination of poor coaching and terrible execution. The losses are tiresome but watching the exact same issues game after game is even more so.

 

[gtcam]

He put us up 57-53, he hardly blew the game. That falls on Miller for his failure to foul hard enough to avoid a basket, and for trying to get a foul at the end instead of trying to make the layup.

Agreed

 

[80shusky]

He put us up 57-53, he hardly blew the game. That falls on Miller for his failure to foul hard enough to avoid a basket, and for trying to get a foul at the end instead of trying to make the layup.

Agreed. Adams did fine. He should have driven to the basket which he is good at rather than trying that pass to Hamilton but the team isn't in it at that point without him.

 

[Stinger92860]

Adams basically blew the game.

No. I understand he had that killer TO but he played well. We need the ball in his hands.

 

[Jerry1714]

God please cut the crap. Cincy just scored freakin 58 points not 98.

We didn't score or get good shots again and ran CRAPPY offense down the stretch.

For you to think that Brimah is not +2 points better than Nolan, especially the Nolan that played tonight is downright insane.

 

[Stainmaster]

I have no idea what Karl Hobbs and Glenn Miller add to this staff. I sincerely doubt recruits are kicking down doors to go play for Karl Hobbs and Glenn Miller. Player development is poor, in-game coaching is poor.

I don't subscribe that the narrative that we are missing out on recruits because our assistants aren't attractive enough to them. Furthermore, I love how the reaction is "we lose games, ergo our assistants suck". Have you been to a practice/do you know someone who has to back up your assertion? Are they running the wrong drills? Teaching poor technique? Or is this just blowing off steam and frantically searching for scapegoats?

 

[amory]

For you to think that Brimah is not +2 points better than Nolan, especially the Nolan that played tonight is downright insane.

We were 2 points better even without Brimah if Nolan had just stayed on the bus.

 

[mauconnfan]

For you to think that Brimah is not +2 points better than Nolan, especially the Nolan that played tonight is downright insane.

C'mon you're not that stupid are you? Just add 2 point s to this game because of the final score and that's how you come up with the final margin if Ab plays? Wow

 

[nychuskyfan]

I agree with a lot of this, but tonight that final "play" was awful that he drew up. My biggest issue tonight was going from a small lineup which was great in the first half to playing Nolan in the second half. If you are rolling with a lineup stick with it.

Completely agree - we were in control til he went with the big lineup and Cincy made their run. Nolan and D Ham should never ever be on the floor together - like playing 5 on 3 offensively. Add in Gibbs, who is a good player that needs to be out there but not quick enough to penetrate consistently, and you have the recipe for a stagnant offense.

 

[Jerry1714]

C'mon you're not that stupid are you? Just add 2 point s to this game because of the final score and that's how you come up with the final margin if Ab plays? Wow

Wait you do not understand that concept? That when you replace a player who is terrible with a player who is much better you are a better team? And that better player can be worth 2 points more than the bad player in a game? Do you realize how sports work? And how when a player is injured the spread changes because their replacement stinks?

Maybe you just did not watch the game tonight and are still waiting Nolan's charge highlight

You cannot be this obtuse.

 

[W Coast UCONN]

I still love my team, but man these types of losses hurt. We are talking straight gut punch tonight. What more can we do except learn from it and play better? Wishful thinking maybe, but whats the point of moping?

 

[Kitaman]

Completely agree - we were in control til he went with the big lineup and Cincy made their run. Nolan and D Ham should never ever be on the floor together - like playing 5 on 3 offensively. Add in Gibbs, who is a good player that needs to be out there but not quick enough to penetrate consistently, and you have the recipe for a stagnant offense.

I noticed when Nolan was inserted not only did we lose a lead but we had no offensive flow. I am at a loss why Ollie would risk inserting Nolan who adds nothing offensively in a close game. At least Facey can score and rebound.

Does anyone here have any idea what Ollie was trying to accomplish by putting Nolan in at that time, and why he stuck with him for so long?

 

[James]

I still love my team, but man these types of losses hurt. We are talking straight gut punch tonight. What more can we do except learn from it and play better? Wishful thinking maybe, but whats the point of moping?

Yeah man this really hit my stomach , with Napier in the building no less. Really brings back xl memories when I saw Napier led teams lose ( Stanford, smu ). Horrible loss IMO really disgusted with my fandom ha

As far as Nolan , maybe he was drinking that boneyard kool aid.

 

[uconnfan68]

Phil was great though. You know, with the hedging and all. Really made a difference. The team stopped going to the basket in the 2nd half and stopped moving the ball. They went back to stagnant. I thought our defense was ok most the game, at least FG defense, but rebounding certainly wasn't great.

If this was hockey, Phil has about -15.

 

[UCfor3]

Adams needs to be the guy with the ball at the end of the shot clock. We just have to live with the occassional turnover or bonehead freshman play. Gibbs can't break down his man off the dribble, get in the lane and finish, or create his own offense. He is a jumpshooter who needs space period. Purvis gets to the rim but can't finish and can't convert foul shots. Hamilton is a trainwreck right now offensively. It's process of elimination at this point. Adams is the only guy that could break his man down and get in the lane with a chance of finishing. Granted it is not ideal but if I have to watch Gibbs try to shake his defender one more time as the shot clock runs down I am going to go insane. This team needs more defined roles for certain crucial situations and players need to accept it for the good of the team. Everyone thinks they are the answer but in reality nobody is right now. At least if guys have more defined offensive roles we would have a plan for better or worse.

 

[BUConn10]

I remember in 2014 when we won it all, we were the top team in the nation at scoring in the last 5 seconds of the shot clock, much of that being from Shabazz's divine shooting ability and clutch instinct. Now we can see the result of that factor without our AA point guard.

 

[jibsey]

Our guards suffer because we have no one to throw the ball inside to but Miller who is always outsized down there, and if Shonn gets a shot off there is no put back from anyone. So our guards are covered like a blanket. We think we have a guard shooting and driving problem, but it's all what we lack down low that affects them.

 

[mauconnfan]

Wait you do not understand that concept? That when you replace a player who is terrible with a player who is much better you are a better team? And that better player can be worth 2 points more than the bad player in a game? Do you realize how sports work? And how when a player is injured the spread changes because their replacement stinks?

Maybe you just did not watch the game tonight and are still waiting Nolan's charge highlight

You cannot be this obtuse.

Jerry you have your thoughts and I have mine. You certainly overrate your guy and I may be short on what we are missing with him. Maybe it's in between I don't know, but your guys just isn't good enough to worry about at the end of this game or the other losses when teams don't score over 60 in any of them. This game was ours to win whether he played or not what is so tough about understanding that. And to add to that the defense was great, every time (besides the last play) any of their bigs moved they were stripped or doubled and stopped from penetrating. Watch the game he may have been missed but he certainly wasn't sorely missed. Heck we can't even throw it into he guy on offense and if we do he drops or missed 50% of them so talk to me about his impact?

Just really sick of after a 2 point loss in which our offense was inept and we keep a team under 60 points people have to say "we would have won with AB". We SHOULD have won without AB is the main point, doesn't matter on the what if's. Even though AB comes back and add what he adds to the table, if our offense stays inept he won't matter. These losses are all about offense and the inability to score the ball.

 

[David 76]

He put us up 57-53, he hardly blew the game. That falls on Miller for his failure to foul hard enough to avoid a basket, and for trying to get a foul at the end instead of trying to make the layup.

I think Shonn is the one player on the team that you can't find fault with. Thank God we got him or we would be really hurting.

 

[uconnever]

Will always love the school but it's too hard to do this. I take hours away from my family and then I'm a d@/k after the game. Hopefully it's a on issue with the players and they'll be better in the future.

the family and being a dick after the games sounds like me. my new solution is i run directly to my bed after a terrible loss and go to sleep