Things that decided the game

[Excalibur]

1) foul shooting
2) a really bad stretch with about 10 minutes to go
3) The two missed travels before the foul on the three-point shot

 

[JimHurley]

Mostly #1. We are a bad foul shooting team. I love the kid but at this point we are lucky if Gilbert hits 1 of 2. Arizona shoots foul shots the way good teams do.

 

[Travelman6]

4. The shot clock did not reset after the tie up, isn´t it supposed to reset?? Results in violation for Uconn, Hurley looked pissed about that right after.
5. Zona throws it away, announcers causally say "Uconn ball". Once the camera is focused on the inbounds passer again....it is Zona is inbounding?
6. One of the offensive fouls was questionable, when, I can not remember, one of the guards drills a 3. Players looked confused after that one.

Maybe 1 or 2 others but in a close game like that, they are huge.

 

[Balker]

1. Zona played better defense, didn’t let out guards penetrate, took away fast break
2. We played bad defense
3. They knocked down free throws when it mattered.

 

[UConNation]

T Smith’s foul on a 3 point attempt when the team played great D for 25 seconds.

That being said, we all need to relax. The team is going to be fine going forward. It’s early and Hurley will continue to mold them into his image.

 

[uconnever]

1. Zona played better defense, didn’t let out guards penetrate, took away fast break
2. We played bad defense
3. They knocked down free throws when it mattered.

Pretty much sums it up.

 

[gtcam]

UConn playing stupid and unable to make proper adjustments
Poor job defensively overall
This was an unusual foul shooting performance for Zona but give them credit - they hit them
Biggest turning point was JA's miss on a drive and miss first free throw when down 2 - he usually makes that a 3 point play

 

[Candyman]

Missed free throw by Adams and dumb foul by Smith on the three. Let him take that three it was super deep. Team know take away dribble penetration from UConn and they will turn it over.

 

[Hi-Low]

Vital - 7 turnovers

Jalen - 5 turnovers & yes 21 points but missed FT in crunch time a killer

AG - 3 for 12

Tarin - 5 points, 2 asst in 30 mins

Our supposed strength wasn't up to the challenge today.

Cobb, Polley & Wilson gave us a combined 27 pts, 15 Reb and 1 turnover so I can't fault any of them.

 

[Marat]

Missed free throw by Adams and dumb foul by Smith on the three. Let him take that three it was super deep. Team know take away dribble penetration from UConn and they will turn it over.

I was really upset after that 3 point foul by Smith. It was a great defensive possession and then a dumb foul by Smith .... cost 3 points.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

The game was over when Tarin fouled that dude shooting a 40 ft 3.

 

[Baltic]

Ineffectual play by AG, particularly the first half, never allowed UConn to get in control of the game. Allowed Arizona to play their game and not have to make major adjustments.

 

[zepfan]

For me, the biggest problem was too much one on one and forced shots, particularly between 8 and 4 minutes left in the game. Also, Gilbert had a very poor game, couldn't shoot and many bad decisions. The sky isn't falling, we just have to play better to beat top 30 teams. Also, as others have said, defense has too many holes at times.

 

[husky429]

All teams make mistakes. If we dont do ANY of the things listed here, we win by 25.

Reality is you take any ONE of these away and we win. Jalen makes the lay up, no foul on the late 3, one less turnover when we turned it over 4x in a row. Whatever.

All we needed was one.

That will come with time. Not a team of winners quite yet.

 

[JimHurley]

The game was over when Tarin fouled that dude shooting a 40 ft 3.

That was bad but the refs missed two pretty obvious travels on Zona that possession.

 

[Horatio]

Vital - 7 turnovers

Jalen - 5 turnovers & yes 21 points but missed FT in crunch time a killer

AG - 3 for 12

Tarin - 5 points

Our supposed strength wasn't up to the challenge today.

Cobb, Polley & Wilson gave us a combined 27 pts, 15 Reb and 1 turnover so I can't fault any of them.

Thank You for your forensics. Our guards didn’t match up and tried to force things.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The only thing that should be on this list is Arizona shot free throws better than we did. Game was decided right there.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

The only thing that should be on this list is Arizona shot free throws better than we did. Game was decided right there.

They got plenty of practice

 

[LIuconn]

+ awful shots from Vital. 7 Box Score TO's but how many 'real' TOs?

Dude was brutal today. At least Al was finding open 'mates in the 2nd half

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

What was with them calling it a shooting foul (questionable call at all) when Jeter went up to catch a lob way away from the hoop?

 

[nomar]

We'd beat them 7 out of 10.

 

[AdamaNation]

Turnovers
Free throws
Cold guards

Up until mid second I thought Miller was clearly out coaching Hurley with the constant pick and roll to Jeter over and over but coach adjusted. I think the attitude and bonding on this team was apparent after every timeout and seeing Jalen Polley and Cobb get hyped for the team who was still down gave me a lot of hope. As far as players the only ones that stood out were Carlton and Cobb. Carlton cannot play against high level teams. Cobb seems to excel. Vital is what he is. I loved seeing defense for offense subs st the end. I don’t think Jalen has ever been sat at crunch time. Zona much like Iowa is much better than the records they have and Miller is a very good coach even if he’s dirty. We need to win one if these next two big games but if we stay close like today I am still optimistic we can get in as we will end up in at least second in the conference this year. The team has swagger even walking off the court today. Akok signing is even a big deal as he is going about it the right way. His calmness will feed into some of the cruits that were there. Also the bigs must be salivating as any of them would be starting right now. Not a bad showing and the fans showed up too. Any pan out of the crowd showed some maniac in blue or white even the older gal tupewritering bebind the announcers

 

[Dove]

Jalen can't take a big game over. Today was frustrating.

 

[Jaker]

Turnovers were the biggest factor and most them were by our veterans which is most frustrating and concerning.

 

[jibsey]

Cobb did not play toward the end? Was it his D? I have 2 bones to pick. 1. Vital turning it over is brutal 2. AG driving in to the trees. He’s a tiny guard and can’t create his own shot at times. AZ took 9 more FTs