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Thought on the game

If it wasn't for the colossal number of blocked shots we lose that game by double digits. That is not something you can hang your team's success on.
 
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We were winning from 6 minutes left in the first half until 4 seconds left in the second. Usually hovering around double digits. But I’m reading on twitter from no escalators that we don’t have a closing problem!

We were fortunate that SJU player hit the ball on that long pass, and that the refs gave UConn a 2 to 1 foul advantage. We were 4 seconds from disaster.
 
I have finally resigned myself that we have no backup PG who has the confidence of Hurley or the fans.

This is who we are and hopefully we can overcome this shortcoming with a strong defensive effort and a little luck.
 
Greathusky said:
I have finally resigned myself that we have no backup PG who has the confidence of Hurley or the fans.

This is who we are and hopefully we can overcome this shortcoming with a strong defensive effort and a little luck.
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It appears that in crunch time last night, the secondary ball handlers were AJax and Martin.
 
inWV said:
It appears that in crunch time last night, the secondary ball handlers were AJax and Martin.
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And they were fine. Those two certainly weren't the problem in that last 3 minutes. Poor shooting from floor and foul line was the culprit. Champagnie's and Wheeler's threes went in, Cole's didn't.
 
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My daughter was watching with me and got really into the game. I had it recorded with a 30 minute extension. Our recording ended with Adama at the line at the end of regulation. Ugh.

Somebody let me know when a replay becomes available...
 
FTs and turnovers being the reason we consistently can't close game is a coaching problem. Hurley does a great job getting guys to play hard and tough but he has to figure it out offensively.
 
inWV said:
It appears that in crunch time last night, the secondary ball handlers were AJax and Martin.
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In 2014 our secondary PG was TSam , a freshman, who wasn’t a top 100 recruit.
Who wouldn’t even be a UConn target today. Yet we possibly don’t win a NC without him.
We started to click two years ago when freshman Gaffney was inserted at PG. Both CV and Bouk improved their shooting when that happened. I called him a plain vanilla PG.
The question is why is he less effective at that position as a junior with more skills than as a cautious freshman.?
Your individual goal by your insertion into the lineup is to make the team more effective not to increase your stature as those can be conflicting outcomes.
With Gaffney less is more.
 
87Xfer said:
My daughter was watching with me and got really into the game. I had it recorded with a 30 minute extension. Our recording ended with Adama at the line at the end of regulation. Ugh.

Somebody let me know when a replay becomes available...
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I always add 30 minutes, and when the start was delayed, I added another 30. The womens game was done in just over 1.5 hours. Maybe quarters can speed the games.
 
Unwatchable,,!!! Nice play call at the end Cole passing the ball off the glass to Sonogo. We should do that more often.
Wonder if that was called by the coaches or Cole improvising.
Nice BE doubleheader tonight.
 
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AZHuskiePop said:
In 2014 our secondary PG was TSam , a freshman, who wasn’t a top 100 recruit.
Who wouldn’t even be a UConn target today. Yet we possibly don’t win a NC without him.
We started to click two years ago when freshman Gaffney was inserted at PG. Both CV and Bouk improved their shooting when that happened. I called him a plain vanilla PG.
The question is why is he less effective at that position as a junior with more skills than as a cautious freshman.?
Your individual goal by your insertion into the lineup is to make the team more effective not to increase your stature as those can be conflicting outcomes.
With Gaffney less is more.
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Ryan Boatright says hello
 
Doctor Hoop said:
If it wasn't for the colossal number of blocked shots we lose that game by double digits. That is not something you can hang your team's success on.
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If it wasn’t for the mediocre performance from the free throw line we win that game by double digits. Life’s funny like that huh?
 
Doctor Hoop said:
If it wasn't for the colossal number of blocked shots we lose that game by double digits. That is not something you can hang your team's success on.
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7 of our blocks have an asterisk next to them in my notes. Opponent got control of the blocked shot and scored. In at least two cases, they scored a three off a block in the paint.

The frequency of blocks certainly has some mental/confidence effect for both teams. But it's not like every block diminished their score by a deuce.
 
Doctor Hoop said:
If it wasn't for the colossal number of blocked shots we lose that game by double digits. That is not something you can hang your team's success on.
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We're one of the best shot blocking teams in the nation. It's what we do. Now if it wasn't that we scored more points than them we lose I'd accept that
 
imno1 said:
We're one of the best shot blocking teams in the nation. It's what we do. Now if it wasn't that we scored more points than them we lose I'd accept that
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I’ve checked the math on this claim, and it is 100% accurate.
 
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coachn said:
Unwatchable,,!!! Nice play call at the end Cole passing the ball off the glass to Sonogo. We should do that more often.
Wonder if that was called by the coaches or Cole improvising.
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Try again, coach. You do know sarcasm loses some bite when you can't be bothered to get the facts straight.
 
RichZ said:
7 of our blocks have an asterisk next to them in my notes. Opponent got control of the blocked shot and scored. In at least two cases, they scored a three off a block in the paint.

The frequency of blocks certainly has some mental/confidence effect for both teams. But it's not like every block diminished their score by a deuce.
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imno1 said:
We're one of the best shot blocking teams in the nation. It's what we do. Now if it wasn't that we scored more points than them we lose I'd accept that
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My comment was part serious, part tongue in cheek. Yes, we are a good shot blocking team, but if you turn the ball over as much as we did, lose so many of the 50-50 balls during the game (especially at crunch time), shoot 50% from the line, fail to give adequate rest to the guys you need at the end, and struggle to run plays at the end, I don’t think your fabulous shot-blocking is enough. St Johns is a particularly smallish team, overall. That won’t be the case often.
 
tykurez said:
Donny Marshall is hereby banned from mentioning that each UConn player is “good from the FT line”
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How many different ways did they pronounce Champagnie’s name…I had about 6.

Not knowing his name is particularly egregious when you consider (1) he is really good, (2) he’s been around forever, and (3) he had a brother on the team so they had 2x the chance to learn it.
 
I'm feeling we are getting better. Don't know if this helps your angst but I am on the glass half full side right now. At 70 though these close games are putting more and more stress on my cardiovascular system. Thank goodness my kids got me a Peloton - getting fit while watching the Boys has been a bonus.
 
Fishy said:
I would like to never go through another game like that again.
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And this is how you reel in 31 LIKES.
 
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