Time to bench AG

[AdamaNation]

When b adams is your mvp for a tournament and you played absolutely terrible BUT kept playing and your center gets in to typical foul trouble in the first and out of gets blocked a hundred times and our leading scorer has a career bad game all around and our best shooter gets two looks and we are out muscled and younger and our coach has very good and very bad decisions and Akok never sees the floor once Jones is out

Not bad. Just aggravating

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Not sure how I should feel...happy that we competed (assuming we lose), or pissed we lost a game we had won bc of AG and Carlton...

At least we don't have a glut of centers. AG didn't need to keep playing.

 

[Chuck]

I try never to go with a hot take, but I’m doing it.its time for Gilbert to sit. He was ineffective and by doing the same thing over and over, he was selfish. I’ll stop there.

 

[LIuconn]

You all are wrong on AG

 

[CardiacAndre7]

We lost because they are of JC. Until people realize that it’s gonna be along season.

 

[UconnPT2007]

Hurley deserves some blame for these lineup choices (where is Akok?), but AG keeping the ball out of better shooters hands is just enraging. Somehow we’re lucky to get to a second OT

 

[UConnMike04]

When AG threw that miracle up all I thought was “imagine if this goes in...”

 

[ktuck911]

Why is akok on the bench? Did I miss something?

This. Why was he not out there?
Also. I think Vital got exposed tonite. Locked up on d by Xavier. The only true shots he could take were those WTF was that shots that he takes outta nowhere at times.
And why AG was taking the final shot made zero sense tonite.
All in all, I did like how we hung in there. Great game to learn from. It's still very early. We should be a lot stronger by season's end.

 

[Marat]

When AG threw that miracle up all I thought was “imagine if this goes in...”

Ala JA .... would have been nice

 

[UconnFanNVa]

You all are wrong on AG

Kid can't make a layup! He can get into the lane. Occasionally he can get someone else an open shot. But his jumper is sad and he can't finish at the rim. We need more out of anyone on the floor at that position. Not to mention the turnover.

 

[tower1]

Not sure how I should feel...happy that we competed (assuming we lose), or pissed we lost a game we had won bc of AG and Carlton...

We shouldn't be happy we competed we should of won, this team is pretty good this year without Gilbert.

 

[LIuconn]

Gilbert is the only person who can dribble

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Gilbert is the only person who can dribble

Then do what?

 

[UconnPT2007]

Need Gilbert to foul out

 

[LIuconn]

Then play hot potato?

 

[the Q]

This. Why was he not out there?
Also. I think Vital got exposed tonite. Locked up on d by Xavier. The only true shots he could take were those was that shots that he takes outta nowhere at times.
And why AG was taking the final shot made zero sense tonite.
All in all, I did like how we hung in there. Great game to learn from. It's still very early. We should be a lot stronger by season's end.

vital is still exactly who we knew he was. You don’t want him putting the ball on the floor that much. And he’s nota guy you run an iso play for. You run plays similar to the ones yourun for polley (those pin downs) or get him open for corner 3s

 

[the Q]

Gilbert is the only person who can dribble

thats why he’s still out there. There is no other person who has the skills to play the 1. You could try 3 combo guards and see how that works.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

How about AGs handles on that last possession?

 

[Mots010]

Gilbert killed us. He cannot have the ball at the end of games.

 

[UConnMike04]

AG killed us this game. He’s undersized and plays out of control. Jumps up and has nowhere to go.

 

[Leebo]

I really thought flailing in the lane would do it on the 11th try.

 

[UconnPT2007]

Hurley deserves as much of the blame for letting AG continue his antics and costing us a valuable win.

 

[LIuconn]

Ok who would you like handling the ball? Who can get past their man on the dribble?

 

[UConnJim]

At the end of regulation, Bouknight should have been the one driving to the hoop, not Gilbert.

 

[Dean Wormer]

You all are wrong on AG

You were saying?

 

[UConnMike04]

At the end of regulation, Bouknight should have been the one driving to the hoop, not Gilbert.

100% agree...

 

[OkaForPrez]

It’s obvious. Make the hard decision Dan.

 

[upstater]

Ok who would you like handling the ball? Who can get past their man on the dribble?

Unfortunately, we have no one else right now to run offense, but I'm tempted to put the ball in Gaffney's hands. Crazy as that sounds.

 

[AllAbout5]

Gilbert shouldn’t start ever. He’s so garbage

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Ok who would you like handling the ball? Who can get past their man on the dribble?

Anything is better than dribbling into a crowd and falling to turn the ball over. Adams, Gaffney either one of them. Pass it to someone that can at least get off a prayer.