Trying to be optimistic

[UChusky916]

Akok was the only guy who came to play. Everyone else played awful. Bad shots. Tons of turnovers. Couldn't grab a rebound to save our lives. No offensive flow outside of a 2 min stretch early. No breaks from the zebras all night.

And yet we had a chance to win the game, somehow. That has to be a positive, right? Right?....

 

[Chin Diesel]

Thought Sid played really well especially in second half. Very active on offense and defense.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Called only 60/40 towards Indiana and we win that gave by 5. Could have been worse

 

[InKembaITrust]

I was happy with Josh minus the flagrant.

 

[WrenchFan69]

I was happy with Josh minus the flagrant.

Wasn't really a flagrant. He got shoved from behind when he already had an arm out.

 

[Griffman]

Can’t take anything positive out of this game besides Akok. Indiana is not a good team. Very disappointed in our guard play and Hurley needs to work on our half court offense because it was putrid.

 

[InKembaITrust]

Wasn't really a flagrant. He got shoved from behind when he already had an arm out.

Irregardless the ref had to call it.

I'm all for UConn getting as many calls as possible but that one was pretty obvious.

 

[dilznick]

We were in trouble when we were up 15-6 and had a chance to really put the foot down. We came up empty on 4 or 5 straight possessions. Unfortunately we are way further away than I initially thought. It will be 4 straight years of no NCAA which is almost hard to believe.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

We were in trouble when we were up 15-6 and had a chance to really put the foot down. We came up empty on 4 or 5 straight possessions. Unfortunately we are way further away than I initially thought. It will be 4 straight years of no NCAA which is almost hard to believe.

Ha.

 

[Mister P]

Can’t take anything positive out of this game besides Akok. Indiana is not a good team. Very disappointed in our guard play and Hurley needs to work on our half court offense because it was putrid.

Offensive sets were abandoned to early in many possessions , especially in the first half by the players. There were times when there was enough time on the shot clock to re set but instead bad outside shots were taken or forced turnovers happened.

 

[Jaker]

Josh had a good game

 

[jdb50]

No way we are winning the AAC with guards that shoot like this. And then there is the passing and dribbling part. Hurley needs to start eliminating the Josh winding up at the top of the key handing the ball off with 8 seconds to go on the shot clock offense.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Irregardless the ref had to call it.

I'm all for UConn getting as many calls as possible but that one was pretty obvious.

Ref had to call it on the floor, but then got to go to the monitor, realize the situation, and actually do his job. Alas here we are.

(also irregardless isn't a word, don't mean to be a dck about it tho)

 

[LIuconn]

Josh is our only serviceable big who can bang in the trenches, which I love. However, he misses some easy layups that cost us

 

[InKembaITrust]

Ref had to call it on the floor, but then got to go to the monitor, realize the situation, and actually do his job. Alas here we are.

(also irregardless isn't a word, don't mean to be a dck about it tho)

I get you're heated.

Regardless, sleep on it and you'll realize it was a flagrant tomorrow morning.

 

[Purple Stein]

No way we are winning the AAC with guards that shoot like this. And then there is the passing and dribbling part. Hurley needs to start eliminating the Josh winding up at the top of the key handing the ball off with 8 seconds to go on the shot clock offense.

This. Josh with the screen and dive doesn't work bc we're not skilled enough to get him the ball consistently. Better to run that as a pick and pop with Polley.

My takeaway from tonight is that despite the errors and errors, we're a pretty good team and we should see a postseason tournament.

 

[WrenchFan69]

I get you're heated.

Regardless, sleep on it and you'll realize it was a flagrant tomorrow morning.

It was closer to an offensive foul than a flagrant lol sleep well

 

[RF79]

If we knew how to win we beat this team tonight, but we’re not there yet.

 

[BNich]

Can’t take anything positive out of this game besides Akok. Indiana is not a good team. Very disappointed in our guard play and Hurley needs to work on our half court offense because it was putrid.

So you're basically saying UConn is an even worse team. They lost. They turned the ball over 22 times! 22! That's awful. That's bad basketball.

 

[BNich]

I thought the football board was bad. It's not any better over here. Goodnight you lunatics.

 

[Griffman]

So you're basically saying UConn is an even worse team. They lost. They turned the ball over 22 times! 22! That's awful. That's bad basketball.

We certainly were the worse team last night. We stunk the joint up against a mediocre team.

 

[Jaker]

Sid brought alot of energy and we have to get Polley the ball in better catch and shoot plays

 

[3rdbass]

Akok was the only guy who came to play. Everyone else played awful. Bad shots. Tons of turnovers. Couldn't grab a rebound to save our lives. No offensive flow outside of a 2 min stretch early. No breaks from the zebras all night.

And yet we had a chance to win the game, somehow. That has to be a positive, right? Right?....

I thought Carlton played great. We were asking him to show up for big games. Now he isn't doing enough? People are too hard on this guy. He is becoming the rock of our offense. Unfortunately our guards decided to take the night off.

 

[Austin316]

I can’t wait to go through a season without having a “trying to be optimistic” thread.

 

[BNich]

We certainly were the worse team last night. We stunk the joint up against a mediocre team.

6-3 against 9-1. Ok. Clearly they were the lesser. They lost.