Twenty Six Turnovers
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Got out played in second half by 8 points.
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Watching the Zags play and 3 TO's in the first 16 minutes, vs UNC no less (even without Cole that is impressive). It drives home the gap between UConn and the top tier that sometimes is easy to forget until you see another top team again. 26 is just baffling against a low major team. I can't fathom more than a dozen vs a team like that...Most of the TO's were unforced too.
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We were hardly turning it over at all earlier, it shows a lack of focus.
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Polley was a plus tonight also with his 4 three pointers. He has such a sweet stroke.
Unfortunately , the only other mark on his stat line was a single rebound but if he can keep making shots as the season moves into league play that will help the inside game tremendously.
Seeing a lot of improvement this year from him.
Unfortunately , the only other mark on his stat line was a single rebound but if he can keep making shots as the season moves into league play that will help the inside game tremendously.
Seeing a lot of improvement this year from him.
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Turnovers is coaching and player attitude about turnovers. Virginia had 10 today. Coach needs to get players to value the ball. Providence beat these guys by 21 early in the season and had 16 turnovers and just got killed by Florida. Are we getting better or worse?
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Providence also got completely waxed by Florida
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7 days between games isn't the reason, but it's def. not helping.
I don't buy the 'toughness with the ball' BS or it being an attitude thing. It's literally just not being an idiot and absorbing the fact that trying to force things and play like that at this level does no one any favors. The problem is - even if Dan benches them and yells a lot, throws some chairs and breaks Christian Vital's rib cage from the back and blood eagles him in front of the Gampel crowd - that it might not solve the problem either.
I'm all for Gaffney getting more minutes and he certainly proved tonight he's ready for more... but even when he got into extended minutes, he started barfing the ball, too. He's mostly smart w/ posession but he's also a freshman and he's the one guy on the team that you can see being actively overwhelmed by the speed of the game at times. I'm fine with him getting more minutes - but he's not there for extended stretches, either. And if the goal is to bench guys to prove a point, you need to have other guys who can serviceably step in and make an extended run so you can follow through with your punishment and i'm still not sure we're there yet.
i'm still way more in the 'glass is half full' crowd, here. Our defense is outstanding - like really, really, really good - especially our pressure and it keeps us in games. We've handled everyone well for the most part. And that in and of itself is a massive step forward. But I think that progress there makes the spinning the wheels in the mud feeling on offense more frustrating. If we were even a bad offensive team, we might actually be undefeated as funny or crazy as that might sound.
But I think we'll figure it out. It's growth. Uneven growth, but def. growth.
I don't buy the 'toughness with the ball' BS or it being an attitude thing. It's literally just not being an idiot and absorbing the fact that trying to force things and play like that at this level does no one any favors. The problem is - even if Dan benches them and yells a lot, throws some chairs and breaks Christian Vital's rib cage from the back and blood eagles him in front of the Gampel crowd - that it might not solve the problem either.
I'm all for Gaffney getting more minutes and he certainly proved tonight he's ready for more... but even when he got into extended minutes, he started barfing the ball, too. He's mostly smart w/ posession but he's also a freshman and he's the one guy on the team that you can see being actively overwhelmed by the speed of the game at times. I'm fine with him getting more minutes - but he's not there for extended stretches, either. And if the goal is to bench guys to prove a point, you need to have other guys who can serviceably step in and make an extended run so you can follow through with your punishment and i'm still not sure we're there yet.
i'm still way more in the 'glass is half full' crowd, here. Our defense is outstanding - like really, really, really good - especially our pressure and it keeps us in games. We've handled everyone well for the most part. And that in and of itself is a massive step forward. But I think that progress there makes the spinning the wheels in the mud feeling on offense more frustrating. If we were even a bad offensive team, we might actually be undefeated as funny or crazy as that might sound.
But I think we'll figure it out. It's growth. Uneven growth, but def. growth.
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they clearly let up, went playground and stopped playing correctly. Calhoun had teams do the same all the time. People have short memories.
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I like the Welsh's comment : "UCONN is leading because they have more talent not because they are playing good."
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Dont know if anyone else caught it, but on the post game coming home from the game Crispino and Norman said it was the most since thr 6ot game. Norman then went on a rant about how there is a display at msg for that game but then stated only one of those teams went to the final 4 that year and the other was at home watching on tv. Go get em Wayne!
Hopefully, the exam layoff, so many minutes for the younger guys and the combinations on the floor added to the problem. It also seemed a good percentage of the turnovers were unforced.
Before tonight, the most turnovers any team had against St. Peters was St. John's with 19, then Bryant and Wagner with 17 each, Providence with 16, FDU with 9 and St. Francis (Brooklyn) with 7...........that's right 7, which is probably what we had in the first 8 minutes.
Interesting stat: the two games St. Peters won were the ones in which the opponents had the fewest turnovers.
Before tonight, the most turnovers any team had against St. Peters was St. John's with 19, then Bryant and Wagner with 17 each, Providence with 16, FDU with 9 and St. Francis (Brooklyn) with 7...........that's right 7, which is probably what we had in the first 8 minutes.
Interesting stat: the two games St. Peters won were the ones in which the opponents had the fewest turnovers.
I saw that display and it needs to be replaced with one that features the story of the team that won five games in five nights.
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I thought about not posting this but changed my mind. So I will take the barrage of negative comments. The player sitting on the floor is AG most of the time. I am pretty sure he has had his pocket picked as soon as we get the tip off. First possession, last three game at least.
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Think back to the great guards we’ve had. Our guards can’t dribble. They can’t pass the ball. They can’t even hold onto it. Maybe if Hurley goes back to cone drills with players trying to steal the ball as they go, like they do in junior high school.
