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gsmooth said:
He needs a sports psychologist. I am not trying to be mean or snarky or funny in any way-I am being totally serious. Solo is far in his own head right now it is effecting him. He just needs to see one 3 pter fall and it will go a long way for his confidence. UConn will need him to be a big contributor and he has shown he can be.
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He saw one fall very furman it did nothing.

I agree it’s all in his head at this point.

He needs to see anything fall at this point though.
 
uconnbaseball said:
He didn’t dominate like he did vs Furman, but this was another good Reed game. Great defense and he hit free throws early to keep us level with them.
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That's how it works. You go to him if the opponent can't stop or slow him down. You make sure he passes out when the opponent makes it difficult by doubling with mid major players. He did great. It opened up the outside with some manageable shots.
 
Have we ever seen a quieter 17 points from a player than Braylon Mullins tonight? He was essential in the win but oh those 5 turnovers. He does so many things well but his loose handle needs major work. I hope tonight gives him a confidence boost. One question, why doesn’t he drive inside the 3 line and pull up? He doesn’t miss from there.
 
Feel bad for Solo, he knows he’s hurting the team, but you can tell he cares. Ross stepping into his shoes was the difference today, I was screaming at my TV every time Dan took him out.

Shout out Demary for gutting it out and playing surprisingly great defense. Think he caught the ucla players off guard, they thought he wouldn’t be able to move with them, for obvious reasons. Get some well deserved rest.

The refs were so awful though, the NCAA needs to look into creative solutions to fix their reffing problem, almost everyone needs to be re trained. Watching an NBA game, it’s a night and day difference.
 
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Captain Connecticut saved us! He was tremendous. Where are the Karaban haters today? I understand he can't be relied up every game but this one he was sensational doing it all. Smith was invaluable and his 13 assists and and 3 Turnovers the last 2 games can't be understated how important that. He also gives us great on the ball defense. Ross wow a real complete game by him. He is really taking a step up. It was nIce to see Mullins regain his form. The only negative is Ball. He is almost unplayable at times and he almost shot us out of the game in the 2nd half.
 
BFieldHusky said:
It's not a great UCLA team, but they did beat Michigan St last weekend in Chicago, and I believe their best played (the guy hurt tonight) didn't play in the 2nd half. Just some perspective.
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Top 5 team on Bart Torvik since March 1. Didn't look good tonight but that was as much UConn's defense as anything. They've been very good recently
 
Fake fans. Most of you thought we were done going into the game. Same people celebrating same ones who said how bad we were and leaving in round of 32. Same ones on Twitter calling braylon trash. You guys disgust me with the stuff your writing on Twitter and on here. Kids have been playing there hearts out. To MANY MANY unfair expectations to win it all every year or its a lost season.
 
We're in the frigging sweet sixteen. We should be a lot healthier next weekend than we were this weekend and we're still one of the top half dozen teams in the country (per those expert enough to get a vote in the polls).

Why are some here so miserable?
 
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Dibbie said:
And another late one. Stew might be deep on the bench due to so much time off
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I suspect Stew is going to be a monster his first game back, and then go back to normal. Seems to be how that works.
 
BFieldHusky said:
The Sweet 16 is still a big deal. Look at Kansas. Since they won it 22, they haven't gotten out of the first weekend. 4 years in a row.
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That’s because they have a very overrated coach who rarely does well with the supreme talent he always has
 
I think that was Hurley's best coached game of the year. The adjustments and the bench management were aces. Can't blame Danny for the dumb TOs. Sticking with Ross was absolutely necessary - even if he didn't drain those 3s, his defense mattered a ton. We didn't need a ton of points from the PGs, but we did need to limit TOs, and both Mal and Silas did that. This win was really satisfying as the contributions came from all over. And I loved that AK not only set a personal scoring high, but he kept Mullins' spirits up after some dumb plays.
 
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navery12 said:
Right or wrong, the starting lineup is not changing at this point. And it doesn't even really matter, Ross got 9 more minutes in a game he was in foul trouble the entire time. He's going to play big minutes regardless
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Yeah. Starting doesnt matter much. It really doesn't. We start slow often and often win. 40 minutes is a long time.

I wait for my wife 25 minutes, in a steaming hot car, when we're going to the beach, and it feels like 3 days. I usually let it go though. Ya know, divorce and all that...
 
UConnTrumbull said:
Gotta to keep in mind ucla was missing their top scorer. I know we can counter with a limited Silas and absent JStew but need to take it with a grain of salt.
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That is true. But they essentially beat Michigan State without him and then took Purdue down to the wire without both him and Dent (who was sidelined and only played 10 minutes). Their guys were going to compete and the game was quite losable if we didn’t compete back.

UCLA can make excuses for the loss if they want. We did what we had to do and didn’t let an opportunity to advance slip away.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
We're in the frigging sweet sixteen. We should be a lot healthier next weekend than we were this weekend and we're still one of the top half dozen teams in the country (per those expert enough to get a vote in the polls).

Why are some here so miserable?
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It’s been their thing all season. We’re never happy.

Now “UCLA wasn’t good”

Can’t make it up
 
Ross off the bench makes sense. We can see how the game is playing out and maybe where we need him defensively. Perhaps it’s Fears - or maybe Coen Carr is giving us problems on the wing. But he can come in with no fouls and try to be our cooler if someone needs to be cooled.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Do you spend the fall up here?

If yes, instead of a cash wager, if I win, you'll need to attend a minimum of four home football games
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How are you defining him being “the hero”??

Making a couple of 3s doesn’t exactly count

If I win, you have to promise to get Ruff Ruff to post 95% less than he currently does
 
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