UConn vs Texas Post Game Thread...

[UCTitleTown]

It was on ESPN but unfortunately they had it listed generically as "College Basketball" (at least on youtube tv) so if your DVR was set to record "UConn" it wouldn't have picked it up.

That's the problem. Isn't technology wonderful?

 

[Fan1978]

Balls defense?

His defense was much better tonight. Hopefully he can keep improving non shooting stats. 1 rebound and one assist not good. Very happy he was not a liability on defense.

 

[CTBasketball]

I hope we don’t see that Johnson kid ever again.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

They thought they could win. They could not.

Funny to see this. A few of the dump-ins to TRJ on pnr had me thinking of Adama with his quick footwork and travel avoidance

 

[uconngb]

Im really glad the majority of our games aren’t on ESPN, not a fan of their production

Really hate the network

 

[woodchuck68]

One of the few negatives I saw was that in the limited time Mahaney played, our offense really stagnated.

He doesn't seem to handle ball pressure, and there were a couple of possessions where it looked like he had a cutter open for a basket but didn't initiate the pass.

Be it unfamiliarity with our offense or hesitation for concern of a turnover, his learning curve will be long.

Ideally AN will give 6 to 8 min at pg once hes back

 

[HooperScooper]

What network was the game on? My DVR didn't record it. Any replay?

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[UConn Dan]

That's the problem. Isn't technology wonderful?

Yup. I noticed that today just before the game but also noticed there’s a replay coming up on espnU.

 

[dennismenace]

What network was the game on? My DVR didn't record it. Any replay?

Should be on youtube tomorrow anyhow.

 

[Scott2Tate]

Any post game press conference with Hurley? Haven’t found it posted anywhere yet

 

[Dabutlerdidit]

Who started the game ?

 

[dennismenace]

Tre Johnson has "Bad/Mediocre Team Superstar" written all over him. He is ferociously selfish, and he thinks nothing of running down a shot clock on breakdown attempts and then dumping the ball to a teammate to attempt a stat-killing contested shot-clock beater that Johnson caused by burning the shot clock on selfish play. He might get better, but right now he is the kind of player that makes all his teammates worse.

Kaluma has more self-control than I would in that situation where Tre Johnson got in his face.

Good comments. Kid has a lot of confidence but also an exceptional amount of trash talking for a skinny freshman. Looks like the coach is giving him a little too much leeway. I missed the first half so I'll have to watch the replay to on youtube to watch his ballhandling skills. Guessing he's one and done though.

 

[HooperScooper]

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[Al Czervik]

Is this a big Johnson contest?

Is this a big Johnson contest?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Great road win. Offensive grade: A

The euro offense seemed to be at its best today with the ball movement which gave us a lot of good shots.
The slipping of screens for lobs ( Samson) and layups, good cutting and double high picks that opened up layups or three’s. The execution looked more like last years team than any other game did so far this year.

Not perfect, but Maui will more and more look like a bad 60 hours than it is an indication of this year's team's ceiling.

 

[Umami Zen]

Thought Ball's floor game and D was an improvement over earlier games. Something to build on. Pretty clear he can stroke the ball.

 

[RuffRuff]

Really nice on campus arena, and super hospitable people in Austin. Apparently, per overhearing Liam’s mom, this was the first OOC team to win there being new as of last year. Very small feather in the cap. Also overhead AK scored his thousandth point.

Rotation crept down significantly in this one and we’re seeing Danny tighten things up as we head into the meat of the schedule. The 4 non center starters all played 33+ minutes with Hassan and AK playing 35 of a possible 40. I don’t expect that to change as he moves to playing guys he trusts. His leash has grown very short for the bench guys outside the 5.

Great first half, set the tone immediately with tough nosed d. AK was great and the steadying force, Hassan played much more within himself and just kept everything in motion. Was great to see him find Samson Johnson for the slip.

Solo played his best half of the year in the first. Liam did a lot of the things well, rebounded the heck out of it. He has a tendency to drive head down to the point he’s practically off balance, and was bailed out a couple times with fouls. He needs to clean that up.

This felt like a game where if they fed Tarris he could have scored on 90% of his takes. I was down on the floor standing next to Tarris, who is an incredibly nice kid, and he is a big dude. Different big.

Game went pretty much as expected, coaching being the major tilt. UT runs nothing and is dependent on iso basketball. Tre Johnson is a super talented kid and does not make the team worse as mentioned, but he’s young and given lack of offense under Coach Rodney, they depend on him. When he gets hot he does get ahead of himself.

Nice win. We own Texas. Good showing by the faithful.

 

[Chasm64]

Tre Johnson has "Bad/Mediocre Team Superstar" written all over him. He is ferociously selfish, and he thinks nothing of running down a shot clock on breakdown attempts and then dumping the ball to a teammate to attempt a stat-killing contested shot-clock beater that Johnson caused by burning the shot clock on selfish play. He might get better, but right now he is the kind of player that makes all his teammates worse.

Kaluma has more self-control than I would in that situation where Tre Johnson got in his face.

Despite his obvious talent he could be a drag on Texas. Hope their coach can make it work.

 

[UCFan1513]

Really proud of the fight this team showed this week. Eerily quiet around here after a huge road win…

 

[LIuconn]

Great W. 2/2 on the big ooc stretch. Bring on the Zags

 

[UCTitleTown]

You know those Texans hate losing to us infidel Yankees from CT.

 

[RedStickHusky]

It's been commented on already, but I'll add my vote to Singare's first-half minutes -- foul plagued though they were -- were a revelation. Now we can sit Samson Johnson and Reed when they pick up their (seemingly inevitable) second fouls and not have to go small -- at least not for too long. If Sinare can come along just a little more, it takes a ton of pressure off the bigs' rotation.

Gotta be a big boost to get a solid block of minutes and contribute to a nice win. That's the kind of thing that can lead to more.

 

[UCann]

The difference in thread lengths between wins and losses for this team is wild.

 

[Kolumbo]

Their Johnson shot 9-17.
Our Johnson shot 6-7.

Their Johnson goes by Tre. Ours goes by S l amson. Sometimes it is the motion in the ocean, but who's kidding who, it's usually the size of the boat.

 

[Kolumbo]

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I actually thought of Urkel when I saw the Texas coach.