Villanova at Providence

[August_West]

Cole when he’s on can do it.

RJ has done a ton for this team, but no, not same stratosphere.

 

[uconngb]

Anyone see a way we could beat either one of these teams?

No

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Cole when he’s on can do it.

Love Cole but Gillespie's size takes his skillset to another level that Cole doesn't have.

 

[Tenspro2002]

This games over with the way nova shoots free throws. Only thing left is for Nova to cover my -3.5

My Providence +4 weeps.

 

[superjohn]

Compare how Wright composes himself on the sideline to Hurley lol. Hurley would have been thrown out of this game.

Let's stop comparing Hurley to some of the best coaches ever.

 

[SouleMan]

Gillespie just gave them the kill shot. He’s had the look all game

That was a "dagger"

For those inquiring minds trying to define the term.

https://the-boneyard.com/threads/whats-a-dagger-anyway

 

[gsmooth]

The only time I have seen Nova offense out of sorts and shut down was against Baylor and Marquette twice. Shaka Smart’s D gave Nova problems.

 

[jbdphi]

Fun game.

 

[gtcam]

Cole when he’s on can do it.

Not like that vs a tough team
But he does have the potential to do so if not asked to do so much

 

[gsmooth]

My Providence +4 weeps.

Sorry to hear that. Tough break. I lost on Mich St -3.5 against a below 0.500 Penn St

 

[TRest]

Cole when he’s on can do it.

No, we wish.

 

[jibsey]

RJ has done a ton for this team, but no, not same stratosphere.

His stats are almost the same except 3 pt. %, so yes Gillespie has that over him.

 

[uconngb]

That was a high quality game from the two teams that are clearly the cream of the crop in the conference. Hard to see how we even belong on the same court with either of those two teams.

Particularly the coaching

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Villanova are just a class program. Jay Wright walks out of there like it was another day in the office lmao.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Probably the most fun I've had watching a non UConn conference game since Calhoun was coaching

 

[August_West]

His stats are almost the same except 3 pt. %, so yes Gillespie has that over him.

Yet one is a wooden award finalist and one isn’t. I wonder why

 

[gsmooth]

Not like that vs a tough team
But he does have the potential to do so if not asked to do so much

Gillespie is head and shoulders above Cole for sure. But Gillespie doesn’t have as much pressure on him per se. He knows he can rest and the team won’t have a drop off with Justin Moore running things where as Cole knows if he goes to the bench or has a bad game Gaff isn’t going to be able to pick up the slack. Not trying to pick on Gaff.

 

[gsmooth]

Probably the most fun I've had watching a non UConn conference game since Calhoun was coaching

Me too. Also Marquette vs Providence at the Dunk was fantastic, too. I am so glad to back in the Big East

 

[jibsey]

Gillespie is head and shoulders above Cole for sure. But Gillespie doesn’t have as much pressure on him per se. He knows he can rest and the team won’t have a drop off with Justin Moore running things where as Cole knows if he goes to the bench or has a bad game Gaff isn’t going to be able to pick up the slack. Not trying to pick on Gaff.

You make a good point.

 

[TRest]

His stats are almost the same except 3 pt. %, so yes Gillespie has that over him.

Yes they are exactly the same player otherwise.

 

[3rdbass]

Probably the most fun I've had watching a non UConn conference game since Calhoun was coaching

Very good high scoring game. Providence is some tough SOBs lol!

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

I just really needed Gus Johnson on the call for those Gillespie 3s.

 

[WestHartHusk]

I went to every UConn game there until the American happened. Was pissed that of all the games we lost this was the one. 20-25 minutes for me and there are no bad seats really. Decent beer spots nearby. Providence > Hartford in my opinion.

Doubt PC pulls this out. Maybe.

Dude, Providence is definitely a better city than Hartford, no “ IMO” needed.

 

[superjohn]

Thought the Nova Seton Hall game on Saturday was better.

 

[aburks41]

He’s a lot like bazz. This nova team keeps getting better this year. They had a tough front loaded OOC but they’ve hit stride in last month. Gillespie is just a refuse to lose type of kid. Moore a nice player too.

Bazz was better but they have the same killer instinct. You know you’re always going to have the best player on the floor with Gillespie. Makes them almost impossible to beat since he can just take over whenever he wants