Villanova Post Game Thread

[methodology]

Team was right there and fought for 40 minutes. Could have gone either way unfortunately tonight Villanova executed better and came out on top.

Time to rest up and get healthy for the tournament

 

[mauconnfan]

Adama lost this game.

Don’t tell 87xfer that!

He played hard but overall not good again

 

[VAHuskyFan]

Just a bad game by Santogo

Leading rebounder in the game. Tough game shooting, but he was good on defense as well.

 

[superjohn]

No shame at all in losing that game. If Sanogo just plays his C- game we win. Refs boned us on RJ foul at end of the first half and the missed foul on Adama's rebound at the end.

Sanogo was brutal and Cole was off and we still had our chances until the final whistle against a final 4/title contender Nova team. Rest up, heal up, and get Hawkins back for the dance.

I like our chances to go on a nice run.

 

[elmcityboy]

also, sanogo had 15 and 13 -- even in his bad games, he is ridiculously productive.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Did I miss something? Was Polley in bounds on that 3 he shot?

Real time it didn’t look like he was out of bounds but I don’t think we ever got a replay. If anyone has that, I’d love to see it.

 

[Hi-Low]

Netflix weekend...onto the Tourney.

 

[YoungFree]

It was a great battle that didn't go our way. March is so much better in the Big East.

I wanted a win badly but man it was a good game and we continue to trend up folks.

 

[AntG168]

Don’t tell 87xfer that!

He played hard but overall not good again

Somethings off with his hand. He’s never been incredibly efficient. But something is bothering him

 

[wheelerdog]

When we win two games next weekend no one is going to remember this.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Should have never even been this close. Can't beat contenders with a center that is scared to dunk. Hope Sanogo figures it out this week

 

[oshkosh]

Sanogo just had a bad game. I’m not sure why our 5th year 2021 6th Man of the year who hits clutch 3s doesn’t play til the game is over

 

[UconnU]

Gillespie is very easy to hate. He’s good, but he’s smug and annoying and gets all the calls.

His first comment in that post game TV interview was about how good we are and how well coached we are. Seems like a really good kid tbh.

 

[traitor71]

Just not enough shot making, period. They play hard, they play physical, they just aren't dynamic enough on the offensive end. Very difficult to win these games when you leave points off the board. Just get everyone ready to go for next week and see what the bracket looks like.

 

[upstater]

Give Nova credit and Jay wright for not giving Tyler Polley anything, because I thought Tyler was going to go off tonight as I watched his form shooting 3s in the first half. Usually Tyler goes into his shot by spreading his legs out and almost squatting, but when he goes straight up without jerking the ball, he's money. He looked like he was going to get in rhythm in the first half, and it never happened.

 

[UconnU]

Sanogo just had a bad game. I’m not sure why our 5th year 2021 6th Man of the year who hits clutch 3s doesn’t play til the game is over

He’s been really sick. Didn’t look like himself tonight.

 

[krinklecut]

Villanova is a really good team. We lost by 2. On to the big one.

 

[Valleyfan]

Definition of insane is doing the same thing but expecting a different result. playing Sanoga in second half was insane. He kills them. There’s a reason why the college games is ruled by guards.

 

[UncleSpliff]

You don’t watch many UConn games, do you?

find me a clip then…. Not off a break or a wide open lane to the hoop. An actual post move dunk under the hoop..

 

[Palatine]

also, sanogo had 15 and 13 -- even in his bad games, he is ridiculously productive.

He was 6-16 tonight, that's not really production it's volume.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Should have never even been this close. Can't beat contenders with a center that is scared to dunk. Hope Sanogo figures it out this week

Should never have been this close? Who do you think they were playing?

 

[Mister P]

What an atmosphere and the arena that we wanted to be playing in this time of year. But a tough loss.
Our offensive woes in the paint the second half really hurt our chance to get the win.

Time to regroup and make a run in the tourney. DH will get the team ready for March Madness.

 

[Hurleyman216]

That lost rebound down 3 sealed it

Yeah…the one that Sanogo had but then got elbowed in the face?

 

[Squeeze]

Why did we intentionally foul with 25ish seconds left? We were only down 3 and there was time left on the clock

 

[Tenspro2002]

also, sanogo had 15 and 13 -- even in his bad games, he is ridiculously productive.

It's fool's gold.

15 points on 6-15 from the field (most within 5 feet) and 3-7 from the line is awful, horribly inefficient.

The 13 rebounds, good, but he also fumbled away the most important one.