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Stainmaster said:
The kids they’re lashing out at are putting their bodies on the line game in and game out. It’s immature and disrespectful for people who have made no such sacrifice to take shots at character/toughness.
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If anyone has a problem with anyones effort tonight, they need to kick rocks. I was overjoyed with. the energy these kids played with. I came here to ask if anyone else noticed a different team. And walked. into a hornets nest. of. shameful banter. This team, FOR A CHANGE, came out fired up and ready to play. Akok Akok is a game changer. Everything shifted with his foul trouble. I am so proud of the kids for playing their hearts out. They. had MSG rocking, UCONN BABY!!!!! They're close, not there yet, but they are close. If you're upset with them this evening you should probably follow someone else.
 
Neither Vital or Gilbert played well at all tonight. 22 team turnovers clearly illustrates that point. Eminently winnable game and we didn’t take advantage. Very disappointed tonight. Our backcourt needs to be better.
 
Psolo12 said:
This punctuation gave me a seizure.
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It's my MacBook. It. adds ...... with an extra. tap of the space bar. It's. odd. Hope you seek medical help for your seizure.

Edit: a quick google search showed me how to turn off the auto period after a double space. So again, You should seek medical help for your seizure and I wish you the best.
 
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Psolo12 said:
Think you're reading way too much into a missed high five.
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Unless you watched it in person and watch Hurley stomp off after it happened, I don’t care about your opinion.
 
polycom said:
Unless you watched it in person and watch Hurley stomp off after it happened, I don’t care about your opinion.
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If you wanted to brag about going to the game you could've just said it. Congrats. You're still reading too much into it.
 
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polycom said:
Unless you watched it in person and watch Hurley stomp off after it happened, I don’t care about your opinion.
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What happened? I'm not following along here.
 
superjohn said:
What happened? I'm not following along here.
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Vital got subbed after a couple stupid plays Hurley stuck his hand out vital side stepped him to avoid it and then Hurley did his hand gesture when the refs make a bad call. He was clearly pissed about it.
 
Jax Husky said:
Not one single poster in here has questioned Vital's toughness, character, or hustle. You are making that up.
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Nor should anyone EVER. I'm late to the party on this one, but he is one of the toughest, hardest working, non stop. hustling to ever wear UConn across his chest. I will forever. be a fan of CV despite his missteps. in key moments, The. kid always gives his. ALL, 110%. from the. word go.
 
superjohn said:
When you have guys who continue to make the same losing no IQ bball plays over and over and don't hold them accountable you know the result and it sets a bad example. Unfortunately we don't have a backup for Gilbert right now so he has to play. If Hurley's coaching for next year and is sitting Bouknight for any mistake that's one thing but it's just weird Vital is allowed to make a dozen or so mistakes and hardly ever sits. Looks like Hurley is going to live and die with him, it seems fairly obvious that will kill any NCAA chances.
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I don’t understand why people on here defend Vital so religiously when he’s proven over and over again that he can’t get it done. His hustle is great but we can find guys who can hustle just as much and perform better when it matters. We need to start playing Bouk more minutes. So what if he starts off slow some games. Can’t be worse than what Vital does out there
 
polycom said:
Vital got subbed after a couple stupid plays Hurley stuck his hand out vital side stepped him to avoid it and then Hurley did his hand gesture when the refs make a bad call. He was clearly pissed about it.
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Geeze, that's great.
 
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Bouk is the most talented guard and playmaker on the team (and most talented we’ve seen in years). He also commits suspects fouls, thus can’t stay on the floor. Learn / trust in your coaches, commit to strength training, and you’re a lottery pick in two years (fingers crossed not one).

BA is a solid defender and has proven to be a very solid man off the bench. Not necessarily a starter or difference maker, however UConn has seen amazing 6th men. BA looks the part and, if he continues to take similar strides, has a bright future. Grow from tonight.

CV is a hard worker, passionate, and wants to win at all cost. Unfortunately, his idea of how to win doesn’t cut it at this level. He loves and bleeds UConn, but has been put into an unrealistic position. Great player, great Husky, just not in the role he’s been forced to play. Not a slight, just realistic.

AG is a warrior. He’s suffered and worked through more than I will ever understand. He’s at his best when’s he’s a facilitator. Tonight, he was not a facilitator.

We let this one slip, but the talent and excitement is back.

Trust in the process, trust in Hurley. Let’s go, UConn!
 
Shine33 said:
I don’t understand why people on here defend Vital so religiously when he’s proven over and over again that he can’t get it done. His hustle is great but we can find guys who can hustle just as much and perform better when it matters. We need to start playing Bouk more minutes. So what if he starts off slow some games. Can’t be worse than what Vital does out there
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It's weird. I feel a bit badly for the guy because he never should have been a starting player at UConn but there really is no excuse for him still doing all this crazy stuff. You can see his bad decisions from a mile away, you can see he's going to either dribble it right into his defender at the end of halves and the end of games and he still does it over and over. It's four years of this, maybe stop letting him do it.
 
superjohn said:
What happened? I'm not following along here.
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Backcourt cost the game. No brainer here. Have to get Bouknight his minutes with plays designed to get him the ball. If he’s the real deal, and I think he is, you have to play him. You don’t want him to still be a freshman in March. Minutes come from AG, CV and TP.
Don’t like it when Dan Hurley has a completely different team on the court and momentum is completely lost.
 
Shine33 said:
I don’t understand why people on here defend Vital so religiously when he’s proven over and over again that he can’t get it done. His hustle is great but we can find guys who can hustle just as much and perform better when it matters. We need to start playing Bouk more minutes. So what if he starts off slow some games. Can’t be worse than what Vital does out there
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Vital was necessary before because he was basically the only Ollie guy with any toughness or heart.

Now with Hurley we've moved beyond that. Hustle isn't enough, we need players with basketball IQ.
 
They’re both awful in their own way. They play hard and with heart but neither are D1 caliber great and after multiple years it’s obvious. Zero B.B. IQ between the two of them
 
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Sorry, but UConn will not win anything meaningful with Vital on the team...no AAC regular season title, no conference tournament title. He will never have 'IT.'
 
Shine33 said:
@DaveHuskiesFan have you seem enough yet man?
How many times do we have to watch Vital play selfish ball and throw away games before you guys get it?
He won’t be here next year, Bouk needs to to start taking more of his minutes.
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The same Bouk that did absolutely nothing last night? Is 0-3, 1 rebound, 0 assists, and 3 TO's in 15 minutes good? He had more turnovers per 40 than Vital did last night.

Vital, Gilbert, Adams, the entire bench, all played awful last night. When you score 54 points, that usually is the reason.

But for everyone pining for Bouk, he wasn't the answer last night, he was just as awful as everyone else.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Vital cutting in front of Gilbert to intercept the pass, then fumbling the ball away to lose the game, is the least surprising thing I've ever seen on a basketball court.
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He never looked to pass the ball as he was double teamed.
 
a game is won with an accumulation of winning plays. we have some key players that cannot accumulate more winning plays than our opponents,
 
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Let's face it, there is no real go to man in these situations. There seems to be no trust in other teammates. They are the most predictable and easily scoutable team when the game is on the line. Who are you really comfortable with the ball?....a senior or giving that chance to the future?
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
The same Bouk that did absolutely nothing last night? Is 0-3, 1 rebound, 0 assists, and 3 TO's in 15 minutes good? He had more turnovers per 40 than Vital did last night.

Vital, Gilbert, Adams, the entire bench, all played awful last night. When you score 54 points, that usually is the reason.

But for everyone pining for Bouk, he wasn't the answer last night, he was just as awful as everyone else.
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Vital hasn't been the answer for 4 years. You let Bouknight play through some mistakes because of his upside. Vital is what he is through no fault of his own. He was never brought in here to be a starter and now that we have some more talented players he should be coming off the bench. Gilbert is also killing us but he obviously needs to start.

Vital killed us last night just like he killed us in the other two losses, it is what it is.
 
superjohn said:
Vital hasn't been the answer for 4 years. You let Bouknight play through some mistakes because of his upside. Vital is what he is through no fault of his own. He was never brought in here to be a starter and now that we have some more talented players he should be coming off the bench. Gilbert is also killing us but he obviously needs to start.

Vital killed us last night just like he killed us in the other two losses, it is what it is.
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I don't hate the idea of bringing CV off the bench and pairing Bouk with Al more often. I just think last night, Bouk had an awful game and benching CV for him wasn't the answer (replacing one awful performance for another). Then again, I'm not really sure what the answer was last night. (Mostly) Everybody played terribly.
 
superjohn said:
Vital hasn't been the answer for 4 years. You let Bouknight play through some mistakes because of his upside. Vital is what he is through no fault of his own. He was never brought in here to be a starter and now that we have some more talented players he should be coming off the bench. Gilbert is also killing us but he obviously needs to start.

Vital killed us last night just like he killed us in the other two losses, it is what it is.
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This. Start thinking beyond last night. People are obsessed about Bouknights lackluster showing last night as evidence he shouldn't play more, but he has also showed a talent and upside that is huge at other times. We have 4 years of evidence what the alternative is. If you want a tall glass of that twice a week go for it. Btw, I am not advocating that Vital is benched or doesn't start. He can however have his minutes slightly reduced and be sat when he gets out of control.
 
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