We were on the road for 17 days

[scrappy2.0]

Playing without our starting c the last 2.our team lost its ability to win a chip with the wolf situation. We still have a very good team that has some limitations. We've beaten some good teams and yesterday was our first true l IMHO. Lets get Nolan back, sleep in our own beds, have a good practice and get refocused. I like our front court long term with hard work. This year we have to accept work in progress and work with it. That is ok. I think that if we can get back to starting games out strong-Napier and Daniels getting going early-well be fine. Looking forward to next game

 

[whaler11]

LOL - yeah they were on the 'road' 17 days... More like 6. Unless driving to Bridgeport from Storrs means they were on the road an entire week?

 

[Scoe]

We need to stop making excuses for this team, and it is not ok. If you accept mediocrity then you will continue to be mediocre.

 

[upstater]

We need to stop making excuses for this team, and it is not ok. If you accept mediocrity then you will continue to be mediocre.

Did you say that when Calhoun was coach?

 

[intlzncster]

Did you say that when Calhoun was coach?

Oddly, a lot of people did. Amazing how many times JC "lost it" in his final years. They went to an FF in 2009 and won a NC in 2011. After much whinging in between. Didn't seem to shut people up for more than 6 months.

 

[gtcam]

I just don't understand why UConn should have accepted this type of schedule to start the league - do you think Kentucky or Duke would have agreed to start the season with two road games this far from home during holiday season with players traveling home etc.?
The AD sees the preliminary schedule and so does coach - I know the Squid and Coach K would have tried to make changes.
Maybe it was a choice of playing league games away while students on break? But didn't seem to do Houston wrong
I am not making excuses just bringing up a thought
I haven't looked at all teams schedules but do Lville, Memphis or Cinci play the two Texas teams back to back away?

 

[Jerry1714]

I just don't understand why UConn should have accepted this type of schedule to start the league - do you think Kentucky or Duke would have agreed to start the season with two road games this far from home during holiday season with players traveling home etc.?
The AD sees the preliminary schedule and so does coach - I know the Squid and Coach K would have tried to make changes.
Maybe it was a choice of playing league games away while students on break? But didn't seem to do Houston wrong
I am not making excuses just bringing up a thought
I haven't looked at all teams schedules but do Lville, Memphis or Cinci play the two Texas teams back to back away?

This is a fail. the players stayed in Texas between games, this how round robin leagues work, look at the PAC 12, Lville has a Houston to Philly stretch. Oh all excuses this is the worst I have heard, "wah were UConn we deserve to play every game at home, wah"

if anything we caught a break that this was set up over break and we didnt have to fly back to storrs in between.

We lost yesterday because SMU was the better team, we were underdogs, it has nothing to do with the schedule.

 

[Scoe]

Did you say that when Calhoun was coach?

I'm talking about now obviously, and I was responding to the OP comments about how its ok, if you tell yourself its ok then you won't get better.

 

[scrappy2.0]

We need to stop making excuses for this team, and it is not ok. If you accept mediocrity then you will continue to be mediocre.

Reality is we lost a lot of players and needed to rebuild. We had a great season last year and started off well this year. But at some point losing guys like wolf and Smith was going to catch up to us. We will be ok and I'm looking at our longer term prospects. I think boatright and Daniels come back, our frontcourt gets physically stronger and we reboot. That being said I think we can beat any team right now on any given day. We had a slump period we can easily get out of and we have every opportunity to be successful this year. This program went through a very rough period. It was going to take some time to rebuild

 

[Sean]

When you have a top 5 player in the nation, you are not having a rebuilding year.

 

[upstater]

I'm talking about now obviously, and I was responding to the OP comments about how its ok, if you tell yourself its ok then you won't get better.

We've seen this team perform at a higher level last year. They are in a funk right now. Calhoun went through similar downs throughout his career. I'm not alarmed.

 

[intlzncster]

When you have a top 5 player in the nation, you are not having a rebuilding year.

How is Bazz a top 5 player in the nation?

 

[upstater]

How is Bazz a top 5 player in the nation?

How? Or do you mean, Is? Obviously many national commenters think so.

I do too.

The kid made a lot of great passes yesterday.

 

[intlzncster]

How? Or do you mean, Is? Obviously many national commenters think so.

I do too.

The kid made a lot of great passes yesterday.

Perhaps. I'm not knocking the kid. His assists would be through the roof, if we had bigs who could shoot and pass (it would help to catch the ball as well).

I think what's happening around him is making him look less than he is, in my eyes. "Who" would have been the better question.

 

[joober jones]

LOL - yeah they were on the 'road' 17 days... More like 6. Unless driving to Bridgeport from Storrs means they were on the road an entire week?

Maybe they had to walk to Bridgeport.