What's wrong with Gilbert now?

[superjohn]

I had a vision of Alan Ray.

For those who need a refresher...Ray was a Villanova kid going after a loose ball. So was a Georgetown player. The Hoya took a swipe for the ball, missed, but ended up whacking Ray in the face so hard his eye popped out of the socket.

That was one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen and I can picture it as soon as you wrote your message. With our luck lately I'm surprised we've had no eyeball popouts or decapitations.

 

[UConnNick]

That was actually my first thought.

Only with Alterique Gilbert can you hear the announcers talking about a 'lot of blood' and actually be relieved.

Really. At least that's usually fixable, thank goodness.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I had a vision of Alan Ray.

For those who need a refresher...Ray was a Villanova kid going after a loose ball. So was a Georgetown player. The Hoya took a swipe for the ball, missed, but ended up whacking Ray in the face so hard his eye popped out of the socket.

I dont think it’s that the wack was so hard. It was a freak occurrence where the GTown kid’s finger somehow wound up under Ray’s eyelid. Gruesome for sure.

 

[ASweet3781]

Certainly a lot of our problems over the past several years are self-inflicted but I've never seen such bad luck with any sports team I've followed, it's literally one injury and freak occurence after another. I'm almost expecting a floor board to pop up and impale someone at this point.

It's not bad luck.

I was there tonight. This team is awful. You don't realize how bad it is until you see them up close. Temple was toying with us. And Temple isn't even that good. The Gampel crowd got on their feet at least 7 times when we had momentum and needed a stop and each time Temple scored at will. Even before AG left it never felt like we we're gonna win it.

In the first 21 minutes I had Tarin Smith at -14. 4 missed chippies, 2 turnovers on the break which led to Temple hoops, and another turnover at the start of the 2nd that led to a Temple hoop.

Tyler Polley must have missed five 2nd half free throws. That's unbelievable.

Brendan Adams gave up a 6 point lead in the span of like a minute. (Didn't get a good view of the "intentional".

The reason GIlbert is there in the paint vs a 6'10 guy is because if he and Vital don't go down there we would literally never grab a rebound. Carlton isn't strong enough to box out and get the ball and Polley certainly isn't going to get it. So we need our guards to put their lives on the line down low. My seats didn't give me a great view but I believe AG got hurt because we failed to get the rebound and he was down there trying to get it.

Despite all of the insanely bad negative plays and bad IQ we are there because we do play hard (just not smart) and because Temple is merely decent. The 1997 and 2001 UConn teams would win 25 games in this league. That's how bad our talent is right now. We get pushed around and our best players physically taken out by Temple. We can't win games in this adequate league.

Vital, Gilbert, and Carlton are really the only even remotely UConn worthy players in this roster. One can't stay on the court and the other 2 would be coming off the bench on most UConn teams of the past.

Its not luck. There needs to be an aggressive aggressive influx of talent the next 1-2 years. We need more from this class and another 5th year grad Power 5 grad transfer. NO MORE ATLANTIC 10.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

It's not bad luck.

I was there tonight. This team is awful. You don't realize how bad it is until you see them up close. Temple was toying with us. And Temple isn't even that good. The Gampel crowd got on their feet at least 7 times when we had momentum and needed a stop and each time Temple scored at will. Even before AG left it never felt like we we're gonna win it.

In the first 21 minutes I had Tarin Smith at -14. 4 missed chippies, 2 turnovers on the break which led to Temple hoops, and another turnover at the start of the 2nd that led to a Temple hoop.

Tyler Polley must have missed five 2nd half free throws. That's unbelievable.

Brendan Adams gave up a 6 point lead in the span of like a minute. (Didn't get a good view of the "intentional".

The reason GIlbert is there in the paint vs a 6'10 guy is because if he and Vital don't go down there we would literally never grab a rebound. Carlton isn't strong enough to box out and get the ball and Polley certainly isn't going to get it. So we need our guards to put their lives on the line down low. My seats didn't give me a great view but I believe AG got hurt because we failed to get the rebound and he was down there trying to get it.

Despite all of the insanely bad negative plays and bad IQ we are there because we do play hard (just not smart) and because Temple is merely decent. The 1997 and 2001 UConn teams would win 25 games in this league. That's how bad our talent is right now. We get pushed around and our best players physically taken out by Temple. We can't win games in this merely adequate league.

Vital, Gilbert, and Carlton are really the only even remotely UConn worthy players in this roster. One can't stay on the court and the other 2 would be coming off the bench on most UConn teams of the past.

Its not luck. There needs to be an aggressive aggressive influx of talent the next 1-2 years. We need more from this class and another 5th year grad Power 5 grad transfer. AND NO MORE ATLANTIC 10.

I’m fine with grad transfers but I’m sick of getting just “bodies” to fill out a roster. Gibbs, Miller, and Kromah were all good players. Without Miller and Gibbs we’re talking about a five year tournament gap. However, other players we’ve taken in this route have just not been the caliber of player we need. We can not be bringing in guys who were bench warmers in the A10 or Ivy League.

Unfortunately, through bad recruiting and player retention we’ve been stuck in a loop where we need to get “just bodies” and this is better than giving up a four year scholarship.

My request if we get a grad transfer this year: for the love of god just bring in the best available 3 point shooter. I don’t care what other skills they have. Just give me the best shooter.

 

[superjohn]

It's not bad luck.

I was there tonight. This team is awful. You don't realize how bad it is until you see them up close. Temple was toying with us. And Temple isn't even that good. The Gampel crowd got on their feet at least 7 times when we had momentum and needed a stop and each time Temple scored at will. Even before AG left it never felt like we we're gonna win it.

In the first 21 minutes I had Tarin Smith at -14. 4 missed chippies, 2 turnovers on the break which led to Temple hoops, and another turnover at the start of the 2nd that led to a Temple hoop.

Tyler Polley must have missed five 2nd half free throws. That's unbelievable.

Brendan Adams gave up a 6 point lead in the span of like a minute. (Didn't get a good view of the "intentional".

The reason GIlbert is there in the paint vs a 6'10 guy is because if he and Vital don't go down there we would literally never grab a rebound. Carlton isn't strong enough to box out and get the ball and Polley certainly isn't going to get it. So we need our guards to put their lives on the line down low. My seats didn't give me a great view but I believe AG got hurt because we failed to get the rebound and he was down there trying to get it.

Despite all of the insanely bad negative plays and bad IQ we are there because we do play hard (just not smart) and because Temple is merely decent. The 1997 and 2001 UConn teams would win 25 games in this league. That's how bad our talent is right now. We get pushed around and our best players physically taken out by Temple. We can't win games in this adequate league.

Vital, Gilbert, and Carlton are really the only even remotely UConn worthy players in this roster. One can't stay on the court and the other 2 would be coming off the bench on most UConn teams of the past.

Its not luck. There needs to be an aggressive aggressive influx of talent the next 1-2 years. We need more from this class and another 5th year grad Power 5 grad transfer. NO MORE ATLANTIC 10.

I know we suck, we've sucked for three years now but we'll be better starting next season. There are the structural things of 2/3 of our best players all transferring out but my point was about Diarra not being able to play basketball again, Alterique having horrible injury after injury, Jalen going down for the season, Larrier blowing out his knee. There have been so many little things I've lost count but when all your best players go down to serious injury and combined with those freak little things at times it has been hard for us to even field a team. There were warning signs he might be a problen but our top recruit one year turned out to be a cross dresser.

Whenever I think about the absurdity of our last few seasons I think we are paying some sort of penance for our two magical runs and Kyle Fogg's shot not going in. I also think we've completely bottomed out on the terrible stuff and big things will happen in the future.

 

[6xChamps]

I’ve been on the boneyard for a while now. This is by far the dumbest thread I’ve seen.

 

[glastonbury50]

It's not bad luck.

I was there tonight. This team is awful. You don't realize how bad it is until you see them up close. Temple was toying with us. And Temple isn't even that good. The Gampel crowd got on their feet at least 7 times when we had momentum and needed a stop and each time Temple scored at will. Even before AG left it never felt like we we're gonna win it.

In the first 21 minutes I had Tarin Smith at -14. 4 missed chippies, 2 turnovers on the break which led to Temple hoops, and another turnover at the start of the 2nd that led to a Temple hoop.

Tyler Polley must have missed five 2nd half free throws. That's unbelievable.

Brendan Adams gave up a 6 point lead in the span of like a minute. (Didn't get a good view of the "intentional".

The reason GIlbert is there in the paint vs a 6'10 guy is because if he and Vital don't go down there we would literally never grab a rebound. Carlton isn't strong enough to box out and get the ball and Polley certainly isn't going to get it. So we need our guards to put their lives on the line down low. My seats didn't give me a great view but I believe AG got hurt because we failed to get the rebound and he was down there trying to get it.

Despite all of the insanely bad negative plays and bad IQ we are there because we do play hard (just not smart) and because Temple is merely decent. The 1997 and 2001 UConn teams would win 25 games in this league. That's how bad our talent is right now. We get pushed around and our best players physically taken out by Temple. We can't win games in this adequate league.

Vital, Gilbert, and Carlton are really the only even remotely UConn worthy players in this roster. One can't stay on the court and the other 2 would be coming off the bench on most UConn teams of the past.

Its not luck. There needs to be an aggressive aggressive influx of talent the next 1-2 years. We need more from this class and another 5th year grad Power 5 grad transfer. NO MORE ATLANTIC 10.

I think it would be really difficult to get a Power 5 grad transfer. The rule is set up so that these kids can study something that their prospective school doesn't offer and typically they are academic over achievers. (Unless they graduated with eligibility left due to injury.) Thats why you see a lot of kids coming from A10 and ivy league is because they are good schools and Uconn offers them the oppurtunity to advance their basketball careers. P5 guys are likely to just stay and complete eligibility at their original P5 school.

 

[RF79]

I give AG credit for wanting mix it up but he had no place being in there amongst all those trees! The kid is fragile

 

[storrsroars]

I had a vision of Alan Ray.

For those who need a refresher...Ray was a Villanova kid going after a loose ball. So was a Georgetown player. The Hoya took a swipe for the ball, missed, but ended up whacking Ray in the face so hard his eye popped out of the socket.

Actually what happened was just that his eyelid got pushed behind his eye, the eye never popped out of the socket. Still painful, awful to watch and he couldn't see right away, but ultimately just a soft tissue injury and he was back within a week.

Although that incident did add to the legacy of Carl Krauser's 14-year NCAA career.

 

[Robertelamin]

I had a vision of Alan Ray.

For those who need a refresher...Ray was a Villanova kid going after a loose ball. So was a Georgetown player. The Hoya took a swipe for the ball, missed, but ended up whacking Ray in the face so hard his eye popped out of the socket.

That was one the nastiest things I’ve seen.

 

[husky8273]

I had a vision of Alan Ray.

For those who need a refresher...Ray was a Villanova kid going after a loose ball. So was a Georgetown player. The Hoya took a swipe for the ball, missed, but ended up whacking Ray in the face so hard his eye popped out of the socket.

"During the 2006 Big East Tournament, Ray was poked in the eye by Carl Krauser during the semifinal game against Pittsburgh. His vision apparently left him for a period of time and his eyeball had seemed to come loose from the socket, leading most to believe it was an extremely serious injury. However, his vision returned and it turned out to be only soft tissue damage. He was able to play less than a week later in the NCAA tournament, without goggles. In his first game back, he led Villanova in scoring. While on the video it appeared as though his eye came loose from the socket, his eyelid actually went behind his eye, giving off the impression of his eye coming loose."

 

[Stinger92860]

I’m fine with grad transfers but I’m sick of getting just “bodies” to fill out a roster. Gibbs, Miller, and Kromah were all good players. Without Miller and Gibbs we’re talking about a five year tournament gap. However, other players we’ve taken in this route have just not been the caliber of player we need. We can not be bringing in guys who were bench warmers in the A10 or Ivy League.

Unfortunately, through bad recruiting and player retention we’ve been stuck in a loop where we need to get “just bodies” and this is better than giving up a four year scholarship.

My request if we get a grad transfer this year: for the love of god just bring in the best available 3 point shooter. I don’t care what other skills they have. Just give me the best shooter.

We have needed shooters for quite a few years. Before the non-foul on Al he was 1-8 from three.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I like the kid , he just can't stay on the court

Really? Id say his nose is broken and he is concussed. If we see him again this season (highly unlikely) it will be with a Rip Hamilton mask on. After seeing the replay did anyone else think that if it was our center hitting their point guard that the stripes would be at the monitor deciding Flagrant 1 or 2?

 

[Edward Sargent]

Certainly a lot of our problems over the past several years are self-inflicted but I've never seen such bad luck with any sports team I've followed, it's literally one injury and freak occurence after another. I'm almost expecting a floor board to pop up and impale someone at this point.

Did you have to throw that one out there!!

 

[Tuna]

What a 2019 culture thing to do.. everyone is offended by everything in today’s world

Getting offended by utter stupidty will never go out of style.

 

[mauconnfan]

THey're mopping the floor for Gilberts blood and the kid has no luck yet this thread turns into "UConn sucks" because 2/3's of players transferred and only 1 or 2 players could play on a Div 1 roster of any substance, I mean really we haven't said this stuff enough that it needs to be on the injury thread too?

Boneyard sucks sometimes too.

 

[AdamaNation]

I know we suck, we've sucked for three years now but we'll be better starting next season. There are the structural things of 2/3 of our best players all transferring out but my point was about Diarra not being able to play basketball again, Alterique having horrible injury after injury, Jalen going down for the season, Larrier blowing out his knee. There have been so many little things I've lost count but when all your best players go down to serious injury and combined with those freak little things at times it has been hard for us to even field a team. There were warning signs he might be a problen but our top recruit one year turned out to be a cross dresser.

Whenever I think about the absurdity of our last few seasons I think we are paying some sort of penance for our two magical runs and Kyle Fogg's shot not going in. I also think we've completely bottomed out on the terrible stuff and big things will happen in the future.

Cross dresser that robbed convenience stores

 

[Marbles90]

I was under the impression all above the head contact gets reviewed. Not saying that the kid was trying hurt Al but he missed the ball by about 5 feet. I’ve seen flagrants for much much less.

This was my thought. They review EVERYTHING ad nauseam these days especially when there is excessive contact. Heck, if the clock missed one tick in the middle of the game they stop play and go to the monitor for 15 minutes to make sure that one second gets added back even though it has absolutely zero impact on the game. I thought for sure they would at least look at it and they had plenty of time while Gilbert was down (maybe they did and we did not see it on TV). I have definitely seen guys get flagrants called for less "unintentional" stuff. When I watched the replay I saw him swing his arm after the ball was already by him. I don't think it was intentional but to your point, I have seen flagrants called on alot less.

 

[Palatine]

This was my thought. They review EVERYTHING ad nauseam these days especially when there is excessive contact. Heck, if the clock missed one tick in the middle of the game they stop play and go to the monitor for 15 minutes to make sure that one second gets added back even though it has absolutely zero impact on the game. I thought for sure they would at least look at it and they had plenty of time while Gilbert was down (maybe they did and we did not see it on TV). I have definitely seen guys get flagrants called for less "unintentional" stuff. When I watched the replay I saw him swing his arm after the ball was already by him. I don't think it was intentional but to your point, I have seen flagrants called on alot less.

Most fouls are unintentional. You hit a guy's elbow by accident when he is shooting and it's two shots.

A foul is a foul whether it is intentional or not. You smash guy in the face with your flailing around and smash his nose -- and that is okay? That's not a foul? Insanity.

 

[Marbles90]

Most fouls are unintentional. You hit a guy's elbow by accident when he is shooting and it's two shots.

A foul is a foul whether it is intentional or not. You smash guy in the face with your flailing around and smash his nose -- and that is okay? That's not a foul? Insanity.

Yeah. I agree. But they can't review a missed foul call. They can review for flagrants.

 

[Waquoit]

To be fair to Willie

Why?

 

[Bonk]

Yeah he pretty much got inadvertently punched in the face, terrible thread.

Ill be honest I didn't even know there were 53 people who read the boneyard rn, let alone enough to like that message