When losses don’t draw a reaction

[superjohn]

You gotta admit, it's not a given Bouknight or Gaffney will be upgrades over what we have in Adams. We're kinda banking on Gilbert taking a huge step forward.

Yes but I suspect they'll play harder. Doubt they'll coast when the game is there for the taking and make sure to get theirs when the game is over.

We need Alterique to make the jump, outside of having no froncourt whatsoever, we have zero lesdership. We need that from Alterique next year

 

[nychuskyfan]

Tonight was special, even more meaningless points than usual.

Agree about tonight. Disagree about basically all the other hysterical criticism people here have of JA. Think I stick up for him a lot because he’s answered the bell for us when he could’ve left even though he hasn’t lived up to expectations (although he’s been our best player for 3 years). I’m just dumbfounded that he’s the constant scapegoat yet Hurley cannot be criticized at all.

 

[superjohn]

I don’t really get this take. When you are on a losing team, of course your points are going to be meaningless. You lost.

And he’s not the sole reason we are playing catch up all the time. This team absolutely sucks defensively, can never get a big stop and gives up points in a hurry. So we invariably are always down . What do you want him to do when we are down? Not try to score?

He didn't do anything for the whole game until it was out of reach.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The team could legitimately be worse next season. The front court is literally Carlton.

 

[August_West]

The team could legitimately be worse next season. The front court is literally Carlton.

Akok

 

[AdamaNation]

There was no way we were ever winning that game.

It’s sad but true.

Why?

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Akok

I'll hold out hope but I don't have a lot of confidence a kid under 200 lb is going to be able to rebound in this league from day 1.

 

[AdamaNation]

Is it wrong that I feel like we overachieved going 1-4 instead of 0-5?

Because I kinda do.

This is August saying this.,,,,,,,

 

[HuskyFich]

This is the first game this season that I shut off. Can't say that for the last two years. I did turn it back on with like 3:30 left in the game though. To be fair, I did watch the girls' game.

I call BS. How in the flipping hell did you not turn off the Arkansas or Temple games last year???

 

[3rdbass]

This is the first game this season that I shut off. Can't say that for the last two years. I did turn it back on with like 3:30 left in the game though. To be fair, I did watch the girls' game.

I guess this season blurs into last year with all the embarrassing losses piling up in the AAC. This is the American and we are one of the bottom feeders? Wow never thought I would see this day.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

Rebuild doesn’t happen overnight. Hurley is a rebuild expert, with a proven track record at two schools. First It takes time to get the right recruits, and then build your culture. This group is so used to losing and missing major pieces, that for me this is more of write off season, with low expectations, but always holding out a glimmer of hope something exciting develops later this year.

 

[StunningSteve]

The conference ain't gonna be easy to overcome even with better players, we need to be in the Big East yesterday.

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn get better talent than Gaffney, Bouknight, and Akok.

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn "overcome" having to develop the team.

It simply takes time to establish a regime and get old. It's like that in Jesuit leagues too.

 

[BY06518]

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn get better talent than Gaffney, Bouknight, and Akok.

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn "overcome" having to develop the team.

It simply takes time to establish a regime and get old. It's like that in Jesuit leagues too.

It would be easier to recruit basketball players in a basketball conference.

 

[AllAbout5]

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn get better talent than Gaffney, Bouknight, and Akok.

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn "overcome" having to develop the team.

It simply takes time to establish a regime and get old. It's like that in Jesuit leagues too.

I remember an ESPN announcer said during a UConn-Syracuse matchup (this was years ago, but still in the American) that we’re not getting the exposure or popularity as we used to get because recruits and fans don’t wanna see UConn play against teams like Tulsa or ECU, they wanna see teams like St. John’s or Georgetown.

 

[Paesano]

I call BS. How in the flipping hell did you not turn off the Arkansas or Temple games last year???

He wanted to watch Ollie work his magic.

 

[Calhoun's Court]

The officiating was bad but so were we.
No offensive structure. Way too many quick shots. Just throwing up 3 after 3.

And the DEFENSE. Or lack thereof.
Seems like any one any time can get to the rim any time they want.

 

[superjohn]

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn get better talent than Gaffney, Bouknight, and Akok.

Playing Jesuit schools wont make UConn "overcome" having to develop the team.

It simply takes time to establish a regime and get old. It's like that in Jesuit leagues too.

Most people don't even know our league exists, Big East has clout. You think flying back and forth across the country to Florida directional schools and Oklahoma is good for the team and good for our exposure/recruiting?

 

[hoopsknowitall]

Hot mess in both football and basketball should equal hot seat for the athletic director at some point....

 

[AdamaNation]

Polley= mental midget
Jalen = Stoned
Tarin= probably thinks about an upcoming interview at enterprise rent-a-car
Josh Carlton = should be in the MAAC
CV= only guy on the team with the killer mindset but he's got low bball IQ

Brendan Adams should play more. Why waste time with these other guys. He's getting over recruited but he'll get minutes for the rest of his career as a role guy. I'm done with the rest of the team.

I remember an ESPN announcer said during a UConn-Syracuse matchup (this was years ago, but still in the American) that we’re not getting the exposure or popularity as we used to get because recruits and fans don’t wanna see UConn play against teams like Tulsa or ECU, they wanna see teams like St. John’s or Georgetown.

that was dick vitale

 

[Tenspro2002]

Hot mess in both football and basketball should equal hot seat for the athletic director at some point....

AD Dave owns football, but he made the right coaching move in basketball (I would argue a year too late, but he did it). It will take more than 1 year and some significant roster turnover to appraise Hurley.

 

[YoungFree]

I call BS. How in the flipping hell did you not turn off the Arkansas or Temple games last year???

I can see how my post is misunderstood. What I meant was that I turned games off a lot earlier in the season the last two years.

 

[my2cents]

Yes, pretty obvious we need better players, with probably the worst front court in Div 1, we may not win many more games.
Next year, the excuse will be the players are young and need time.
As Michael Ray Richardson said , " The ship be sinking"

 

[yukonfan4]

I.R.S.

akok is a 5-star according to some. bouknight and jalen are 4-stars according to some. even with two grad transfers rounding things out that's a top 25 recruiting class in hurley's first year. consistently getting top 25 classes and developing them means we'll be back in the big dance soon enough.

 

[Waquoit]

Seems that folks are finally coming to terms with how bad KO damaged the program. What good does pitching a fit do now?

 

[JB75]

It’s almost like when someone pees in a swimming pool - the whole pool is contaminated. KO contaminated this program so badly last few years. Imagine it was so bad that players like Vance Jackson were willing to sit out a year in the prime of thier basketball life and leave uconn to go play ball in NEW MEXICO!!!! Wow. The final blow was Enoch Durham and Jackson transferring. Sorry , weird pool analogy- but just what came to mind.

 

[Robertelamin]

Yes, pretty obvious we need better players, with probably the worst front court in Div 1, we may not win many more games.
Next year, the excuse will be the players are young and need time.
As Michael Ray Richardson said , " The ship be sinking"

The ship is sinking? You realize it sunk a few years ago right?

 

[Psolo12]

Need I remind everyone how last year we barely beat an 0-11 Coppin State and lost by 40 to Arkansas and KO sat there and took it. That was a disgrace to the program and made me sick as a fan who has so much love for this program. I respect the he** out of Hurley for fighting every game tooth and nail for his guys and for the program. I’ll take that every day over the guy who sat there and let mediocre teams completely tarnish and disrespect our program. I can live with losing with a guy like that, I couldn’t live with Ollie’s nonchalant nature while getting piss pounded and skating by horrible teams.

 

[my2cents]

The ship is sinking? You realize it sunk a few years ago right?

Its a deep ocean......if it sunk a few years ago there would be no where to go but up. My fear is we are getting worse each year, heading back to pre Calhoun territory

 

[JMick]

Its a deep ocean.if it sunk a few years ago there would be no where to go but up. My fear is we are getting worse each year, heading back to pre Calhoun territory

Ok, drama queen. Hurley hasn't even been here a year.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Yes but I suspect they'll play harder. Doubt they'll coast when the game is there for the taking and make sure to get theirs when the game is over.

Why? You would have thought the same thing about Adams coming out of high school.

On the Boneyard, the best players at UConn are always the ones who haven’t gotten there yet.