Xavier Post Game Thread

[Hi-Low]

Can't get onboard with nice comeback, great effort....granted it was but really needed a W badly.

A loss is a loss and that's mostly how January has gone.

 

[uconntoatl]

Team continues to beat itself.

• Heroic amount of missed open shouts
• Unforced turnovers
• Napping in the 1st half

 

[SYF75]

Maybe get 20 reg season wins...overrated and rightfully so bc early wins vs early ranked teams, from fanbase that has been hoping to get back to the land, Reality not great former teams that these guys are compared to would beat by whatever they want. Right path I hope but get to tourney not going anymore than 2nd round. No one on this team is going to NBA , I mean maybe Hawkins but softest team Ive seen in a long time.

 

[kansashusky]

Have you seen anything that makes you believe we will? What in game coaching has improved?

No I have been saying this for years now. Everyone always hides behind the roster, and my point is good coaches can change that quickly a la Miller.

 

[USNavyDog]

Too large a deficit to overcome! Awful start, gritty comeback that falls short. The return of the dreaded 1-3-1? Was hoping that was retired. This could be a bubble team given how we can’t beat the top BE teams / even at HOME. So much for stacking wins. Now we have to worry about another losing streak.

We need to beat Providence and Marquette at home...or we go home.

 

[woofwoofL]

Were back! That second half is UConn baby! This game will be a springboard for us!

souley BOUM FROM WAY DOWNTOWN! BOOM. bruh if we lose to depaul and Georgetown fr I'm not a UConn fan no more im sick of this team. it was at gampel too which is rocking and the crowd is dead ah

 

[Marbles90]

This team is going nowhere in March if they can’t get a stop or a rebound at key times.

 

[AdamaNation]

This team is paper soft...any adversity or any team they have to assert there will on they cant do it....

After this game. Fairly hot on the take.

 

[UConnSwag11]

People are happy with his result? With the coaching and play?

 

[Scottobot]

On the plus side, I think Hurley might have figured out how to use Jackson when teams sag off him that much. It took 1.5 games against X. Hopefully, he doesn't revert to something stupid.

Hopefully Jackson is banned from shooting 3s the rest of season. If you can’t make 33 % from 3, you shouldn’t be shooting them.

 

[Dove]

unfortunately we’re out of the top 25. I’m ok with that. We can beat these guys in NY

Why, they're going to be worse? We lost at home.

 

[HobokenHusky]

Team is consistently scared in tight spots. This needs to change, they have to get one of these. These Kenpom “Bad luck” games are not luck.

 

[husky429]

I don't think you can fairly say Hawkins is the "best" player in the conference, but he 100% is the player that needs to be game planned for more than anyone. His shooting absolutely changes the geometry of the game.

 

[AntG168]

People are happy with his result? With the coaching and play?

No, should never be happy after a loss. They played an amazing second half though

 

[kobebeanbryant]

a loss is a loss is a loss.

here comes everyone to explain why we should feel good about this result…

 

[Dove]

This team is paper soft...any adversity or any team they have to assert there will on they cant do it....

But down by 17 twice. Cut it to one often.

 

[Gutter King]

This loss, like many close losses in Hurley's tenure, ended the same. With the game up for grabs we don't make winning plays. Just so much left on the table.

The good: Hawk truly looked like a three level NBA prospect. He was a lot of fun to watch tonight. If our offense can start running through him rather than the post, we have a guy that can go off and carry a team through the tounament.

 

[UConnSwag11]

If you don’t think there was in game coaching adjustments by Hurley that worked extremely well in the 2nd half, you’re just a hater

Nah, I’m just done seeing the same thing happen every game. That 9-0 start Xavier had without Hurley taking a timeout or telling Jackson to stop shooting buried us.

Every. Team. Since GTown has played us the same and he refuses to change anything up. I’m sorry if I don’t like be content with being below seton hall

 

[Palatine]

Andre Jackson’s 0 for 7 meltdown to start the game was the difference.

That didn't matter at the end. Our inability to play well when the game is one the line mattered.

How many times do we have to cut the lead to one only to freeze up?

 

[NJHusky]

On the plus side, I think Hurley might have figured out how to use Jackson when teams sag off him that much. It took 1.5 games against X. Hopefully, he doesn't revert to something stupid.

It takes Hurley waaaaay to long to figure stuff out in game. I wonder if he calls daddy or JC for advice during halftime. maybe now he understands it’s ok to play zone when needed.

 

[Moonshot208]

All this glass 1/2 full stuff. This is UConn, much more is expected. All this is on Hurley, all his players. Lucky for him they can't afford to fire him.

 

[freshler40]

The 1-3-1 helped us get back into the game. It cause a lot of disruption and turnovers.

Could a 3 / 2 zone with both bigs in the game prevented Nune from his easy scores?

 

[jayp123669]

That’s kind of the opposite of what happened this game, but go off I guess

Im not just talking about this game specifically....Im saying in general. They face a team where they need to come out and be tough and they cant do it.....nice comeback but again...did you win? NOPE. Have you won a tough hard knocks game YET this season? NOPE

My case dismissed....

 

[Jaydumo20]

That kind of play from Hawkins tonite will serve us well. Hope he keeps it up. We needed that guy. Yes, I know we lost

 

[Huskyforlife]

The Newton/Hawkins centric offense works. If we can get back to defending at a high level, watch out.