Xavier post game thread.

[husky429]

I didn’t know the parallel/angled rule, but by that rule it wasn’t a flagrant.

It really should have been a no-call IMO, but they weren't reviewing the foul, just looking for a flagrant.

 

[jleves]

Always great to get a road win vs a good team, particularly with the big guy out.

Two things to clean up:
SJ with only two rebounds. He's simply has to do better than that.
Free throws - 4 more and a couple front ends and the game isn't that close down the end.

 

[kansashusky]

Alex is going to have a crappy night. Cuts on the eyebrows like that hurt like hell. Maybe our players should start putting vaseline on the eyebrows like boxers.

Solid game from Castle. Unstoppable at the rim, great defense, great passing. Hustle plays too.

Newton has gotta figure out his finishing and made some bonehead moves in crunch time but looked really good otherwise.

Cam did Cam things.

Good minutes for Jaylin.

Solo is in a little funk.

Diarra really did work for a 5-8 minite stretch there. Totally changed the momentum. MIP.

I don’t think Solo is in a funk, Diarra is just a better player right now. Solo was lauded as this three point shooter from the summer but Diarra is like 6-8 over his last couple games, is a better defender and can actually dribble the ball.

 

[3rdbass]

Solo really needs to add to his game. He’s obviously been passed on by Diarra, no shame there. But Diarra does the little things, Solo needs to as well. Sitting on the perimeter waiting for an open look just ain’t gonna cut it.

Yeah I can't understand a guy that atheletic and with a decent handle almost never drives. Werid.

 

[3rdbass]

And rebounding. Yikes.

Well we are playing 5 guards for large chunks of the game. What do you expect? I mean when Karaban was out we were super small.

 

[auror]

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UConn is now tied for 1st in the Big East standings with Seton Hall and St Johns, as we all predicted.

We all said there was a top 3 in the Big East.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Karaban’s biggest mistake was being tough & gritty & trying to play through that elbow. Should have just flopped like that little beach Hunter and he might have avoided a foul call and gotten the flagrant called on the Xavier goon…

 

[Gutter King]

Castle diving for loose balls … he’s all in and definitely doesn’t play like he’s got a foot out the door, love it.

I hope they go back to the well on that Steph base line ISO. Now that he has a bunch of game minutes under his belt, we have to take advantage of the mismatch he presents more often.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Yeah I can't understand a guy that atheletic and with a decent handle almost never drives. Werid.

Exactly why I said he should’ve been practicing that in our non conference cupcake games instead of firing away from 3 which is not useful now.

But again, we’re loaded at guard so it’s really not going to affect us winning.

 

[Palatine]

We're holding serve with Clingan out. This was a big one on the road. If we win Sunday I think we move to the top of the poll.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Well we are playing 5 guards most of the game. What do you expect?

Johnson had zero rebounds in the first half. Villanova used to play four guards and out-rebound teams. It's about effort and boxing out, not size.

 

[husky429]

In the last 7 games, Samson has had 4 fouls SIX TIMES. His inability to defend without fouling is becoming problematic. He also has 2 total assists.

He wasn't supposed to be the starter, but he's shown he's better than this. More than capable of being a more consistent defender IMO.

 

[my2cents]

With Clingan we win this game by 25.
The Midwest announcing team was terrible, Jarra?
ISO Castle down low, pretty much unstoppable.
To a man, they are all stepping up.

 

[Hoopcrazee]

27 assists on 31 buckets. Is that good?

or freaking unbelievable?

 

[Mets8692]

Seeing how the other top 5 all struggled on the road, feels good to get a victory.

 

[navery12]

In the last 7 games, Samson has had 4 fouls SIX TIMES. His inability to defend without fouling is becoming problematic. He also has 2 total assists.

He wasn't supposed to be the starter, but he's shown he's better than this. More than capable of being a more consistent defender IMO.

Needs to fix both of those things, but I think they're things that we can win in spite of (at least once Clingan is back). He also has 5 games with 1 or 2 rebounds in that stretch which is unbelievable. That can't happen

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Alex needed many stitches per Borges…

 

[caw]

In the last 7 games, Samson has had 4 fouls SIX TIMES. His inability to defend without fouling is becoming problematic. He also has 2 total assists.

He wasn't supposed to be the starter, but he's shown he's better than this. More than capable of being a more consistent defender IMO.

Unfortunately I don't think Samson is going to change that fouling issue anytime soon. He's now at 4 fouls at 8/16 games. Two more at three fouls. It just is who he is. He gets silly fouls here and there but also gets some from just not being strong enough and very long.

 

[Drame]

With Clingan we win this game by 25.
The Midwest announcing team was terrible, Jarra?
ISO Castle down low, pretty much unstoppable.
To a man, they are all stepping up.

Yeah that's one correct way to pronounce it.

 

[Palatine]

I thought they should have put a butterfly on that thing to close it up.

 

[uconnfan68]

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How did they miss Stewie’s block?

 

[housekeys]

Great teams win on the road. This win means something.

 

[Palatine]

How did they miss Stewie’s block?

Dunno. They do a good job getting this up right after the game but they do make a mistake or two. Big play by Stew.

 

[uconnfan68]

In the last 7 games, Samson has had 4 fouls SIX TIMES. His inability to defend without fouling is becoming problematic. He also has 2 total assists.

He wasn't supposed to be the starter, but he's shown he's better than this. More than capable of being a more consistent defender IMO.

Thought he might have blocked a few of those drives.

 

[AllHusky]

Free throws killed us all game. We miss the front end of 1-1 and then they come down and hit a three. Happened twice.

Hurley running clock instead of set plays led to two Castle threes. Last person on team I want shooting a three.

Yeah
Don’t take your foot off the gas, stay aggressive, just be smart