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Great win despite the last 8-9 minutes of the first half. Would like a bit more step on the throat from them in these situations but after a 10 day layoff it was pretty good everywhere.

Solo is still struggling from 3 but the rest of his game has improved so well, including his passing. Solid 2nd half, hit some daggers to quiet the crowd, when needed.

On to Marquette Sunday!
 
Seems like a break in games and plenty of practice time was just what we needed to get things ironed out within the offense. Like many, I have been all in on Mullins from the get go, but this was the first game he actually looked like he knew where to be in the sets. And it certainly paid off.

And what’s crazy is there’s still room to improve. I am firmly in the “really liking Silas” camp, but he is no where near his ceiling. He is already helping this team, especially on the defensive end, but if the light really goes on for him and he finds a way to balance the distributor/creator/scorer parts of his role, then we are a wagon. It seems like he’s figuring it out, and we have a good slate of games ahead for him to keep making progress.
 
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mauconnfan said:
Great win despite the last 8-9 minutes of the first half. Would like a bit more step on the throat from them in these situations but after a 10 day layoff it was pretty good everywhere.

Solo is still struggling from 3 but the rest of his game has improved so well, including his passing. Solid 2nd half, hit some daggers to quiet the crowd, when needed.

On to Marquette Sunday!
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Did I miss something? I didn’t see him miss too many tonight.
I thought that this was perhaps the best all around performance from Solo in a Husky uniform. Complete Game and nearly perfect IMO.
 
superjohn said:
Xavier is bad but they had no trouble with West Virginia and Cincinnati.
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As a point of comparison, Xavier's NET is 78 spots ahead of Ga Tech, which lost to Duke by 6 in Cameron tonight. It was a one possession game with 90 seconds left.

KenPom brutalized Duke for that win. They're now down to 9th. We moved up to 6th.
 
JonnyRI said:
Isn’t that where the kid Wolf from Yale went?
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storrsroars said:
As a point of comparison, Xavier's NET is 78 spots ahead of Ga Tech, which lost to Duke by 6 in Cameron tonight. It was a one possession game with 90 seconds left.

KenPom brutalized Duke for that win. They're now down to 9th. We moved up to 6th.
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Up to number two defensive efficiency. A LONG way from last year’s struggles on that side of the ball.
 
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aboogieee said:
Braylon is 0-for-3 on behind-the-back dribbles.
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My daughter who knows nothing about basketball said I dont think he should do that anymore.

Just got back to Columbus from the game and happy we excised th demons from a few years ago when we went and lost there.

Great overall team game though we stalled on offense when we stopped pushing the ball. Super happy everyone got involved and played a part!
 
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storrsroars said:
Who among us did not want to buy a helicopter through the Neiman Marcus catalog?
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HCCForever said:
A good day for UConn basketball. Back to back convincing wins for Women and Men

Tarris looked good. Ball, Mullins and AK make it easy when hitting shots. Loved the alley oop from Mullins to Solo. Need more of those. AK’s jam was pretty cool as well.
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Was at the game. It was great to go wire to wire. Many good games from many players. Fun ride home the 3 miles up Montgomery road. Happy New Year Husky fans. This could be a fun 2026!
 
Last game I will miss while traveling to Philippines for 3 weeks. I will be back early Sunday morning to see the Marquette game later that day. Great win and a nice birthday present to me for January 1st. I will have to watch the game when posted. I'm excited ro see how the team is growing. Happy New Years ro all Husky Nation from Philippines 🇵🇭.
 
DW1361 said:
I may be wrong, but I think I saw Demary finally playing above the curve. Could he finally becoming more comfortable running the offense? Thought he was better than Smith.
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Silas has been much better running the offense for about the past 3-4 games, the offense dies in Smith's hands too much with him ballpounding while guys are flashing off cuts and coming off screens that he doesn't see or deliver the ball on time to.
 
DW1361 said:
I may be wrong, but I think I saw Demary finally playing above the curve. Could he finally becoming more comfortable running the offense? Thought he was better than Smith.
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I agree but once Smith stopped driving into the trees for layups he was much better. He still dribbles to much.
 
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I didn't watch this game, but it is possible to be critical of Solo while also understanding his value to this team. They go hand in hand because he plays so many minutes.

He needs to be better in every other facet of the game if we are going to get this season to the finish line. 100% he's the key to the season.
 
Gutter King said:
I didn't watch this game, but it is possible to be critical of Solo while also understanding his value to this team. They go hand in hand because he plays so many minutes.

He needs to be better in every other facet of the game if we are going to get this season to the finish line. 100% he's the key to the season.
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This doesn't make any sense. He was great in every facet of the game tonight?
 
Gutter King said:
I didn't watch this game, but it is possible to be critical of Solo while also understanding his value to this team. They go hand in hand because he plays so many minutes.

He needs to be better in every other facet of the game if we are going to get this season to the finish line. 100% he's the key to the season.
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Let’s just say you needed to watch the game before that hot take.
 
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