SuperMetroid
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Really could have used Ty in this game
UConn 74, Illinois 61 Postgame
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Well, 13/31 doesn't exactly do much for me either. 32.8% from 2 vs 20% from 3.....I don't think that was a magical elixir to fix what ailed us.
Agreed with the layups. Let's call it was it is....they plays were out there to be made. We just didn't make them and it's frustrating.
I don’t know, didn’t love the outcome. Outrebounded, 21% from 3, 31% from field, and AS was a real no show. Yet, we still fought back and made it a game until that ridiculous 4 point play. I can see a team here that can gel and make a deep run. Some tough lessons need to be learned along the way though.
I'm right with ya on Brandon Lee
Tomis weak pump lay up attempt at 7'1" after a great pass even though he was fouled was also so annoying and says a lot about his mindset right now. At least Big Z went to pound dunks when set up. Big z attack the rim ala Kofi and try and break the dudes arm when you are in such a strong position after a great pass. May a little guy be scares to try and block it when your wide open. He was too weak after that great pass fir a guy his size
After all of our justified criticisms, that's a fair point.
We have 1 player on our entire roster that can play man defense. BAM. The rest are slow, lazy, not interested in playing anything more than a AAU game. I said it last week 19-12 or 18-13. Mirk is a freshman 18 years old, Keaton, and Lee also. They have room to grow. Older men on roster are a bunch of over paid bums. Expect, Kylan. Ugliest darn court I've ever seen in my lifetime. BYU close 2nd. Omg we are non athletic as it gets.
Or least draw a foul
BlindLoyalty
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Offense comes and goes, defense travels. The defense will improve at the margins, but the lack of athleticism and abysmal lateral quickness was a roster choice that is not correctable. This should be a top 25 team all season that is great fun to watch but frustrating vs elite teams w/ superior athleticism and quickness. To beat elite teams this squad must dominate the rebounding margin and shoot 3s @ >35% clip.
As much as I like Ty… he would not have helped in correcting such a poor shooting night!Really could have used Ty in this game
Pretty simple to look at this game… as mentioned a couple times… just an average shooting night is real close or perhaps a win. Shoot 32%, 21% 3’s…. expect to lose against any big ten team!
Hurley took a calculated risk, particularly in the second half, to load up on our drivers and that we wouldn’t make enough 3s to beat them. We shot 2-16. Ball game.
Liked that we fought back and made it a game. Not sure what the defensive wrinkle was we threw and them to get back in it but it worked.
Think we will be good. First road test against a top 5 team and we competed. Sounds like Drej wasn’t 100%. Frosh are still getting used to P5 physicality and will improve. Tomi looked like he is making progress.
We get 9 days to practice. Clean some things up defensively, reintegrate Tomi as our fulcrum for 5 out offense and I think we have something,
Liked that we fought back and made it a game. Not sure what the defensive wrinkle was we threw and them to get back in it but it worked.
Think we will be good. First road test against a top 5 team and we competed. Sounds like Drej wasn’t 100%. Frosh are still getting used to P5 physicality and will improve. Tomi looked like he is making progress.
We get 9 days to practice. Clean some things up defensively, reintegrate Tomi as our fulcrum for 5 out offense and I think we have something,
They ran an offense with movement and multiple cutters from 5 players and multiple picks away from the ball. While Illnois runs alot of ball picks with players standing on the perimeter waiting for pentration and a dishout.
If sitting him gets his head out of his a## in November so it isn’t in his a## in March then it is worth it.
I think a lot of people are questioning how you get this level of effort for a game this big. And it does seem to be a pattern. I'd prefer a lot less pre-season hype and a lot more of a show me the money from the staff and the team. The attention to detail and intensity was just not there.
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
For the _____th time against a tough opponent, no.
Man some of yall in here are real fuddy duddies about fashion and jerseys.
It would’ve been nice to win this one, but winning doesn’t matter until March. Let’s revisit then.
It would’ve been nice to win this one, but winning doesn’t matter until March. Let’s revisit then.
Please play Wagler a lot. The team needs smooth play.
Can close this thread, the above says it all.
Morez is not a big. Didn't you watch him vs Maryland last year he was abused without Tomi. Mirk is a better post defender vs bigs than Rez ever was.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
There may be a slew of “but…but…Quad 1…” responses but POTD for me.
A demoralizing loss that can have ripple effects down the line, especially when you see how AS left the game. This on top of what seems to be a very questionable effort by some players from the start is a bad sign.
SuperMetroid
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We started trapping them at half court and it got them out of their offensive rhythm some. We forced a couple of turnovers too. It was Boz, Petro, Ben and Jake oddly enough
He needs to play defense without fouling. He took himself out of the game.
Everyones defense save Ben, Lee and sometimes Boswell was horrible. Get off ur porch old man.
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