UConn Game Thread II

[jays69]

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/d ... -uconn-win

"After the hardfought 70–66 win Hurley let the Creighton fans have it as he walked off the floor. He waved and taunted and repeatedly shouted "two rings" while grabbing his ring finger. In a video that picks up Hurley's walk to the locker room once he is disappears in that local news clip, Hurley continues with the "two rings" bit but adds "baldy" and points at someone right before he hits the tunnel."

[Alphawalt]

Missing the Green FT was a bad idea.

6 in one hand half dozen in the other. Either way you go about it the odds of winning in those situations is like <1%

I do agree it's hindsight but still
..I'd choose to make it 100% of the time. More likely to make and get a miss on the other end than miss, get the board and get a 3.

Who knows if it would have made a difference to make the free throw, but being an extreme basketball junkie that watches way too many games, my estimate is 95 out of 100 coaches would have tried to make the free throw. As you may recall, right after the miss and then we fouled, the UConn player missed the front end of the 1 and 1, and it was thus still a three point game and they intentionally fouled us again. Had Green made the free throw, it would have been a two point game, and we would have had a shot to tie or win, but not much time to put up a shot, so probably a hope and a prayer type of shot. And of course, Green might have missed even if he was trying to make it. Game was lost due to McNeeley, who had an unbelievable game, and despite Neal’s best efforts, they doubled screened to get him open looks. I thought Mac should have gone to zone after he got to upper 20s points as it was obvious they had to rely on McNeeley as Karaban and Solo both kinda sucked last night and bigs were taken out with foul trouble.

[SeattleJay]

1620 the Zone reporting some type of altercation after the game

Who would have guessed that on dollar beer night?( and I’m not ripping on you SJ). Ok, I am un clutching my pearls now. The Jays will win out til the BE Tourney…..

Made the mistake of trying to read lips while on the air. Was told there was something that happened in or near the tunnel after the game. Later told by an administrator that it was "he said, she said." So, it is likely a whole lotta nothing.

Intense game, intense atmosphere. Classic Big East basketball. I am thankful we have programs like UConn and coaches like Dan Hurley. Gives us something to chase, something that makes our blood boil. Iron that sharpens iron.

Thanks, John. You’re the best.

I love listening to your broadcasts. I feel like I’m there Or as I like to say, “I can feel the wind blowing down Dodge Street.”

[BenningtonBluejay]

I am probably in the minority but I actually like Hurley. Great couch, supposedly a really great guy off the courts, FIREY competitor and villain the league needs

[UncleBillyJ]

Fedor with 6 points in 8 minutes.

With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, it sure feels like he should have played more.

+1

His D needs to improve to get more minutes with Mac. His O is light years beyond any other bench player (Traudt perhaps not that far behind but rather one dimensional).

His D has looked just as good as Miller's in his most recent games. Playing Miller is negligent plain and simple. A dude who is out there to spread the floor and shoot is currently bricking WIIIIIIIIIIDE open 3s. If Mac felt Zugic wasn't ready a month or two ago, then what the hell is Miller???

[anotherjayfan]

Where was King last night? Kalk played the whole game and wonder if we could have used King to give UConn a different look when they got in foul trouble.

[UncleBillyJ]

Where was King last night? Kalk played the whole game and wonder if we could have used King to give UConn a different look when they got in foul trouble.

Absolutely could have used him. Kalk refused to back down much smaller guys in the post and is clearly battling what I can only imagine is Ebola at this point because it seems like he has been on death's door since December. If King has shown one thing, he's going to attack the rim aggressively and throw his weight around in the paint.

[blueblood]

As a Creighton fan, I only dream of getting an immediate-impact freshman like McNeely. Wish we had that with McAndrew. I don't think Greg ever landed a 5-star recruit.

Comes down to money. They have more.

[#RollJays]

Was Hurrdat at the game to cover Creighton or Hurley last night? lol

[jayc13]

Agree with Alphawalt with the intentionally missed FTs. I wasn't a fan of that strategy. But missing the other 7 or so earlier in the game ended up being the difference in the game. And having several fouls to give at the end, why not press until they call it? Being ranked in the bottom 5 in steals and turnovers unfortunately carries over until the final seconds. I guess turning on aggression isn't in their nature. I dunno.