CycloneErik
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Outside of Hurley, they don't seem as hateable as most UConn teams.
They'll find a way to get there, of course.
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Outside of Hurley, they don't seem as hateable as most UConn teams.
They'll find a way to get there, of course.
They have more offensive rebounds than we have total rebounds. Ouch.
Obviously. If they can't beat a top 20 team as well as inconsistent reffing. TJ needs them to tell them to walk to Ames if they can't win by 20 tonight.
I have video of Bill Walton at half clapping for a gymnast guy balancing a little dog while in a handstand. No lie.
Hope JT Rock is watching....prime opportunity to see where he would fit on Otz's teams.
May not be able to keep up the pace they like? They seem to thrive off of totally broken plays with barely scraping the pass out of their asses and then hitting one good pass for a score. Maybe he isn't as good at that offense as others?
I’m starting to think all of the fan bases that make fun of us for ******** about the refs when we are down are right…
I honestly think we executed a lot of our gameplan, especially on defense, but our rebounding is atrocious and is the difference in the game. I didn't expect us to have more than 30 at half against this length and athleticism, and they'd have 30-32 if we could close out on the defensive boards. A lot of our fouls came on 2nd chance possessions.
Clean up on the glass and do our part to stop sending them to the line and we'll have a shot. UNC was a good collection of talent but UConn is a really good team. And Hurley is a prick.
Clean up on the glass and do our part to stop sending them to the line and we'll have a shot. UNC was a good collection of talent but UConn is a really good team. And Hurley is a prick.
Most of the TOs were in the first part of the half as well.
Lipsey and Osun were the clear positives and it's miraculous Osun has ZERO fouls when it feels like most of our guys have at least two.
The negatives are the offensive glass, fouls, and missed layups. We had about 5 blown lay-ins, with Gabe having 2-3 of those. Have to make the easy shots.
A half-time NBA break to try to forget about our offensive struggles for a few minutes:
Tonight Niang, Monte and Tyrese combined for 24 assists and ZERO turnovers. That's pretty friggin impressive.
And now, back to UConn imposing its will on our offense ...
Tonight Niang, Monte and Tyrese combined for 24 assists and ZERO turnovers. That's pretty friggin impressive.
And now, back to UConn imposing its will on our offense ...
Problem is, Hurley is really really hateable. At least for me he seem more hateable than even Bill Self.
CycloneErik
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Fred and Tim and Larry and Johnny and Wayne never lost non-conference games. Program's sputtering.
/s but seriously there will be a post like that at some point tonight, like 'I miss when ISU used to actually WIN holiday tournaments'.
Sure I guess. UConn is relentless and insanely athletic. They are just better. Let’s see if it keeps up, but if you watch their defense for the most part that’s exactly how you want to play tough, in your face defense.
