UConn

[jacobkdoyle]

Game is Thursday at 7 on ESPN

 

[jacobkdoyle]

What I don't want to see:

The same starting lineup. Then we win. Then we act like the Broome crowd was worried about nothing bc we got back on track.

 

[cincrulz11]

i want to slaughter them!

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I'm just depressed about the team. Trying really hard not to slip into the "Same old Bearcats" mode.

 

[cincrulz11]

I'm just depressed about the team. Trying really hard not to slip into the "Same old Bearcats" mode.

the difference is the players are there. we just have to use them.



the other teams didn't have that.

 

[Cin City]

We might have a problem. Ive been down all day. Like seriously, my mood is affected. We might need to get a life. Im always like this after a loss though. The only cure is a win.

 

[cincyguy13]

i want to slaughter them!

we will win by 30. we can beat the scrubs

 

[cincyguy13]

We might have a problem. Ive been down all day. Like seriously, my mood is affected. We might need to get a life. Im always like this after a loss though. The only cure is a win.

yea, I have completely given up on the Bengals and to some degree the reds. lost all hope. the bearcats are my last team I really care about. Not sure what I would do if I gave up on them. Does feel like they are getting close to that Bengals territory. Always good, never good enough

 

[jacobkdoyle]

We are only promised 6 more games. Obviously we will probably have a few more, but 6 is the minimum. If we go out, how are we ok with going out? I am not ok going out with with Jenifer starting, Washington playing less than half the game, and Moore playing over Williams. I am ok going out if our most talented and athletic players are on the floor giving it everything they have. But the coach not putting them on the floor is inexcusable. It's crunch time. It's time to go with your best guys and let them determine their own fate. Hope you taught them well enough. But having such little faith in guys who can score and going with guys who you know for a fact can't, and also are prone to defensive mistakes as well, is no way to lose.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

yea, I have completely given up on the Bengals and to some degree the reds. lost all hope. the bearcats are my last team I really care about. Not sure what I would do if I gave up on them. Does feel like they are getting close to that Bengals territory. Always good, never good enough

The Bengals thing is about the tone. Always getting people to believe it can be different this time...but ultimately getting too scared to really go for it. Then getting really defensive about it afterwards and coming up with stupid reasons why you had to do things the way you're comfortable doing them, even if year after year it results in going home early.

It's not too late for this team. I just want to be shown that we're willing to go down with a fight and change things up to try to spark us down the stretch. Just deciding to not a change a thing sends a terrifying message. I am legitimately scared. I am so scared that Cronin will get stubborn, dig in, and lose early with Broome or Washington riding the pine. I am so scared of that. So scared.

 

[cincyguy13]

The Bengals thing is about the tone. Always getting people to believe it can be different this time...but ultimately getting too scared to really go for it. Then getting really defensive about it afterwards and coming up with stupid reasons why you had to do things the way you're comfortable doing them, even if year after year it results in going home early.

It's not too late for this team. I just want to be shown that we're willing to go down with a fight and change things up to try to spark us down the stretch. Just deciding to not a change a thing sends a terrifying message. I am legitimately scared. I am so scared that Cronin will get stubborn, dig in, and lose early with Broome or Washington riding the pine. I am so scared of that. So scared.

I agree. we still have a one game lead, and still kinda control our own destiny but I would like them to prove they can actually beat someone before I talk about how great they are or believe how far they will go.

 

[Jon Rycek]

I agree. we still have a one game lead, and still kinda control our own destiny but I would like them to prove they can actually beat someone before I talk about how great they are or believe how far they will go.

I know, I hate being 0-27

 

[Alum2013]

I know, I hate being 0-27

What contribution do you bring with idiotic posts like that? If you're so confident that we're the best team ever and our 4 losses mean nothing given our teams history please provided objective reasons for why we are all so dumb and wrong.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I know, I hate being 0-27

I admire your ability to stay positive. I really want to remain that way. But I'm just so depressed about the team. Unless we change it up, we will continue to drop these big games. It's that simple. And our coach hasn't shown in the past that he's willing to change. So it's just hard to expect the results to be different. We have Washington and Broome for a reason. Use them both. Period.

 

[cincyguy13]

What contribution do you bring with idiotic posts like that? If you're so confident that we're the best team ever and our 4 losses mean nothing given our teams history please provided objective reasons for why we are all so dumb and wrong.

the guy is clueless. They could lose the next 5 games, and he would get on here and say "everything is fine, can't win them all." He is still holding on to that BIG UCLA win. One of those fans that is fine with going to tournament every year and not winning anything else.

 

[Quadri's #1 fan]

If UC loses to UCONN then it's time to start worrying. I can only hope Broone starts and plays 30+ minutes. They're doing everything in their power to give up a 3 game conference lead when they only had 6 games left. It's not March yet, but it's time to start playing like it is.

 

[Alum2013]

If UC loses to UCONN then it's time to start worrying. I can only hope Broone starts and plays 30+ minutes. They're doing everything in their power to give up a 3 game conference lead when they only had 6 games left. It's not March yet, but it's time to start playing like it is.

I agree if we lose we should definitely be worrying but if we win I don't see how it could possibly give us confidence we'll win in March.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Brooks and Nsoseme went 22 minutes combined with 0 points? Is that right? I mean, the second either one of them makes any mistake at all, we lose the matchup at the 5. At least Washington can score and make up for mistakes. But he's not allowed to make up for it. So we just accept the fact that we lose at the 5 in those games.

Same with PG. I thought Cronin knew Broome could only play 6 minutes in the Houston game, and I was beginning to accept that Broome just wasn't as advertised...then you see him against Wichita a few days later, and it's like wait whoa wtf is this!?!? So it's the same thing with him. Yeah he fouled a 3 point shooter and maybe wasn't making plays defensively, but he can make up for it offensively. Too physical in the paint? So what? Why can't Broome shoot 10 3s in a game if we need it?

Enough of the bs. Play the best players. I'm going to lose my mind if we lose in the tournament in a game where Washington or Broome is on the bench. I'm telling you. Losing that way is unforgivable every time. Play the best players and let them figure out how to win their matchup.

And I know I've been on this Williams/Moore thing. But if Moore isn't hitting shots (shooting 29% from the floor in conference play), he can't be out there. We already have Jenifer who can't score starting, and Scott, Brooks and Nsoseme coming off the bench who can't score. Williams can score. He is much more athletic and in a high level D1 game gives us a better option. He's 10-12 on FT in AAC. He could score 5-8 points every game if he played 15 minutes.

I'm not dogging Moore. He's the youngest guy on the team. I think he's going to be good but lately he hasn't shown that he's ready at all to help us in the biggest games. The fact that Moore was playing crunch time in the Houston game and Williams didn't play at all is mind boggling. Turn Williams loose. Let him play for 12-15 minutes and have him run around like a maniac. That's who he is at this point in his career, so embrace it. We can press with him, he can drive, he can dribble. It's gotta be him.

 

[david aka the TYZ]

Brooks and Nsoseme went 22 minutes combined with 0 points? Is that right? I mean, the second either one of them makes any mistake at all, we lose the matchup at the 5. At least Washington can score and make up for mistakes. But he's not allowed to make up for it. So we just accept the fact that we lose at the 5 in those games.

Same with PG. I thought Cronin knew Broome could only play 6 minutes in the Houston game, and I was beginning to accept that Broome just wasn't as advertised...then you see him against Wichita a few days later, and it's like wait whoa wtf is this!?!? So it's the same thing with him. Yeah he fouled a 3 point shooter and maybe wasn't making plays defensively, but he can make up for it offensively. Too physical in the paint? So what? Why can't Broome shoot 10 3s in a game if we need it?

Enough of the bs. Play the best players. I'm going to lose my mind if we lose in the tournament in a game where Washington or Broome is on the bench. I'm telling you. Losing that way is unforgivable every time. Play the best players and let them figure out how to win their matchup.

And I know I've been on this Williams/Moore thing. But if Moore isn't hitting shots (shooting 29% from the floor in conference play), he can't be out there. We already have Jenifer who can't score starting, and Scott, Brooks and Nsoseme coming off the bench who can't score. Williams can score. He is much more athletic and in a high level D1 game gives us a better option. He's 10-12 on FT in AAC. He could score 5-8 points every game if he played 15 minutes.

I'm not dogging Moore. He's the youngest guy on the team. I think he's going to be good but lately he hasn't shown that he's ready at all to help us in the biggest games. The fact that Moore was playing crunch time in the Houston game and Williams didn't play at all is mind boggling. Turn Williams loose. Let him play for 12-15 minutes and have him run around like a maniac. That's who he is at this point in his career, so embrace it. We can press with him, he can drive, he can dribble. It's gotta be him.

I will say, I get size-wise why you play Nsoseme against Morris. He's the only one tough enough to box him out.

As far as Cane goes. We know what Cane is and isn't at this point. A game like Houston he didn't get in because they were holding and Cane wouldn't have been able to do anything. He went with Moore for toughness and length and I guess I'm OK with that. We have to be fully prepared for March and trying things out now vs. the better teams isn't the worst idea to see if those guys can handle the pressure of the big game. Yesterday was a perfect recipe for Cane and he got the minutes and shined. He made one really dumb decision on offense, but I'll take that every day of the week. To me, though he showed he deserved to start now. Especially with the lineups tightening up and benches shortening, there's no "second team" coming in for spurts. And let's face it, Jenifer has brought nothing to the table to warrant starting at his point. When you have to put the ball in your SF hands to run the point then you need to take your pg out... I said it many times over the course of the year and I'll say it again now.... Jenifer has to get assists to warrant starting. And he simply doesn't. Yes, he knows the defense better and is physically stronger (I've seen him box out some bigs several times in games) and he's better, at least less careless, with the ball. But SHOW ME SOMETHING. Cane showed something yesterday. His energy level is better, he was hungry on defense and he's still our best option for a kick out three (which is really what Mick's offense is geared around). I understand Mick giving Jenifer the nod early and keeping Canes ego in check and making him earn it the hard way. But that time has come and gone. It's crunch time.

 

[Alum2013]

As far as Cane goes. We know what Cane is and isn't at this point. A game like Houston he didn't get in because they were holding and Cane wouldn't have been able to do anything. He went with Moore for toughness and length and I guess I'm OK with that.

I'm sorry but what are we basing this off of? Who's to say Cane wouldn't have been able to score given the chance to actually play? All he has done in close games against good competition is prove he's our biggest prime time player who doesn't hide when the lights are on.