UConn

[jacobkdoyle]

mick doesn't seem the type to want to admit he's made a mistake up to this point so i wouldn't expect anything to change.


a change would mean he's been wrong.

Yep. And coaches like Bill Self, Gregg Marshall, and Chris Mack are taking out upperclassmen to start the best players. It's time to punch the gas (for them). This team has a chance to be different bc of Broome and Washington. We just aren't allowed to have that though. It's such a shame bc this window will close as soon as we are eliminated and Clark and Washington are done. It'll be back to more of what we have always been. And that's fine. Is what it is. But this team right this second can be different. But are we allowed to actually use the best players?

I seriously wish someone would shake Coach Cronin and scream "DON'T DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk to the Mick Cronin who just lost in the 2nd round and realizes we need offense to advance. Please! We are begging you! Go talk to that guy. You are doing the weird stubborn thing again and we know where it ends. PLEASE! BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! JUST USE YOUR BEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS!!!!!"

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Man. Statements like this are why I can’t deal with fan Coaches.

If we aren’t getting Gary and Jacob enough touche, people complain. If our 2 best players get too many touches, people complain. If cane plays 6 minutes people complain, if cane plays 28 minutes and only 11 for Jenifer, and scores 18, people still complain. People complain that our players need to play 35+ min, then also complain that we are asking too much from our best players.

I will never understand this.

Players win games. Coach didn’t lose those games. Our players did. Our senior bigs got punked. Our star player turned it over too much. Our defense was poor on rotations.

At least you guys have some optimism left since you think our entire issue lies with our coach. I’m on the opposite end and think cosch K couldn’t get Garth Clark to be aggressive or couldn’t get Jacob Evans to start hitting 3’s. You guys seem to be down on this team bc of coach’s, I’m down because I don’t think we have a killer on this roster.

You can say all you want thst its cozvhes fault for recruiting these guys but everyone of them have been great players for our program, they just don’t have killer instincts.

Broome
Cumberland
Evans
Clark
Washington

These are the best 5 players. Play them together and play them a lot down the stretch of this season. See what happens. Broome and Washington averaging to sit on the bench for 38 minutes per game in our losses is 100% on the coach. We have to beg our own coach to stop playing worse basketball players over better ones every single year. And in THE year where things can be different, it's worse than ever in that regard. We are on track to go out the same way we always go out. I'm not willing to accept that. But coach is, bc that's ultimately where he's comfortable.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Broome
Cumberland
Evans
Clark
Washington

These are the best 5 players. Play them together and play them a lot down the stretch of this season. See what happens. Broome and Washington averaging to sit on the bench for 38 minutes per game in our losses is 100% on the coach. We have to beg our own coach to stop playing worse basketball players over better ones every single year. And in THE year where things can be different, it's worse than ever in that regard. We are on track to go out the same way we always go out. I'm not willing to accept that. But coach is, bc that's ultimately where he's comfortable.

I can't imagine there being another coach in America who would start Jenifer over Broome.

 

[cincrulz11]

I can't imagine there being another coach in America who would start Jenifer over Broome.

or in the biggest game of the season bench kwash for a freshman that basically never plays.


and that freshmans stat line for the game was 0's everywhere outside of 1 TO and 2 fouls.



it's criminal.

 

[waterhead]

Man. Statements like this are why I can’t deal with fan Coaches.

If we aren’t getting Gary and Jacob enough touche, people complain. If our 2 best players get too many touches, people complain. If cane plays 6 minutes people complain, if cane plays 28 minutes and only 11 for Jenifer, and scores 18, people still complain. People complain that our players need to play 35+ min, then also complain that we are asking too much from our best players.

I will never understand this.

Players win games. Coach didn’t lose those games. Our players did. Our senior bigs got punked. Our star player turned it over too much. Our defense was poor on rotations.

At least you guys have some optimism left since you think our entire issue lies with our coach. I’m on the opposite end and think cosch K couldn’t get Garth Clark to be aggressive or couldn’t get Jacob Evans to start hitting 3’s. You guys seem to be down on this team bc of coach’s, I’m down because I don’t think we have a killer on this roster.

You can say all you want thst its cozvhes fault for recruiting these guys but everyone of them have been great players for our program, they just don’t have killer instincts.

I think you have to take into consideration whether it was working at any point in time and whether it's working now. I think Evans at the top of the key worked for a brief period and then we started to really go hard to that. Now it's not working. Why is that so hard to understand?

The coach has to make adjustments. The players should not have to learn new positions on the fly. SMH. By the way...I think we have a "killer" on the bench. He may not be all american right now but he can make some shit happen. Let's give that an HONEST try!!! I think Kyle can be a killer at times too.

 

[waterhead]

or in the biggest game of the season bench kwash for a freshman that basically never plays.


and that freshmans stat line for the game was 0's everywhere outside of 1 TO and 2 fouls.



it's criminal.

Eliel went from nobody playing in bare feet to replacing a 2nd team all conference selection.

Ahem!!

 

[waterhead]

Broome
Cumberland
Evans
Clark
Washington

These are the best 5 players. Play them together and play them a lot down the stretch of this season. See what happens. Broome and Washington averaging to sit on the bench for 38 minutes per game in our losses is 100% on the coach. We have to beg our own coach to stop playing worse basketball players over better ones every single year. And in THE year where things can be different, it's worse than ever in that regard. We are on track to go out the same way we always go out. I'm not willing to accept that. But coach is, bc that's ultimately where he's comfortable.

8th leading scorer in the country 2 years ago and an all conference 2nd team selection. Sitting on the bench for below average players.

At this point I would really like nothing more than for Cronin to show us how wrong we are. I am on board with Jacob...I don't want to see us go down the same way again. I would rather lose in the first round trying to change than to lose in the second round with the status quo.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

8th leading scorer in the country 2 years ago and an all conference 2nd team selection. Sitting on the bench for below average players.

At this point I would really like nothing more than for Cronin to show us how wrong we are. I am on board with Jacob...I don't want to see us go down the same way again. I would rather lose in the first round trying to change than to lose in the second round with the status quo.

This is it. Right now. This might be the only time ever again we have a team with 5 legit guys who can score. And we are simply saying "Eh, pass on that". Next year we are looking like we're heading back to more of what we have been. This is the window. If we're ever going to go out firing, it'll be with this team. I can't just sit here in the stretch run and quietly watch it go by. I'm done pretending that Jenifer, Brooks, and Nsoseme are able to help us. Especially to the tune of equal time with Washington and Broome against our highest level opponents.

I remember Marvin Lewis saying he doesn't really believe in halftime adjustments. Marvin Lewis also loses every single big game he ever coaches and has been outscored like 81-6 in the 2nd half of playoff games. This is what happens to coaches who refuse to adjust. We are now on our 2nd 2 game losing streak with Jenifer at starting PG. We are 0-4 in our 4 hardest games. Adjustment time? Or nah?

 

[waterhead]

This is it. Right now. This might be the only time ever again we have a team with 5 legit guys who can score. And we are simply saying "Eh, pass on that". Next year we are looking like we're heading back to more of what we have been. This is the window. If we're ever going to go out firing, it'll be with this team. I can't just sit here in the stretch run and quietly watch it go by. I'm done pretending that Jenifer, Brooks, and Nsoseme are able to help us. Especially to the tune of equal time with Washington and Broome against our highest level opponents.

I remember Marvin Lewis saying he doesn't really believe in halftime adjustments. Marvin Lewis also loses every single big game he ever coaches and has been outscored like 81-6 in the 2nd half of playoff games. This is what happens to coaches who refuse to adjust. We are now on our 2nd 2 game losing streak with Jenifer at starting PG. We are 0-4 in our 4 hardest games. Adjustment time? Or nah?

We have the players. This team can get past the second round. No doubt in my mind.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

or in the biggest game of the season bench kwash for a freshman that basically never plays.


and that freshmans stat line for the game was 0's everywhere outside of 1 TO and 2 fouls.



it's criminal.

Or taking KWash out less than 3 mins into the game and he had scored two buckets and had a blocked shot in that same game

 

[sedziobs]

Quite the echo chamber in here.

 

[cincrulz11]

Quite the echo chamber in here.

try to keep your positivity to the bracketology thread, nobody wants to read it here.






(i say that completely in jest)

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Quite the echo chamber in here.

Yep. That's what happens when frustrated fans are talking. Big deal.

 

[sedziobs]

I'm not mad. I generally agree with many of the points being made. It is getting repetitive though.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I'm not mad. I generally agree with many of the points being made. It is getting repetitive though.

Yeah. I thought I'd be over it by now. But I'm not. It's crunch time. We can take 2 paths. One is scary bc we haven't been down it before. The other is the Safe Sally route that we know all too well.

 

[cincrulz11]

Yeah. I thought I'd be over it by now. But I'm not. It's crunch time. We can take 2 paths. One is scary bc we haven't been down it before. The other is the Safe Sally route that we know all too well.

too much time before the next game, nothing to use to get over the last one (or two).

 

[waterhead]

I'm not mad. I generally agree with many of the points being made. It is getting repetitive though.

It's getting repetitive because we would like to see some change. If nobody gave a shit...I would be more worried. Repetition of the message may actually spark the change most fans seem to be looking for.

 

[justinhub2003]

So take out jakes last couple games, his percentage goes way up. Already stated he is in a little slump, this isn't indicative of the player he is. And dude, this freak out about us not actually even being good, you need to seriously put it to rest. It's a little much.

I’m not talking slumps.

I’m talking about the way our guys have performed in 11 tier a&b games. Our best players numbers inflated because they dominate bad teams. That’s my concern. And no one can tell me it’s not valid.

I’m not throwing in the towel, I’m just not buying any hype until they show me and they can’t show us until we play @WSU.

I’ll still show up to every game and cheer for my team but my optimism took a massive hit

 

[Helicopter]

It's getting repetitive because we would like to see some change. If nobody gave a shit...I would be more worried. Repetition of the message may actually spark the change most fans seem to be looking for.

I'm sick of this status quo stuff. At some point your team needs to make a run. Same reason I am fed up with the Bengals. Cincinnati fans are so used to mediocre it's ridiculous.

 

[Helicopter]

I’ll still show up to every game and cheer for my team but my optimism took a massive hit

Huge.