TheOpenThread: UConn vs. Providence
by Andrew Porter on Feb 28, 2012 6:00 PM EST
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PrintConnecticut Huskies at Providence Friars, Feb 28, 2012 7:00 PM EST
So much of our perception in sports is based on timing. Take for instance the Elite 8. Meacham, who became a UConn fan around 2005, sees Elite 8 games as fun exciting adventure that usually ends up with UConn going to the Final Four. Me? I think about the Elite 8 as a nausea inducing dread machine because the early years of UConn's success scarred me so badly.
We have a similar difference when it comes to Providence. In Meacham's eyes the Friars are an annoyingly troublesome team that UConn is only able to beat when they're going to the Final Four. Whereas I see them as a bottom-feeder that resides in the Big East sub-basement with Seton Hall. Meacham's view, as usual, is probably more accurate. The Friars have been a pain in UConn's ass over the last several years and though UConn should destroy them tonight (Ken Pom has them 117th in the country and they've won only two games in the past six weeks) they always cause more trouble then they are worth.
Hopefully that won't be the case this evening, because if UConn loses it'll once again send their NCAA tournament hopes back to a very unsteady bubble. But, should the Huskies survive and advance things will be looking good -- Jim Calhoun might be back for a senior-less senior day on Saturday, UConn will be hosting a down Pitt team at Gampel and we'll be back to the glorious month of March.
The game tonight tips at 7 on SNY and ESPN3. This is your OpenThread, leave your comments below. Go Huskies.
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Hopefully we Giplaye well tonight. Otherwise we’ll be whistling Dixon about our tournament chances.
Get well soon Coach!
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Kadeem shhsss
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who was the assistant that left...
for the friars?
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
Was it
former UConn assistant Andre La Fleur?
Big game for PC too
It would be a good one for them to go out on before Providence turns it’s attention to college baseball. Oh, wait…
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Our offense runs better
when we get three opportunities at a tip in
I take it you aren’t a huge fan of the Drummond 12 foot baseline jump shot.
by Monquencio Hardnett on Feb 28, 2012 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
I'm a huge fan
of that back-to-the-basket move he just made. But, yeah, not such a big fan of him shooting J’s.
Roscoe is earning his minutes on the boards
He’s by far our toughest player right now and we need it
Couldn’t agree more. Dude just plays hard.
by Monquencio Hardnett on Feb 28, 2012 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Love Roscoe
might like him better at the 4 though. (That has nothing to do with him and everything to do with Drummond/Oriakhi struggling when on the floor at the same time)
I like him at the three
I wish he would shoot more.
He’s a size advantage there most of the time. Not so much at the four.
Also.
He is my favorite UConn player on this time.
I like how we are so numb to the alley oops now
Most other teams threads would have been going nuts.
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There we go
:)
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Banked three quota filled already
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It's honestly hilarious
at this point
I'm switching
to John Begg. The only cheapest whiskey in the liquor store ever to be a Scotch.
granted it's PC
but there is a little looser feel, a different energy. they may have take a lot to the positive from the Cuse game and learned who they are.
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Lets hope!
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Has providence ever heard of defense?
I would suggest switching from the full court… they arent quick enough
Bring back 18
Holy shit
PCs coach is Bunk!?
Get well soon Coach!
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That went to shit quick. What’s Ron with this team? Bryce yourself for a closer game than it should be.
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Bryce Cotton
Has to be on the 1st team “Sounds like an SEC Quarterback” team
Imagine if he was a QB in the Cotton Bowl
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You dont want to know
tied at 17
Get well soon Coach!
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Your missing out on SNY
Commentary literally is so boring that I like it because I don’t listen. THATS WHAT SPORTS SHOULD BE
SNY and ESPN3
have the same commentary. This’ll be a joy
by Andrew Porter on Feb 28, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Well LaDontae know? We’re losing to the fucking Friars.
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I don’t Coleman. It’s not looking good.
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My God, Oriakhi.
Your moves are so soft.
by Monquencio Hardnett on Feb 28, 2012 7:30 PM EST reply actions
The speed difference
between Drummond’s baseline spin move and Oriakhi’s baseline spin…astounding.
we're consistent
We play soft against good AND bad teams.
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by fcmonk on Feb 28, 2012 7:31 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Okay, I retract my other comment...
fuckity fuck fuck
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
Intrepid here we come!
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i can see that
sick in new york because imagine how many uconn fans will be on shore cheering, you know since fans cant go
If its at a ship that's been turned into a museum
this site indicates that Southern California, Texas and South Carolina are the most likely options
by Andrew Porter on Feb 28, 2012 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Might be a tad chilly
outdoors in NY in November
Ed Cooley
called that timeout from inside the 3 point arc
OK
I am depending you all for hard-hitting play by play and analysis as I move from one TV to another.
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I'll put in as much effort as the SNY crew
ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Get well soon Coach!
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Lamb floater returns frim the dead!
Get well soon Coach!
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Lamb with a shitty pass out of bounds
Get well soon Coach!
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Lamb floater!
love that shot
I miss Marty Conlan
I remember going to a game at PC with my UConn buddies and heckling him from behind the basket, while he yammered “fuck you” back at us, not realizing that there was a TV camera aimed at his ugly face, beaming his vulgar visage all over the New England area.
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I really hate the Dunk
TV can’t do justice to just how ugly the building is. It’s like the homeless man’s Gampel with 175 more view-blocking support columns
haha holy shit
I actually am always in newport and never really had a need to travel into Ptown. That is awful
The only fond memory I have of the place
Meeting ZZTop in the elevator going up to the “luxury box” area. Shockingly small people. Wicked cool.
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As ugly as the arena itself is
The “backstage” area looks like, well, any neighborhood in Providence.
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Good forbid
SNY cut away from that gripping anecdote to replay Lamb’s foul call.
Gif-Eye
With the mid-range!
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He's on the German National team, no?
I know he played U-20 ball for them, but I feel like he got called up
by Andrew Porter on Feb 28, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Providence
makes it absolutely clear that they are, in fact, Providence
Same thought here
just brutal. Thank god because we do not want to score
by Andrew Porter on Feb 28, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
unless its an alley oop
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Great set
I love our half-court, everyone just stand there offense. Great stuff. Shocking that it never works.
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Fuck this game
Get well soon Coach!
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For the love of fuck
Of all the ways the last 20 seconds to go, that has to be pretty close to the worst.
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I'm in class following the gamecast..
seeing a lot of offensive rebounds. I imagine we are getting out-hustled per usual?
In a way
More like playing stupid. Mixed in with the lazy offense.
Get well soon Coach!
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Are we really being out rebounded???
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 28, 2012 7:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
yeah but the radio feed said
We were out rebounded 20-10 in the last 13 min. Ouch
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 28, 2012 8:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
On my way commutting home
Was just able to get out of the subway to hear that stellar end to the half. Awesome
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 28, 2012 7:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions
lucky you
Get well soon Coach!
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Strong handed Warriahki!!!
Get well soon Coach!
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SHABAZZ
Get well soon Coach!
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(.)(.)
Get well soon Coach!
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As it should
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MORE
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 28, 2012 8:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lamb's been called for charges
for far less
This is difficult
I’m planning a vacation and having phone conversations with rental people while trying to watch the game. Luckily, we’re playing Providence so things are taking care of themselves.
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Are you going on vacation in Providence?
Because that would be meta.
Get well soon Coach!
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Nope
Going to New Hampshire. Last summer, we did take my son to Roger Williams Zoo. It was ok, but trying to get back out of Providence to go home was a nightmare. Providence is like Turkish prison: Easy to get in, impossible to get out.
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Scoe wearing a shirt and playing great tonight.
Coincidence? I think not.
by Monquencio Hardnett on Feb 28, 2012 8:26 PM EST reply actions
This guy gets it
#BringBacktheLambTshirt
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What the fuck?
A little cranial anal impaction going on here.
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OK
Explain to me how that isn’t a foul, or at least a technical?
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Maniacal laugh
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You beat me to it
The guy’s been your main zone buster for two games and he’s sitting for Olander? Blaney, you’re going to “coach” me into the funny farm.
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This blue tax commercial is even worse than this game.
Get well soon Coach!
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"UCant"
Never was funny. Never was clever. Therefore, it’s the best Friar fans can do.
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HA
UCANT. UGetIT?!
Get well soon Coach!
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Grab a fucking board
Get well soon Coach!
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No perimeter defense fever
Catch it.
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What is up with Cooley's head?
I mean, I don’t want to make fun of the guy if he’s had brain surgery or something. Even I have limits.
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If announcers
stopped talking about the 3 point line as if it was created last week, it would be 20 years too late
You're never out of the game with the 3-point line
in college basketball
by Andrew Porter on Feb 28, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
I... don't. I don't even know how to respond to that
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OK...
Was the T for the elbow or tossing the ball? And what the fuck was the two-handed shove at the other end? I mean, this is the building where Ted Valentine gave Donny Marshall the tech for “sarcastic clapping”. The officiating in this league has sucked a big fat dick this year. And not just for us, but a lot of games.
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UConn says
Rebound? WTF is a rebound?
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Grrrrr
This team has wildly underachieved this year, but this one is really taking the cake.
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What a stupid foul
Providence gonna Providence
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Gotta give their students credit
They showed up for a team that isn’t really going anywhere. Of course, inside the arena may be the only safe place in city.
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Nice complisult
Get well soon Coach!
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instantrimshot.com
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Thankfully we have a bajilion TOs again.
Get well soon Coach!
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Well what's left?
Win the last one, win three in the BET? And what would we do if we actually made the NCAAs? Last year was one thing, but that’s the exception not the rule.
I just noticed that we have two timeouts left with under 30 seconds to go in the game, because Blaney sees using TO’s as a crime against God.
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So glad we are awesome
WHY IS BLANEY ALLOWED TO COACH ALONE.
Marching to the beat of a different Drummond
Who Doesn't Like Icecreamcake?
Maybe Cooley should wear a hat.
He’d be the coolest coach in the league.
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Like I said
I don’t want to mock the man if that’s due to some disease. Dude can’t help that.
But a big pimp hat with a giant feather coming off the brim would be so, so awesome.
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Or embrace friar hood and shave the top middle
Get well soon Coach!
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Blaney
has never coached above the talent level on the team, with maybe 1 exception at texas. If you count our talent and who we should beat, blaney is 0-100000000
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Timeout!
SEE, YOU ALL DOUBTED HIM WHEN HE SAVED THAT TIMEOUT BUT BLANEY HAS ALWAYS, ALWAYS KNOWN WHAT HE’S DOING!!!!
Or he was lucky.
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BLANEY
An assistant for so long.
for a reason.
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Putting laptop down
Can’t afford to throw it through the TV.
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nice laptop or nice tv?
hey, anything is better than watching the game
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by 1c3creamcake on Feb 28, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Crap
This is what we call in poker either being way ahead, or way behind.
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Drummond should have gotten fouled and here's why
Instead of a guy trying to miss a free throw, here’s a guy who can’t help but miss them!
And Blaney calls a timeout to ICE HIS OWN PLAYER!!!! GENIUS!!!
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BLANEY BLANEY BL:ANEY
Why not chant?
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by 1c3creamcake on Feb 28, 2012 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
So stupid
Get well soon Coach!
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Fuck you, boys
I mean, there is NO WAY this team could have come up smaller. If certain players who are “sure things” to come out in the draft honestly think they’re ready for the next level, they are wildly mistaken.
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WE ARE SO BAD THIS SEASON
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/ frustrated
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by 1c3creamcake on Feb 28, 2012 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
Beyone frustrated
you know what they say, wait a day and then talk. Ill probably be just as mad though
ditto
prepare for the hate
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by 1c3creamcake on Feb 28, 2012 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
agreed.
but for the record
I really like Tyler, and he’s a nice guy when I had a chance to talk with him. Young players just getting frustrated.
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