TheOpenThread: Seton Hall vs. UConn
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 11:12 AM EST
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PrintSeton Hall Pirates at Connecticut Huskies, Feb 4, 2012 12:00 PM EST
It has now been three weeks since UConn's last win. The team is coming off the second-worst three-game stretch of the Calhoun era and the worst in 15 years. Jim Calhoun is on indefinite leave of medical absence, might need surgery, and might not return this year. UConn is in good position to win today -- Seton Hall has also lost its last five games and will be playing without star forward Herb Pope -- but with a road game at Louisville on Monday, followed up with a trip to Syracuse, UConn is still in a lot of trouble. Things, as they say, look bleak.
And yet, I have hope. Not for any rational reason -- the Huskies have played terrible basketball over the last three weeks, especially offensively, and their defense has never been something to write home about -- but its there. I just can't believe a team with this much talent is this bad. That might be is the homer in me talking, but I don't care, because if I'm going to come within spitting distance of a good mood in the next two months, I need to at least think this team can win.
UConn is trying out a new lineup again today, which I suspect will cause at least some rejoicing. For the first time Ryan Boatright, Shabazz Napier and Jeremy Lamb will start together, and they'll be joined by Andre Drummond and theoretical zone-buster Tyler Olander. And hey, it's not like this lineup can play worse than Wednesday's.
The game tips at noon on SNY and ESPN3. Join the discussion below and go Huskies.
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Karl Hobbs
former Calhoun assistant / GW coach and current manager of Basketball Operations has been promoted to a coaching role while Calhoun is out.
I just can’t believe a team with this much talent is this bad.
Pretty sure we said that two years ago.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
True
but that team didn’t have two lottery picks AND had Jerome Dyson
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
At this point in 2010
We thought Sticks was at least a first-round guy, and Dyson probably too.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
“…and at the end of the night, she calls me her pope!”
—probably some guy on Jersey Shore
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
first row on the floor today folks
Worse comes to worse I run on the floor and hit a few threes before the cops catch me
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 11:57 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
OK, I don't care how much we suck
If we can’t beat a Pope-less Seton Hall at home, we aren’t even NIT quality.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
Saturday noon games where the students have to wake up and drive 30 miles
UCONN MARKETING
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
So why can't Boatright do that every 30 seconds?
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
This press is fun
Gotta love Boatright dunking
By my count
we’re 3-0 when Boatright dunks
Ha! I knew you’d come out with the stat.
by defaultroute on Feb 4, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, but not Lamb's
35-foot three in the first five seconds of the possession
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
In lieu of us being able to run offense, we badly, badly need easy points like that. The press is long overdue, although I guess we’ll see if we have the conditioning to do it later on.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
like it so far
We’re working hard, especially on d. Of course it’s not the first five minutes that have killed us but the last 35.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 12:16 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
love the D
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:17 PM EST reply actions
hate the dumb 3's
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
I really wonder what goes through our heads on offense
Why do we make so many passes with no possible benefit? Shouldn’t every pass set up the next pass or a shot? Isn’t that basic basketball?
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
Sweet
Totally wasted eight minutes of good defense because we’re still clueless on offense.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
Vintage Oriakhi
…at least it wasn’t a neck ball
here we go again.
No movement again. It like they completely forget how it works.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 12:25 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Awesome
free throw…not so awesome. But I’ll take it
Friggin finally
Was that the first post entry pass of the game?
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
napier needs to be benched and not dress
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:29 PM EST reply actions
everything he does is counter productive
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
Boy
It’s nice that they can’t shoot
Lamb is shooting well today
Explain why he is not touching the ball every time down the floor?
Also, explain why Shabazz is taking any pull-up shots when he hasn’t made a shot since the Bush Administration.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
because
Napier needs to shoot before he turns it over? He’s really just preventing his own mistakes.
Napier has been terrible
but he’s not a bad player. He’s in a slump, obviously, but the Shabazz of the first two months isn’t lost and gone forever. Nor is the one that dropped 27 points on Cincinnati. I don’t mind him taking the shots because he’s got to work through this and eventually it’ll start falling
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
They're probably not
Going to send tape of this one to the Hall of Fame
oops
didn’t realize Borges had tweeted the same thing 2 mins ago
We are such a stupid team
We’re actually shooting slightly better than the Hall. When that evens out, we’ll be down 10 again.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
A new type of brutal...
I haven’t had a chance to see much of this team, and boy, this sure ain’t a treat…
Ole defense, getting outrun back on defense… ug.
There are times i feel like this is in slo-mo…
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
Alex
He needs to stop being a pussy and go strong to the hoop. Finesse is not his strong suit.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 12:36 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
because it seems every time he attempts to muscle
he picks up a foul
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Somehow didn't that time!
The officials must fear Blaney
Or
On replay that was the worst flop of all time
All it took was posting up a guy who appears to be 6-3
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Seton Hall TO
Are they having a ceremony to commemorate the made FG?
by zls44 on Feb 4, 2012 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Correct
0-7 two games ago, 0-9 last game, 0-3 before that shot today
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
SHABAZZ MADE A SHOT
That reminds me of a time in little league when I started the season 0-25, then legged out an infield single, and I celebrated like I won the damn World Series.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
I was with you
until the claim that you “legged out” anything. Admit it, the 3rd baseman bobbled the ball and the scorer missed it.
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
You would be surprised
I was decently athletic for a kid who spent his formative years eating barbeque chips and watching Nickelodeon.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
YES!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:39 PM EST reply actions
Little lead
through the regularly scheduled dry spell and some nice calls? I’m feeling okay about this
i really need to make a roscoe photoshop...
ideas anyone?
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know
but I realized when talking to Meacham that if Ollie succeeds Calhoun we’re going to need a “Make Way For Prince Ollie” photoshop with Ollie inserted into Aladdin.
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
NO FUCKING WAY
CONSIDER THAT DONE
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
+1
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
great idea
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
wooooohoooo!!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:41 PM EST reply actions
Katz really seems to be
running with the Ollie as next coach story. I think everyone’s known that was kind of the case, but I don’t know that anyone’s reported on it so much
Well it has the advantage of being plausible
unlike any and all Brad Stevens / Shaka Smart speculation
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
But!
They were also coaches in the same Final Four as UConn! How could that be a coincidence??
GIDDY WITH EXCITEMENT
/forgets this is against a team without its best player and with a lineup with height resembling American International
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
ENERGY AND SUCH
EVEN THOUGH THAT POSSESSION KIND OF SUCKED.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
Well, on that note, I must be going to a previously scheduled arrangement
Here’s hoping it doesn’t go to shit in the next hour!
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
Ooo
so vague. I bet it’s high school wrestling.
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
kid just hit the half court shot.
It’s our night baby.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
that more emotion than alex has shown since houston
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST reply actions
cyber muslces
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Boatshow!
Wreaking havoc on the press
!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 12:53 PM EST reply actions
Lamb missed
but that was a nifty little play.
I’ll take 30 points, Shabazz hitting a shot and a 13 point lead. Let’s keep it up.
I have never been more pleased
To be on pace to score 60 points.
re: Roscoe smith Photoshop
Ive been waiting for a Roscoe’s Modern Life or a Little Roscoe’s sign….
Marching to the beat of a different Drummond
Who Doesn't Like Icecreamcake?
by 1c3creamcake on Feb 4, 2012 1:00 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Roscoe's Modern Life
would be great. Blane-dog can co-star as Philbert the turtle
Jordan Theodore
= what I imagine Jafar from Aladdin would look like if he took his hat off.
Boatright
just slicing through the zone
linda McMahon in the house
Almost fell down the stairs. If she had I would have dropped the elbow on her.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:14 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
gotta give them credit.
They’re working hard. Not perfect in the least but I like the effort.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:22 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Yeah
I’ve been really happy with the defense, and Boatright looks like he’s back to normal. The lack of Pope is a huge asterix, but this feels good
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
i'll take it, we need it
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
It's an asterix for sure
but the post-season run started with two asterix wins last season (Deapaul sans Melvin, Georgetown sans Wright), so I’m happy to take the asterix
seton hall with only one to left.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:27 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
u g l y
he was going to hit that shot eventually
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
Seton Hall broke 20
before the 12 minute timeout…but not by much
The worst thing about ESPN3
other than its terrible quality. Is their insistence on only running 3 ads over a 2-hour game. Brutal.
MLB.com does the same thing
And for a solid month last season it was that stupid Citi Card weather balloon ad. It made me want to break things
dead Drummond:
Get under the basket. Go to the rim. Goddamnit.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:30 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
want to see more
but there seem to be stone hands in the paint…
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
seton hall with no timeouts
And 10+ minutes left. Andy Reid like clock management.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:41 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Might even enter
Art Shell territory…
Checking in without having seen anything except gamecast
Sounds like we still suck on offense, but we actually have some energy and also Seton Hall is terrible without Pope.
"I don't get defeated by things." - James A. Calhoun
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 4, 2012 1:41 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
ahem
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:41 PM EST reply actions
thabeet-esque
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
So who is playing Seton Hall today?
Haven’t been here today, but I just wanted to give props to “Make way for Prince Ollie.”
It's amazing
the difference that Boatright makes.
drummomd
That was the most illegal dunk ever.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:48 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I thought so too
but on the replay it looked like Shabazz’ shot hit the side rim and was well away from the cylinder
fight!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:51 PM EST reply actions
T
Is three even possible?
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:52 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Williard just got two, plus one for an assistant
lot of free throws coming up
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Fantastic
Shabazz Napier will be responsible for more points via 4 handclaps than he was for 3 full games.
Whatever it takes
I’m happy to see his fire, and our lead
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
they made a point on the radio
of saying that these are the refs that call the most Ts
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
and a 10 minute misconduct.
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by fcmonk on Feb 4, 2012 1:55 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
4 free throws?!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:54 PM EST reply actions
5!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
6!!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
we scored 60!
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 1:57 PM EST reply actions
This is like that time
when Rudy Gay suckered Brandon Roy into a T, instantly jumping him from 2 to 4 fouls and moving UConn into the Elite 8
Without the double foul
Rashad doesn’t get a chance to do anything in that game. Washington was cruising and no one could stop Roy. It happened around the 12 minute mark and gave UConn a chance to get back in it.
by Andrew Porter on Feb 4, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
You're right
I have trouble remembering the particulars of that one because of the drunken rage. Then drunken euphoria. It was beautiful.
i have a teen wolf pic but stupid sb nation doesnt allow for imports, you need url addresses...
moakes things more complicated
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by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
here
"...Don't talk black to me. How do you even talk black? End words with izzle..." Modern Family
by kemba walker is my hero... on Feb 4, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's awesome
Especially now with his scraggily beard
Bazz looks absurdly happy
Louisville is going to be very tough, especially without Calhoun, but all things considered I feel about as good as I possibly can about it.
The increased energy
Is a big deal. The shots will fall…right?
The New Hartford Boat Show!
in the XL Center!!!
call me at 1-800-328-7448! and really, have a NICE day!
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