Frustrating game but we're fine

[MuggsyB]

I'll just leave it at that.   Obviously the rebounding is an issue that bit us tonight but this team competes.  I fully expect we'll bounce back and learn from this game.  Give UCONN credit.

[wadesworld]

We'll be fine, but rebounding will be why knocks us out of the Tournament no doubt. I just hope it's in the Sweet 16 and not first round.

[GB Warrior]

I'm just trying to figure out if this is a schematic thing, or just the guys we have right now? Does our chaotic defense just get us out of position?

[MuggsyB]

We'll be fine, but rebounding will be why knocks us out of the Tournament no doubt. I just hope it's in the Sweet 16 and not first round.

No doubt it's a gargantuan problem.  And some of it is poor fundamentals and not enough ferocity.  Our 5's were brutal tonight.  The thing is we played a pretty poor game and still had our chances.

[NolongerWarriors]

We'll be fine, but rebounding will be why knocks us out of the Tournament no doubt. I just hope it's in the Sweet 16 and not first round.

Not enough talent on MU to win 2 games in the tourney.

Win your opening game and that's pretty much maxing out their ability and fans should be satisfied.

[tower912]

UConn played well and earned it.     

[MuggsyB]

I'm just trying to figure out if this is a schematic thing, or just the guys we have right now? Does our chaotic defense just get us out of position?

The experts here can answer this better than I.  What drives me nuts is not grabbing the ball with two hands and completing our box outs.

[Fred Garvin]

There goes the idiot!! How many quad 1 wins does MU have.

[RushmoreAcademy]

Regroup and focus up for Butler. No easy road games.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Not enough talent on MU to win 2 games in the tourney.

Win your opening game and that's pretty much maxing out their ability and fans should be satisfied.

[Elonsmusk]

UCONN shoots 86% from FT Line.  We go 65%.  We got hammered on the boards..yet still were clawing in the game.

[79Warrior]

Not enough talent on MU to win 2 games in the tourney.

Win your opening game and that's pretty much maxing out their ability and fans should be satisfied.

Solid post. Thanks for playing.

[SaveOD238]

We'll be fine, but rebounding will be why knocks us out of the Tournament no doubt. I just hope it's in the Sweet 16 and not first round.

We get crushed on the boards by big, strong forwards like Sanogo.

The teams we will play in the first round don't have those kinds of players.

[JakeBarnes]

There goes the idiot!! How many quad 1 wins does MU have.

7. with 4 q1a wins.

[tower912]

Could be worse.   Could be Indiana.   Or MSU at home against Bucky.

[EasyDuzIt]

UCONN is big and athletic especially with Sanogo
tough matchup for us like you said though were fine we didn't play well and still had chances
Love Oso but he's gotta go to the rim stronger
on to Butler

[MUfan12]

Could be worse.   Could be Indiana.   Or MSU at home against Bucky.

I'm gonna be so annoyed seeing UW in our gym again, riding their luck to a S16. Ugh.

[Uncle Rico]

I'm gonna be so annoyed seeing UW in our gym again, riding their luck to a S16. Ugh.

They're not getting out of the first weekend

[Viper]

Winning-out the regular season definitely doable!! Top 3 finish in conference? Count me in! BUT, defensive rebounding will be the post season undoing.

[Viper]

They're not getting out of the first weekend

have I ever mentioned, better dead, than RED?

[MuggsyB]

The most frustrating thing to me tonight in addition to the obvious, and maybe more so, is that Kolek mentally struggled mightily.  And that can't happen from your starting PG.  Everyone can have a bad game but he made inexplicable decisions that led directly to UCONN getting quality/transition looks.  He forced Shaka to sit him because these were backbreaking type plays and we all know he's better than that.  I mean frankly unless a wide open lay-up is available on a drive in the h-court, that's a forced shot versus a shot blocker  that he should never take.  And it's not his game.  KNOW YOUR GAME.  PERIOD.  I assume Shaka is having a discussion with him and he'll learn from this experience. 

[Uncle Rico]

The most frustrating thing to me tonight in addition to the obvious, and maybe more so, is that Kolek mentally struggled mightily.  And that can't happen from your starting PG.  Everyone can have a bad game but he made inexplicable decisions that led directly to UCONN getting quality/transition looks.  He forced Shaka to sit him because these were backbreaking type plays and we all know he's better than that.  I mean frankly unless a wide open lay-up is available on a drive in the h-court, that's a forced shot versus a shot blocker  that he should never take.  And it's not his game.  KNOW YOUR GAME.  PERIOD.  I assume Shaka is having a discussion with him and he'll learn from this experience.

Maybe he has the clap?

[Shooter McGavin]

UCONN is big and athletic especially with Sanogo
tough matchup for us like you said though were fine we didn't play well and still had chances
Love Oso but he's gotta go to the rim stronger
on to Butler

Oso also needs an elbow jumper.  He will be hard to guard if he can shoot.  A pump fake from the elbow would lead to one step and a dunk if he had a respectable jumper.

[MUfan12]

The most frustrating thing to me tonight in addition to the obvious, and maybe more so, is that Kolek mentally struggled mightily.  And that can't happen from your starting PG. 

It "can't happen?"

It does happen. It happens to every team, every player in the country at some point. They're college kids, not robots.

Yeah, Ty had a bad night. So what. He's won them more games than he's lost them. Deal with it.

Usually I scroll past your nonsense but this pisses me off.

[tower912]

Or his high school girlfriend was among the 40 friends and family in attendance and fried his brain.

Complete sarcasm for those who might miss it.