Creighton’s coach is phenomenal

[Kenny11]

He did everything you should do against uconn.
1. Left Whaley, Jackson, and Sanogo wide open on the perimeter and packed defense in.
2. Doubled Sanogo in different ways..sometimes delayed..sometimes from the top…sometimes from weak side.
3. Tried very hard to get Sanogo in foul trouble.
4. Avoided Whaley’s hedge like the plague. I don’t think Whaley’s man set one ball screen the whole night.
5. Force RJ to do everything and deny him the ball when our non-shooters have it up top. He was worn down by the end of the game.


I thought Hurley was fine tonight for the most part but creighton’s coaching was just outstanding

 

[ScottVib]

Whaley had several open looks for three that you could see him lock up on and just not have the confidence to take the shot.

 

[Palatine]

He forced Sanogo to defend the pick and roll. Sanogo's man scored 20 points in the second half.

That was the game.

 

[UconnFanDC]

We lost to a team missing their starting point guard. Smgdh

 

[kobebeanbryant]

this will be a template for how to play us moving forward

 

[tykurez]

Whaley and Jackson did not have it tonight and their minutes should have gone to shooters (Polley and Gaffney) - I don’t know why they were out there for the last 5 minutes.

 

[husky429]

A zone wins this game. Outcoached again.

Lesson learned, I hope. Onto the next one.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Sanogo is very easy to game plan for.. double and triple him and he won’t give up the ball. It’s really not hard.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

this will be a template for how to play us moving forward

that's what worries me more than anything else.

 

[connVA]

He did everything you should do against uconn.
1. Left Whaley, Jackson, and Sanogo wide open on the perimeter and packed defense in.
2. Doubled Sanogo in different ways..sometimes delayed..sometimes from the top…sometimes from weak side.
3. Tried very hard to get Sanogo in foul trouble.
4. Avoided Whaley’s hedge like the plague. I don’t think Whaley’s man set one ball screen the whole night.
5. Force RJ to do everything and deny him the ball when our non-shooters have it up top. He was worn down by the end of the game.


I thought Hurley was fine tonight for the most part but creighton’s coaching was just outstanding

All he had to do was wait for the Sanogo hedge and/or double and slip Kalkbrenner to the hoop. Hurley didn’t adjust. Game over.

 

[Kenny11]

Sanogo is very easy to game plan for.. double and triple him and he won’t give up the ball. It’s really not hard.

Yeah but he has games where he gets such good position and he’s such a beast that it doesn’t matter. Against creighton it’s harder for him because they are doubling plus he’s trying to score over a real 7 footer.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

Sanogo was just not hitting his shot. Period. Sometimes that happens. He gets double teamed and even triple teamed frequently. A lot of those shots would normally go when he was just off and that happens

 

[Willbball]

Woah, didn’t Friars just beat Creighton by 21? You guys got out coaches Big Time and Sanogo struggles against bigger players, good thing he didn’t have to face Watson this season!!

 

[metsfan2323]

anyone else notice that McDermott looks exactly like fat Randy Edsall? Must be a brother from another mother.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Yeah but he has games where he gets such good position and he’s such a beast that it doesn’t matter. Against creighton it’s harder for him because they are doubling plus he’s trying to score over a real 7 footer.

It should matter though. It’s not good offense or a recipe for success. If he wants to play at the next level he HAS to learn how to play good basketball. This is basic pass the ball to the open guy stuff. Slow down and dissect the defense. Be patient. It’s so frustrating.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

Whaley and Jackson did not have it tonight and their minutes should have gone to shooters (Polley and Gaffney) - I don’t know why they were out there for the last 5 minutes.

Thank you, Polley should be out there. Why was Jackson shooting a three on that after timeout possession? I would rather have Polley chuck up a shot rather than have that

 

[GHSWolverines]

I hope we never have to play them again this year. DH did not make adjustments on defense. McDermott owns Hurley.

 

[jdb50]

0-5 against Creighton in two seasons.

 

[Willbball]

Man what a season, can’t wait for the BET, Friars will be well rested, healthy, studying gamefilm and ready to go with Durham back in the line up having the next 8 days off!! really hope we get to play you guys, will be a lot of fun!!

 

[uconngb]

Coaches that beat Hurley this year:
Wright
Izzo
McDermott
Huggins
Cooley
Steele
Willard

Besides Steele and maybe Willard, anyone see a trend here???

 

[Palatine]

Woah, didn’t Friars just beat Creighton by 21? You guys got out coaches Big Time and Sanogo struggles against bigger players, good thing he didn’t have to face Watson this season!!

Be careful what you wish for.

 

[superjohn]

He did everything you should do against uconn.
1. Left Whaley, Jackson, and Sanogo wide open on the perimeter and packed defense in.
2. Doubled Sanogo in different ways..sometimes delayed..sometimes from the top…sometimes from weak side.
3. Tried very hard to get Sanogo in foul trouble.
4. Avoided Whaley’s hedge like the plague. I don’t think Whaley’s man set one ball screen the whole night.
5. Force RJ to do everything and deny him the ball when our non-shooters have it up top. He was worn down by the end of the game.


I thought Hurley was fine tonight for the most part but creighton’s coaching was just outstanding

He runs a coaching clinic on our coach, Hurley's coaching was not fine tonight. It shouldn't be this hard to make an adjustment.

 

[uconngb]

Thank you, Polley should be out there. Why was Jackson shooting a three on that after timeout possession? I would rather have Polley chuck up a shot rather than have that

Jackson shot 6 3s. SIX!!! None were close

That’s coaching

 

[tentoes4rings]

this will be a template for how to play us moving forward

That was my exact thought, McDermott just provided the playbook on how to beat us. I’m surprised nobody so far has mentioned Hurley calling that 3 for Jackson out of a timeout! We were down 5 and that ended the game essentially. I guess he didn’t notice the other threes Andre shot tonight that barely touched the rim.

 

[navery12]

A zone would have been nice but it's not something that seems like it's on the table. I would have taken just guarding anyone on the pick and roll. Every play Sanogo was in no man's land not guarding the ball or Kalkbrenner