Happy 8 Year Anniversary Jalen Adams Against Cincinnati AAC Tournament

[Drew]

shoutout to whoever runs this account- cannot believe it’s been 8 years since this happened

 

[Drew]

And what is easily the best way to watch this sequence: Mike Francesa calling the game live on radio in NY

 

[husky429]

I distinctly remember Cinci fans being absolutely livid and claiming Jalen traveled.

 

[Drew]

I distinctly remember Cinci fans being absolutely livid and claiming Jalen traveled.

And then when they realized he didn’t travel it was “no way the clock started on time, you can’t turn and shoot in 0.8 seconds!”

 

[John]

Loved watching Jalen Adams.

 

[UConnRock]

I love watching the video. Other than the shot, I chuckle at the interanion between Jalen and Hamilton after the Cincy shot is made. Hamilton obviously wanted Jalen to inbound the ball. Both point at the ball for the other one to go get it, but the ball was closer to Hamilton and just Jalen walks up court......

 

[bluestreak]

What I remember most about the game is the post game presser with Mick "pressure vessel" Cronin denying the results.
I still get a chuckle.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Hasn't this been officially designated as Kobe Day? Dedicated to his interest in UConn basketball

 

[Gurleyman]

The Cincy fans always point to the score bug and complain that the clock didn‘t start on time. But the score bug wasn’t synched up with the real clock. There was a lag of .2. So even though the game clock started on time it took two tenths for the score bug to reflect it.

For a lark back then I used a stopwatch (well, the timer on my phone - don’t own a stopwatch) and repeatedly tried to time how long it took from touch to release. I concluded It took about .65. Maybe sometimes .60 and sometimes .72, but the mean was .65.

 

[BlueMAB]

The Cincy fans always point to the score bug and complain that the clock didn‘t start on time. But the score bug wasn’t synched up with the real clock. There was a lag of .2. So even though the game clock started on time it took two tenths for the score bug to reflect it.

For a lark back then I used a stopwatch (well, the timer on my phone - don’t own a stopwatch) and repeatedly tried to time how long it took from touch to release. I concluded It took about .65. Maybe sometimes .60 and sometimes .72, but the mean was .65.

I'm impressed by the attention to detail to the timing of the shot. That said, what's a "score bug" and did the "lark" appreciate how much work you put into this?

 

[Tyler2Rings]

And what is easily the best way to watch this sequence: Mike Francesa calling the game live on radio in NY

Cincinnati's nawt even on the cauwt! They were huggin eachotha!

 

[BGesus4]

I distinctly remember Cinci fans being absolutely livid and claiming Jalen traveled.

The leprechaun included

 

[connVA]

And what is easily the best way to watch this sequence: Mike Francesa calling the game live on radio in NY

I dust this off once every few months. Classic

 

[Waquoit]

I coincidentally was driving from Tampa east the day after that game, we said what the hell and pulled over in Orlando. Parked a couple blocks from the arena for 5 bucks. Walked to the game without ticket, first guy wanted $150 for 2. I said no way, he says "after that shot yesterday, everyone wants tickets!" Yeah, right. 30 was my number, I bought from the first person who gave me 2 for 30. Nobody was there. We sat in loge box, nobody cared. That was the AAC semi-finals. So whenever I read "But MSG!", it irks me.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

The only TVs in my office at the time were on the trading floor. I walked in and changed one of them from Bloomberg to the game. Couple of UConn alums worked there so I didn’t get much blowback. The floor became invested in the ending of the game and erupted when he hit this shot. Feel good moment before the subsequent dark years that followed…

 

[Thirty Three]

 

[huskyjawz]

It felt like a game winning shot, but we still had to win the overtime.

 

[huskyjawz]

I love watching the video. Other than the shot, I chuckle at the interanion between Jalen and Hamilton after the Cincy shot is made. Hamilton obviously wanted Jalen to inbound the ball. Both point at the ball for the other one to go get it, but the ball was closer to Hamilton and just Jalen walks up court......

Thanks for pointing that out, I never noticed that!

 

[uconngb]

Here's a question: How many of you were there for it? I was. Now don't lie, because there was only about 500 people there.......

 

[bendm]

a brief ray of sunshine through the dark cloud that was the AAC

 

[nomar]

Loved watching Jalen Adams.

One of the great "what ifs," in my book.

Imagine him on this team, having been coached for 2-3 seasons by this staff?

 

[El Obrero]

a brief ray of sunshine through the dark cloud that was the AAC

a brief ray of sunshine through the dark cloud that was the AAC

Well, then there was that national championship thingy, too…

 

[uconnblueinky]

I went running out of a bar in Louisville screaming U. C. O. N . N ...UConn UConn UConn!! Mixed in with some other language because I thought the shot won the game . When I got home my roommate said "wow , this UConn Cincinnati game is still going " ... My jaw hit the floor in disbelief. Thankfully we pulled away in that fourth ot

 

[c29328]

My Dad and I were secondary market all week. 20 a game until finals. Lower level. We got on TV for that shot. Other than final game we had 2-3 empty seats around us. Town felt dead too. I hated the AAC.

 

[NatiHuskiFan]

And then when they realized he didn’t travel it was “no way the clock started on time, you can’t turn and shoot in 0.8 seconds!”

This is exactly how every interaction went with my friends and family. I think I posted this highlight on FB that day and it was every comment haha. I think this sentiment was even on local radio