Xavier post game thread.

[Palatine]

I guess this is what we expected. If we played better in the first half it would have gotten silly.

 

[aceboon]

after that first half I thought this was going to be a redux of the Seton Hall tourney opener in 99, that 2nd half was impressive. Tristen said they were gonna fix things at the half and blow them out in the 2nd and that's what they did.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Back to work

 

[bendm]

just the first game of the BET we needed. as hurley said the team that played yesterday has an advantage in the first half but we still went into the lockeroom with a 1 pt lead. then we put on a show under the bright lights in the second.

rooting for SJU in this next game. MSG will be jumping tomorrow for that matchup.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Castle had some nice looks for a lob but the team couldn't get it to him. Would love to see more of that tomorrow

 

[husky429]

My absolute favorite things about the game of basketball are violent rebounding, selfless passing, and tough SOB defense. Our team does all of it well even though we're often less athletic than our opponents. If we're going to do those 3 things, it's an enjoyable game to watch with or without the W.

Wins are pretty nice though.

 

[OceanDoggie]

Have to hit those free throws. Seton Hall and the Johnnies will play physical.

 

[uconngb]

after that first half I thought this was going to be a redux of the Seton Hall tourney opener in 99, that 2nd half was impressive. Tristen said they were gonna fix things at the half and blow them out in the 2nd and that's what they did.

I said the exact same thing in the chat. Luckily it didn’t play out that way.

 

[huskeynut]

Xavier came out hot and fast. Still had that energy from yesterday's win. Then reality set in for Xavier in the second half. Outsocred 53 - 27.

Uconn with six players in double figures. 29 assist on 35 buckets.

 

[UConn77]

The first half was ugly and Xavier was pumped. Once we settled in in the second half and Xavier ran out of gas, the Huskies ran away with the game.

 

[UConnRock]

Higher field goal % than free throw %.

 

[ctchamps]

Tale of two under class men halves. Once Donovan and Stephon settled down it was all over. Second game in a row Samson looked real good.

 

[Waquoit]

I said the exact same thing in the chat. Luckily it didn’t play out that way.

I dipped my toe in the chat room during the first half. It was madness.

 

[Umami Zen]

Samson playing like he belongs! This team's ability to take the opposition's best punch-Collect themselves- And take control of the game has been outstanding this year. Onions and fortitude.

 

[husky429]

Samson's 2 best games in a row since Texas. Awesome to see. If he's turned the corner, we're DANGEROUS.

 

[Pmac923]

My absolute favorite things about the game of basketball are violent rebounding, selfless passing, and tough SOB defense. Our team does all of it well even though we're often less athletic than our opponents. If we're going to do those 3 things, it's an enjoyable game to watch with or without the W.

Wins are pretty nice though.

Less athletic than our opponents? That’s a head scratcher for me. That can’t be a realistic take after seeing this team for 32 games..

 

[gsmooth]

My absolute favorite things about the game of basketball are violent rebounding, selfless passing, and tough SOB defense. Our team does all of it well even though we're often less athletic than our opponents. If we're going to do those 3 things, it's an enjoyable game to watch with or without the W.

Wins are pretty nice though.

Question: Does your "diarrhea" coincidentally last long enough by the end of the Seton Hall-St. John's game?

 

[UKemba15]

We had more assists than they had rebounds. I love that.

 

[husky429]

Less athletic than our opponents? That’s a head scratcher for me. That can’t be a realistic take after seeing this team for 32 games..

Cam, Alex, and often Newton have been slower, less strong, and not as great of leapers as their counterparts. What we have is a much higher skill level and IQ. If YOU haven't seen that, I wonder what you've been watching for 32 games.

 

[Dogdeacon]

It is always amazing to see the advantage one game under your belt can provide in tourney play. Yet not anywhere near as amazing as this UConn Huskies basketball team!

Starters scored 12, 13, 10, 13 and 12. Then 12 off the bench for Samson. What a great passing, unselfish team !

And if one combines pts, rebounds and assists, the starters were all between 18-25

 

[husky429]

Question: Does your "diarrhea" coincidentally last long enough by the end of the Seton Hall-St. John's game?

We shifted the meeting to Zoom, so I didn't need to fake sick.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Print the shirts

 

[REB1094]

I was a bit distracted watching because I’m at work, but I wasn’t too worried in the first half. It felt like we were taking the shots we wanted and they were taking the shots we wanted them to take. We missed ours, they made theirs

In the second half we started making ours and they stopped making theirs. Then we built some momentum and overwhelmed them to a +26pt second half differential

The love was shared as 6 of the 8 rotation guys hit double figure scoring. Great game for Samson, Newton had a quiet 13/7/5 on 50% (and a monster putback dunk), Castle came alive in the second half, Clingan dominated the paint again, 29 assists on 35 FGs, and UConn marches on to Friday!

Side note: shoutout Apostolos and Solo. AR 5pts in 2min. SB 5pts in 4min

 

[uconngb]

Less athletic than our opponents? That’s a head scratcher for me. That can’t be a realistic take after seeing this team for 32 games..

I don’t think he’s off base with that at all. We have 4 out of our starting 5 that are not very athletic. If Cam and Newton were just average or slightly plus athletically we’d be talking about two more 1st rounders.

 

[Stew Crew]

My absolute favorite things about the game of basketball are violent rebounding, selfless passing, and tough SOB defense. Our team does all of it well even though we're often less athletic than our opponents. If we're going to do those 3 things, it's an enjoyable game to watch with or without the W.

Wins are pretty nice though.

Violent rebounding? Is that you, Shaka?