Louisville 68 Connecticut 54
Was it the lack of field goals or could it have been the poor free throw shooting? Maybe it was the inability to adjust to the way the referees called the two halves from a physical first half to a ticky-tacky second. But the real culprit for this horrible performance was the turnovers.
The dreaded seven minute draught loomed large over the struggling Huskies' offense and was driven by turnover after turnover, leading to open or easy buckets for Louisville.
This problem isn't going to vanish because Calhoun now knows that he lacks a point guard. Wiggins can't dribble through defenders but remains the purist shooter for Uconn. Price either doesn't trust himself or he refuses to dish down low which resorts to him driving off of screens. Dyson has the ugliest jumper and never passes. He gives up open shots for drives that lead to off balance shots. Austrie doesn't push the ball up but has a calming presence over the offense which seems to be: Pass it along the arch and drive off screens and try to convert on second chance points.
All this boils down to a 2-4 Big East record.
The NCAA Tournament ship has sank and all the huskies are huddled in the life boat of having to remain above the bottom feeders and sweep the Big East Tournament. A long shot but their only.
To do this feat they are going to have to develop roles. Whose coming off screens for pop shots? Wiggin or Dyson? Who is running the show? Austrie or Price? Who is going to score on the small forward spot? Johnson or Robinson?
They need to find this out in the next three games and need to do it while winning. It's not all doom and gloom but that life boat is awfully crowded.
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