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No. 2 Syracuse 71, UConn 69: the no-call wrap
As thrilling as that big comeback was, and as blatant as that horrible no-call was on Roscoe Smith’s drive, it all comes down to the same old thing for UConn: the Huskies don’t play hard for 40 minutes...
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Providence 72, UConn 70: the brutal wrap
UConn seasons tend to die in the Dunk of late. It hurts, of course, but possibly nothing hurts as much as what happened Tuesday night. The Huskies had a 14-point lead, had control of the game and...
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UConn 74, Pittsburgh 65: the wrap of the regular season
UConn finished its regular season the way it wanted to, mostly. The Huskies grab a necessary victory against Pittsburgh but still managed to scare the entire fan base into a coma not long after the fan...
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UConn 81, DePaul 67: BET wrap
One down, four to go. That was for all you optimists out there. It could happen, of course, but it probably won’t. What does and doesn’t happen means nothing to UConn right now. It won its...
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UConn 71, West Virginia 67: BET second-round wrap
Two down, three to go. Unlikely, still, but it seems familiar here at Madison Square Garden. The Huskies needed overtime to do it, and some serious heroics from Shabazz Napier, but they toppled West...
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Syracuse 58, UConn 55: the BET final wrap
If UConn was going to be bounced out of the Big East tournament and end a shot at another magical run, it couldn’t have happened in a better way. These Syracuse-UConn games are just too good. Intense,...
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Iowa State 77, UConn 64: the wrap (really)
There was no more fitting way for UConn’s season to end than with a missed windmill dunk by Jeremy Lamb at the buzzer Thursday night, a dunk that would not have mattered one solitary bit. UConn...
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Catchy Final Four (now if games are only good)
We sit now at the end of what has really been a lackluster NCAA Tournament. There was that one day of big upsets, but other than that it’s been a fairly pedestrian event. Tonight, however, we get a...
View ArticleAmazing shot you will want to see
Everyone likes to see long-range shots hit the bottom of the net. Other than dunks and buzzer beaters, they are next best. Like this one that got so much attention in the recent SEC game between...
View ArticleWaterbury’s link to top English hoops
There was another great moment for Waterbury basketball recently, but it happened thousands of miles away in England where Rob Paternostro continues to make his name in pro hoops. Our Joe Palladino...
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