The season may not have ended how anyone wanted or anticipated, but let’s have some perspective rather than a quick, emotional reaction to a first-round loss against Maryland.
UConn played one bad game (okay, it was pretty bad but still). One bad game. And, they hung tough the entire 40 minutes. They couldn’t buy a bucket, but never quit. UConn should have lost that game by 30 points. Yet, somehow, they made Maryland sweat the entire game, despite shooting an abysmal 32% from the field as a team. They lost by 9. There are no moral victories for the program at this point, but the fact that UConn had me believing a win was a within reach until there was about a minute or so left should tell you everything you need to know about where the program is and where it is heading.