Jim Calhoun thinks you should see a therapist

UConn lost to Cincinnati at the XL Center on Saturday afternoon 60-48 in what will be considered, by many, nothing short of a disaster.

The Huskies were pitiful, displaying a lackluster, disinterested effort. Before a last minute flurry that cut the lead to 52-46, UConn spent most of the game averaging less than a point-per-minute. They were out-rebounded 46-32. They committed 16 turnovers. They shot 9-18 from the floor and 34.6% from the floor, a season-low.

What made their embarrassing performance all the more confusing was that this looked like a terrible situation for Cincinnati to be walking into. UConn was coming off of a promising performance in a loss at Syracuse. They were on the ropes for an NCAA Tournament bid. Their last game against Cinci ended in a controversial finish when John Cahill (the same guy that gave Jim Boeheim a timeout on Monday) called a foul on Gavin Edwards with 0.7 seconds left, sending Lance Stephenson to the line.

Oh, and Jim Calhoun was finally returning to the sidelines.

So while many expected a resurgence from the Huskies, what they got was a fall from grace, an invitation to the NIT, and people questioning whether Calhoun has lost this team.

As you can imagine, Jim Calhoun was none too pleased. He made that abundantly clear in the press conference after the game.

 

Did you catch the I think you need to see a therapist?

Calhoun is no stranger to press conference blow-ups, and surely this one will make the rounds. What's more is that it actually is an intriguing question.

Has Calhoun actually lost this team?

Personally, I don't think he has. UConn looked just as listless in their loss at Providence (In fact, I would argue that scoring 66 points against Providence is more worrisome than scoring 48 against Cincinnati.), in the first half against Syracuse, and countless other times this season. The fact of the matter is that the Huskies don't have a vocal leader on this team. They don't have a sparkplug. They don't have someone with the desire to put the team on their shoulders.

Because Stanley Robinson, Jerome Dyson, and Kemba Walker are all certainly talented enough to do it.

In fewer words, UConn is missing an AJ Price this season.

And it has cost them a season.