STORRS – There wasn’t much celebrating within the UConn men’s basketball program after opening the season with a 79-55 win over New Haven on Monday night.

The Huskies were haunted by several of the same issues that hurt them last season, consistently giving up straight-line drives to the rim, turning the ball over 12 times to just 11 assists and missing a barrage of high-percentage shots.

“It was a painful game to coach,” Dan Hurley said. “Because we played better in the two exhibitions versus teams that are significantly better than New Haven is.”

Hurley didn’t mean any disrespect. The Chargers were playing their first game as a Division I program, but looked comfortable and under control in an environment that could’ve been intimidating for a roster with 17 new players, severa

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