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I remember when they would do the Blue/White Scrimmage every year at the Civic Center in the 90’s. They would also have kids under 12 participate in a little basketball clinic with the coaches and players before the scrimmage started. I remember because my parents would always take me to this...

Jacksons leadership will be missed. Not really sure who will be the guy to step into that role next season…maybe Tristen? After we won in 2011, we returned a good amount of talent and experience, but we clearly missed Kemba’s role as the leader, and I think that is the reason why that was a down...

That’s why I said the AAC on steroids. The geography is comparable with no regional rivals and losing a close venue in MSG for the conference tournament. Keep in mind Texas and Oklahoma are not part of the equation. Those are two big time NCAA brands.

Aside from the money, the Big 12 is what we had in the AAC on steroids. We would be with southern/midwest schools, no regional rivals, and we lose MSG for our conference tournament to play it in Kansas City. The athletic department would have plenty of money, but the other things that sucked...

If It’s the right situation and the Knicks, Nets, Celtics, or Sixers call, then I would be worried that It’s better than 50-50 he makes the jump. I can’t see him going to coach an Oklahoma City, Denver, Atlanta, etc. I would highly doubt his wife would want to up and move half way across the...

I honestly thought the reason he stepped down from OTE was because something better was in the works. I didn’t think It would be a HC job in the NBA. I figured he would get in somewhere as an assistant and work his way up.

That probably will be the end game here, and that would be Ironic If things essentially end up where it was before the 2013 breakup. I know football rules the world, but the basketball schools need to make the right decisions for their programs because we have seen first hand how conference...

Not great…

Right now, Lunardi has us as the 4 out West, so we may not get either…

IIRC, there was once a SouthEast region?? IDK the logic behind all that

Honestly, I think It depends on how you look at it. If you just take it game by game, we have won 2/3 at MSG this season, and those 3 games were played in the last 2 weeks. Id take our chances playing anybody in the Sweet 16 at MSG compared to any of the other venues. Thats just my opinion. At...

Im not a conspiracy guy, but the “politics” are starting to worry me with Duke, as well as the anti Big East bias. I think It’s pretty well known that UConn and MSG would be a huge advantage, and they are going to avoid giving us what we want.

He showed enough in the off season for Hurley to make him a starter. That should count for something.

I have a feeling our matchup in the Jimmy V is another local team. It would not surprise me If It’s Syracuse again.

If the Big East ends up getting a deal with ESPN, does that mean we bring SNY back into the fold? There is zero chance ESPN would air a game vs the likes of Delaware St or LIU on their family of networks. Hopefully UConn could negotiate an SNY deal for those games instead of ESPN sending them to...

Francesa and Russo also did their show from the Civic Center before the Notre Dame game in 2006. UConn basketball definitely got a lot of publicity on the FAN, but not winning a tournament game since 2016, and being away from NYC and MSG in March while part of the AAC definitely did not help our...

As far as regular season results are concerned, I think this could be the best regular season we’ve had since 2009. Yes, we won a National Championship in 2011 and 2014, and that is the ultimate goal, but we have not dominated a regular season from start to finish since 2009. That is a long...

It was great how stress free that game was. Our previous Elite 8 games were always heart attack games, so It was nice how smooth it went vs Alabama in 2004. Game was over before half time, and I cant even explain how much I miss having a Rashad Anderson.

What makes this team so interesting is that Im not sure there are too many comparisons to other players or teams from recent years. Yes, we’ve had dominant big guys down low, but Adama’s skill set is so different compared to an Emeka, Thabeet, Boone, etc. Tristen has played good so far and as a...

Exactly! This is the most talented and best team we’ve had since 2014. This is probably the best team Dan Hurley has ever coached. The NCAA Tournament seems like It has become more of a roll of the dice in recent years. Im just hoping we don’t have any more injuries because that Is one thing...

It Is so frustrating how much bad luck we have had with injuries over the last 5-6 years. I think every season since Ollie’s last, we have lost guys to injury for a significant amount of time. The only good thing to take away from the Andre injury is that it happened now instead of...

I thought the way it was like 20+ years ago, you were only able to play in one of these big November Tournaments every other year? As time went on, so many of these tournaments came into existence…which is a good thing, and that is why you are allowed to play in a big event every year. I love...

Ive been saying the same thing for years…state job, state insurance, state pension, and good pay with plenty of time off. Absolutely an amazing gig.

I saw Cliff Robinson at the Milford Costco on Black Friday about 5-6 years ago.

Thanks…Im just really looking forward to the season. I love when the schedule comes out and I can figure out which games I will be attending. Ive never been to a game at Providence, so that is a game Im looking forward too and maybe plan a trip. We still owe them from last year.

Just bored and having UConn basketball withdrawal on this hot summer day. Can’t wait to start looking forward to the season.

Love the confidence!

Texas would be nice, that would mean we play two Big 12 teams out of conference since we are included in the Big East/Big 12 games. Maybe they have us play Indiana or Louisville because of that? If It’s Indiana, that would be 3 games vs Indiana at MSG in the last 10 years…

Orlovsky announced college football games as an analyst with Bob Wischusen for the last couple years.

I think that is pretty much how the OOC will be going forward. If the Gavitt challenge continues, and we are included, it looks like we would probably play a home game in that, and a road game in the BE-B12. Being in both of those events would guarantee a solid home OOC game every year. I know...

Is the no Gavitt Games a permanent thing? Or can the deal get reworked to include UConn? Seems like there would be value on all sides if UConn was in on the Gavitt games. This years OOC seems like it will be loaded…will probably be better than last years.

IIRC, that Marquette team beat us in Hartford that year.

Honestly, Im a little bummed that Wright is leaving. That is a huge loss for the Big East and college basketball. It’s just surprising how sudden it is. I hope everything is OK with his health.

Just saw a Tweet from Norlander saying Wright is in fact going to retire. Absolutely shocking news. There has to be a reason…

Is there a more pointless thing than a NCAA Tournament bracket 11 months out? I know Lunardi does this every year, but I would love to see the one he did last year for this seasons tournament to just compare. I would guess its pretty bad.