Define a successful season

[UCLJ0211]

20-2, 10-1 in the BE so far and #1 in the country- it’s obviously been an incredibly successful season to this point. Before the season started, I believe we had a thread about what would make for a successful season. I think it’s a good time to revisit that now and ask, how would you define a successful season the rest of the way?

For me it would be a BE Regular Season title, a strong showing in the BET (maybe make it to Saturday night) and at least a Final Four appearance in the tourney. Another title would be great but I wouldn’t consider the season a failure if it didn’t happen. What say you?

 

[jibsey]

We've already had a successful season.
To me a Final Four appearance does one better and is more valuable than a BE season or tourney title.
Now a super successful season is #6.

 

[Huskybass]

20-2, 10-1 in the BE so far and #1 in the country- it’s obviously been an incredibly successful season to this point. Before the season started, I believe we had a thread about what would make for a successful season. I think it’s a good time to revisit that now and ask, how would you define a successful season the rest of the way?

For me it would be a BE Regular Season title, a strong showing in the BET (maybe make it to Saturday night) and at least a Final Four appearance in the tourney. Another title would be great but I wouldn’t consider the season a failure if it didn’t happen. What say you?

Ordinarily I would agree with you, but this team is far too skilled and deep to not win another National Championship. Failure is the wrong word, but I fully expect this team to win another title as long as they remain healthy. They are that good.

 

[auror]

No defending champion has made the Elite 8 since Florida repeated, so I'm still going to consider that the bar for successful season. That and at this point with a 2 game conference title lead halfway through, it would be a failure to not at least share the BE regular season title.

 

[Austin316]

Obviously going deep into the tournament is a success. The expectation at this time is really high given the number one ranking, ability to win close games, and doing well in non conference.

Personally, I just wanna win the BET. That’s something I would love to hang a hat on.

A first round loss would gut me. We aren’t Purdue. BET and National Championship is the Mecca. Both are extremely difficult to accomplish, but hey, we’re built for it…

 

[navery12]

Big East title or a Final Four appearance and the season is a success

 

[TheChamps990411]

20-2, 10-1 in the BE so far and #1 in the country- it’s obviously been an incredibly successful season to this point. Before the season started, I believe we had a thread about what would make for a successful season. I think it’s a good time to revisit that now and ask, how would you define a successful season the rest of the way?

For me it would be a BE Regular Season title, a strong showing in the BET (maybe make it to Saturday night) and at least a Final Four appearance in the tourney. Another title would be great but I wouldn’t consider the season a failure if it didn’t happen. What say you?

This is Uconn, we arent about having "successful seasons" whatever that means. We are about National Titles here not moral victories.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

This is hard to choose. These are not mutually exclusive. Why can’t we have a lot of them?

 

[YearoftheHusky]

This is Uconn, we arent about having "successful seasons" whatever that means. We are about National Titles here not moral victories.

Check the pompousness.

 

[formerlurker]

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Elite 8 would be amazing success this year.

But fcck it, why not win it all again? This team looks and feels championship caliber

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Context is everything. Was 2006 a success? Yes? But losing to George Mason in the Elite 8 is all most remember even though that team was one of the best I’ve ever seen.

 

[caw]

Ordinarily I would agree with you, but this team is far too skilled and deep to not win another National Championship. Failure is the wrong word, but I fully expect this team to win another title as long as they remain healthy. They are that good.

I agree but the NCAAT is a crapshoot and I do think there are a few teams that can beat UConn on a neutral floor if they play just a notch better of a game. By that I mean if UConn plays it's A game, they win but if they play a B game and say Purdue plays an A, Purdue likely wins.

 

[Leebo]

This is hard to choose. These are not mutually exclusive. Why can’t we have a lot of them?

That's why it lets you choose 3

 

[mauconnfan]

Can’t pick one because it all depends. Don’t have to win the BE championship as we know, but would be nice. How far this team gets if fully healthy will be interesting, they are capable. They don’t have to win it all to have a successful season but no speed bumps on the way home would be nice. Matchups always help let’s see how they finish and we can answer then.

For now 20-2? Doesn’t get much better.

 

[MTBingNinja]

Big East title or a Final Four appearance and the season is a success

My thought here is we play for the March Madness Tournament primarily. Rather make noise and continue to gain national recognition and provenance through the March Madness Tournament than the BE Tournament

 

[businesslawyer]

I will keep saying what I am saying. Healthy, we are the best team in the country. Not winning your conference regular season title with the best team in the country is failing. However, once the Dance starts the best team normally does not win. We are 10-1 in Final Four games. That is an absurd stat, and while I’d love to win it all crap is some day going to happen.

Win the Big East regular season and get to the Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight and it’s been a very successful season. Beyond that — just because we’ll want more with all our being doesn’t mean we haven’t already been succcessful.

 

[Blue Blood]

Context is everything. Was 2006 a success? Yes? But losing to George Mason in the Elite 8 is all most remember even though that team was one of the best I’ve ever seen.

True obviously no way to know but would be interesting if we lost to a 2/3 as opposed to GM how that team would be remembered. IMO still most talented roster UConn ever assembled

 

[REB1094]

This team is in a really unique position where it kind of feels like championship or bust, which is crazy to say because back to back hasn’t been done in almost 20 years

In a normal scenario, BET + S16 beyond feels like a success. Or no BET + E8 beyond. But tbh if we’re consistently getting to the second weekend then we’ll be considered one of the most consistently successful programs in the country

 

[Sphinx]

I persist in believing that part of the "blue blood" requirement is that you dominate your conference year after year. There's no doubt that much of the basketball world regards UConn's natty count as "flukey" for the very reason that we have been conference also-rans for so long. I do think that hoisting a BE trophy is essential to calling this year a "success." If we don't, a 6th natty will almost seem to me like a consolation prize.

(Sound of derisive laughter)

 

[navery12]

My thought here is we play for the March Madness Tournament primarily. Rather make noise and continue to gain national recognition and provenance through the March Madness Tournament than the BE Tournament

I agree, it's all about March for me too, so I'd trade any BE accomplishment for a title. But at the end of the day only 1 team wins it all so that being the only successful end isn't really realistic.

We haven't won the BE regular season since 2006 and postseason since 2011, so if this team does that and then loses in the Elite 8 or Final Four I think that's still a successful season with a disappointing end

 

[mike012]

Big East regular or conference tourney title. Along with an Elite 8 appearance. If winning 2 titles on a row was easy. It would be done more often. I think we can definitely win it all but having things go right 2 years in a row is a stretch.

 

[jibsey]

We are a great team, acknowledged, but to win it all sometimes you need a bit of luck, things to fall your way. You get an off shooting night and you run into a Teddy Whatever. We may be great, even better than last year overall but…. Our 5 production is not the same and so far the lack of Sanogo hasn’t hurt but it could.
The way March Madness works, and we’ve seen it so often, the upsets. I can’t say that we’re going to get this #6 done for sure. I love this team and I hope that’s not too negative.
I don’t remember over 2 seasons UCONN being quite this good or the expectations of our fans being this high.

 

[shizzle787]

National title or bust. With realignment swirling and the P2 coordinating, we need every reason possible for those in charge to keep us playing in the highest tier of basketball.

 

[Icehawk]

"Define a successful season"

This one.