Recent content by Tenspro2002

Wasn't arguing for Clark as the answer to this question, just within women's basketball.

As a women's basketball fan before Caitlin Clark, it pains me to say that -- regardless of her being less accomplished than many other superstars -- she was the variable that transformed the sport from a punchline of bro comedians to a must-see spectacle for sports fans generally. To be clear...

This is a fair point, but it still depends on what one means by "depth." If you're saying "the first 3 guys off the bench aren't a big dropoff and can dominate the other team's second unit" then I agree that matters. But the fact that we have plausibly-good players at like #9-11 on the roster...

Depth is overrated. You can only play 5 at a time. The most dominant team this generation went 7 deep. Having the most talented #10 player on the roster just doesn't impact winning. We need an elite starting lineup and solid guys at 6-7-8.

Eh, an ultra-glue-guy cannot be the GOAT. He was the 4th or 5th option on two championship teams and would be at best the 2nd or 3rd on this one. He'll never have to buy a meal in Connecticut again, will be one of the most beloved Huskies of all time, certainly the most decorated, and will be...

Yeah, that's fair. His minutes were actually all over the place a bit. I just think it was less a "couldn't handle the Big East" cliche and more a "wasn't a good fit for how we play."

I don't entirely buy the "couldn't handle the physicality of the BE" narrative, at least as far as explaining Mahaney's minutes. Against real competition, Mahaney played 24 minutes against Memphis, but then only 6 and 8 minutes against Colorado and Dayton. The coaches were already phasing him...

To play angel's advocate(?), the archetype that Demary is trying to replicate -- transfer multi-year starter 6'5 PG who is triple-double threat and plays stout defense -- has already found success here. If Hurley thinks this guy can do what Tristen Newton did, he's got a pretty good track record...

I don't think you can go wrong with Clingan, Okafor, or any of the point guards. I picked Napier, not only for his moxie, leadership, and ability to create for himself and others when the play breaks down -- something Hurley admits we weren't able to do enough last year -- but for his defense...

Seriously. Karaban played center against Zach ___ing Edey in the championship game before we went to a 3rd center. Come on, people lol

Nobody except Edey (and Smith for a spurt in the first half) looked like they belonged on the same court as us. They hit one 3 all game. The gameplan -- Edey got his, got exhausted in the process, and nobody else did anything -- was brilliant.

Completely agree. As a casual football fan, Pasqualoni was the ultimate small-time Hathaway hire at a time when we needed to show we were exciting and could draw eyeballs, not try to rest on our meager laurels with a safe, boring, retread.

Awesome story, but what the hell was Rick Fox doing at a Mass Pike rest stop Sbarro's?

Actually, the interesting thing is that with Silas, we do actually have the Tristen Newton archetype who can run the 2024 offense, which we basically didn't have last year.

I was thinking the same. I'd expect Saturday afternoon cupcake games in between those high-profile weekday games. And maybe one more after Texas before BE play starts (not sure about total # of games though).