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Message: [QUOTE="RedStickHusky, post: 4187182, member: 663"] Despite all the "pack it in and wait for next year" rumblings, all our legitimate season goals are still on the table and very much achievable. Conference regular season and tournament 'ships? Not the slam dunk of most years but I'd say we're favored for both. Final four run? Assuming we go in as the tenth ranked team, we'd have to beat at worst, 2 higher-ranked teams and that's assuming they stay healthy and avoid the upset (Louisville over Baylor anybody?). With Paige playing point and the development of Caroline and Azzi, I think we have better than a punchers chance. The final four, if we get there will probably be pretty challenging, but I'd rather see us playing the game and taking our shot than tanking the season for a better draft pick. Oh yeah, we don't get draft picks. The only semi-interesting argument I've seen is potentially risking a players health, but I trust the coaching staff, player, family and medical team to make a proper risk assessment and act accordingly. I have no doubt that players want to play. You could argue that going undefeated is a goal missed but as Geno has said in the past, that is never a realistic team goal. That's something for the fans who want to compare teams historically. Even with a natty, this won't be an all-time great UConn team but it could still be Geno and Chris's greatest coaching feat. And, just for the record, insisting that you see the future correctly and anyone who sees it different is wrong, doesn't make you a realist. It makes you a pessimist (or an optimist if your own private future is rosy). It could also indicate borderline narcissism and/or high-level delusional at best. A realist might say something "is probably not going to happen", they wouldn't say it is "never going to happen". Bummer about the Butler game. [/QUOTE]

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