Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 2856599, member: 37"] As excellent as your assessment is with regards to our roster I struggle with your position on the number of wins. The combination of next seasons more favorable schedule compared to this past season plus the AAC projected to be a weaker conference compared to last season should be enough for this roster to get five to six more victories without Hurley's help. If Gilbert is healthy for an entire season I think he's a net plus over the loss of Terry whom, although his scoring stats were decent, was streaky and imo was poor on defense and turnover prone. Almost the entire roster is returning and is one year more experienced. Even if the talent is subpar as you claim, that experience factor should count for one more win. I don't subscribe to moral victories. I don't know how people can objectively claim the team looks better if they lose. Not losing by large margins is a poor qualifier. If the team starts out well they are less likely to "pack it in" then if they lose early and often. I actually feel this team as constructed affords me the greatest opportunity to evaluate Coach Hurley. I believe he's a terrific coach and should get more out of this team than just style points. I still maintain he gets us twenty five wins, 22 in the regular season, two in the AAC postseason and one in the NCAAs. I've stated this when he announced he was coming to UConn and I'm stubbornly clinging to this projection. #fleudcertified [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach