Annual BY Season Tipping Point is Today

[Chin Diesel]

Fans have officially gone from preseason "we have so much depth, how will coach find way to play everyone" to the "We don't have five players who can play at this level".

We made it through all the non-conference schedule and 40% of BE schedule before hitting this point.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Fans have officially gone from preseason "we have so much depth, how will coach find way to play everyone" to the "We don't have five players who can play at this level".

We made it through all the non-conference schedule and 40% of BE schedule before hitting this point.

Right on schedule

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Fans have officially gone from preseason "we have so much depth, how will coach find way to play everyone" to the "We don't have five players who can play at this level".

We made it through all the non-conference schedule and 40% of BE schedule before hitting this point.

We've easily got 5 players who can play at this level. I'm not sure they're being put in the best schemes to be successful.

 

[UConnSwag11]

We've easily got 5 players who can play at this level. I'm not sure they're being put in the best schemes to be successful.

Agreed

 

[Com'rGordon]

Alleyne is not who I thought he was going to be at all

 

[That Guy]

I went from genuine national championship aspirations for this team a couple of weeks ago, to now hoping they can at least make it past the 2nd round. My enthusiasm for this team has been completely deflated. Brutal. Still have a sliver of hope they'll turn it around though.

 

[gtcam]

We've easily got 5 players who can play at this level. I'm not sure they're being put in the best schemes to be successful.

I am sure that is a HUGE reason why this team struggles.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

We went from an “embarrassment of riches” with our depth to just a plain embarrassment.

 

[Chin Diesel]

We've easily got 5 players who can play at this level. I'm not sure they're being put in the best schemes to be successful.

Which five you putting on the court and confident they can play 30 mpg night in and night out?

 

[Deepster]

I blame CL82 and Prankster for screwing with the mojo.

 

[August_West]

I went from genuine national championship aspirations for this team a couple of weeks ago, to now hoping they can at least make it past the 2nd round. My enthusiasm for this team has been completely deflated. Brutal. Still have a sliver of hope they'll turn it around though.

I’m hoping we make tournament. Not kidding either.

 

[TerryBoyz]

It was much more fun debating our chances of going undefeated.

 

[Viet Vet]

Once January hits, you play “big boy” basketball. The Oct-Dec cupcakes are a distant memory.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Some solid perspective on these two tweets that I’ll close with for today:

 

[REB1094]

The transfer situation is so bizarre..

Tristen Newton was a 17PPG scorer. He dropped 20+ points twice already this season. But there are long stretches of games that he may as well not even be out there

Alleyne shot 39%, 41%, and 38% on threes in his 3 seasons at VT. Now he's below 30%

I'm willing to give Calcaterra some slack because he wasn't meant to get major minutes here and played his way into a rotational player, but now he's 6-24 on threes in BE play. This includes 2 garbage time makes in the last 2 minutes today after he started 0-6 FG and 0-2 3P

We knew Diarra was inefficient offensively and a dog defensively. He's played the most up to expectations, but shooting <30% FG, <20% on threes, and 50% from the line is..........worse than expected

Aside from Alleyne, up until 1 month ago these guys were playing great. Now 3 of them are nearly unplayable

 

[shizzle787]

I’m hoping we make tournament. Not kidding either.

The way we are playing a lot more games are in question.

Seton Hall 2x
St. John's away
Nova away
Marquette home
Xavier home
Providence home
Creighton away

Should win:
Georgetown away
DePaul 2x
Butler home

 

[bendm]

Which five you putting on the court and confident they can play 30 mpg night in and night out?

AJ / Hawk / Karaban / Sanogo / Clingan ?

Our best five but not a lineup I would have considered before

 

[August_West]

Some solid perspective on these two tweets that I’ll close with for today:

This was end of tenure Kevin Ollie basketball except Hurley has more talent, and the best players aren’t injured. In both cases no guards. Disaster.

 

[shizzle787]

Some solid perspective on these two tweets that I’ll close with for today:

Awful take by Wes. The transfer portal allows you to remake a roster overnight. Also, we are in a power conference and are the biggest brand in said power league. Wanting to make the second weekend regularly as a POWER program makes us spoiled? What? Sean Miller is going to have a great year with Xavier in his FIRST season. Dan Hurley is not the greatest recruiter in history either. Talent will come here whether he is here or not.

 

[DW1361]

We are not used to having nice things here. It got a bit delusional for us, but now we are back to bleeding blue which is what I am more used to. Let’s go team!!! Can I hear a rah rah???

 

[CL82]

I went from genuine national championship aspirations for this team a couple of weeks ago, to now hoping they can at least make it past the 2nd round. My enthusiasm for this team has been completely deflated. Brutal. Still have a sliver of hope they'll turn it around though.

Well, don’t spring ankle hopping off the bandwagon.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Which five you putting on the court and confident they can play 30 mpg night in and night out?

I happen to think all of them in the regular rotation are capable of playing 20-30 minutes a night, if used within their capabilities. Certainly Hawkins, Karaban, Sanogo, Clingan, Jackson, and Newton should all be able to give you that. Again, when used correctly. The scheme can't keep asking them to do things they've shown they struggle with.

It would help tremendously if there were a true point guard with the ability to penetrate and find open guys, however.

 

[Rico444]

Some solid perspective on these two tweets that I’ll close with for today:

How is this a solid perspective if this guy claims that everyone who disagrees with him is 'screaming?'

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Another factor to know we’re at a tipping point?

An influx of negative posts from posters you never heard of.

 

[Icehawk]

I am beginning to wonder if the Kool-Aid I drank was the right one.

 

[Horatio]

Things changed when we stepped foot into Big East physicality, Big East officiating, better coaches and actual Big East players. Complete brawls and our “out of town” , transfer portal guys aren’t used to it. Reminds me of that old movie “ My Bodyguard “. And our coach is a “Nice” guy to the players it seems. Bad combo

 

[August_West]

Things changed when we stepped foot into Big East physicality, Big East officiating, better coaches and actual Big East players. Complete brawls and our “out of town” , transfer portal guys aren’t used to it. Reminds me of that old movie “ My Bodyguard “. And our coach is a “Nice” guy to the players it seems. Bad combo

Yeah we are the Matt Dillon character

 

[jibsey]

We have no guarantee we will make the tournament so Hurley needs to make adjustments, on defense, hustle, attitude to get better from this point forward. We’ve had a wake up call, the BE expert prognosticators we’re wrong about the leagues talent level. Let’s admit that. Every game is going to be a battle and there can be no taking nights off. I have read stuff on this board about how our opponents are so inferior to us. That has to stop because it’s BS.

 

[AdamaNation]

Is it possible the team messed with the mojo? Change it back!!!!!

 

[shizzle787]

What happened in the stands perfectly encapsulates this tipping point: when they threw the shirts out the arena jumbotron panned to a couple of teenagers pushing each other over a shirt. Really close to blows.