Correct. We are 33rd in KenPom and NET rankings. A (close) loss at Creighton tomorrow won't hurt too much. But if we also lose a game we are supposed to win, like one of the next two (Seton Hall, Villanova), we will be right on the bubble.
AP Poll Feb 10th - Unranked
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FWIW, we're still No. 24 on the Coaches Poll.
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Deserved. Need to finish strong or we going to be on the bubble.
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Have you been to Queens? They call Storrs fans hillbillies because if you're not wearing a wife beater, don't have a set a sculpted lions at your driveway entrance, a soup can muffler or a cousin Sal, you're clearly a Hillbilly. Those people live in a weird bubble.
Let them have their time in the sun - it won't last long. Pitino will be in a Miami retirement community at some point soon of which they'll then have to resurrect the ghost of Mike Anderson to come back and coach. Make no mistake, they're benefitting of being right place, right time to a HOF'er coming off pushing hookers on recruits. StJ is not a destination job. They need to ride this high as long as they have it as next stop on their arc is back into the abyss.
NY has been in such an overall drought of any decent sport, this is not only good for the BE & college hoops, but for NY as a whole.
What do they owe us anyway? We've left them once voluntarily and talk about bolting the first chance we get. Let's just keep the juice going while it lasts, it's good entertainment. They're basically PC fans with a NY attitude.
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And AK needs to get out of his funk
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Changes virtually nothing for us. Still think we can win the Big East tournament if some things fall our way. I still don’t believe the St. John’s hype. They don’t score enough.
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It's amazing the margin of error between being ranked high, ranked low and unranked.
Just about all our losses could have gone the other way. But when you consider the eye test and results our trajectory has been downward, and another loss, this time with McNeeley back, albeit with rust, apparently sealed our fate. And you can add the reported PG issues as a contributing factor for the voters.
As posted recently, I don't remember a UConn team that fits the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde description. One stretch in the first half they looked like a top 10 team. Then the wheels fell off where they looked more like an unranked and defeated team.
Interesting that Marquette is in the throws of a 3 game losing streak that included a loss at home to UConn, at SJU and at Creighton they dropped a lot but not out of the top 25. They usually only drop a program so far, but it shows how the polls have a measure of subjectivity.
Not to muddy this thread, but it seems our 2025 postseason destiny is likely tied to the mistep of failing to add a more appropriate cultural and skill fit for the PG position and what creative adjustments that the staff can deploy to offset that. Most of us remember the adjustment the staff did in 2023 using Ajax as a point forward right in the middle of the D. Can the staff apply some sort of wrinkle and give Diarra some time off to get healthy while getting some Ws till he returns? Regardless if they can rest him or not, they need to figure something out and hope Alex gets back on track. More close losses are not going to help our cause.
Just about all our losses could have gone the other way. But when you consider the eye test and results our trajectory has been downward, and another loss, this time with McNeeley back, albeit with rust, apparently sealed our fate. And you can add the reported PG issues as a contributing factor for the voters.
As posted recently, I don't remember a UConn team that fits the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde description. One stretch in the first half they looked like a top 10 team. Then the wheels fell off where they looked more like an unranked and defeated team.
Interesting that Marquette is in the throws of a 3 game losing streak that included a loss at home to UConn, at SJU and at Creighton they dropped a lot but not out of the top 25. They usually only drop a program so far, but it shows how the polls have a measure of subjectivity.
Not to muddy this thread, but it seems our 2025 postseason destiny is likely tied to the mistep of failing to add a more appropriate cultural and skill fit for the PG position and what creative adjustments that the staff can deploy to offset that. Most of us remember the adjustment the staff did in 2023 using Ajax as a point forward right in the middle of the D. Can the staff apply some sort of wrinkle and give Diarra some time off to get healthy while getting some Ws till he returns? Regardless if they can rest him or not, they need to figure something out and hope Alex gets back on track. More close losses are not going to help our cause.
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That loss to Colorado was a stink bomb when it happened, and it just gets worse with age.
The refs were terrible in Maui, and that tournament knocked our season off kilter and we haven’t recovered.
The refs were terrible in Maui, and that tournament knocked our season off kilter and we haven’t recovered.
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Yes. It was 100% BT. But Sal was right there with him. However, i listen to these guys a lot and this is the first time period I've heard them really talk about the Johnnies. Casuals
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You forgot about Mary on the half shell in the front yard.
Please stop blaming the refs for those losses. We should have beat Memphis by 15 and Colorado by 25. We put ourselves in position to lose both games by not playing UConn basketball.
No we are not
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The Maui definitely rubber stamped an uphill season. While we’ve done a few good things along the way to redeem, not enough. The good wins don’t look as good right now. The issue has been consistency. Even in game this team can be night or day. You don’t know what you’re getting way too often.
I think it's great for the Big East and I do believe a rising tide lifts all boats. Congrats to St. John's and their victory. I am not in the least concerned about what St. John's fans think. I am more concerned about UConn's PG situation for this year and what the roster will be for next year. The St. John's loss is a big blip, but I am more concerned about the bigger picture for UConn this year, not as a program. As a program they are excellent and blue blood.
I think UConn has the best coaching staff in the country. But I do think they made some miscalculations on roster construction and tweaking the playbook to the players' strengths.
Yeah the Colorado loss was bad and trust me it felt worse being there in Maui and watching it from the bleachers. But I thought UConn recovered nicely from the Maui debacle. If I had to say one thing that has really knocked this season off kilter is the McNeeley injury. UConn was clicking on all cylinders before he got hurt. I think they would have been undefeated in Big East play if he remained healthy.
How much can he do?? You need someone to handle the ball. We are severely limited. Cant turn someone into pg overnight.
It was bad enough when Hass was healthy, but now…..
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I share this sentiment. Plus, we can be nasty fans too, to our own guys at times. Most Nutmeggers are New Yorkers w/out the blue orb in the garden (@RuffRuff, you left out the orb and the ball of provolone tied with string, but I was cracking up at your description)
I agree with the miscalculation on some roster spots. They've hit on 90% of their recruits it feels like, and maybe this year's roster issues will be helpful errors as this era of the program progresses.
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StJ and Marquette were an issue because they extended pressure and we needed a PG to bring the ball up and handle it safely.
Against Creighton we need someone to just trot it up and initiate the offense. They also run a really big lineup out there outside of Ashworth.
Why do u listen to them? I can’t believe how bad sports radio has become in ny
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Smoked Iowa St earlier in week. Quality win to net out the bad loss. That team is super schiz.
Agee fir this game, but we r in trouble against any team that can pressure the ball. Could you imagine playing Bama….
The fix in 23 was just moving Ajax from a shooters spot. He already had the skill set for his new role. We don’t have anyone else with the PG skill set.
I just don’t see how we scheme our way out of this mess, especially in tourney time when guard play is paramount
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I think Liam could potentially handle it, Jayden maaaaybeee.
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Was just going to say this. BT has mentioned it in the past how little he watches college basketball and St. John's outside of a game or two here and there. Just a casual fairweather fan that is only talking about it because they beat the premier team in New England & Tri-State area for the past 30 years. Let's see what happens at Storrs South and see if they bother covering it then.