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MilfordHusky said:
I think the pollsters are more focused on what we lost than what we have. We'll find out soon.
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Agree. I saw a ranking on The Next that had UConn at #19 preseason. They focused on the loss of Williams, etc and didn’t even mention Ducharme. They barely mentioned Azzi. And, among others, had Ohio St ahead of us.
 
UConnCat said:
UConn will definitely play the following teams in the Top 25 during the regular season:

South Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Notre Dame
NC State
Maryland
Creighton x2
Princeton

UConn will play Iowa out in Oregon if they defeat Duke and Iowa defeats Oregon state in the 1st round of the PK tournament.
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I don't understand why DUKE was one of the teams listed as " also achieving
votes ". I would have placed them , at least, 10 -15 slots higher. Does
anyone have any insight as to the reason for so few votes received? Or , is
it just " too soon" to rate them higher until they proved themselve??
 
UConnCat said:
#21 Creighton kicks off its season at #22 South Dakota State on Nov 7. I hope I can watch that game online. Creighton hosts #22 Nebraska on 11/15, hosts Arkansas on 12/17 and plays at Stanford on 12/20.
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I think that Creighton may lose a number of those games but will come back strong in
the BIG EAST and earns a NCAA bid. I think that the BLUEJAYS' # 2 ranking in
the BIG EAST pre season is justified. Creighton "Coach Jim" just needs one or two
BIGS to really "seal the deal" and show that they can contend in the NCAA every year.
 
MilfordHusky said:
I think the pollsters are more focused on what we lost than what we have. We'll find out soon.
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UConn has a lot more questions than answers to start the season--which happens when you lose 4/6 leading scorers due to injury/graduation. Other teams have more "known" talent.

How all the pieces fit together...we'll see soon.
 
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UConnCat said:
UConn comes in at #6.
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UConnCat said:
Texas also lost 4/6 leading scorers.
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I expect Texas to be excellent but I will be intrigued to see how all these teams come together this year who relied so heavily on the portal to build their perspective teams for this season. Lots of talent, how it all comes together chemistry wise should be fun to watch for many.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
I expect Texas to be excellent but I will be intrigued to see how all these teams come together this year who relied so heavily on the portal to build their perspective teams for this season. Lots of talent, how it all comes together chemistry wise should be fun to watch for many.
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Just to be clear, there is nothing fun about watching a Vic Schaefer coached team. Now, unlike Stanford's coach, I'm not going to compare it to watching football or rugby, but it is most decidedly not fun.
 
UConnCat said:
Just to be clear, there is nothing fun about watching a Vic Schaefer coached team. Now, unlike Stanford's coach, I'm not going to compare it to watching football or rugby, but it is most decidedly not fun.
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Vic is a great coach but yes the way they play defense is like a game of Rugby at times. South Carolina has a elite defense and even they don't even breach that level of roughness.
 
VA Huskie said:
Agree. I saw a ranking on The Next that had UConn at #19 preseason. They focused on the loss of Williams, etc and didn’t even mention Ducharme. They barely mentioned Azzi. And, among others, had Ohio St ahead of us.
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The Next actually charges a subscription for that. I'm not a subscriber but someone shared a snippet or 2. I felt like the debate moderator from the movie Billy Madison.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Vic is a great coach but yes the way they play defense is like a game of Rugby at times. South Carolina has a elite defense and even they don't even breach that level of roughness.
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His offense is not exactly a joy to watch either.
 
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SECbbfan24 said:
I expect Texas to be excellent but I will be intrigued to see how all these teams come together this year who relied so heavily on the portal to build their perspective teams for this season. Lots of talent, how it all comes together chemistry wise should be fun to watch for many.
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How easily we can swap "Texas" with "Tennessee" and it still make sense LOL
 
Keep repeating my post of 4 weeks ago. On Dec.12th a Monday, U Conn will have played Texas, N.C.State, Notre Dame, Princeton and Maryland all ranked. Mondays are poll days and U Conn should be ranked firmly at #2 at that time. Also stated that Tennessee in Knoxville will be as tough a matchup in January, as S.C. in February at home.
 
UConnCat said:
Just to be clear, there is nothing fun about watching a Vic Schaefer coached team. Now, unlike Stanford's coach, I'm not going to compare it to watching football or rugby, but it is most decidedly not fun.
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I agree in general. but there was a notable exception. The "Piranhas on a Roast" game was one of the most fun games I've ever seen!

 
I just have a feeling that Iowa is going to be a tough team to beat this year!
After how lousy they were on defense last year, shame on them if they don't spend a lot of practice time on their defense!
They have the talent to be very good on both sides of the ball but seems previously they emphasized offense and barely worked on their defense!
Time will tell!
 
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UConnCat said:
The Next actually charges a subscription for that. I'm not a subscriber but someone shared a snippet or 2. I felt like the debate moderator from the movie Billy Madison.
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I don’t pay anything for what I get. And the WNBA stuff is pretty good. But at the college level they definitely seem to be “anti UConn”. Not just bc they put us at #19. Last year their articles would consistently downplay UConn’s talents. No idea what that’s all about.
 
GEAinAustin said:
Keep repeating my post of 4 weeks ago. On Dec.12th a Monday, U Conn will have played Texas, N.C.State, Notre Dame, Princeton and Maryland all ranked. Mondays are poll days and U Conn should be ranked firmly at #2 at that time. Also stated that Tennessee in Knoxville will be as tough a matchup in January, as S.C. in February at home.
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Those are some tough games. I really can't wait for the Texas game. My bold prediction is that if they are undefeated by that time they will be ranked number 1 cuz SC will lose it's early matchup against Stanford
 
Well we can make all the comparisons we choose but this is somebody's opinion. I dont agree with it. The questions early on for UConn are how healthy are we going into the season and can we play up to expectations and if not when will we be healthy. Next who will step up to cover for a missing Paige. I believe Azzi and Caroline will step up. I also believe Edwards and Dorka will play big this season. Lou will be instant offense and Nika will be the floor General. Nika will take on the leadership role and I know she can handle it. I also believe Amari ICE and Patterson will see minutes and be developed.

My next thought is with all the teams gaining players from the portal and transfers and with the players that have graduated or left how good is their chemistry. For Example will Horston share the ball at Tenn. Who plays the point at Stanford and with Lexi and her sister gone who will pickup the slack then theres Texas who lost alot and picked up alot. Alot of teams have alot of questions not only UConn. UConns starting 5 have played together these other teams have not which makes me question their team chemistry.

Much like the end of last season when we were ranked out of the top 5 and made the final game hobbling. Other top teams were in better condition then UConn and didnt make the final game. I like our chances alot this season. Understand we may not be playing as fluidly as some would like to see early on but we could also surprise some teams early on if we are. One plus we learned to play without Paige last season. Ive said it before I think Azzi and Carolines gained alot of experience last season, and Dorka and Edwards became more comfortable playing last year and with Lou, ICE and Patterson coming in we are a more talented team then last year. Dont forget the Griff. I feel we will be a great team even without Paige and lets face it Azzi was the most sought after player out of HS. She will adapt to her new role because shes that good.

We will see how we gel early on with our tuff schedule and we will see how healthy we are early on too. I have no idea how Texas Tenn Iowa are ranked ahead of us. I look at their rosters and think to myself what are the reasons, then I think...well its just somebodys opinion and perhaps they see things differently then me.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
If we are rated down that badly because Paige is out, we had better have a huge jump next year when she is back!
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In next year's preseason ratings Bueckers will be a huge question mark coming off the ACL. Just wait.
 
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Zarathustra said:
I think that Creighton may lose a number of those games but will come back strong in
the BIG EAST and earns a NCAA bid. I think that the BLUEJAYS' # 2 ranking in
the BIG EAST pre season is justified. Creighton "Coach Jim" just needs one or two
BIGS to really "seal the deal" and show that they can contend in the NCAA every year.
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Creighton is bring almost everyone back and they could be ahead of teams like Ark & Nebraska. They could go 3-1.
 
jdote33 said:
Those are some tough games. I really can't wait for the Texas game. My bold prediction is that if they are undefeated by that time they will be ranked number 1 cuz SC will lose it's early matchup against Stanford
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So we could have a situation similar to 2014, when UConn was pre-season No 1 and lost at Stan in the second game. SCar became the new No 1 and stayed there until the teams met in Jan or Feb.

Maples magic could have Boston sitting in foul trouble all game. :rolleyes:
 
Tonyc, is the somebody's opinion you are referring to ,the A. P. poll ? The rankings are the result of the consensus voting of over 100 sports beat writers across the U. S.
 
Alydar said:
Creighton is bring almost everyone back and they could be ahead of teams like Ark & Nebraska. They could go 3-1.
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And getting to the Elite Eight imbues in all the returning players experience under pressue and a huge boost in confidence.
 
Notyetready said:
And getting to the Elite Eight imbues in all the returning players experience under pressue and a huge boost in confidence.
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Exactly. I can see similarities to UConn's early years under Geno. I remember 1995 when opponents scoffed at the idea that a team from the BE could be thought of as the best in the country.
 
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