Big East OOC thread - Dec 24/25

[HooperScooper]

I felt like it was longer than 2 1/2 minutes of game time. I also felt like it was a relatively close game when he got injured and only got out of hand after the injury.

Regardless, I think the bad three days narrative is the way the Maui tournament is going to be viewed as long as we take care of business going forward.

Agree on the 2nd point. If the Huskies take care of business in the Big East, coupled with the last 3 wins prior to today, then Maui won't be remembered much. Could end up being a good thing in the long run since it got them to really focus on their faults and improve.

On the 1st point, not to be a PIA (I know, I know, I always am! ), but that isn't what happened. Karaban got fouled with 2:32 left in the game. The score was 77-61 and for all intent and purposes the game was over at that point. Karaban stayed in the game and hit both free throws to make the score 77-63. Dayton then scored to make it 79-63. Karaban came out of the game with 36 seconds left with the score 83-65 and the final score was 85-67. So Karaban's injury had no effect on the game.

 

[Mr. French]

They probably figure that they have a shot in him because his dad is Canadian.

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[August_West]

I fully expect that going 0 for Hawaii is going to be completely discounted by the time March madness rolls around.

We are still doomed, though.

Discounted how? You think if we are vying for a one seed in the East with Duke and they are looking at our resumes side by side that the comittee is going to forget 3 losses in Maui?

Interesting take.

 

[August_West]

2 pt neutral court OT loss Memphis isn't bad. Colorado isn't great, but a one point neutral court loss is not horrible. Dayton was a bad result, but it was with Karaban injured and coming off two losses. If we take care of business otherwise it'll be written off as a about three days.

This written off thing I guess is where Im getting hung up. Written off by who? National media? The selection comittee? Pollsters? Public perception? Who is writing it off, and what is the benefit of said write off to UConn?

 

[Chuck]

Sadly, UConn might be dependent on joining the ACC to save them from the current economic trends in college athletics. People are foolin themselves if they think the current UConn conference model is sustainable over the next 5 to 10 years..

We all get that, but enjoy the now. We were told we'd be a dead program when BC and friends went to the ACC. Syracuse, BC, Pitt, VPI, Miami... They were all going to use that ACC money to continue or surpass their prior success, while UConn was going to die. THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO!!

Other than a couple bad years at the end of the KO Era, we've had a much better 20 years than all those programs combined. So, will it end? Maybe. But enjoy it in the now. Enjoy our success, and enjoy the demise of the teams that tried to end us.

It's especially great knowing that the spot in the ACC that was supposed guarantee their financial future looks less solid than ever. We keep winning, they keep losing, and while probably be in the same financial situation within a decade. The only real winner is Rutgers (and West Virginia is in a better spot, but they've mostly sucked for 20 years also).

 

[NJHusky]

Although they are talking about Luke.....

Makes sense….most assistants start their head coaching careers at a mid major!

 

[CL82]

This written off thing I guess is where Im getting hung up. Written off by who? National media? The selection comittee? Pollsters? Public perception?

Yes

 

[CL82]

On the 1st point, not to be a PIA (I know, I know, I always am! ), but that isn't what happened. Karaban got fouled with 2:32 left in the game. The score was 77-61 and for all intent and purposes the game was over at that point. Karaban stayed in the game and hit both free throws to make the score 77-63. Dayton then scored to make it 79-63. Karaban came out of the game with 36 seconds with the score 83-65 and the final score was 85-67. So Karaban's injury had no effect on the game

Yeah, that's fine. I was (mis) remembering it differently.

 

[auggie22]

I swear for some Orange fans it's more important that UCONN lose than it is that Syracuse win. They lose their minds everytime we rack up a Natty.

I firmly believe it is their vocal negativity toward us fueling our success. Their hate is filling our tank and may it never stop.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

This written off thing I guess is where Im getting hung up. Written off by who? National media? The selection comittee? Pollsters? Public perception? Who is writing it off, and what is the benefit of said write off to UConn?

3 days in Maui in November is more forgivable than your average 3 game losing streak.

We still need to take care of business in the conference to earn that

 

[Iluvsuebird]

Discounted how? You think if we are vying for a one seed in the East with Duke and they are looking at our resumes side by side that the comittee is going to forget 3 losses in Maui?

Interesting take.

His take was a little more nuanced than you give it credit. So far two of the three Maui losses are proven to be "good losses". To wit, both Memphis and Dayton are, or have recently been, ranked. If Duke, to use your example, were to stumble in a weak ACC to losing teams such as Cuse or BC or any other mediocre ACC team for that matter, closer to March, those losses may be more consequential than our Muai losses. And Duke is by no means a "can't lose" type team. They are very young and very raw.

 

[Inyatkin]

This written off thing I guess is where Im getting hung up. Written off by who? National media? The selection comittee? Pollsters? Public perception? Who is writing it off, and what is the benefit of said write off to UConn?

 

[Waquoit]

If UConn goes 16-4 in the BE or better and gets to the BET final, UConn's sterling basketball reputation will ensure going 0-3 in paradise will be a mere footnote.

I say Maui is already a footnote. UConn runs a precision offense. And D, for that matter. It's going to take time for such things to come together, especially with the lack of personnel continuity this year. The learning curve has been incredible. If someone asked you about the state of the team today. Would you say it more closely resembles:
A. The Maui UConn
B. The UConn of the past 3 games
C. Some average of the two

To anyone picking anything but B, let's bet.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

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I think he's confusing Bill with either Aykroyd or Candy.

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[BFieldHusky]

Sounds about right. I think Nova, as crazy as it sounds, is the only team I could see making a run outside of the Top 4 to get an large bid. And I still think it would take a minor miracle for that to happen.

That 5 seed in the BET is huge this year. One less game than 6-11, and this could be a year where that team steals a bid by winning the BET.

 

[bendm]

That 5 seed in the BET is huge this year. One less game than 6-11, and this could be a year where that team steals a bid by winning the BET.

I really hope we don’t end the regular season with a L to nova in the BE semifinals lol. That could very well drop us a seed line.

 

[August_West]

Sounds about right. I think Nova, as crazy as it sounds, is the only team I could see making a run outside of the Top 4 to get an large bid. And I still think it would take a minor miracle for that to happen.

That 5 seed in the BET is huge this year. One less game than 6-11, and this could be a year where that team steals a bid by winning the BET.

I don’t think that sounds crazy. They are going to pile up wins in conference Dixon is on a mission. They have enough around him. They are the only one.

 

[Waquoit]

I really hope we don’t end the regular season with a L to nova in the BE semifinals lol. That could very well drop us a seed line.

 

[gsmooth]

Sounds about right. I think Nova, as crazy as it sounds, is the only team I could see making a run outside of the Top 4 to get an large bid. And I still think it would take a minor miracle for that to happen.

That 5 seed in the BET is huge this year. One less game than 6-11, and this could be a year where that team steals a bid by winning the BET.

Nova has been playing better of late, but those losses to St. Jo 's and especially Columbia really hurt their cause.

 

[auror]

Sounds about right. I think Nova, as crazy as it sounds, is the only team I could see making a run outside of the Top 4 to get an large bid. And I still think it would take a minor miracle for that to happen.

That 5 seed in the BET is huge this year. One less game than 6-11, and this could be a year where that team steals a bid by winning the BET.

Novas resume metrics are awful (Big East Non-Conference Check-In), but as a team they are trending up.

PC might be able to get Hopkins injury credit if he actually plays and they do well in conference season (both are question marks right now).

Xavier, Butler, and Georgetown have work to do, but if any of them go 12-8+ in the Big East, they'd likely get in.

 

[RuffRuff]

Novas resume metrics are awful (Big East Non-Conference Check-In), but as a team they are trending up.

PC might be able to get Hopkins injury credit if he actually plays and they do well in conference season (both are question marks right now).

Xavier, Butler, and Georgetown have work to do, but if any of them go 12-8+ in the Big East, they'd likely get in.

Nova or PC having any shot of getting a bid rely on them having a miraculous BE season or winning the BE tourney. Both massive long shots. This is not a realistic current take. I sent out the computer generated odds via a tweet. Take a relook, that’s realistic.

This is a 3.5 bid conference - OOC season is basically over. 12-8 is definitely not getting you in this year. You can win 6 games just by sweeping Hall, Gtown and DePaul.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

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[nelsonmuntz]

Nova or PC having any shot of getting a bid rely on them having a miraculous BE season or winning the BE tourney. Both massive long shots. This is not a realistic current take. I sent out the computer generated odds via a tweet. Take a relook, that’s realistic.

This is a 3.5 bid conference - OOC season is basically over. 12-8 is definitely not getting you in this year. You can win 6 games just by sweeping Hall, Gtown and DePaul.

UConn, Creighton, St. John’s and Marquette are tournament locks with 12 Big East wins. I don’t think any of the other teams are capable of 12 Big East wins so it is moot for now with them.

The Big East is clearly the #4 conference, and not that far behind the Big 12 and Big 10. How long are the haters going to act like it is the AAC?

 

[RuffRuff]

UConn, Creighton, St. John’s and Marquette are tournament locks with 12 Big East wins. I don’t think any of the other teams are capable of 12 Big East wins so it is moot for now with them.

The Big East is clearly the #4 conference, and not that far behind the Big 12 and Big 10. How long are the haters going to act like it is the AAC?

Seton Hall was 13-7 last year including a win over UConn and I’d argue the conference had a much better overall profile. StJ 11-9.

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