Big Game Against Nova

[UConnSwag11]

Playing Baylor this afternoon.

 

[Chosen]

Let's go Baylor. Forget villanova

 

[husky429]

Let's go Baylor. Forget villanova

Wrong. Need to root for our conference so it boosts our own resume when we play (and beat) them 2x this year.

 

[huskyfan224]

Can’t help but laugh at St John’s court…

“We Are New York’s Team”

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I root for Big East over Big 12.

Doesn't matter if one has 5 schools from the Midwest, and the other has 10 members. This is our Conference, and the Challenge stands 5-3 Big East.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Let's go Baylor. Forget villanova

Why would you root for UConn to have a worse computer ranking?

 

[huskdogs]

Anyone else bet the over

 

[ElmCity40th]

Gotta pull for conference teams in outta conference games. Only helps our interests. Save personal gripes for league play which is good because we see everyone twice, at least. I’m with Nova today. Should be a good one though.

 

[BGesus4]

Gotta like nova getting 5

 

[Husky Alien]

Let's go Baylor. Forget villanova

Sorry bud but have to root for in conference teams to beat topped ranked teams. If Nova beats Baylor and in conference play we beat Nova at least once, gives us a stronger rating going into the tournament. Yes! We are going to the dance.

 

[Jorgensen]

Wrong. Need to root for our conference so it boosts our own resume when we play (and beat) them 2x this year.

Why would you root for UConn to have a worse computer ranking?

Don’t forget, this is also the guy who starts haiku threads on not-game day

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Baylor is good. There are maybe 10-15 teams that can realistically beat them without needing a miracle. Villanova is one of those teams and Villanova looks helpless right now.

 

[Stasher599]

Baylor looks pretty good

 

[mauconnfan]

14-7 Baylor up a TD with under 8 minutes

 

[huskdogs]

Anyone else bet the over

I suck at betting

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I hate when Vitale makes a good point, but there has been this weird development in the last 5-10 years across college and even high school basketball where bigs refuse to look the backboard in the post. Sanogo has this problem. It makes the shots significantly more difficult.

 

[KingAG]

Nova only has 9 at the under 8. Fire Wright! He can't coach..

 

[Husky Alien]

Baylor is good. There are maybe 10-15 teams that can realistically beat them without needing a miracle. Villanova is one of those teams and Villanova looks helpless right now.

UConn when healthy, we should be one of those teams.

 

[ElmCity40th]

The key against Nova, hands up move your feet, and stay on the ground. I know it’s more to it. But staying disciplined on defense goes along way. Baylor is running a clinic early. Nova looks slow and over matched athletically. Still early though.

 

[Kathy]

Key - deny Gillespie

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The key against Nova, hands up move your feet, and stay on the ground. I know it’s more to it. But staying disciplined on defense goes along way. Baylor is running a clinic early.

Baylor is amazing defensively. There is no weakness. They are good against the 3, good on the interior, good in transition, cause steals, get rebounds. These guys look like the 1991 UNLV Rebels defensively.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Why would you root for UConn to have a worse computer ranking?

Is it firmly established that he's a UConn fan?

 

[KingAG]

We haven't looked this bad offensively all year

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Villanova's habit of passing up layups to take 3's looks pretty stupid right now.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

I don't see how Nova can win this game.

Baylor's D is suffocating.

 

[huskdogs]

While we definitely had too many buy games… I think nova is suffering from too hard of an OOC schedule. @UCLA/TENN/PURDUE/@Baylor. That’s tough.

 

[KingAG]

Baylor is good defensively, but their defense isnt impenetrable. Villanova again....hasn't been impressive

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Villanova's habit of passing up layups to take 3's looks pretty stupid right now.

I really don't get it. You are under the basket and instead pass for the 3.

Missing shots point blank. WTH

 

[superjohn]

Baylor's defense is suffocating but man Nova looks terrible. Missing layups and turning down layups. We just have to stay disciplined on Nova's pump fakes and take away the three as much as possible. They have nothing down low and are pretty unathletic.

 

[bendm]

serious question- do duke fans root for UNC so it helps their SOS when they play? does michigan root for michigan state? or do they hope their rivals lose every game? growing up i certainly rooted for Cuse to lose every game so why do i now find myself always rooting for other BE teams unless we're playing them? it doesnt feel like we have a hated rival anymore and i think it is b/c of a collective BE inferiority complex.