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Message: [QUOTE="PhillyCoach, post: 1658436, member: 6136"] Here is my starting point (on a positive note) dealing with how competitive UConn will be next year against the 10 best teams. Go back to the NC game in 2015 against Notre Dame. Close game and ND has Turner, Reimer & LLoyd. UConn has maybe the best team of all time coming back in 2016. ND is devastated when LLoyd goes pro, Reimer transfers out, Turner is hurt and their top frosh recruit (Patberg) is out for the season. What happens? Because of good/smart players and good coaching ND competes with UConn. LLoyd=MO; Turner =Stewie; Reimer-Tuck---and they don't have Patberg. Obviously Reimer is not Tuck and Stewie and Mo are better, however, I think one can make a point here. So now UConn is in a similar spot next season without the big three. I saw ND compete without their big three and I have to say I was a little surprised. We know UConn has better coaching and I also believe that Nurse, Lou, Gabby, and Collier are better than ND players--close, but better. That gives me a strong indication of what is very possible for next year. One more reason I feel positive--UConn's 4 top players plus Butler would beat this year's Syracuse, Washington, and battle OSU. If those 3 teams went to the final 4 then we know what is possible. For the skeptics--I know next year will have at least 8 teams with an improved squad. However, most of that is FROSH. The transfers could be scary to opponents. Of course, Tennessee was scary before they started playing. Anyway, that is how I am processing the 2016-2017 season and the new challenges ahead. What say you ? [/QUOTE]

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