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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 1662076, member: 5798"] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]PhillyCoach - Allow me to chime in here.......... 1. The returning players conceding nothing next season makes me a bit more optimistic heading into next season. I like that kind of posture and grit, and I expected as much. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]2. No team ever goes into a season trying to go "undefeated". They vow to play every game as hard as they can, leave everything out on the floor, and win as many games as they can, one game at a time. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]3. As we all know, all good things must come to an end, it always does. I do however expect UConn to remain a defensive nightmare for most teams. I expect one or two players to really step up and assert themselves next season. Said players should emerge by the Christmas break. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]4. With the departure of the three amigos, instead of UConn winning its games by a margin of 30-50 points, their MOV will be reduced to 8-18 points. I expect that margin to increase as the season goes on, especially once conference play begins. By the way, USF loss their two best players (Williams & Jenkins) to graduation also. 5. UConn will be challenged by the top 10 teams on their non-conference schedule. THAT'S when we'll find out how this team stands up to top tier competition. I think the huskies will be better than most people think. Their defense will remain stellar, and I don't look for their per game scoring average to decrease by more than 14 points a game. 6. Most of UConn's shots were taken by the BIG 3. Other players will now assume that roll. Kia, Lou, Napheesa and Gabby will all get more shots per game than ever before. UConn will not be the [I]big bad wolf [/I]it has been the last four years, but I think they will be better than a lot of people are projecting them to be. 7. Your loss projection for the year is reasonable, as is you round projection in the NCAA tournament. UConn will be playing with house money in the tournament because no one will be picking them to win anything. But as you say anything can happen. Remember, there's always a dark horse that emerges in the tournament. You never know who its going to be until they go to the whip. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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