Do we (the fans) deserve another NCAA title this year?

[RuffRuff]

Cookies is a good thread topic. Dont know why I never posted it. (I rarely post threads....)

@HW611 will say the best cookies are the ones that develop flavor over time. Like a shortbread (very underrated)


@willie99 thinks all cookies have their merit.

@Hans Sprungfeld will tell us that originally it was actually spelled "cooky" , with a "y"

and @superjohn thinks none of us would know a good cookie if it hit us in the face.

Do I deserve a championship? Not really. But I do want their season to go on as long as possible. As a Mets and Jets fan, I usually can't wait for the next UConn season to begin.

Nothing beats chocolate chip.

My view is you kind of want to meet expectations - play to your seed, your preseason rank, without oversetting so that you end up collapsing when it doesn't happen. You want to stay relevant on the national stage, for recruiting and juice. To me, that's an Elite 8. You don't want to lose to a lower seeded team. We find a way to the F4, that is gravy.

 

[superjohn]

Cookies is a good thread topic. Dont know why I never posted it. (I rarely post threads....)

@HW611 will say the best cookies are the ones that develop flavor over time. Like a shortbread (very underrated)


@willie99 thinks all cookies have their merit.

@Hans Sprungfeld will tell us that originally it was actually spelled "cooky" , with a "y"

and @superjohn thinks none of us would know a good cookie if it hit us in the face.

I don't eat cookies, they're for fats with no self control.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

I think I always deserve to be a winner but this was a tough choice. If we get spanked by Duke that might be the motivation we need to turn things around. So I’ll go with losing would be for the greater good.

• No, I have been tough on the team and neither me or the team deserves winning​

  Votes: 8 13.3%

 

[Uconn10922]

While I think this team does deserve more support than it’s getting I think there are a couple reasons why the enthusiasm has waned this year despite such a great record.

1) So much of the Marquee games were at the beginning of the year. I think after playing such hyped teams, the thought of playing mediocre Big East teams was just not exciting. So the narrative became if we don’t destroy everyone by 20+ we are failing.

2) Dan admitted he created this monster. With the program and fan base not accepting anything less than championships, our expectations are just unrealistic, leading to a lot of disappointment. Even the best programs go several years between championships. With Nil and transfer rules everyone thinks you can just buy championships every year. That’s just not realistic (see Kentucky). We need to step back and enjoy just what a great run this has been without looking at things in a total success or total failure viewpoint.

3) Predictive metric have taken some of the fun out of the sport. Everyone is so focused on Kenpom and Net and all the other predictive data that even wins feel like losses when it doesn’t move you up in the metrics. We are starting to analyze so much data that the results seem like a forgone conclusion. It feels like UConn has already lost the tourney because it doesn’t meet the metrics criteria for a champion.

4) It’s becoming a power 3 sport. The Big East gets no respect. The sport only really cares about the Big 10, 12, and SEC. Fortunately we are one of the biggest Brands in basketball but it stinks when you feel like the majority of home and away games are trap games. The Big East has to make some waves quick. It feels like they’ve given up at trying to have a seat at the table and the rest of college sports doesn’t seem to want them there.

That being said, overall I think this team is more talented than 2011 and 14. So there is always a chance we “shock the world”. That’s what we do best.

 

[Hoophound]

Well said. Is it because we got spoiled by the dominance of the 24 team?

No. It’s because we don’t look as good as our record would indicate. We also look worse than we did early in the season. I find watching this team hard to enjoy because I know we can’t get to the rim and that we can’t inbound or handle the ball.

We will need to flip some switch that I’m not sure exists to get to the FF. However, I 100% believe we can do it. I am way more confident this team can get there than I was that 2014 could. I believe in this team the same way I did in 2011. I don’t know how, but I know we can do it.

 

[temery]

Cookies is a good thread topic. Dont know why I never posted it. (I rarely post threads....)

@HW611 will say the best cookies are the ones that develop flavor over time. Like a shortbread (very underrated)


@willie99 thinks all cookies have their merit.

@Hans Sprungfeld will tell us that originally it was actually spelled "cooky" , with a "y"

and @superjohn thinks none of us would know a good cookie if it hit us in the face.

1) Peanut butter cookies
2) Oatmeal Raisin
3) Pecan Sandies

 

[mussels]

If life was fair, a fanbase that manages to be miserable with a 2 seed, 29-5 season team ranked top ten all year, would never be rewarded with a National Championship.

Fortunately for us, life isn’t fair. Number seven on its way baby.

 

[DCHuskyFan]

This year feels like 2006 to me, except not quite as bad. We were a far more talented team that year and it felt like grinding (without chemistry) almost every game, and the tournament was no better. Then, the season was capped off by a loss to George Mason preventing another F4.

Still makes me angry 20 years later.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

This year feels like 2006 to me, except not quite as bad. We were a far more talented team that year and it felt like grinding (without chemistry) almost every game, and the tournament was no better. Then, the season was capped off by a loss to George Mason preventing another F4.

Still makes me angry 20 years later.

This is where we settle the score for 2006.

The path in 2006: Philadelphia, then DC, final four in Indianapolis.

The path twenty years later: Philadelphia, then DC, final four in Indianapolis.

There are possibilities for a handful of payback games in the mix as well. We need this to be part of the motivation.

 

[gtcam]

I deserve something for reading all of @RuffRuff ’s verbal diarrhea - a cookie at the very least

Hint: don’t read what you don’t like and use the damn ignore
That’s your cookie jr.

 

[IndyLives]

After the Kevin Ollie years and the lawsuits that followed, we deserve many more Titles...

 

[gtcam]

After the Kevin Ollie years and the lawsuits that followed, we deserve many more Titles...

Yeah here we go with this crap again

 

[mauconnfan]

The kids deserve a chance to find their A games for 6 more games. We deserve absolutely zero, we already are lucky to have a special program with what seems to be a chance to root for a 🏆 every year.

 

[Palatine]

The OP is very Connecticut. Most other places never give it a second thought.

 

[prankster]

The fans don't ever deserve anything. We're lucky to have such a special program, period.

You thought the winter was long? Imagine the winter here in CT without UConn basketball. I'd kill myself.

Please.

And at your leisure.

 

[cullaville]

While I think this team does deserve more support than it’s getting I think there are a couple reasons why the enthusiasm has waned this year despite such a great record.

1) So much of the Marquee games were at the beginning of the year. I think after playing such hyped teams, the thought of playing mediocre Big East teams was just not exciting. So the narrative became if we don’t destroy everyone by 20+ we are failing.

2) Dan admitted he created this monster. With the program and fan base not accepting anything less than championships, our expectations are just unrealistic, leading to a lot of disappointment. Even the best programs go several years between championships. With Nil and transfer rules everyone thinks you can just buy championships every year. That’s just not realistic (see Kentucky). We need to step back and enjoy just what a great run this has been without looking at things in a total success or total failure viewpoint.

3) Predictive metric have taken some of the fun out of the sport. Everyone is so focused on Kenpom and Net and all the other predictive data that even wins feel like losses when it doesn’t move you up in the metrics. We are starting to analyze so much data that the results seem like a forgone conclusion. It feels like UConn has already lost the tourney because it doesn’t meet the metrics criteria for a champion.

4) It’s becoming a power 3 sport. The Big East gets no respect. The sport only really cares about the Big 10, 12, and SEC. Fortunately we are one of the biggest Brands in basketball but it stinks when you feel like the majority of home and away games are trap games. The Big East has to make some waves quick. It feels like they’ve given up at trying to have a seat at the table and the rest of college sports doesn’t seem to want them there.

That being said, overall I think this team is more talented than 2011 and 14. So there is always a chance we “shock the world”. That’s what we do best.

to point 3 paralysis by analysis

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Cookies is a good thread topic. Dont know why I never posted it. (I rarely post threads....)

@HW611 will say the best cookies are the ones that develop flavor over time. Like a shortbread (very underrated)


@willie99 thinks all cookies have their merit.

@Hans Sprungfeld will tell us that originally it was actually spelled "cooky" , with a "y"

and @superjohn thinks none of us would know a good cookie if it hit us in the face.

As a matter of fact, I wince upon seeing that anybody ever spelled it "cooky," even in a present-day joke.

 

[DRBackup]

Somebody's gotta post it!

Exactly. You saved me the time looking for it. Deserves got nothin to do with it.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

We have some of the most ungrateful and deranged fans in sports, so any Ollie-haters, Big East conference bashers, and “The Refs Are Out To Get Us” conspiracy theorists deserve nothing.

I, on the other hand, am an excellent fan, loyal, supportive, intelligent, well read, and good looking, and definitely deserve many years more of success for my UConn basketball teams.

Therefore, the whiners are not allowed to enjoy UConn’s success, just the UConn fans that A) do not complain about the conference, B) do not post insane nonsense about refs, and, most importantly, C) do not bash past champion UConn coaches.

 

[uconntoatl]

It has been a weird year for me as a UConn fan. I love UConn basketball. I look forward to it all year. Maybe because we actually had a winter this year, it has seemed like an endless season. Something about watching their games this year has felt predominantly lacking. Frustrating, and not as fulfilling. It's at the level where if they actually pulled off another title run, I would feel as if my fandom was a disservice. I have not led with optimism, positivity, or hopeful for better future outcomes.
I'll say it. I've been a bad fan this year. Sorry Mr. Hurley, Mr. Benedict. I don't deserve joy this year. I'll do better.
Go Huskies

Just trying to rinse yourself of bad juju. Think of it this way—-this team deserved criticism to a certain level. Hopefully that is motivation. Without it maybe we would have lost to St. John’s by 40

 

[Deepster]

Please.

And at your leisure.

Oh look, it's the 3 weeks of the year Prankster tries to be funny.

 

[uconnfan68]

That being said, overall I think this team is more talented than 2011 and 14. So there is always a chance we “shock the world”. That’s what we do best.

If it's true that guards are the key, then 2011 and 2014 had it over this team in spades.