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Does UConn Make the Tournament

Does UConn make the tournament?

  • Yes

    Votes: 257 71.8%

  • No

    Votes: 101 28.2%
  • Total voters
    358
It’s funny to see if Bouk comes back we suddenly will win a lot automatically and PC sucks, Xavier not that good. Geez even with Bouk we’re not guaranteed anything. Many players are different than when he got hurt. Sanogos a lot better, Polley is healthier, is Gaff the one we saw today, is Andre that guy today. He still has to shake off rust, fit in and find another chemistry.

I like our chances a lot more but guaranteeing we will beat PC twice and suddenly Xavier’s not that good wow!!
 
mauconnfan said:
It’s funny to see if Bouk comes back we suddenly will win a lot automatically and PC sucks, Xavier not that good. Geez even with Bouk we’re not guaranteed anything. Many players are different than when he got hurt. Sanogos a lot better, Polley is healthier, is Gaff the one we saw today, is Andre that guy today. He still has to shake off rust, fit in and find another chemistry.

I like our chances a lot more but guaranteeing we will beat PC twice and suddenly Xavier’s not that good wow!!
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If we don’t beat PC twice with Bouknight we aren’t going to the tournament.
 
ucawn said:
If we don’t beat PC twice with Bouknight we aren’t going to the tournament.
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Ok that’s fair but if we beat them once and beat Villanova what does that do? I mean we aren’t that good we throw Bouks jersey out there and we beat PC twice it’s that simple. They aren’t half as bad as people would like them to be here.

This team even with Bouk needs to play really good to beat anyone. Good news is we have a better chance of playing really good with Bouk. But he had 40 in game too and we lost.
 
mauconnfan said:
Ok that’s fair but if we beat them once and beat Villanova what does that do? I mean we aren’t that good we throw Bouks jersey out there and we beat PC twice it’s that simple. They aren’t half as bad as people would like them to be here.

This team even with Bouk needs to play really good to beat anyone. Good news is we have a better chance of playing really good with Bouk. But he had 40 in game too and we lost.
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Well this vaunted PC team you speak of just lost by 11 at home to a St John's team that everyone has been talking about how much they suck for 2 straight weeks
 
I think our wins are more of an issue than the losses. 2-4 vs teams above .500 and one of them is Hartford. We don't have a tournament resume and need Bouk back badly. I'm not up to date with the Big East as a whole in the NET, but I assume Villanova, Xavier and Seton Hall are our only games left that would be Q1. Need 2. Assuming Villanova is a loss, Xavier and Seton Hall games are big.
 
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I'm all over the map with this prediction. I've thought yes, then no.

At the moment I think the games without Bouk are not going to matter. A month from now we are going to be the hottest team in the league and on our way to the tournament.
 
Brochacho said:
I think our wins are more of an issue than the losses. 2-4 vs teams above .500 and one of them is Hartford. We don't have a tournament resume and need Bouk back badly. I'm not up to date with the Big East as a whole in the NET, but I assume Villanova, Xavier and Seton Hall are our only games left that would be Q1. Need 2. Assuming Villanova is a loss, Xavier and Seton Hall games are big.
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Providedence on the road and Xavier at home could also potentially be Q1 games. Xavier is 35, needs to be 30, Providence is 85 and needs to be 75. So that's 5 potential Q1 games left plus the Big East tournament
 
HeGotGame said:
Just an FYI UConn did not move seeds for Lunardi after yesterday's loss
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That USC win is keeping us alive for now....USC keeps winning.

We'll need to get some quality BE wins (Nova / Xavier / SH) to stay in the bracket though imo. It's important that our postponed home games against Nova & Xavier get rescheduled otherwise will need to win on the road.
 
Road record of 4-1 away from home (neutral/road) is helpful too. And I don't want to hear that road games don't carry the same weight with no fans. According to the metrics, they do count.

I will also say...we have no bad losses. St. John's recent hot streak has eliminated that. Yes we have beaten Depaul and Butler twice each. Creighton lost to Butler. Creighton lost to Marquette at home.
 
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BFieldHusky said:
Road record of 4-1 away from home (neutral/road) is helpful too. And I don't want to hear that road games don't carry the same weight with no fans. According to the metrics, they do count.

I will also say...we have no bad losses. St. John's recent hot streak has eliminated that. Yes we have beaten Depaul and Butler twice each. Creighton lost to Butler. Creighton lost to Marquette at home.
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I agree, our resume is pretty solid as it is right now, and you have to believe the committee will factor in that we did most of this without Bouk. If we just do what we are supposed to do the rest of the way, we are safely in.
 
I mean why would they not be in the tournament now? If the season ended today they really don't have any bad losses and are above .500. The issue that many have with this team is that they are running out of time to get tier 1 wins and there isn't much room for error.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
This basically proves my point. Everyone is talking about hypotheticals, who looks better than who, "would have"s, nonsense like that.

The committee only cares about W's and L's (and maybe a little of Kenpom). We could look great and lose against Nova, Xavier, and SH again, and miss the Tournament.

Nobody on the committee is going to give us the benefit of the doubt about Bouknight being out. We lost to Creighton with Bouknight, we lost to Creighton without Bouknight.
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What a dumb statement.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Expecting the committee to give us the benefit of the doubt is naive.
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We have arguably an All American player, making all sorts of top 20 award lists, known projected lottery pick, and we have an above 500 record without him in the Big East. If you're telling me the committee will ignore that, than I'm not going to waste any time trying to convince you otherwise. It's obvious.
 
sc shredded ucla (#21) by almost 20 last night.
and why do those talking aboot our injury situation never include the ajax part? what is he, chopped liver? i say foie gras. toss in a little montrachet james, and there u have it -fine dining, indeed.
 
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We need to do some work. With Bouk hopefully back tomorrow, as long as we win the games we are supposed to, we should be ok.
 
Guaranteed tournament: Win 1 against Nova, Xavier, or Seton Hall, win both away at PC/Georgetown, and don't lose at home to PC or Georgetown (sorry, you must lose to Marquette).

UCONN has been on the outs a bit since they started using the NET and quad system, so you have to understand how they look at teams now. Doing the above puts UCONN at 2-3 Q1, 3-4 Q2, 4-1 Q3, 3-0 Q4. That'll get you in. Also means only 3 losses the rest of the season.

Dropping 1 to PC or Georgetown on the road probably won't kill the deal either.
 
gotta get bouknight & akok suited up

then i’m not worried
 
Ratso said:
gotta get bouknight & akok suited up

then i’m not worried
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Just Bouknight for me. We were a top 25 team when just Bouknight was playing well and everyone else was meh. Now a lot of people have stepped up.

Also IW is the x factor. The games he’s realllly brought it: USC, Marquette, and @ Butler have all ended favorably.
 
Ratso said:
gotta get bouknight & akok suited up

then i’m not worried
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I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I think anyone expecting Akok to contribute this season is kidding him or herself. He sat out a while, then returned and was unable to contribute meaningful minutes, then he got injured again. Not sure what part of that inspires such confidence.

I don't know much abut basketball, and even less about sports medicine, so I hope I am way off base. I just don't see it happening.
 
Get a Job said:
I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I think anyone expecting Akok to contribute this season is kidding him or herself. He sat out a while, then returned and was unable to contribute meaningful minutes, then he got injured again. Not sure what part of that inspires such confidence.

I don't know much abut basketball, and even less about sports medicine, so I hope I am way off base. I just don't see it happening.
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i’m just thinking, worst case, a decoy
it‘s time to pull out a bag of tricks if there’s a chance of getting to the tournament and winning a game or 2
 
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Ratso said:
i’m just thinking, worst case, a decoy
it‘s time to pull out a bag of tricks if there’s a chance of getting to the tournament and winning a game or 2
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A bag of tricks, nope. Bouknight is back and Jackson is back, we have the talent to play with and beat anyone. Not making the tournament would be a major disappointment.
 
superjohn said:
A bag of tricks, nope. Bouknight is back and Jackson is back, we have the talent to play with and beat anyone. Not making the tournament would be a major disappointment.
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Yeah I don't get the Debbie Downer "wing and a prayer" vibe from some corners. If bouknight is back at 100% there are maybe 3 teams in the country that i'd be nervous about them going up against right now, and none of them are in the Big East. It actually makes a team better when they get a lottery pick who is one of the best scorers in college basketball back, and even without him this team - while not without its challenges - is not a bad team.
 
Get a Job said:
I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I think anyone expecting Akok to contribute this season is kidding him or herself. He sat out a while, then returned and was unable to contribute meaningful minutes, then he got injured again. Not sure what part of that inspires such confidence.

I don't know much abut basketball, and even less about sports medicine, so I hope I am way off base. I just don't see it happening.
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Really feel badly for Akok. He probably had a progression path in his mind that does not match his reality today. Hope he fights through this adversity and comes out better on the other side.
 
Making it or not making it, is right now, not a foregone conclusion.

We have to beat some upper level teams in the conference to get there. If there is a BE tournament, we have to win some games there against an upper level opponent or two.

Obviously, the sooner Bouk plays and plays well again, and the sooner AJ progresses, I like our chances. This has to play itself out. No predictions as to the ultimate outcome.

Just win more games than we lose and win them against upper level teams. Beat Xavier, St. John's on the repeat, Providence at least once, and same for Villanova. Don't lose to GTown twice.

That should do it.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Yeah I don't get the Debbie Downer "wing and a prayer" vibe from some corners. If bouknight is back at 100% there are maybe 3 teams in the country that i'd be nervous about them going up against right now, and none of them are in the Big East. It actually makes a team better when they get a lottery pick who is one of the best scorers in college basketball back, and even without him this team - while not without its challenges - is not a bad team.
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This all may be true but it doesn't change the reality that we have to get a couple more quality wins. Unless our home ppd games against Nova & Xavier are rescheduled our best 3 games left are all away (Nova / Xavier / SH).

A win at Providence tomorrow will help but we need to beat Nova or Xavier & avoid anymore home loses to feel good about securing a bid. The home loses to Creighton, Hall & Johnnies have us on the bubble with little margin for error.
 
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i love the supreme confidence..but you gotta be practical

i seriously thought the 16/17? a loaded team with dham, purvis, adams, the transfers would go far...


this team is gonna live or die on bouknight. the neymar of the big east
 
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