ESPN Bracketology

[CL82]

UGH, we get stuck with the dreaded 8/9 game and then get rewarded for winning by being able to play Duke in Raleigh.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Ha…Duke in Raleigh. Figures.

 

[PAHusky]

New Mexico in the first round and Duke potentially in the second, the hot takes on this board would be wild

 

[SubbaBub]

Lol, Duke in NC. Strange Duke didn't have to play us in NY or Boston.

Anyway, beat NM and Duke and we end up where we wanted, although Newark has been the anti-MSG for some time.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Would prefer to avoid Duke in Raleigh. Considering the drivel we've put out in Newark, maybe getting out of the East altogether would be ideal.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Would like to avoid Duke this year based solely on ego. Unfortunately the basketball gods didn’t align us the past couple of years tho, which I’m sure Duke was happy about that as well.

 

[auror]

We desperately need to get out of the 8/9 game. We'll be double digit underdogs against any of the 1s (assuming Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida).

 

[RuffRuff]

How I would prefer Texas' spot over ours, by a landslide. If we can win the next 2-3, maybe Hurley should just roll out Nowell/Abraham into our starting lineups and just given them a ton of run over the last couple and tank into the 10-11 spot. I'd say there is a much better chance of that potential than getting to a 7 seed at this point. Let Hassan & AK rest up and put foot on gas in the dance.

UNM would give us a chance to scout Dent.

 

[Storrs South]

We desperately need to get out of the 8/9 game. We'll be double digit underdogs against any of the 1s (assuming Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida).

Unfortunately, they probably need to win 5 in a row including BET (i.e. make semis) to get to the 7 at this point and even that might not be enough and I do not trust this team to do that. The alternative is getting closer to the bubble which yea let's not.

 

[Jaydumo20]

The thing that would turn this whole season around is playing and beating Duke. It's a real possibility and we aren't guaranteed to lose. Even if we lost after that.

 

[uchusky32]

The thing that would turn this whole season around is playing and beating Duke. It's a real possibility and we aren't guaranteed to lose. Even if we lost after that.

We aren’t guaranteed to lose because as you said we are in the game. However, we are not good enough to win. We aren’t big enough to win. And we have 1 ball handler who doesn’t look like he is getting healthy. So. Anyone can say if we’re a game we have a chance. Like I have a punchers chance.

 

[uchusky32]

The thing that would turn this whole season around is playing and beating Duke. It's a real possibility and we aren't guaranteed to lose. Even if we lost after that.

We aren’t guaranteed to lose because as you said we are in the game. However, we are not good enough to win. We aren’t big enough to win. And we have 1 ball handler who doesn’t look like he is getting healthy . So. Anyone can say if we’re in a game we have a chance. Like I have a punchers chance. We’re worse than that

 

[TroyHall98]

Wow..Duke second round in NC. ESPN kicking us while we are down.

 

[Connecticut13]

Our goal at this point is just to make the tournament. Don’t care who we have to play or where.

 

[uconn_jack]

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UGH, we get stuck with the dreaded 8/9 game and then get rewarded for winning by being able to play Duke in Raleigh.

I know its not New Mexico State, but I still have to give it to them, that's some high level UConn trolling by ESPN.

 

[Chin Diesel]

UCon hasn’t played well enough to "deserve" anything g or be "shielded" from any team, bracket or location.

 

[Price0809]

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UGH, we get stuck with the dreaded 8/9 game and then get rewarded for winning by being able to play Duke in Raleigh.

Playing Duke in the second round where all the pressure is on them? I'll take it.

 

[50cPitchers]

Being swept by Pitino this season only to lose to his son in the 8/9 game would be poetic

 

[CL82]

Being swept by Pitino this season only to lose to his son in the 8/9 game would be poetic

No bueno.

 

[auror]

Baylor and Gonzaga might both miss the tournament.

In Baylor's defense, they did lose their only guy over 6'8" to injury. But they also put themselves in that position in roster construction. Gonzaga has 0 excuses.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

If we are 8/9 we are damn near guaranteed to be in Duke's pod

 

[Kolumbo]

We get rewarded to be invited at all. Stock is dropping like it's hot.

So if Cooper Colonel Flagg were to come down with a sudden vile stomach bug on the night of his first big dance game, That would be unfortunate.

 

[gsmooth]

We desperately need to get out of the 8/9 game. We'll be double digit underdogs against any of the 1s (assuming Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida).

I know you are a very technically smart person and won the BoneYard Math Nerds tournament.

I have a very technical response that will blow your mind and that you will appreciate, as well as others here on the BoneYard, on how UConn can avoid the 8/9 game

No more f. U. C. K. Ing around with the likes of Seton Hall and PC. No more worrying and calculating metrics about other bubble teams and cheering against them so that it helps UConn and all that
s.h i. t. No backing into the NCAAT, although I would take that more than being left out.
Let's have UConn punch their ticket with force to the dance and not leave it up to chance. Hopefully UConn can go 4-0 in the remaining regular season games, but that is a tall order. There is no such thing as an automatic win for this UConn team. Take care of Georgetown first.

 

[REB1094]

I’m more concerned about winning the first game than the second, no matter which region or seed we end up in