I agree, except...Maryland and NM State. That said, Andre and Adama played through those, so I think they will make sure the same mistakes don't happen again.
Have you considered the possibility that Providence playing out of their minds would still not be enough if UConn matches their intensity?Wait a sec...I thought that PC is the "dog backed into the corner that no one wants to face"???
Soooo confused...wouldn't that mean Marquette fans would actually want us to win and root for us?
If the refs allow PC to play bullyball without calling fouls, it will be a close game. PC will test the refs early to get a feel for that. If the refs don't call the game like it's a game at the AMP, I love our chances.
I don't think we came out flat or didn't give effort against NMSU. They just mainly had a crazy shooting day. NMSU was also a veteran team with a really good defensive coach (check out Miss St's defensive splits from last year and this year).
Maybe we could start a "free brats on top of the empire state building" rumor during our game window and shoo them out of the arena
Pretty sure he did go to SH, just feel like he's gotten chummy with the PC fanbase, but kind of part of his shtick and he's entertaining for the most part.
Yes, agreed (shooting was mostly Teddy), but we found ways to lose games we had no business losing.
Sorry, I just need to make sure there's no revisionist history. NMSU shot 7/10 from 3 from their role players in that game. It was everybody on their team from 3. They made 65% from 3. Teddy made most of the shots down the stretch though. And one of those role players just won 6th man of the year in the toughest conference this year (Sir Jabari Rice on Texas in B12).
I didn't even remember that. Rice is good. It did feel a bit like Nova vs Georgetown.
The non-Allen guys shot 4/20 (20%) from 3 next game against Arkansas, despite being even more wide open because Arkansas was doubling Allen. Same ball. Same arena. Crap happens.
He didn't mean the city Providence.
Yes, and Jordan Hawkins was out for the BET & NCAA due to concussion.
RJ Cole did not practice after the Creighton BET semi-final loss until just prior to the Maryland game, due to being in concussion protocol. He was not the player he was prior to his injury.
I actually agree with this. If anyone is going to beat us it’s Providence. They are playing for pride and the emotion of that matchup and the early start are all concerning.
This X100. No offense to Fanta because he seems like a generally likable and insightful guy, but him picking PC over us holds absolutely zero value.
Reading their board yesterday they are concerned about grit and concerns about chemistry and the like. I remember how horrible we looked after we list to St John’s at home. Shocking but we turned it around. Hoping PC still has concerns and not fired up yet. I’m expecting a solid win but don’t trust PC. Thinking the line will be we give 5. In Hurley we trust!!
We were favored in those too. We’ve been playing well on this winning streak but until we win this BET and make the S16, we shouldn’t feel comfortable regardless of who we play
Mine was a joke as well, intending to play with the word "providence," and exploiting its placement at the beginning of a sentence, so that it was required to be capitalized even though it wasn't a proper noun.
You try to get a higher seed than a 5 because 12 seeds are actually pretty good and variance happens. The further apart you are in terms of talent, the easier it is to weather that variance when it is going against you. Hence it took years and years for UMBC to happen, despite some close calls (like our 2006 team).
That team that lost to Maryland was playing with a Cole who didn't seem right after that Creighton injury. They were favored, but it was a 7-10, so not really an upset. Still should have showed out a bit better than they did though.
which one? Paul Bearer?
OH its been made very clear to the boys. UConn privately wanted this matchup.
They also shot 100% from the line. That game is the epitome of this board’s stupidity. Basically every team in the field would have lost to them the way they played, and most teams would have lost by more than 7. If that had happened to any other team, everyone here would have talked about how amazing NMST played, but it happened to us, so Hurley‘s terrible.
