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Festivus in July. Airing grievances (kind of)

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There have been some bad takes over the years. But the first step is admitting you have a problem. What is the worst take you've ever put in the yard?
This is an exercise to come to terms with your demons.
Like my recent prediction:

that Xavier will win the big east next year and georgetown will finish 6th.

Or maybe THIS very thread. Might be my worst take yet.

Might turn out to be a pretty bad take.
 
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In the Little Feat song Willin' I always thought the chorus went "give me wheat, rice, and wine."

Shrugs.

(Because apparently this thread has become a confessional of hot takes, rather than an airing of grievances.)
 
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I may have wanted Hurley fired at halftime of the Iona game but I’m pretty sure most of us were thinking the same. I just happened to be the one who started the thread. You’re welcome.
 
WeAreUCONN said:
I may have wanted Hurley fired at halftime of the Iona game but I’m pretty sure most of us were thinking the same. I just happened to be the one who started the thread. You’re welcome.
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Thinking No GIF by Audacy
 
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Honestly, I've had an extraordinary year. I knew Mora was going to be a home run. I was a total Hurley supporter from the beginning and was never shy about telling the Hurley haters that they had it wrong. I started revving up the MBB bandwagon in November. My main concern now is sustaining the excellence.
 
Waquoit said:
Honestly, I've had an extraordinary year. I knew Mora was going to be a home run. I was a total Hurley supporter from the beginning and was never shy about telling the Hurley haters that they had it wrong. I started revving up the MBB bandwagon in November. My main concern now is sustaining the excellence.
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Nelson?
 
WeAreUCONN said:
I may have wanted Hurley fired at halftime of the Iona game but I’m pretty sure most of us were thinking the same. I just happened to be the one who started the thread. You’re welcome.
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Another bad take by thinking you weren't the only one. It was just you!
 
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WeAreUCONN said:
I may have wanted Hurley fired at halftime of the Iona game but I’m pretty sure most of us were thinking the same. I just happened to be the one who started the thread. You’re welcome.
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That was not the way then and this is not the way now!
 
During our 6 losses in an 8 game stretch in January I posted, in the heat of the moment after a loss, that Hurley wasn't the guy to be able to get us back to the top of the peak. I was embarrassed and ashamed shortly after posting it, but not as embarrassed and ashamed as when someone here called me out for it after we won it all. I deserved to wear it so I'm not complaining.
 
Probably saying that the 2011 team and Kemba had been completely exposed and were going nowhere in the postseason after going 4-7 down the stretch.
 
Rico444 said:
During our 6 losses in an 8 game stretch in January I posted, in the heat of the moment after a loss, that Hurley wasn't the guy to be able to get us back to the top of the peak. I was embarrassed and ashamed shortly after posting it, but not as embarrassed and ashamed as when someone here called me out for it after we won it all. I deserved to wear it so I'm not complaining.
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You were not alone. There was a rash of these posts, all year long. Pretty much until he held the cut net in his hands.
 
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Rico444 said:
During our 6 losses in an 8 game stretch in January I posted, in the heat of the moment after a loss, that Hurley wasn't the guy to be able to get us back to the top of the peak. I was embarrassed and ashamed shortly after posting it, but not as embarrassed and ashamed as when someone here called me out for it after we won it all. I deserved to wear it so I'm not complaining.
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That was an awful stretch for a team with that much talent
The previous extreme position of UConn is a competitive NBA team before the reality of the Big East set in or the converse .
Hurley is a Bum who should be hired during the bad stretch are positions that will always come back to bite you .
Being disappointed in our Big East performance and pointing to the facts that up until this year are post season performances were horrible are Legitimate criticisms . Those kind of statements simply being true should never bother you .
I knew we had weaknesses that could be exploited and we would probably lose 3-4 Big East games going in but 2-3 additional losses were total disappointments
The problems became apparent in the crazy wins against Georgetown and a fair Villanova team . Thankfully I watched that game on the flight home and out of respect for my fellow passengers ( TSA punishment) my audible coaching was contained including my extensive vocabulary of expletives. This mild mannered old man disguised as a rstional basketball fan really becomes a raving lunatic at game time .
Seriously if you weren’t critical of our Big East play . Then you failed to grasp that we had two of the best 5 ‘s in the country , who has that luxury . A lottery pick at the Three . A stud redshirt freshman at the 4 . A generational athlete and defensive legend in Jackson plus , transfers that included an all AAC guard plus a bench capable of scoring points in bunches , who when they put it together were the best team in the country , than you’re just a pimp. I like to think our constructive criticism helped that team to win a NC .
 
I tend not to post too extreme stuff, so I'm not sure what jumps out as "so wrong". I panicked a little bit when Floyd and Akok transferred out, especially when the rumors were swirling that Johnson might as well. That ended up working out pretty, pretty well.

I defended the Charlotte organization when Bouk got drafted there. That's gone about as poorly as possible.
 
auror said:
I tend not to post too extreme stuff, so I'm not sure what jumps out as "so wrong". I panicked a little bit when Floyd and Akok transferred out, especially when the rumors were swirling that Johnson might as well. That ended up working out pretty, pretty well.

I defended the Charlotte organization when Bouk got drafted there. That's gone about as poorly as possible.
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I may not have posted on that topic but i remember when Floyd left, calling my dad and saying "they're all jumping ship" and then cursing the transfer portal up and down. The same portal that helped us get #5.
 
auror said:
I tend not to post too extreme stuff, so I'm not sure what jumps out as "so wrong". I panicked a little bit when Floyd and Akok transferred out, especially when the rumors were swirling that Johnson might as well. That ended up working out pretty, pretty well.

I defended the Charlotte organization when Bouk got drafted there. That's gone about as poorly as possible.
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You were just running numbers.
 
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