Final 4 Dark Horse

[B1GEast]

Gary Parrish males the case for Uconn

Dribble Handoff: Which teams not in the top 15 are contenders to make a surprise run to the Final Four?

These squads ranked outside the top 15 have Final Four potential

www.cbssports.com

 

[Rakkasan]

Parrish aside Uconn can make their own case during February. The past is almost meaningless; it is all about February.

 

[Northbound]

Good to see Gary giving his contribution to the article from the bar.

 

[UCLJ0211]

Interesting that the 2nd guy that writes up Alabama (Norlander) doesn’t even think we will make the tourney!

 

[Chin Diesel]

By definition a dark horse is a team no one expects to win but if everything breaks right for them in their bracket and everyone plays a little bit better than their norm, they make the FF.

So, I guess UConn fits the definition of a dark horse.

 

[Tenspro2002]

The fact that we beat Auburn shows that we can hang with anybody on a good day.

However, we can also easily lose to anyone in the top 100.

 

[navery12]

I'm not sure which one of the 2 opinions I find more laughable

 

[BGesus4]

Gary Parrish males the case for Uconn

Dribble Handoff: Which teams not in the top 15 are contenders to make a surprise run to the Final Four?

These squads ranked outside the top 15 have Final Four potential

www.cbssports.com

Interesting if you look at the coaches of the other two teams on that list, Bama and UT. Two teams similar to us in that you could say they have the players to push top 10 but have really underperformed. Both of their coaches, Beard and Oats, are two that this board and CBB slob in general as two of the best young coaches in the game, and the BY sourpusses act like if we had one of them instead we’d be having a very different season.

 

[HeGotGame]

Gary Parrish males the case for Uconn

Dribble Handoff: Which teams not in the top 15 are contenders to make a surprise run to the Final Four?

These squads ranked outside the top 15 have Final Four potential

www.cbssports.com

This thread should go well

 

[HeGotGame]

The last 10 tournaments have had an a 11 ( 3 times), 10, 9, 8 (2 times), 7 (3 times), and a 5 make the final four. The deep run by a low seed is becoming a yearly tradition.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

If the road to the final 4 is Coppin St, Central Connecticut St, LIU, and Binghampton, i like our chances.

 

[August_West]

I slurped oysters at Grants with Gary once.

True story.

 

[methodology]

The fact that we beat Auburn shows that we can hang with anybody on a good day.

However, we can also easily lose to anyone in the top 100.

Auburn was without one of their star players, Flanigan, he just returned 11 games ago. He hasn’t been the player he was last year but he’s still a key player in their rotation and might just be adjusting after coming back from his Achilles injury

 

[HuskyHawk]

UConn shooting 40% from 3 can beat just about anybody. I have very little confidence in our ability to do that several games in a row. That's the challenge really. Would need to win with a poor shooting night a couple of times.

 

[Rakkasan]

If the road to the final 4 is Coppin St, Central Connecticut St, LIU, and Binghampton, i like our chances.

That is really funny.

 

[willie99]

 

[navery12]

Auburn was without one of their star players, Flanigan, he just returned 11 games ago. He hasn’t been the player he was last year but he’s still a key player in their rotation and might just be adjusting after coming back from his Achilles injury

He hasn't been anywhere close to the same player he was last year. He's been their least impactful rotation player by far. Would be like us trying to us Akok missing from the Villanova game as an excuse

 

[AntG168]

Auburn was without one of their star players, Flanigan, he just returned 11 games ago. He hasn’t been the player he was last year but he’s still a key player in their rotation and might just be adjusting after coming back from his Achilles injury

People keep calling Flanigan a star player and they’re wrong. We need to prove we can do it more often. But stop trying to downplay a VERY impressive win.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Im glad we still have some fans in the media. But even before the 2 losses I just can't see it. Any game we've played against a legit NCAA team goes down to the wire. Just can't imagine winning 4 games (maybe 5) in a row that are coin flips.

 

[AntG168]

Im glad we still have some fans in the media. But even before the 2 losses I just can't see it. Any game we've played against a legit NCAA team goes down to the wire. Just can't imagine winning 4 games (maybe 5) in a row that are coin flips.

That’s what makes us a dark horse

 

[imno1]

Auburn was without one of their star players, Flanigan, he just returned 11 games ago. He hasn’t been the player he was last year but he’s still a key player in their rotation and might just be adjusting after coming back from his Achilles injury

Am I having Deja Vu all over again?

 

[HeGotGame]

Auburn was without one of their star players, Flanigan, he just returned 11 games ago. He hasn’t been the player he was last year but he’s still a key player in their rotation and might just be adjusting after coming back from his Achilles injury

Seems you missed the 100 thread discussing this, and also proving how false the Flannigan being a key player narrative is. But sure, 101 threads will maybe do the trick.

 

[HooperScooper]

Interesting that the 2nd guy that writes up Alabama (Norlander) doesn’t even think we will make the tourney!

Norlander lives and was raised in CT. He hears all the negativity from UConn fans so he's bought into it.