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Hartford to Host NCAA Tournament in 2019

Kembacity said:
Wow, I hope we make the field
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Host team can't play there.

You can't play on your home floor. UConn used to qualify to play in Hartford because we played less than a certain percentage of home games at the HCC. I think that's why U. Hartford used to be the host when the games were there. Now that number is much smaller and we'd never be able to play there in the NCAA tournament.
 
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Chuck said:
Host team can't play there.

You can't play on your home floor. UConn used to qualify to play in Hartford because we played less than a certain percentage of home games at the HCC. I think that's why U. Hartford used to be the host when the games were there. Now that number is much smaller and we'd never be able to play there in the NCAA tournament.
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Can't play more than 3 regular season games on that Court
 
I used to work across the street from the HCC . I got tickets for '98. Went into work in the morning and was able to park at my normal lot. People were so pissed that there was no parking for people coming for the noon games on Thursday. People were parking down at the Xfinity Theatre and having to walk to HCC.
 
Chuck said:
Host team can't play there.

You can't play on your home floor. UConn used to qualify to play in Hartford because we played less than a certain percentage of home games at the HCC. I think that's why U. Hartford used to be the host when the games were there. Now that number is much smaller and we'd never be able to play there in the NCAA tournament.
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Jerry1714 said:
Can't play more than 3 regular season games on that Court
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Kembacity said:
Wow, I hope we make the field
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Based on our recent run of luck, I expect to see the following matchups for the 2019 NCAA tournament in Hartford:

Game 1 : (6) Providence v (11) Southern Cal
Game 2 : (3) Louisville v (14) Georgetown

In game 1, Providence wins with 16 assists from Makai Ashton-Langford. Those assists are primarily based on huge games from the Providence front court (coached by Glen Miller).

In game 2, Georgetown pulls off a huge upset with a coast-to-coast buzzer beater from Tremont Waters. Coach Ewing says that they win because of the in-game adjustments orchestrated by associate coach Karl Hobbs.

In the pod finals, Providence beats Georgetown in a classic battle between sophomore all-American guards. MALs 35 pts / 12 assts performance outdoes Waters' 42 pts / 7 assts in an instant classic featuring two future NBA guards who battle for the next 20 years in the NBA.

The all-tournament team for the pod will be:

PG : MAL (Providence)
SG : Waters (Georgetown)
SF : Vance Jackson (Southern Cal)
PF : Juwan Durham (Louisville)
C : Steven Enoch (Louisville)
 
So I have to hope we make the field next season then, I see TD Garden is hosting regional finals...

and me hoping we make the tourney field is Debbie downer-ing? I think you should upgrade what you classify as being a Debbie Downer for 2017
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
Based on our recent run of luck, I expect to see the following matchups for the 2019 NCAA tournament in Hartford:

Game 1 : (6) Providence v (11) Southern Cal
Game 2 : (3) Louisville v (14) Georgetown

In game 1, Providence wins with 16 assists from Makai Ashton-Langford. Those assists are primarily based on huge games from the Providence front court (coached by Glen Miller).

In game 2, Georgetown pulls off a huge upset with a coast-to-coast buzzer beater from Tremont Waters. Coach Ewing says that they win because of the in-game adjustments orchestrated by associate coach Karl Hobbs.

In the pod finals, Providence beats Georgetown in a classic battle between sophomore all-American guards. MALs 35 pts / 12 assts performance outdoes Waters' 42 pts / 7 assts in an instant classic featuring two future NBA guards who battle for the next 20 years in the NBA.

The all-tournament team for the pod will be:

PG : MAL (Providence)
SG : Waters (Georgetown)
SF : Vance Jackson (Southern Cal)
PF : Juwan Durham (Louisville)
C : Steven Enoch (Louisville)
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Well done, sir.
 
Kembacity said:
So I have to hope we make the field next season then, I see TD Garden is hosting regional finals...

and me hoping we make the tourney field is Debbie downer-ing? I think you should upgrade what you classify as being a Debbie Downer for 2017
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2019 is not next season, it is two season away. Boston is 2018, Hartford is 2019. You are all over the place
 
Hopefully they control the parking lot owners. These are fun games. I loved it when Hartford previously hosted. Been a long time
 
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Surprised at the lack of northeast presence in the first round. I suppose South Carolina is the pairing with Hartford? Pretty shocking.
 
Jerry1714 said:
2019 is not next season, it is two season away. Boston is 2018, Hartford is 2019. You are all over the place
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No I think I'm on point now, I'm hoping we make the field next season and somehow can get to the regional finals so I can see it in Boston... which would be the 2018 season right? If "next" season is 2018, then I know what I'm saying now (but I didn't when I said I hoped UConn would make the 2019 field now that I know we couldn't be placed in the Hartford regional)
 
Isn't one of the regional finals at the Garden too? Or is that this coming tournament?
 
Love this. Amazing they'd put it here without the giant upgrades because that arena might be the worst in all of North America.
 
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kemba said:
I know this won't happen, but theoretically could we just schedule 3 games there for that season only so we are eligible to play there?
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No because we are the "host" school. The host school can't play at the site no matter how many games are played there. Villanova is always able to get around this at Wells Fargo because the A10 or one of the other Philly schools is labeled the host.
 
Gov. Malloy's statement:

"The NCAA's announcement that they are choosing Hartford to host the uh, uh, uh, uh, men's basketball tournament for the first time in over 20 years is uh, uh, uh, uh, proof positive that our state and our capital city remain attractive destinations for uh, uh, uh, uh, large-scale events like this. Above all, this is exciting news for uh, uh, uh, uh, businesses who will benefit from the uh, uh, uh, uh, increased economic output that a tournament of this size will bring to the uh, uh, uh, uh, region."
 
It's a shame. I have to believe that our guys being acclimated to the smell of deep frying oil is probably worth 8-10 points a game.
 
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