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ive been posting since July that this would be the best passing, highest IQ team we've ever had.. I knew what we had in Cam Spencer (check my posts). Hassan has been bonus surprise. Setting big east tourney record for most assists speaks volumes...
 
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GameTime said:
This, as I have said on another thread:
But seriously, our conditioning, our athleticism, our BB IQ, our junk yard dog mentality, our offensive unselfishness, our team defense, our coaching staff being on point and making all the right adjustments. What is our weakness that could be exploited?
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Ask Creighton
 
ucinnc said:
It took me a while to come around to the fact that this team is better than last year, but I got there - probably sometime in February. I can’t imagine many people disagree at this point. I’ll go a step further now. I know it’s blasphemy around here to say any team is better than 2004, but IF we win it this year, I’m on board with this being our best team ever.

So, who’s with me?
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The season is not over so you cannot compare them.
 
Something to be said for continuity and this year's team greatly benefitting from last years. Last year's team took a while to counter the dorking on Ajax. This year we saw some of that early on Ball or Castle but we knew how to handle it. "Programs" develop a corporate knowledge and constantly add to it. At least as long as the staff stays together.
 
I think I'll wait till the season ends before I speak out against that 04 team.

This is a good team, that was a great team.

This team can end up being great as well.

See what I did there? Don't mess with the mojo.
 
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This team is better, comparatively, than last year's team.

But if they lose another game or 2, that is no longer the case.
 
ucinnc said:
It took me a while to come around to the fact that this team is better than last year, but I got there - probably sometime in February. I can’t imagine many people disagree at this point. I’ll go a step further now. I know it’s blasphemy around here to say any team is better than 2004, but IF we win it this year, I’m on board with this being our best team ever.

So, who’s with me?
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Premature.
Have a full shooting night against a capable team like we shot in first half tonight and we aren’t going anywhere . If we were playing Marquette or Creighton today we were down 15 at half.
16% from 3 , 40% from the line , 33% from field are rough splits.
 
August_West said:
Premature.
Have a full shooting night against a capable team like we shot in first half tonight and we aren’t going anywhere . If we were playing Marquette or Creighton today we were down 15 at half.
16% from 3 , 40% from the line , 33% from field are rough splits.
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This. Also, I don’t care how good we look this year. Last year we had Adama. He was an automatic bucket. He was unflappable. He was even an auto bucket under major pressure.

I love this team, but Sanogo is a massive loss, especially in a single elimination tournament where clutch buckets matter most. I definitely think we can repeat, but we need Spencer and Newton to be as clutch as Sanogo and Hawk were. It’s doable, but not easy.
 
August_West said:
Premature.
Have a full shooting night against a capable team like we shot in first half tonight and we aren’t going anywhere . If we were playing Marquette or Creighton today we were down 15 at half.
16% from 3 , 40% from the line , 33% from field are rough splits.
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“We”?
 
August_West said:
Premature.
Have a full shooting night against a capable team like we shot in first half tonight and we aren’t going anywhere . If we were playing Marquette or Creighton today we were down 15 at half.
16% from 3 , 40% from the line , 33% from field are rough splits.
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"If we were playing [team we weren't playing] then [bad thing happens]" is a weak argument. I don't know which team is better, this season isn't done yet. But these guys are 29-3 after 32 games. Last year's team wasn't.
 
prankster said:
Clingan better than last years Clingan. Newton better than last year's Newton. Diarra much much better than last years Diarra. Karaban better than last years Karaban. Castle /AJax? IDK. Castle shows a more complete game IMHO. AJax? Much more energy/athleticism, etc.

Johnson? No Sanogo, but a hell of a compliment to Clingan, off the bench. Stewart? Did we even have a comp off the bench last year?

What a wonderful challenge we have that virtually no other fan base needs to, or even could, contemplate
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Alleyne was better off the bench that Stewart. But Stewart being where he's at as a freshman is a big down payment on next season.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
"If we were playing [team we weren't playing] then [bad thing happens]" is a weak argument. I don't know which team is better, this season isn't done yet. But these guys are 29-3 after 32 games. Last year's team wasn't.
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Nope. Fully agree. But I’m not ready to give flowers until it is time to give them. Even the best team in history is capable of throwing up a stinker at an inoppurtune moment. The best teams are reserved for ones that finished the job. We haven’t finished the job yet. The real work is just starting and I’m not ready to crown this team after a quarter final win against Xavier.

I do think this particular team has as much or more going for it than all others in that we have many solutions to mitigate “the stinker” that other teams simply don’t have. It’s just not entirely fool proof.
 
ucinnc said:
It took me a while to come around to the fact that this team is better than last year, but I got there - probably sometime in February. I can’t imagine many people disagree at this point. I’ll go a step further now. I know it’s blasphemy around here to say any team is better than 2004, but IF we win it this year, I’m on board with this being our best team ever.

So, who’s with me?
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The chances are we won‘t repeat. The cards are stacked against repeating. So many things have to happen before we can start a discussion like this.

I will agree the team in awesome and at some point will be one of the best win or lose in tourney.
 
GameTime said:
This, as I have said on another thread:
But seriously, our conditioning, our athleticism, our BB IQ, our junk yard dog mentality, our offensive unselfishness, our team defense, our coaching staff being on point and making all the right adjustments. What is our weakness that could be exploited?
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Very slooooow starts against an extremely ho shooting team a la what happened in Omaha
 
gsmooth said:
And that 1999 team was undefeated away from home, too.
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They may not have been explosive, I don’t know basketball well enough to comment. But I was at MSG for the BET in 1999 and I still remember the St. John’s game. We had 3 or 4 fast breaks when the ball never touched the floor. It was rebound, pass, pass pass layup. Most unbelievable thing I ever say. Just pass pass pass layup. It was a blow out.
 
ucinnc said:
It took me a while to come around to the fact that this team is better than last year, but I got there - probably sometime in February. I can’t imagine many people disagree at this point. I’ll go a step further now. I know it’s blasphemy around here to say any team is better than 2004, but IF we win it this year, I’m on board with this being our best team ever.

So, who’s with me?
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I dont think this team is better they just figured it out a whole lot quicker.
 
bigknight3 said:
Alleyne was better off the bench that Stewart. But Stewart being where he's at as a freshman is a big down payment on next season.
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Diarra off the bench is more impactful than anyone from last year but Clingan.
 
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uconnfan68 said:
Diarra off the bench is more impactful than anyone from last year but Clingan.
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Yeah, but I doubt there will ever be a more devastating one-two punch than what we saw last year when we had Sanogo with Clingan giving him a rest.

The opposition had to deal with a physical double-double machine then, while he was resting, in came a matchup nightmare.
 
I'll take a step further. This team runs the table? Not crazy to say they would, they have a real shot.

This UCONN back to back is the most impressive back to back since UCLA. Duke and Florida, essentially returned the same team. Neither lost 3 starters and their #6 (Joey) then RAN IT BACK FOR ANOTHER CHIP

I am obsessed with this team getting to #6. Matching NC, passing Puke and having the most in the 64 team - 3 point line era

Duke and NC would 5 since 1980. KY has 3. UCLA only 1 (Toby Bailey). UCONN SIX
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
Yeah, but I doubt there will ever be a more devastating one-two punch than what we saw last year when we had Sanogo with Clingan giving him a rest.

The opposition had to deal with a physical double-double machine then, while he was resting, in came a matchup nightmare.
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You need to go back to Bill Walton and Swen Nater for a comparison.
 
Deepster said:
Great point. Freeman created zero on offense. Also Souley and Saunders provided little punch off the bench. Mouring was streaky. Maaaaybe Rash Jones in spots. But that offense was Rip, El Amin and patchwork the rest.
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The '99 team ran the best half court offense that we've seen until the last two years, but it was definitely centered around getting shots for two or three guys.

They were better on the break than this team. Freeman didn't score over 12 per game that season just on garbage man put-backs. He ran the floor like an animal and was an elite finisher. I think you underrate Saunders' and Mouring's contributions on offense.
 
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