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I don’t only ask questions here about UConn, I go national also.

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This was my Twitter question that was answered on Rivals
Can UConn return to the Big East elites in 2020? #twittertuesday
— Bigo Nelson (@bigo_nelson) March 8, 2020
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James Bouknight (AP Images)
I am not willing to go that far, primarily because UConn wasn’t even an elite team in the AAC, and the Big East is a step up from that.
UConn should fight for an NCAA Tournament berth next year, though, which is definitely a step in the right direction. The Huskies have improved every season under Dan Hurley and that trend should continue into next season. As long as
James Bouknightreturns,
R.J. Colegets his usual buckets, a healthy
Akok Akoksees the floor and
Andre Jacksonfills in appropriately, I could see the Huskies fighting for a top-five finish in the league.

Creighton has the chance to enter next season as a national title contender, Villanova is always going to be Villanova, while Butler, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall and Xavier create a super strong middle-half. Either way, UConn is on the right path and it looks as if the best is yet to come with Hurley residing over the program.
 
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Bigflip12 said:
This was my Twitter question that was answered on Rivals

James Bouknight





James Bouknight (AP Images)
I am not willing to go that far, primarily because UConn wasn’t even an elite team in the AAC, and the Big East is a step up from that.
UConn should fight for an NCAA Tournament berth next year, though, which is definitely a step in the right direction. The Huskies have improved every season under Dan Hurley and that trend should continue into next season. As long as
James Bouknightreturns,
R.J. Colegets his usual buckets, a healthy
Akok Akoksees the floor and
Andre Jacksonfills in appropriately, I could see the Huskies fighting for a top-five finish in the league.

Creighton has the chance to enter next season as a national title contender, Villanova is always going to be Villanova, while Butler, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall and Xavier create a super strong middle-half. Either way, UConn is on the right path and it looks as if the best is yet to come with Hurley residing over the program.
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Akok won’t be playing next year. Expecting a recovery in time to fit in and produce is a little much.
 
navery12 said:
You're reaching here. We're back in the Big East, we don't need to pretend those teams aren't good anymore
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Huh? Pretend they're not good? I really don't know what you mean.

There are 3 teams in the NCAA that have perennial status. That is it. Everyone else has years when they are F4 threats, and years when they are not.
 
upstater said:
Huh? Pretend they're not good? I really don't know what you mean.

There are 3 teams in the NCAA that have perennial status. That is it. Everyone else has years when they are F4 threats, and years when they are not.
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Villanova has been as consistent as any team in the country this decade and has the best coach in the country. That's what the quote meant
 
navery12 said:
Villanova has been as consistent as any team in the country this decade and has the best coach in the country. That's what the quote meant
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OK, well that's quite different than the explanation. Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas will always be Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas.

But as we can see, even North Carolina will not always be North Carolina.
 
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upstater said:
OK, well that's quite different than the explanation. Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas will always be Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas.

But as we can see, even North Carolina will not always be North Carolina.
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Your probably the only person who didn’t know what that meant
 
Jbirdp5 said:
Your probably the only person who didn’t know what that meant
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Still don't get it. Villanova hasn't always been Villanova, whatever that means. They've been up and down. Unless you mean that is what Villanova is.
 
upstater said:
Still don't get it. Villanova hasn't always been Villanova, whatever that means. They've been up and down. Unless you mean that is what Villanova is.
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Wright became coach in 2001. Since 2005 Nova has made 14 of 15 NCAA tourneys. Kentucky missed twice (09, 13) while Duke and Kansas are 15 of 15.

Certainly Nova is top 5 program this century and given UNC's issues (not to mention UConn's), perhaps top 4.
 
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upstater said:
Yeah, but always? That only applies to Duke and Kentucky. Not Villanova.
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What on earth are you talking about? The writer was talking about how Big East teams will perform in the league next year and he said Nova will always be Nova. They've dominated the Big East for a while now and won 2 national championships in a 3 year stretch. Only you could possibly argue that comment.

What does Duke and Kentucky always being elite have to do with Nova always being elite in the Big East? Obviously nothing.
 
Nova has been as good as Kansas, Kentucky, and Duke - recently. Michigan State/UNC are the best examples that I can think of, of programs that are also trying to crack that top tier. We flirted with it for 20-25 years but have digressed.
 
upstater said:
OK, well that's quite different than the explanation. Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas will always be Duke, Kentucky, & Kansas.

But as we can see, even North Carolina will not always be North Carolina.
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UNC will bounce right back. Too much pedigree.
 
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XLCenterFan said:
Nova has been as good as Kansas, Kentucky, and Duke - recently. Michigan State/UNC are the best examples that I can think of, of programs that are also trying to crack that top tier. We flirted with it for 20-25 years but have digressed.
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Flirted with it? We were as good as anyone for 20-25 years.
 
upstater said:
Still don't get it. Villanova hasn't always been Villanova, whatever that means. They've been up and down. Unless you mean that is what Villanova is.
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I think you don’t get it. You are nitpicking the original statement. Villanova will be exactly what you have come to expect from them over the last decade. That’s the point he was making and that’s the point that literally everyone in the world understood......except for you
 
Hoophound said:
Booo. So dirty. The nerve of you to bring that smack here
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It's my other team man. What can I say? They certainly were the favorite and most consistent team all year. It's how football used to crown champs, so if there is one, they're it.
 
Zissou said:
Kansas, the UCF of college basketball
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Nah, they held a tournament. UCF didn't get in. More like every football champion before the playoff.
 
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