If we get past Arkansas… | Page 2 | The Boneyard

If we get past Arkansas…

I mean I get he’s getting ahead of himself but you guys let scrappy3, 4, 5 whatever say whatever absurd thing he wants about what the team will do so it’s fair game.

People here get mad if you are too negative or too positive.
 
August_West said:
West Virginia wasn’t exactly a good loss
Expand ...

A three point loss on the road three months ago with no Martin and no Sanogo? It wasn't terrible, and it still completely misses the point to which he's responding. (He's right, by the way, this idea that this team can "lose to anyone" is pretty dumb. Their ceiling might not be as high as some other UConn teams, but their floor is much higher too.) They can beat a good portion of the teams in this tournament on nights when their offense abandons them because they're going to rebound the ____ out of the ball and defend.
 
GoZags said:
UConn WILL get past Arkansas. No doubt in my mind.

BTW it's "good" to be back. I first "discovered" your "Boneyard" in '99 .... when this whole Gonzaga thing was "once in a lifetime".
-----
——-
Some cherry picked stats

Most NCAA TOURNAMENT wins since 2015
Gonzaga 20, Nova 17, UNC 16, Duke 15, Kentucky 13, Michigan 13, Virginia 11, Baylor 9
-----
Most FINAL FOUR wins since 2017
UNC 2, Nova 2, Virginia 2, Baylor 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 1, TexasTech 1, Kentucky 0, Duke 0, Kansas 0
Expand ...
NIce! 20 tourney wins and 2 Final Fours. You didnt post how many championships though? Oh wait...
 
.-.
August_West said:
West Virginia wasn’t exactly a good loss
Expand ...
WVU in Morgantown is a tough game for the majority of teams in the country. The thing that killed them this season is that they were god awful on the road.
 
GoZags said:
UConn WILL get past Arkansas. No doubt in my mind.

BTW it's "good" to be back. I first "discovered" your "Boneyard" in '99 .... when this whole Gonzaga thing was "once in a lifetime".
-----
——-
Some cherry picked stats

Most NCAA TOURNAMENT wins since 2015
Gonzaga 20, Nova 17, UNC 16, Duke 15, Kentucky 13, Michigan 13, Virginia 11, Baylor 9
-----
Most FINAL FOUR wins since 2017
UNC 2, Nova 2, Virginia 2, Baylor 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 1, TexasTech 1, Kentucky 0, Duke 0, Kansas 0
Expand ...
Go back to that little corner of America, We’ll see you in SF. Tell Timme to be ready
 
That Guy said:
WVU in Morgantown is a tough game for the majority of teams in the country. The thing that killed them this season is that they were god awful on the road.
Expand ...
West Va was a horrible loss
 
GoZags said:
UConn WILL get past Arkansas. No doubt in my mind.

BTW it's "good" to be back. I first "discovered" your "Boneyard" in '99 .... when this whole Gonzaga thing was "once in a lifetime".
-----
——-
Some cherry picked stats

Most NCAA TOURNAMENT wins since 2015
Gonzaga 20, Nova 17, UNC 16, Duke 15, Kentucky 13, Michigan 13, Virginia 11, Baylor 9
-----
Most FINAL FOUR wins since 2017
UNC 2, Nova 2, Virginia 2, Baylor 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 1, TexasTech 1, Kentucky 0, Duke 0, Kansas 0
Expand ...
That was a hell of a Gonzaga team in 99. We barely escaped...... and frankly our squad was as good as they come
 
.-.
I said here 10 days ago that the team I would least like to see is Arkansas.
Their front line will more than neutralize UConn's and their guards are better scorers - it will be a nightmare match-up
Now, Arkansas is subject to some meltdowns at times but if they are defending like they have and get their fast game running it will be like playing St Johns with 3 really tough front court players
Ive got to look at NMSU - I know very little except they have one kid who can score - UConn should handle them
 
shizzle787 said:
Arkansas is Musselman. Oats is Alabama.
Expand ...
Claude Musselman from VT? This should be easy. Dude can’t coach. Can’t even drive.
1647216506767.jpeg
 
Gonzaga has struggled a little bit down the stretch against mediocre WCC teams. Losing to St Marys… getting taking down to the wire against San Fran (before pulling away in the last 2 min) and St Mary’s again where they won by 8-9 ish points again where it was close down the stretch before pulling away. Let’s hope that continues into the tournament. They certainly aren’t unbeatable.
 
Marat said:
Thanks. For some reason I get Arkansas and Alabama confused.
Expand ...
Funny I couldn’t keep the two of them straight for the longest time. Weirdly similar schools and they kind of act and look alike.
 
.-.
Meanwhile Arkansas fans are already thinking about Gonzaga as well.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
A three point loss on the road three months ago with no Martin and no Sanogo? It wasn't terrible, and it still completely misses the point to which he's responding. (He's right, by the way, this idea that this team can "lose to anyone" is pretty dumb. Their ceiling might not be as high as some other UConn teams, but their floor is much higher too.) They can beat a good portion of the teams in this tournament on nights when their offense abandons them because they're going to rebound the ____ out of the ball and defend.
Expand ...
They were fortunate to beat St John’s in both games and they were one of the few teams to lose to Xavier while X was in their free fall even they they avenged that loss. Remember they had close games to St bonaventure and VCU.

UConn’s offense can be hard to watch at times and they lack depth. They can lose to anyone that isn’t a 15 or 16 seed. Having said all of that, they do match up well with NM St based on what I have read.
 
Marat said:
Weren't we missing one or both of Adama and Tyrese ?
Expand ...
They were without both, but they still should’ve won that game. They blew chances to blow that game open when they were leading between 7-10 points
 
.-.
Don’t count out UVM. I’ve watched over a dozen of their games this season. Davis and Shungu are a great scoring duo, they take care of the ball, don’t waste possessions, and have strong guard play. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them take down Arkansas.
 
karstenkibbe said:
Don’t count out UVM. I’ve watched over a dozen of their games this season. Davis and Shungu are a great scoring duo, they take care of the ball, don’t waste possessions, and have strong guard play. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them take down Arkansas.
Expand ...
I like UVM a lot. But I don’t see it. Even Arkansas recent loss to Tennessee was scary. They were down like 30 and almost won.
 
gsmooth said:
They were fortunate to beat St John’s in both games and they were one of the few teams to lose to Xavier while X was in their free fall even they they avenged that loss. Remember they had close games to St bonaventure and VCU.

UConn’s offense can be hard to watch at times and they lack depth. They can lose to anyone that isn’t a 15 or 16 seed. Having said all of that, they do match up well with NM St based on what I have read.
Expand ...

You lose me when you start with “they were lucky to sweep” some team but more generally a one seed lost by twenty to a 16 and then won the national championship a year later. So upsets happen. It still doesn’t change the idea that UConn is better insulated than a lot of teams that hang their hot on making a ton of jump shots.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,326
Messages
4,564,180
Members
10,462
Latest member
Liam Rainst


Top Bottom