Iona

[brihman]

Last thing we need is a coaching genius on the cusp of returning to the Big East in the first round

 

[Kenny11]

We shouldn’t lose to F’iiing Iona. Sweet 16 or failure.

 

[connVA]

Stuck us as a four in the West with Kansas, UCLA, and Gonzaga and a first round matchup with Iona. Not a whole lot of respect from the committee there.

 

[Stainmaster]

Are we worried about matching up with Iona???

Anyone who's seen Hurley attempt to coach an NCAA tournament game should be!

 

[UCfor3]

Are we worried about matching up with Iona???

Style. We wilt against full court pressure. Every time someone does it we turn the ball over twice, get rattled, and need a timeout.

 

[shizzle787]

Duke got a 5 against Oral Roberts. LOL.

 

[boog204]

Are we worried about matching up with Iona???

Yes… we are a good team but have some definite flaws. Having one of the top coaches ever having several days to devise something is a little worrisome.

 

[JMick]

When is the last time we benefited from our placement? It seems like we just keep getting hosed.

 

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I remember Iona as the 15 giving Alabama the #2 fits in the 2021 NCAAT

Coaching matters a lot in the tourney and Pitino has a lot of experience + a vacated ring. It’s a scary matchup for sure. We NEED this win though.

 

[Jbirdp5]

Yes… we are a good team but have some definite flaws. Having one of the top coaches ever having several days to devise something is a little worrisome.

I think we are a little on edge but drawing a MAAC team isn’t bad news

 

[hasheemthedream]

Last thing we need is a coaching genius on the cusp of returning to the Big East in the first round

Time for Hurley to prove himself vs the veteran coaches that have ate his lunch so far

 

[brihman]

Anyone who's seen Hurley attempt to coach an NCAA tournament game should be!

At least he’s got some time to think up some new zingers to toss at the refs during time outs when he should be coaching

 

[Jbirdp5]

Style. We wilt against full court pressure. Every time someone does it we turn the ball over twice, get rattled, and need a timeout.

No answer for us down low, no high major size

 

[mike012]

So are we the 4 or is Iona? It’s hard to tell by these discussions

 

[UConnSwag11]

Are we worried about matching up with Iona???

Shouldn’t be

 

[MTBingNinja]

What day? Time?

 

[UConnSwag11]

We shouldn’t lose to F’iiing Iona. Sweet 16 or failure.

This

 

[connVA]

Fully expect Pitino to be trash talking AJax (or instructing his players to do it) to try to get in his head, bait him into ill-advised shots, passes, or fouls

 

[BGesus4]

Kansas will have a tough second round match up. No guarantee they make it to the sweet 16.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Fully expect Pitino to be trash talking AJax (or instructing his players to do it) to try to get in his head, bait him into ill-advised shots, passes, or fouls

He’s not Neptune

 

[JSB60]

The committee hates us so much they kept Rutgers out.

 

[MTBingNinja]

What day? Time?

Friday.

Time?

 

[YoungFree]

Brutal bracket. SM, Gonzaga, UCLA, and Kansas...yeesh.

We did get robbed of a 3 seed. The football conferences still influencing everything. Bleh.

Hurley knows the path now.

First hurdle...get out of the darn first round. That would be an improvement.

With this team though, despite getting screwed seedwise, should be Sweet 16 or we gotta start asking questions.

 

[Stainmaster]

So are we the 4 or is Iona? It’s hard to tell by these discussions

Our seeding doesn't matter. No UConn fan should feel comfortable regardless of what number is next to our name.

 

[AntG168]

They can’t press us if we don’t let them score