Is Az our toughest game this year?

[NJHusky]

I'm not suggesting we'll always win at home. Those games were tough because UConn underperformed in those games, same with Seton Hall on the road. I understood the question to be the objectively hardest game (on paper) for UConn to win given an expected level of performance by UConn. I think that's either BYU, Illinois, Kansas or St. Johns on the road. If you factor in Mullins, might change things, I'm ignoring that and just looking at the opponent and location.

That was a logical well reasoned response to my initial question...thank you... but it obviously has no place on the BY based on the SJ/Bend banter yesterday..😉

 

[Marat]

Now that Reed is out, it will be tough.

 

[gsmooth]

Now that Reed is out, it will be tough.

That's what I was about to say. I don't know which game will be the toughest of this season, but this game against Arizona just got much tougher without Tarris.

 

[RuffRuff]

That's what I was about to say. I don't know which game will be the toughest of this season, but this game against Arizona just got much tougher without Tarris.

I have been asking the board on his status this whole week, because he was off after the fall against BYU. The line should swing hard in the other direction at this point because a roster or Reibe and Koroma is a massive step down. This feels uphill now.

 

[Mr. French]

Add Frenchie and Fishy and make it a tag team match.

Of those guys, I find navery just to give out reasonable basketball takes so I’d gladly be on his team vs the 2 other

 

[mauconnfan]

Huge trouble without Tarris. Hate to say moral victories in play tonight, they’re too big and will kill us on the boards. What awful news better not be out too long we will see how short we are in the 5.

 

[Scottzer]

Maybe we get a star game from Demary., I could see him looking like Newton vs Kansas.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Goes without saying, but huge game for Reibe. He needs to rebound, no excuses. Rest of the team needs to help him down there as well. We can still do this.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I haven’t seen them play but they already beat UCLA and Florida.

I know Illinois is ranked too and we have St. John’s, but the scouting report makes Az seem like a pretty complete team

Realized watching them tonight that they are a very good team, definitely top 10, top 5ish but their achilles heal is they arent a good 3 point shooting team. They will be in big trouble when they face a team that can block shots and rebounds. If their guards cant score in the paint they will struggle.

 

[huskyfan224]

I’d say Illinois will be toughest. Florida and Kansas are damn good though

 

[superjohn]

Realized watching them tonight that they are a very good team, definitely top 10, top 5ish but their achilles heal is they arent a good 3 point shooting team. They will be in big trouble when they face a team that can block shots and rebounds. If their guards cant score in the paint they will struggle.

We beat those guys by 20 if we were healthy.

 

[Lafayette]

In hindsight, if Tarris is back and Mullins is back and we have a bountiful season ahead, yes this will be looked at as the toughest challenge.

 

[Dibbie]

Had them at home, at Florida and Kansas will be tougher, especially since they haven’t had a road game yet

 

[jfreeds]

The five hardest games according to Vegas and other handicapper projections will be 1) @ St. John's 2) @Kansas 3) Neutral site Florida 4) @Kansas 5) St. John's

Sixth is actually @ Villanova. If you considered the Arizona game with Reed the spread was -7.5 which would have made last nights game about the 10th hardest game of the year. Home and away shifts the spread massively in CBB. The line finished at -4.5 after he was ruled out which would have slid this game ahead of Villanova.

 

[aceboon]

Had them at home, at Florida and Kansas will be tougher, especially since they haven’t had a road game yet

Florida is at MSG