Yeah pretty surprising to see only two other Big East teams in the top 25.
Newton. natl POY
Wow.
I believe strongly that if we get number 6 this year we'll look back with no question on who the best player was. It will be Castle he represents this team's ceiling, will guard the opposing team's best player and be our most dynamic scorer.
I heard that 1902-03 team lead the country in made peach baskets.
I've been in this thread for 20 minutes and I can't remember anyone answering his question.
My hope is the back loaded conference schedule has us fired up down the stretch. Last year, I think, we coasted out of the OOC and a front-loaded schedule smacked us in the face. This year should be about defending what we've earned and finishing the job.
True, but I'm thinking if they were going to get UConn, there had better get them early. Castle will be even better in a couple weeks. The bench will have had more reps. Clingon playing his best ball. They'll have their hands full.
And only one of these teams won the NC. So don’t underestimate peaking component.
The Big East needs a more capable Commissioner who can/will clean-up the officiated mess. It favors untalented teams that are horrible to watch.
Eh, im not as big on the officiating thing. The Big East has been like this for years and it used to be looked at as a rite of passage for how tough your team can be. I’m not sure why there’s all this complaining now. Just adjust lol
Isn’t that around the time some folks said Calhoun had reached his ceiling? So glad we listened to them!
I thought people might catch on and realize a full list had been posted, but it just kept going
Off the top of my head, '95-96 entered the BE Tourney with only 2 losses and the '99 Championship team ended the year with only 2 losses.
Right, I’m honestly not worried about Creighton. I don’t think they play with a defensive style that has given us trouble this year to be able to pull off something at home and our guys should be up for that game.
The quality of the officiating has been highlighted these last two years because we've witnessed some of the most beautiful offensive basketball coming from our squad, particularly out of conference.
I think it looks like 80s Big East hoops; hasn't gotten worse but hasn't kept pace with changes in the game.
18-2 gets her done but I like the sound of 19-1 a lot better; one at a time though, one at a time.
That’s understood. It’s kind of how it was like in 2011 where we were undefeated in non conference but Kemba got mugged and jumped during Big East. That offense did look pretty good during the OOC as well though not as good as this one.
98-99 34-2. No losses while at full strength
I'm guessing OP doesn't remember the 1900-01 season.
I worked with a guy who made it a point to send it in whenever he could against Calhoun. "Mark my words!" he actually bellowed. "UConn is never winning a thing with Calhoun". I eventually moved to a new assignment but I ran into the guy at function about a month after 77-74 and said "UConn just won the National Championship!" He says, "Yeah, no s----, why you telling me?" And I go "You said to mark your words so I'm doing that now." It went off the rails a bit after that, let me just say when some tells you to "mark their words", they don't really mean it.
