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.
2004 team probably could have been undefeated. They were so good they had a tendency to coast a bit at times.
Isn't James Bouknight was responsible for the poor officiating.
I do think that’s one of the amazing things about Hurley teams. He knows how to get guys to play consistently hard. He’s a masterful motivator.
As Chief00 point out, this also squashes the idea that we either win championships or "suck" as many opposing fans like to point out when arguing about our status as blue blood. UConn has been kicking butt throughout the modern era.
Which is mind boggling to why we were so looked past in the final.
Not really. Duke's scoring average, average margin of victory (24), and single neutral court loss overshadowed the young team running roughshod through an overrated, yet weak ACC. Besides Duke, only Maryland and UNC made the Tournament.
You stole my post here. Welcome to the "Old Bones" club. 90% of the folks here have no idea who those people are in your post.
And we have crystal clear minds. I remember players from before my UConn days. I was a fan who religiously listened to George Erlich do the games on radio.