Marquette Post Game Thread

[Palatine]

While I agree 100% we need a big,, we're not at all "desperate". I hate that term especially now that we're clearly back as a CBB superpower.

We're the reigning National Champs with a 27-3 record and the odds-on favorite to win the NCAAT. So much palpable buzz around the program it's crazy!

We will have the pick of the portal for a quality Big that will complement our top-tier offensive and defensive systems.

If we had our pick of the portal last year, we would have had Timberlake and not had Spenczar. Luck, as always, will play a role.

 

[ctchamps]

If we had our pick of the portal last year, we would have had Timberlake and not had Spenczar. Luck, as always, will play a role.

Exactly. If anybody is a UConn fan they will remember how much the luck factor has played in our successes and failures.

I'm confident that the staff will identify and target positions of need and go to the transfer portal to fill those needs. I'm confident they'll work hard to identify the best candidates and work hard to convince them to come to UConn. I'm not as confident they can always identify the best candidates. And I'm less confident they can always get them.

It's incredible we've had the success we've had considering how often professional sports teams with significantly more resources fail in this endeavor.

 

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I'm not as confident they can always identify the best candidates. And I'm less confident they can always get them.

Questioning the staff? Who are you and what have you done with ctchamps???

 

[ctchamps]

Questioning the staff? Who are you and what have you done with ctchamps???

They do go after Timberlake.

 

[superjohn]

Exactly. If anybody is a UConn fan they will remember how much the luck factor has played in our successes and failures.

I'm confident that the staff will identify and target positions of need and go to the transfer portal to fill those needs. I'm confident they'll work hard to identify the best candidates and work hard to convince them to come to UConn. I'm not as confident they can always identify the best candidates. And I'm less confident they can always get them.

It's incredible we've had the success we've had considering how often professional sports teams with significantly more resources fail in this endeavor.

We've been about the least lucky school around, we win in spite of all the curveballs and cr@p that has been slung our way.

 

[ctchamps]

We've been about the least lucky school around, we win in spite of all the curveballs and cr@p that has been slung our way.

I'm well aware of the cr@p. Nothing worse than getting a postseason ban after the review of our academic scores and having them retroactively applied while UNC skated after proof that players were taking bogus classes and tests. Or sanctions from impermissible texts and the airfare tickets to Moore and King that resulted in suspensions but when there was FBI proof of payoffs by Kansas nothing happened. And conference realignment pushing us into a badly contrived AAC. Getting placed in regions and having to play against equivalent ranked teams on essentially their home courts. Finally starting to get venues where we have the home cooking.

The good luck was ending up with Cam and not Timberlake; Jeremy instead of Doron; WV getting Hinds so we get Boatright; losing Floyd and Akok but getting Alleyn and Joey.

I believe there were one or two other players that were important in getting NCs but we only got them after our first choices failed - players who didn't pan out in college.

 

[HooperScooper]

The good luck was ending up with Cam and not Timberlake; Jeremy instead of Doron; WV getting Hinds so we get Boatright; losing Floyd and Akok but getting Alleyn and Joey.

I believe there were one or two other players that were important in getting NCs but we only got them after our first choices failed - players who didn't pan out in college.

Two most important: Getting Emeka after missing on Jamal Sampson (Cal) and Isaiah Fox (Arizona). Getting Kemba after supposed heavy UConn lean Brandon Jennings committed to USC, then Arizona and then went to Italy to play for 1 year.