Moving on to Arkansas.....

[superjohn]

Arkansas is high pressure run and gun. Could be a great track meet game. They are a top 10 team so Uconn will need their "A' game and "true grit/no quit" game. Fingers crossed.

Arkansas isn't a top ten ranked team, they aren't ranked.

 

[Brochacho]

Believe it or not, there is a universe that exists between negativity and celebration/acceptance.

At the same time, there is a certain value in playing a top team like MSU in November, instead of having to wait until December to play Arizona. Gives us a month to figure out how to get better vs these teams instead of five days from Arizona to Wichita. Just another reason the Oregon game was paramount.

 

[8893]

At the same time, there is a certain value in playing a top team like MSU in November, instead of having to wait until December to play Arizona. Gives us a month to figure out how to get better vs these teams instead of five days from Arizona to Wichita. Just another reason the Oregon game was paramount.

No doubt.

Just like playing a team as experienced and talented as Providence for our first exhibition--as ugly as that was--helped us be better prepared for the games that followed.

 

[shizzle787]

This is a huge game. 5-1 goes a long way to meeting what I believe is an important threshold of 10 wins before conference play. Between Syracuse, Auburn, and Arizona (who isn't good right now), we should have a good chance to get to 10-2.

 

[uconngb]

Quite frankly, very simple - out goal is to win championships. Given that, a loss to a top 5 team is not something to celebrate or accept without regret. I hope this helps.

Wow, that helps immensely. Thanks Chief.

 

[Huskymagic]

UCONN needs to win this game. Arkansas is not even a top 30 team in the nation and its an important game for us with regards to making the NCAA tournament. It takes pressure off the team with the rest of the non-conference games especially against Nova or Zona.

There is no reason we should not win this game. The day we start worrying about Arkansas is the day we don't have a national profile anymore. Arkansas isn't loaded with talent either like some other SEC teams.

#PICKANDROLLADAMS

 

[mauconnfan]

UCONN needs to win this game. Arkansas is not even a top 30 team in the nation and its an important game for us with regards to making the NCAA tournament. It takes pressure off the team with the rest of the non-conference games especially against Nova or Zona.

There is no reason we should not win this game. The day we start worrying about Arkansas is the day we don't have a national profile anymore. Arkansas isn't loaded with talent either like some other SEC teams.

#PICKANDROLLADAMS

If you're not worried about Arkansas today because we used to have a high national profile then you need a reality check magic. We are Arkansas for now and while I agree this is a big game if you expect we should win this game you really haven't paid attention for the last year and a half. Watched Arkansas the other night and thought they were very talented, wasn't watching close enough to know if they were deep or anything but there's trouble in them hogs for us if our guys aren't ready.

 

[jayfromfla]

We need a Coach who knows how to change momentum. 2nd half sat am Calhoun would have called TO long before ollie. When they outscored us 6-2 at beginning of the half Coach C would have called TO and changed some players/ Ollie waited till we were down 10. too late. As for last years players who left via transfer. Good riddance we don't need malcontents who don't bleed UCONN blue

 

[Wordbomar]

Arkansas is a good team. Should be a bubble team come tourney time.

 

[mauconnfan]

We need a Coach who knows how to change momentum. 2nd half sat am Calhoun would have called TO long before ollie. When they outscored us 6-2 at beginning of the half Coach C would have called TO and changed some players/ Ollie waited till we were down 10. too late. As for last years players who left via transfer. Good riddance we don't need malcontents who don't bleed UCONN blue

Ok who is that?

 

[ccsuphanner]

Arkansas is ranked #39 in KenPom. We're ranked #66. I see this as another opportunity for us to notch a quality win and not an expected win.

 

[Jaker]

Arkansas is a quality team, if we don't play well they will beat us by double digits.

 

[8893]

Arkansas is a quality team, if we don't play well they will beat us by double digits.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Because we should be a top 5 or 10 program. Duh. And getting excited about next year's class of 80 to 125 recruits isn't buzzing me. Right now, the ship be sinkin'

Adios and happy holidays.

 

[4in16]

Just an FYI, looking for those looking for the 3pm start against Arkansas. The game will most likely tip closer to 3:30pm as it’s on the same court as Texas v Gonzaga taking place currently on ESPN.

 

[olehead]

Quite frankly, very simple - out goal is to win championships. Given that, a loss to a top 5 team is not something to celebrate or accept without regret. I hope this helps.

Chief I do not post often but seems you have an insider's sense of what's going on. Why does Ollie and staff rely so heavily on the three man weave motion up top? He has run this from the moment he walked through the door, despite consistent effectiveness. As a former D1 player, if I'm a big man I'm not coming here. 3 man weave emphasizes guard play, freezes big man involvement.

 

[Chief00]

Chief I do not post often but seems you have an insider's sense of what's going on. Why does Ollie and staff rely so heavily on the three man weave motion up top? He has run this from the moment he walked through the door, despite consistent effectiveness. As a former D1 player, if I'm a big man I'm not coming here. 3 man weave emphasizes guard play, freezes big man involvement.

I agree it’s not a look a good Big is attracted to. KO pick and roll up top with guys spread on the 3 line can work with shooters - which we had in 2014 but not today. Until Chill joined KO seemed more interested in recruiting Kevin Ollie’s like guards than shooters. So no good Bigs and no shooters - where does that leave you? Eventually when you have 11 points sometime in the middle of the first half the defense wears down.
The offensive scheme basically takes offensive rebounds off the table, hence jail breaks going the wrong way.

 

[olehead]

I agree it’s not a look a good Big is attracted to. KO pick and roll up top with guys spread on the 3 line can work with shooters - which we had in 2014 but not today. Until Chill joined KO seemed more interested in recruiting Kevin Ollie’s like guards than shooters. So no good Bigs and no shooters - where does that leave you? Eventually when you have 11 points sometime in the middle of the first half the defense wears down.
The offensive scheme basically takes offensive rebounds off the table, hence jail breaks going the wrong way.

Thank you sir. I find the lack of adaptability really troubling.