Not to mention if we're including the exhibitions we beat a top 25 Michigan State team
Eh, not sure it's negativity as much as it is hoping for a bit more out of the returners at this stage, even if early & against inferior competition. You do realize the benefit of playing inferior competition is that it makes you look good, right?
Totally, I'd say let's see where we are on 12/9. We have a MAJOR window coming up fast that we need to capitalize on, BYU in 10 days, AZ in 14. Let's say we go 2-4, our seeding potential is drastically reduced because we just won't have many chances to make up ground in the BE. We have 5 games against top 15 type competition that is going to dictate the path in March. This team isn't 23 or 24 good but could be good enough, so seeding matters.
I dunno man. I went and rewatched part of the game over lunch. Every single offensive set we ran over the first 5min of the game looked pretty darn good,...maybe not "vintage" 23-24 team good, but each had good ball movement and ended with wide open looks. I think you're trying too hard to be hypercritical.
Maybe if I watched again I'd see differently - real time, it wasn't pretty. I'll take your word for it. Gave them a pass in the exhibitions because of refs and fact it was exhibition.
I'd say two of our natties we generally felt good about early season.
As a frequent visitor of this board I can promise you that was not the general feeling. People wanted Hurley fired all season all the way up until the middle of the NCAA Tournament
I feel the same way
Team has no go to player, fouls excessively and can’t seem to defend.Only 1? Come on. 1999 we were lost 2 games to ranked teams and were a 1 seed. Ranked 1 or 2 all year basically Won the Big East and tournament when it was a really tough league that ended the year with 3 top 20 teams. 2004 we were ranked 7 had the national player of the year won the Big East tournament in a league with 5 Top 25 teams (only 2 top 10). Went into the tournament as the highest 2 seed. And 2024 we were at worst given a punchers chance but most people expected us vs Purdue and at least 50% had us favored. Probably more. 11, 24 and 23 I’ll grant you. I would say 14 we were way under seeded because of the conference situation
I have a theory that winning back to back created a divide here between people who are grateful for the 2 titles, and those who expect that level of success every season or just don’t like Hurley. Nothing else makes sense.
Greg has been stroking UConn all season, so not him. He’s been wearing UConn jumpers on the pod. They have their B10 allegiances but generally pretty non sided for the most part. They’re all about heavy flows of content, and in that stay on top of the sport like maniacs. They literally don’t miss the smallest storylines.
In 2024 UConn was #1 in the polls and the overall number 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They were the betting favorite to win it all. Doesn't that seem like way more than a "puncher's chance"?
I don’t know if I’d agree. Now I know as fact there are a few here that don’t like Hurley, why I don’t know.
Dan Hurley is always going to put pressure on himself. It’s how he’s wired, it’s in his blood
Somebody has a crush on Greg.
I hear you. In retrospect it seems clear. But i was a sophomore on campus in 99 and the feeling wasn't one of "this thing