One more reminder in case we forgot...

[Scottzer]

I would say that a better comparison is the 2014 team.

Ranked #21
Ranked in the top 10 for a total of 1 week (Week 6)
24-7 record
12-6 in the crummy AAC
Smacked 81-48 by Louisville in the regular season finale
Came into the tourney as a 7th seed

Napier averaged 18 per game followed by DeAndre Daniels at 13 and Boatright at 12. No other player averaged more than 8 ppg.

Napier's last 10 regular season pts per game: 16-17-7-34-17-15-17-18-26-9, so he wasn't lighting it up down the stretch and had 2 games in single digits.

No inside presence at all. Daniels and Napier were the top 2 rebounders at 6.0 and 5.9 rpg.

And that was with Ollie as HC who, we would all agree, is not near the coach we have now.

If that team can pull it off? We absolutely can.

In terms of a team that doesn’t look good enough to pull off a big run, I would agree. But, that 14 team defended. This team doesn’t, and an elite offense with little defense typically has a ceiling of elite 8, or maybe a FF like Bama last year.

To a degree, we look a bit like a lesser version of Kentucky this year.

 

[freescooter]

Your comments suggest to me you have either never played sports or coached. Amirite?

Well you would be totally wrong. I was a high school state champ recruited to UConn and and was on 2 New England championship teams there. Competed against guys who went on to be went to the Olympics representing France, Great Britan and Ireland. Didn’t beat any of those guys but I know about competing probably at a higher level than lots of guys. I don’t remember any coach after losing saying “That’s great. You won the last 2!”

 

[CL82]

Aidan Mahaney was absolutely cooking us in the second round.

He may not be the guy everyone hoped him to be, but he's going to contribute down the stretch

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

We didn't sing Clingan's praises in that stretch. We had an issue with Sanogo too, but I can't remember what it was. I recall that we rode Hawk for not being able to score in the 1st half. Basically, we didnt like anybody.
We saw less of joey c and thought he was a one game wonder who couldn't ever learn D.
There was no belief.

I think a lot of people were calling for more Clingan playing time.

Sanogo had the same problems he always had, passing the ball. But a flip switched in February March where he finally moved the ball and it shifted our offense.

The Big East was just too physical for Joey C.

 

[87Xfer]

Well you would be totally wrong. I was a high school state champ recruited to UConn and and was on 2 New England championship teams there. Competed against guys who went on to be went to the Olympics representing France, Great Britan and Ireland. Didn’t beat any of those guys but I know about competing probably at a higher level than lots of guys. I don’t remember any coach after losing saying “That’s great. You won the last 2!”

in what sport?