One week out from "exhibition" #1 - PC
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Definitely not. Starters will be Adams, Gilbert, Larrier, Cobb, and then either Diarra or Williams at the 4.
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UConn men will face Providence in exhibition at Mohegan Sun
Per this article it sounds like Cooley was the one to arrange this game. He has a bullseye on our program right now and is taking dead aim. I know it's an exhibition and only one game but I think this is going to be an extremely competitive matchup. If you don't think this will be used for bragging rights and recruiting leverage you're crazy. Ed is savvy. this is a must win in my book. MUST WIN.
Per this article it sounds like Cooley was the one to arrange this game. He has a bullseye on our program right now and is taking dead aim. I know it's an exhibition and only one game but I think this is going to be an extremely competitive matchup. If you don't think this will be used for bragging rights and recruiting leverage you're crazy. Ed is savvy. this is a must win in my book. MUST WIN.
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Yeah, it's a really interesting dynamic to have in an exhibition game - especially the first one. Normally, we see Ollie substituting and experimenting freely in exhibitions. Does he do that here? Or does he try to win by any means necessary? I'm hoping for the latter. Plenty of time in subsequent exhibitions to experiment. Let's win this one.
I highly doubt that KO tries very hard to win this game. I could see AG, JA, and TL all playing < 20 mins. No reason to get them hurt in the first game out. I expect to see a lot of the younger guys. I would bet that Cooley tries WAY harder to win. Prov ends up winning by about 10.
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That's the old KO mindset....He hasn't been bringing in ROTC guys to beat the piss outta our guys to take it easy against providence. Let's play ball and protect the crown as king's of New England bball. Taking an L at Mohegan to Prov is damaging to the brand. Take off the blue glasses.
Take off the blue glasses? Don't know how that makes any sense.
Listen, I hope that KO goes all out to win this game, but I just don't see it happening because that's what the fans want.
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I think the Larrier and Gilbert will be eased in to an extent. Everyone else is all hands on deck. Adams and Vital etc will be playing to win.
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Didn’t think about it until I read these posts. Does seem as Cooley is going after UConn and Ollie as if he smells blood in the water. A couple recruits and being the home team. This game has big ramifications for the perception of the program. With that said, I don’t want our players doing anything they can’t yet due to recovery
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Providence is a dark horse to win their conference bringing back a bunch from last year. We’re picked 5th in our conference with a slew of new kids.
The pressure is on Cooley if he can’t beat a bunch of guys who recently were introduced to each other or coming off surgery that’s a black eye for them.
and their conference.
Especially if it’s obvious he is treating this as a game. Not an exhibition.
By that I mean playing the entire roster significant minutes and trying numerous combinations.
Cooley hasn’t done well under pressure. We will see if he chokes.
This is a great exibition game for both simply because competition against that level of athlete is unusual for D1 teams preseason.