Our Next Tight Game

[Hype Cat]

Regarding post/handle: Bouk and Tyrese

Regarding "doomed," I am uncomfortable with the optimism of your prediction, and I felt the need to counteract the hubris with some pessimism.

Why would it make you uncomfortable? I can tell you never played a game of competitive BB or have been a part of a championship team. So you’re not capable of recognizing one that knows they’ve got it locked, and won’t psych themselves out like you would.
If that’s really what your geek speak meant.

 

[Get a Job]

Why would it make you uncomfortable? I can tell you never played a game of competitive BB or have been a part of a championship team. So you’re not capable of recognizing one that knows they’ve got it locked, and won’t psych themselves out like you would.
If that’s really what your geek speak meant.

If you have a problem with the kind of nonsensical superstition that started this exchange, you're gonna have a rough go of it.

Welcome to the Boneyard!

 

[Hype Cat]

If you have a problem with the kind of nonsensical superstition that started this exchange, you're gonna have a rough go of it.

Welcome to the Boneyard!

Oh come on! You should give yourself and the OPs more credit for being deadly serious about your own predictions. At least I own mine.
Lmk when you have a case for any one mediocre team on their schedule with the talent to beat them. So far it’s been like being on watch for the Loch Ness monster. I’m not doing any digging so go ahead and press your luck. And try to do it without blame. I’ll handle the rough go.. lol!

 

[Get a Job]

Oh come on! You should give yourself and the OPs more credit for being deadly serious about your own predictions. At least I own mine.
Lmk when you have a case for any one mediocre team on their schedule with the talent to beat them. So far it’s been like being on watch for the Loch Ness monster. I’m not doing any digging so go ahead and press your luck. And try to do it without blame. I’ll handle the rough go.. lol!

I agree that this team is looking to be more and more head and shoulders above the Big East competition as the season goes on. They will be moderate-to-heavy favorites in every game for the rest of the season. They could go undefeated. I just don't think it's likely. Let's say UConn has a 90% of winning every single conference game. Mathematically, the probability that they win all 20 games in that scenario is just over 12%. Not great odds even with an unrealistically generous assumed per-game win probability. For comparison, our odds of going undefeated if we have a 75% to win every game is 0.3%.

That said, I hope you're right!

 

[Hype Cat]

I agree that this team is looking to be more and more head and shoulders above the Big East competition as the season goes on. They will be moderate-to-heavy favorites in every game for the rest of the season. They could go undefeated. I just don't think it's likely. Let's say UConn has a 90% of winning every single conference game. Mathematically, the probability that they win all 20 games in that scenario is just over 12%. Not great odds even with an unrealistically generous assumed per-game win probability. For comparison, our odds of going undefeated if we have a 75% to win every game is 0.3%.

That said, I hope you're right!

Ok, so based on your math hypothesis using completely unknown variables, please finish the math and share their final pre-tourney record. I know about odds, but what else do you have to go on?
Like I said, it’s like looking out for the LNM. I watching and waiting for it but I’m not seeing anything.
What team has the chops Einstein?

 

[Get a Job]

Ok, so based on your math hypothesis using completely unknown variables, please finish the math and share their final pre-tourney record. I know about odds, but what else do you have to go on?
Like I said, it’s like looking out for the LNM. I watching and waiting for it but I’m not seeing anything.
What team has the chops Einstein?

You seem to be a very silly person.

I'll predict a conference record of 17-3. What team has the chops to beat UConn on a given night? All of them except DePaul and Georgetown.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

St Johns game, can we please not get stupid this year and instead resist the urge to match their lack of size with a munchkin lineup of our own; followed by matching their brainless reckless warp speed play with our own brainless reckless warp speed play? Can we? Please? Thank you.

 

[BlueMAB]

Oh come on! You should give yourself and the OPs more credit for being deadly serious about your own predictions. At least I own mine.
Lmk when you have a case for any one mediocre team on their schedule with the talent to beat them. So far it’s been like being on watch for the Loch Ness monster. I’m not doing any digging so go ahead and press your luck. And try to do it without blame. I’ll handle the rough go.. lol!

There's an inside joke in @Get a Job 's post that went right over your head because you haven't been around long enough.

We aren't superstitious bunch, but we are a little stitious.

And doomed, we're always doomed.

 

[jibsey]

St Johns game, can we please not get stupid this year and instead resist the urge to match their lack of size with a munchkin lineup of our own; followed by matching their brainless reckless warp speed play with our own brainless reckless warp speed play? Can we? Please? Thank you.

I don’t care how we do it but I want us to destroy them.

 

[Hype Cat]

You seem to be a very silly person.

I'll predict a conference record of 17-3. What team has the chops to beat UConn on a given night? All of them except DePaul and Georgetown.

THREE? WHAT?!? I understand the need to stay the course down the mathematical rabbit hole, but what kind of epic mental meltdown do you expect to happen in order for that to come about?
When Hurley gets caught running down there street naked, Ajax refuses to play and Sanogo rips somebody’s face off get back to us brah.

 

[Hype Cat]

There's an inside joke in @Get a Job 's post that went right over your head because you haven't been around long enough.

We aren't superstitious bunch, but we are a little stitious.

And doomed, we're always doomed.

What went over my head? I agree that I bring the hype. So what.
What I don’t get is, Isn’t superstition an effort to AVOID jinxes? Why then would you jinx the team by predicting their loss(es)?
Sounds more like the need to be right with superstition being the default mechanism.

 

[Hype Cat]

I don’t care how we do it but I want us to destroy them.

Can’t wait to see them take a pounding. Hate the johnnies.

 

[dennismenace]

If our expectation is that we win every game, and that we don’t eclecticism them to be close, I think we are going to be let down. Conference play is a different animal. I love this team but these games are going to be closer than you think most nights.

Spot on. The rock fights are about to begin.

 

[RedStickHusky]

Creighton, Marquette, Nova, Butler, and Providence are all capable of having a good night against the perceived conference front runner. The way we're built though, it's hard to see us putting up any stinkers.

 

[RedStickHusky]

Two+ months of no injuries, illnesses, crazy foul trouble, or opponents shooting 80% from 40 3s... We're favored by metrics in every game on the schedule, but getting it done would be a rare feat.

 

[spudzj6]

What went over my head? I agree that I bring the hype. So what.
What I don’t get is, Isn’t superstition an effort to AVOID jinxes? Why then would you jinx the team by predicting their loss(es)?
Sounds more like the need to be right with superstition being the default mechanism.

Anyone have the origins of the "doomed" reply for this guy? In short, anytime anyone gets too overly hyped, the boneyard respond with "doomed", a superstition in jest to keep the basketball gods happy.

For the record, I'm not disagreeing with your hype train. What I really wanted out of this thread is a basketball strategist discussion on HOW a team couple possibly beat us. What would need to happen (on their part and ours) to cause a tight game?

 

[BlueMAB]

What went over my head?

The joke.

What I don’t get is, Isn’t superstition an effort to AVOID jinxes? Why then would you jinx the team by predicting their loss(es)?

I'll explain in 20 minutes.

 

[Waquoit]

What went over my head? I agree that I bring the hype. So what.
What I don’t get is, Isn’t superstition an effort to AVOID jinxes? Why then would you jinx the team by predicting their loss(es)?
Sounds more like the need to be right with superstition being the default mechanism.

You be you Hype Cat. Don't let the geezers get you down.

 

[Hype Cat]

Anyone have the origins of the "doomed" reply for this guy? In short, anytime anyone gets too overly hyped, the boneyard respond with "doomed", a superstition in jest to keep the basketball gods happy.

For the record, I'm not disagreeing with your hype train. What I really wanted out of this thread is a basketball strategist discussion on HOW a team couple possibly beat us. What would need to happen (on their part and ours) to cause a tight game?

What makes you think I’m a guy Spudz? Is there 1 female on this board or do they get lost in the morass of metrics, statistics and prognostication? I can over analyze too fellas so I’m right there with ya. I know just as much about huskie BB as you do. If talk of losing breeds a sense of comfort, who am I to interfere? I just think you got the jinx thing backwards. It becomes a self fulfilling prophesy.
I’ve heard a lot of talk about a few teams somehow getting a W against them without any specifics. It’s easy to be somewhat right that way, but who exactly is the star player from any of these teams who’s going to emerge to take them down? Name one.
They all know by now the domino effect that’s about to take place and they’re all scared S less.

 

[spudzj6]

What makes you think I’m a guy Spudz? I can over analyze to fellas so I’m right there with ya.

What makes you think I'm a fella? Is there 1 female on this board or do they get lost in macho know it all, misinterpretation of written words?

In case you were wondering (or care to take a breath to read), there are multiple ppl in this thread agreeing with you, and I'm one of them. Yet you seem to want to "go at" anyone who responds to you.

 

[Hype Cat]

What makes you think I'm a fella? Is there 1 female on this board or do they get lost in macho know it all, misinterpretation of written words?

In case you were wondering (or care to take a breath to read), there are multiple ppl in this thread agreeing with you, and I'm one of them. Yet you seem to want to "go at" anyone who responds to you.

Maybe it’s because you made that assumption Spudz.

“Anyone have the origins of the "doomed" reply for this guy?”

You have to ask yourself why you did that. I can’t help you save face, nor do I want to. You feel the need to twist my words which REALLY hurts your credibility. You haven’t seen my ‘go at’ yet, but maybe that’s what ur looking for. I sensed an undercurrent before your rash statements. Try to make a point next time.

 

[BIIIG]

St. John's is def the one that's on my radar most. We know creighton and villanova will be tough, but St. Johns seems to be the opponent that always plays UConn tougher than expected. With all the length UConn has its great when its going great, but there was a stretch in the Iowa St game where they captialized on pressure in the backcourt forcing a number of UConn turnovers. I expect Posh and Curbello to thrive off that same pressure. The go-to lineup of newton, hawkins, jackson, karaban, and sanogo will have their toughest challenge in terms of ball handling and controlling the tempo. Playing chaotically is St John's bread and butter and I could easily see it catching UConn off guard.

 

[Captbluefin]

Butler away and first conference game may not be as easy as most think.

 

[spudzj6]

Maybe it’s because you made that assumption Spudz.

“Anyone have the origins of the "doomed" reply for this guy?”

You have to ask yourself why you did that. I can’t help you save face, nor do I want to. You feel the need to twist my words which REALLY hurts your credibility. You haven’t seen my ‘go at’ yet, but maybe that’s what ur looking for. I sensed an undercurrent before your rash statements. Try to make a point next time.

Dude, reread my first reply to you. I was in no way attacking you or questioning anything that has to do with your intelligence. Take a breath and realize I was simply asking for someone to tell you that the "doomed" quote IS DONE IN JEST. Nothing was said to you that you should have taken offense to.

Secondly, I ended my post asking for a real basketball conversation, but you with all your hate skipped straight to attacking me. I'm done responding unless you want to actually talk basketball and how UConn will run the table, which is why we are both here in the first place.

 

[80shusky]

It seems like whenever we have a really good team we get nicked by Providence no matter how awful they are. I'm going with that being the next tight game. Beyond that and of course staying healthy if Creighton or Nova can't get their $%^$$ straight we demolish every team remaining on our schedule. Xavier on the road or maybe St Johns might have a shot to peel one off too. I like Xavier. They looked good in their losses against good teams this year. I really have a juggernaut feeling about this team though at this point. Are we going to have a game where they all slump at once?

 

[mauconnfan]

17-3 would be tremendous, but doubt it. I’m more 15-5 thinking and I’m a male and not quite a geezer.

 

[Hype Cat]

Dude, reread my first reply to you. I was in no way attacking you or questioning anything that has to do with your intelligence. Take a breath and realize I was simply asking for someone to tell you that the "doomed" quote IS DONE IN JEST. Nothing was said to you that you should have taken offense to.

Secondly, I ended my post asking for a real basketball conversation, but you with all your hate skipped straight to attacking me. I'm done responding unless you want to actually talk basketball and how UConn will run the table, which is why we are both here in the first place.

Good, I’m glad you’re done Karen, Oops I mean Spudz.
There’s still time for you to answer the Q I asked before my attention wanes to nothing. BillW and the OPs just did so in a mature and intelligent manner. Let’s hear what you have to say. Or are you too chicken? And please, try not to fly off the handle…

 

[Umami Zen]

Good, I’m glad you’re done Karen, Oops I mean Spudz.
There’s still time for you to answer the Q I asked before my attention wanes to nothing. BillW and the OPs just did so in a mature and intelligent manner. Let’s hear what you have to say. Or are you too chicken? And please, try not to fly off the handle…

Shakin' things up on the Yard.. I'm confused.. Are you Hype Cat or Hype Kitty?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

THREE? WHAT?!? I understand the need to stay the course down the mathematical rabbit hole, but what kind of epic mental meltdown do you expect to happen in order for that to come about?
When Hurley gets caught running down there street naked, Ajax refuses to play and Sanogo rips somebody’s face off get back to us brah.

By tone & temperment, you provide a most curious presence new presence on The Boneyard.

By the simple fact of lacking experience with certain board conventions, in-jokes, and such, you have some fully expectable knowledge gaps. In itself, that's nothing that can't be accommodated and absorbed into the flow of this community. However, you have already displayed an argumentative self-certainty in areas where you lack knowledge that others have, and you have combined this with a combative or disinterested stance toward others' efforts to inform and help you.

Shakin' things up on the Yard.. I'm confused.. Are you Hype Cat or Hype Kitty?

I'm gonna make the call: not a cat.

I'll be the only one to stick my neck out in saying they will go undefeated. Creighton away is their only threat. It's the plane ride. As soon as someone is having an off night Hurley will replace them. It's not like last year. Each game someone new steps up and delivers. It will be Hawkins more often than not. There's no stopping this train.

Well then

Can’t wait to see them take a pounding. Hate the johnnies.

So who's your team?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Creighton, Marquette, Nova, Butler, and Providence are all capable of having a good night against the perceived conference front runner. The way we're built though, it's hard to see us putting up any stinkers.

Two+ months of no injuries, illnesses, crazy foul trouble, or opponents shooting 80% from 40 3s... We're favored by metrics in every game on the schedule, but getting it done would be a rare feat.

@spudzj6 This pair of posts came in while you were being distracted. I think they do a good job of laying out a number of factors that go into a team that can't lose a game losing a game.

Still, always, one game at a time.