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itsasport said:
It could be that some of these coaches think they can defeat UConn this year and it;s a bigger deal if they beat the top ranked team
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I was thinking the same thing. :cool:

They get to knock off #1.
 
Carnac said:
Jordy, your argument can apply to all of the other teams too. No one has won or lost a game yet. This year's Baylor team didn't finish in the top 4. I understand your position, but if no one has played a game yet, why not pick up where we left off at the end of the season?
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So your advocating
  1. UCONN
  2. Syracuse
  3. Oregon St
  4. Washington
  5. Texas
  6. Tennessee
  7. Stanford
  8. Baylor
????

I think your turban is too tight.
 
I dont think Uconn should be #1, and i also think that Tenn should be in the top 5.
 
1 Baylor
2 ND
3 S.C
4 Texas
5 Tenn
6 Uconn
7 Maryland
8 Louisville

It wont finish this way but.
 
itsasport said:
It could be that some of these coaches think they can defeat UConn this year and it;s a bigger deal if they beat the top ranked team
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meyers7 said:
I was thinking the same thing. :cool:
They get to knock off #1.
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They would have to catch UCONN in NCAA tournament then because of the 32 Voters (coaches) only Jose Fernandez (USF) is on UCONN's schedule.
 
So who is doing the voting?

Zenarae Antoine, Texas State; Mary Burke, Bryant; Cara Consuegra, Charlotte; Jamie Craighead, San Jose State; Kristy Curry, Alabama; Bradley Davis, Pacific; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee State; Jose Fernandez, South Florida; Jason Flowers, Cal State Northridge; Darrick Gibbs, North Florida; LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M; Kellie Harper, Missouri State; DeUnna Hendrix, High Point; Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Carolyn Kieger, Marquette; Jim Littell, Oklahoma State; Greg McCall, Cal State Bakersfield; David Midlick, Austin Peay; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Mike Neighbors, Washington; Brenda Nichols, Sam Houston State; Courtney Pruitt, Alcorn State; Aaron Roussell, Bucknell; Brady Sallee, Ball State; Wendy Schuller, Eastern Washington; Michael Shafer, Richmond; Dayna Smith, Cornell; Phil Stern, Maryland-Baltimore County; Maren Walseth, North Dakota State; Coquese Washington, Penn State.

And how many of these coaches are from Top 25 teams? 2
 
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Why does everyone seem to be trying to find some crazy reason they would pick UCONN #1? I think it is interesting that the coaches have more confidence in the quality of UCONN this year than many of the fans on this board do.
 
vowelguy said:
This thought process befuddles me. If Lebron James had left Cleveland would you still have said that the Cavs must be rated the #1 team in the NBA to start the season simply because they won the title last year?
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Yes, but only if James left the NBA.
 
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meyers7 said:
Sooooo we play 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 21. Not bad.
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Rarely have seen any team in any sport play so many top teams. Certainly will be experienced team for playoffs.
 
i know what U Conn has lost and how brutal their schedule is right off the top. i know that they have several unproven players who had to take a back seat to 3 All Americans and have a lot more on their plate and no one knows who will step up and who wont. They will have either a Freshman point guard or a player who played a different position running the point which will take some adjustments and could be a process.

They only have one true post player and she has yet to live up to expectations

But I have no problem making them #1 because they have earned it the last 4 years. To be the champ you have to beat the champ.
 
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Ok, I'll "take the bait"...and I even have that same "ND" insignia.

First, I really don't care for or take pre-season polls. They're good for websites to draw/drive traffic, but that's about it. Luckily, it's a long season and the early ones won't influence the end game much.

Now, in regards to "run the table" issue....

Geno has scheduled his team one heck of an opening stretch. Right out of the gate, you're at FSU and then Baylor comes in (good move on Kim's part, btw). And it continues from there.

There's obviously a boatload of talent returning to and joining the Huskies.There are also more than a few players moving into roles and/or responsibilities that those players may not be comfortable with, at least initially. As such, given the schedule, there could be a few hiccups along the way and those could result in losses.

My gut is that Geno -- to some degree -- does not care that much about an "L" here or there early on: that what makes you tougher makes you better. And the key is to keep ramping up to the end of the season. He wants "w's," but "W's" in the playoffs are the ones he really wants.

In a similar vein, do I think ND will go undefeated? They could. I'd rather have them get better as a team as the season goes on. If that takes some lessons learned along the way, so be it.
 
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I never thought that UConn would be preseason #1. In my mind this could be one of three
things:
1. UConn lost 3 super stars and people still think they are the best. What does that say about the rest of Women's college basketball?
2. It's a bigger story when team X beats the number "1" team with a 70 plus game win streak.
3. This is a "tip of the hat" to Geno
 
HoopsFan21 said:
Real conference? I didn't realize there was such a thing in WCBB - they all have one or two good teams at the top with the rest being garbage.
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If the AAU was so great U Conn would not be begging to get into a power 5 conference. Therese a difference between 5 or 6 teams in the NCAA Tournament and 2 from a conference. Lets be honest if U Conn played just the AAC it would be boring wouldn't it ? Isn't it more fun beating a top ranked team by 30. I kow it usually doesn't matter who they play and it's usually the same results. But the name on the jersey makes it must see tv. If your playing Maryland or Baylor im there. But if your playing anyone but South Florida in the AAC unless your a U Conn fan it's like taking Nyquil . Snooze fest. Don't get me wrong i admire the talent . Just kind of feel sorry for the little guy when their getting destroyed like that.
 
southbendcane said:
If the AAU was so great U Conn would not be begging to get into a power 5 conference. Therese a difference between 5 or 6 teams in the NCAA Tournament and 2 from a conference. Lets be honest if U Conn played just the AAC it would be boring wouldn't it ? Isn't it more fun beating a top ranked team by 30. I kow it usually doesn't matter who they play and it's usually the same results. But the name on the jersey makes it must see tv. If your playing Maryland or Baylor im there. But if your playing anyone but South Florida in the AAC unless your a U Conn fan it's like taking Nyquil . Snooze fest. Don't get me wrong i admire the talent . Just kind of feel sorry for the little guy when their getting destroyed like that.
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The little guys getting destroyed today have to start somewhere and could be respectable tomorrow. UConn used to be that little guy that got destroyed game in game out.
 
Dillon77 said:
Ok, I'll take the bait...and I even have that same "ND" insignia.

Geno has scheduled his team one heck of an opening stretch. Right out of the gate, you're at FSU and then Baylor comes in (good move on Kim's part, btw). And it continues from there.

There's obviously a boatload of talent returning to and joining the Huskies.There are also more than a few players moving into roles and/or responsibilities that those players may not be comfortable with, at least initially. As such, given the schedule, there could be a few hiccups along the way and those could result in losses.

My gut is that Geno -- to some degree -- does not care that much about an "L" here or there early on: that what makes you tougher makes you better. And the key is to keep ramping up to the end of the season. He wants "w's," but "W's" in the playoffs are the ones he really wants.

In a similar vein, do I think ND will go undefeated? They could. I'd rather have them get better as a team as the season goes on. If that takes some lessons learned along the way, so be it.
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Bravo. Glad someone gets it. If people saw my previous posts they know i said they will be a Final Four team and maybe lose 2 games at the most. Some U Conn fans have gotten so use to not even losing a game that they get offended by the words 2 loses or Final Four. Especially if it's someone not from the same kennel.
 
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HoopsFan21 said:
The little guys getting destroyed today have to start somewhere and could be respectable tomorrow. UConn used to be that little guy that got destroyed game in game out.
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I agree. But hoops you know you would rather see your girls in a power 5. I think it's good for the AAC having them there in the fact it leads by example what these teams have to do to get to the next level. At the same time they know they will never win a conference title or tournament championship. It's like U Conn is Marsha and the rest of the AAC is Jan Brady. They want to see what it's like to be the popular girl to. And losing by 50 isn't fun for anyone other then the team giving the beat down.
 
southbendcane said:
If the AAU was so great U Conn would not be begging to get into a power 5 conference. Therese a difference between 5 or 6 teams in the NCAA Tournament and 2 from a conference. Lets be honest if U Conn played just the AAC it would be boring wouldn't it ? Isn't it more fun beating a top ranked team by 30. I kow it usually doesn't matter who they play and it's usually the same results. But the name on the jersey makes it must see tv. If your playing Maryland or Baylor im there. But if your playing anyone but South Florida in the AAC unless your a U Conn fan it's like taking Nyquil . Snooze fest. Don't get me wrong i admire the talent . Just kind of feel sorry for the little guy when their getting destroyed like that.
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Well, we do have NCAA Women Basketball Tournament, and UConn does play the top teams in the country, Isn't it ???
 
AAADog said:
Why does everyone seem to be trying to find some crazy reason they would pick UCONN #1? I think it is interesting that the coaches have more confidence in the quality of UCONN this year than many of the fans on this board do.
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The coaches are going to respect the win streak and vote UCONN #1 until you lose a game. I like having UCONN at #1 because if Baylor were to steal one on the road on November 17 it will a bigger deal than if UCONN is ranked 4th or 5th.

UCONN is the only program that has players who have won a championship. Until a team gives voters a reason to drop UCONN in the polls they should remain #1.
 

southbendcane said:
Maybe you shouldn't jump to conclusions. Im wearing my welcome out why ? Because i know what U Conn has lost and how brutal their schedule is right off the top.
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No it is because you have a passive aggressive style of provoking, prodding & insulting and then playing "misunderstood" victim. Dude... just be more direct in your insults and live with the responses. I would have more respect for you that way. Remember you promised to go away a long time ago.
 
easttexastrash said:
The coaches are going to respect the win streak and vote UCONN #1 until you lose a game. I like having UCONN at #1 because if Baylor were to steal one on the road on November 17 it will a bigger deal than if UCONN is ranked 4th or 5th.

UCONN is the only program that has players who have won a championship. Until a team gives voters a reason to drop UCONN in the polls they should remain #1.
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You get it.
 
i know that they have several unproven players who had to take a back seat to 3 All Americans
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Despite your opinion, playing behind the top 3 draft picks isn't evidence of incompetence. Try looking at the Irish players who played behind Mabrey & Cable, 2 players who went undrafted. And as far as unproven players, try Patberg, Young and Boley. Notre dame does nothing this year without their contributions and their experience is literally zero, but reading the ND board you would think they are on the short list for the Wooden Award. Finally, didn't Notre Dame make the FF 3 years ago with a freshman pg?
 
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