Why is the field so bad? Uconn is the only ranked team. Uconn and a bunch of mid-majors.
Why is the field so bad? Uconn is the only ranked team. Uconn and a bunch of mid-majors.
I don't care if BC and Texas A&M are in "major" conferences… they are mid-majors in basketball.
I don't care if BC and Texas A&M are in "major" conferences… they are mid-majors in basketball.
We should schedule UK for every one of our non conference games. Strength of schedule through the roof.
Come on Dude! So have it your way and we play uk, dook and kansas in PR this Tourney. Good chance we lose, game is not competitive, spoiling the beautiful sunshine and the opportunity to have team bonding. Ask any Husky player or coach if they are not enjoying the trip right now and they would laugh at your suggestion. Ask any UConn fan and down there and they would curse your arse out. Realize we are not that great nor ready yet. Ollie can teach and drill them in game environment, getting them ready for the season.Dude BC hasn't had a winning season in 4 years. They went 8-24 last year. Calling them a "major" is ridiculous.
Dude BC hasn't had a winning season in 4 years. They went 8-24 last year. Calling them a "major" is ridiculous.
Come on Dude! So have it your way and we play uk, dook and kansas in PR this Tourney. Good chance we lose, game is not competitive, spoiling the beautiful sunshine and the opportunity to have team bonding. Ask any Husky player or coach if they are not enjoying the trip right now and they would laugh at your suggestion. Ask any UConn fan and down there and they would curse your arse out. Realize we are not that great nor ready yet. Ollie can teach and drill them in game environment, getting them ready for the season.
We are Champions and have to prove nothing to no one.
Relax, we are winning, wtf do you want?
Sorry but this fan doesn't feel we are ready with this new team to challenge top tier experienced teams. I have no complaints, Champion or not. Like I said we have no need to prove anything or to anyone. We are where we need to be right now and I'm enjoying it.There are other tourney's with way better fields that are in "beautiful sunshine." We are the national champions.. Why aren't we in the Champions Classic or at least a field with other ranked teams. Why don't we ever play in Maui anymore? Last time we played there was in 06 I believe. I just think this field kinda stinks. Not sure how anyone can dispute that.
Because ESPN didn't pick UConn. Get over it.Why aren't we in the Champions Classic
Fields are selected a year or more ahead of time. There is no way to know how good teams are going to be. Last year UConn has in the 2k Classic with Indiana. Most years Indiana is a great resume win, but last year it was not. Just how things are.Why aren't we in...at least a field with other ranked teams.
Kemba Walker begs to differ... Yeesh.Why don't we ever play in Maui anymore? Last time we played there was in 06 I believe.
The term "mid-major" is predicated on conference affiliation, not how good a team is. Got it?
There are other tourney's with way better fields that are in "beautiful sunshine." We are the national champions.. Why aren't we in the Champions Classic or at least a field with other ranked teams. Why don't we ever play in Maui anymore? Last time we played there was in 10 I believe. I just think this field kinda stinks. Not sure how anyone can dispute that.
I just hate it when people interfere with a good rant!2015- Battle 4 Atlantis. Only 3 teams announced: UConn, Syracuse, Gonzaga.
2016- Maui is the target.
2017- Nike tournament. Kentucky, Duke, UNC, OSU, Florida, Texas, etc
So there you go.
I believe there is a limit as to how often a team can play in a given preseason tournament. We just won it four years ago for , how old are you?
Nobody is arguing that it's not the toughest field out there but there are a few other decent teams participating and the consensus seems to be that we think the degree of difficulty is about right for this team right now. Your original post was a bit over the top. You do realize we have Texas, Florida and Duke coming up in the coming weeks, right?
Kemba Walker begs to differ... Yeesh.
edit: Looks like you edited your original post to reflect UConn at Maui in 2010, but the rest of the points remain.