Quit crying

[ihatepants]

I agree with all of that. But he has to win in March. That's my point. And losing to a lower seed first time out will cause a meltdown. Guaranteed.

Let's all stop crying and move on. BTW, pounding sand won't do a darn thing to change it.

You obviously don't watch a lot of basketball in March if you think that a 7 seed losing to a 10 seed is such a big deal that it would cause a new coach to be immediately put on the hot seat, despite a successful season overall. You might have a point if it was the 1 seed losing to the 16 seed, but still...

Hint: 10s beat 7s 40% of the time, which is the greatest potential for an upset outside of the 8v9 seed matchup.

 

[RoderickSpode]

Where are the tickets for sale?

I found a pair on TicketNetwork. Look around there, stubhub, ticketmaster, etc.

 

[Waquoit]

You obviously don't watch a lot of basketball in March if you think that a 7 seed losing to a 10 seed is such a big deal that it would cause a new coach to be immediately put on the hot seat,

Bingo, just a troll throwing bombs.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Maybe a bit but....I think the only thing that counts is the tourney. KO needs to get it done. Lose to Saint Joe's and there will be much heat. And not just from me.

http://31.media.tumblr.com/3e01f9dae7943a7479aa1190ab0a8c57/tumblr_mvpev7BPNH1spm7e0o1_500


it's just insane to think if Ollie, in his second year, after what he's done with the team he has, with being banned last year, and after replacing arguably the greatest college coach of all time, loses his first game in the tourney that Ollie "should be on the hot seat"

(ugh how do you post gifs directly!?)
(edit: now the link isn't working when clicked through here, how do i fix that and how do i post gifs directly?)

 

[RyMaN600]

You obviously don't watch a lot of basketball in March if you think that a 7 seed losing to a 10 seed is such a big deal that it would cause a new coach to be immediately put on the hot seat, despite a successful season overall. You might have a point if it was the 1 seed losing to the 16 seed, but still...

Hint: 10s beat 7s 40% of the time, which is the greatest potential for an upset outside of the 8v9 seed matchup.

Hint: he's giving us ample warning that he's going to have a meltdown and be completely insufferable if we lose in the first round (or the second, most likely).

Anyone openly sharpening the guillotine for KO before the bracket ink is even dry shouldn't be taken seriously. At all.

 

[Jerry1714]

Maybe a bit but....I think the only thing that counts is the tourney. KO needs to get it done. Lose to Saint Joe's and there will be much heat. And not just from me.

And you and your army of mouth breathers will be laughed at by people who have an IQ over 80.

 

[intlzncster]

And you and your army of mouth breathers will be laughed at by people who have an IQ over 80 60.

 

[2north]

And why does everyone think St Joe's is so tough. If they beat us Olllie should be on the hot seat.

20 wins in season 1, 26 in season 2 with the preseason #18 team. Let's fire everyone!

How does one lose their right to start a thread? If there isn't process there should be and you, {ahem}, sir should be first in line.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

Being a 5 in the East is murderer's row. We got gold covered in here, we just gotta polish it and make it ours.

Avoiding Michigan State until the Regional Final @ MSG was a true gift. Memphis will beat Virginia.

 

[CTBasketball]

Avoiding Michigan State until the Regional Final @ MSG was a true gift. Memphis will beat Virginia.

We literally found a diamond in the rough here. All we need is a little luck, a can-do attitude, and some elbow grease and we'll be riding our beautiful jumbo-jets all the way to North Texas.

 

[Palatine]

You obviously don't watch a lot of basketball in March if you think that a 7 seed losing to a 10 seed is such a big deal that it would cause a new coach to be immediately put on the hot seat, despite a successful season overall. You might have a point if it was the 1 seed losing to the 16 seed, but still...

Hint: 10s beat 7s 40% of the time, which is the greatest potential for an upset outside of the 8v9 seed matchup.

You're lying to yourself if you don't think that KO losing his first game to a lower seed won't be a big deal especially with Calhoun record in the first round.

 

[mauconnfan]

You're lying to yourself if you don't think that KO losing his first game to a lower seed won't be a big deal especially with Calhoun record in the first round.

Won't be to me……..have you watched these guys? Things have to fall in place in any match up…..way too many inconsistencies and weaknesses for high expectations but I expect them to compete and that's all we can ask. they can win a couple no doubt but having watched them they can bow out fast too if they don't have fun and play their respective a**es off…...

 

[Huskybass]

You're lying to yourself if you don't think that KO losing his first game to a lower seed won't be a big deal especially with Calhoun record in the first round.

KO is 46-18 as a head coach. Thats a .719 winning percentage. There will be no hot seat for KO. We are very fortunate to have him long term.

 

[amory]

Who cares about the seed? I like our draw quite a bit. There's no game until (potentially) the final 4 that makes me say "Oh NO!!"

 

[storrsroars]

I'm not crying. I think UConn should be a 5 seed, but I'm not upset about a 7.

I am concerned about the overall treatment of the AAC. Clearly the committee doesn't think highly of the AAC and with Louisville leaving things may get worse next year.

Yep. Next year we might very well be So. Miss or Louisiana Tech.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

You're lying to yourself if you don't think that KO losing his first game to a lower seed won't be a big deal especially with Calhoun record in the first round.

Will you stop it with this nonsense?

I agree with you about the crying but please stop it with the KO hot seat garbage.

At least we are not in the South. Florida, Kansas, Cuse, UCLA. That is murder.

 

[Husky25]

You're lying to yourself if you don't think that KO losing his first game to a lower seed won't be a big deal especially with Calhoun record in the first round.

What does Calhoun's record have to do with Ollie's. You could not have picked to more mutually exclusive things to compare.

It's not like Calhoun was infallible in the first round. His teams have lost 5 times in the NCAA ('84-'86, '08, and '12) and even lost in the first round of the NIT while he was with UConn ('93). If my math is right, Calhoun is officially 23-5 in the first round of non-conference post season Tournaments. I don't think the prospect of Ollie going 0-1 as a 7 seed in his first, is any referendum on the performance of his teams, which have gone 45-17 in 2 regular seasons and 2-1 (all vs. nationally ranked teams ahead of his own) in 1 conference tournament.

It's a baiting statement not unlike what you do on other Non-Athletic forums on this Board. Just stop. There are other things to b1tch about.

 

[tdrink]

Palatine,

It is incredible that you would act magnanimous on the basketball board when you are incessantly crying on the Cesspool board.

Most posters here are not complaining about Uconn's path. This is the greatest tournament because winning takes care of everything. But the biased treatment by the selection committee will require a proactive approach in the future. We could easily be SMU next year and not get a chance to prove it on the court.

It's not crying to say that RPI's don't jibe with the eye test or that the conference that had the committee chair fared better than others.

 

[Montaleno]

Imagine how Wichita State feels. They have to go through L'ville in round three. Nice #1 seed they go there.

And why does everyone think St Joe's is so tough. If they beat us Olllie should be on the hot seat.

Moron

 

[Adesmar123]

Time for KO to prove this is the reason we hired him. The season starts with practice tomorrow. Everything to this point means nothing. Only tomorrow counts. Have a good cry if it will make you feel better. But it doesn't matter, you have to beat good teams to advance. This is much better than last year.

What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDV8lT1o0sDwI&v=V8lT1o0sDwI

 

[Waquoit]

His teams have lost 5 times in the NCAA ('84-'86, '08, and '12) and even lost in the first round of the NIT while he was with UConn ('93). If my math is right, Calhoun is officially 23-5 in the first round of non-conference post season Tournaments.

You are actually using 84-86 in your argument? You should have stopped when you said "What does Calhoun's record have to do with Ollie's." That would have been enough.

 

[Husky25]

You are actually using 84-86 in your argument? You should have stopped when you said "What does Calhoun's record have to do with Ollie's." That would have been enough.

I used Calhoun's entire coaching career. He does not become a coaching legend if not for the years he spent in Boston.

 

[sparky]

Roll the ball out and play the game. All the other stuff is fodder for talking non heads

 

[Deadrody]

I agree that our draw was not terrible...but SMU was ranked in that 24-28 range and aren't even in the tourney

They weren't. In a composite of 43 ratings, SMU is at #39.

 

[Deadrody]

UMass had a much better RPI than us. ESPN had us at 25. That's a seven.

Not sure what RPI you're looking at, but the one I see has UConn at #22 and UMess at #23

 

[Deadrody]

http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/i-feel-like-im-taking-crazy-pills


it's just insane to think if Ollie, in his second year, after what he's done with the team he has, with being banned last year, and after replacing arguably the greatest college coach of all time, loses his first game in the tourney that Ollie "should be on the hot seat"

(ugh how do you post gifs directly!?)

 

[intlzncster]

You are actually using 84-86 in your argument? You should have stopped when you said "What does Calhoun's record have to do with Ollie's." That would have been enough.

Sure UCONN is not in the same position as when JC came in. At the same time, JC had 400 games of Head Coaching experience (and quality NCAA tournament experience to boot). So while definitely not apples to apples, but not entirely unfair either.

To Palatine's argument: what young coach in America is going to compare favorably to JC? It's a stupid comparison. The guy's a legend.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

You're lying to yourself if you don't think that KO losing his first game to a lower seed won't be a big deal especially with Calhoun record in the first round.

It's a 7/10 game that will probably go off with a sub-3 point spread. Relax. You sound dumb.

 

[Waquoit]

Sure UCONN is not in the same position as when JC came in. At the same time, JC had 400 games of Head Coaching experience (and quality NCAA tournament experience to boot). So while definitely not apples to apples, but not entirely unfair either.

My point concerned specifically his the using the years 84-86 as examples of JC losing in the first round. True, I guess (although he did win the play-in game in 84). But his teams were 13 and 14 seeds. How does that even apply here?

 

[Husky25]

My point concerned specifically his the using the years 84-86 as examples of JC losing in the first round. True, I guess (although he did win the play-in game in 84). But his teams were 13 and 14 seeds. How does that even apply here?

You can address your concerns about the validity of my post to me, thank you (BTW where am I materially incorrect?). I already explained my reason. I chose not to cherry pick stats at this point. That is it. Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things concerning Kevin Ollie?

No. It's an unworthy nitpick on your part. You can do so much better...