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Donnell Beverly ain’t walkin through that door
I'm going with Jersey Flu, yeah yeah thats right, Jersey Flu. All better!!I agree that I don’t see a Kemba on this team. I just hate to see the downright bashing that they are getting after this game. Who knows? Half the team could be sick right now.
We’ve seen McNeeley, Solo, AK, and others have great games this season. It’s still possible that they could gel at the right time (Aka March)
After a loss like that it's natural people will over react, my knee jerk reaction was a little over the top. Let's see what they do vs NovaRealistically I don’t expect to see UConn anywhere near the final four this year. Holding out hope for a win in the first weekend, which is more than what I saw in another post crying about how the season is over after last night. IMO, that was a bit dramatic.
I’m venting as well. I guess we all need to let off some steam.I get the OP wants to be positive, you yourself has already answered your own questions. If people wanna vent let them.
Okay, but what’s an Xennial?Hear me out. Yes, this loss to SH was horrendous. As a Xennial, I remember the 2011 Kemba season miraculous run to the NC (They had 9 losses that season, and as I recall only got into the tournament bc they won the BE tournament). Do I think this team can do the same and win the NC? Realistically not, but who knows? I’ve been shocked before (the first time literally is the reason behind my name). Do I think they are as terrible as so many have posted since the game? No!
Perhaps I’m a glass half full kinda person, but this is when our team needs our support, not a total dragging. Bright spot for all of the AK haters? He started hitting his 3s again. I’ll take that as a win. (And will now brace for all the BYers who will inevitably tell me what an idiot I am…)
Forgetting everything else, we were a three seed in that tournament (which means we would have been at worst the 12th team on the committee's S curve when they filled out the field). As 37 schools received at-large bids that year, we would have had to have jumped at least 25 spots if we weren't in the tournament prior to the BE tournament.Hear me out. Yes, this loss to SH was horrendous. As a Xennial, I remember the 2011 Kemba season miraculous run to the NC (They had 9 losses that season, and as I recall only got into the tournament bc they won the BE tournament). Do I think this team can do the same and win the NC? Realistically not, but who knows? I’ve been shocked before (the first time literally is the reason behind my name). Do I think they are as terrible as so many have posted since the game? No!
Perhaps I’m a glass half full kinda person, but this is when our team needs our support, not a total dragging. Bright spot for all of the AK haters? He started hitting his 3s again. I’ll take that as a win. (And will now brace for all the BYers who will inevitably tell me what an idiot I am…)
Tyler Olander ain’t walking through that door.Donnell Beverly ain’t walkin through that door
Is it possible we get to the Elite 8, yes but very unlikely. It’s possible because in any given game Karaban or Solo or Diarra could have terrific breakout games, it’s possible because Mahaney could come off the bench to add 20 points or Tarris with the game going down to the wire makes big bucket after big bucket, or McNeeley scores 45, or Stewart makes 5 three’s in a row. It’s possible, but don’t bet on it. On the flip side, maybe it’s not possible because Karaban still can’t make an inbounds pass, or McNeeley or Samson go into halftime with 4 fouls, or Diarra hurts his knee again.Hear me out. Yes, this loss to SH was horrendous. As a Xennial, I remember the 2011 Kemba season miraculous run to the NC (They had 9 losses that season, and as I recall only got into the tournament bc they won the BE tournament). Do I think this team can do the same and win the NC? Realistically not, but who knows? I’ve been shocked before (the first time literally is the reason behind my name). Do I think they are as terrible as so many have posted since the game? No!
Perhaps I’m a glass half full kinda person, but this is when our team needs our support, not a total dragging. Bright spot for all of the AK haters? He started hitting his 3s again. I’ll take that as a win. (And will now brace for all the BYers who will inevitably tell me what an idiot I am…)
Uconn could finish a lowly 18-13, 10-10 in the big east. Win 4 in a row to win the Big East tourney...and they go 22-13.
That was ESPN and the rest of the medias narrative. We were a lock to be inForgetting everything else, we were a three seed in that tournament (which means we would have been at worst the 12th team on the committee's S curve when they filled out the field). As 37 schools received at-large bids that year, we would have had to have jumped at least 25 spots if we weren't in the tournament prior to the BE tournament.
Additionally, eleven BE schools made that tournamrnt. We were the ninth seed in the BE tournament, which, if no non-conference results were considered we still would have been in. In non-conference play that year we were undefeated and won the Maui Invitational, beating Michigan St & Kentucky, who both were ranked the entire season and spent time in the top five.
We were nowhere near the bubble when that BET started.
Hear me out. Yes, this loss to SH was horrendous. As a Xennial, I remember the 2011 Kemba season miraculous run to the NC (They had 9 losses that season, and as I recall only got into the tournament bc they won the BE tournament). Do I think this team can do the same and win the NC? Realistically not, but who knows? I’ve been shocked before (the first time literally is the reason behind my name). Do I think they are as terrible as so many have posted since the game? No!
Perhaps I’m a glass half full kinda person, but this is when our team needs our support, not a total dragging. Bright spot for all of the AK haters? He started hitting his 3s again. I’ll take that as a win. (And will now brace for all the BYers who will inevitably tell me what an idiot I am…)
Do you remember that UConn played 11 games against ranked opponents in the BE conference and tournament alone including 5 against the #5 and #6 teams? And 3 non-conference games against teams that were ranked? And that 4 others in conference were against teams in the “others receiving votes” category? And despite losing 9 league games we ended the year ranked #9 in the AP poll? To say nothing of having the best player in the country. If this team makes a run in the NBE it will more resemble Georgetown’s than the 2011 UConn. That team played an absolutely brutal regular season to the point where the NCAA tournament seemed like a vacation.Hear me out. Yes, this loss to SH was horrendous. As a Xennial, I remember the 2011 Kemba season miraculous run to the NC (They had 9 losses that season, and as I recall only got into the tournament bc they won the BE tournament). Do I think this team can do the same and win the NC? Realistically not, but who knows? I’ve been shocked before (the first time literally is the reason behind my name). Do I think they are as terrible as so many have posted since the game? No!
Perhaps I’m a glass half full kinda person, but this is when our team needs our support, not a total dragging. Bright spot for all of the AK haters? He started hitting his 3s again. I’ll take that as a win. (And will now brace for all the BYers who will inevitably tell me what an idiot I am…)
They would get an automatic bid in that scenario.They won’t sniff the tournament with this record.
All true. But we also played an absolutely brutal schedule. The Big East was incredibly deep. Plus we played I think 3 other ranked teams, not to mention 2 games against teams that were ranked when we played them but subsequently fell out, and 3 Big East teams that were ranked for most of the year but ultimately ended up just outside the top 25. If you put that schedule in front of Hurley he, and most current coaches honestly, would go hide under their beds.2011. We were losing games ( 9 regular season) and there was plenty of talk about whether we were making the tournament that year or not PLUS fans were so aggravated they was little enthusiasm to go to the BE tournament.
That of course spawned Makers Muppet, the best post in UConn board history up to then and now and forever, and the magic ensued.
We then went through a strong BE tourney field playing and winning 5 games, the highlight being Kemba’s step back breaker against hated Pitt. But we pulled a 3 seed by virtue of that BE performance beating AZ and KU on the way to Butler.
But I think everyone here is right that we dont have the strong guard play and toughness to repeat that scenario.
To repeat that we would have maybe 1 more game to lose and then run the BE and that probably doesn’t get but a 5 seed.
Yes you are right about the schedule then. I remember a home game we lost to Marquette I think. The crowd was not happy.All true. But we also played an absolutely brutal schedule. The Big East was incredibly deep. Plus we played I think 3 other ranked teams, not to mention 2 games against teams that were ranked when we played them but subsequently fell out, and 3 Big East teams that were ranked for most of the year but ultimately ended up just outside the top 25. If you put that schedule in front of Hurley he, and most current coaches honestly, would go hide under their beds.