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Secret Scrimmage v Harvard

I think Caronimo is plugged in. I think the outcome was predictable and I'm sure the reaction will be predictable.
 
Wouldn't really surprise me if they lost to Harvard. Harvard is a pretty good team. UConn is trying to install new offenses and defenses with a new coach and trying to work in some new players (I count Gilbert in here) to see what they have. This is a preseason game scripted for that type of stuff. No need to panic.

Did anyone think they were coming out of the gate looking like gangbusters anyway? We'll see what they look like on November 8.
 
HooperScooper said:
Wouldn't really surprise me if they lost to Harvard. Harvard is a pretty good team. UConn is trying to install new offenses and defenses with a new coach and trying to work in some new players (I count Gilbert in here) to see what they have. This is a preseason game scripted for that type of stuff. No need to panic.

Did anyone think they were coming out of the gate looking like gangbusters anyway? We'll see what they look like on November 8.
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Yeah, I'm with you. Would have loved to see a win, but I don't think a loss here is cause for much concern. I'm glad that Hurley scheduled a low-pressure early season test for this team. Now they know what needs work and can get ready for the regular season to start.
 
HooperScooper said:
Wouldn't really surprise me if they lost to Harvard. Harvard is a pretty good team. UConn is trying to install new offenses and defenses with a new coach and trying to work in some new players (I count Gilbert in here) to see what they have. This is a preseason game scripted for that type of stuff. No need to panic.

Did anyone think they were coming out of the gate looking like gangbusters anyway? We'll see what they look like on November 8.
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Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.
 
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tzznandrew said:
Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.
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I appreciate the reminder of what pre-season first scrimmages are for...I know better but I was already in my room under my covers sobbing :). There is little doubt that Hurley was playing everyone and looking to learn about his team not being only focused on a win. No sarcasm here, just gratitude. Rome wasn't built in a day; a watched pot never boils; to be a rock and not roll!
 
The people who will see a lot of time haven't played with the same 5 or different 5's they need to get to know each other. This early on the fact Harvard already played one of these is an advantage. Relax all will be fine.
 
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Chief00 said:
It’s a secret scrimmage, which means by NCAA rules, Chief00 is not suppose to watch.
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Yes Chief, but we expect some complex, yet revealing metaphors (to those who have learned the secrets of Chief's language) about the scrimmage to be coming soon!
 
Weird we haven’t heard much yet. Took about 5 minutes after Nebraska’s to see a box score and full write up.
 
tzznandrew said:
Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.
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Yeah we also lost to Wagner. Wait.
 
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Harvard had six men last year who played 25 minutes or more per game. All six return this year as juniors or seniors. This is a smart, well-coached group of veterans against which this UConn team, at this stage in its rebuilding, had little real chance. If you had told me before the game that Gilbert would play effectively against this group, I would have taken that as a solid positive, considerably outweighing any negative.
 
tzznandrew said:
Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.
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Lemoyne 2 or 3 years ago
 
Saw him outside behind gampel around 4:00 getting into his car. The look on his face screamed can’t believe we just got our kicked by a bunch of nerds . I had to remind him that we lost to Yale on the same court not too long ago.

Praying for better days.
 
It is what it is BUT they better get better by the time they roll into MSG vs Cuse
Time is ticking....................................................
I have great hope for Dan Hurley
 
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auror said:
To ease any panic:

UConn, Yale, Quinnipiac will play ‘secret’ scrimmages on Saturday
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I don't understand why there would be any panic? We have known for a while that this was not a very good basketball team. There have been some lofty, and unreasonable, sweet 16 expectations placed on them by some on this board, but that is just not fair! This is a team that is just not very talented or very big, IMHO a 20 win season and an invite to the NCAA tournament is a successful season for UConn this year,
 
TitleTown said:
I don't understand why there would be any panic? We have known for a while that this was not a very good basketball team. There have been some lofty, and unreasonable, sweet 16 expectations placed on them by some on this board, but that is just not fair! This is a team that is just not very talented or very big, IMHO a 20 win season and an invite to the NCAA tournament is a successful season for UConn this year,
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Gonna need more than 20 wins from an AAC team this year if you want to dance.
 
No idea how much stock to put in this result, or how believable the report is, but regardless:

It's going to take Hurley more than a few weeks to coach up this group. Given what we saw from the previous regime, he's basically starting from scratch, with everyone from the incoming freshmen through Jalen Adams. Unlike the last few years, you can expect some improvement from this group throughout the year -- what we see in November is not going to be what we see in February.
 
Can’t believe anyone has any expectations after last year. A couple months go by and people forgot how often this team got blown out and was hardly competitive in many games. A new Adams and a post grad from the A10 are not going to make this team good overnight.
 
Let's not forget what this team looked like in the last game against SMU in March.
 
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