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Give a grade from our first game of the year to our last OOC game.

Give a grade from our first Big East game of the year to this past Saturday at Creighton.
 
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A+
B-

I don’t think the world is falling quite as much as others. We’ve been extremely competitive lately, and playing good against really good teams. Seems we’ve turned the corner on the defensive effort.
Now back to the offensive grind
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
For real. This isn’t the AP poll, this is just a thread on a message board. Not even near the craziest thread either Lol.
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It's admittedly the person asking the question that made me respond that way, but I just think it's dumb to give a grade at this point. The last 5 Big East games are a huge factor in that assessment. 12-13 wins is a lot different than 10 or 11
 
navery12 said:
It's admittedly the person asking the question that made me respond that way, but I just think it's dumb to give a grade at this point. The last 5 Big East games are a huge factor in that assessment. 12-13 wins is a lot different than 10 or 11
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Yeah we can revisit at the end of the Reg season for sure. Just don’t think its that ‘out there’ of a thread
 
LIuconn said:
It’s a message board. Sheesh

A
C

Word is out on AJax, gotta think the wins during OOC would be different if they replayed them now.
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And our clueless coach can’t figure out what the entire world knows … that Jackson can’t shoot ( and he gets to see him in practice every day). He’s either that stupid that stubborn or most likely both. JMHO
 
UConniki said:
And our clueless coach can’t figure out what the entire world knows … that Jackson can’t shoot ( and he gets to see him in practice every day). He’s either that stupid that stubborn or most likely both. JMHO
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Who would you rather put out there for the bulk of the game? He’s so much better at everything else (every single aspect of defense, effort, ball movement, leadership/energy).

When we need points badly (down in last 8ish min), yes he needs to go. Put alleyne in, or run double big with Sanogo/Clingan. But AJ impacts the game on too many levels to sit him. There also aren’t many other good options for extended minutes. Diarra is just as silent on offense 90% of the time and has been throwing the ball away lately. Joey C has been in a pretty big slump since the new year.

Hurleys challenge should be to create offense that allows him to stay on the floor, more so than sitting him.
 
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HuskyFich said:
Who would you rather put out there for the bulk of the game? He’s so much better at everything else (every single aspect of defense, effort, ball movement, leadership/energy).

When we need points badly (down in last 8ish min), yes he needs to go. Put alleyne in, or run double big with Sanogo/Clingan. But AJ impacts the game on too many levels to sit him. There also aren’t many other good options for extended minutes. Diarra is just as silent on offense 90% of the time and has been throwing the ball away lately. Joey C has been in a pretty big slump since the new year.

Hurleys challenge should be to create offense that allows him to stay on the floor, more so than sitting him.
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Here’s thing with alleyne we supposedly recruited a scoring guard/swing, he shot 37% at VTech from 3, blah blah blah, dude is shooting same as Jackson from 3
 
14-0
5-7 (2-5 vs other BE contenders) both wins at home.

Really need to win the remaining 5 if we don't want to rely on the BET for seeding
 
August_West said:
Here’s thing with alleyne we supposedly recruited a scoring guard/swing, he shot 37% at VTech from 3, blah blah blah, dude is shooting same as Jackson from 3
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Almost like a decently overpriced wine at a nice restaurant. You’re too embarrassed to admit the wine isn’t good when the server offers you a taste, so you live with it. But you know that bottle is 10x cheaper in the stores. They do the same thing, get you feeling right. But the restaurant knows how to go into your pocket.

But you like the waiter, he’s a nice guy. Sometimes even too nice. He hits on your wife enough to make you laugh, but enough to upset you. The whole experience could have been better if you went to Arby’s. It’s dependable.
 
August_West said:
Here’s thing with alleyne we supposedly recruited a scoring guard/swing, he shot 37% at VTech from 3, blah blah blah, dude is shooting same as Jackson from 3
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Eh, not all 28%s or whatever it is are made equal. Alleyne creates spacing even if he isn't scoring a lot ornvery effeciently. Jackson's man is happy to stand 15 feet off of him. The difference in the team spacing on offense between the two is pretty tangible.
 
CTBasketball said:
But you like the waiter, he’s a nice guy. Sometimes even too nice. He hits on your wife enough to make you laugh, but enough to upset you. The whole experience could have been better if you went to Arby’s. It’s dependable.
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If I'd jumped the gun and disliked the posts that made this possible, I'd be feeling regret.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
"Split the Regular Season in Half"

Grade the 11 OOC games
Grade the 15 Big East games

5 regular season games remain

Please don't be either a math or English teacher.
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Thanks for your help!

Hopefully with your clarity those who refused to give a grade will now be able to.

What is your grade for our performance in the 11 OOC games?

What is your grade for our performance in the 15 Big East games?
 
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SubbaBub said:
14-0
5-7 (2-5 vs other BE contenders) both wins at home.

Really need to win the remaining 5 if we don't want to rely on the BET for seeding
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You really can’t compare when in all honesty 8 of the first 14 were wins before the tip. I mean had we lost to Stonehill, in their first D1 game, Gampel would have collapsed. Alabama and Iowa State were the only real games. Florida is .500. Ok State is 16-9, Oregon is 15-11. Then we started the NEWBE with the 2 bottom dwellers. It was sort of a smoke and mirrors 14-0. And as I say when people bring up these computer rankings, teams change as the season progresses. Some improve. Some decline. A win over Team X in November ought not be given the same value as one in January.
 
freescooter said:
You really can’t compare when in all honesty 8 of the first 14 were wins before the tip. I mean had we lost to Stonehill, in their first D1 game, Gampel would have collapsed. Alabama and Iowa State were the only real games. Florida is .500. Ok State is 16-9, Oregon is 15-11. Then we started the NEWBE with the 2 bottom dwellers. It was sort of a smoke and mirrors 14-0. And as I say when people bring up these computer rankings, teams change as the season progresses. Some improve. Some decline. A win over Team X in November ought not be given the same value as one in January.
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We blew out #50, #2, and #16 on neutral courts. We blew out #29 at home and #53 on the road. There's nothing "smoke and mirrors" about the OOC results.

We've been exposed since then and Hurley needs to manage making adjustments to our approach while dealing with some fragile psyches, but discounting the start to the year is bogus.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
We blew out #50, #2, and #16 on neutral courts. We blew out #29 at home and #53 on the road. There's nothing "smoke and mirrors" about the OOC results.

We've been exposed since then and Hurley needs to manage making adjustments to our approach while dealing with some fragile psyches, but discounting the start to the year is bogus.
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What you label "bogus" is completely on-brand for a poster who perverts the phrase "in all honesty" whenever he uses it.

Your efforts to clarify the record are appreciated.
 
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This is one of the strangest teams/seasons I can remember. Our "A" game might be the best "A" game in the Country. We have a ton of weapons and when we are hitting threes we are virtually unstoppable.
-The problem.... we don't seem to have this "A" game very often anymore. It's 100% possible we clobber a #1 seed by double digits. It's equally as probable that we lose to a 12 seed after being ahead by 17 second half (see Seton Hall). i have no idea what team will show up on a given night.
 
TheChamps990411 said:
14-0 1.000 = A+
5-7 .416 = F
Second half is incomplete and can move up to at most a D over the last 5 games.
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You didn't follow the assignment.....OOC (11-0) is grade 1 & BE to date (8-7) is grade 2. So you get an F for not following instructions ;)

The answer is:
. OOC > A+ (exceptional)
. BE to date > C+ (slightly above average)
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
"Split the Regular Season in Half"

Grade the 11 OOC games
Grade the 15 Big East games

5 regular season games remain

Please don't be either a math or English teacher.
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All the thread title needs is "half" in quotes and it's kosher ;)
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Thanks for your help!

Hopefully with your clarity those who refused to give a grade will now be able to.

What is your grade for our performance in the 11 OOC games?

What is your grade for our performance in the 15 Big East games?
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I'm rigorous in approaching and promoting any season as a one-game-at-a-time thing.

Without giving a closer re-look, I think it's safe to say that if considered as 11 I dividuslly-graded tests, the OOC schedule would average out to no less than an A. I don't object to regarding the body of work as akin to a semester.

The 15 conference games, if comprising a semester can avoid a letter grade and be considered an incomplete thus far. All conference opponents play 20 games and the same opponents home & away, varying only in terms of their all playing the 10 teams that are not themselves. The mixture & scheduling really only balances things out to give a true picture oafter the fact.

I'll pause now, and consider whether I want to go through the 15 games and come up with an average.

Doing so may not be so big a challenge, but I'm also inclined to imagine that my average would need me to do similarly with some other terms to make the exercise meaningful. THAT may be too big a task, so that I ended up sticking w/ Incomplete.
Hi-Low said:
All the thread title needs is "half" in quotes and it's kosher ;)
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I clouding yours (which I'd do w/single quotes as 'half,' there are several workarounds that would accomplish as much. I opted for the schoolteacher joke, and the response in good humor got me to reconsider my initial, "No thanks; off-purpose" POV.

I also looked for the Kosher
K symbol for fun, but only ®, ©, and ™ available,
It helps that I'm now in an unexpected airport layover.
 
A+ OCC
C- Big east

D- to all the linguists and content police for complaining about ‘half’ the question and complicating an easy assignment

How much are we adding to the Big East SOS by being undefeated OOC and mid pack in conf?
 
NJHusky said:
How much are we adding to the Big East SOS by being undefeated OOC and mid pack in conf?
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Our OOC record has to be impacting the Big East having 5 teams in the Top 25 poll, and 3 Top 15 teams in the NET and Kenpom rankings.

On December 26th, when UConn was AP-ranked 2nd, Xavier was ranked 22nd, and Marquette and Providence got 12 & 6 votes respectively.

At the time, there were posters expressing concern about how few Quad 1 possibilities there would be for UConn in a 2-3 bid league.
 
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