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Buffett10 said:
.... our fan base has become incredibly delusional. Almost like we're now expected to win every championship for the next 20 years or its a bust
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We are delusional yes, but that's not it.

We're just plain greedy.

Blame the team not the fans.
 
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Some of you have never severely sprained an ankle and it shows. One bad step and he’s out for the rest of the game and Florida and Texas too.

It’s not “just” a pain tolerance thing. It’s whether or not the ankle is stable enough for running, cutting and jumping.

Shoot, if the ligaments are already vulnerable, landing on someone’s foot could end his season.
 
uconngb said:
It’s 12/2…..it’s pretty simple: if he’s hurt he shouldn’t play. UConn is about March/April, not December. We need him once we are there, not to get there.
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Last year we had a bad November and it hampered our seeding in March. We probably make a second weekend run if not forced to play the eventual champs in round 2.

This year, given the caliber of our OOC and with the BE looking terrible, it's even that more important to win these early season games.
 
I wonder if there is any chance Reibe starts and depending on the score, if he is able to stay out of foul trouble, it is a wait and see approach with Reed. If there is ever a chance they can compete without him, then maybe he sits, rests and sits out against East Texas A&M to give him over a week off. Maybe he dresses, but does not play based on what's going on in the game.
 
The OoC games are important, but the NCAA does factor in injuries at the time. If UConn competes tonight w/out Reed, but still loses, it won't hurt that much if Reed is healthy and playing to his expectations in late Jan., Feb. and Mar..

And it is not about toughness. If anyone has ever suffered a high ankle sprain you know your body just doesn't let you push off the same. Some can even take longer to recover from than a broken or cracked bone. I had one in high school and my leg was black and blue and shades of green from the top of my foot to just below the knee. It took 3 months to recover from that, and even then there was still a little pain.
I'd rather rest Reed and have him hopefully much more mobile and ready to go against Florida and Texas.
 
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Spaceman213J said:
I wonder if there is any chance Reibe starts and depending on the score, if he is able to stay out of foul trouble, it is a wait and see approach with Reed. If there is ever a chance they can compete without him, then maybe he sits, rests and sits out against East Texas A&M to give him over a week off. Maybe he dresses, but does not play based on what's going on in the game.
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I would say that putting Koroma on Bidunga isn't a horrible idea. Probably someone who can stay with him on defense and bother him a bit, but he'd really struggle to have any offensive impact at all.

The problem with not having Reed is (a) he's really good and can cause problems for Bidunga on both ends (b) we need the rebounding and (c) between Bidunga and Tiller they will draw fouls on Reibe. We need Reed to help put one of those KU bigs in foul trouble. Alex will live outside most likely.
 
BGesus4 said:
@HW611 ??
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Only GTD we acknowledge!
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Last year we had a bad November and it hampered our seeding in March. We probably make a second weekend run if not forced to play the eventual champs in round 2.

This year, given the caliber of our OOC and with the BE looking terrible, it's even that more important to win these early season games.
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And you still don't play him if it increases the risk of a long-term absence.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Last year we had a bad November and it hampered our seeding in March. We probably make a second weekend run if not forced to play the eventual champs in round 2.

This year, given the caliber of our OOC and with the BE looking terrible, it's even that more important to win these early season games.
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And if he hurts himself worse because he comes back too soon, it won’t matter what seed we have in March, we ain’t winning anything without him then. You really think that’s worth the risk??

Last years team was flawed from the beginning and that has nothing to do w injuries. You just made a comparison that is completely irrelevant. I could just the same argue that this isn’t a leap year so that’s why this year will be different than last.
 
Inyatkin said:
Points for consistency. If there's a chance to knock a UConn dude and slobber over an opponent, you are all over it.
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Listen, wear your blue tribal war paint all you want. I call it how it is. Do you want me to sugarcoat it for your preferred flavor? Have you watched him, know anything about FD? He's a very long, undersized 5 who is incredibly athletic & active. He's being mocked in plenty of first rounds. He's not one of the big goony Euros on Illinois. This would not be a great matchup for Reibe.

Inyatkin preference - Reibe is going to play GREAT. He's going to dig deep and build on his last game and go toe to toe!! How incessantly boring is that?

I'm looking at the two players, objectively. I said Bidunga is really athletic, and it's a bad matchup for Reibe, who is not. Why take it so personal?
 
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RuffRuff said:
Listen, wear your blue tribal war paint all you want. I call it how it is. Do you want me to sugarcoat it for your preferred flavor? Have you watched him, know anything about FD? He's a very long, undersized 5 who is incredibly athletic & active. He's being mocked in plenty of first rounds. He's not one of the big goony Euros on Illinois. This would not be a great matchup for Reibe.

Inyatkin preference - Reibe is going to play GREAT. He's going to dig deep and build on his last game and go toe to toe!! How incessantly boring is that?

I'm looking at the two players, objectively. I said Bidunga is really athletic, and it's a bad matchup for Reibe, who is not. Why take it so personal?
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Everyone is blinded by homerism but me! I'm the only one who calls it like it is! I and only I can see the truth as it truly is!

Do you get how annoying that is?
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Last year we had a bad November and it hampered our seeding in March. We probably make a second weekend run if not forced to play the eventual champs in round 2.

This year, given the caliber of our OOC and with the BE looking terrible, it's even that more important to win these early season games.
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what also hurt last year was losing the guy who was becoming the focal point of our offense for 6 weeks with an injury when we were maybe starting to turn the corner. And his not being at full strength hurt our chances in March.
 
Inyatkin said:
Everyone is blinded by homerism but me! I'm the only one who calls it like it is! I and only I can see the truth as it truly is!

Do you get how annoying that is?
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Do you know how annoying it is that you comment on every single one of my posts that show even mild eval of our players that isn't rosey dude? I feel like smacking you in the face like one of the Three Stooges. Why don't you live by this - you don't agree, disagree. But please with your personal attacks man. The whole point of a message board is discussion - not everyone waiving their poms poms. I know for some it's an outlet to be snarky and testing their wit, which isn't great with most of you.
 
RuffRuff said:
Do you know how annoying it is that you comment on every single one of my posts that show even mild eval of our players that isn't rosey dude? I feel like smacking you in the face like one of the Three Stooges. Why don't you live by this - you don't agree, disagree. But please with your personal attacks man. The whole point of a message board is discussion - not everyone waiving their poms poms. I know for some it's an outlet to be snarky and testing their wit, which isn't great with most of you.
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If I commented on every one of your posts, I'd do nothing but comment on your posts.

Also, I don't know you personally, so am unable to make personal attacks. I'm not sure you know what you're even mad about.
 
Inyatkin said:
If I commented on every one of your posts, I'd do nothing but comment on your posts.

Also, I don't know you personally, so am unable to make personal attacks. I'm not sure you know what you're even mad about.
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You'd probably dig me.

If you don't agree with a post, just disagree. That's the whole point of a message board - it's not telling someone you don't like their views. What good come of that?

Here, by example: I disagree, I think Reibe can hold his own with Bidunga. Could be the start of a good discussion, not this below the line malarchy. If you think saying Reibe isn't as athletic as Bidguna is trashing a player, c'mon.
 
Inyatkin said:
Everyone is blinded by homerism but me! I'm the only one who calls it like it is! I and only I can see the truth as it truly is!

Do you get how annoying that is?
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Ignore, cuts down BY time unbelievably! I do enjoy some of the Ruffsters posts, but it is so tedious to parse through the acrimonious personal back and forths that he invariably is involved with to get to those takes.
 
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AllHusky said:
Ignore, cuts down BY time unbelievably! I do enjoy some of the Ruffsters posts, but it is so tedious to parse through the acrimonious personal back and forths that he invariably is involved with to get to those takes.
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Agree - I don't love being part of the personal back and forth and feel you on that. Will do best to ignore going forward. Maybe the usuals can do the same. I do highly appreciate your use of the word "acrimonisous" perfectly positioned.
 
Instead of the back and forth from @RuffRuff and @Inyatkin a few points as someone who has watched every Reibe game and several KU games.
  • I am curious whether Bidunga would be pulled away from the paint by the threat of Reibe shooting. If so, that would open some things up and help our rebounding.
  • Bidunga is pretty good at scoring over taller guys, elevates and releases his baby hook or push/bank shot pretty quickly. Also has good footwork and quick spin moves (Hurley said reminds him of Sanogo). You can see in the clip.
  • Reibe has gotten better at rebounding but I'd say his read/reaction on the boards is a bit slow and I think Bidunga could do well on the offensive boards. Need to block him out.
  • If he can get the ball in good position, Reibe can certainly score against him, he has a size advantage. Bidunga's shot blocking is most effective against driving or posting guards and wings, not 7 footers.
Hopefully Reed is good to go and we don't need to worry too much. Koroma should get some minutes as well guarding Bidunga or Tiller.

 
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RuffRuff said:
Agree - I don't love being part of the personal back and forth and feel you on that. Will do best to ignore going forward. Maybe the usuals can do the same. I do highly appreciate your use of the word "acrimonisous" perfectly positioned.
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You might even appreciate it more if you spelled it correctly.....just sayin 😀
 
uconngb said:
You might even appreciate it more if you spelled it correctly.....just sayin 😀
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I liked "waiving pom-poms," which appeared in an earlier post.

When someone explains how a message board is 'supposed' to work, it rarely squares with either my personal take (nbd), or - more significantly - how things actually play out in practice.

Instead, such broad claims feel more like futile attempts to control things/posters without taking personal responsibility for one's own opinions, and respecting that others regard things differently.
 
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