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I’d feel bad, but I don’t. Not even in the slightest. He’ll make his millions while folks who rely on their SS will likely need blood pressure medication.
 
RuffRuff said:
Wow, both unfortunate and fortunate if we get put in their bracket. I'd feel worse if our 5 start didn't miss a month.
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I still maintain the rivalry personally but I’m not a fan of the kid getting injured as soon as March Madness starts. That’s just diabolical.
 
Horatio said:
I still maintain the rivalry personally but I’m not a fan of the kid getting injured as soon as March Madness starts. That’s just diabolical.
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No, it's not something you want to see at all, but injuries are part of the game. The wild thing about the college hoops season is that injuries can change a seed line (us) or even disallow a team getting into the tourney (Xavier). Matchups and paths can change materially and have impact on how far a team goes in the tourney.
 
I'm in myrtle with a Duke fan and he's devastated. They are passionate fans and this is heartbreaking news. That kid was a key piece to the development of this tourney and the fact that the world won't see him in this environment is a shame.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
I'm in myrtle with a Duke fan and he's devastated. They are passionate fans and this is heartbreaking news. That kid was a key piece to the development of this tourney and the fact that the world won't see him in this environment is a shame.
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He's probably going to be fine. He's on the bench without a boot.
 
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superjohn said:
He's probably going to be fine. He's on the bench without a boot.
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Idk - this doesn’t look good. That is a major stretch of the ankle. I bet he feels it in the morning, probably juiced up on adrenaline right now.


 
Our odds just improved. I've never been an "I want to beat them at their best" guy. I just want to win.
 
I don't wish Flagg any harm at all.

I could care less about how this imps ts Duke.

I wish we would stop with the negativity and the posts hoping for some fortunate draw that would allow us to avoid whatever schools some want to avoid. This type of thinking leads to the adage "karma is a b!tch". I'm willing to take our chances against whoever we face.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
The only team I'm truly scared of in this tourney. I know there are other teams that can pose problems for us and everybody else but I think when the brackets come out my eyes will instinctively go looking for that 4 letter word.

Question:
Do we want them in our bracket?

The surface answer is probably not, but...I see a lot of comments in the chats and in the yard where some want us to be tested.

Where would we be if we faced Duke second round....and won?

This is an open question about how you feel about us and them this particular year. I know we have to deal with the BET first, but I keep seeing 8 seed with little wiggle room. So let's look ahead for one day.
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IMHO we struggle against efficient defenses and we are terrible at defending the three. Houston and Duke fit both those criteria's so of the good teams I am most concerned about them. Other teams that give us match up problems are St. Johns, BYU, Clemson (an underrated team this year), and Texas Tech.
 
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jfreeds said:
IMHO we struggle against efficient defenses and we are terrible at defending the three. Houston and Duke fit both those criteria's so of the good teams I am most concerned about them. Other teams that give us match up problems are St. Johns, BYU, Clemson (an underrated team this year), and Texas Tech.
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People always say it's tough to beat the same team three times in a season. What about four if we meet St. John's in the NCAA Tournament? That would be crazy.
 
UCTitleTown said:
People always say it's tough to beat the same team three times in a season. What about four if we meet St. John's in the NCAA Tournament? That would be crazy.
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well, we didn't beat them the first two times this year so I think the likelihood of us being them four times in one season is pretty much zero.
 
giddyup said:
Play through Duke and you know we have a shot to go all the way. Can’t be afraid to take on the best if you want to be the best. Plus I hate them and there would be nothing better than to ruin their coronation.
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.... again!
 
temery said:
well, we didn't beat them the first two times this year so I think the likelihood of beating them four times in one season is pretty much zero.
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matt leblanc GIF by CBS
 
For what it's worth , ESPN has UConn as an 8 seed (West) playing New Mexico in round 1 and with a win they would most likely play Florida ..
 
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RuffRuff said:
No, it's not something you want to see at all, but injuries are part of the game. The wild thing about the college hoops season is that injuries can change a seed line (us) or even disallow a team getting into the tourney (Xavier). Matchups and paths can change materially and have impact on how far a team goes in the tourney.
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Remember Kenyon martin and cincy some years back ???
 
If I had this super power, I would command all UConn fans to act like the back to back champs that we are. Wishing away teams because they are ‘hard’. That’s so weak. That’s what everyone else should be saying about facing us. I will believe we can’t win when the fat lady sings. Let’s go!!! It’s March.
 
Nah Bro!!!!! We flat out dominated, and put in blue collar work for two championships in a row. Flagg getting hurt isn’t good for the sport, but I’ll gladly take ANY easy route, high sorcery, witch craft , plague, voodoo, hoodoo, leprechaun shenanigans, etc. if it gets us a three-peat. Say what you want.
 
temery said:
well, we didn't beat them the first two times this year so I think the likelihood of us being them four times in one season is pretty much zero.
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I mean them beating us four times....
 
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uconnblueinky said:
For what it's worth , ESPN has UConn as an 8 seed (West) playing New Mexico in round 1 and with a win they would most likely play Florida ..
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I'm far more concerned with Florida than Duke. Florida has the kind of quality depth we had during the last two NCs. And from what I've seen, no real weakness.
 
storrsroars said:
I'm far more concerned with Florida than Duke. Florida has the kind of quality depth we had during the last two NCs. And from what I've seen, no real weakness.
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Florida looks scary. Illinois looked unreal tonight also. There are finally healthy and were very impressive
 
UCTitleTown said:
People always say it's tough to beat the same team three times in a season. What about four if we meet St. John's in the NCAA Tournament? That would be crazy.
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The "hard to win three times" is a myth. 70% of the time the team that was 2-0 won in cbb since 1998.
 
storrsroars said:
I'm far more concerned with Florida than Duke. Florida has the kind of quality depth we had during the last two NCs. And from what I've seen, no real weakness.
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We don’t want Florida at all, they are loaded. I’ll say it again, we want Houston.
 
Horatio said:
Nah Bro!!!!! We flat out dominated, and put in blue collar work for two championships in a row. Flagg getting hurt isn’t good for the sport, but I’ll gladly take ANY easy route, high sorcery, witch craft , plague, voodoo, hoodoo, leprechaun shenanigans, etc. if it gets us a three-peat. Say what you want.
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I wouldn’t exactly call Duke an easy route without Flagg.
 
Duke is my 2nd favorite team. So a UConn/Duke matchup would be like Heaven.
 
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