The Duke question

[CL82]

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.

.... again!

 

[CL82]

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.

 

[uconnblueinky]

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 ..

 

[JB75]

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.

Remember Kenyon martin and cincy some years back ???

 

[Iluvsuebird]

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.

 

[Horatio]

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.

 

[UCTitleTown]

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.

I mean them beating us four times....

 

[6Nattys4Us]

I thought Duke's entire fan base was in New Jersey

They moved to AZ with Bobby.

 

[temery]

I mean them beating us four times....

Ah.

They won't beat us three times.

 

[storrsroars]

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 ..

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.

 

[uconnblueinky]

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.

Florida looks scary. Illinois looked unreal tonight also. There are finally healthy and were very impressive

 

[jfreeds]

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.

The "hard to win three times" is a myth. 70% of the time the team that was 2-0 won in cbb since 1998.

 

[RuffRuff]

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.

We don’t want Florida at all, they are loaded. I’ll say it again, we want Houston.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

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.

I wouldn’t exactly call Duke an easy route without Flagg.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Duke is my 2nd favorite team. So a UConn/Duke matchup would be like Heaven.

 

[Ripper32]

The SEC probably has three teams on par with Duke. The tournament will be a buzzsaw.

 

[Ripper32]

The main problem with Duke is that they are so young. You saw what a Clemson team loaded with 4th and 5th years did.

 

[Scot-e]

Not to be particular- but during this mojo time of year don’t we usually spell it Dook?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Not to be particular- but during this mojo time of year don’t we usually spell it Dook?

When the appropriate time comes I'll post "Duck Fuke" a number of times. We aren't quite there yet but it's coming.

 

[FlexOnEm]

We match up horribly w Houston. We quite possibly could have more than 30 TOs against them. They would beat the hell out of us.

No kidding. They are a tough, veteran, disciplined team. Sampson is easily a top 5 coach in the sport. I hate that matchup. Auburn and Houston are the two teams I think it would take a miracle to beat.

 

[HooperScooper]

Duke is my 2nd favorite team. So a UConn/Duke matchup would be like Heaven.

Curious if anyone takes this guy’s posts seriously any more? It’s a tired schtick at this point.

 

[Stasher599]

Would it not feel amazing to beat the best team Duke has had in years???