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Message: [QUOTE="AuRevoirAAC, post: 3351374, member: 9978"] [LIST] [*][I]12/4[/I] [B]vs. Iona [/B](Gampel) [LIST] [*]A must win, with an 81% chance according to ESPN's power index. No excuses at Gampel. [/LIST] [*][I]12/10[/I] [B]vs. Indiana [/B](Madison Square Garden) [LIST] [*]A toss up, with a 48% chance according to ESPN's power index. [*]Indiana's capabilities are fairly unknown at this point. Nevertheless, they've taken care of business with a 7-0 record. Before entering MSG next week, they will face #17 Florida State, and an unranked Wisconsin team still trying to find its identity. Both games will be a test for Indiana who is currently receiving AP votes without any notable wins. Regardless, we'll either be facing a T-25 team, or at the very least, one on the fringe. This will be a great opportunity for the Huskies to take advantage of our "neutral home" court advantage at MSG, while securing a resume building win in the process. [/LIST] [/LIST] If we can take down Iona and Indiana, we're [I]likely [/I]back in the Top-25 for the first time since November 6, 2017 (756 Days, 108 weeks, 25 months). Typically, I'm not one to care about the AP rankings in December, but in order to bring our brand back to life, this is a huge step for the program to continue being "right on track." The best part is, we would be sitting pretty for the remainder of the month with three "buy" games: [LIST] [*][I]12/18 [/I][B]vs. Saint Peter's [/B](XL Center) [LIST] [*]A must win, with a 95% chance according to ESPN's power index. [/LIST] [*][I]12/22 [/I][B]vs. UNH [/B](XL Center) [LIST] [*]A must win, with a 93% chance according to ESPN's power index. [/LIST] [*][I]12/29 [/I][B]vs. NJIT [/B](XL Center) [LIST] [*]A must win, with a 92% chance according to ESPN's power index. [/LIST] [/LIST] Success in 2020 has always been our goal with Hurley, and this is a great way to expedite the process as we head into the new year. The month of December is massive for us, and arguably the most important yet attainable month in quite some time. This is the first time in a while that I've looked forward to a UConn stretch like this, and think it's the perfect opportunity to put the Huskies at 10-2 entering conference play. If all goes according to plan this month, we enter 2020 as a team with 1 fluke loss to St. Joes (without Bouknight), and a team who barely fell to Xavier in double overtime. Our AAC foes will not be looking forward to seeing us in our farewell season, and we will be a legitimate contender to win the American. LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE. [/QUOTE]

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