The ridiculous sense of entitlement you have

[TheChamps990411]

lol! it cracks me up that all year you heard blue blood this blue blood that now we lose to ISU in the first round of the tourney and now we have a ways to go to be a blue blood. "maybe we`ll get there someday"? says who? you? lol!

 

[Tenspro2002]

I maintain that we are a blue blood, but a blue blood in danger of slipping from that perch if we have a slew of seasons like 2010 and the one we just had.

If we weren't a blue blood, we wouldn't give a d*mn. An NCAA appearance alone would be par. We demand more.

 

[UConn4ever]

If we're truly a blue blood, two years out of 3 without NCAAT wins, even if they come after a Final Four and sandwiched around a championship, is not good enough.

If we don't have these expectations, we're no better than Cincy or Texas.

That said, some of these posts have been ridiculous.

Ok well look at UCLA and Indiana there still blue bloods and they have struggled recently

 

[rw005]

I'm just glad we're not like Kentucky. *Sigh of relief*

 

[UCweCONN]

When you argument is built on a foundation of "excluding the National Championship last year" it's a STUPID ARGUMENT.

I disagree. Not giving the due credit for the Kemba ride last year would be a stupid post. I started a thread a couple of months back that showed how our program is in decline and I stand by that. I love people that cling to that crazy run last season as a sign of the health of the program. To me, those are stupid posts.

 

[UConnDan97]

I started a thread a couple of months back that showed how our program is in decline and I stand by that.

You stand by a statement that said a team will be in decline from having won it all? Wow. You're a regular Nostradamus...

 

[UConnDan97]

Let me go on record by saying the Giants will likely not repeat as the NFL champs next year. There. I said it. If it happens, I'm a genius...

 

[benjordan]

I disagree. Not giving the due credit for the Kemba ride last year would be a stupid post. I started a thread a couple of months back that showed how our program is in decline and I stand by that. I love people that cling to that crazy run last season as a sign of the health of the program. To me, those are stupid posts.

Thank you. I've been saying the same and it's a hard argument to win but aside from a crazy 11 game stretch largely dominated by one player it's been a rough 3 years.

 

[zls44]

Let me go on record by saying the Giants will likely not repeat as the NFL champs next year. There. I said it. If it happens, I'm a genius...

And if they don't, clearly, they are a franchise in decline.

 

[tykurez]

Thank you. I've been saying the same and it's a hard argument to win but aside from a crazy 11 game stretch largely dominated by one player it's been a rough 3 years.

I dunno ... that's doomsday crap to me.

09-10 felt like an aberration.

Last year wasn't just an 11 game stretch ... they dominated OOC. Struggled for a stretch while the pups figured out their role in the system.

This year the expectations were just too high. Unbelievably young team that lost its clear leader and didn't establish one early enough.

 

[selles]

Thank you. I've been saying the same and it's a hard argument to win but aside from a crazy 11 game stretch largely dominated by one player it's been a rough 3 years.

You mean it's been a rough 3 years after our Final Four appearance? A rough 3 years despite winning a Championship during those 3 years?

There might be a reason that's a hard argument to win.

 

[TopDog18]

The Boneyard is very entertaining after a disappointing loss. It's always the same thing.

1/2 of the posters start threads and critize players and question their heart.

then the other 1/2 of posters calling out the people who are critizing the team/players and how "entitled" they think the are.


Guess what? People react differently when frustrated. If they want to be critical about their team and vent their frustrations how things went, then who gives a S*hit

 

[Rico444]

What's wrong with having high expectations and being disappointed when the team fails? What is wrong with getting on a player when he shows no heart and no sense of urgency in a tournament game?

I don't get this 'no heart' thing. Did this team have no heart last season? Or did it magically go away?

 

[UConnDan97]

The Boneyard is very entertaining after a disappointing loss. It's always the same thing.

1/2 of the posters start threads and critize players and question their heart.

then the other 1/2 of posters calling out the people who are critizing the team/players and how "entitled" they think the are.


Guess what? People react differently when frustrated. If they want to be critical about their team and vent their frustrations how things went, then who gives a S*hit

A: The other 1/2.

 

[HuskyFan32]

I'm pretty sure Dyson and Sticks took the same amount of crap that Drummond and Lamb are going to take. Only difference is that Lamb and Drummond could be potential lottery picks.

Exactly. A team coming off a national championship that returns every key player exept one (completely irreplaceable player) and has 2 lottery picks should do better than get completely blown out in the first round of the tournament.

 

[UConnDan97]

Most of the people who are criticizing the "entitlement" are criticizing the people who are bitching about the players themselves. How they suck or how they should leave. They aren't being "critical about their team"....they're just being babies.

 

[Inyatkin]

When you argument is built on a foundation of "excluding the National Championship last year" it's a STUPID ARGUMENT.

This is it. "Well, sure they won a national championship last year ..." No. National titles are never a "yeah, but."
This year was awful in a lot of ways. In the scheme of things, it happens. You think Kansas and Kentucky wouldn't kill for a "yeah, but" national title?

 

[zls44]

This is it. "Well, sure they won a national championship last year ..." No. National titles are never a "yeah, but."
This year was awful in a lot of ways. In the scheme of things, it happens. You think Kansas and Kentucky wouldn't kill for a "yeah, but" national title?

Kentucky's been in the NCAA's the last three years and would trade places with UConn in a nanosecond.

 

[tykurez]

Most of the people who are criticizing the "entitlement" are criticizing the people who are bitching about the players themselves. How they suck or how they should leave. They aren't being "critical about their team"....they're just being babies.

Exactly. I don't think people ate understanding.

The team played poorly. They played poorly often. Some players more than others. We're all likely disappointed.

But there's a difference between that and just straight up being a .

 

[HuskyFan32]

I don't get this 'no heart' thing. Did this team have no heart last season? Or did it magically go away?

The team last year didnt come out in the tournament and walk around for 15 minutes. We didnt move faster than a jog until five minutes to go in the first half. Not sure if its no heart but it certaily is a lack of focus or whatever you want to call it. This team just played relaxed all year. I think thats the best way to describe it. Its not a fantasy. This happened.

 

[Vuce]

I read on CBS Sports that since the inception of the 64+ team tourney field, only Dook has been more successful than Uconn. 48 tourney wins, 3 National titles and 4 Final Fours. They also mentioned that no team other than Butler has performed better in terms of its seeding among teams with 10 or more appearances over that stretch. The facts are the facts though many here don't like to see that.

 

[tzznandrew]

The Boneyard is very entertaining after a disappointing loss. It's always the same thing.

1/2 of the posters start threads and critize players and question their heart.

then the other 1/2 of posters calling out the people who are critizing the team/players and how "entitled" they think the are.


Guess what? People react differently when frustrated. If they want to be critical about their team and vent their frustrations how things went, then who gives a S*hit

False equivalence, no?

2/2 of the fan base is upset that the team lost.

1/2 of the fan base is upset that they lost, and when critical of the team and coaching, looks at plays or moments or whatever, and criticizes the plays.

1/2 of the fan base starts calling out the character of kids on the team, kids they've never met and know little-to-nothing about, in a public space, where all can read.

Look, we all vent. Some of the things posted here are things we've probably all yelled at a TV screen. But it's a private moment; upon reflection we know a lot of this is not accurate or is over the top. Making it public is a problem. You're venting to people you don't know for what reason? To hear yourself bitch? At least when the first 1/2 talks about plays, they can get feedback, reflections, all the things that a community gets together for.

Most ironically, when a good kid like Tyler Olander uses social media (and a message board is a form of this) to publicly call out the fans the way many of them have publicly called him out, these same fans get all pissy about saying things in public. The only difference is that he has a name attached and they're anonymous. Frankly, I have more respect for the kid with his name on the line.

And, of course, Tyler O was right. So many of the people in this public forum--forums we know in the past have been read by coaches, players, journalists, etc.--are fake fans.

 

[MattMang23]

Would you rather make the tourney every year and flame out in the sweet sixteen every year, or have these results over a 4 year stretch: final four, nit appearance, national championship, early exit from NCAA tourney?

I'll take the latter. Why some others of you wouldn't is just something I don't understand.

 

[The Funster]

Ucon isn't Duke UNC UK or KU in my opinion. Maybe we will get there some day. There is a major difference in recruiting with those programs. We get great kids and JC usually maximizes there potential but if you look on a list of most McDonald's All Americans you will find those 4 at the top and UConn nowhere near it.

We had a young team that couldn't figure "it" out this year. That does not mean next year they won't be right back to the level of those 4 teams you mentioned but for us to expect to a "blue blood" we have more work to be done.

And hopefully we never will be (excluding Kansas) Duke and UNC are far and away the best teams in a weak ACC. An ACC so weak, they had to take two of the BE better programs. Too top it off both those teams (especially Duke) are given home games in the first two rounds of the NCAAs so they get extra help to succeed. Kentucky has eschewed every last bit of integrity in an effort to give Calipari a championship. Let UConn be UConn. That's good enough for me.

 

[Dave Carlson]

I disagree. Not giving the due credit for the Kemba ride last year would be a stupid post. I started a thread a couple of months back that showed how our program is in decline and I stand by that. I love people that cling to that crazy run last season as a sign of the health of the program. To me, those are stupid posts.

I just love this post. You would need a shoehorn to fit any more idiocy onto this board, so it's really hard for a single post to really make an impression, and then you just come up with a masterpiece and you make it look so easy. You "showed how are program is in decline"! Outstanding!

"In my study empirically demonstrating UConn's decline, I controlled for variables that might mask actual decline, for example MAKING THE FINAL FOUR TWICE IN THREE YEARS AND WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, which some stupid people will misread based on a mistaken notion that ACHIEVING THOSE THINGS ARE THE WHOLE goshdarn POINT OF THE ENTERPRISE. I would like to thank my Uncle Larry (institutionalzed =/= crazy), the guy with the eyepatch at the package store and my dog Nantambu, whose valuable contributions helped make this study impenetrable."