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The Season is Not Over

HuskyHawk said:
This board has become insanely depressing after a loss. It was always bad, but this is ridiculous.

Did all the people who are seemingly moving on to next year even watch the game? Did you see:
1. Vital and Adams making outside shots.
2. Cobb utterly transforming the offense with his passing, especially outlet passing. Some nice post moves too.
3. Much better ball movement than at any game so far this season, even if we didn't always convert.
4. Guys actually cutting to the hoop? The feed from Cobb to Jalen for a dunk. Have we seen anything like that this year?

People are acting like their dog just got run over this morning, when I actually had more positive takeaways from this game than any we've played. They still need to learn how to play defense, and the referees really did them no favors last night. But Syracuse is a very tough match-up for us, with a ton of length, good outside shooters and athleticism. We lost by 9 in a neutral court game to a 7-1 ACC team. Since when is that a catastrophe?

Get over yourselves. We will blow-out Coppin State (count on it) and head to Arizona. Not a game we are expected to win, but I bet you it is under 10. Then @ Auburn, where I think we can surprise them. Then home for WSU for another tough game. Then we have five straight that we should win before Nova.
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Yep. I’m thinking there are 10 toes when it’s great. A nail when it ain’t.

You can be frustrated with your team. But always proud and represent. Ain’t no half steppin here. I go down with my ship. Being a giants fan Ive seen the ups and downs. The magic and the misery. This year we had a young coach who like Ollie saw very early success and not so much after that which paralleled. Unlike Ollie he thought he was above the standards set forth by the organization and ,with some gm enabling ,seemed to try bucking the system at every turn. Injuries and bad luck plagued both teams. They both followed a hall of fame coach. One was hand picked by his mentor. The other pushed his out the door. Winning early may be a curse for Ollie when you figure he has as many rings as John Thompson, booger nose , lute , the squid , Wright and izzo. But more than Huggins, carneasecca, and Sutton. We should all be ashamed and embarrassed( at least those over the age of 30 )with this melodramatic onslaught and over reaction. I love UConn basketball ball more than any other sporting ticket there is. I spend hundreds of dollars every year to get geared up and rep here in raleigh where they think they can ball. It pains me to think that Louisville has more pride optimism and loyalty than what is being seen hear. There is nothing I want more than to get back to what we were. But even though we hate them for who they are and what they did dickie v and the two faced ESPN ratings hunters wish us back to the BEAST and claim our biggest hurdle is the aac. That may be the issue above everything else. Where did every lock or serious recruit go after breaking our hearts? I don’t think the a10 or maac or even the aac poached us. Ollie may be the only thing getting us who we have. Chill( who has been here for 5 minutes and has yet to get going) is a bonafide recruiter. Let him lock up a class. Unlike bob Mac. Kevin Ollie will ride out his contract , not quit, but walk away if he thinks he is hurting the program. Sadly for some of you who hate him with such sad passion, his nba story and endorsements (from the best 2 players on earth), may be what is keeping us a float with what we got for personnel right now. I guess all the whiners come off as guys who buy a video game try it once and cry because they didn’t win or complete it day one. We as fans need to grow some b___s. Go huskies.
 
UConnDan97 said:
Well, whomever that is directed at (I suspect it's directed at me), you can rest assured that not only have you beaten the spirit out of them but that their numbers are dwindling and yours are growing. There are many on this board who have literally made it impossible to post a positive view without being shot down within minutes. And I'm not using the word "literally" lightly. Our posts come with time stamps. An attempt to rally the troops on this board is futile...
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Yeah. A fan base that is us vs them. Hurts.
 
MervthePurvis said:
Yeah. A fan base that is us vs them. Hurts.
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And the worst part is it doesn't have to be this way.

You can absolutely say "I hate Ollie and we need a new coach" if that's how you feel. God knows I had my share of "please get rid of Diaco" posts on the football board. But shooting down every single time a poster tries to say something positive because you don't like their grasp of "reality"?? What is that all about? Go get a hobby or something...
 
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Pudge said:
I do think you are a lesser fan if you hop on this forum with a diverse group of UCONN fans in order to pimp yourself out as the Greater Basketball Mind ... and we ought to yield to your wisdom.

Look: you watch the first time up the floor. Syracuse has 5 Starters 7-2; 6-8; 6-8; 6-6; 6-5. And that Zone looked longer and taller than ever. And we have pretty average CBB 3 point shooters. Over trees.

How would Jim Calhoun attack? Pretty much the same. We are short a few offensive scorers.

The intensity - the response of young kids to KO - the fight after being down high teens ... all promising. Quite frankly (see what I did there). I know ... you're New England curmudgeon-like trolls. You've always existed on the Boneyard; more likely to come out after dark and a loss. I've seen all this before. It's going to be a long year. Our Best Hope ... 10-12 league wins. And that probably doesn't get us in the MM.

But don't crush HuskyHawk: he was right. There were positives. But that Matchup sucked for this UConn MBB team.

Yeah. I'm pissed no one blocked out Moyer.

If you are betting against UConn success ... I think you're - once again - the worst segment of a Fanbase that used to support an unbelievable Program.
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Bingo. That was not the kind of team that this team was likely to have much success against, especially playing our usual small lineup approach.

I'm not any happier with losing than anyone else. Or with poor play. I just can't let it consume me anymore. It's not healthy. So I'm going to hope for the best and look for positive signs.

Calhoun had teams that were no better than, and probably worse than, this team. Did anyone call for him to be fired? No. Why not. Because we had hope and confidence that next year would be better. And it was better. That hope and confidence is what is missing right now. The absence of it is a giant weight holding down the program. We get 4000 fans at XL...then bitch about not recruiting. You want to recruit better? Show up and cheer on the team. Kids don't want to play in front of 1/3 full arenas. Our negativity is becoming a self fulfilling prophecy.
 
UConnDan97 said:
And the worst part is it doesn't have to be this way.

You can absolutely say "I hate Ollie and we need a new coach" if that's how you feel. God knows I had my share of "please get rid of Diaco" posts on the football board. But shooting down every single time a poster tries to say something positive because you don't like their grasp of "reality"?? What is that all about? Go get a hobby or something...
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You're preaching to people who are happy where this is don't let them tell you otherwise. They'd rather be in the "I told you so" mode than us 9-0. Of course they will say otherwise because they are the best of fans no doubt :rolleyes: but it's depressing here for sure. Guessing like me you hate the state of the program, it hurts and we're not sure what's best although we are being led to the answer slowly. Nonetheless those who continuously come here without EVER discussing a game, or a play or a player but instead are here to assure the KO haters it's working and they're happy they sucked again because AD David Benedict is now seeing what've they've been telling everyone, well they are pretty despicable.
 
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kansashusky said:
Let me ask you this question: does UConn make the NCAA tournament? Yes or no.

If your answer is no, then say no more. If it is yes, please help me understand how you think that is possible.

Thank you for your time.
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Why do you and Huskybass have to ask the people, who would like to continue to hope for better results, questions which you disagree with anyway? Just stay in your lane and he happy we suck geez this place is awful.
 
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Ollie has to keep developing the bigs. Diarra has improved over the past month. Carlton has fallen off the rails a bit, but I like his potential too.

Cobb seems to have game, but he’s only going to play 15-20 Min/G.

If these guys become more formidable over the course of the season, it would make a big difference for the offense and defense.
 
mauconnfan said:
Why do you and Huskybass have to ask the people, who would like to continue to hope for better results, questions which you disagree with anyway? Just stay in your lane and he happy we suck geeks this place is awful.
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This is a message board; who stays in their own lane? It's a place of discussion where you discuss topics (this is a UConn basketball board, so we talk about UConn basketball), and if people are optimistic, I would like to know why. If some one wants to think everything is fine in Storrs, that is great, a message board is not the best place for that if they don't want to defend why they think a certain way.

It is not an I told you so. I believe this team does not make the tournament. I think this because we have a roster that lacks talent, a coach who doesn't change his scheme to fit the talent he has (we run simple NBA sets without the talent of the NBA), and our players don't play particularly hard. We let other teams have career nights, and we don't like to show up in the first half.

We are favored in 8 of our remaining games.

If you think this is all due to bad luck and the coach cannot impact the circumstances, that is your opinion. I happen to think a coach is vital to the success of the team, and I do not think Ollie is doing a particularly good job.

We are 6-3 with a tough stretch coming up, and if we do not pick up some marquee wins soon, we will fail to reach the tournament again. I realize this team needs "time", but in the real world, we don't have this time.

But everything is fine, be optimistic, keep hoping! I just don't agree.
 
The boards demeanor fits the teams success. Of course this place will be sullen with the product that is being put out. The attendance echoes the same notion.

I wish I was not negative, and that I was optimistic, but the team I love has been run into the ground, and if something doesn't change soon, UConn will be BC or Rutgers. The line between Blue Blood and obsolete is not that much, unfortunately.
 
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Kind of wish the season was over... for mental stability for all
 
kansashusky said:
This is a message board; who stays in their own lane? It's a place of discussion where you discuss topics (this is a UConn basketball board, so we talk about UConn basketball), and if people are optimistic, I would like to know why. If some one wants to think everything is fine in Storrs, that is great, a message board is not the best place for that if they don't want to defend why they think a certain way.

It is not an I told you so. I believe this team does not make the tournament. I think this because we have a roster that lacks talent, a coach who doesn't change his scheme to fit the talent he has (we run simple NBA sets without the talent of the NBA), and our players don't play particularly hard. We let other teams have career nights, and we don't like to show up in the first half.

We are favored in 8 of our remaining games.

If you think this is all due to bad luck and the coach cannot impact the circumstances, that is your opinion. I happen to think a coach is vital to the success of the team, and I do not think Ollie is doing a particularly good job.

We are 6-3 with a tough stretch coming up, and if we do not pick up some marquee wins soon, we will fail to reach the tournament again. I realize this team needs "time", but in the real world, we don't have this time.

But everything is fine, be optimistic, keep hoping! I just don't agree.
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Fair
 
kansashusky said:
Let me ask you this question: does UConn make the NCAA tournament? Yes or no.

If your answer is no, then say no more. If it is yes, please help me understand how you think that is possible.

Thank you for your time.
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This isn't and shouldn't be a black and white discussion. The answer could be maybe, probably, probably not, likely, unlikely, etc. But the answer is certainly not "impossible".

Besides the four months left in the season, there is a conference tournament with an automatic bid at stake. so it's possible. Unlikely, maybe. But possible.
 
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kansashusky said:
I bet we lose four out of our next 6. Care to make a wager?
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Wagering against a team you supposedly support doesn't make any sense.

Go be a DOOK fan or something. Rock Chalk, Jayhawk instead?
 
kansashusky said:
Did we just become best friends?
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LOL, why not seem to be losing more cyber buddies through this debacle.

Listen I'm good with it's not working. I'm not good with the broken records preaching the same negative BS every time someone tries to share some hope. That's simple, I want more and want to get back to UConn basketball plain and simple but there's still a season in front of us.
 
ZenConn said:
Wagering against a team you supposedly support doesn't make any sense.

Go be a DOOK fan or something. Rock Chalk, Jayhawk instead?
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I am simply stating I think we lose the next 4 of 6. That doesn't make me support UConn less, it is an objective thought. Why would that make me a DOOK or KU fan? That doesn't make any sense. lol.
 
mauconnfan said:
LOL, why not seem to be losing more cyber buddies through this debacle.

Listen I'm good with it's not working. I'm not good with the broken records preaching the same negative BS every time someone tries to share some hope. That's simple, I want more and want to get back to UConn basketball plain and simple but there's still a season in front of us.
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That is fair. I just like the hope founded in something tangible i.e. something measurable.
 
Nobody wants to think the season is over (NCAA) with December barely started, but just a few more high profile losses will pretty much mean that. This already happened to me with the Giants, making the season meaningless for me. There have been zero indications that the team can turn this the right way. I thought Gilbert was coming into his own. His loss is devastating because our margin was razor thin as it was. No one is less of a fan because they talk about the problems as they exist whether it be players or coaches IMO. What is the alternative? Do we smile, wave the flag, and zip our mouths shut?
 
Allbite said:
Not having Gilbert makes the call tougher, no doubt. But there is also no doubt that teams with a lot less talent than UConn minus AG are going to make the Tourney.
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Yes lesser teams will make the tourney as champions of one bid conferences.

I think the real question is: Will we improve enough as the season progresses to get an at large bid in the event we don't win the AAC ?

I'm still hopeful but it has to be quick and we need a couple good ooc wins and probably at least a split with Wichita St. and Cincinnati and likely no more than 4 total conference losses.
 
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UConnDan97 said:
I love it. I love this place.

1) Poster puts up a positive thread about the season not being over.
2) Within the span of 11 minutes, He has two posters betting against him and another two mocking him.

That's what this place is now. It's completely insufferable, and it solidified his original point....

EDIT: Make that three posters betting against him and three mocking him. I couldn't get my typing done fast enough, apparently... :confused:
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Look, he predicts they'll blow out Coppin State. That would be super. But there is absolutely nothing in this team's resume to date that suggests any such thing. Granted, Coppin State is horrendous at 0-9, but then, beating possibly THE worst team in D1 is absolutely meaningless. Now, predicting that is one thing, predicting they win 5 straight is kinda nuts.

No, the season is not "over". But to then turn around and start predicting wins based on nothing but "faith", is actually mock-worthy.

My question to you would be, which upcoming game do you feel, say, 75% confident they'll win, that if they lose you'd think, "Oh shit, the naysayers may be right!" ??

And here's a tip: The glass is, in fact, NOT half full. The glass was completely full in 2014. Now, it's got some muddled berries in the bottom and not much else.
 
Deadrody said:
Look, he predicts they'll blow out Coppin State. That would be super. But there is absolutely nothing in this team's resume to date that suggests any such thing. Granted, Coppin State is horrendous at 0-9, but then, beating possibly THE worst team in D1 is absolutely meaningless. Now, predicting that is one thing, predicting they win 5 straight is kinda nuts.

No, the season is not "over". But to then turn around and start predicting wins based on nothing but "faith", is actually mock-worthy.

My question to you would be, which upcoming game do you feel, say, 75% confident they'll win, that if they lose you'd think, "Oh , the naysayers may be right!" ??

And here's a tip: The glass is, in fact, NOT half full. The glass was completely full in 2014. Now, it's got some muddled berries in the bottom and not much else.
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How confident am I that we'll win the next game?

Well, I was confident enough to buy 2 tickets to go see it. How about you, sport? How are you helping UConn get better today?

Thanks for the tip, by the way...
 
Deadrody said:
Look, he predicts they'll blow out Coppin State. That would be super. But there is absolutely nothing in this team's resume to date that suggests any such thing. Granted, Coppin State is horrendous at 0-9, but then, beating possibly THE worst team in D1 is absolutely meaningless. Now, predicting that is one thing, predicting they win 5 straight is kinda nuts.

No, the season is not "over". But to then turn around and start predicting wins based on nothing but "faith", is actually mock-worthy.

My question to you would be, which upcoming game do you feel, say, 75% confident they'll win, that if they lose you'd think, "Oh , the naysayers may be right!" ??

And here's a tip: The glass is, in fact, NOT half full. The glass was completely full in 2014. Now, it's got some muddled berries in the bottom and not much else.
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Ahh yes, another guy I actually went to UConn with. Mock away. I look at the potential of the talent and room for improvement and project. Last year, Vance was like 2-20 from 3. He was awful. But he got better. Vital got much better.

I look at the team, especially if Gilbert plays, and see more talent than most teams have. I’m truly interested to watch the season unfold. Nova is a frigging juggernaut. Not beating them. But I think we may be surprised in other games. Or I could be wrong. In which case I’ll provide the matches to those burning somebody in effigy.
 
kansashusky said:
I am simply stating I think we lose the next 4 of 6. That doesn't make me support UConn less, it is an objective thought. Why would that make me a DOOK or KU fan? That doesn't make any sense. lol.
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Three of the next six are games against @Arizona, @Auburn, Amd WSU at home. So you are saying we will lose to ECU, Coppin State or @Tulsa? I assume the latter.

Let’s find out. Exciting, isn’t it?
 
Denial is the first stage of grief, followed by anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance... this sounds like the denial phase..."if we can just lose not so bad, all is ok"

I'm at the anger stage and refuse to move beyond. :)
 
BlueDogs said:
Denial is the first stage of grief, followed by anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance... this sounds like the denial phase..."if we can just lose not so bad, all is ok"

I'm at the anger stage and refuse to move beyond. :)
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That's your right as a fan. But I think that anyone not at acceptance hasn't been paying attention.
 
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