This Bandwagon is getting crowded

[willie99]

Hard to breath in here. Feels like I'm sitting on the bleachers at GP in the 90's, can't even find my seat, going to stand up in the back to find a little space

WE NEED A BIGGER WAGON

And I love it, whoop whoop whoop

 

[UConnSwag11]

Hard to breath in here. Feels like I'm sitting on the bleachers at GP in the 90's, can't even find my seat, going to stand up in the back to find a little space

WE NEED A BIGGER WAGON

And I love it, whoop whoop whoop

Tickets are $300+ for the last week or so for Thursday's game

 

[willie99]

Hurley for COY

 

[temery]

It's awesome, but I don't get now vs last year. Pretty much the same record, and finishing lower in Big East standings.

 

[Hoophound]

It's awesome, but I don't get now vs last year. Pretty much the same record, and finishing lower in Big East standings.

Aside from the January skid, this team doesn’t struggle as much. They are peaking at the right time.

 

[UConnSwag11]

It's awesome, but I don't get now vs last year. Pretty much the same record, and finishing lower in Big East standings.

Agreed but our OOC record and continuous top 25 ranking has kept the country talking about us. Which brings in the casual fans

 

[businesslawyer]

It's awesome, but I don't get now vs last year. Pretty much the same record, and finishing lower in Big East standings.

You really don’t get it? Last year’s team accomplished (to date) almost what this team had, but you think their performance (as opposed to record) metrics are similar? This team has, over the course of the year, played much, much better basketball than last year’s team and has a much higher ceiling.

What this year’s team still hasn’t shown is that they can win a game that’s up for grabs at the last TV time out. It’s tough to win tournaments when you have to blow out all your opponents.

 

[UConnSwag11]

You really don’t get it? Last year’s texam accomplished (to date) almost what this team had, but you think their performance (as opposed to record) metrics are similar? This team has, over the course of the year, played much, much better basketball than last year’s team and has a much higher ceiling.

What this year’s team still hasn’t shown is that they can win a game that’s up for grabs at the last TV time out. It’s tough to win tournaments when you have to blow out all your opponents.

The last paragraph is key going forward.

 

[UConnSwag11]

No moral victories from this point forward

 

[mauconnfan]

Danny has most definitely improved since our 2-6 dive and some bad decisions/lineups. He has a better plan for AJ so kudos for that as well as using his timeouts and the bench better. A ways to go but give him and the staff credit when they’re playing well again.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

It's awesome, but I don't get now vs last year. Pretty much the same record, and finishing lower in Big East standings.

Lmaoooo, if you can’t see a difference between the two teams you clearly aren’t paying attention. SMH

 

[UCSouth]

Lmaoooo, if you can’t see a difference between the two teams you clearly aren’t paying attention. SMH

Thread is about the bandwagon, not the team. Read much!!

 

[Palatine]

It's awesome, but I don't get now vs last year. Pretty much the same record, and finishing lower in Big East standings.

It's the eye test.

 

[temery]

It's the eye test.

'That's what I was about to post. I'm more optimistic, but without winning in the post season, not much has changed.

With that said, we'll return a much stronger team next year, and add promising freshman.

 

[HeGotGame]

I mean didn't you know, this, was the game that showed "fans" who

No moral victories from this point forward

What is the daily quota on cliches?

 

[Marat]

'That's what I was about to post. I'm more optimistic, but without winning in the post season, not much has changed.

Well, we are about to find out soon ..... but lots of reasons why results should be better this season.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Thread is about the bandwagon, not the team. Read much!!

Read much? I’m referring to Tom’s comment about why people are jumping on this year vs last. SMH

 

[ctchamps]

You really don’t get it? Last year’s texam accomplished (to date) almost what this team had, but you think their performance (as opposed to record) metrics are similar? This team has, over the course of the year, played much, much better basketball than last year’s team and has a much higher ceiling.

What this year’s team still hasn’t shown is that they can win a game that’s up for grabs at the last TV time out. It’s tough to win tournaments when you have to blow out all your opponents.

This Villanova game showed me enough to believe this team has what it takes to cut down the nets. That's different than guaranteeing it can happen. You need some luck for that. But it's been a long time that I have had this much confidence in a UConn team. Handling that second half in that environment against a hot and desperate team with the way the refs were calling things in the second half was as good as it gets to show the final ingredient necessary for this team, along with it's skills, to go far - mental toughness.

 

[DW1361]

My name is DW. I joined December 26, 2022. I stand as accused. Happy to be on the Boneyard Bandwagon.

 

[ctchamps]

My name is DW. I joined December 26, 2022. I stand as accused. Happy to be on the Boneyard Bandwagon.

Not good enough. Now you will have to undergo some form of initiation. How are you at saying "Thank you sir may I have another!"

 

[GlastonTim]

Not good enough. Now you will have to undergo some form of inauguration. How are you at saying "Thank you sir may I have another!"

As long as it’s not considered hazing,

 

[huskyjawz]

Tickets are $300+ for the last week or so for Thursday's game

These ticket prices are insane. I know it's been a few years but a quarters ticket before we left for the AAC was 100/125 and semis was 150/175. Now tix are two to three times that.

 

[mauconnfan]

My name is DW. I joined December 26, 2022. I stand as accused. Happy to be on the Boneyard Bandwagon.

Nice. I was thinking of using the same path exactly lol well done.

 

[Luna]

Last years team could have went far too… just ran into a player who couldn’t miss… the next game that same player couldn’t shoot…that stuff happens…I think this team is better prepared for that… with a lot shooters… and players that rise in big games

 

[Uconn10922]

This years team is very different from last years. Last years team was heavily reliant on Cole and Martin creating some sort of one on one offense. This years team is much more deeper and explosive. It’s a much more exciting offensive team especially since they have scraped the “get it to Sanogo every time down low” approach. Giving Jordan and Tristan the green light to hunt their offense has really opened up things for players like Karaban. Additionally since the end of January this team is playing suffocating defense. The record for both teams is similar but when you factor in how tough the upper tier of the Big East is this year I believe this team is remarkably better. There are more options on this years team and that’s why they have consistently won games closer to double digits rather then in rock fights.