Trilly Hypothetical - Who Wins a Tourney of Last 8 Champs

[gtcam]

24 UConn wipes the field and cruises past all opponents.
There was no stopping that team.

 

[RuffRuff]

This one new guy with Sleeper's calls the 21 Baylor team the best college basketball team he's ever seen. Youngen, so interesting perspective. He doesn't seem to give the 24 team the flowers it deserves.

 

[Kenny11]

I think it depends on how well Clingan could defend Sanogo.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

This one new guy with Sleeper's calls the 21 Baylor team the best college basketball team he's ever seen. Youngen, so interesting perspective. He doesn't seem to give the 24 team the flowers it deserves.

These guys are pretty much the only CBB Media I actively watch. They’re great. Also the guest, Ryan Hammer, is amazing. He’s one of the biggest College Basketball guys I have ever watched, really love his stuff.

 

[RuffRuff]

These guys are pretty much the only CBB Media I actively watch. They’re great. Also the guest, Ryan Hammer, is amazing. He’s one of the biggest College Basketball guys I have ever watched, really love his stuff.

I need to revisit that Baylor team TBH. Covid, Uconn wasn't in it, I wasn't paying attention like I usually do.

As for Sleepers, they grow on you. Man, they are persistent, consistent and creative. They stay on top of current topics and are never short on content. Some of it verges on ridiculous, but because they don't take themselves too seriously I'm ok with it. A guy like Greg is very much on top of the sport. You may not like what he has to say and he's a bit dramatic (intentionally), but he's got depth in knowledge (currently very pro-Uconn). I have a really hard time listening to Deon, he's a bit of a knucklehead.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I need to revisit that Baylor team TBH. Covid, Uconn wasn't in it, I wasn't paying attention like I usually do.

As for Sleepers, they grow on you. Man, they are persistent, consistent and creative. They stay on top of current topics and are never short on content. Some of it verges on ridiculous, but because they don't take themselves too seriously I'm ok with it. A guy like Greg is very much on top of the sport. You may not like what he has to say and he's a bit dramatic (intentionally), but he's got depth in knowledge (currently very pro-Uconn). I have a really hard time listening to Deon, he's a bit of a knucklehead.

I think they are spot on with the vid. That Baylor team was incredible and would give our guards fits, plus they shot the skin off the ball. I think we win on talent and size as the main factors, but we do not blow that team away by any means as some may have suggested.

 

[CL82]

You mean by the swarms of Uconn fans that attack like killer bees and are totally biased?

Pssh you mean are totally informed. Best fans in college basketball, in my totally unbiased opinion.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Just one question: Who’s gonna guard Clingan on that 2018 Nova team?

I'm not sure the 2018 Nova team would have had an answer for Sanogo and the 2023 team. And to make matters worse, when Sanogo got a rest, Clingan came in.

That we normally ran our offense at a much faster pace in 2023 would have given a number of the school's on the list quite a bit of trouble.

 

[RuffRuff]

Pssh you mean are totally informed. Best fans in college basketball, in my totally unbiased opinion.

Lol, says a fan within the fanbase of all fanbases.

Objectively, Uconn Twitter is one rung of nuts down from UK. They easily take the cake. I'm not sure there is a fanbase that rushes to the defense of anything even slightly anti-Uconn as rabidly as Uconn Twitter. I'm not sure what happened to Rupp Rafters, looks like they switched platforms and not nearly as active/looneytunes. It used to be fun dropping in there every once in awhile just to see how neurotic and outlandish they could be. Was more fun with Cal there as well.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I agree with '24 being the better team, but I don't think they simply roll the '23 team. Again, it's strange to compare them with the overlap, but Clingan as good as he became, probably plays 25 minutes. I think the lack of NBA success has soured some people on how good Sanogo was his last year at UConn and worked every second of every minute of the game. He wore people down.
Then you have Clingan vs SJ, and I'd take frosh DC over SJ. SJ would have been bullied underneath. Newt's a wash for both teams. AK is a wash for both teams. Diarra is a wash as well. I think '23 had the better bench with DC, Joey California and Alleyne then SJ, and sophomore versions of Stewart and Ball.
Again, in the end, I think '24 wins 7 out of every 10 games. But that streak of tourney/non conference double digit wins goes back to the '23 team as well. I guess I agree on which team is better, but just not the margin of victory.

SJ is definitely the weak link in that matchup. I really struggle to see him staying on the court against either Sanogo or Freshman DC and if he’s in foul trouble, things could get interesting.

 

[CL82]

Lol, says a fan within the fanbase of all fanbases.

Objectively, Uconn Twitter is one rung of nuts down from UK. They easily take the cake. I'm not sure there is a fanbase that rushes to the defense of anything even slightly anti-Uconn as rabidly as Uconn Twitter. I'm not sure what happened to Rupp Rafters, looks like they switched platforms and not nearly as active/looneytunes. It used to be fun dropping in there every once in awhile just to see how neurotic and outlandish they could be. Was more fun with Cal there as well.

a) "That's the joke."
b) UConn twitter is its own world. You can't define the fanbase by them.

 

[auror]

I need to revisit that Baylor team TBH. Covid, Uconn wasn't in it, I wasn't paying attention like I usually do.

As for Sleepers, they grow on you. Man, they are persistent, consistent and creative. They stay on top of current topics and are never short on content. Some of it verges on ridiculous, but because they don't take themselves too seriously I'm ok with it. A guy like Greg is very much on top of the sport. You may not like what he has to say and he's a bit dramatic (intentionally), but he's got depth in knowledge (currently very pro-Uconn). I have a really hard time listening to Deon, he's a bit of a knucklehead.

Baylor was great that year, preseason #2. But they hit a lull in the mid year due to rampant COVID, and Gonzaga was strong throughout and had insane analytical numbers so most thought the Zags would win. But Baylor was the best defensive and best three point shooting team in the country.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Honestly i may just be biased but i dont know how anyone thinks any of those teams is beating Uconn 24. 37-2 and one of those loses was when we were not at full strength with DC out for the better part of the game. The second loss was one of those travel out west after a big win and you get caught with your pants down on a night the other team has a guy who just doesnt miss. It happens. But other than that it was pretty much blow out city and got even worse in the tournament and we beat a murderers row to get to that title. Illinois was a really, really good team, Alabama wins the national title most years and beats some of those teams in this 8 team tourney and then we beat Purdue for the title. And oh yeah they were blow outs by the time the buzzer sounded.
The only team that comes to mind that gives that 24 team a problem would be that UK team with the two bigs that went 39-1 and maybe the team that won it all with Anthony Davis. `24 was one of the best teams ive ever seen once they really got it rolling when DC got healthy and in shape and Castle got healthy and comfortable in his role. It was lights out.