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UConn Path to the Big Dance?

We need to have a solid conference season and finish 1 or 2 in the conference or tourney. We have to pass the eye test and look like a tourney team with a tourney coach.
Biggest positives this season is effort and the improvement of Vital. Realistically, an NIT bid would be fine.
 
HooperScooper said:
I believe they were 12-6 in the AAC during the 2013-2014 season.
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Ohh you're right. Well without Louisville around i think it's doable again. Should be no worse than that every season. Hate this situation. But Hurley is a good start. Hoping the football gets better soon
 
Danzz said:
We need to have a solid conference season and finish 1 or 2 in the conference or tourney. We have to pass the eye test and look like a tourney team with a tourney coach.
Biggest positives this season is effort and the improvement of Vital. Realistically, an NIT bid would be fine.
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Unbelievable to me that some on this board think an NIT bid is “fine”. NO it is not!
 
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I said before the Nova game that it would take 15 conference wins (including Tournament) for an at-large bid, I still believe that is true.

Unless something changes quickly in the intelligence of play we're getting from the backcourt and the toughness of the frontcourt, that's just not realistic.
 
I think the key is to go into the conference tournament with less than 10 losses. That’d have to be 22-9 at a minimum so 13-5 in conference play. That’s not likely but also not far fetched. This team has the guys to compete for a bid but as of right now, I’d say it’s more likely than not to miss the NCAAs without a conference tournament championship.
 
ucp990411 said:
Unbelievable to me that some on this board think an NIT bid is “fine”. NO it is not!
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An NIT bid would be an improvement because for one thing it mean a winning record and that is something we haven't had for a few years. If you are expecting an NCAA bid with this group you will be be sadly disappointed.
 
Danzz said:
An NIT bid would be an improvement because for one thing it mean a winning record and that is something we haven't had for a few years. If you are expecting an NCAA bid with this group you will be be sadly disappointed.
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Program that has won four national championships in the last 19 years should not be fine with a freakin nit bid.
 
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ucp990411 said:
Program that has won four national championships in the last 19 years should not be fine with a freakin nit bid.
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I am not expecting an NCAA bid. That does not mean I ok with not getting one. I am disappointed in where the program is. Those that are Ok with an nit bid are settling. Must believe every kid deserves a trophy. I coached High School hoops for 11 years and we were about 500 and believe me every loss killed me even losing to the # 1 team in the state. That is one reason I don’t coach anymore. The losses killed me.
 
ucp990411 said:
Program that has won four national championships in the last 19 years should not be fine with a freakin nit bid.
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This is where we are. Change isn't going to happen overnight at least not with this group.
 
Danzz said:
This is where we are. Change isn't going to happen overnight at least not with this group.
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What’s most disappointing is the fact that the program has fallen so much that most would be pleased with the nit. I know it will take a while to get back to the level we were at. Hopefully we have the right guy.
 
Man, some of y’all will never be happy about UConn basketball ever again.

I feel sorry for you. Genuinely, I do.
 
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ucp990411 said:
I am not expecting an NCAA bid. That does not mean I ok with not getting one. I am disappointed in where the program is. Those that are Ok with an nit bid are settling. Must believe every kid deserves a trophy. I coached High School hoops for 11 years and we were about 500 and believe me every loss killed me even losing to the # 1 team in the state. That is one reason I don’t coach anymore. The losses killed me.
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OK with an NIT bid versus where we played in the post season the last two years? I'm OK with that. @ucp990411 no one is settling, people are saying some post season is better than none. If Hurley is about a .500 coach after 11 years then I will be disappointed.
 
This isnt the group that was ever going to make a post season run. Substantial improvement (say 20 wins) along with an NIT bid to give the guys a feel for post season play would be just fine. I have always belived that next season will be the one where UConn breaks through and becomes relevant again on the national scene. Once Hurley gets us back to being ranked and playing in the big dance we are going to stay there for a long time. Unfortunately, that may be a year late by the expectations of some. Me? I'll take the Dance in year 2, with very good prospects of sustained success.
 
If some issues get resolved...the dominoes will fall.
Carlton has to work on winning the pass down low and remove the gorilla glue off his sneakers
Cobb has to get his head in the circle. Can you please do this for crying our loud?
Continue to improve. It is actually pretty amazing what has happened in such a short time with a new coaching staff and style. The shots will fall, and chaos will cause problems for most teams.
 
The win over Cuse does not boost our resume at all because Howard did not play and they suck with and without him.
 
Love how you guys all think you know the answers and tell each other you’re all wrong
 
Stainmaster said:
Man, some of y’all will never be happy about UConn basketball ever again.

I feel sorry for you. Genuinely, I do.
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I've never seen a supposed fan so gleeful at the prospect of the demise of this program.

This coming also from the guy who said Hurley would never come here and KO was the best we could do.
 
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Finding the ability to play well without a lineup of 4 guards on the floor plus any other so called big man. When we play a team with talent the Adams, Vital, Gilbert, Smith lineup winds up getting destroyed. 2 guards plus Sid and/or Polley, and one or 2 of Cobb, Carlton, Yakwe or Diarra would be a lineup that may be able to play Cinci or Houston. The shrimp lineup is not cutting it against good competition plus other than Adams they are not good free throw shooters.
 
Mr. 4hunnid Jalen Adams needs to step up or we won’t even win 10 games in conference play. I worry about going on the road as well. USF could be a surprising loss given our lack of road experience.
 
Caronimo said:
Mr. 4hunnid Jalen Adams needs to step up or we won’t even win 10 games in conference play. I worry about going on the road as well. USF could be a surprising loss given our lack of road experience.
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@ USF is a neutral court
 
Tenspro2002 said:
I've never seen a supposed fan so gleeful at the prospect of the demise of this program.

This coming also from the guy who said Hurley would never come here and KO was the best we could do.
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Laughing at your impossible standards — which will never be met — is completely different from “being gleeful at the prospect of the demise of this program.”

Furthermore, I wanted KO fired no later than the Arkansas game last year, and anything otherwise is a bald-faced lie on your part.

Regardless, I rest my case; UConn basketball will never be able to make you happy again. I truly feel bad for you on that score, more so than you will ever know.
 
Storrs South said:
ESPN BPI has UConn finishing 18-13 going 9-9 in conference, which seems very conservative and likely the result of poor play v. Villanova pulling down the ranking.

If they want any shot at a at-large they need the following:

@ USF - Win
v. UCF - Win
v. SMU - Win
@ Cincy - Loss
@ Tulsa - Win
v. Tulane - Win
v. Wichita St. - Win
@ UCF - Loss
v. ECU - Win
@ Temple - Loss
@ Memphis - Win
v. Houston - Win
@ SMU - Loss
v. Cincy - Win
@ Wichita St. - Win
v. USF - Win
v. Temple - Win
@ ECU - Win

14-4 record

The difference between at-large and NIT is going to come down to the bolded games i.e. protecting home court against Cincy/Houston/UCF/Temple. Outside those games, I'm assuming they lose again all 4 on the road plus an SMU loss. Memphis/Wichita St. could prove to be tough as well, but those are the big 4 that will ultimately determine their fate in March. Worst case scenario 3-1 in these games and pick up a win elsewhere on the road. It's a tight window to say the least.
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I bet you have lots of pleasant dreams. Going 7-1 in their last 8 games; you are planning on major improvement. This is a mediocre team that could go 8-8
 
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