UConn playing a game near LA next year

[BUHusky]

That would obviously be great if its UCLA, but I also like the idea of playing a low major OOC game on the road. We have done it before like in 2005 at Pepperdine before Maui like others have mentioned, and also at Rice in 2004 and at Buffalo in 2008. I like it because it gives the team experience with a road game/hostile crowd early in the season.

Was Buffalo in 2008 really the last true road game against a non-major opponent? And I'm pretty sure Calhoun only played that game because it was negotiated in tandem with a football game at Buffalo. Rice in 2004 for Emeka's homecoming game (haven't done that for anyone else in a while).

I feel like with life in the AAC they could certainly use more road games against non-majors. Helps build both their character and RPI.

 

[coloradohusky]

Hope the best for Hamilton but it's a new year with new guys. We won't be better this year without him but it should make us better for the following year. I hope he gets drafted and performs well.

I've been told that Hamilton was told, face to face by NBA guys, that he is a long shot to get drafted. He's making a mistake.

 

[Kembacity]

I've been told that Hamilton was told, face to face by NBA guys, that he is a long shot to get drafted. He's making a mistake.

Yeah last night as I struggled to explain the situation to my mother who is a fellow alum and nutball fan, I was thinking it might be great if he somehow gets it in his mind that he's not going in the lottery or maybe even first round, is able to complete classes online, and comes back. As long as he doesn't actually hire an agent, he can say whatever he wants in interviews about being all in for the draft.

 

[huskiesnyc]

The team I want most is U San Diego. They need some payback for 2008

 

[Jaker]

I hear we are playing Nevada, Musslemen and Ollie are long time NBA friends.

 

[intlzncster]

I love the idea of playing a game before Maui, particularly if it's against a quality opponent. Much like Battle for Atlantis this year, the Maui tournament will go a long way towards dictating the tone of our season. It's best to be sharp heading into that one.

I prefer a tuneup game for Maui, rather than vs a high major, because it's so early in the season with so many new moving parts.

The way scheduling is these days, I kinda want a ton of high major games in December. If we could get 5 to 6 high major games in December--a pipe dream--I'd be ecstatic.

 

[August_West]

I prefer a tuneup game for Maui, rather than vs a high major, because it's so early in the season with so many new moving parts.

The way scheduling is these days, I kinda want a ton of high major games in December. If we could get 5 to 6 high major games in December--a pipe dream--I'd be ecstatic.

I cannot see us playing a high major on the road BEFORE Maui. We would have the potential to have 3 losses ( I hope not, I believe in next years team if purvis is back) before we even blinked. It is not out of the realm of possibility to lose twice in Maui just as its not out of the realm to win it. I can't see front loading the schedule that much. I mean Atlantis was a November hole we barely dug out of this year.

 

[Husky1964]

Old guys like me may remember Calhoun's 1st Cal trip, facing Pepp and Jim Harrick. Press wrote it up big---- Huskies visit Malibu. Game was televised back East at 11 PM. Calhoun's 1st yr. WE WON!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Drumguy]

I was fortunate to be in Cali and went to the Pepperdine game. It was great!, small venue, packed! I say behind a players family

 

[CAHUSKY]

Old guys like me may remember Calhoun's 1st Cal trip, facing Pepp and Jim Harrick. Press wrote it up big---- Huskies visit Malibu. Game was televised back East at 11 PM. Calhoun's 1st yr. WE WON!!!!!!!!!!

We were already in Maui (Kahana) and drove all the way over to Kihei to the only sports bar on the island who said they could get the game. After making the 30 minute drive the rat bastards couldn't actually get the channel the game was on. Upside we were on Maui and just drank a bunch of mai tais to ease our pain.

 

[CL82]

"I know he’s got a lot of great people in his ear, and hopefully they’re instructing him in the right way. I’m always here to protect him and give him advice if he needs me.”

Interesting comment by Ollie.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

"I know he’s got a lot of great people in his ear, and hopefully they’re instructing him in the right way. I’m always here to protect him and give him advice if he needs me.”

Interesting comment by Ollie.

Decoded: "He's got a lot of idiots in his ear."

 

[gtcam]

I've been told that Hamilton was told, face to face by NBA guys, that he is a long shot to get drafted. He's making a mistake.

First, where did you hear this and the source, please
Second, as much as people would love to think that DHam has made the biggest mistake since Chamberlain trusted Hitler and that he is hearing bad info from family, I honestly think that if there was/is zero possibility of him not getting drafted, he would be not signing with an agent. That doesn't mean he would return to UConn.

I've been told that Hamilton was told, face to face by NBA guys, that he is a long shot to get drafted. He's making a mistake.

Source of your info please
nbadraft.net now has him 1st pick of the 2nd round. That sight has been historically fairly active. One week ago he wasn't listed.
You and others may think that DHam has made the biggest mistake since Chamberlain trusted Hitler, but I rather doubt he would have said he will sign with an agent if he didn't have an inkling of being drafted.
I think KO knows more about it than he is letting on.

 

[coloradohusky]

First, where did you hear this and the source, please
Second, as much as people would love to think that DHam has made the biggest mistake since Chamberlain trusted Hitler and that he is hearing bad info from family, I honestly think that if there was/is zero possibility of him not getting drafted, he would be not signing with an agent. That doesn't mean he would return to UConn.


Source of your info please
nbadraft.net now has him 1st pick of the 2nd round. That sight has been historically fairly active. One week ago he wasn't listed.
You and others may think that DHam has made the biggest mistake since Chamberlain trusted Hitler, but I rather doubt he would have said he will sign with an agent if he didn't have an inkling of being drafted.
I think KO knows more about it than he is letting on.

Can't give you my source, but it's from within the program. I'm just relaying what a very connected person told me. Take it, or don't. And you can believe what you want about him signing with an agent and whether he'd make that mistake, but i'm told that he is not taking advice from people that don't share his last name.

 

[intlzncster]

"I know he’s got a lot of great people in his ear, and hopefully they’re instructing him in the right way. I’m always here to protect him and give him advice if he needs me.”

Interesting comment by Ollie.

Huh, could of sworn that was Chief.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

If USC is truly out, then UCLA would be sweet, but Pepperdine would work too.

I know it's not the LA area, but if the team flies through SF, Saint Mary's would be a fun game.

 

[tcf15]

Sorry to bump this, but relevant info in Amore's UConn-Syracuse article...

UConn is looking to schedule a game on the West Coast as a stopover on the way to Hawaii in November. Long Beach, Loyola Marymount and Cal State Northridge are among the schools with which there have been discussions.​

That's the 96, 226, and 239 kenpom teams from last year, respectively.

 

[BUConn10]

I wonder if losing Warde caused a lot of the scheduling talks we had "in the works" to fall through?

I hope Benedict learns quickly how the college basketball RPI system works, we don't need BCS positioning like it was the primary concern at his last job.

 

[Jaker]

Sorry to bump this, but relevant info in Amore's UConn-Syracuse article...

UConn is looking to schedule a game on the West Coast as a stopover on the way to Hawaii in November. Long Beach, Loyola Marymount and Cal State Northridge are among the schools with which there have been discussions.​

That's the 96, 226, and 239 kenpom teams from last year, respectively.

Might as well play my rec team, if ollie contacts me I will set it up.

 

[caw]

Might as well play my rec team, if ollie contacts me I will set it up.

LB is usually solid and a road game to them would be a good RPI game win or lose.

 

[BUConn10]

I will be quite dissapointed if UConn plays a true road game against any of those teams.

 

[caw]

I will be quite dissapointed if UConn plays a true road game against any of those teams.

Why? It's a great way to tune up for Maui, gets UConn more exposure in Cali (an Ollie recruiting hotbed) and helps the RPI.

 

[BUConn10]

Why? It's a great way to tune up for Maui, gets UConn more exposure in Cali (an Ollie recruiting hotbed) and helps the RPI.

Because we are UConn.

How many other true powerhouse programs do you see playing true road games OOC, let alone road games against teams like those listed above. It presents us little to no advantage. If we win, great, it was an RPI 100+ and we damn well should have beaten them. If we lose, which is very likely considering early season UConn teams usually are far from polished as well as the unfamiliar territory/away crowd's Super Bowl factor makes it a clear trap game.

On top of all of this, the school wouldn't even be compensated with home game ticket sales which is really the only reason cupcakes are played AT HOME in the first place, I've honestly never seen a major program schedule a game like this one being discussed. We need to act like we belong, and not act like a mid major.

 

[champs99and04]

Because we are UConn.

How many other true powerhouse programs do you see playing true road games OOC, let alone road games against teams like those listed above. It presents us little to no advantage. If we win, great, it was an RPI 100+ and we damn well should have beaten them. If we lose, which is very likely considering early season UConn teams usually are far from polished as well as the unfamiliar territory/away crowd's Super Bowl factor makes it a clear trap game.

On top of all of this, the school wouldn't even be compensated with home game ticket sales which is really the only reason cupcakes are played AT HOME in the first place, I've honestly never seen a major program schedule a game like this one being discussed. We need to act like we belong, and not act like a mid major.

I guess Michigan State is a mid-major, then. Personally, I hate the way Kentucky and Duke schedule and I don't ever want to be them.

Playing a tune-up in LA in before a critical Maui tournament is not "acting like a mid-major."

 

[BoatShow]

Because we are UConn.

How many other true powerhouse programs do you see playing true road games OOC, let alone road games against teams like those listed above. It presents us little to no advantage. If we win, great, it was an RPI 100+ and we damn well should have beaten them. If we lose, which is very likely considering early season UConn teams usually are far from polished as well as the unfamiliar territory/away crowd's Super Bowl factor makes it a clear trap game.

On top of all of this, the school wouldn't even be compensated with home game ticket sales which is really the only reason cupcakes are played AT HOME in the first place, I've honestly never seen a major program schedule a game like this one being discussed. We need to act like we belong, and not act like a mid major.

It happens fairly frequently and road wins are always good.

I guess Michigan State is a mid-major, then. Personally, I hate the way Kentucky and Duke schedule and I don't ever want to be them.

Playing a tune-up in LA in before a critical Maui tournament is not "acting like a mid-major."

As much as I want to agree with you if you're using the "away game" vs Oakland as an example that was nuetral at best.

 

[BUHusky]

As much as I want to agree with you if you're using the "away game" vs Oakland as an example that was nuetral at best.

Michigan State played a true road game at Navy 2 seasons ago.

 

[4in16]

Because we are UConn.

How many other true powerhouse programs do you see playing true road games OOC, let alone road games against teams like those listed above. It presents us little to no advantage. If we win, great, it was an RPI 100+ and we damn well should have beaten them. If we lose, which is very likely considering early season UConn teams usually are far from polished as well as the unfamiliar territory/away crowd's Super Bowl factor makes it a clear trap game.

On top of all of this, the school wouldn't even be compensated with home game ticket sales which is really the only reason cupcakes are played AT HOME in the first place, I've honestly never seen a major program schedule a game like this one being discussed. We need to act like we belong, and not act like a mid major.

UNC does this often and not as part of a long trip either, losses at UAB and Northern Iowa come to mind.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Nevada hosted UNC and Kansas (blew them out when they were ranked #7) in the past few years. It happens all the time for various reasons. I bet they end up playing Long Beach

 

[BUConn10]

Using MSU playing Navy one time two years ago as a counter-argument is like pointing to Hillary Clinton when I say "most presidential candidates are male".

 

[Rocktheworld]

Using MSU playing Navy one time two years ago as a counter-argument is like pointing to Hillary Clinton when I say "most presidential candidates are male".

And here I was all this time thinking BU was for smart kids