UConn reaction to bracket, etc

[UConnCat]

Horde is in Storrs.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Horde is in Storrs.

this is the best news..... Lou will want to make up for lost time, Phee and Lou on a mission to go out on top, Danger throwing dagger-like passes, Meg, CW and Ono all wanting to contribute to UCONN wins. Pick your poison to those who are unfortunate to see UCONN in their path!!!

 

[UConnCat]

 

[irsh4242]

This 2 seed could be exactly what fires the Huskies up to win the entire tournament. This is perfect fuel for them

 

[UConnCat]

I think Doug means throwing shade at the Selection Committee.

 

[UConnCat]

like I said, UConn has to go undefeated.

 

[eebmg]

like I said, UConn has to go undefeated.

If we would have beaten Louisville, then we would have the overall #2 easily. We have enough in the OOC so we control our fate.

 

[Plebe]

like I said, UConn has to go undefeated.

No, UConn doesn't have to go undefeated.

The problem was that aside from the Notre Dame win, UConn had very little for the resume to fall back on. SC, DePaul, Cal and 3 wins over a bubble team isn't much support. It's certainly debatable whether MSU's resume was better, but they did have 7 wins over single-digit seeds, compared to UConn's 4.

Even with the 3 marquee matchups, UConn's nonconference SOS was down this year:

UConn's NC SOS rank:
2014: 13
2015: 6
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 1
2019: 31

 

[buddy]

It really doesn't matter. Louisville would have been the 2 seed in Albany if UConn was the one. The NCAA takes into consideration of the health of players as well, and with KLS being a question mark, they chose Louisville to be number 1. Not a big surprise at all. None of it makes a difference. If UConn comes to play they will win the region. If they played scared and weak, then they will lose, no matter who they play.

 

[UConnCat]

pay attention

 

[ABCDFE]

Blessing in disguise. They should feel disrespected by not getting a one seed and then for getting barely any discussion on ESPN for three hours. I’m glad. This time of year we treat it like a business trip and show everyone UConn is still relevant.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[HuskyNan]

Geno sound a little steamed? He said this a week or so ago. Probably is tired of the “UConn gets all the breaks comments”

“People don’t know this, but we play with a little chip on our shoulders too, it just doesn't show. Yeah people think we get breaks. We earn our breaks. We win every goshdarn game and then we go where we’re supposed to go. That’s what the rule says. The No. 1 seed in the country goes someplace close. Someplace close is either Bridgeport or Albany. When it was in Trenton, we went to Trenton. When it was in Dayton, we went to Dayton. How far east you gotta go? I don’t care if they put it in the friggin Middle East. We’ll go there and we’ll still win,” Auriemma continued.

Women’s Basketball: Huskies No. 2 seed in NCAA tournament

 

[MilfordHusky]

Regarding SOS, Andy Landers noted that teams won't play UConn.

In other years, this list of opponents might have been solid. It shows the problem of scheduling too far into the future:

Vanderbilt

St. Johns

Purdue

DePaul

Oklahoma

California

South Carolina

 

[MilfordHusky]

Geno sound a little steamed?

“People don’t know this, but we play with a little chip on our shoulders too, it just doesn't show. Yeah people think we get breaks. We earn our breaks. We win every goshdarn game and then we go where we’re supposed to go. That’s what the rule says. The No. 1 seed in the country goes someplace close. Someplace close is either Bridgeport or Albany. When it was in Trenton, we went to Trenton. When it was in Dayton, we went to Dayton. How far east you gotta go? I don’t care if they put it in the friggin Middle East. We’ll go there and we’ll still win,” Auriemma continued.

Women’s Basketball: Huskies No. 2 seed in NCAA tournament

Though that article is dated today, that quote came from an interview a few days ago. When we were still a 1-seed.

 

[UConnCat]

I care less about the actual seed than I do about the committee talking points the chairwoman memorized and repeated on ESPN.

 

[MilfordHusky]

NCAA seems to look more ridiculous all the time. They set the bar low and keep dropping it.

 

[DefenseBB]

NCAA seems to look more ridiculous all the time. They set the bar low and keep dropping it.

Thankfully, this might be the last year of this current method (they do have a method right?) next year, they will follow the Men and use NET which seems to have nailed it for them. Now if the non-articulate women is still leading the committee well all bets may have to be off!

 

[Ozimoto]

Win 6 games and none of this matters.

 

[Tenspro2002]

The fact is, like I've been saying all year, no one is impressed with our resume. I also said it wouldn't surprise me if we dropped to a #2 even if we won out post-Louisville. We have 2 wins over top 4 seeds, that's it.

That said, this is a brutal draw, having to go through familiar foes Rutgers and Maryland -- if not Tennessee -- just to make it to an Elite 8 game against Louisville. Meanwhile, Notre Dame is gifted with a rose-petal-strewn path to the Final Four.

At least the committee chair was honest about punishing us for our conference. Better than everyone else beating around the bush.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Blessing in disguise. They should feel disrespected by not getting a one seed and then for getting barely any discussion on ESPN for three hours. I’m glad. This time of year we treat it like a business trip and show everyone UConn is still relevant.

I hope these kids have the capacity to have a chip on their shoulder and play with some fire and moxie.

Last year's bunch shrunk from the "no prisoners" attitude they should have had coming off of the MSU debacle.

 

[Orangutan]

From Lou's instagram story (and re-posted by Napheesa)

 

[Orangutan]

Weiner's tweet is in reference to Lou's post (see my previous post):

 

[Alydar]

No, UConn doesn't have to go undefeated.

The problem was that aside from the Notre Dame win, UConn had very little for the resume to fall back on. SC, DePaul, Cal and 3 wins over a bubble team isn't much support. It's certainly debatable whether MSU's resume was better, but they did have 7 wins over single-digit seeds, compared to UConn's 4.

Even with the 3 marquee matchups, UConn's nonconference SOS was down this year:

UConn's NC SOS rank:
2014: 13
2015: 6
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 1
2019: 31

Mostly due to the fall of the teams you named along with USF's injuries. That's six more games against usually ranked teams. It also didn't help that the 3 toughest games were on the road. Should be a great home schedule next year as all three plus Tennessee are coming.

 

[uconnfan68]

No, UConn doesn't have to go undefeated.

The problem was that aside from the Notre Dame win, UConn had very little for the resume to fall back on. SC, DePaul, Cal and 3 wins over a bubble team isn't much support. It's certainly debatable whether MSU's resume was better, but they did have 7 wins over single-digit seeds, compared to UConn's 4.

Even with the 3 marquee matchups, UConn's nonconference SOS was down this year:

UConn's NC SOS rank:
2014: 13
2015: 6
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 1
2019: 31

We know the drill. Bad league, no competition.