UConn respect appears to be very high | Page 2 | The Boneyard

UConn respect appears to be very high

CL82 said:
He is obnoxiously large.
Expand ...
"He looks down on other players," and then they laugh at how Edey "abused" him.

And all we have in defense happened 3 weeks ago.

I'm still wearing at least one piece of UConn daily, but getting almost no response in CT for the past week, while generating compliments and conversation as I traveled from KY through OH and PA to get here.

There's major respect from others for what they saw on the court, and I can politely nod & smile, noting the sheer joy of watching it one game at a time, every single game, for the entire time. It cushions the sadness that this year's version has ended & evaporates daily into memory.

And I have to remind myself throughout the recruiting threads that I really, truly just want to see more beautiful basketball in the coming season.

The games have to be played, and even if we've now twice witnessed something that looks otherwise, it really is very difficult to win the NCAA Tournament.
 
dogpause said:
It's recognized that our recruiting power has increased. Imagine being a top HS recruit who wants to wear an NCAA Championship ring to the NBA, or a transfer who has only a year or two to earn a ring. Where are you going to go that provides the greatest likelihood of a ring?

A: Jared?
B: UConn
Expand ...

My point was, we are already there
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
"He looks down on other players," and then they laugh at how Edey "abused" him.

And all we have in defense happened 3 weeks ago.

I'm still wearing at least one piece of UConn daily, but getting almost no response in CT for the past week, while generating compliments and conversation as I traveled from KY through OH and PA to get here.

There's major respect from others for what they saw on the court, and I can politely nod & smile, noting the sheer joy of watching it one game at a time, every single game, for the entire time. It cushions the sadness that this year's version has ended & evaporates daily into memory.

And I have to remind myself throughout the recruiting threads that I really, truly just want to see more beautiful basketball in the coming season.

The games have to be played, and even if we've now twice witnessed something that looks otherwise, it really is very difficult to win the NCAA Tournament.
Expand ...
TV analysts and commentators routinely raved about how pretty our offense and brand of basketball was/is. Even the haters deep down grudgingly respect that. And many viewers that don’t have a dog in the fight appreciate the style of ball UConn plays.
 
I was in Aruba just prior to the start of the Big East Tournament last month, and when checking into the hotel I heard a loud UConn scream, I turned around and it it was a local hotel worker giving me a high five when he saw my shirt! He said he was a fan since Kemba.

And yes there were a decent # of UConn fans around too.
 
.-.
I went to a cousins house this weekend. He went to UNC and is a big UNC fan. It’s a little awkward - you can just tell there’s a little hatred lurking, comments about how good we are just don’t seem totally sincere. We’re encroaching on their dominance and they don’t like it. But what can they say? We do things the right way and play beautiful ball as others have said. I was thinking about how to break the ice a bit but then just let it go - its not our problem.
 
TheHorde said:
I’ve had Duke fans make comments about Clingan or Spencer being jerks to opposing players or saying they taunt. I always respond you loved Laettner back to the older ones. Holy Pot Meet Kettle.
Expand ...
Clingan is about the most unique and humble kid there is. The 7'2 star who stayed with his local high school team all 4 years and stayed with his small independent AAU team the entire time. It's pretty much unheard of these days.

I can see Cam rubbing some the wrong way because he doesn't look like he should be destroying everyone on the court and yet he destroys everyone on the court while letting everyone know about it. I surprisingly heard from several non UConn fans he is their favorite player in the country.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
And I have to remind myself throughout the recruiting threads that I really, truly just want to see more beautiful basketball in the coming season.
Expand ...
Agree, but you wouldn't hear me complaining about another national championship either.
 
.-.
TheHorde said:
I’ve had Duke fans make comments about Clingan or Spencer being jerks to opposing players or saying they taunt. I always respond you loved Laettner back to the older ones. Holy Pot Meet Kettle.
Expand ...
Seriously, this from the duke tripping club
 
Fan1978 said:
Seriously, this from the duke tripping club
Expand ...

To be fair to Duke, they only started tripping because the refs took away the flop.

Paulus.gif
 
UCTitleTown said:
That's how I always felt about Coach K. Personally disliked him, but respected the hell out of him. Maybe Hurley will get to coach Team USA at the Olympics some day.
Expand ...
Calhoun is way better than K, 1/10th the 5 stars, yet better result. The test of a true champion is why Calhoun is the GOAT. And exactly why Hurley is the present day GOAT.
 
TheHorde said:
I’ve had Duke fans make comments about Clingan or Spencer being jerks to opposing players or saying they taunt. I always respond you loved Laettner back to the older ones. Holy Pot Meet Kettle.
Expand ...
Reddick and Greyson Allen must blush at this.
 
.-.
Palatine said:
I was in Atlanta last week. My UConn hat got a few comments. One guy said "I always want UConn to lose." My reply? "You're going to have wait for for a while."
Expand ...
UConn fans all over Atlanta. Every building I’ve lived in I’ve seen atleast one Husky flag. Probably helps that I see CT license plates all over. Next time, bring Pizza.
 
HooperScooper said:
I get the hate for Spencer, but what did Clingan ever do to make fans of other teams think he's a jerk? Clog the lane and make it impossible for other teams to score?
Expand ...
No he enjoys like waving to the home team when we’re clobbering them. Keep in mind that in 2023 he was one of the most active bench guys doing celebrations and stuff like that
 
Kembacity said:
No he enjoys like waving to the home team when we’re clobbering them. Keep in mind that in 2023 he was one of the most active bench guys doing celebrations and stuff like that
Expand ...
He will get animated like against NW after a block, like get that stuff out of here. Or as the announcers said, this is my city. Nothing out of the ordinary to show some emotion. The kid is 100% class.
 
superjohn said:
Clingan is about the most unique and humble kid there is. The 7'2 star who stayed with his local high school team all 4 years and stayed with his small independent AAU team the entire time. It's pretty much unheard of these days.

I can see Cam rubbing some the wrong way because he doesn't look like he should be destroying everyone on the court and yet he destroys everyone on the court while letting everyone know about it. I surprisingly heard from several non UConn fans he is their favorite player in the country.
Expand ...
I met him, he’s a great kid and humble. In competition I’m quite sure he can throw some talk out there and we’ve seen him celebrate. He’s competitive which is good.
 
I understand that losing the entire starting lineup makes a 3 peat even less likely than getting the back to back. But I would love to see it happen. Plus the women win as well. A 3 peat and the third time both the men and women win in the same year would be a double trifecta. That would cement the respect.

If that happens not only would Storrs be the basketball capitol of the world it would bring more capital to UConn AND UConn will be able to rename itself THE UConn!
 
ctchamps said:
I understand that losing the entire starting lineup makes a 3 peat even less likely than getting the back to back. But I would love to see it happen. Plus the women win as well. A 3 peat and the third time both the men and women win in the same year would be a double trifecta. That would cement the respect.

If that happens not only would Storrs be the basketball capitol of the world it would bring more capital to UConn AND UConn will be able to rename itself THE UConn!
Expand ...
I know it will be the talk all season but it’s crazy hard to do this. Even after Danny gets the whole team assembled it’s going to be unknown for awhile how everything comes together. I pray that our fans have patience. Is that asking too much?
 
.-.
HooperScooper said:
I get the hate for Spencer, but what did Clingan ever do to make fans of other teams think he's a jerk? Clog the lane and make it impossible for other teams to score?
Expand ...
Clingan does a lot of trash talking but it’s not as in your face like Cam does.

Here’s one of the many examples, and it’s both awesome and hilarious

 
jibsey said:
I know it will be the talk all season but it’s crazy hard to do this. Even after Danny gets the whole team assembled it’s going to be unknown for awhile how everything comes together. I pray that our fans have patience. Is that asking too much?
Expand ...
I’m grounded in reality. So yes I’m aware of the unlikelihood. I’m aware that getting one NC over the entire history of a school’s involvement of a sport is unlikely. The odds of UConn’s achievements since 1995 are ridiculous. But one can dream can’t they?

So my rationale outlook for next year is different than my irrational hope.
 
I was in Joplin MO visiting the grandkids recently proudly wearing my UConn championship shirt. In a place that is not exactly a hotbed for college CB, most comments were in the "Congrats" range. In second place was "what the hell are you doing out here?".
 
jibsey said:
We who have followed this forever have never seen offense so beautiful, and don’t we all remember how ugly it could be at times with the windshield washers?
Was it just the personnel over the last 2 seasons that made it possible? We’re going to see because quite a bit of this team is new or had not that much playing experience.
Expand ...
This doesn't worry me much, if at all. Hurley is pretty much hand picking guys to fill what he sees as a weak spots or weak backup spots for the top guys. And he's not courting anyone who doesn't have the mindset to learn the intricacies of the system he has in place. He hasn't really gone after many.
Personally, I'd love to see him grab a 7' plus guy with skills. But then I remind myself that Emeka was 6 foot 10 (IFRC, he was actually 6 foot 9 in the NBA draft measurements.) and he did alright(!) by us.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,215
Messages
4,557,578
Members
10,442
Latest member
StatsMan


Top Bottom