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UConn v. #15 UMass Minuteman (Friday 10/25/24 @7p @Mullins Center & Saturday 10/26/24 @7p @Toscano)

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Question….why did Taylor Makar transfer from UMass to Maine and did we even have a chance to bring him here? He would have been a nice get. (He is 23, but he only played at UMass for 3 years)

“Taylor Makar joins the Black Bears after playing at one of Maine head coach Ben Barr’s previous stops at UMass.

I have a history with Ben Barr. He recruited me to UMass before. I talked to him a lot. The other two coaches have been awesome, so I think it was the right fit for me,” said Makar, senior forward.”
 

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“Taylor Makar joins the Black Bears after playing at one of Maine head coach Ben Barr’s previous stops at UMass.

I have a history with Ben Barr. He recruited me to UMass before. I talked to him a lot. The other two coaches have been awesome, so I think it was the right fit for me,” said Makar, senior forward.”
Thanks….guess we were never in the mix. Kind of a betrayal to the team he played with for three years though. I’d be willing to bet there are some hard feelings on the UMass side of things. I guess this is where we are in college sports these days. No loyalty.
 
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"Right there" with one point.
Yes, now shall we discuss what our expectations were for this team going into the year?
Because they sure as hell aren't playing like it.
There are certain years we've had where the expectations were higher and I'd agree with your negativity. Not the case for 2024.
 

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Yes, now shall we discuss what our expectations were for this team going into the year?
Because they sure as hell aren't playing like it.
There are certain years we've had where the expectations were higher and I'd agree with your negativity. Not the case for 2024.
On point.
 
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At Toscano - best period we have played in this arena since they built it - by far.
That two minute shift in their zone with line changes where we scored? Unreal
 
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Where are all the haters? Why aren’t you here admitting we are a much better team this year? Oh, I get it, you’re only happy when you’re miserable.
What’s particularly great about watching this team is the high level of compete within them along with the team speed to match. There may have been highly touted players in the past but this crew already seems to play together and for each other as noted by the number of blocked shots in this series vs UMass. So far this is an incredibly fun team to watch and that is really a huge surprise. Janvariya might be my favourite newcomer of the bunch, but Shahan has really impressed and Percival has taken his game to a completely new level. It’s a long season but it could be a very interesting one to follow…
 
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Shahan has incredible confidence for a kid so young
 

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Where are all the haters? Why aren’t you here admitting we are a much better team this year? Oh, I get it, you’re only happy when you’re miserable.

The hating was earned and justified.
 
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