VERY worried about Houston

[InKembaITrust]

So the way were playing I can't see us beating any average team right now, but even if we were playing well this game at Houston wouldn't be a cake walk in the slightest.

Naturally haven't been keeping up with them, but it looks like they are predominantly lead by good guard play, minus Devonta Pollard who should give us a little trouble down low. Guy named Rob Gray Jr. leading the way for them with 18 pts a game. Our losses have mainly come from teams with solid guard play....

This team is undefeated at home, has already beat a solid LSU team in OT earlier in the year, and handedly beat a team we couldn't in Temple by 27 points.

Lets put bias' aside and I want some predictions for a score, and I also want a surprise performance from one of our guys.

I say we're going to come up short and lose 66-60, with Omar coming off the bench for double digits.

 

[superjohn]

So the way were playing I can't see us beating any average team right now, but even if we were playing well this game at Houston wouldn't be a cake walk in the slightest.

Naturally haven't been keeping up with them, but it looks like they are predominantly lead by good guard play, minus Devonta Pollard who should give us a little trouble down low. Guy named Rob Gray Jr. leading the way for them with 18 pts a game. Our losses have mainly come from teams with solid guard play....

This team is undefeated at home, has already beat a solid LSU team in OT earlier in the year, and handedly beat a team we couldn't in Temple by 27 points.

Lets put bias' aside and I want some predictions for a score, and I also want a surprise performance from one of our guys.

I say we're going to come up short and lose 66-60, with Omar coming off the bench for double digits.

I expect to lose, that's how bad it's gotten.

 

[3rdbass]

No idea what to expect but we seem to play better on the road except for the last 10 minutes of the Tulsa game. Though I expect us to lose. We should be worried with everyone the way we are playing now. No game is a gimme especially on the road.

 

[Scoe]

I would be worried about us if we played a local high school team right now.

 

[Dove]

I was having a pretty cool night. Then read this thread...

 

[InKembaITrust]

I was having a pretty cool night. Then read this thread...

my bad haha

 

[huskymagic]

We have struggled with Houston last couple of years even when Napier was here. This is what has become of UCONN under Ollie discussing RPI rankings weekly and predicting point spreads annually on losses to Temple, Tulsa and Houston. I think Ollie needs a wake up call in the gut similar to what Daniels got from Calhoun for playing so horrible his freshman year.

 

[David 76]

I'm very worried about Houston & expect to lose. But I can't pick them.

UConn by 8. Return of the DHam.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

Against my better judgment, I'll predict a win, by 10. However, I'll also predict an immediate loss within a game or two after. The team and coaching staff cannot sustain any consistent effort/play... Coaching staff and team might need to completely hit rock bottom before things change... Sadly, I'm 1 Houston loss away from tuning out for the year. It's just a lot easier to ignore than to get my hopes up and have them dashed.

 

[gtcam]

Right now I have no idea what kind of effort or lack thereof that this UConn team will produce.
I am thinking it will be a tie game at regulation, go into OT and last until 10 OTs with both teams losing all the players via fouls
It'll come down to a foul shooting contest between the two head coaches and the result will be.........................

 

[BUConn10]

I'm calling it right now, for the first time ever, we will see a near packed house against Houston Sunday. They are coming fresh off a fantastic football season, and their fanbase is slowly getting a taste for winning and they have shown promise in bball this year and we are the premier name in this conference. Expect a real crowd, as opposed to our previous games which were empty, and which we still lost.

 

[huskyharry]

Bounce back coming...good game coming for DHam and RP. UConn by 7

 

[Scoe]

This is a huge swing game for the season lose and we are NIT bound win and were right into the thick of the AAC and right outside the top 25 possibly as the top 25 overall is pretty weak.

 

[willie99]

there's not a game I don't worry about, my confidence has been stripped from me, I'm a little fish in a big pond, I don't know what to expect, my faith is being tested

please God, show me the way, I'm at your mercy, you win, I'm sorry

 

[SixRings]

This is a huge swing game for the season lose and we are NIT bound win and were right into the thick of the AAC and right outside the top 25 possibly as the top 25 overall is pretty weak.

Why do you think we are NIT bound if we loose? You realize you have to be a pretty good team for the NIT? I'm not joking. It is likely if we continue down the path of .500 ball with terrible RPI losses there is no post season tourney for this team. People keep saying NIT but that would be ambitious right now, IMO.

 

[Chin Diesel]

1. We fans should be worried.
2. Helluva week if we lose to Heath and Sampson the same week. The stench of slime is unmistakable.

 

[imno1]

This Tulsa/ Houston swing is brutal travel wise. I thought we'd beat Tulsa but fizzle out against Houston. Now we are steering at 1 and 3 in conference play. This is definitely a gut check game. I'm not giving up on our boys so I'll say 73 - 68 UConn. (but I'm not sure if I really believe that)

 

[huskiesnyc]

I've never predicted a UConn loss but I'm expecting us to not only lose but get blown out by 15-20 points

 

[jibsey]

So the way were playing I can't see us beating any average team right now, but even if we were playing well this game at Houston wouldn't be a cake walk in the slightest.

Naturally haven't been keeping up with them, but it looks like they are predominantly lead by good guard play, minus Devonta Pollard who should give us a little trouble down low. Guy named Rob Gray Jr. leading the way for them with 18 pts a game. Our losses have mainly come from teams with solid guard play....

This team is undefeated at home, has already beat a solid LSU team in OT earlier in the year, and handedly beat a team we couldn't in Temple by 27 points.

Lets put bias' aside and I want some predictions for a score, and I also want a surprise performance from one of our guys.

I say we're going to come up short and lose 66-60, with Omar coming off the bench for double digits.

Marlon Brando the godfather slapping Johnny in the face "you can be a man!"

 

[Montaleno]

Lose by 10

 

[Greathusky]

At this point,I am worried about EVERY team.

 

[Scoe]

Why do you think we are NIT bound if we loose? You realize you have to be a pretty good team for the NIT? I'm not joking. It is likely if we continue down the path of .500 ball with terrible RPI losses there is no post season tourney for this team. People keep saying NIT but that would be ambitious right now, IMO.

You know what I meant, so we were pretty good last year then is that what your saying? I guess you and I have different standards on the word pretty good.

 

[intlzncster]

We have struggled with Houston last couple of years even when Napier was here. This is what has become of UCONN under Ollie discussing RPI rankings weekly and predicting point spreads annually on losses to Temple, Tulsa and Houston. I think Ollie needs a wake up call in the gut similar to what Daniels got from Calhoun for playing so horrible his freshman year.

This is what has become of UCONN in the AAC.

 

[4in16]

This Tulsa/ Houston swing is brutal travel wise. I thought we'd beat Tulsa but fizzle out against Houston. Now we are steering at 1 and 3 in conference play. This is definitely a gut check game. I'm not giving up on our boys so I'll say 73 - 68 UConn. (but I'm not sure if I really believe that)

They're 2-2 in conference.

 

[UConnDad]

There's no way we're beating Houston. But when we do. Sweeeeet!