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We need to be #1

Colin G said:
Purdue beat the 73rd ranked kenpom at home by 3 in ot, we beat the 53rd ranked kenpom team by 21 at home, we're also now 1`there too so we deserve it
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I don't disagree at all; but I will play the contrarian for this point.

Keep the chip on the shoulders a bit more. This bunch was un ranked to start the season and chipped away every team they have played. More like blasted away. I have been watching UConn ball for a long time.
The floor diving for loose balls against LIU when up 50 with 4 minutes left was outrageous and heart skipped a beat. Hawk lost the ball off the dribble with maybe 4.5 or five left. His grimace was classic. He was beyond annoyed. A+ effort against a bad team when up by 50. 2nd team held the lead. Springs and Dan Hurley jr scored!

What I learned?

They compete like hell.

This team looks prepared and ready to step on a lot of mother frugin' throats.
 
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HooperScooper said:
I don't think blowing out LIU by any amount is going to move the needle with voters. Nor should it probably.
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True, if its just LIU. However, when you add the 21 point blowout against Florida (and on the road) wouldn't that be enough to overtake Purdue?
 
FourRings said:
The writers that vote don’t like to be wrong. They rarely have any team jump a team if they haven’t lost. As much as UConn probably deserves the #1 ranking I highly doubt they’ll penalize Purdue or VA for winning by not as much or not as convincing. Anyone that thinks Bama will be ahead of UConn needs to put the pipe down. Be patient… It’s just a matter of time and this team will be #1.
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I only said Alabama could overtake Uconn at no. 1 because the pollsters (they have been biased before too) may not see it our way and they might consider Alabama deserving of no. 1 over Uconn because they beat Houston on the road and rallied from 15 points down.

However, I agree 100% Uconn should be no. 1 and ahead of Alabama....especially since the Huskies already beat that same Alabama team by 15 points. If the pollsters don't do it our way, they would be the ridiculous ones.

Anywas, we'll know soon enough tomorrow.
 
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I think uconn has shown theyre the #1 so far. But my heart isn’t going to be broken if they don’t jump two undefeated teams. I’m sure they’ll get a decent share of the first place votes. Keep winning and it’ll take care of itself
 
During the Ok State vs VTech game, Seth Greenberg and Laphonso Ellis put UConn #1 in their rankings.

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FfldCntyFan said:
Interesting that they both have Bama ahead of Purdue.
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Yeah I think I'd do Purdue slightly ahead of Bama. But there's an argument there for Bama. A road win against Houston is pretty legit- better than anything Purdue has on their resume. And then, of course, Bama's only loss to the "#1 team".

I generally trust Seth Greenberg's analysis more than most national guys. I think he puts in the work to watch a lot of these teams and get inside their games+practices.
 
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Seth Greenberg and Laphonso Ellis both with UConn-UVA-Alabama as their 1-2-3 this week (halftime show of Marquette/ND game).
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Seth Greenberg and Laphonso Ellis both with UConn-UVA-Alabama as their 1-2-3 this week (halftime show of Marquette/ND game).
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I think Purdue will come down to earth and people adjust to Edey, but I don't know how their week was somehow concerning enough that people have UConn (and even Bama) jumping them, but Virginia's last two games are hunky dory.
 
tzznandrew said:
I think Purdue will come down to earth and people adjust to Edey, but I don't know how their week was somehow concerning enough that people have UConn (and even Bama) jumping them, but Virginia's last two games are hunky dory.
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Yeah Laphonso had them 5 behind even Houston. Felt a bit nuts to me but as long as the good guys are #1….
 
Our Bama win will be huge on Selection Sunday.. Once Oregon has their team back.. That will help as well.

Just gotta take care of BE biz.. We'll be ok once we get our full roster back.. Samson in the house
 
I just watched Tennessee (7) hold on to defeat Maryland (13) a few minutes ago. I mean, both teams would destroy the best lineup The Boneyard could put together, but this game was not indicative of a couple teams hovering in the Top 10 range. At all.
 
August_West said:
Yup. Worrying about #1 this week is so Syracuse. No thanks. It’s almost better that all the talking heads scream about us being 1 than being #1, if everyone’s problem is publicity on that front.

Cream rises to the top. And let’s decimate the league.
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Hmm..,Has Syracuse done a lot of worrying about being #1 recently?? Probably the only stone of delusion left unturned on that board at this point … I’d set the over/under at 25 years prob
 
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ESPN at the half of the Texas A&M/Oregon State game picked their top 5 and they picked UConn as the number 1. It was Seth and Laphonso who picked them.
 
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AzHusky said:
ESPN at the half of the Texas A&M/Oregon State game picked their top 5 and they picked UConn as the number 1
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Both guys did their own Top 5 and each of them had UConn #1 without a hem or a haw.

Laphonso (Ellis?) and a former coach.
 
lange10 said:


Here’s one first place vote we can count on. Hopefully we see a few more when voters reveal their polls this evening.
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When Dickey V says we haven’t played top competition, ummmm….. Alabama is now #4 and we wiped the floor with them.

Purdue and Virginia squeak by and the get rewarded with A 1/2?

The new AP poll just shows the AP didn’t learn anything from the ridiculous North Carolina as #1 ranking - they don’t watch enough game IMO
 
AntG168 said:
Purdue just barely beat a 6-5 Nebraska team today. We are CLEARLY the #1 team in the country as of today
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Conference games will always be tough but remember, Nebraska embarrassed Creighton in Omaha
 
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Umami Zen said:
Our Bama win will be huge on Selection Sunday.. Once Oregon has their team back.. That will help as well.

Just gotta take care of BE biz.. We'll be ok once we get our full roster back.. Samson in the house
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Bama is going to benefit on Selection Sunday because they lost to UConn by only 15 on a neutral court.
 
espn has good guys #1 in power rankings & Clingan as player of the week...so we got that going for us

1. UConn Huskies (11-0)
Previous ranking: 5
This week: at Butler (Saturday)

Andre Jackson Jr.'s transformation from a physical two-way wing to a supremely versatile point forward has been one of the key aspects of UConn's impressive start to 2022-23. The 6-foot-6 guard is averaging a career high in assists this season while taking care of the ball better than ever in his three-year college career. Since moving back into UConn's starting lineup three games ago, Jackson is averaging 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists -- and hasn't committed a single turnover. He is a primary reason the Huskies have assists on an eye-opening 63.7% of their field goals.

Player of the Week: Donovan Clingan, UConn Huskies​

This was a difficult week to single out a player. Miami's Isaiah Wong, LSU's KJ Williams and Penn State's Jalen Pickett all garnered consideration. But Clingan had one of the most analytically impressive weeks we've seen this season, and it's unlikely to be repeated by anyone over the next few months.

He played just 34 minutes total in two wins over Florida and LIU, averaging 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks while shooting a ridiculous 18-for-19 from the field. He didn't miss any of his 10 shots in UConn's win over the Sharks on Saturday, finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds in just 15 minutes. The 7-foot-2 freshman from Bristol, Connecticut, is off to a much stronger start than many expected, providing a dominant backup option behind star big man Adama Sanogo.
 
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