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Who expected to win tonight?

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Not me. I hoped they would play well but didn't expect that ether.

I had hoped we would have figured out a starting line up by tonight. Has not happened.

Every minute we play DO is a minute we could use developing Carlton. Of all the things I think are dumb, (including Larrier running the baseline for a TO) I think that playing DO over Carlton is the dumbest.
 
If someone thought we’d get a win tonight, you can find their picture next to the word optimist in the dictionary.
 
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I expect to win every game. It’s in my DNA as a UConn fan. Unfortunately it isn’t in Kevin’s DNA
 
Palatine said:
Not me. I hoped they would play well but didn't expect that ether.

I had hoped we would have figured out a starting line up by tonight. Has not happened.

Every minute we play DO is a minute we could use developing Carlton. Of all the things I think are dumb, (including Larrier running the baseline for a TO) I think that playing DO over Carlton is the dumbest.
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HOPE. Sure. I continue to hope this is just a bad dream they will just snap out of any game now.....

No expectations whatsoever.
 
I just watch out of habit, and to see if we can reach new depths. The 20 point loss season record provides some intrigue.
 
Bomber36 said:
Not sure why.
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I was being sarcastic... Considering someone always starts a thread with "this is a winnable game", smart money was on Witchita even with the spread
 
Didn't expect to win, hoped to avoid embarrassment.

The only game against a decent opponent in which we've avoided embarrassment was Cincy, and even that was only because the score stayed respectable despite the game being effectively over 5 minutes in.
 
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sammydabiz said:
I was being sarcastic... Considering someone always starts a thread with "this is a winnable game", smart money was on Witchita even with the spread
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Gotcha....we definitely need a sarcasm font.
 
Since when is it ok not to expect a Uconn win? Up until the start of last year, the response was RARELY, if ever.

A late fall/winter weekend was never quite complete without a Uconn win. Most weekends up until last year were indeed complete.

That says it all.
 
Wasn't expecting a win. I was hoping that we didn't get blown out by 40.
 
I no longer expect to win any games. I expect to lose most and hope to win some. Mainly, I hope we don't get embarrassed especially in nationally televised games.
 
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Every minute we play DO is a minute we could use developing Carlton. Of all the things I think are dumb, (including Larrier running the baseline for a TO) I think that playing DO over Carlton is the dumbest.

DO did in 2 minutes at start of game was much better than Carleton did in his 2 minutes - DO had a hoop, 3 rebounds and some hustle - Carlton had 2 fouls in 8 seconds, 2 turnovers and missed 3 rebounds-- Carleton will get better but DO has played with more desire
You can't develop someone who is sitting on a bench in foul trouble. A game vs the huge front line of 2 seniors of WSU is not a good place to develop
I would agree vs a much less talented team
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Didn't expect to win, hoped to avoid embarrassment.

The only game against a decent opponent in which we've avoided embarrassment was Cincy, and even that was only because the score stayed respectable despite the game being effectively over 5 minutes in.
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The first WSU game was within reach 65% of the game
 
gtcam said:
The first WSU game was within reach 65% of the game
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And that means what? I guess one could say that if a game is in a 7-10 point range it is in reach but we have been embarrassed by the great majority of good teams we have played. Those “in reach” moments bounce quickly out of control and the reality is that at no time is this team truly competitive. How many teams in the P5 conferences and the AAC are worse than us? It can’t be that many.
 
URI is 20-3 and ranked 18th...I guarantee their fans think just about any game is winnable. Winning breeds winning. Sure it's the A10, but I'm thinking we would have trouble being .500 in that conference as well. KO has created a dumpster fire under his watch. He just has to go ASAP.
 
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I didn't see a path to victory, something has to drastically change for us to beat a really good team

No turnovers, made shots, strong rebounding

we're bad at everything, I'd be happy if we could do 1 out of 3, 2 out of three will keep the games closer, 3 out of three is nearly impossible, and 0-3 is the norm

just not enough talent and / or experience to compete with the best teams


part of our problem is that we're playing 8 games against teams with Final Four aspirations, and I think their confidence is shot

a much harder schedule than we tend to get (or give) credit for
 
This was the kind of schedule if we had a good team would propel us into a good bid and tourney position, but even if we had a weak schedule the true nature of this team's ability would not be hidden for long.
 
I thought we'd lose by 20. I didn't watch it. Saw some highlights. We were being shot over and dunked on. 6 games left, I think going 3-3 is the best we can expect. We will be a 15pt dog at Cincy and a 10 pt. dog at Houston.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Didn't expect to win, hoped to avoid embarrassment.

The only game against a decent opponent in which we've avoided embarrassment was Cincy, and even that was only because the score stayed respectable despite the game being effectively over 5 minutes in.
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Arizona was far from an embarrassment, unless you're going to completely ignore context. Wichita State the first time wasn't an embarrassment. Neither was Michigan State.

Incidentally, Cincinnati felt like it was for the reasons you mentioned. Neither that game nor the most recent Wichita game was as close as the score indicated. Then, add in the close-wins over some dregs, the stompings we took from Arkansas and Auburn, and the no-shows against Cuse/Nova, and Arizona may have been damn close to the best game we've played all year. It's sad.
 
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