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Will UCONN go undefeated in 2013-14?

Will UCONN go undefeated this season?

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Mojo scares the heck out of me.....I read this thread w/ an ever widening smile, which I quickly turned into a frown. In order to balance out the mojo universe I predict the following. UConn will go winless, lose every game. KML and Stewie will not compete for POY. Geno will forget how to coach. CD will get thrown out of 7 games. No injured players will heal. Chong will make no impact. Nobody will visit the president next year. Boneyard posters will all stop loving this team and Wilson won't spend the next four winters in Storrs.... balance restored, I am off to see my gypsy voodoo lady to get my palm read and participate in a ritual cleansing... :cool::rolleyes:
 
DavidinNaples said:
Mojo scares the heck out of me.....I read this thread w/ an ever widening smile, which I quickly turned into a frown. In order to balance out the mojo universe I predict the following. UConn will go winless, lose every game. KML and Stewie will not compete for POY. Geno will forget how to coach. CD will get thrown out of 7 games. No injured players will heal. Chong will make no impact. Nobody will visit the president next year. Boneyard posters will all stop loving this team and Wilson won't spend the next four winters in Storrs.... balance restored, I am off to see my gypsy voodoo lady to get my palm read and participate in a ritual cleansing... :cool::rolleyes:
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Over the years I have gone from a Mojo devote to a "screw the mojo" kinda guy.

Prior to the 90 game winning streak, plenty of poster were posting in similar fashion to the posts in this thread. Some calling for undefeated seasons and some more cautious.

The fact is, it's all about talent. Sure the could be injuries (I hate even saying that word), but why predict based on something that hasn't happened yet. We can post all we want about winning every game and it will be what it will be.

Now, is some of the mojo talk just message board fun? Of course. Oooooo....look out for the mojo.....scary....

I say that if you feel it, say it. If you feel this team will go undefeated, shout it from the rooftops.

One other thing. I would wager a guess that Uconn has a deeper roster than any other teaml. 9 players that can be in the regular rotation. Because of that, they can handle and missed time by any of the players. Find me one other roster (TN comes close) that goes that deep. 12 player rosters don't help if you don't have talented players that can fill in for the better players if they miss any time.
 
doggydaddy said:
Over the years I have gone from a Mojo devote to a "screw the mojo" kinda guy.

Prior to the 90 game winning streak, plenty of poster were posting in similar fashion to the posts in this thread. Some calling for undefeated seasons and some more cautious.

The fact is, it's all about talent. Sure the could be injuries (I hate even saying that word), but why predict based on something that hasn't happened yet. We can post all we want about winning every game and it will be what it will be.

Now, is some of the mojo talk just message board fun? Of course. Oooooo....look out for the mojo.....scary....

I say that if you feel it, say it. If you feel this team will go undefeated, shout it from the rooftops.

One other thing. I would wager a guess that Uconn has a deeper roster than any other teaml. 9 players that can be in the regular rotation. Because of that, they can handle and missed time by any of the players. Find me one other roster (TN comes close) that goes that deep. 12 player rosters don't help if you don't have talented players that can fill in for the better players if they miss any time.
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doggydaddy said:
One other thing. I would wager a guess that Uconn has a deeper roster than any other teaml. 9 players that can be in the regular rotation. Because of that, they can handle and missed time by any of the players. Find me one other roster (TN comes close) that goes that deep. 12 player rosters don't help if you don't have talented players that can fill in for the better players if they miss any time.
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Im biased, but I think the Duke roster is deeper than TN's....
 
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Some positive news on the injury front, I read recently that Stefanie says she's 100% and pain free while playing pickup. I'm sure the Horde will soon be given access to the coaches and players and will hear how Brianna is doing in her rehab.
 
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The most recent objective information we have to base a prediction on is summer USA basketball. UCONN had 5 players on the combined wug and u19 rosters. Only TN and Duke had more than one player--they each had 2. Combined, there were 4 players from two other elite programs that still didn't numerically match uconn's 5. All 5 uconn players were starters, statistical leaders in various categories, as well as 1 mop and a team captain.

And, that 5 is not uconn's season starting 5 in at least one and, perhaps two positions. But, even there, the embarrassment of riches is not fully revealed. The 5 players fill positions 1 thru 5.

Prediction of an undefeated season is a reasonable choice.
 
jplotinus said:
The most recent objective information we have to base a prediction on is summer USA basketball. UCONN had 5 players on the combined wug and u19 rosters. Only TN and Duke had more than one player--they each had 2. Combined, there were 4 players from two other elite programs that still didn't numerically match uconn's 5. All 5 uconn players were starters, statistical leaders in various categories, as well as 1 mop and a team captain.

And, that 5 is not uconn's season starting 5 in at least one and, perhaps two positions. But, even there, the embarrassment of riches is not fully revealed. The 5 players fill positions 1 thru 5.

Prediction of an undefeated season is a reasonable choice.
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To be fair..... the best two Duke players were either injured (Gray) or recovering from an injury (Williams).... I think those two would have made the WUG team if they had been healthy and tried out. Not sure if Liston would have still made it though.
 
doggydaddy said:
And won the national championship last year.

You're welcome.
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In spite of. ;)

We coulda won the league and the BE tourney if not for the likes of you. You guys will never learn.
 
reno tony said:
Most that believe UCONN might not go undefeated state they could be done in by a poor shooting performance. They will probably be a top three scoring team, but there offense is not why I don't believe they will be nearly unbeatable. Their defense will be top three as well and while they could possibly have a poor shooting game, it is hard to imagine a team scoring enough points against them to win. I will paraphrase Morgan Tuck... "If they can't score, they can't win."
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It's their defense which seams to get better and tighter - especially when they infrequently struggle on offense. Very few teams work hard enough for 40 minutes to beat them. N Dame was one of the few that had the talent, coaching and heart.
 
Sonny44 said:
What I like best about our teams is that they very rarely lose a game that they should have one. The last time they did [that I remember] was that loss against St. John's 2 years ago. Ugh, that was devastating.
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Was in Gampel. You know, St Johns was athletic, back court was superb, and it was really memorable to be at that game. Like Louisville- Baylor! That's why we still play the games!
 
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triaddukefan said:
Im biased, but I think the Duke roster is deeper than TN's....
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Duke is ridiculously deep:
PG: Chelsea Gray/Chloe Wells
SG: Alexis Jones/Rebecca Greenwell
SF: Tricia Liston/Richa Jackson
PF: Haley Peters/Oderah Chidom
C: Elizabeth Williams/Kendall Cooper/Amber Henson

11 players who could all contend for significant playing time. Jones/Gray/Wells are all true point guards. If their freshmen are as good as advertised, they beat UCONN in terms of depth, although UCONN is more top heavy in talent.

Tennessee isn't deep at all this year:
PG: Ariel Massengale/Andraya Carter
SG: Meighan Simmons/Jordan Reynolds
SF: Cierra Burdick
PF: Bashaara Graves/Jasmine Jones
C: Mercedes Russell/Isabelle Harrison

I don't see Nia Moore logging big minutes for UT, and that's their entire roster. Starting 5 should be pretty solid (if healthy), Harrison will be a big contributor (whether she starts or comes off the bench) but besides those 6, there aren't any proven players or incoming freshmen who are expected to make a big splash.
 
I don't mean to be cocky, but I have already written off the 2013-14 season as undefeated. My concentration is now on the 2014-15 season. Actually, I guess that is kind of cocky. Oh well. So be it.
 
bballnut90 said:
Duke is ridiculously deep:
PG: Chelsea Gray/Chloe Wells
SG: Alexis Jones/Rebecca Greenwell
SF: Tricia Liston/Richa Jackson
PF: Haley Peters/Oderah Chidom
C: Elizabeth Williams/Kendall Cooper/Amber Henson

11 players who could all contend for significant playing time.
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I thought Becca was injured. Will she be ready for the season?
 
meganmatthews said:
I don't mean to be cocky, but I have already written off the 2013-14 season as undefeated. My concentration is now on the 2014-15 season. Actually, I guess that is kind of cocky. Oh well. So be it.
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I wouldn't be surprised. Almost expecting them to go undefeated the next two years. Great coaching + having the best roster of players. At the very least, barring some massive injuries, I don't see Uconn NOT winning the next two NC. Of course, anything can happen.
 
Frankly my question is will we go 91 unfeated games and break our old record...could happen, as long as Stewie is Stewie, and KLM is KLM....not to mention all our other very bright lights. I guess this is bad for the Mojo...but seriously it could happen.
 
semper said:
Frankly my question is will we go 91 unfeated games and break our old record...could happen, as long as Stewie is Stewie, and KLM is KLM....not to mention all our other very bright lights. I guess this is bad for the Mojo...but seriously it could happen.
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Who's KLM? :)
 
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Being undefeated will come down to guard play. You know Stewie and KML will be in the running for NPOY. Steph will have a chance as well if she is healthy. You know what you are going to get out of Tuck. But as we've seen over the years - guard play is extremely crucial. You know what you are going to get out of KML, Stewie, Tuck, Mo Jeff and Stokes. And if Steph is healthy.

However, if for whatever reason we need outside shooting on a day when both Stewie and KML are off or one is bricking and the other isn't doing so hot- one game or two we'll need our guards to step up with shooting. You can get by with Steph shooting from outside or Tuck can hit an occasional outside shot but they're much stronger in the paint. Though Steph is pretty good, Anyhow - Mo Jeff can't shoot. 99% of the time we won't need her to. If Bria is bricking like last year for most of the season and Banks isn't the same- I expect we'll get beat once or twice.

IMO wildcards to the season are injuries with Steph and Banks, Banks quality of play, and which Bria will we see?
 
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