friggin uconn

[djcon57]

*shrug*

We beat them with one of our worst teams in recent memory.

 

[two3zone]

LOL it takes time. This year they had to resort to bringing in 5th year guys. That is not the sign of a strong program. One, maybe. Two? Not so much. Let's not also forget they needed a 60 footer to keep their hopes alive.

They followed it up with a top 10 recruiting class, what's that a sign of?

 

[jdubs30]

*shrug*

We beat them with one of our worst teams in recent memory.

We scored against them at will.

Their defense is good -- but let's not pretend the AAC has a bunch of good offenses. OOC since Atlantis for them was OSU, GTown and Texas.

I do think UConn is good and I do think Ollie knows how to get to talent to Storrs. But I also think they don't have a Napier or Kemba on this year's team. And they aren't as good as those Calhoun teams with Price/Thabeet/Sticks/Adrien/Gordon/Okafor.

Kansas' size will give them fits an Kansas has the best guards UConn has seen all year.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Feels like forever since we last spoke about UCONN.

Understandable, though. The rivalry just isn't the same.

Could be that we just don't have much in common anymore.

Or maybe what we have in common just doesn't make for a strong bond?

Nobody wants to live in the past. We're pretty much in each other's past.

Nevermind, anyway. Just took a moment to wax poetic.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Suuuuuuuure

Wrong poster.

 

[TheCusian]

we can hate on them all we want, but they get it done in march, must be nice

Let's dissect this:

1. Hate isn't reserved for losing teams. It's fun to hate on Rutgers, but it's more fun to root against a real rival who wins.

2. They won 1 game as a 9 seed. If they lose on Saturday, are they still getting it done?

3. We know how nice it is. 58-29 (them) v 61-37 (us). 5 FF appearances apiece. They have more championships (kudos to them).

 

[HOFCeluck]

Annual game in MSG.

Yeah I know, doesn't help us, no natural recruiting ground, etc.

 

[skurey]

3. We know how nice it is. 58-29 (them) v 61-37 (us). 5 FF appearances apiece. They have more championships (kudos to them).

Looool

 

[djcon57]

Annual game in MSG.

Yeah I know, doesn't help us, no natural recruiting ground, etc.

I'd love an annual game against them personally

 

[HOFCeluck]

I'd love an annual game against them personally

Everyone should. It would be a f@cking good basketball game.

 

[orangenirvana]

Wrong poster.

My bad.

 

[jdubs30]

Annual game in MSG.

Yeah I know, doesn't help us, no natural recruiting ground, etc.

The game in Atlantis was electric -- it felt like a tournament game in November. The fan bases both would love this game.

 

[pearl31]

good gawd ucon wins a game they're favored in and Syracuse fans start gushing over how great they are in March. Unreal

 

[HoustonCuse]

Next people will be praising Pitt and saying we should fire Hop and get Dixon as our next coach. Oh wait...

 

[RF2044]

yea the uconn bashing is a little ridiculous on here

Good lord, get a grip.

 

[Cusefan0307]

UConn is tough to come back on because they don't miss FT's

Hate UCONN, but the reason they have won more close/big games than us over the years is because their main guys have always been good ft shooters and ours have always struggled. That's the difference.

 

[RF2044]

National Championship, who knows what they do this year, and the #8 recruiting class coming in. I see its quite rough in the AAC.

You'd have to be blind to not recognize that they've already slipped a notch. They had a mediocre year in that "rough" AAC, finishing sixth, and it took a miracle shot for them to go on a run in the conference tournament to make it to the NCAAs. Last year, they got left out when they didn't win the conference tournament championship.

Things ain't going to get any better. Barring the B1G bid their delusional fanbase has unanimously decided is imminent, of course.

 

[Rage4CUSE]

Next people will be praising Pitt and saying we should fire Hop and get Dixon as our next coach. Oh wait...

I will fist fight any poster on this board that actively tries to get Jamie Dixon hired as head coach here.

 

[Cusefan0307]

We would win 6 games a year in the ACC with Dixon as coach, he wouldn't have Syracuse on his schedule.

 

[Madbiker]

we can hate on them all we want, but they get it done in march, must be nice

Colorado helped with their lousy free throw shooting.

 

[dasher]

They followed it up with a top 10 recruiting class, what's that a sign of?

A bit misleading. No real headliner. I would bet the under on that program if they don't get to the P-5

 

[kirbivore]

recent storz march performances remind of me of this quote from Casino

Ace Rothstein: [voice-over] No matter how big a guy might be, Nicky would take him on. You beat Nicky with fists, he comes back with a bat. You beat him with a knife, he comes back with a gun. And if you beat him with a gun, you better kill him, because he'll keep comin' back and back until one of you is dead.

 

[skurey]

Ollie has never lost in the NCAA tournament. GOAT coach?

 

[CuseCPT]

Next people will be praising Pitt and saying we should fire Hop and get Dixon as our next coach. Oh wait...

If you're going to call me out at least get it right. I said if NOT Hop, I would want Dixon. But by all means, go back to tearing down that strawman.

 

[iommi]

They have the titles, they have a now proven coach and they tend to get rolling in March. I hate them but the program is not in decline. Conference affiliation is obviously important but they seem to rise above it.

They are such a proven commodity that they play a lot of high-profile non-conference national tv matchups. They have no problem getting top 10 classes. A program with all those national titles in decline? Nope.