PauliePeppas
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They are going to pass UNC and tie Duke . Unreal.
Disagree. I’d like to see UConn lose by a lot.If we dont win i really dont care who does. Just want to watch good basketball.
10 years ago I felt the same way and probably worse.Disagree. I’d like to see UConn lose by a lot.
Two title games in two years in this climate is insane. We cant even keep our best player to stay put (this is praise to Hurley not a knock on Autry).
If Red wins the title next year and brings a solid core back and wins another title we wouldn't call him elite? Jim has 1 title and I would call him elite. He's won everywhere he goes and got better year after year at UConn to the point there's nowhere to go but down. Sign me up for that here.He got guys to come back once. Let’s see if he can keep it going with higher caliber recruits looking to go pro sooner.
If Red wins the title next year and brings a solid core back and wins another title we wouldn't call him elite? Jim has 1 title and I would call him elite. He's won everywhere he goes and got better year after year at UConn to the point there's nowhere to go but down. Sign me up for that here.
I just can’t do it I hope it goes to fifteen overtime’sIm rooting for Uconn to win it. I absolutely despise the big ten and SEC
The Big Ten is garbage and deserves another consecutive year without a title.I just can’t do it I hope it goes to fifteen overtime’s
Don't forget about Kentucky. You can put them on this list as well.I’d also add Duke.
(Amazing! God Bless America!)
That said - if any of these teams is playing another one:
I root for the meteor strike.
That’s a loser cop out. They played the teams that were playing the best at that time.Amazing the dog crap teams they've played in the finals. Would this be the first time since 99 they actually play a good team Monday?
How can 2 years in a row be a one off?I gotta see sustained success for a while to call guys elite. Could just be a semantic difference of opinion. I think I. The current environment we’re going to see a lot of whacky one-offs going forward.
Enjoy the make believe objectivity points. Here on planet Earth the 98 Broncos odds improved when the best team in the other conference lost.That’s a loser cop out. They played the teams that were playing the best at that time.
Winning 6 in a row is hard.
How can 2 years in a row be a one off?
It is unreal.They are going to pass UNC and tie Duke . Unreal.
Amazing the dog crap teams they've played in the finals. Would this be the first time since 99 they actually play a good team Monday?
I dislike UConn as much as the next guy but this is a tired narrative. UConn beat an absolutely stacked Duke team in the Final Four in 2004 and a Florida team who was pound-for-pound the best team in the 2014 season. UConn deserved their championships as much as we try to discredit them.
Painter is an excellent coach and has been for awhile.I’ll be rooting for Purdue but UConn is a better team…better personnel.
However…the biggest difference may be in coaches.
Say what you will about Danny Hurley but he may be the best around now.
UConn is great defensively.
Their offense is tough to defend and uses some complicated sets to get consistently good shots.
Hurley has a winning system.
Matt Painter?
Has a talented big man so big that his shots almost can’t be defended.
Nothing special as coach.
Clingan is an easy guy to root for. Plus the team plays hard. Purdue overall is not as talented. Edey is good but he is only one person and Clingan should be able to neutralize Edey.It is unreal.
Hard to believe.
I cannot express how much I dislike the UConn Athletic Department.
But, I have to say - watching this UConn Men's Team is a pleasure. They play hard. They play under control. They set screens - they pick - they move the ball.
They play the way the game is supposed to play.
Donovan Clingan is a terrific player. He is a traditional center who, at times reminds me of a poor man's Bill Walton.
So, last night I found myself rooting for the Huskies - I could not believe that.
I'll root for them again on Monday night because they play basketball they are just really good.