uconn is pretty good

[lichoya68]

wow so much for preseason rankings!!!!! uconn take the maui beating mich state and KENTUCKY!!! go big east... let the games begin... alot of wars coming and that keemba walker aint bad.... GO HOYAS BEAT UNC ASHVILLE... the big east wars is a coming ....YES... happy thanksgiving to all...... think uconn will be ranked this week ?? prediectIONS HERE on where abouts they come in??.. i thinKS maybe the top ten GO HOYAS CANT WAIT FOR OUR BIGS TO CONTINUE TO DO WELL AND MOSES TO RETURN FOR THE REAL SEASON.. be safe enjoy the holiday GO HOYAS ;D ;D ;D ;D

[lichoya68]

PS ANY predictions on what the penalites will be and will that make this game and alll the others irrelevant ?? just interested in you thoughts GO HOYAS ;D ;D

[hoya91]

When will any NCAA imposed penalties be announced? This investigation seems to be lasting a long time...

[gburyhoya]

What is up with the NCAA taking so long for the punishment on Calhoun and his UConnvicts. Secondly UConn is pretty good if you let Kemba Walker do basically anything he wants. When will these teams start double and triple teaming him? Once they start containing him they will be nothing but a .500 team.

[geedell]

Getting the feeling that the Big East may turn out to be the best conference in the country once again

[hoyalove4ever]

I hate the UConvicts, but I want to see them win out of conference, and they look really good so far.

I dream of the day when all sixteen teams in the Big East are in the Top 25! (Hopefully UCONN, SU, and NOVA will be at the bottom of the list).

[richfame]

Listen Uconn has started this season on Fire. A few things to remember:

If kemba keeeps up expending this energy he is going to wear down. What is he 6 foot, 170lbs?? Those jumpers will fall short.

There a fresman heavy team. Teams like that dont make it through the rigors of a big east season.

They will flame out l ike there coach will. Callhoon wont make it through the season.

[MCIGuy]

Remember last season when UConn impressed by beating Texas....and then we learned that Texas wasn't any good?

UConn deserves its props but I'm curious to see if that scenario plays out again.

[MassHoya]

Kemba ia a special player but I was surprised how little Kentucky did to slow him down. GU and the rest of the BE will have some wrinkles for him, I am sure.

[ksf42001]

Nov 25, 2010 11:04:48 GMT -5 MassHoya said:

Kemba ia a special player but I was surprised how little Kentucky did to slow him down. GU and the rest of the BE will have some wrinkles for him, I am sure.

Hopefully, JTIII utilize Moses for a few "clumsy freshman" hard fouls when we play them.

[nashvillehoyas]

The Big East is still The Beast of college basketball. GU, UConn, tourney champs. Expect Villanova to beat UTenn. Syracuse will be very good.....Was that Kemba Walker or Ray Allen out there? West Virgina, Louisville, and Notre Dame will be better than predictions.
Jealously and envy will not make the Hoyas better or the conference weaker. IF it wasn't for UCONN and Syracuse we would not have a NCAA champion in 25 years. Go Big East! Go Hoyas!!!

[DanMcQ]

I am all for OOC BE wins.

Kentucky frankly plays young and they have the added benefit of no actual coaching so it's no surprise that they could be had this realy.

As for UConn, Walker doesn't seem to do much to involve his teammates so a reasonable defensive job on him with lockdown D on Oriaki should make them go away.

[chep3]

Agree with Dan. Walker's been beating people. But he hasn't played a team yet that tries its hardest to get the ball out of his hands and makes everyone else carry the team. We'll see if Oriakhi, Roscoe, Napier, et al. can win games for UConn in the BE.

[sleepy]

I felt like I was watching a AAU game last night. That's the type of game UConn will thrive in this year, as long as you make them play actual basketball they won't be as successful. In addition to that Uconn was riding a wave of confidence last night, but its Connecticut where confidence will quickly turn into cockiness. They will most likely go into Big East play ranked in the top 10 and with a target on their back, and that will be their undoing. In addition to the fact they are a two man team surrounded by inexperienced freshman.

[geedell]

UConn beat three really good teams in Maui. I think it's just a testament to how good the Big East STILL is.

[lichoya68]

lots of good comments i do think that kentucky might have the most athletic team in the country and the most potential nba guys BUT AGREE they are primarily one on one less team.. kinda what calipari coached at memphis. great individaul players but young and NOT team oriented go hoyas ps uconn is good we will see if it lasts..and what happens with the ncaa you never know. go hoyas go big east happy thanksgiving to all be safe if traveling.go hoyas

[HoyaSinceBirth]

yeah i'm glad thye're winning now, because it will help us down the road. I'm not ready to say how good they are since 1) no one has really done anything to try and stop kemba. 2) He can't keep up carrying the load the whole season. 3) we don't know how good the teams are that they beat are. I was not very impressed by kentucky or michigan state in Maui. They may be good at the end of the year, but they're not good yet. The kentucky washington game was so sloppy it was pathetic.

[hifigator]

Nov 25, 2010 10:14:30 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Remember last season when UConn impressed by beating Texas....and then we learned that Texas wasn't any good?

UConn deserves its props but I'm curious to see if that scenario plays out again.

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Fair enough point, and in spite of the raw talent, I don't think the actual outcome of beating Kentucky is overly impressive. But the depth in that tourney was pretty strong, and to come out on top does say a lot. Also, someone mentioned Walker's jumpers coming up short later in the season as he hits that proverbial wall. Yeah, that's a concern, but from the somewhat limited action that I saw, he was most effective slashing first, breaking down defenses. Yeah, he's got a good shot, but unfortunately (unless you are a UConn fan), he's really a scorer more than a shooter in my opinion. Also, that Terrance Jones for Kentucky is a friggin load!

[seaweed]

two primary guards who are freshman has never been a recipe for success in the BEast, but we shall see what happens down the road.

[1984alloveragain]

Seaweed, that is a HERETICAL statement from a Hoya fan!! Remember two Freshmen Guards starting for our Regional Final and Big East Tournament Championship Team in 1987 - the Team better known as "Reggie and the Miracles". They were Mark Tillmon and Dwayne Bryant. AWESOME YEAR to rot for the HOYAS...