drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Mar 18, 2021 18:53:00 GMT -5
Until the Creighton game I thought UCONN was a legit Final Four team. Of all the teams we played there was no doubt that they were the best. Now maybe it’s just matchups but they handled us and our improved defense with ease. But they looked awful against Creighton. Booknight especially. Really curious to see how they look against Md. Something tells me they have a run in them
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hoyaguy
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Post by hoyaguy on Mar 18, 2021 19:04:34 GMT -5
Maryland apparently can have some great shutdown defense, based on a pundit’s word and I personally think UConn is good but it was more so that they outmatched us in all of our usual advantages like rebounding obviously they are pretty dependent on bouknight’s performance
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Post by DudeSlade on Mar 18, 2021 19:04:40 GMT -5
Curious on thoughts on the other side of the East region from us. Anyone have a feeling on UConn-Maryland, or potentially UConn-Alabama? How good is Alabama? How good is Texas? Can MSU or UCLA pull that upset on Texas? Until Smart makes a run at Texas, I'm betting against them. Not looking ahead for us -- happy for any wins at this point -- but I feel like I could overanalyze our side forever, but there's some interesting games on the other side of the region too. I got UCONN going to the FF in one of my brackets and the Elite 8 in the other one. I don't know if it's because they have our number but I'm high on UCONN. In my experience guards dominate tourneys and Bouknight is one of the best. Cole isn't too bad either. I was having a hard time not doing the same and kept questioning whether it was how they played us influencing my decision-making. I agree that guards like Bouknight can do a lot of damage in the tourneys. I keep going back and forth now on that UConn-Alabama game. I have the winner making the Elite Eight and probably Final Four.
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Post by tribeninerhoya on Mar 18, 2021 19:46:32 GMT -5
Mount St. Mary’s looking strong early on. Impressive squad. Texas Southern says “not so fast my friend.” Ugly first half in Wichita State/Drake. Well Wichita State/Drake may have been ugly, but it was a fantastic game.
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Post by hibernatinghoyafan on Mar 18, 2021 22:07:56 GMT -5
I have UConn beating our Hoyas in the Elite8 in my bracket. Think UConn steamrolls MD and Bama
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 18, 2021 23:16:52 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 18, 2021 23:53:07 GMT -5
Hinkle Capacity is 1250 or 14% for the game. I'll be there. Anyone else? I want to get a REBOUND.....MOVE cheer going at some point. My daughter (current junior) will be there.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 18, 2021 23:57:50 GMT -5
Wonder if Buzz is still saying that after the second half collapse by Sparty.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2021 0:28:21 GMT -5
I have UConn beating Bama but tbh I wouldn't bet against Nate Oats. IMO there's not many difference makers on the sidelines. It generally comes down to the talent on the court but he's definitely one of the few coaches that make a difference. Bouknight is capable of taking over if the game is close but Primo and Petty have the size and athleticism to make it tough on him.
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 19, 2021 0:31:29 GMT -5
Wonder if Buzz is still saying that after the second half collapse by Sparty. ...popular meme tonight
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2021 1:34:08 GMT -5
Wonder if Buzz is still saying that after the second half collapse by Sparty. ...popular meme tonight It's like watching people standing in an empty field punching into the air. Like who are the people upset about what happened???
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 19, 2021 6:32:47 GMT -5
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 19, 2021 6:40:55 GMT -5
I have UConn beating our Hoyas in the Elite8 in my bracket. Think UConn steamrolls MD and Bama This is my outcome in one of my brackets as well.
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 19, 2021 7:45:46 GMT -5
Wonder if Buzz is still saying that after the second half collapse by Sparty. ...popular meme tonight Izzo seems to be a coach that can ride his players pretty hard, even in public, and not alienate them to the point where they transfer/leave. He has built a winning resume and had a lot of great teams and that probably has a big impact on how the players accept his criticism. In a lot of cases these days you would expect that player to be in the transfer portal soon, but Izzo does not seem to have that happen to his program often. At this point most players should know what they are getting into when they commit to Izzo for 4 years and I assume he is getting kids with thick skin that can accept hard coaching. Would be great if Coach Ewing can attract the same type of kids in the future years.
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 19, 2021 7:54:35 GMT -5
I have UConn beating our Hoyas in the Elite8 in my bracket. Think UConn steamrolls MD and Bama UConn is a tough team to get a handle on this year. When they beat the Hoyas easily the last time they played I really thought they were the best team in the Big East. They had a very complete team, with height/length, shooting, ball handling and great athleticism, and they were deep. They seemed to be on a roll but then did not play well against Creighton, which was surprising. They do depend heavily on Bouknight scoring well to make all the other pieces come together, and I guess if you can slow him down then they are beatable, but that is easier said then done. Creighton did a great job on him, I am not sure if it was something they did or Bouknight just had a really bad game. I think the only way to consistently slow him down is to be physical with Bouknight before he catches the ball. If you let him make his cuts and get the ball comfortably where he wants it, he is too athletic and too skilled to stop. The Hoyas did not do a good job being physical with him before he caught the ball and he got into a comfortable rhythm. It will be interesting to see how UConn plays in these NCAA games. I think the matchup between them and Alabama could be a really interesting game. Alabama is really good.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Mar 19, 2021 8:13:03 GMT -5
usually there's one day with mostly chalk and another day with a lot of upsets. Since we're on the upsetting side of things for once, rooting for a lot of chalk today.
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 19, 2021 9:53:09 GMT -5
I have UConn beating our Hoyas in the Elite8 in my bracket. Think UConn steamrolls MD and Bama UConn is a tough team to get a handle on this year. When they beat the Hoyas easily the last time they played I really thought they were the best team in the Big East. They had a very complete team, with height/length, shooting, ball handling and great athleticism, and they were deep. They seemed to be on a roll but then did not play well against Creighton, which was surprising. They do depend heavily on Bouknight scoring well to make all the other pieces come together, and I guess if you can slow him down then they are beatable, but that is easier said then done. Creighton did a great job on him, I am not sure if it was something they did or Bouknight just had a really bad game. I think the only way to consistently slow him down is to be physical with Bouknight before he catches the ball. If you let him make his cuts and get the ball comfortably where he wants it, he is too athletic and too skilled to stop. The Hoyas did not do a good job being physical with him before he caught the ball and he got into a comfortable rhythm. It will be interesting to see how UConn plays in these NCAA games. I think the matchup between them and Alabama could be a really interesting game. Alabama is really good. I only watched the 2nd half but I believe Bouknight just had a bad day. It seemed to me that he was getting the looks that UCONN would want but they weren't falling.
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 19, 2021 10:10:07 GMT -5
I have UConn beating our Hoyas in the Elite8 in my bracket. Think UConn steamrolls MD and Bama UConn is a tough team to get a handle on this year. When they beat the Hoyas easily the last time they played I really thought they were the best team in the Big East. They had a very complete team, with height/length, shooting, ball handling and great athleticism, and they were deep. They seemed to be on a roll but then did not play well against Creighton, which was surprising. They do depend heavily on Bouknight scoring well to make all the other pieces come together, and I guess if you can slow him down then they are beatable, but that is easier said then done. Creighton did a great job on him, I am not sure if it was something they did or Bouknight just had a really bad game. I think the only way to consistently slow him down is to be physical with Bouknight before he catches the ball. If you let him make his cuts and get the ball comfortably where he wants it, he is too athletic and too skilled to stop. The Hoyas did not do a good job being physical with him before he caught the ball and he got into a comfortable rhythm. It will be interesting to see how UConn plays in these NCAA games. I think the matchup between them and Alabama could be a really interesting game. Alabama is really good. Booknight lacks NBA level conditioning. Carrying too much body fat and not in elite shape. This makes it uncertain if UCONN can rely on him to be at 100% for a 6 game run and makes UCONN an uncertain pick.
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Post by HometownHoya on Mar 19, 2021 10:43:11 GMT -5
Curious on thoughts on the other side of the East region from us. Anyone have a feeling on UConn-Maryland, or potentially UConn-Alabama? How good is Alabama? How good is Texas? Can MSU or UCLA pull that upset on Texas? Until Smart makes a run at Texas, I'm betting against them. Not looking ahead for us -- happy for any wins at this point -- but I feel like I could overanalyze our side forever, but there's some interesting games on the other side of the region too. I got UCONN going to the FF in one of my brackets and the Elite 8 in the other one. I don't know if it's because they have our number but I'm high on UCONN. In my experience guards dominate tourneys and Bouknight is one of the best. Cole isn't too bad either. Just filled out a quick rushed bracket with no research and huge Hoya bias and I have the Hoyas beating UConn in the elite 8. I know they're a tough matchup for us but it's hard to beat any team 3 teams.
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 19, 2021 10:55:39 GMT -5
FWIW, my son, a Brown grad, has the Hoyas going to the Sweet Sixteen in his office bracket. I told him that he's bolder than I am.
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