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RE: What would the media have said if UCONN didn't win the BB championship.
(06-18-2011 06:26 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  I thought WVU lived up to what was expected. I would have liked to have seen Huggs pull out another win over Calipari. But these things happen, especially when you're short handed...

You guys did fine. That Kentucky team was very talented and they were under seeded. They lost to UCONN twice because they could not handle UCONN defenders throwing them off the rhythm in both games.

Bottom line is BE needs to do better in the next tournament. We can't afford all these 1st round exits like this year.
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RE: What would the media have said if UCONN didn't win the BB championship.
(06-18-2011 06:10 PM)SF Husky Wrote:  
(06-18-2011 03:23 PM)frogman Wrote:  Hate to say it but we hae to give UCONN their props.

Since BE expansion they have been the final four twice and are the first to win a title. They can argue they hve the best mens and woman's BB coaches. This was not a super talented team but they got the job done.

Butler knocked off BE champs SYR and Pitt and thank goodness they didn't get UCONN (or Duke for that matter.)


The best BB conference in the land needs BB titles to prove it. One is not enough. We need another next year and the year after that. If Calhoun is the only coach who can deliver-- it is what it is. We had 11 teams in the tournament- most were massive failures. UCONN delivered. I don't like it any more than they next guy but it is what it is.

I think we got five serious contenders for the title next year. Three will probably go out early, losing to mid majors.


11 teams had their shot last year- only one made the final four and only one took the title. Horray for UCONN. SHame on the rest of the BE BB.

Thanks for the props. At least one SU fan is giving props to UCONN.

I got to say I was very disappointed with BE's performance last year. UL and Pitt really took it on the chin. I still can't believe Pitt lost to Butler. Butler was a good team, but I thought Pitt defense would have handled them. UCONN basically defended Butler to the point they can't shoot straight.

BE needs to get at least 3 teams in the final 8 and 2 to the final 4 this year. UCONN will be loaded again and I know Calhoun will have his team ready by March even though we only got 10 scholarship players. I hope rest of the BE can do some damage at the next NCAA tournament.

i thought marquette and cinci exceeded expectations but that's about it
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(06-18-2011 06:32 PM)SF Husky Wrote:  That Kentucky team was very talented and they were under seeded. They lost to UCONN twice because they could not handle UCONN defenders throwing them off the rhythm in both games.

Kentucky was talented. They had two problems though.

1. Their coach is an excellent recruiter but a horrible bench coach. That will always be their Achilles heel. If they can't out talent you with their thug ball style, they won't beat you. I don't believe their coach has ever drawn up a play to score a basket or make a stop. He has certainly never devised a system to stop a player of Walkers caliber.

2. They didn't play anyone in conference that was worth a d@mn except Florida and the Gators lost to Jacksonville. (Who?) You don't step out of a conference as terrible as the SEC to face WVU, OSU, UNC and UConn in succession and expect to be successful. Not when a team like UConn has been facing that type of competition week in / week out since January.

There is something to be said about being tournament tested and UConn was certainly that. Sure the Huskies lost 9 game in conference, big phucking deal. Last season was the first time since Big East expansion that the basketball conference schedule did what it was supposed to do. Bring the best out in one of our teams at the right time. Bottom line is UConn was the last team standing. They raised the trophy and deserve our respect, as much as our thanks. With that being said everyone in conference will be ready to spank that a$$ come round ball season and I'm sure UConn will be ready to defend it's title. It's The Big East Baby, wouldn't have it any other way.
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RE: What would the media have said if UCONN didn't win the BB championship.
(06-18-2011 07:07 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  2. They didn't play anyone in conference that was worth a d@mn except Florida and the Gators lost to Jacksonville. (Who?) You don't step out of a conference as terrible as the SEC to face WVU, OSU, UNC and UConn in succession and expect to be successful. Not when a team like UConn has been facing that type of competition week in / week out since January.

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UK can't do anything about the competition in the SEC...but UK still had a solid season (reaching Final Four before losing to UCONN by 1 pt) especially since they were placed outside the Top 10 in both major pre-season polls last year.

Plus...UK had some good non-conf wins during the season (beat Pac-10 Tourn Champ Washington, beat Notre Dame handily, destroyed Louisville on the road)...but lost by 2 pts at Chapel Hill vs UNC.

PS. One could play the "they lost to THIS TEAM who lost to THIS TEAM" game all day long...as teams UCONN lost to also had some "bad losses" as well.
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(06-19-2011 04:23 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  UK can't do anything about the competition in the SEC...but UK still had a solid season .....

Thank you....that is the point I make with UK fans all the time about Big East football when they talk about being in the almighty SEC. There is an old saying "ya got to dance with who brung ya." UofL Being in The Big East is the worst thing that could ever happen to UK.

BTW....UConn didn't have any bad losses. Every loss they had was in the toughest conference in the country. Some need to remember that.
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RE: What would the media have said if UCONN didn't win the BB championship.
(06-19-2011 11:36 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  
(06-19-2011 04:23 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  UK can't do anything about the competition in the SEC...but UK still had a solid season .....

Thank you....that is the point I make with UK fans all the time about Big East football when they talk about being in the almighty SEC. There is an old saying "ya got to dance with who brung ya." UofL Being in The Big East is the worst thing that could ever happen to UK.

BTW....UConn didn't have any bad losses. Every loss they had was in the toughest conference in the country. Some need to remember that.
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UL being in the BE put you guys on equal footing with UK. Of course they are mad.

I said before start of last year watch out for UCONN when most people picked Huskies to go 10th. For the record, we never been picked so low. Kentucky got a lot of hype because they had the #1 recruiting class in the country. UCONN's wasn't ranked nearly as high but our class is pretty talented also. People forget UCONN's team had no senior as starters and our team was just as young as Kentucky. This is one of the main reason I don't put too much stock in all the recruiting rankings cause Jeremy Lamb was ranked like 85 or something. Give Calipari credit, he did recruit Jeremy but Calhoun got him.

The problem I saw with Kentucky is they don't have a true PG. Knight is nice but he is more of combo guard than a PG. They have bunch of ballers that play well 1 on 1 against inferior players but they ran into a bunch that has just as much talent in UCONN. Both teams improved through the year but UCONN was still better by end of the year.

UCONN had a tough BE season last year. However, I truly believe in Calhoun's approach in getting the team ready by March. He is such master of doing that. This will be another year of wars in the BE. It will be really tough but I am pretty excited that UCONN could make another run along with several other BE schools. Big East basketball is not going anywhere. We still got this kid below as our PG.

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Really gonna miss this guy. We will have to check him out in the NBA.



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