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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2022 9:06:34 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2022 9:18:46 GMT -5
Putting Notre Dame as a 2 seed is like calling Spam a Prime Rib? With their 3 walk-ons as All Americans; maybe?
Arkansas would come to Storrs for the NCAA Tournament in this projection and Saylor could face off against UConn.
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Post by semper on Oct 4, 2022 10:07:28 GMT -5
Look Charlie is a stupid ass and he hates UCONN. ME ANGRY.
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Post by semper on Oct 4, 2022 10:08:58 GMT -5
Look Charlie is a stupid ass and he hates UCONN. ME ANGRY.
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Post by chicagogg on Oct 4, 2022 10:09:28 GMT -5
Look Charlie is a stupid ass and he hates UCONN. ME ANGRY. WHAT SEMPER SAID!!!
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Post by semper on Oct 4, 2022 10:09:31 GMT -5
I was so mad I posted twice. This guy needs a second "career."
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Post by bulkey on Oct 4, 2022 10:18:14 GMT -5
UConn was a 2 seed last year and made it to the finals (with 3 injured players: Dorka out; Liv abdomen pull; Azzi fever). I like us at #2! 😀
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Post by swash on Oct 4, 2022 10:24:15 GMT -5
UConn was a 2 seed last year and made it to the finals (with 3 injured players: Dorka out; Liv abdomen pull; Azzi fever). I like us at #2! 😀 I agree. Better to be the team that always turns out better than projected. We could be like the Terps, who are labeled as a shoe-in for FF every year and always fall short
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Post by rukia on Oct 4, 2022 10:25:46 GMT -5
This is consistent with what we were seeing in the “way too early” rankings. People think highly of Tennessee. And Uconn took a slight nudge downwards with the loss of Paige.
Interestingly to me. This is a scenario that has Uconn in the Seattle regional. 🤔
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Post by semper on Oct 4, 2022 10:37:55 GMT -5
Tenn, WTF is that all about?
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Post by rukia on Oct 4, 2022 10:42:22 GMT -5
I remember last year it really hurt UConn’s resume that they didn’t have that big marquee out of conference win. Even the Tennessee win didn’t help as much as you would think because they slid out of contention.
Tennessee, Notre Dame, Texas, NC State, South Carolina, maybe Iowa. Need to win some of those games and hope those teams are as good as advertised.
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Post by linkster on Oct 4, 2022 13:37:08 GMT -5
Charlie doesn't hate UConn. He is generating clicks for himself and for ESPN. It's a pursuasive arguement on it's surface. "UConn was already faced with the task of replacing 3 senior starters before Bueckers was lost for at least one season. It will be too much for them to overcome" I've already read that sort of "analysis" somewhere and I'm sure I'll read it some more. It's the sort of in-depth journalism I've come to expect from the national media. Maybe it's my love of gambling but when I hear racing pundits say disparaging things about a horse I want to bet on it makes me smile because the odds will go up. I can understand making UConn a 2 seed. But putting Tenn up among the stars is just pandering to the second biggest fan base in the country**. Is anyone surprised that a Disney-owned business would put profits ahead of integrity? ** - Notre Dame can join Tenn as team overseeded due to their fanbase size.
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Post by bulkey on Oct 4, 2022 13:51:09 GMT -5
Tennessee did lose several games it should have won, but it took UConn down to the wire and actually beat South Carolina.
Charlie's just updating his projections, knocking UConn down after Paige got injured. He's a semi-idiot, but that doesn't seem idiotic at all. He had ranked Tenn as #6 back in April, behind Iowa. He's jumped Tenn over UConn (understandable, given his reasoning) and above Iowa. I don't know how Tenn improved itself over the summer to get beyond Iowa, but that seems like a very small thing.
If everyone thinks Charlie is pandering to Tenn now, they should have thought the same in April, because since then the bracketing has been pretty predictable.
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Post by rukia on Oct 4, 2022 13:55:10 GMT -5
Not to cut you off or anything, Bulkey. But Tennessee did not beat South Carolina. Only Missouri and Kentucky managed that feat.
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Post by UConnChapette on Oct 4, 2022 14:04:30 GMT -5
Charlie's prognostications are meaningless, just fodder for the ravenous fan bases who need something to snack on while waiting for the main course. It is just an appetizer. Course 1 will be the regular season, Course 2 will be conference tournaments and the main course is, as we know, the NCAA tournament. Everything else is just side dishes or palate cleansers.
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Post by bulkey on Oct 4, 2022 14:05:11 GMT -5
Not to cut you off or anything, Bulkey. But Tennessee did not beat South Carolina. Only Missouri and Kentucky managed that feat. My bad. I must have been thinking the previous year. Thanks!
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Post by bulkey on Oct 4, 2022 14:06:17 GMT -5
Charlie's prognostications are meaningless, just fodder for the ravenous fan bases who need something to snack on while waiting for the main course. It is just an appetizer. Course 1 will be the regular season, Course 2 will be conference tournaments and the main course is, as we know, the NCAA tournament. Everything else is just side dishes or palate cleansers. Or airplane seat barf bags....
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Oct 4, 2022 14:15:49 GMT -5
He's feeling neglected so he's doing what he can to get noticed. And besides Tenn has a great coach ... right?
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Post by rukia on Oct 4, 2022 14:16:59 GMT -5
More observations:
-The bracket sets up up to play Saylor and Arkansas in the second round. (I would want this.) -Not too creative with the Villanova, DePaul, and Creighton seedings. Basically just used the 2022 bracket as a template. -UMASS a 12. Piath Gabriel in the tournament. -Creighton getting sent to another Iowa region. -Mir Mclean and Virginia positioned in the second four out. (That would be a massive improvement if they are that good.) -some people claimed that Louisville got shafted in this bracket. I disagree. I actually think they are seeded too highly. I expect them to take a step back without Engstler and Kianna Smith. I think 4 or 5 seed.
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Post by linkster on Oct 4, 2022 15:42:56 GMT -5
Tennessee did lose several games it should have won, but it took UConn down to the wire and actually beat South Carolina. Charlie's just updating his projections, knocking UConn down after Paige got injured. He's a semi-idiot, but that doesn't seem idiotic at all. He had ranked Tenn as #6 back in April, behind Iowa. He's jumped Tenn over UConn (understandable, given his reasoning) and above Iowa. I don't know how Tenn improved itself over the summer to get beyond Iowa, but that seems like a very small thing. If everyone thinks Charlie is pandering to Tenn now, they should have thought the same in April, because since then the bracketing has been pretty predictable. I agree. Except I would characterize if differently. When you start with crap you can shape it any way you want but no matter shape you make it or how you spin it, it's still crap. I say laugh inside at his idiocy but wait. If UConn is what I think they are then Charlie's idiocy will be apparent to the world*. * by semester break
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Post by doggydaddy on Oct 4, 2022 16:10:28 GMT -5
Not to cut you off or anything, Bulkey. But Tennessee did not beat South Carolina. Only Missouri and Kentucky managed that feat. My bad. I must have been thinking the previous year. Thanks! Same with the UConn/Tennessee game. Close in the 20-21 season, not so close last year 75-56.
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Post by bulkey on Oct 4, 2022 16:30:24 GMT -5
My bad. I must have been thinking the previous year. Thanks! Same with the UConn/Tennessee game. Close in the 20-21 season, not so close last year 75-56. Yup. thanks DD. Everything sort of ran together the past 2 years of sheltering.
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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Oct 4, 2022 17:20:46 GMT -5
Tennessee did lose several games it should have won, but it took UConn down to the wire and actually beat South Carolina. Charlie's just updating his projections, knocking UConn down after Paige got injured. He's a semi-idiot, but that doesn't seem idiotic at all. He had ranked Tenn as #6 back in April, behind Iowa. He's jumped Tenn over UConn (understandable, given his reasoning) and above Iowa. I don't know how Tenn improved itself over the summer to get beyond Iowa, but that seems like a very small thing. If everyone thinks Charlie is pandering to Tenn now, they should have thought the same in April, because since then the bracketing has been pretty predictable. I agree. Except I would characterize if differently. When you start with crap you can shape it any way you want but no matter shape you make it or how you spin it, it's still crap. I say laugh inside at his idiocy but wait. If UConn is what I think they are then Charlie's idiocy will be apparent to the world*. * by semester break He is paid to produce a bracket. I'm sure he would be the first one to admit that the real bracket will bear very little if any resemblance to pre-season guesses. I wouldn't begin to guess seeds at this point. I expect both UConn and Tennessee to be top 16 coming in, and feel better about UConn than Tennessee being in the top 2 seed lines. I mean - who knows? When Paige was hurt last season, and the other injuries, that wasn't expected. A host of players are being reported as having season ending injuries already. How may more? Charlie is very good at what he really does - predict (when the committee is debating) who's "in" and "seed lines" - he does well at it. He does less well with regions. As he notes, he isn't predicting what he actually thinks, but what he thinks the committee will do. At this point in the pre-season - he is just writing an article on request about how it looks - pre-season - that teams might do.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2022 17:25:40 GMT -5
Not to cut you off or anything, Bulkey. But Tennessee did not beat South Carolina. Only Missouri and Kentucky managed that feat. Tenn most definitely slaughtered South Carolina over @ Lady Vol Nation Network........
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Post by linkster on Oct 4, 2022 17:52:51 GMT -5
I remember last year it really hurt UConn’s resume that they didn’t have that big marquee out of conference win. Even the Tennessee win didn’t help as much as you would think because they slid out of contention. Tennessee, Notre Dame, Texas, NC State, South Carolina, maybe Iowa. Need to win some of those games and hope those teams are as good as advertised. UConn gets Texas and NCSt early. UConn will be more ready than either team and they will be home. It's almost as if Geno did it to motivate them. No waltzing through a cupcake early sched. Got to be ready from the opening jump. Geno has said that creating a sense of urgency right from the start of practice is important because learning anything new has to happen before the season starts. This group looks to have been urgent since May. I recognize that there are unknowns but when I look around the country I only see 2 teams that can stay in a game with UConn. Others could upset UConn but only if CT throws in a clunker. UConn has 4 or5 players in their front court who could all start this season. Last season UConn's front court was a shell of itself by the end of the season. This year it will be the team's backbone. I don't think UConn will be out-rebounded the entire season.
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