Questions posed

[RU72]

Some interesting questions posed here in threads:

Will UConn kids get poached-that is happening with Sanogo right now and he probably will pull a Dickinson, as next year is his best pay day.UConn though has plenty of NIL $$$.

Gavin vs Karaban- Different positions. Karaban is more physically mature right now and Gavin shoots it better. They will probably have equivalent impacts as frosh.

Danny vs Steve-Again,far different starting points and both were the right guys at the time.Its easier to compete for Nattys at UConn and that is no earth shattering revelation.

Why did UConn lose so many in January- they lost to Big East teams and the Big East was the toughest conference at the top. The only ridiculous loss was at home to St John's.Don't get why people knock the Big East. It will only improve with Pitino,but that poses zero risk to Rutgers.

Will Danny be Calhoun-of course not. Can't do that in modern day basketball.They will have highs and lows like most teams at the top.

Does this hurt Rutgers-in no universe.The 2 are not involved with many of the same players. UConn didn't recruit Gavin or Cliff hard and Rutgers barely recruited Sanogo.

Steve and Karl are rooting for UConn and Danny goes out of his way when asked to compliment the job Steve is doing right now at Rutgers.

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

On the other hand, UCONN has some of the worst fans I’ve ever encountered, so I wish them fear, famine, pestilence…

 

[High Quality H2O]

What’s the rumblings from insiders on poaching….
Do they see it getting worse (how much worse)…about the same…or will there be a correction/counter acting force that slows some of it down?

 

[fluoxetine]

The Big East was the best conference at the top? Lol

 

[RUsojo]

The Big East was the best conference at the top? Lol

4 top 15 teams

 

[RU-ROCS]

UConn spends more on basketball than any other program except Duke. It looks like they are getting what they paid for.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

You can throw 40 NCAA teams (from various dates over the past 5 months) on a blanket and they all could have won a national championship. It is also possible 2 of the teams in the Final 4 would not have even qualified for the tournament playing in the B1G, B12 or maybe BE.

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

Lucky has zero to do with this Uconn run. They have been outright dominant.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Lucky has zero to do with this Uconn run. They have been outright dominant.

Luck has to do with the tournament not being in February

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

Luck has to do with the tournament not being in February

It’s almost like teams try to peak in March because they know that’s when the tournament will be. Crazy concept.

 

[ru66]

Face it , the reality of the NCAA's being the tourney where there's some upsets but the best programs in the country shine, was lost this year. It's become a lottery.

 

[RUsojo]

No doubt that's PART of it. Just like luck is PART of it.

The idea that anything that can’t be rationalized objectively, equals luck, it’s a bit disingenuous.

It’s ok that things that aren’t able to rationalized can be considered variance.

Just a connotation thing.

 

[RUsojo]

Why is that disingenuous?
Is "luck" the wrong word for a positive variance that happens at the right time and lasts just long enough?

I think so. It blurs the context of rationalized performance.

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

No doubt that's PART of it. Just like luck is PART of it.

They were basically the best team in the nation in November, December, February and March. This isn’t like the uconn team in 2014 that got hot at the right time.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Maybe the best thing that happened to UCONN was losing in the BET in semis.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Face it , the reality of the NCAA's being the tourney where there's some upsets but the best programs in the country shine, was lost this year. It's become a lottery.

It's become more of a lottery over the years. A lot of that has to do with seeding.

 

[jordkap]

It's become more of a lottery over the years. A lot of that has to do with seeding.

Matchups. Take Illinois from a few years back as an example. They lost to an underrated Loyola Chicago. Had they played most other teams there, they probably walk into the Elite 8.

 

[fluoxetine]

It’s almost like teams try to peak in March because they know that’s when the tournament will be. Crazy concept.

lol please.

UConn is a great team. It still takes luck to make the championship game.

 

[fluoxetine]

FWIW - I think every NCAA tournament winner has to have at least a little luck

This.

Pre-tournament the best team usually has like a 10-20% chance at the title.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Matchups. Take Illinois from a few years back as an example. They lost to an underrated Loyola Chicago. Had they played most other teams there, they probably walk into the Elite 8.

Some of these upsets aren't really upsets.

 

[FinalFourOrBust]

lol please.

UConn is a great team. It still takes luck to make the championship game.

Lol never change kid

 

[fluoxetine]

ThErEs No LuCk In BaSkEtBaLl

 

[RUHouston]

ThErEs No LuCk In BaSkEtBaLl

I’m still trying to decipher your code: TEENLCIBSEBL! LOLOL

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

What if Pike went to UConn and Danny came here?