How good are the Yukon Neutered Puppies?
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They have some big serious talent
I think they got a big guy we would have loved To add
How good will have to be seen, maybe not till the NCAA's
I think they got a big guy we would have loved To add
How good will have to be seen, maybe not till the NCAA's
They've beaten everyone they've played by 10 or more. They're extremely good. I think the last two games showed a bit of weakness on both ends -- first they barely scored 1 point per possession against Butler, then they allowed better than 1 point per possession to a horrible Georgetown team. IMO they're the clear #1 team but they're not invincible. KenPom projects them to go 17-3 in the Big East which feels about right to me.
It’s a great time to be a uconn after football season and now this !
I say they get bounced in second round by number 9 seed rutgers
I say they get bounced in second round by number 9 seed rutgers
maybe a situation similar to when we played Houston in the NCAA...... despite being seeded way ahead of us, they were very fortunate to beat us..... we play tough
Half way correct …we beat them on the fourth Thursday in March in the sweet 16 in the garden in the 1 vs 5 game…setting up our show down with duke for the east regional championship
Hurley made the adjustments needed by bringing in more refined role players/shooters vs the overlapping players they had that all did the same thing (1 on 1, isolation ball).
RJ Cole (graduated), Rashool Diggins (4*) transferred to UMass, Corey Floyd Jr (4*) transferred to Providence, were replaced with veteran smaller schools transfers or more shooters to compliment the inside players.
They really don't have any holes whatsoever, if they lost any games in the Big East, it would be a major surprise. I don't see Villanova stopping them, Nova has no size to speak of and most of the Big East doesn't.
Creighton has Kalkbrenner, GTown has Wahab back after a failed year at Maryland, but that's about it in conference. If they defend/rebound, they should run the table in the Big East towards the overall #1 NCAA seed.
RJ Cole (graduated), Rashool Diggins (4*) transferred to UMass, Corey Floyd Jr (4*) transferred to Providence, were replaced with veteran smaller schools transfers or more shooters to compliment the inside players.
They really don't have any holes whatsoever, if they lost any games in the Big East, it would be a major surprise. I don't see Villanova stopping them, Nova has no size to speak of and most of the Big East doesn't.
Creighton has Kalkbrenner, GTown has Wahab back after a failed year at Maryland, but that's about it in conference. If they defend/rebound, they should run the table in the Big East towards the overall #1 NCAA seed.
Hurley was ready to sign on Hobbs didn’t like the deal
I'm very happy with who we ended up with.
I’ve watched them a couple times. They look great.
A few years ago I had said he’s building something special.
Hurley has adapted to high player turnover. 5-6 guys on the roster OUT, portal or whatever, 5-6 new guys in.
I'm not a fan of that approach but it's working great for him and more a sign of the times than anything else.
To make that work you need to be able to get guys that you want out to transfer. He must have an effective approach to that, it seems a fit for his personality.
5 Freshmen coming in next year, so they must have a few guys they're getting to hit the portal.
I'm not a fan of that approach but it's working great for him and more a sign of the times than anything else.
To make that work you need to be able to get guys that you want out to transfer. He must have an effective approach to that, it seems a fit for his personality.
5 Freshmen coming in next year, so they must have a few guys they're getting to hit the portal.
You wonder if sustainable if word gets out that he keeps forcing players out. He’s having success but not warm and fuzzy as about him as some seem to be on this Board!
I dont remember it being that simple. my recollection is that there was a discussion with Hurley but that he has expecting Rutgers to back-up the Brinks truck for him. At the time, he was certainly worthy of a serious look but his resume at Rhode Island was not THAT great AT THAT TIME that it warranted a blank check. Thus, I dont remember too many people being too surprised or disappointed AT THAT TIME.
I think RUsojo is trying to convey a bit of revisionist history but I understand this is his/her m.o. to further an agenda.
Glad we didn't take him. Prefer Pike>>>>Hurley
Wanted 7 years guaranteed IIRC
It was a really long deal. Hurley didn’t really want this job and he knew his team was gonna be good if he stayed where he was . He basically wasn’t coming here unless rutgers was gonna bend over. And we almost did . But gotta be happy with pike and what he’s done . Hobbs got it right
No agenda. Your reply is a bit antagonist and unfair imo
Also think his resume way very good and you are downplaying it.
He also got his money on the open market a year later, almost $3M annually. He was NOT holding RU hostage financially. Hobbs decided not to invest in him. Worked out just fine obviously but the revisionist history accusation is ironic given what we know.
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It’s revisionist history
It didn’t come down to - Hurley was ready to sign but Hobbs messed it up
Just not the way anyone remembers it.
nice try
Btw - a “bit antagonistic” ?. No I’m being fully antagonistic. You’re simply a bad poster. You’re not interested in honest discourse. This is but one little example. We all see through it
Once again. Nice try
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The irony again. My participation in this is the definition of honest discourse. You said he was bending RU over financially. He wasn’t. It’s proven by what he got in the market. You said Hobbs messed up. He didn’t mess up and I never said that he did. Hobbs move obviously worked out.
At least you admit you just want to argue. Why, I’m not sure.
not arguing. I am pointing out your revisionist history.
the guy wanted lots of money and a ridiculously long contract. at that time, he wasnt worthy of that type of deal. thus, I dont remember anyone on here being upset or surprised that it didnt work out.
so, you saying "Hurley was ready to sign, Hobbs didnt get it done" implies something other than what happened. only you know your reason for doing so.
Is the argument about whether or not Hobbs did enough to get a guy that everyone is glad he didn't get because the guy he got is better?
I thought the argument was that RUsojo is right and everyone else is wrong despite the facts.
Dude what are you talking about? He asked for too much? He wanted a 7 year deal at $2M-ish. The next year he got $2.75M for 6 years. He was worthy of the deal - clearly.
And I didn’t say “Hobbs didn’t get it done”. I said Hobbs didn’t like the deal. To which you agree with! I didn’t say anyone else as upset he didn’t do the deal.
I honestly have no idea what you’re doing in this conversation other than to say yeah sojo you’re right Hobbs didn’t want to do the deal - he asked for more money and years than Hobbs wanted to give him.
The only thing wrong is your exaggeration that he tried to bend RU over with a ridiculous ask. He proved in the market he was worth what asked plus some and it worked out for another team. There is nothing wrong with any of this lol