UConn down big at home at half

[RUONTHERISE]

Down to #13 Xavier 39-24

Looking at 6th loss in 8 games.

 

[zebnatto]

Xavier up ten, under eight mins.

 

[bac2therac]

Xavier wins...i dont care how good their numbers are in the computer. They are now 5-6 in the Big East, they need to drop out of the top 25

 

[RU82]

 

[MadRU]

Lost 6 of last 8.

 

[rufeelinit]

They came back strong in the second half but could not get the lead. Two good teams.

 

[shields]

Out of top 25.

 

[cubuffsdoug_rivals]

A few weeks ago, the UCant faithful mocked Rutgers as an average team and the puppies owned the northeast. Boy, have things changed in a blink of an eye.

 

[RU-ROCS]

Down to #13 Xavier 39-24

Looking at 6th loss in 8 games.

Down to #13 Xavier 39-24

Looking at 6th loss in 8 games.

UConn has now lost 6 of their last 8, including a home loss to St. Johns and at SHU It is mind boggling that they are still ranked.

 

[MiloTalon13]

Not a top-40 team since mid-December.

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

Lost 6 of last 8.

Out of top 25.

Should have been out after losing 5 of last 7. How was a team that lost 5 of 7 ranked 19th? Lol

 

[MiloTalon13]

Should have been out after losing 5 of last 7. How was a team that lost 5 of 7 ranked 19th? Lol

They were really good up until about 6 weeks ago. Beat Alabama.
At what point do you say bad "luck" is something else?

 

[RUnTeX]

They should have been in the ARV/25-30 range going into that game and then drop a few spots more with that loss.

Somehow they'll probably still be ranked 24 or 25 this next week.

 

[motorb54]

In Portland end of November these wins:
Oregon 83-59
Alabama 82-67
Iowa State 71-53
Then came home and beat Oklahoma State 74-64
Big wins and look at the margin of victory.
Can a team with that record play themselves out of the NCAAs?
Now in sixth place in an 11 team conference.
And the Big East last three are Georgetown, Butler, and DePaul.
I think Minnesota, last place in the Big Ten, would be favored over all 3 of those.
14-0 start. Many of those early games were 30+ polnt wins.
Does the UConn swoon hurt the NET of the Big XII teams as Iowa State and Ok State on the above list?

 

[RUnTeX]

Can a team with that record play themselves out of the NCAAs?

They sure seem to be trying their best to. Would love to see it, lol

 

[MiloTalon13]

DePaul and Georgetown are up next for them, both away, which might be better for them right now.
If they're ever going to get right, this would be the time

 

[wheezer]

Should have been out after losing 5 of last 7. How was a team that lost 5 of 7 ranked 19th? Lol

They got up as high as 2 or 3?
It should take about 4 losses to get serious about dropping out

 

[Salvi's Headband]

Perhaps the best team in all the land as 2022 came to a close, the Huskies are 2-6 in January and plummeting toward the bubble. Take nothing for granted!

 

[JonathanAlan]

They were really good up until about 6 weeks ago. Beat Alabama.
At what point do you say bad "luck" is something else?

I don't know how you go from beating Alabama to losing 6 of last 8 in the Big East....Alabama is really good , probably a Final Four team .

 

[MiloTalon13]

I don't know how you go from beating Alabama to losing 6 of last 8 in the Big East....Alabama is really good , probably a Final Four team .

Alabama wasn't as good back then.
For whatever reason, almost everyone on Uconn was playing better back then. It's easy when it's easy.

They brought so many transfers who were getting good PT at their old schools and play/shoot less now, it's gotta be tough to keep them motivated and "connected". Along with two FR who expected to play and one of those FR, Alex Karaban, leads them in PT. That can't sit well with the transfers.

I know a lot of Uconn fans who felt like they would be FF or Nat Champs with a high degree of certainty so I'm kinda enjoying this, while knowing they have a ton of talent and could get it back in a minute.

 

[fluoxetine]

In Portland end of November these wins:
Oregon 83-59
Alabama 82-67
Iowa State 71-53
Then came home and beat Oklahoma State 74-64
Big wins and look at the margin of victory.
Can a team with that record play themselves out of the NCAAs?
Now in sixth place in an 11 team conference.
And the Big East last three are Georgetown, Butler, and DePaul.
I think Minnesota, last place in the Big Ten, would be favored over all 3 of those.
14-0 start. Many of those early games were 30+ polnt wins.
Does the UConn swoon hurt the NET of the Big XII teams as Iowa State and Ok State on the above list?

It's technically possible but extremely unlikely. They are still waaaay above the bubble. Remember that selection is not supposed to consider the order of the games

 

[kcg88]

UConn has the problem Purdue had last year where their best two players can't be on the floor at the same time (Clingan and Sanogo). Their backcourt was also out of their minds early on. Like the guy Calcaterra was a nobody on a mediocre San Diego team and then he shot 21-for-37 from three in non-conference. That clearly wasn't gonna hold up (he's 8-32 in Big East play and his minutes are way down because he doesn't give them anything else). They're still a very good team and will have no trouble making the tournament as a 5 seed or better.

 

[knightfan7]

They only dropped 1 spot, standing 7th in the Net as of this morning.

 

[G- RUnit]

All that talent… maybe it’s the coaching that’s the problem???

 

[Loyal_2RU]

They only dropped 1 spot, standing 7th in the Net as of this morning.

Metrics failure

 

[knightfan7]

Metrics failure

It's like the reverse Rutgers 2021-22. Only then despite all the Top 25 wins, it was the WTF losses in November that kept RU down. With UConn it's the November wins that keeps them up.

 

[toby83]

I was thinking to myself before "just how old is Freemantle, been around forever"

Googled it this came up and I was like "I ******* KNEW IT!"