Salute to Uconn!
Leave your laptops home...it's a trip to UConn!
Georgetown may be Syracuse's traditional rival, but attending SU from 2000-04 left me with a certain distaste for the Huskies. Still, I have to tip my hat to UConn for their impressive performance tonight, over an underachieving, out-of-sync, still-healing Syracuse team. In honor of their well-deserved victory, I'm going to play nice with a list of things I like about Connecticut this year.
P.S. I agreed with McDonough and Raferty that SU looked pretty good for 20-25 minutes in this one. I think they take care of business against struggling Georgetown, and get revenge on Villanova. From there, the schedule ends easily, giving SU a chance to give at least an appearance of being hot going into the post-season, thus locking up an NCAA bid. Still, I think their ceiling is Sweet Sixteen at this point. They could get better, but they're not great right now.
Georgetown may be Syracuse's traditional rival, but attending SU from 2000-04 left me with a certain distaste for the Huskies. Still, I have to tip my hat to UConn for their impressive performance tonight, over an underachieving, out-of-sync, still-healing Syracuse team. In honor of their well-deserved victory, I'm going to play nice with a list of things I like about Connecticut this year.
- Props to the Connecticut crowd, who really enjoyed the victory. They were particularly pleased because the blowout allowed them to show up late AND leave early. Most of the crowd got home in time to break out the wine and cheese for the Duke-UNC game.
- Hasheem Thabeet is incredible. What a presence! You have to tip your cap to Calhoun's ability to coach big men, particularly in the past decade. Before tonight I didn't appreciate how great a defender Thabeet was, nor how dirty a player he was. But, again, all credit to Calhoun's influence!
- Really the entire frontcourt for Connecticut is solid. You don't see The Waffle getting only 8 boards every night!
- AJ Price is a classic frightening UConn guard. He led all scorers with 17, and really knows how to play the point (3 assists, 6 turnovers).
- Overall, UConn is probably the best team in the country, and a lock to be upset in by the fourth round of the NCAAs.
P.S. I agreed with McDonough and Raferty that SU looked pretty good for 20-25 minutes in this one. I think they take care of business against struggling Georgetown, and get revenge on Villanova. From there, the schedule ends easily, giving SU a chance to give at least an appearance of being hot going into the post-season, thus locking up an NCAA bid. Still, I think their ceiling is Sweet Sixteen at this point. They could get better, but they're not great right now.
posted by Prof. A at 9:40 PM
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