Iona

[GoConn]

Highest seed since 2011...Iona should not scare you, its Iona. Go Huskies

 

[REB1094]

UConn 78-62 Iona
UConn 65-56 St Mary's
UConn 80-75 Kansas
UConn 72-70 UCLA
UConn 77-71 Houston
UConn 82-67 Alabama

I will not be taking any questions at this time.

 

[Bonehead]

Definitely someone we don’t want to play in the first round but St. Mary’s is a weak 5. Sweet 16 or failure.

Weak may be a bit much...lost to zags 2x, beat them once. Lost to Houston by 2 and couple others in OT.

 

[AdamaNation]

a note from kids U12 soccer club coach
“As I told them before the game ‘I could easily give you an excuse as to why we don’t turn up today… I won’t do it.’ Cold, Wet, Rainy, only a sub or two, diabolical refereeing, all the excuses were there for them to fold and they didn’t. We’ve won games where we didn’t play as well as we did in either game this weekend. These are the games that when these guys are 17/18 years old they can look back and say that this weekend was one that shaped them as a players. Some absolutely heroic performances today with people being asked to do new jobs for the first time and also putting bodies on the line for the teams. I also felt like we got better in both halves so 2-0 us but also they didn’t get better at football ok the other side they just had a kid who could throw the ball far, that’s it. While they had a few good players, they didn’t beat us or get a draw against us at football they just had a shot-putter and a ref on their side. Excellent performance pressing the ball how I asked us to go together as a unit, moving the ball was good but not great, still more work to do there. See you all soon!”

 

[Ant3411]

Let’s kill them. Stop the BS. Can’t matchup with us down low.

 

[Minicoop69]

If we get to the S16 or further then it becomes BRUTAL. Kansas had an argument for being the #1 overall seed until last night, UCLA could've also been a 1, and Gonzaga is playing great basketball right now.

Yes, but we only have to play 2 of them. Kansas and either Gonzaga or UCLA.

 

[SoFla Steve]

What day? Time?

We're in the Friday/Sunday games. No times yet.

 

[AdamaNation]

Brutal bracket. SM, Gonzaga, UCLA, and Kansas...yeesh.

We did get robbed of a 3 seed. The football conferences still influencing everything. Bleh.

Hurley knows the path now.

First hurdle...get out of the darn first round. That would be an improvement.

With this team though, despite getting screwed seedwise, should be Sweet 16 or we gotta start asking questions.

14 was a tough one too. We showed out.

 

[hasheemthedream]

Let’s kill them. Stop the BS. Can’t matchup with us down low.

Their starting center is 7 ft and then they have an athletic Nelly Joseph at 6 ft 9..they have the bodies to stop Sanogo

 

[caw]

Don’t forget Iona has Taliek Brown.

This is why I don’t like the draw. I wanted to root for Iona as my upset pick and for a Husky assistant.

 

[Ripper32]

Pitino is going to run defenders at Hawkins like Shaka did.

 

[Kemba15]

Looks like we open up -10

 

[caw]

For your viewing pleasure.


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[Uconn77Duke74]

We smoked the overall #1 seed Alabama , Kansas has 7 losses including by 15 to Iowa state. We play our A game we can beat anybody. I’m pumped.

 

[caw]

Vs Marist

 

[Ripper32]

We smoked the overall #1 seed Alabama , Kansas has 7 losses including by 15 to Iowa state. We play our A game we can beat anybody. I’m pumped.

The problem are momentum swings. Sometimes you can lose the game early.

 

[Scrappy3]

I hate when someone says bad match up or bracket
You play to win who is in front of you—no pssy talk. It’s time to step up play hard to win

 

[Ratso]

DH needs to have lunch @ the clam w/dad & calhoun, best parker rolls ever!

 

[T-Squared]

If we get to the S16 or further then it becomes BRUTAL. Kansas had an argument for being the #1 overall seed until last night, UCLA could've also been a 1, and Gonzaga is playing great basketball right now.

To be the best you’ve got to beat the best. UConn should fear no team in this tournament.

 

[Ripper32]

Doesn't Iona play a 2-3 matchup zone sometimes? He ran it at Louisville.

 

[Mazhude]

This is UConn's highest seed in the NCAA tournament since 2011. The fact that we get to beat Pitino is just icing on the cake. I think this is a great match-up for us to start our tournament run. High visibility, eminently winnable game.

 

[jpeakin]

Wondering if five days is long enough preparation time for DH

 

[UConnSwag11]

Won’t be surprised if they dominate the crowd there

 

[AntG168]

You know what’s funny? Somewhere Kansas fans are saying they got shafted with us as their 4 seed

 

[tuvent08]

If Dan doesn’t lose his mind and get t’d up like a toddler in a big spot, we should be just fine. We have way more talent. They probably have the advantage in coaching shenanigans at restaurants now that KO is gone.