Must win??

[mauconnfan]

I seriously ask all of you is this a must win? I know it’s somewhat early still but for this team it’s not. Especially mentally, it’s getting late and they really need a win, a solid game for 40 minutes against a pretty good team but one they should beat.

For me it YES, need to have it.

 

[JonnyRI]

For this early still in the season it’s as close as you can get to a must win.

YES

 

[CTBasketball]

The team needs a W. Have to stop the bleeding.

 

[UConniki]

I seriously ask all of you is this a must win? I know it’s somewhat early still but for this team it’s not. Especially mentally, it’s getting late and they really need a win, a solid game for 40 minutes against a pretty good team but one they should beat.

For me it YES, need to have it.

I couldn’t agree more, they lost what ever they had from a month ago and they need to find their way quickly or a once super promising season could be lost.

 

[RichCTBB]

Absolutely. If we want to win the Big East we may need to run the table.

 

[05Alum]

As much as I would like to pickup an easy double digit win, nothing would help this team more right now than winning a close, scrappy, back and forth game with good late game execution by the players and coaches, with someone on the team stepping up and leading down the stretch.

 

[pj]

As much as I would like to pickup an easy double digit win, nothing would help this team more right now than winning a close, scrappy, back and forth game with good late game execution by the players and coaches, with someone on the team stepping up and leading down the stretch.

Seton Hall is going to be a tough out at home. They'll have to be tough-scrappy-gritty to win, whether or not the game goes to the wire.

 

[Jaydumo20]

For conversation only: if it's a must win what would happen if they don't?

 

[MTBingNinja]

Gotta get off the mat and stop the bleeding

 

[temery]

Yes

 

[AntG168]

Absolutely. If we want to win the Big East we may need to run the table.

We absolutely do. Xavier is a train right now

 

[MrSec224]

Has to be. And also will be a grind. Breaking a bad run like this, the first big road win is the toughest, I dont care who is the opponent.

 

[navery12]

For conversation only: if it's a must win what would happen if they don't?

The Boneyard will have to be shut down

 

[Get a Job]

We absolutely do. Xavier is a train right now

This is sobering: The site linked below allows you to play with conference game outcomes to see how the BET seeding would play out. The default result for future matchups is determined by Sagarin rating. As of now, according to who is favored by Sagarin, UConn would win every remaining game except @ Creighton. Even if that happened, and all the other Sagarin-predicted results played out, UConn would be seeded 5th in the BET.

mred's Big East MBB Tournament Seeding Tiebreaker

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Seeding and Tiebreakers

bball.notnothing.net

Edit: Interestingly, I did a "worst-case scenario" in which UConn loses all of their remaining "losable" games (according to me), resulting in a 10-10 conference record. This also results in a 5-seed.

 

[mike012]

If we lose we have a losing BE record and would be below Seton Hall. BY would need to be shut down for a week or 2.

 

[Vancat]

Do we think DH will change the lineup and/or the plan? Or will he go all in on the original strategy? I kind of think he's got to change. Unless players got their attitudes adjusted.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I seriously ask all of you is this a must win? I know it’s somewhat early still but for this team it’s not. Especially mentally, it’s getting late and they really need a win, a solid game for 40 minutes against a pretty good team but one they should beat.

For me it YES, need to have it.

Yes

 

[UConnSwag11]

If we lose we have a losing BE record and would be below Seton Hall. BY would need to be shut down for a week or 2.

Especially with the talent on this squad

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

I seriously ask all of you is this a must win? I know it’s somewhat early still but for this team it’s not. Especially mentally, it’s getting late and they really need a win, a solid game for 40 minutes against a pretty good team but one they should beat.

For me it YES, need to have it.

absolutely

 

[Kolumbo]

Huskies Win: Celebrate good times come on!
Alternative:

 

[Kenny11]

Do we think DH will change the lineup and/or the plan? Or will he go all in on the original strategy? I kind of think he's got to change. Unless players got their attitudes adjusted.

My guess is that Newton comes off the bench tonight. We'll see

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

For the sake of not falling below .500 in the league it’s a must win but a loss wouldn’t crush us. A win would have a larger positive impact than a loss would have a negative impact.

 

[Exodus]

A must win? Yes, for many reasons. But I'm more concerned about HOW we win. It's time we play a complete 40 minutes within Big East play. Need contributions from all the integral parts on both ends of the floor to get this wagon rolling again.

 

[Kitaman]

It's a statement game, that's for sure.

 

[Matt1010]

This is sobering: The site linked below allows you to play with conference game outcomes to see how the BET seeding would play out. The default result for future matchups is determined by Sagarin rating. As of now, according to who is favored by Sagarin, UConn would win every remaining game except @ Creighton. Even if that happened, and all the other Sagarin-predicted results played out, UConn would be seeded 5th in the BET.

mred's Big East MBB Tournament Seeding Tiebreaker

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Seeding and Tiebreakers

bball.notnothing.net

Edit: Interestingly, I did a "worst-case scenario" in which UConn loses all of their remaining "losable" games (according to me), resulting in a 10-10 conference record. This also results in a 5-seed.

Well ya, if all the good teams win their remaining games besides against us the standings will have relatively no change. Fortunately there is a 0% chance that's how the season plays out.