Must win??

[willie99]

It's only January. Butt yes, we have to Butler at home

 

[uconnfan68]

Every game from here should be played like “win, or go home”.

 

[AdamaNation]

Yes must win just to keep us ranked higher than gaffneys new home!!!!#24 FAU

 

[MuchoDogYears]

A loss to Butler, at home, would be the final certification that the season is over. So yes, a "must" win.

 

[Zissou]

Not a must win. This is just the drama leading up to the seeding leading up to the tournament where every win is a must win.

 

[UConnDad]

Need this game badly. Let’s go!

 

[Hankster]

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,

For me also. Yes it is. Right now we have lost all respect in the CBB world. Fellow Big Easters are rated higher than us. We look absolutely pitiful. Butler has scouted us and watched tapes of our losses to make a game plan. If our boys win today it better start a complete turn around.

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.

 

[August_West]

It’s a must win.

There is also way more downside to a loss than upside to the Win too. If we win, great , we need it badly. Our season can still end in the crapper obviously after today, but this one is one you have to have if you have any designs of turning this around again this season.

If we lose today, I fear it will be a statement that this team is totally lost, and in March we will be analyzing one of the most epic collapses in recent memory. Just my gut. Hope I’m wrong.

I’d prefer to win.

 

[CheshireCat]

It's only January. Butt yes, we have to Butler at home

Do you respect Butler? Or was it just St John’s you don’t respect?

 

[mauconnfan]

Not a must win. This is just the drama leading up to the seeding leading up to the tournament where every win is a must win.

Drama? They’ve lost 5 of 6 and a loss versus Butler would make that 7 of 8 because at that point Xavier would cruise by us. There’s no talk of seedings at 15-7 it’s bubble talk at that point. Today is beyond MUST.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It’s a must win.

There is also way more downside to a loss than upside to the Win too. If we win, great , we need it badly. Our season can still end in the crapper obviously after today, but this one is one you have to have if you have any designs of turning this around again this season.

If we lose today, I fear it will be a statement that this team is totally lost, and in March we will be analyzing one of the most epic collapses in recent memory. Just my gut. Hope I’m wrong.

I’d prefer to win.

This is why a close win does little for me either. It would mean a bad team beat another bad team while playing at home. For actual encouragement I need it to look more like our prior game against Butler. That could signal that they are figuring things out.

 

[Zissou]

Drama? They’ve lost 5 of 6 and a loss versus Butler would make that 7 of 8 because at that point Xavier would cruise by us. There’s no talk of seedings at 15-7 it’s bubble talk at that point. Today is beyond MUST.

Go .500 for the balance, 20 wins going into BET. Of course you want to win, but UConn is not yet in Must Win territory on any one game.

 

[Dove]

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.

Yep

 

[mauconnfan]

Go .500 for the balance, 20 wins going into BET. Of course you want to win, but UConn is not yet in Must Win territory on any one game.

They were in that territory without a doubt but appreciate the perspective.