Nova or UConn

[Zissou]

We are tied in conference record almost half way through conference play. Both have probably 2-3 more losses than expected. Who has the better outlook for the rest of conference play and post season?

 

[Kemba Time]

UConn. End of thread.

 

[Platt81]

We are tied in conference record almost half way through conference play. Both have probably 2-3 more losses than expected. Who has the better outlook for the rest of conference play and post season?

Nova has two wins against St John’s and two against Georgetown (who hasn’t won a league game in 2 years) and lost every other conference game. Case closed.

 

[aburks41]

Nova will not be involved in any postseason tourney, so I’m gonna say UConn

 

[Scoe]

If the answer is Nova then Hurley should be canned after this season.

 

[navery12]

 

[Zissou]

Nova all along had the promise of adding pieces throughout the season and getting better, with probably their 2 best players not starting the season. Cam Whitmore will continue to get better playing with the team, now as an established starter. Moore’s return is still questionable.

Head to head, we saw a close game at UConn. The return game in Philly should show a different team than visited UConn.

On the down side for Nova, the line-up is still with a guard that has very limited contributions and we seem slow to hand the team over to Armstrong at point guard.

Current standings vs preseason Big East coaches poll is an interesting benchmark half way through conference play.

 

[Zissou]

Nova has two wins against St John’s and two against Georgetown (who hasn’t won a league game in 2 years) and lost every other conference game. Case closed.

Wait, UConn just lost to St John’s…. And UConn and Nova have the same conference record.

Sounds like an open case with the result not predetermined.

 

[Hoophound]

Nova all along had the promise of adding pieces throughout the season and getting better, with probably their 2 best players not starting the season. Cam Whitmore will continue to get better playing with the team, now as an established starter. Moore’s return is still questionable.

Head to head, we saw a close game at UConn. The return game in Philly should show a different team than visited UConn.

On the down side for Nova, the line-up is still with a guard that has very limited contributions and we seem slow to hand the team over to Armstrong at point guard.

Current standings vs preseason Big East coaches poll is an interesting benchmark half way through conference play.

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As of today, Nova. We aren’t trending in the right direction. We are 1-5 and they are 3-3 over the last 6. Who we’ve played doesn’t really matter because we are losing to good teams and meh teams. We even struggled with Georgetown.

We have the better overall record but we aren’t playing any better than Nova, probably worse.

 

[Platt81]

Wait, UConn just lost to St John’s…. And UConn and Nova have the same conference record.

Sounds like an open case with the result not predetermined.

How are they head to head?

 

[Zissou]

How are they head to head?

As I said, UConn won a close one at home, and the game at Nova is yet to be played.

 

[superjohn]

We are tied in conference record almost half way through conference play. Both have probably 2-3 more losses than expected. Who has the better outlook for the rest of conference play and post season?

Serious question, do you not have a Nova board?

Long absence, you beat St. John's and now you're back here trolling.

 

[Zissou]

Serious question, do you not have a Nova board?

Long absence, you beat St. John's and now you're back here trolling.

Not trolling, and no long absence I don’t think!

Nova and UConn both seem challenged at the moment vs higher expectations. I don’t think the thread is that inflammatory…. The topic has the potential for intelligent discourse.

 

[QDOG5]

You came to the Boneyard for intelligent discourse?

 

[willie99]

We're disappointed at this point in time, but we're not Nova level disappointing

Nova's at a whole different level of disappointment. And Jay Wright is not walking through that door

We lost our legend 11 years ago. We're actually rebounding, they're just beginning their tailspin

 

[John]

Not trolling, and no long absence I don’t think!

Nova and UConn both seem challenged at the moment vs higher expectations. I don’t think the thread is that inflammatory…. The topic has the potential for intelligent discourse.

So no Nova board?

 

[Zissou]

So no Nova board?

Not one that cares about UConn

 

[Ratso]

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

You came to the Boneyard for intelligent discourse?

Come for the intelligent discourse, stay for the bickering.

This board increasingly doesn't get who the trolls are; if they're sufficiently snippy or despairing, they just seem like posters who tell it like it is, and somebody builds on that.

To nobody in particular: if your post invites bad energy, there's no shortage of people who will accept the invitation and either contribute more or sprinkle it around elsewhere when they leave.

 

[Zissou]

Jay Wright: “I hope we can get Justin Moore back and really get it going”

Jay is still hanging on to a Moore return…

 

[AllHusky]

Serious question, do you not have a Nova board?

Long absence, you beat St. John's and now you're back here trolling.

 

[Peacefrog]

Its a little difficult to take this seriously, the similar conference record is the only things these two teams have in common. I mean, stranger things have probably happened but Villanova is a .500 team 2/3rds of the way through the season and have zero wins against teams that will make the tournament. That isn't the least bit comparable to UConn's situation. Even scuffling lately, UConn's odds of making the tournament are very high. Nova would almost have to win out against a schedule that is more difficult than UConn's remaining schedule to get in. I mean sheesh, we're still #7 in the NET and you're #87. This isn't even close and it seems pretty clear cut that our prospects in the post season are much better since we're likely to get there and Nova is not. As far as the rest of the conference season is concerned, does it really matter if Nova turned it on and went 8-3 and UConn went say 6-4? We'd still be dancing and Nova would be staying home. I'm not sure I would lose much time worrying about Moore. Whether he comes back or not, he's not likely to be the same player as before the injury. All injuries are different but achilles seem to take much longer for the player to return to previous form, if ever. Again, each individual is different but when Akok came from a torn achilles he was a shell of his former self.

I sure don't think of you as a troll but the postseason aspect of your post is far-fetched enough such that it seems to have some trollishness to it.

 

[August_West]

Zissou is fine. Been coming around here for a long time. I don't see him trolling.

Never got why people get their panties in a bunch about other teams fans posting.

Obviously those fans need to have thick skin coming on here, no problem with that. I post elsewhere and take a load of crap too. It's fine to dish it out, but if they can take it, they can stay ( in my book).

 

[bendm]

nova isnt making the tourney sooooo

 

[August_West]

Zissou posted this after Nova game:

Villanova Post Game Thread

Nm

the-boneyard.com

Plus he posts in the Pizza thread and has Zuppardis frozen Pizzas shipped.

He earned some leeway, even if this thread topic could be slightly intentionally inflammatory .