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Why Doesn't UCONN's Mens Basketball Program Get the Love?
Posted on 4/5/14 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 4/5/14 at 10:38 pm
Of course, I'm being a bit facetious in my title. I know UCONN's mens basketball program is highly respected but it doesn't seem they're as respected as a program that has won 3 championships in the last 20 years and produced some very good NBA players.
Am I totally off because I'm not from the East coast?
Am I totally off because I'm not from the East coast?
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 10:40 pm to Shaft Williams
I think UConn is generally considered a top 6-10 program nationally. 
Posted on 4/5/14 at 10:42 pm to Shaft Williams
ESPN is in Bristol. UCONN ball has been getting love from them since ESPN was created. In fact all ESPN used to show is UCONN ball. They helped build that program. 
Posted on 4/5/14 at 10:45 pm to Shaft Williams
Part of it is because Jim Calhoun was the dirtiest coach in the NCAA.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 10:51 pm to Shaft Williams
UCONNs years between championships haven't been as great as someone like Duke... I can't remember a year they made the FF outside of one of their three championship teams.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:15 pm to Shaft Williams
You could say they got shafted :duducha:
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:19 pm to Shaft Williams
If they win another, they're the 7th best program historically besides the Big 6 (UCLA, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Indiana, Duke).
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:44 pm to Shaft Williams
it's because they played in the American Athletic Conference this year instead of their competition in former years being in the Big East alongside more premier basketball programs like St. Johns, Syracuse, Pitt, ect
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:51 pm to Shaft Williams
seems like they were tailing off toward the end of the Calhoun era, and I'm not sure ppl were sure what to make of Ollie yet.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:53 pm to Shaft Williams
Everyone knows they are a top 10 team but thats about it.
Posted on 4/6/14 at 2:58 am to Shaft Williams
I think their style of play is kind of boring to some people. It tends to be a bit Georgetown esque. Minimize possessions, clog the paint with a 7 foot statue, score just enough points to win, etc.
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