Re: Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team

[jon breiner]

I don't think of it as risk management and my friends who read this might be 
surprised to hear that!  I call it realism with a twist of fandom.  You 
appear to have fandom with only a twist of reality, but do not worry, I 
won't call you out any more than this because you think differently.  I will 
go into the year knowing there is a shot at the Big East and national 
championship, but please forgive me if I think it is small in the former 
case and nearly negligible in the other.  Also, that does not mean I do not 
hold my team in the highest regard, only that I am knowledgeable about the 
overall chances.  I will be there as always rooting them on and until an 
actual game is over I will never admit defeat, only speculate on it.  I hope 
you can appreciate the difference.

Don't worry, it won't hurt my enjoyment though and I am just glad it is not 
another 3-25 year!

Jon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Mckinney" <address@hidden>
To: "UC Basketball Forum" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team


> Jon,
>
>  U remind me of the people that i dont enjoy talking about the bearcats 
> with.  Why not just expect 0-30 than you will be super stoked!  It makes 
> no sense to call yourself a fan, if you do not hold your team in the 
> highest regards.  Too many risk managers in todays society...
>
> jon breiner <address@hidden> wrote:
>  I am not changing my "wishlist". If UC makes it into the NIT that will be
> quite a feat. The schedule might be easier this year than last, but not by
> much, and this year's team would lose to last year's team. I am not
> tempering my enthusiasm, I am letting it build to heights I feel 
> comfortable
> with. If I expect 25-6 and get 15-15, I will be very disappointed. But
> since I expected the worst earlier (like immediately after AK's injury 
> last
> year) and have simply been hoping this year's team can be .500, I will 
> stick
> to that. If they achieve more, great, but I do not expect this team to be
> in the NCAA tourney next year. if they are, I would say Mick's coaching 
> job
> was as good as Andy's last year. Better in some respects, but no one
> (likely) will ever have more difficult extenuating circumstances than Andy
> had, so his success was truly remarkable.
>
> Jon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team
>
>
> > In a message dated 7/5/2006 9:37:16 AM Central Standard Time,
> > address@hidden writes:
> >
> > You can temper your enthusiasm if you like. I choose not to. I'm
> > expecting
> >
> > big things...NOW
> >
> >
> > My little boy was really excited when he saw his first new bike. Jumping
> > all
> > over the place. But when he found out he didn't know how to ride it he
> > wasn't very happy. Don
>
>
>
>
>
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