Re: Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team

[Brent Wyrick]

I think the answer lies somewhere between Jon's line and Brad's. Do I think
we're 0-30? Of course not. Do I think we're .500? No. Do I think we're about
.667. That's what I'm thinking. I have no expectations about tourneys but I
think it would be a nice surprise if we made the NCAA rather than the NIT.

This team will be fun to watch especially in the second half of the season
when they gel. Here's hoping Hernol Hall dunks all over Hasheem Thabeet.

I will make one solid prediction. 

We will lose the Crosstown Shootout.

Regardless of what Mick knows about the game, new players, which we have
lots of suddenly, never translate anything anyone tells them about the
intensity level of that game until it's too late. They don't get it until
year two. We will have 5 players with a clue and I'm being nice and counting
the two guys that played locally before UC.

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of jon breiner
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:33 PM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Dare to expect BIG THINGS from this team

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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