The Cuse on UC

I know UC BB fans are restless. I know we're used to 20-25 wins a season under Hugs. But much like our FB record would have been different playing in the SEC this year our BB record reflects playing in the SEC BB equivalent. Am I happy? No. Do I want to see more improvement and heart? Yes. Do I think we have a better option at coach right now? Think long and hard about that before you call for a change, you might just get what you're asking for and not like it.

“The league is so difficult. It is much harder this year than it was last year because the bottom teams are better. Pitt is much better than people thought. I think Louisville will come back and make a run. I think Georgetown and Villanova are good, and UConn has enough to make a run. We had two or three at the top last year, but we have more down the line this year. It is very difficult to even think about the next game or the one after that.”



“It’s hard. It is really hard. In this league, if you are in the bottom and climb, you have to climb over eight people. And if you climb over that many, you are still in fifth place. At the end of the day, we are still going to beat each other up and still have really good teams with a lot of losses. Just like last year. I think Notre Dame and Georgetown would have been fine had they not gotten beaten up so much. We lost three games last year, and we were the top eight teams in the country. That is what it means when you play those kinds of situations. You have to keep playing and try to get better as you go along. Be ready at the end of the year to play well. If you can survive through this league, you have to play really good basketball.”