Comments on: 2009-2010 schedule: Five toughest opponents http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GFDave http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-36746 GFDave Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:57:30 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-36746 If you're talking about opponents, then yes, Alex has put up a pretty good list. But most posters seem to be thinking about the difficulty of the game, which brings location into play as well as the quality of the opposition. The home games with Maryland, Kentucky and MSU are winnable because of our great crowd support. Maryland is not overly talented, Kentucky will be young and inexperienced and we traditionally give MSU a tough time at home.<br><br>So I think the toughest games we will play this year are all on the road and include the Pitt game as well as B10 road contests at Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin. I also include the Michigan and OSU road games as a tie in difficulty, given that their home crowds are about equally lame (UM folks don't care that much about bball and the OSU group seems to be more about wine and cheese than hoops.) If you're talking about opponents, then yes, Alex has put up a pretty good list. But most posters seem to be thinking about the difficulty of the game, which brings location into play as well as the quality of the opposition. The home games with Maryland, Kentucky and MSU are winnable because of our great crowd support. Maryland is not overly talented, Kentucky will be young and inexperienced and we traditionally give MSU a tough time at home.

So I think the toughest games we will play this year are all on the road and include the Pitt game as well as B10 road contests at Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin. I also include the Michigan and OSU road games as a tie in difficulty, given that their home crowds are about equally lame (UM folks don't care that much about bball and the OSU group seems to be more about wine and cheese than hoops.)

]]> By: Diesel http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-36745 Diesel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:51:30 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-36745 I don't care who we are playing, how highly ranked the opponent might be and how low our ranking might be, if we are playing at home it is a winnable game. It's Assembly Hall. It's Indiana. I don't care who we are playing, how highly ranked the opponent might be and how low our ranking might be, if we are playing at home it is a winnable game. It's Assembly Hall. It's Indiana.

]]> By: Alex http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-36744 Alex Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:10:46 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-36744 Good point. I'll make the fix. Good point. I'll make the fix.

]]> By: dylanb02 http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-36743 dylanb02 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:09:16 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-36743 It's Crisler Arena! :-D It's Crisler Arena! :-D

]]> By: tomcreansdietcoke http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-36742 tomcreansdietcoke Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:27:50 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-36742 hahaha! i love it, kelin. <br><br>I agree with everyone that this game is very winnable, especially with UK relying on so much freshman talent. Yes, Patterson will be our biggest problem, but certainly one of our 6 players at 6'8'' or taller can match up with him. I'd like to see Elston guard this kid..<br><br>Also, I just don't see a team with so many young, highly-ranked NBA hopefuls doing great b/c all of them will want to stand out. I don't know these kids, so I'm not sure.. but my guess is there will be a lack of team oriented basketball at UK hahaha! i love it, kelin.

I agree with everyone that this game is very winnable, especially with UK relying on so much freshman talent. Yes, Patterson will be our biggest problem, but certainly one of our 6 players at 6'8'' or taller can match up with him. I'd like to see Elston guard this kid..

Also, I just don't see a team with so many young, highly-ranked NBA hopefuls doing great b/c all of them will want to stand out. I don't know these kids, so I'm not sure.. but my guess is there will be a lack of team oriented basketball at UK

]]> By: GFDave http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-35116 GFDave Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:30 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-35116 If you're talking about opponents, then yes, Alex has put up a pretty good list. But most posters seem to be thinking about the difficulty of the game, which brings location into play as well as the quality of the opposition. The home games with Maryland, Kentucky and MSU are winnable because of our great crowd support. Maryland is not overly talented, Kentucky will be young and inexperienced and we traditionally give MSU a tough time at home.<br><br>So I think the toughest games we will play this year are all on the road and include the Pitt game as well as B10 road contests at Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin. I also include the Michigan and OSU road games as a tie in difficulty, given that their home crowds are about equally lame (UM folks don't care that much about bball and the OSU group seems to be more about wine and cheese than hoops.) If you're talking about opponents, then yes, Alex has put up a pretty good list. But most posters seem to be thinking about the difficulty of the game, which brings location into play as well as the quality of the opposition. The home games with Maryland, Kentucky and MSU are winnable because of our great crowd support. Maryland is not overly talented, Kentucky will be young and inexperienced and we traditionally give MSU a tough time at home.

So I think the toughest games we will play this year are all on the road and include the Pitt game as well as B10 road contests at Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin. I also include the Michigan and OSU road games as a tie in difficulty, given that their home crowds are about equally lame (UM folks don't care that much about bball and the OSU group seems to be more about wine and cheese than hoops.)

]]> By: Diesel http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-35114 Diesel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:51:30 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-35114 I don't care who we are playing, how highly ranked the opponent might be and how low our ranking might be, if we are playing at home it is a winnable game. It's Assembly Hall. It's Indiana. I don't care who we are playing, how highly ranked the opponent might be and how low our ranking might be, if we are playing at home it is a winnable game. It's Assembly Hall. It's Indiana.

]]> By: Alex http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-35113 Alex Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:10:46 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-35113 Good point. I'll make the fix. Good point. I'll make the fix.

]]> By: dylanb02 http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-35112 dylanb02 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:09:16 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-35112 It's Crisler Arena! :-D It's Crisler Arena! :-D

]]> By: tomcreansdietcoke http://www.insidethehall.com/2009/08/19/2009-2010-schedule-five-toughest-opponents/comment-page-1/#comment-35110 tomcreansdietcoke Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:27:50 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/?p=3339#comment-35110 hahaha! i love it, kelin. <br><br>I agree with everyone that this game is very winnable, especially with UK relying on so much freshman talent. Yes, Patterson will be our biggest problem, but certainly one of our 6 players at 6'8'' or taller can match up with him. I'd like to see Elston guard this kid..<br><br>Also, I just don't see a team with so many young, highly-ranked NBA hopefuls doing great b/c all of them will want to stand out. I don't know these kids, so I'm not sure.. but my guess is there will be a lack of team oriented basketball at UK hahaha! i love it, kelin.

I agree with everyone that this game is very winnable, especially with UK relying on so much freshman talent. Yes, Patterson will be our biggest problem, but certainly one of our 6 players at 6'8'' or taller can match up with him. I'd like to see Elston guard this kid..

Also, I just don't see a team with so many young, highly-ranked NBA hopefuls doing great b/c all of them will want to stand out. I don't know these kids, so I'm not sure.. but my guess is there will be a lack of team oriented basketball at UK

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