Can the UConn Huskies Make a Playoff Surge in March Madness?

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00:00Mike, I want to ask you about UConn. You have them eighth in one of your brackets.

00:04If this was the NFL and it was Kansas City and Pat Mahomes, we'd say just wait

00:09until the playoffs. They could kick it up a notch and sure enough they make it to

00:12the Super Bowl. Any shot that Hurley and the crew could regroup once March

00:17Madness takes form and this team could make a run?

00:20There's still a threat and I think one of the things they need to do is try to

00:24climb out of that 8-9 range and it's not going to be easy. There's so much

00:28traffic on the 7-line. Illinois has a lot of quad one achievement. They also

00:33have a lot of quad one struggle because they played so many games at that level

00:38and I really wrestled with trying to get them onto the 7-line. BYU is right

00:43there. Mississippi State is right there. I think what would help everybody is if

00:48Kansas were to struggle again and maybe open up a spot up there but it's really

00:53hard to get them out of an 8-9 game and do I trust UConn against most of the

00:59ones? Not sure that I would. Against some of the twos I think they'd have a shot so

01:04that's why I think they need to get to 7 if they want to make a run but it is a

01:09team that that wrestles on offense at times is not an elite

01:14defensive team but if Liam McNeely gets going I mean we've seen him score nearly

01:1840 points in a game against a quality opponent in Creighton so they could

01:23solve their offensive problems in a hurry if you had a game like that from

01:27him. Yeah they certainly would would love to see Liam McNeely kind of step on the

01:32gas. Today they're playing Seton Hall they probably won't quite need 40 but if

01:36they're gonna make a run in that Big East tournament up against the likes of

01:40St. John's you mentioned Creighton Marquette they'll need him to step up.

01:44Mike DiCorsi we appreciate it so much thanks for taking some time with us here

01:48on this Saturday morning. Thanks guys I appreciate it.