EARLY THOUGHTS

My apologies for not updating earlier. There was a misunderstanding about when this blog started to be advertised in the newspaper, but consider frequent updates now and here to stay.
It’s nice to be back from New York after two days of non-stop interviews at Big East men’s and women’s basketball media days. I should clarify that the interviewing process isn’t really the issue. Instead, it’s the process of transcribing your tape, which for an hour’s worth of interviews can sometimes take more than two hours.
As for the UConn men being picked fifth — keep in mind Nos. 3-5 were in a very tight pack — I think it was a pretty reasonable place to be slotted. Although the Huskies are among the league’s most talented, their youth is at least cause for early concern, plus, the status of 7-foot-3 freshman center Hasheem Thabeet — who has since been declared eligible by the NCAA — was undetermined when ballots were cast.
My reactions were the same upon seeing UConn at 18th in the preaseason ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll.