🏆 Stephen A.: UConn is poised to be REPEAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆

🏆 Stephen A.: UConn is poised to be REPEAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆 | First Take

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🏆 Stephen A.: UConn is poised to be REPEAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Seth Greenberg react to the UConn Huskies' 76-59 win over the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2023 NCAA National Championship.
0:00 UConn's dominance in the 2023 Men's NCAA Tournament
1:00 Is UConn poised to repeat?
3:29 How San Diego State matched up vs. UConn
8:50 The resurgence of the Big East
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@travel9two557 Жыл бұрын

Watching them play last night and all throughout the NCAA They honestly feel like that one team that can repeat as champs remind me a lot of the 06 and 07 Florida teams. Where nobody stood out as a STAR but everyone knew there roles and starred in it. Efficient and effective on both offense and defense 👏🏾👏🏾

@muddywaters2818 Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? Everyone knew who the star was. Jokim Noah was projected to be the #1 pick when he decided to come back. Horford and Brewer would’ve been a lottery picks too. They all came back because they wanted to make history. But everyone knew they had 3 stars and 2 role players who made all there open shots.

@tnekeroom9897 Жыл бұрын

Honestly that Florida team was so much better than this UConn team. That’s not even throwing shade because UConn is really good, but dude that Florida team was something else. Horford and Noah were 5 times the duo that clinician and sanagoo were. Plus, those two could play together because horford stretched the floor

@douglashuron09 29 күн бұрын

This post aged like a fine wine. Collect your flowers bro!!

@sugarman9323 Жыл бұрын

Go watch some of Bobby Hurley Sr’s old videos about building champion players (on and off court) and teams at St Anthony’s, and you’ll see where his sons got it from.

@paulashton7207 Жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy listening to him but Stephan A. Smith reminds me of my grandfather. Even when he's agreeing with you, it sounds like an argument. Oh and by the way...Go Huskies!

@jimmiesmith5590 Жыл бұрын

Except for seniors, if everyone returns with that top 10 PG coming in, they have a great chance

@EliteLilTJ Жыл бұрын

Everyone will be back except for Newton, Joey California and maybe Hawkins, but I bet Hawkins comes back for another year

@jimmiesmith5590 Жыл бұрын

@Danilo Gallinari I hope so. I think he would be very polished after another year at Uconn

@jusbeazy28 Жыл бұрын

Newton has another COVID year if he wants it

@jimmihaley3238 Жыл бұрын

They def will reach the final four.

@SerFondue Жыл бұрын

UCONN LETS GO BABY

@gmoney2.059 Жыл бұрын

Jackson,Sanogo,Hawk,Karaban,ClanganDirrah plus 5 allstar players coming in,,,,, yeaaa we can repeat for sure

@HK-zt1kc Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Tristan can also he use his covid year and joey

@gmoney2.059 Жыл бұрын

@@HK-zt1kc won’t be enough minutes to go around them to are definitely gone , but we still can repeat if hawk or Sanogo leave but I can’t see that happen

@HK-zt1kc Жыл бұрын

Bro, I'm so happy this made my year now Let's go, Lakers. I feel it they go win it this year

@thewalruswasjason101 Жыл бұрын

@@HK-zt1kc 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@aaronhampton3141 Жыл бұрын

No way they all come back lmfaoooooo 😂😂😂

@gmddevrun3110 Жыл бұрын

I believed Molly when she said she was 29 lolol

@crzycolchris Жыл бұрын

Yupp.. wasn't supposed to happen this year.. 2004, 2014, 2024 both men and women are taking it next year...

@Theguyyouknow34545 Жыл бұрын

This is such a bogus conversation if this year proved anything we have to wait and see how next season plays out the transfer portal is so important now due to immediate plug and play

@bentmch1 Жыл бұрын

Its not only the coach is all the team give the credits to all.

@Hydrologist Жыл бұрын

Molly is really in her bag today

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Well I guess another team will be winning next year. Stephen A is already jinxing them.

@MrsFrizzleGaveMeLSD Жыл бұрын

Clearly thats not a thing, Stephen A said they werent gonna be in the Final Four this year. Nice try though

@lightningjuniorsuper Жыл бұрын

@@MrsFrizzleGaveMeLSDdid he say tht while trolling Molly?

@MrsFrizzleGaveMeLSD Жыл бұрын

@@lightningjuniorsuper Dont know if he said it trolling Molly or not nor do I care but he did say it

@flythugga81 Жыл бұрын

Let’s go huskies

@jamiljohnson9766 Жыл бұрын

No repeat championship team here we all learn a very important 16 years in a row lesson😢😅😂❤

@markushayes Жыл бұрын

No way UConn coach is only 10 years older than Lebron. No way! 😅

@Notdickcheney 9 ай бұрын

@DeuceDebonaire Жыл бұрын

Maan they need to go the league !! Lets see wats really good ??

@willjones3537 Жыл бұрын

Can’t Speak On Who Can Repeat Or Who Will Win Next Year It’s Way Way To Early So Much Rosters Are Going To Be Different

@sportgeek2028 Жыл бұрын

We coming 🐺🐺

@Mrcharles. Жыл бұрын

UCONN has cemented their place as a basketball school and they need to get rid of the football program.

@reillyjames8128 Жыл бұрын

Second this

@travelandeats8518 Жыл бұрын

Connecticut!!!!

@caper087 Жыл бұрын

Molly lookin scintillating in that get up 😂

@rickspalding3047 Жыл бұрын

She looks homeless, lol

@AristotelK Жыл бұрын

@@rickspalding3047 😆

@Cmelo7100 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t jump the gun Molly. Duke still is a good team if retaining some players and are always atop in recruiting. They’ll be there to challenge for that title.

@HK-zt1kc Ай бұрын

We back guys 😝🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@r.a.8407 Жыл бұрын

Wear that sh*t Molly 203 ❤

@bekdoolewis9081 Жыл бұрын

Stephen A should be banned from talking anything college basketball he self admittedly said before march madness he watched 2 games all year😂

@ApolyonTheSoulRender Ай бұрын

This aged very well

@jalengreen1301 Ай бұрын

Update: they went Back to Back in 2024

@kevincampbell6586 Жыл бұрын

Molly ❤🇯🇲

@petern326 Жыл бұрын

Jalen fumbled my god

@MrGenexxx Жыл бұрын

thank you! people here don't want to talk about it but Molly is crazy hot. Always been. It's just facts.

@richarddrewwaltoniv Жыл бұрын

She replaceable. He can find another Molly easy.

@mjeff7415 Жыл бұрын

No he didn't. All you see is makeup and tight dresses on TV. You don't know how she acts at home when the cameras are off. They said the same thing about Halle Berry until the truth came out about her.

@Guns_and_Butter Жыл бұрын

@@mjeff7415 facts they just simps up top. Prob got OnlyFans subscriptions. “Crazy hot” 💀

@FaceFamous Жыл бұрын

@@mjeff7415exactly. Said she was verbally abusive controlling and she paying that child support 🤣

@TurboFist0 Жыл бұрын

Hawkins is 100% gone because he will be a late lottery pick. I don't think both Sanogo and Clingan will be back. As much as I would love it, you simply can't have a guy as good as Clingan playing 13 mins/game again next season. I think Sanogo will leave because of the Clingan factor and because his draft stock will never be higher. Newton has a covid year, but I don't think he'll be back. Joey California has no more eligibility. Outside of the guys I mentioned, I think everyone else will be back including Jackson. starting 5 next season: PG: Castle SG: Likely a transfer SF: Jackson PF: Karaban C: Clingan

@mikelee7318 Жыл бұрын

They can play them together with 3 guards. Have Sanogo play the PF and Clingan play a true Center position.

@Notdickcheney 9 ай бұрын

Pretty close !

@RaymondUymatiao Ай бұрын

Aging well so far

@orlandoclark8062 Жыл бұрын

Molly" s team lol

@NiceTristan Жыл бұрын

Sanogo gonna return

@BlvckScale Жыл бұрын

Stephen A is wrong you can ask a women her age. Never her weight

@SwingingSamoan Жыл бұрын

Let alone they will get first dibs on transfer portal

@AliFrankTheTank Жыл бұрын

So nobody on the odds winning , got it 🤣

@4ourtheloveofthegame Жыл бұрын

Uconn is getting an Macdonald all American next season STEPHON CASTLE he happens to be my nephew 🦾

@giffondhall9214 Жыл бұрын

I knew molly would be gloating

@anthonytran3811 Жыл бұрын

Jaskson, clingan, karaban, Newton, alleyene, castle, ball, Stewart, singare, Ross and get another big and we could repeat! Hawkins is leaving and so is sanogo. Sanogo can’t get any NIL money

@kLACY1911 Ай бұрын

Only Duke and UConn were the only ones to make it to the Elite 8. Funny how predictions are our just that...predictions. 0:04

@Cowboys_by_20 Жыл бұрын

Big east will never be that good again

@BookClubDisaster Жыл бұрын

I wonder. how many UConn games Stephen A watched. 2? 1 1/2? Shouldn't he have discussed losing Jordan Hawkins? Or the possibility since he hadn't announced. yet. Does he even know who Jordan Hawkins is?

@markperry4478 Жыл бұрын

Why is Villanova never mentioned

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Because Las Vegas has to go with the easy shoe ins.

@tyresemaxeyfan1726 Жыл бұрын

Cuz we suck

@Taj_Rahine Жыл бұрын

The Big East used to be so amazing

@PotassiumPotat0 Жыл бұрын

Used to?

@Taj_Rahine Жыл бұрын

@@PotassiumPotat0 100%

@connecticut511 Жыл бұрын

@@Taj_Rahine everyone made a mistake by leaving, most football programs that left have seen 0 success.

@AristotelK Жыл бұрын

All this confidence is coming from the same woman who taught Uconn could lose to Iona haha.

@kendallandrews8691 Жыл бұрын

Rick Pitino is the best

@matthewthemilkbender8095 Жыл бұрын

Well Molly had the second best bracket in the celeb brackets on ESPN. She had UConn winning it all….

@DB1_Soup Жыл бұрын

Possible repeat cause they don’t have any pro’s

@MMAALL Жыл бұрын

Not happening. Hawkins and Sanogo are both gone.

@keithjoseph128 Жыл бұрын

UConn fans have to be upset about this.

@djsthemetereman Жыл бұрын

I agree they looked that good & I believe eventually the NBA will be seeking hurleys services even with his extension

@turkwendell6904 Жыл бұрын

No one in the NBA plays hard enough for Hurley. It's a show league that always lacks true hustle and determination.

@djsthemetereman Жыл бұрын

@@turkwendell6904 Can't say I agree with you there the New York Knicks do👍

@turkwendell6904 Жыл бұрын

@@djsthemetereman well I should definitely watch them play more before I pass judgment and thank you for the heads up on that that would be awesome I like that kind of style you know defense-first

@djsthemetereman Жыл бұрын

@@turkwendell6904 I'm a long time Knicks fan & from New Jersey so yes defense is big here on the east coast & of course the Hurleys are from Jersey City N.J.

@michaelcrespi Жыл бұрын

Stephen A. Is clueless about college ball he was on several bandwagons before tournament, let’s see his bracket? Repeating 😭 yeah right gtfo

@Zenigundam Жыл бұрын

Those odds are completely off. BetOnline always has the most accurate listings. Kentucky +1100, Duke +1200, Purdue +1200, UConn +1200, Kansas +1600, Marquette +1600 I guarantee that UConn won't repeat. The Huskies were fortunate this season that they got to avoid playing KU and UCLA in their own region and Texas in the Final Four. UConn was definitely a Top 10 team this year but not the best team in the country. I've been looking for value bets, and I'd actually go with either USC or Michigan State, both at +2500. For Kentucky to win it next year, it'd have to be a case of the top recruiting class coming in and having perfect chemistry immediately. Outside of the 2012 UK team, I've never seen that happen, so I highly doubt it, especially with NIL and all these me first one and dones nowadays.

@MrsFrizzleGaveMeLSD Жыл бұрын

You do understand your points make zero sense😂

@ShokusApolloTV Жыл бұрын

And pinnacle is the most accurate sportsbook FYI

@Zenigundam Жыл бұрын

@@MrsFrizzleGaveMeLSD UConn was very beatable. When you pick a team to repeat, usually the team brings just about everybody back and nobody was touching them the season before.

@Mr.Burton17 Жыл бұрын

I picked them to win it look past history they have beaten top teams. Is it there fault all them other teams lost. they could match up against anyone. Just be happy bro. Or it’s is your team lost. They would or played Kansas or any other top team they would of beaten them too. 💪🏾💪🏾

@justinthornton6781 Жыл бұрын

If kansas and UCLA were so good, they would have made it to the championship. Arkansas and Gonzaga got beat by double digits.

@turkwendell6904 Жыл бұрын

Oh please these guys weren't even smart enough to put them in the top 25 at the beginning of the season next year will be a different dynamic yes they will be good how good who knows.

@AristotelK Жыл бұрын

I never understood the reason behind not asking a woman her age. Can someone explain that to me?

@reillyjames8128 Жыл бұрын

Because it’s OfEnSiVe because they want to feel young at heart

@tigerhoods7927 Жыл бұрын

Lol at least we don’t have any crying fans in this game

@jsidkfncjfdldld Жыл бұрын

I thought women sport arrived and yet zero topics on all shows about women's sports 😂

@JackGeezy85 Жыл бұрын

UCLA will be Champs

@EliteLilTJ Жыл бұрын

💀

@dominiquewhitfield6670 Жыл бұрын

Molly needs to get out her feelings UConn can’t compete with Duke in recruiting we have the #2 class coming in 2024 😊

@IAmAndrew1 Жыл бұрын

Duke might be 2nd, but UConn is 4th

@jimmiesmith5590 Жыл бұрын

Yea, you had that for a while like every season. But ain't did chit.

@SerFondue Жыл бұрын

We shall see 😂 National champs baby!!!

@Eatm3 Жыл бұрын

UConn has been better the last 25 years stop living off the ancestors

@Itsjustlikemagic Жыл бұрын

Recruiting means nothing with Duke. Coach K was the sole reason for their success. Duke won nothing before the Coach K era and will win nothing again now that he is gone. Duke is going to become the new Indiana of college basketball.

@anthonytran3811 Жыл бұрын

UCLA???????

@turkwendell6904 Жыл бұрын

Tell it to the 1960s because after that it's like nothing. UCLA is running on the past John Wooden isn't the coach anymore.

@AuburnFanSince2010 Жыл бұрын

Big 12 is the best basketball conference. Big East isn’t on their level.

@ohger1 Жыл бұрын

And none made the final four..

@SerFondue Жыл бұрын

You are simply wrong.

@Whatspoppin5 Жыл бұрын

Where are the championship from the lil 12 🎤

@AuburnFanSince2010 Жыл бұрын

@@Whatspoppin5 Baylor and Kansas.

@kevinjack1171 Жыл бұрын

@@AuburnFanSince2010 Nova and UConn>>>>>Kansas and Baylor

@zachdimmitt2484 Жыл бұрын

Stephen A doesn’t know s*** about sports, let alone college basketball

@Cmelo7100 Жыл бұрын

Oh and one more thing, the ACC would DEMOLISH the big east in an all time players game. Just putting that out there

@johnnysam7916 Жыл бұрын

First of all that’s debatable. Second of all, who cares??

@Cmelo7100 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnysam7916 first of all no it’s most certainly not, second of all clearly you cause If not you would’ve kept your comment to yourself. I just said I cause I’m the video they said the ACC was just coming up but now the ACC is so far ahead of everyone else it’s crazy.