The UConn Huskies are a well-equipped group. They’re talented, deep, experienced, well-coached, and sitting (tied for) first in the Big East standings through six games. Our latest podcast covers the resolve of this team to keep up its winning ways.

This stretch without Donovan Clingan has become an opportunity for other guys to step up and for the coaches to develop new wrinkles in the on-court strategy. It may be cliche to say the team will be better off for overcoming this adversity, but that is the case here. The Huskies are poised to earn a No. 1 ranking despite notable injuries to two key players and still have room to grow.

We also discussed the weirdly quiet environment in Hartford for the Georgetown game on Sunday, minimum wage, squirrels, and what we were doing in February 2009, the last time UConn men’s basketball was ranked first in the country.

Enjoy!

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