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Ryan Boatright can’t watch ESPN because of the ‘Journey to the Tourney’ ad

Ryan Boatright, LaDontae Henton

Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright (11) drives to the basket against the defense of Providence forward LaDontae Henton, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

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Considering what UConn went through during the offseason, the performance they’ve had this season has been remarkable.

After losing Jeremy Lamb and Andre Drummond to the NBA, Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith to transfers, head coach Jim Calhoun to retirement, and their right to play in the postseason to the APR, the Huskies have jumped out to a 15-5 record and a 5-3 start in Big East play.

They’ve been one of the nation’s biggest surprises, a team that all of Connecticut should be able to support.

Because it’s not easy to play an entire season knowing that pride and a potential Big East regular season title is all that the future holds.

“It’s definitely frustrating, especially when you work hard every day. You put the work in that we put in, and you see other schools that aren’t even doing as well as you and they’re getting a chance to play in the tournament,” point guard Ryan Boatright told reporters. “It’s frustrating, but we knew going into the season that we weren’t going to be able to (play in the postseason). We’re alright.”

“I can’t even watch ESPN half the time. I see the daggun’ ‘Journey to the Tourney’ commercial every other commercial. I get irritated, so I turn the TV off.”

While that may be beneficial to Boatright’s studies -- or his NBA 2K13 abilities -- it’s not necessarily a bad thing.

He’s probably not sick of the “My Debut Album” commercial yet.

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