All hatred team

[intlzncster]

We don't need this thread. Really see no need to bash our guys. They are all Yvonne.

Again, we are not bashing our guys. We are bashing the guys who are (were) bashing our guys.

 

[donyell34]

Dammsmartphones . Uconn.

 

[intlzncster]

fixed that for you.
The little known fact is that the pounds of weed Mike Hayes got popped with was Johnny times daily head stash.

Can't knock Mike Hayes industriousness. Execution? Not so much.

Though in fairness, it's not easy being Johnnie Selvie's marijuana mule.

 

[TRest]

I can understand why some of the other players caught flack but the negative comments towards Selvie's game drove me nuts. He's one of the 15 best players to ever don a UConn jersey and is arguably our best power forward ever.

You can't be serious.

 

[superjohn]

Shocker, I come on the boneyard today to see more Johnnie Time bashing. Selvie, top 5 UConn player of all-time?

 

[AZHuskiePop]

That was definitely a result of team performance though. Had Dyson played in 2009 NCAAs, there'd probably be a diff narrative for him.

The guys who were truly killed, despite winning a whole bunch of hardware, take the top slot in this game.

Dyson fault is that he tried to hard. Not a bad fault. Probably why he has endured even getting a couple of NBA looks.
This trait helped us but also hurt us ,when he went beyond his limits.
I agree on 2009 ,we actually only had two guards in that tourny.
He would have been huge. Especially since that team had a clear leader.

 

[Inyatkin]

How bout the All Can Do No Wrong Team
First overall pick -- Niels Giffey.

Mind you, I love the guy, too, but I think you could count on one hand the number of negative threads about him over four years, which is pretty rare

 

[Gurleyman]

How bout the All Can Do No Wrong Team First overall pick -- Niels Giffey. Mind you, I love the guy, too, but I think you could count on one hand the number of negative threads about him over four years, which is pretty rare

A tiny little bit his sophomore year - he didn't step up when we had a void at the 3. But he only had limited chances.

Okafor would be my first pick. Exceeded expectations every year and rarely had a disappointing game. KEA was close, but had a little bit of criticism at times - the 2-18 against Florida State early in his career and the team struggling at times his junior year ("not stepping up without Rip"). But both passed quickly. I can't remember if Adrien took some criticism for not leading in 2006-07 - that team was so poor that no one person was really at fault. And he was only a soph.

 

[Robertelamin]

Yeah Emeka would be my first pick. People also loved Rashad. I can't remember how Caron was perceived his Freshman year but I don't really recall anyone hating on him either.

 

[8893]

Nadav and Doron have to be first-teamers on the All Can Do No Wrong Team.

 

[Gurleyman]

Yeah Emeka would be my first pick. People also loved Rashad. I can't remember how Caron was perceived his Freshman year but I don't really recall anyone hating on him either.

Caron had some rough patches. We were an NIT team that year and he had moments of immaturity. "We're winners, not chicken dinners" was a quote that we held over his head when we slumped.

Okafor did it exactly right - come in with low expectations as a lightly regarded recruit and far exceed them as a freshman. Then get much better (adding offensive game) as a sophomore to exceed expectations again. Then develop an injury as a junior which could give you a pass for a bad day when expectations are through the roof (and win a title). And be a public relations gold mine with his academic proficiency off the court.

Ray was close to the same path (wasn't as lightly regarded, but still exceeded expectations as a frosh and soph). He just didn't get the ending right.

 

[Husky999]

Not to the same degree as others, but I remember Kemba catching a ton of flak when he went through that rough patch his sophomore year.

 

[selles]

Caron had some rough patches. We were an NIT team that year and he had moments of immaturity. "We're winners, not chicken dinners" was a quote that we held over his head when we slumped.

Okafor did it exactly right - come in with low expectations as a lightly regarded recruit and far exceed them as a freshman. Then get much better (adding offensive game) as a sophomore to exceed expectations again. Then develop an injury as a junior which could give you a pass for a bad day when expectations are through the roof (and win a title). And be a public relations gold mine with his academic proficiency off the court.

Ray was close to the same path (wasn't as lightly regarded, but still exceeded expectations as a frosh and soph). He just didn't get the ending right.

Uncle Hiltie had a good path as well. Come in lightly regarded, have a ton of other big guys next to you, get a lot better, turn into a first round draft pick. He was so beloved around here that he became a unit of measurement.

 

[CTBasketball]

Marcus White was one of my least favorite players, the 2003 Texas NCAAT game really did it for me.

 

[Robertelamin]

Because of that last shot? I thought Marcus always played hard and was a good rebounder when he was allowed to play.

 

[intlzncster]

Because of that last shot? I thought Marcus always played hard and was a good rebounder when he was allowed to play.

Yeah, that shot was just dumb luck. From a guy that wasn't much of a shooter anyway.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I can't remember anyone taking as much heat as Dyson.

Granted I was in high school for Taliek's career and had no idea of "The Boneyard".

Simpler times.

 

[intlzncster]

I can't remember anyone taking as much heat as Dyson.

Granted I was in high school for Taliek's career and had no idea of "The Boneyard".

Simpler times.

Taliek heat was so bad that JC had to say things in the media multiple times to try to stem the onslaught. There's been nothing like TB hate imo.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Taliek heat was so bad that JC had to say things in the media multiple times to try to stem the onslaught. There's been nothing like TB hate imo.

I'll take your word for it. Back in the before I was really on the internet I used to just watch the games and living in NJ kept me insulated from the CT media.

 

[Gurleyman]

I'll take your word for it. Back in the before I was really on the internet I used to just watch the games and living in NJ kept me insulated from the CT media.

Let's just say that if you were new to English and were trying to understand sports terminology in April of 2004 you would think much-maligned was a position. UConn starts power forward Josh Boone, shooting guard Ben Gordon and much-maligned Taliek Brown.

Just was tough to figure out who was playing much-maligned for Georgia Tech.

 

[mauconnfan]

I can understand why some of the other players caught flack but the negative comments towards Selvie's game drove me nuts. He's one of the 15 best players to ever don a UConn jersey and is arguably our best power forward ever.

Not even close………..sorry but that's crazy to even come up with that statement. Not even Top 50 but a decent JC player for the Huskies. But if he didn't drive you crazy once in a while you weren't watching.

 

[mauconnfan]

Never knew "superjohn" was short for "superjohnnie"

I guess it's superjohnnie-time!

 

[mauconnfan]

I can't believe you posters who said so much about Taliek that JC had to talk about you in SI…….that's plain crazy!!

 

[WillB4]

How bored are we to come up with a hate Uconn players thread.
Just for mentioning it I hate all of you.

 

[UConn17]

I hate Portugal and Ronaldo (yes this belongs on the other thread)