All time UConn team

[caw]

Well not that old, but I did see him play once and was of an age where the name was great. My father & my uncle took a cousin and I to the UConn-BC NCAA tourney game at URI. Cousy coached BC at the time. I also remember my mother was hosting a shower for her cousin and it my father wanted to get as far away as possible. But look at his stats...He scored 28/game one year when there was no 3-point line. He had 50 one time. If the 3-point line had existed he'd have averaged 40 points a game.

You must be old!! BC fans don't even know what a NCAA tourney game is.

 

[Scoe]

is everyone gonna forget about Denham Brown I know it gets harder and harder to put together an all-time Uconn team

 

[freescooter]

You do realize that you're claiming he would average 12 three-pointers a game, right? We'll just chalk that one up to a little hyperbole.

He averaged 28 per game without the 3 point line. Ray Allen's best season he averaged 23.5 and Ray could shoot the 3. He had 105 3 pointers I only saw him play that once, but from everything I heard and read he could shoot and he could shoot from long range, so I suspect that there isn't too much exaggeration in my estimate. Jeez, the guy scored 50 points in a game once, again without a 3 pointer in the bunch.

 

[Gurleyman]

It's possible the error you might be making is saying he would make 4 threes a game with the line, so ergo you could add 12 points to his average. Instead, the three he takes is a two he doesn't, so you could fairly project a 4 ppg increase with the line, but not 12.

There's also probably a slight mathematical increase in FG percentage which would come from coming in a little bit and shooting more 17-19 footers without the line, compared to 20-23 footers with it, but that's tough to quantify - probably doesn't make a big difference.

 

[jleves]

Gotta add ray to the 3pt team man

Yeah that was a miss. Move Ben to the one, remove Khalid and slot Ray in the two.

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[freescooter]

Look, I admitted that 40 was exaggerated. But from all accounts the guy could shoot the lights out. But even if he "only" averaged 32 points a game instead of 28 that would have been pretty incredible. Jimmer Fredette averaged 2/game in 2011 with 134 3s. Without the 3s (ie deducting 1 point from his total for each, he averaged about 25 ppg) .

 

[HooperScooper]

Look, I admitted that 40 was exaggerated. But from all accounts the guy could shoot the lights out. But even if he "only" averaged 32 points a game instead of 28 that would have been pretty incredible. Jimmer Fredette averaged 2/game in 2011 with 134 3s. Without the 3s (ie deducting 1 point from his total for each, he averaged about 25 ppg) .

Fredette averaged 3.35 threes per game in the 2010-2011 season (124 in 37 games). I was wondering how you got 2 if he made 134 since he couldn't have played in anywhere close to 67 games. So take 3.35 off his 28.9 ppg average and yes he would have averaged about 25 ppg.

http://byucougars.com/m-basketball/national-player-year

 

[freescooter]

Fredette averaged 3.35 threes per game in the 2010-2011 season (124 in 37 games). I was wondering how you got 2 if he made 134 since he couldn't have played in anywhere close to 67 games. So take 3.35 off his 28.9 ppg average and yes he would have averaged about 25 ppg.

http://byucougars.com/m-basketball/national-player-year

typo is how. I meant to write 29/game and 124 3s. Take his total points subtract 124 then divide by games and you get 25.5 +-. But at the end of the day, you have to admit that if a guy averages 28/game with 0 three pointers, he was a pretty fair scorer.

 

[WillB4]

Wes Bialasuknia averaged more than 20 points a game, 28 one season. And that was before the 3 point shot. And Toby Kimball was a legitimate NBA player. Both belong on any all-time team without any apologies. People want to put Villanueva and Drummond...yipes. Why not Bynum. He played almost as much for UConn as Drummond...

Saw Wes play quite a few times, cousin was manager at the time got free tix, if the 3pt shot was in then no one would come close in total pts and that is for three years.

 

[Palatine]

Toby Kimball

In three seasons the 6'8" Kimball averaged 18.4 points and 17.9 rebounds.

Read that again. And explain how he is not the Huskies all time power forward.

BTW in his 9-year NBA carer he played for Milwaukee, Boston, San Diego, KC, Philly and New Orleans.

 

[willie99]

Rip over Rudy

Emeka over Drummond (subject to change a few years down the road, if we're using NBA success)

Donyell has to be on the team, even though I know he missed the two foul shots. If we're being honest with positions, he'd be the starting 4, but I'm okay with Caron playing 4 in a smaller lineup.

If NBA means anything, Cliffy should get a spot on the bench.

Do we go back in the day and consider Toby Kimball or Wes "the Poughkeepsie Popper" B. (maybe the only guy who would ever make you prefer to spell Poughkeepsie over his name)?

this, especially RIP & Meka

 

[mauconnfan]

Saw Wes play quite a few times, cousin was manager at the time got free tix, if the 3pt shot was in then no one would come close in total pts and that is for three years.

Wes and Al Weston would've loved the 3.............these "kids" have no clue how many good basketball players were at UConn prior to 89-90..........the Yankee Conference/ECAC days were really fun even though they weren't Top 20 too often!!

 

[7774]

is everyone gonna forget about Denham Brown I know it gets harder and harder to put together an all-time Uconn team

Dude no offense because I loved Denham, but he is nowhere near the conversation when it comes to an all-time team. Not even remotely close. At all.

 

[Scoe]

Dude no offense because I loved Denham, but he is nowhere near the conversation when it comes to an all-time team. Not even remotely close. At all.

I would put him above some guys that were already mentioned like Drummond.

 

[Palatine]

c- Oak
pf-Toby
sf -Jesus
sg-Rip
pg-Kemba

This is almost impossible to argue with.

 

[Northbound]

Its too bad that one of my all time favorites doesn't come close to getting in on the party - Earl Kelley

Earl was pretty damn good in the day, I remember seeing him play when I was a kid.