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Message: [QUOTE="Malamute, post: 4519465, member: 12379"] Fair enough Captain. Let me offer a more positive story since you seem a bit wound tight, a way to bring back the Mojo. This story centers around the last timeout in the 1999 National Championship game as told directly to me by one of the Uconn assistant coaches that was in the huddle. We all know the scenario, immediately preceding the timeout, Ricky Moore causes Trajan Langdon to travel in the lane while driving to the hoop. Uconn ball 5.4 seconds left under the Duke basket. Uconn calls timeout. During the timeout, Calhoun spends 2 minutes drawing up a detailed play designed to get Hamilton the rock who no doubt would get fouled and go to the line. El-Amin would have none of it and approached the assistant coach in the middle of the TO and demanded to run the Diamond play (a play designed to get Kahlid the ball) as he held his hands above his head in a triangle formation. Towards the end of the timeout, the coach goes over to Calhoun and exclaims “Kahlid wants to run Diamond”. Calhoun turns to the team and deadpans “forget what I just drew up, we are running Diamond”. Ball is inbounded to El-Amin, he is fouled, Duke calls last timeout with 5.2 seconds left, El-Amin calmly sinks both free throws (previously 0 for 2 in the game from the stripe) and the rest is history. Uconn 77, Duke 74, the most satisfying victory in Uconn history. [/QUOTE]