Ben Gordon To Join Huskies of Honor On Feb. 7 vs St.Johns

[HuskyWarrior611]

It's not actually his fault that he had a better teammate than Ray or Rip ever had.

Yeah it’s hard to be an All American and BEPOY when you’re playing next to one.

 

[boog204]

Rip and Ray were clearly better than him. Ray was a national player of the year. Rip was back to back Big East player of the year, 1st team all-American, and final 4 MOP. Ben was awesome but he was second best on the team his sophomore and junior seasons.

I think Ben without Emeka is a clear all American player. He was as talented as any player in the country and we saw that talent on display, albeit briefly, with the Bulls. I think Emeka overshadowed (for good reasons) but watch Ben drop 36 against Alabama. Dude was an elite talent.

 

[HooperScooper]

Remember when Duke took Daniel Ewing instead of Gordon?

 

[uconngb]

Rip and Ray were clearly better than him. Ray was a national player of the year. Rip was back to back Big East player of the year, 1st team all-American, and final 4 MOP. Ben was awesome but he was second best on the team his sophomore and junior seasons.

Think that’s a little harsh. Neither Ray nor Rip had an Emeka. Ben was effortless in the way he played. If he was surrounded by anything other than the greatest lineup we’ve ever had, he easily could have scored 25-30 a game.

 

[huskeynut]

UConn has a long history of great and talented guards. Ben was one of the best to wear a UConn jersey.

Rightly nicknamed Madison Square Gordon.

Well deserved honor.

 

[Palatine]

A great one to be sure.

 

[alphasigko]

He put the '04 on his back when Emeka's back was bad.

Thanks for posting this as it is a great reminder how good he was during that championship run.

 

[RichCTBB]

Speaking of Ben and Ray