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

[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

 

[Dutch Boyd]

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.

Sometimes not talking (typing) is underrated. Ben belongs on the wall regardless of anything. Two BE titles and 2004 doesn’t happen without him.

 

[Dove]

Madison Square Gordon!

This is the only comment!! When the lights were bright...

 

[Umami Zen]

Glad UConn and Ben were able to make this work and recognize Ben's contribution to the Program. When Ben was feeling it- Not many guys could fill it up like him. NBA or CBB. Enjoy your night Ben.

 

[cohenzone]

That's more debatable your writing errors. Mind your own business, not Ben Gordon's.

"Hopefully" would require a comma after it, and the "he" that follows, as written, refers to Ben Gordon. How do you presume to know that he has a plan prescribed for himself, that he is sticking to any such plan if he has one, and that he is doing so with a sense of hopefulness? That's all conjecture. Stick to your own progress.

Isn't it your responsibility to take care in writing properly? Or is it Ben Gordon's? Btw, Ben asked me to mention this, even though it's not really my responsibility. I'm doing so in support of his upcoming honor.

I agree with Ben that you could posdibly improve your writing if you were not putting your attention on BG.

A bit over the top, but the essence is accurate. A few posters here must be perfect people. And boring as all get out.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

A bit over the top, but the essence is accurate. A few posters here must be perfect people. And boring as all get out.

So much to work with here, but I'll stand pat with the omitted word from my first sentence that you quoted, and then ask, "Who here isn't an imperfectly perfect person?"

 

[cohenzone]

So much to work with here, but I'll stand pat with the omitted word from my first sentence that you quoted, and then ask, "Who here isn't an imperfectly perfect person?"

Me.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Good for Ben. I hope they keep him close. I don't know if he even finished up, but have him work towards that degree and then help him out.

Life’s tough when you have what he has. Got family members with bi-polar and when you go manic, it is a trainwreck on your life if you don't have support.

 

[Dove]

So much to work with here, but I'll stand pat with the omitted word from my first sentence that you quoted, and then ask, "Who here isn't an imperfectly perfect person?"

Me

 

[Mr. French]

It’s impossible to compare multiple legends, but Ben Gordon as a scoring 2 takes a backseat to very few on earth.

One of my favorite players ever, and as a 2 myself with SLIGHTLY less talent, I tried to model plenty of pull ups off him. One of the absolute smoothest and coldest killers ever. Ball barely touched the net on those moon balls.

 

[Kitaman]

Seeing Ben live was special. And to see him catch fire was majestic. When Ben got going he was impossible to stop.

He is the one UConn player that could have led the Nation in scoring.

 

[ctchamps]

So much to work with here, but I'll stand pat with the omitted word from my first sentence that you quoted, and then ask, "Who here isn't an imperfectly perfect person?"

I’m just grateful you don’t dump on me for my horrible grammar. @HooperScooper on the other hand…

 

[HooperScooper]

I’m just grateful you don’t dump on me for my horrible grammar. @HooperScooper on the other hand…

I can't remember when I've corrected grammar on here. Can you show me a time I did that? Correcting the spelling of the players' names? Yup, lots of times.

And correcting an avatar when a poster jipped us out of a championship? Heck yeah!

 

[ctchamps]

I can't remember when I've corrected grammar on here. Can you show me a time I did that? Correcting the spelling of the players' names? Yup, lots of times.

The point is Hans is selective with the grammar he corrects. You on the other let nothing slide when it comes to spelling of our players names.

 

[NEforceUConn]

I couldn't be prouder of this decision.. Go Ben and go Blue.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Me

But can you spell delusional?

 

[HooperScooper]

The point is Hans is selective with the grammar he corrects. You on the other let nothing slide when it comes to spelling of our players names.

As much as I would love to do that, it would be a full time job correcting all the misspellings of our players' names on here. Unfortunately I already have a full time job where I actually get paid. So I'll just stick to selectively correcting the misspellings.

 

[Smp7598]

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.

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.

Yet Ray wasn’t a National champion! Ray couldn’t carry a team,he had to go to Boston and with KG and PP or Miami With LeBron. He was a good little player with Milwaukee and Seattle.

 

[Woodson]

If Ben was couple inches taller his number might be in the rafters with Ray / Rip. The way he was able to shoot/score the ball at his size was incredible, so fun to watch especially when he was really cookin. As a Celtic fan he actually had me almost rooting for the Bulls in those epic playoffs. I was damn sure rooting for every shot he took to go in. He’s been a Husky of Honor 20+ years in my book, this just a formality. Congrats to BG, hopefully all the 04 guys are able to be there.

 

[7774]

Yet Ray wasn’t a National champion! Ray couldn’t carry a team,he had to go to Boston and with KG and PP or Miami With LeBron. He was a good little player with Milwaukee and Seattle.

I just want to say how awesome it is that you barely post. Great job!

 

[Mr. French]

Yet Ray wasn’t a National champion! Ray couldn’t carry a team,he had to go to Boston and with KG and PP or Miami With LeBron. He was a good little player with Milwaukee and Seattle.

Although I don't really agree with the Ray slight, it is kind of funny our own SJ, who waxes poetic about everything, immediately had a negative to say about Ben in comparison to 2 of our greatest.

Ben Gordon, who was a dawg in the s16 as a soph and won a chip and a BET (that one was almost single-handedly) as a junior, then went 3rd in the draft and won ROY.

 

[Mr. French]

Although I don't really agree with the Ray slight, it is kind of funny our own Samson Johnson, who waxes poetic about everything, immediately had a negative to say about Ben in comparison to 2 of our greatest.

Ben Gordon, who was a dawg in the s16 as a soph and won a chip and a BET (that one was almost single-handedly) as a junior, then went 3rd in the draft and won ROY.

I called @superjohn SJ and it edited it automatically to Samson Johnson.

 

[superjohn]

Although I don't really agree with the Ray slight, it is kind of funny our own Samson Johnson, who waxes poetic about everything, immediately had a negative to say about Ben in comparison to 2 of our greatest.

Ben Gordon, who was a dawg in the s16 as a soph and won a chip and a BET (that one was almost single-handedly) as a junior, then went 3rd in the draft and won ROY.

What did Samson Johnson say that was negative about Gordon?

Did he not call him rookie of the year?

 

[El Obrero]

Best Husky at MSG in program history? Gotta be top two at least (with Kemba)

 

[CT2SC]

Ben Gordon without a doubt one of the best five guards to ever do it at UConn along with Ray, Rip, Kemba, and Bazz. Awesome player. Hope he has his off the court issues under control and thrilled to see him honored.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Yet Ray wasn’t a National champion! Ray couldn’t carry a team,he had to go to Boston and with KG and PP or Miami With LeBron. He was a good little player with Milwaukee and Seattle.

#machocatfighttaunt?

What did Samson Johnson say that was negative about Gordon?

Did he not call him rookie of the year?

An interesting zigzag. Thanks, @Mr. French!

 

[Deleted at users request]

Although I don't really agree with the Ray slight, it is kind of funny our own Samson Johnson, who waxes poetic about everything, immediately had a negative to say about Ben in comparison to 2 of our greatest.

Ben Gordon, who was a dawg in the s16 as a soph and won a chip and a BET (that one was almost single-handedly) as a junior, then went 3rd in the draft and won ROY.

After knowing you meant superjohn, he did try to call Cam Spencer the best offensive 2G in our program history.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

After knowing you meant superjohn, he did try to call Cam Spencer the best offensive 2G in our program history.

There are as many great Huskies who can bring an instant smile to my face as there are great places to get (a)pizza in Connecticut. Fighting over who is better or best seems foolish to me.