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Dave Leitao, UConn associate coach and director of recruiting, was looking up and down the Huskies bench the other day and was hit with a lightning bolt.
"One, two, three, four . . . five," he said, counting heads. "There are five guys on our team that I would say we thought we had no chance of getting."
The UConn Huskies, ranked No. 2 in the nation, have been meticulously assembled. Much thought went into adding the kind of talent that can make this team, when it is healthy, nine or 10 players deep. It is this depth that allows coach Jim Calhoun to enforce his trademarks: uptempo offense and full-court, pressing defense.
For all the careful planning, for all the attention to fitting the right student athletes into the proper slots, there is a healthy dose of luck in making everything come together like it is supposed to this season.
"This is an unusual group," Calhoun said.
Said assistant Karl Hobbs: "Every kid comes with a story."
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"One, two, three, four . . . five," he said, counting heads. "There are five guys on our team that I would say we thought we had no chance of getting."
The UConn Huskies, ranked No. 2 in the nation, have been meticulously assembled. Much thought went into adding the kind of talent that can make this team, when it is healthy, nine or 10 players deep. It is this depth that allows coach Jim Calhoun to enforce his trademarks: uptempo offense and full-court, pressing defense.
For all the careful planning, for all the attention to fitting the right student athletes into the proper slots, there is a healthy dose of luck in making everything come together like it is supposed to this season.
"This is an unusual group," Calhoun said.
Said assistant Karl Hobbs: "Every kid comes with a story."
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