Caron spoke to the team after BYU game!

[MrJama100]

As good as people think of Caron, he was still underrated. Ask Calhoun.
Incredibly skilled but also pure will as a basketball player.

 

[gsmooth]

As good as people think of Caron, he was still underrated. Ask Calhoun.
Incredibly skilled but also pure will as a basketball player.

If that UConn 2002 team had gotten by Maryland, I think they win it all. Even if they did not win it all, I think Caron would have been looked at much more highly with a Final 4 appearance. Caron was the not just the best player on the team and on the court for most games, but he was an alpha male and played tough, hence the best nick name ever, Tuff Juice.

Everyone here talks about how the 2004 team was so great in comparison to other NCAA championship teams, and it was, but can you imagine how great the 2003 team would've been if Caron decided to return? Caron actually wanted to do this, but Calhoun pretty much forced him to go to the NBA Draft and it was the correct move.

 

[RedStickHusky]

I love Dan Hurley. But he's still got a while to go to catch up to what JC did. Taking the doormat of the Big East to not only the top of the conference but all of college basketball is a feat practically nobody else has matched in modern times. Danny only wanted to helm this program because of what JC made it.

All that said, a few more titles and I'll give the crown to Dan Hurley!

I think Dan would be more than comfortable with "worthy successor" or "keeper of the flame"; there's only one first.