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Message: [QUOTE="Deepster, post: 1984095, member: 25"] Let's approach this from another angle. Let's agree he's not right in his statement that UConn is no longer big-time. Done. How far off is he in that statement? [LIST] [*]The success of the men's program was in great part a very Calhoun-centric thing. Ollie came on strong (with Calhoun's players) and got a title, but we've seen chinks in the armor since then in player development and his in-game X&O's. [*]We don't have the conference. And we're not getting a conference affiliation that provides any palpable boost in the foreseeable future. [*]The NBA pipeline is drying up. Shabazz in 2014 and he's yet to make a mark. Lamb and Drummond in 2012 and Drummond really can't point to UConn for that. Kemba in 2011. That's it dating back to Thabeet and AJ Price in 2009. [*]Attendance. The crowds are bad. You look at a fanbase like Indiana? In 2013, they were 17-15 and 7-11 in conference. They got 17,472 for a home game on 12/22 against Kennesaw State. [/LIST] So, I'm not saying he's right....yet. But how far off is he? [/QUOTE]