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One more off track comment. Main and Pearl Street in Hartford when the wind howls past the tall buildings. Could be brutal and I have been on top of ski lifts. A coworker walked outside of Church and Trumbull and the wind took her eyeglasses off her head. She never found them and couldn't see without them. The revolving doors in 280 Trumbull were spinning like a top.
 
This was the temperature (Fahrenheit) when we pulled into the parking lot at Cannon Mountain. Cannon and Wildcat are the 2 coldest ski resorts in New England.


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BigErnMcCracken said:
I watched the episode where they go to the water park with my kid last night. I’ve probably seen it ten times but when frank goes down the dry water slide I was howling like I had never seen it before.
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It’s the best episode
 
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husky429 said:
Was about to @ you re: the cold.

My parents house up north was -20 to -30 for a few days at a time, multiple times this year. They get 2 feet or more of snow regularly.

Storrs weather is slightly windier than is comfortable.
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We live in SW Florida and a cold spell here in January is a day time high of 75 and an overnight low of 55-60
 
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What are your thoughts on Hurley's liking for tall PG's? Are the days of Boatrights over? Gimme a quick, shifty, shot creating PG that's an absolute dog on defense.

I understand Boatrights dont grow on trees, but you get what I'm saying.
 
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HungryHuskies said:
What are your thoughts on Hurley's liking for tall PG's? Are the days of Boatrights over? Gimme a quick, shifty, shot creating PG that's an absolute dog on defense.

I understand Boatrights dont grow on trees, but you get what I'm saying.
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There's a lot more versatility defensively when you are starting a lineup with 6'4" or 6'5" guards. I don't think Hurley is against small guards (Cole was barely 6' and Diggins was like 6'1"), but Boatright had unbelievable athleticism and was also extremely good at basketball. And no disrespect to Cole because he was a great player, but Boat was that next level elite guard (and he should have gotten a fair shot at the NBA but that's an argument for a different day). For every 50 Cole's, there is 1 Boatright.
 
aburks41 said:
There's a lot more versatility defensively when you are starting a lineup with 6'4" or 6'5" guards. I don't think Hurley is against small guards (Cole was barely 6' and Diggins was like 6'1"), but Boatright had unbelievable athleticism and was also extremely good at basketball. And no disrespect to Cole because he was a great player, but Boat was that next level elite guard (and he should have gotten a fair shot at the NBA but that's an argument for a different day). For every 50 Cole's, there is 1 Boatright.
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100%. Boatright and Cole are similar in size, but not the same player. As you said, every 50 Cole's, there's 1 Boat. Boat's reverse layup at the rim was lethal.

Already forgot about Diggins lol, so maybe Hurley actually doesn't have a preference.
 
aburks41 said:
There's a lot more versatility defensively when you are starting a lineup with 6'4" or 6'5" guards. I don't think Hurley is against small guards (Cole was barely 6' and Diggins was like 6'1"), but Boatright had unbelievable athleticism and was also extremely good at basketball. And no disrespect to Cole because he was a great player, but Boat was that next level elite guard (and he should have gotten a fair shot at the NBA but that's an argument for a different day). For every 50 Cole's, there is 1 Boatright.
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Didn’t boat just win league mvp again?
 
aburks41 said:
There's a lot more versatility defensively when you are starting a lineup with 6'4" or 6'5" guards. I don't think Hurley is against small guards (Cole was barely 6' and Diggins was like 6'1"), but Boatright had unbelievable athleticism and was also extremely good at basketball. And no disrespect to Cole because he was a great player, but Boat was that next level elite guard (and he should have gotten a fair shot at the NBA but that's an argument for a different day). For every 50 Cole's, there is 1 Boatright.
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HungryHuskies said:
100%. Boatright and Cole are similar in size, but not the same player. As you said, every 50 Cole's, there's 1 Boat. Boat's reverse layup at the rim was lethal.

Already forgot about Diggins lol, so maybe Hurley actually doesn't have a preference.
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UConn would successfully run back door alley oop dunks for Boat. Don't remember seeing them run too many of them for Cole.
 
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Mr. French said:
Everyone's talking about snow and cold now instead of our new CG?

Me and @upstater probably have people beat as far as cold and windy walks to class.

Edit: Don't bother arguing I'd rather talk recruiting - I see bitter cold and wind for 5 months a year.
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Yep, it is consistently 25 degrees here for December through March, though this year we had quite a few 65 degree days. People always talk about the snow in Buffalo and yet it's never bad in the city or the north suburbs.

As for SUNY-Buffalo, with its hills and lack of trees, the place is awful for wind. Only thing worse is being on a soccer field like I'm about to be on a Saturday morning with 40 degree temps and stiff winds.

All the SUNYs were built in the 60s and 70s and they were very very poorly designed. Each one is worse than the next.
 
Billy Bob said:
If I had to do it again I would have gone south to school.
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I thought the same thing, that’s why I lived in South campus.

#bestcampus
 
When I was a senior at UConn, my fiancee and I (no comments, got married after graduation - who does that?) went on the UConn ski club trip to Sugarloaf in January. It was 20 below with wind chill down to 40 below, that was cold.
 
aburks41 said:
There's a lot more versatility defensively when you are starting a lineup with 6'4" or 6'5" guards. I don't think Hurley is against small guards (Cole was barely 6' and Diggins was like 6'1"), but Boatright had unbelievable athleticism and was also extremely good at basketball. And no disrespect to Cole because he was a great player, but Boat was that next level elite guard (and he should have gotten a fair shot at the NBA but that's an argument for a different day). For every 50 Cole's, there is 1 Boatright.
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And quick. Boatright went from 0 to 60 in a blink, yes as noted above, he was shifty too. And a tenacious defender who could take it to the hole or shoot it from deep. Definitely the whole package.
 
UConniki said:
We live in SW Florida and a cold spell here in January is a day time high of 75 and an overnight low of 55-60
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It does get frosty there. Here on the east coast, things are a bit warmer. The alarm went off at 5:30a yesterday. It was 79° going up to a high of 92°.

Spring has sprung in South Florida! :)
 
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