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First off, I would like to thank the whole team and coaching staff for bringing us to this point and giving us a bright future to look forward to. When I think about what this team could be, not next year but the year after, I'm very excited about what's happening in Storrs. With that said....
I have to call out our fan base. We really have to stop with this sense of entitlement that we feel that somehow a magical run in the postseason is owed to us. I think what has really spoiled us are the 2011 and 2014 runs. We are so fortunate to have even one of those incredible runs let along two and now it's like some fans just assume that every UCONN team is going to turn into a world beater when the calendar changes in March. Those runs are outliers and should not be the norm at UCONN for years to come. A better way to have sustained success is to approach the program building process slowly and methodically. That's the only way to make UCONN the dominate force in the Big East and nationally. I don't want to say this but we do need to "take the stairs" and take our lumps before we become dominate again. The reason being is that UCONN is a great brand but it's never going to be a Kentucky, Duke or UNC. It's always going to have a chip on it's shoulder mentality that is willing to take on the world. That mentality thrives at UCONN. Calhoun built the program up progressively and after years of being known as the "best coach to not go to a final 4". Jay Wright had the same things written about him. Enjoy the process and stop comparing players and teams to the past. Those players and teams are not "walking thru" the proverbial door. Appreciate what these players and coaches are doing now because it's the start of something great. You never won a national championship, your teams did. You just sat on the couch and cheered them on.
I have to call out our fan base. We really have to stop with this sense of entitlement that we feel that somehow a magical run in the postseason is owed to us. I think what has really spoiled us are the 2011 and 2014 runs. We are so fortunate to have even one of those incredible runs let along two and now it's like some fans just assume that every UCONN team is going to turn into a world beater when the calendar changes in March. Those runs are outliers and should not be the norm at UCONN for years to come. A better way to have sustained success is to approach the program building process slowly and methodically. That's the only way to make UCONN the dominate force in the Big East and nationally. I don't want to say this but we do need to "take the stairs" and take our lumps before we become dominate again. The reason being is that UCONN is a great brand but it's never going to be a Kentucky, Duke or UNC. It's always going to have a chip on it's shoulder mentality that is willing to take on the world. That mentality thrives at UCONN. Calhoun built the program up progressively and after years of being known as the "best coach to not go to a final 4". Jay Wright had the same things written about him. Enjoy the process and stop comparing players and teams to the past. Those players and teams are not "walking thru" the proverbial door. Appreciate what these players and coaches are doing now because it's the start of something great. You never won a national championship, your teams did. You just sat on the couch and cheered them on.