Ever wonder what Coach Calhoun's starting five would be if he could choose from all his players?

[Chin Diesel]

Bazz
Rip
Donyell
Dove
Cliffy

I think JC's lineup of Kemba, MSG, Ray, Caron, and Emeka win 7 out of 10, but I'd like to see this match up.

 

[husky8273]

My man Caron Butler makes the cut
I loved him in 2002

I'm surprised he picked MSG over RIP, but I'm not going to argue with the GOAT. MSG it is, from now into eternity

How did Ben become "MSG"??

 

[willie99]

How did Ben become "MSG"??

Madison Square Gordon

He loved playing there, he was sensational

 

[Apollo]

How did Ben become "MSG"??

MSG was dubbed “Madison Square Gordon” after his performance in the ‘04 BET. Dude was an executioner.

 

[HuskyV]

Time for UConn to select & put out a poster of the All-Calhoun team. I think we had the All-Century Team out 25 years ago - it was fun seeing players from all eras in the same team picture.

10+ years later it would be great to see all the greats in an All Calhoun picture.

 

[TerryBoyz]

Gonna be fun debating Calhouns 6vs Hurley’s 6 in a few more years

 

[Jaker]

IMO, Shabazz was one of the best college PG's of all time, he just doesn't get enough love because he had no NBA career.

 

[CL82]

Speaking of Rip, I loved his comments on Detroit:

 

[Jaker]

Pistons needed Rip today.

 

[UConn990411]

Rip coming off the bench. Coach has lost his damn mind, lolz.

I kind of get it if you’re building a team to win in college.

His lineup gives you two elite shooters (Ray and Ben), two elite ball handlers (Kemba and Ben), and one do-everything forward (Caron) around an elite defensive center and lob threat (Emeka).

If it were up to me, Rip would be in my starting lineup. But he and Ray liked to operate in the area of the court, so Calhoun is essentially swapping size and a better all-around scorer for more speed, shooting, and playmaking.

 

[jdb50]

Caron was an older/mature version of Stef Castle. I will always wonder what one more year of Stef, Donovan and Donyell would have brought. I think Donovan in year 2 would have been a problem for Emeka in year 3. The one and done Nadav was a real bummer.