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

[CL82]

Well, there's no need to wonder anymore...


Hard to argue with these choices!

 

[Apollo]

In JC I trust

 

[superjohn]

Well, there's no need to wonder anymore...


Hard to argue with these choices!

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

 

[EricLA]

Walker
Gordon
Allen
Butler
Okafor

First off the bench - Hamilton...

Yep. that about covers it LOL

 

[yungdowork]

I was a little surprised there was no mention of KEA or Donyell Marshall, but can't really argue with any of his picks either.

 

[Rich]

Allen
Drummond
Donyell
Nadav
Butler at the 2

 

[UCLJ0211]

That squad would win a lot of games!

 

[Jaker]

would be really tough to choose

 

[jleves]

Allen
Drummond
Donyell
Nadav
Butler at the 2

If you think you could pick a better 5 than Calhoun, you would be wrong.

Why try?

 

[pj]

I guess Calhoun didn't get the notice that we need big guards.

 

[willie99]

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

 

[MrJama100]

Hard not to have Donyell in there though.
And...I bet he'd have Lyman DePriest available as well as the enforcer.

 

[Phorcys]

Well, there's no need to wonder anymore...


Hard to argue with these choices!

I disagree with all of his choices ...

... he clearly has no eye for talent

 

[UC0NN]

I will take Donyell over Caron. Donyell might have been the most dominant players ever. And I will take Rip over Ben.

 

[Travelman6]

Put that team under a good nba coach and they are winning at least one championship if not more and a consistent top 3 seed every year for a decade or more. As long as Oakfors back holds up.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I was a little surprised there was no mention of KEA or Donyell Marshall, but can't really argue with any of his picks either.

KEA, Donyell, and I’d add Rudy Gay also.

 

[BGesus4]

Love the BG love.

 

[mauconnfan]

I like it but would switch Rip to start and Ben to 6. But ‘Yell is tough to keep out with what was surely the most dominant year we’ve seen in the JC era.

 

[ucp990411]

I like it but would switch Rip to start and Ben to 6. But ‘Yell is tough to keep out with what was surely the most dominant year we’ve seen in the JC era.

More dominant than 34-2 with a National Championship? 1999.

 

[boog204]

I will take Donyell over Caron. Donyell might have been the most dominant players ever. And I will take Rip over Ben.

Was about to post the same thing. Donyell has the best individual season of any UConn player in the JC era, imo - 25/9/3blks on 51/31/75. Kemba, obviously, is right there, but he had several awful shooting games where he tried/had to play hero ball and it was awful.

 

[UC0NN]

If we are talking strictly positional starting 5, Kemba and Ray is your backcourt. Imagine Rip and Ben don't make your starting 5.

Mek at the 5 and yell at the 4. I'll take Caron at the 3, but you can certainly argue Rudy at the 3.

 

[Drame]

Donyell was great but Caron was the biggest dog Uconn ever had and he was big time, playing great in the big moments. I agree with Calhoun exactly.

 

[mauconnfan]

More dominant than 34-2 with a National Championship? 1999.

Yes as a player for sure, no one had a better season since. Dominant on both ends carried a pretty good Husky team to within 2 FTs (his own) of a probable FF. I didn’t say team results I said as a player he was the guy his last year.

 

[JB75]

Cant argue with that lineup at all. Rip off the bench !!!! Crazy

 

[UC0NN]

Yup it's often forgotten just how dominant Yell was. A great defender with an inside and outside game.