Great Caron Butler Story

[UCFBfan]

‘More Than A Game’: How Caron Butler became the ‘Great American Success Story.’

Jim Calhoun had to convince a teary Caron Butler it was time to leave UConn for NBA fortune. Butler remains close to his coach to this day.

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Caron was my favorite Husky during my time at UConn. I was there unfortunately during the 4 year period between the '99 and '04 championships. I always loved the way he played and just loved the game. This part really exemplified the player he was:

'But in 26 years, only one cried when I told him it was time to leave. Only once did I have to, more or less, shove one of my players out of UConn and into the NBA to make millions of dollars.

That player was Caron Butler."

 

[HooperScooper]

Here's the alternate free access to the article.

‘More Than A Game’: How Caron Butler became the ‘Great American Success Story.’

 

[husky8273]

Caron is a great success and redemption. Thankfully not unique to only players coached by JC.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Thought Hollywood was adapting Tuff Juice into a movie but it’s been a while since I had heard that.

 

[7774]

He was in tears during the press conference when he announced he was leaving. It was awesome to see someone who cared that much.

 

[Hoophound]

He was in tears during the press conference when he announced he was leaving. It was awesome to see someone who cared that much.

Being in a place that feels comfortable, safe and and nurturing is underrated, especially by those that have never felt real fear and dread.

Caron probably slept like a baby in Storrs after the life he lived in Racine. That’s hard to leave, you don’t want to lose it.

 

[willie99]

I love Caron, have always said so in any conversation about all-time greats

If he stayed, 03 and 04 would be back to back, and Cuse would have as many titles as Boston College and DePaul

7-0

 

[art4life]

One of my favorite All-Time Huskies!!

 

[Mazhude]

"By NCAA rules, I wasn’t supposed to go see him in Racine at that time and it later cost me three days off my recruiting calendar. But for Caron Butler? Trust me, I wasn’t going to find another Caron with those three days..."

Such a perfect Calhoun quote.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I remember one play during his first few games with UConn when he went to the basket and as he was driving put the ball in his right hand like it was a softball as he lifted his arm over his head before he left the floor and kind of did a nerf basketball dunk on a regulation hoop.

At that point I knew he was going to be a special player. Yes he was a bit older than most in his class, but he was someone were you could say looked like he was a man playing with boys. He had special physical gifts.

But above his physical gifts clearly he was/is a better human being than he was a basketball player. Another great example of what JC was able to accomplish without playing politics. He told kids or young men what reality was and in the end they usually left UConn not only as better ball players but better people.

 

[boog204]

One of my all-time fave UConn players. He just exuded toughness and confidence. I ran into him a few times at UConn, and he could not have been a nicer, more humble person. Some of the players, as you can imagine, could be a little full of themselves. Caron and Rip were the two in my four years who were just next-level good humans.