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Cam might be my favorite UConn guy ever. It's crazy the impact he had on the team, program, and fans in his one season with the Huskies.

It was fun watching UConn games with fans of other teams. Early in the season they were saying, "Who is this guy? He's actually pretty damn good." By the end of the season they were saying, "Cam is the best guard in college basketball."
 
superjohn said:
Cam might be my favorite UConn guy ever. It's crazy the impact he had on the team, program, and fans in his one season with the Huskies.

It was fun watching UConn games with fans of other teams. Early in the season they were saying, "Who is this guy? He's actually pretty damn good." By the end of the season they were saying, "Cam is the best guard in college basketball."
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Can't wait for the BY2030 thread on who was a bigger one hit wonder at UConn, Dove or Cam.
 
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Cam is in my Top 5 Huskies of all time. Love him. What a score for us.

Memphis did well.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Wait it just hit me

Is he now the highest-earning basketball player to ever play for the Grayhounds? Has any athlete for Loyola ever made 5million through professional sports?
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Santi Aldama has made $10M so far in his career and just signed a $52M contract this offseason
 
I love Dove but Cam may have over taken him as the greatest one year player ever at UConn. It’s close but the chip has to be considered.

They both made everyone else better.

Both had very good supporting casts as team members, but Dove did not play with the upcoming nba ROY.

I don’t know man, the Dream season team started everything the snowball kept getting bigger after that season.

I am now convincing myself Dove gets the nod because he may have been the piece that started our rise to best CBB program of tge last 30 years.

Maybe it is a tie.
 
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Hunt for 7 said:
I love Dove but Cam may have over taken him as the greatest one year player ever at UConn. It’s close but the chip has to be considered.

They both made everyone else better.

Both had very good supporting casts as team members, but Dove did not play with the upcoming nba ROY.

I don’t know man, the Dream season team started everything the snowball kept getting bigger after that season.

I am now convincing myself Dove gets the nod because he may have been the piece that started our rise to best CBB program of tge last 30 years.

Maybe it us a tie.
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It’s tough one for sure. The Dove didn’t get the title and lost on a lucky shot by college basketball’s most hated player of all-time but on the other hand, didn’t have the same supporting cast as Cam, who does have the title.
 
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Hunt for 7 said:
I love Dove but Cam may have over taken him as the greatest one year player ever at UConn. It’s close but the chip has to be considered.

They both made everyone else better.

Both had very good supporting casts as team members, but Dove did not play with the upcoming nba ROY.

I don’t know man, the Dream season team started everything the snowball kept getting bigger after that season.

I am now convincing myself Dove gets the nod because he may have been the piece that started our rise to best CBB program of tge last 30 years.

Maybe it is a tie.
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If you ask Jim Calhoun, he will tell you Chris Smith is the most important recruit he ever landed. Before him, top level Connecticut players were going to Villanova, St. John's, and other schools.
 
HU5KIES said:
Wow. Did not know they were teammates there, for 2 years as well. Very cool that they ended up on the same NBA team.
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Not only that but they roomed together their sophomore season.
 
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gsmooth said:
If you ask Jim Calhoun, he will tell you Chris Smith is the most important recruit he ever landed. Before him, top level Connecticut players were going to Villanova, St. John's, and other schools.
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This was a one and done comparison. I agree that Smith opened the door for local talent. Before him we lost most of the in state or New England talent to other schools.

Corny Thompson who came a few years before Smith was a great in state player.

He was a bit undersized vertically for a true power foward back then, listed at 6’8” but closer to 6’6” in reality. I played against Corny in HS he was a man among boys there, but to his credit although undersized he ended up having a respectable career.
 
Mike Honcho said:
This joke has been beaten to death lol. This is a slightly different situation, as Cam did play for Rutgers (unlike the other "Rutgers-coached" players who went to UConn).
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I never knew anyone nationally took them to task! That was good.
 
Clearly I am not a scout, but based off his shooting ability and offensive IQ he showed at UConn, it was pretty clear he was going to be a quality NBA player which is why I was surprised he wasn't a first rounder.
 
Mike Honcho said:
This joke has been beaten to death lol. This is a slightly different situation, as Cam did play for Rutgers (unlike the other "Rutgers-coached" players who went to UConn).
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Yeah he loved it so much that he jumped ship immediately.

The marketing reeks of when the big bank I USED to work for as a low level portfolio associate promoted our 200bps benchmark outperformance in International portfolios in 2008. People were ecstatic until they realized the EAFE was -43% vs us only being -41%.
 
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StllH8L8ner said:
Yeah he loved it so much that he jumped ship immediately.

The marketing reeks of when the big bank I USED to work for as a low level portfolio associate promoted our 200bps benchmark outperformance in International portfolios in 2008. People were ecstatic until they realized the EAFE was -43% vs us only being -41%.
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Cam didn't enter his name in the transfer portal until we lured him into it late with $$. And he spent as many seasons at Rutgers as he did at UConn.
 
Mike Honcho said:
Cam didn't enter his name in the transfer portal until we lured him into it late with $$. And he spent as many seasons at Rutgers as he did at UConn.
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I'm not a Rutgers hater. I actually root for them a bit because I'm a Jersey guy.

This is all based on hearsay, but.... I don't think your first sentence is true. I've read rumors that Georgetown was trying to lure Cam away from RU, and tampering would be on brand for Cooley. But everything I've read is that UConn/Hurley went into attack mode AFTER Cam put his name in the portal. The RU folks hate UConn, but haven't accused Hurley of tampering with Cam.

Keep in mind Cam also said some tough stuff about the Rutgers program on the way out. Basically that nobody is held accountable. He then (from what I've read) tried to get another year of eligibility at UConn but was told it wasn't going to happen. Moving on was the right call as he made good money last year and now has a 3 year guarantee. It was time for him to move on, but it seems as if he appreciated his time at UConn more than Rutgers.
 
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