We don’t win in 99 without Khalid. He wasn’t the best player , just the most important. I’d say the same with 23 and 24. In fact Clingan was badly outplayed by Edney. Edney had 37 pts 10 rebounds. Newton was the guy in that game. They weren’t the best players maybe but they were the most important.
It's Edey and just looking at stats doesn't tell the story of that game and why we blew them out. UConn's entire strategy for that game was Clingan is playing Edey straight up no matter what and we're putting everyone else in a straightjacket. Edey was playing out of his mind early making shots he doesn't typically make and never once did we send any doubles or anything to try and throw him off because we weren't going to let their perimeter players go bombs away. Other teams always sent help and always got beat by the other guys from outside...
I already explained everything to you and for the second time his name is Edey.
Nice work. Not as many PGs as I thought there'd be
Ag, but alas they are still coached by Bill Self so they will perennially underachieve yet again
2 titles and one in 2022, not sure he’s done quite yet.
Or if he hadn't made that buzzer beater in 1995...
On top of everything else wrong with this post, El-Amin was of course on that team the year before
This post question isn't about the sum of all parts, which is obviously the most important, it's what position would you want AA level talent if you were going to start a roster. Once you start tapping into how peripheral pieces add/subtract, you are generally off the mark and can take this discussion into the far reaches of left field. That one roster spot is not going to carry an entire team, just give you the best chance to win. RIP, as good as he was, can't carry a whole roster. C'mon now.
I'm responding to a specific point the poster made, that Rip Hamilton couldn't get it done the year before the title, and needed El-Amin to get over the top. But of course El-Amin had been on that team, too.
Actually in looking at this again you seem to be saying Rip Hamilton was something other than one of the handful of best players we ever had. Sorry if you don't remember him, but yes, he was that good, and on the short list for best Husky ever.
He's typing out every thought that pops into his head. He could've replied to your post giving all his thoughts on wicker furniture and it would've had the same amount of relevance as the reply he made to your post.
I was addressing the post he responded to, pretty much agreeing with what he was saying. I'll try to footnote my posts going forward so you jugheads can follow.
Not posting is also a possibility.
And ten times as many flameouts with superior talent. One of the top 5 overrated coaches of this generation.
Give me a 4 who scores, shoots, rebounds and defends at a high level. Make him 6`10 240 with a 7 foot wingspan.