If you could have one more year from an underclassmen who left UConn early

[Deepster]

I would like one more year of Caron. We had the other guys (minus AD and RG) for 3 years. Caron would have been awesome as a junior. That would have been a very good team. He was probably our best all-around player in the Calhoun era at the end of his soph season (IMHO).

I agree with this entire post. He never showed it in the pros because, quite frankly, he was a bit of a tweener that is too small to bang and not good enough on the perimeter.....but he was an incredible college player in every facet of the game. Oh, and he LOVED this school and this coach more than maybe anyone who ever put on a uni. The 2nd half against Maryland in the NCAA's might have been my favorite individual performance by a UConn player ever.

 

[joober jones]

Ray. He would have been the odds on favorite for POY as a senior.

A UConn roster with both Allen and Hamilton (would've had it if Ray stayed for his sr year) would've been pretty impressive. We surely would've been more capable of handling the whole Kirk King/Ricky Moore/NCAA debacle.

 

[Matrim55]

I agree with this entire post. He never showed it in the pros because, quite frankly, he was a bit of a tweener that is too small to bang and not good enough on the perimeter.....

What? He had four straight All-Star caliber years and would have had more if he hadn't been ruined by injuries. Those Wizards teams went toe-to-toe with LeBron's Cavs before the Boston Big 3 took over the East:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/butleca01.html

If he'd been able to stay healthy, he'd have been a 6- or 7-time all-star and a borderline hall of famer.

 

[HuskyNationJE]

Kemba, hands down. Lineup would have been insane, but more so, his leadership skills would have brought that team together instead of becoming a disaster. We would have repeated if Kemba came back. Woulda been a fun UConn/UK game in the NC.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Kemba, hands down. Lineup would have been insane, but more so, his leadership skills would have brought that team together instead of becoming a disaster. We would have repeated if Kemba came back. Woulda been a fun UConn/UK game in the NC.

3 chips vs 3. that would be a helluva game.

 

[Deepster]

What? He had four straight All-Star caliber years and would have had more if he hadn't been ruined by injuries. Those Wizards teams went toe-to-toe with LeBron's Cavs before the Boston Big 3 took over the East:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/butleca01.html

If he'd been able to stay healthy, he'd have been a 6- or 7-time all-star and a borderline hall of famer.

I love the guy....but he's nowhere even close to a borderline HOFer.