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Message: [QUOTE="Chin Diesel, post: 4477547, member: 34"] [USER=50]@Waquoit[/USER] mentioned somewhere recently the downside of these threads are the tendency to have to talk down one player in order to justify the player you are promoting. I bring that up because Rudy Gay was an exceptional talent but was no where near the level of effectiveness of Donyell. As you said, Donyell's junior season matches up to anyone at UConn. Across the board Donyell was more skilled. Rudy had a higher level of athleticism but Donyell was plenty athletic enough. I don't think it is a stretch to say had Rudy stayed a third year, his junior season would have rivaled Donyell, Ray or Kemba's junior seasons. On a team where I want a stretch four, Donyell, Caronimo and Dove fill the bill better than Gay. [/QUOTE]