Is Karaban the GOAT if he gets third chip?

[navery12]

I haven't read all 74 posts so I'm sure I'm not the first to say it but: best no, most accomplished yes

 

[temery]

Yes. It's good to have goals.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

What I would have said about Alex has been stated by a bunch already in this thread.

I do agree that it’s always a good time to clown on Cuse…

I’ll just add another potential derail by saying I absolutely hate when people call National Championships “chips”

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I’ll just add another potential derail by saying I absolutely hate when people call National Championships “chips”

I dislike “nattys” myself. Makes a huge accomplishment sound like one of the cheapest beers you can consume.

 

[Buzzyboy]

Most decorated player, yes.
Best Husky ever, no.

This is so obvious .. winning three championships is marvelous and he has helped a bit in the first, quite a bit in the second and quite likely quite a bit if he wins number three but at no time did I ever feel he was the go to guy on that specific team ... he has gotten closer as he got further into his UConn career but he was never the Caron or Ray or Rip ... he was a really solid and critical member but not THE MAN ... there's nothing wrong with that and we have been lucky to have him

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I’ll just add another potential derail by saying I absolutely hate when people call National Championships “chips”

Thank you for this. It makes my skin crawl for some reason.

 

[auror]

If he's the leading scorer or highest analytics guy on a title team, then yes.

 

[Drame]

I hate these kinds of posts. 1 - Super jinxy. 2 - Not living in the moment.

 

[LIuconn]

Nowhere close cmon

 

[Lafayette]

Simple comp is Breanna Stewart. 4 years, 4 nattys. The GOAT on the women’s side or would some go with Dianna or Sue or others?

Also I bemoan a single GOAT because positions differ in stats so when someone pops off on Jordan who was a shooting guard vs LeBron a forward it calls for positional GOATs.

If AK gets a third natty it is interesting but 7 is what we will talk about.

 

[AntG168]

No.

 

[caw]

He would have one more than Laettner

Not to derail the thread too much but imagine Clingan playing all four years like Laettner did. He's really the comparison to Laettner at UConn, IMO.

 

[Mr. French]

What I would have said about Alex has been stated by a bunch already in this thread.

I do agree that it’s always a good time to clown on Cuse…

I’ll just add another potential derail by saying I absolutely hate when people call National Championships “chips”

Thank you for this. It makes my skin crawl for some reason.

Sounds like a coupla chaps who never won a chip

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Sounds like a coupla chaps who never won a chip

Referring to people as “chaps” if you’re American is probably up there too.

 

[Mr. French]

Referring to people as “chaps” if you’re American is probably up there too.

Sounds like someone’s a cranky yankee today!!

 

[prankster]

Sounds like someone’s a cranky yankee today!!

Perhaps his butt is a little chapped?

 

[Greg]

Huskies of Honor, yes IMHO. GOAT no.

He is already worthy of being in The Ring of Honor. He has done enough. For my money, Alcindor was the best college hoops player I remember. I am too young to recall Chamerlain at Kansas but I have read of his greatness.

 

[Ewekon]

That can’t be rationally answered yes. Even if he’s the best player on the championship team that hasn’t happened yet. Why not ask if Tyler Olander is a better big man than Okafor, Sanogo, Thabeet and Voskuhl because he has more rings.

And more rings than Boeheim

 

[aceboon]

M comp is Breanna Stewart. 4 years, 4 nattys. The GOAT on the women’s side or would some go with Dianna or Sue or others?

Also I bemoan a single GOAT because positions differ in stats so when someone pops off on Jordan who was a shooting guard vs LeBron a forward it calls for positional GOATs.

If AK gets a third natty it is interesting but 7 is what we will talk about.

Breanna won every single individual possible tho, other than an all-freshman team I don't think AK has another individual accomplisment tho, which is why the the 'most decorated' title confuses me.

 

[Kembacity]

I mean no one thinks being on 3 championships teams automatically makes you the “greatest” player of all time, that’s insanity.

But to me, he becomes the most meaningful or most whatever you want to call it player of all time without it being debatable. He’s not Phil Nolan on 3 teams, he started as a freshman and was likely fully instrumental in that title

 

[CL82]

Referring to people as “chaps” if you’re American is probably up there too.

Well, apparently he's French so...