Jim Calhoun Gets a Statue

[3uconn]

@TheBBallDiary: Heard there will be a Jim Calhoun statue built in front of the new UConn basketball complex. No name sponsorship like Gampel.

GREAT news. For all he's done for UConn in general he definitely deserves it.

 

[superjohn]

Sweet, can't wait to see it and the finished bball center.

 

[zls44]

No name sponsorship like Gampel.

???

 

[BearJWS]

The statue should have him in a fiery stance like he's ripping a ref or yanking a player out of the game! LOL

 

[UConn Dan]

???

Oddly worded, but I think that means that Calhoun won't have the basketball facility named after him.

 

[husky99]

The statue should have him in a fiery stance like he's ripping a ref or yanking a player out of the game! LOL

Should be the hook look when he was benching kids

 

[babysheep]

I hope it's him with both hands in the air after Kemba did McGee wrong in MSG

 

[UChusky916]

Statue should resemble Calhoun from my avatar

 

[CL82]

I can live with this. Anyone who's been on the board for a while knows my preferred solution.

I've been stumping for this solution for years:

1. Rename Hillside Road in front of Gampel "Calhoun's Way"
2. Name the court at Gampel "Hall of Fame Court"
3. When Auriema retires rename Stadium Road "Auriema Avenue"

Mandatory camera shot of the two street signs for every home game broadcast "We're here on the Hall of Fame Court in Gampel Pavilion located at the corner of Calhoun's Way and Auriema Avenue."

The new basketball practice center would eventually be on Auriema Avenue but the main drag though that part of campus is Calhoun's Way. Everybody wins.

When we were thinking of a way to recognize Jim Calhoun's career, I stumped for statue for a bit. They asked coach and he said he preferred the gift we made to cardiac center. (As an aside that effort was very well done by all involved, kudos to the people who organized it and to Yarders who participated.) I am still glad that Calhoun is getting a statue. It is well deserved.

Now the question is what should it look like? Personally I'd like to see this:

But this is more likely and wouldn't be bad either.

Anyone else have a favorite?

 

[CL82]

I'd be remiss if I didn't offer up the sarcastic slow clap:

and the get your ass on the bench point:

 

[husky99]

Ass on the bench is my vote. Or the scream at the ref

 

[BearJWS]

Ass on the bench is my vote. Or the scream at the ref

Ha, thumb pointing behind his head. Every player & fan knows what that means!
You're outta here....

 

[FeedTheDove]

This. Bam.

 

[BearJWS]

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This. Bam.

Ha, I was just going to post that one!

 

[BearJWS]

 

[BearJWS]

 

[BearJWS]

Arrrr, I'm a pirate!

 

[alexd]

 

[partial]

It looks like coach asked Stanley to check if there's something in his teeth in that picture.

 

[CTBasketball]

 

[alexd]

 

[CTBasketball]

Anything but the bike....

 

[intlzncster]

Oddly worded, but I think that means that Calhoun won't have the basketball facility named after him.

I thought that it meant the statue wouldn't be named the Aetna Dunkin Donuts Jim Calhoun Commemorative Statue.

 

[babysheep]

Okay moments of intensity in the game are great but half of those he's just straight up in some kid's face screaming; have a feeling that's not how JC wants to be remembered

 

[UChusky916]

This thread is gold, keep em coming