Not meant as a dig on you, but you must still live in Connecticut and have a lot of UConn friends to ask this question!
I'd start with Khalid El-Amin. Fans of other teams definitely hated him.
I agree that PC, 'Cuse, etc. should be carved out. Michigan fans are never going to like an Ohio State player/program. It's a sign of respect to be hated by rivals. But in my travels, there are lots of people that root against UConn and UConn players. That's partially because everyone roots against a winner at some level. There also seems to be an odd belief that UConn is still a "new money winner" and not a real Blue Blood. I'm fine with that. We earned our place.
I’m sure plenty of people didn’t like Boat
Andrew Slater tweet said a comp from a rival coach was an athletic Georges Niang.
I love Giffey as much as anyone, he's my boy blue! But the dude couldn't put the rock on the floor until his junior year. I envision Karaban blowing by Giffey's underclassman production.
Had no idea you’ve been banging this drum since 2019, but sure enough, here it is. Props.
12/12/2019:
I know this thread is about UConn & Karaban. Our excitement is justified. Apologies to the Boneyard, but I just got 'Props' from @tcf15 wanted to respond, tried to PM, but evidently can't send to @tcf15. Bear with me or just skip the rest of the post.
You put some effort in to trace my 12/12/2019 post. I did want you to be aware that @HooperScooper was immediately thrilled that same day and has also been an advocate as he has mentioned in this thread. He kept the Karaban thread alive from time to time as offers came in from all the other Big East schools except us. I'll fairly share my 'props' from you with him.
The rest of the backstory is a month later in January 2020 at Hoophall when I imposed myself on Tom Moore for a moment and gave him a piece of paper saying '2021 Adama Sanogo' and '2022 Alex Karaban' (omitted Clingan because I hadn't seen him in person yet). Obviously it was a 'tongue in cheek' encounter. I told Tom he could file it as appropriate. An hour later we were separately watching Putnam Science vs New Hampton as part of a crowd of 40 people. Tom stayed under the basket and never gave any indication as to who he might be evaluating. There are posts in January 2020 about Hoophall thoughts about Sanogo, Karaban, and my request to Tom.
They advanced Sanogo to 2020, and now have both Clingan and Karaban in the fold. I've got nothing to complain about. If it doesn't work out the staff can say it isn't their fault, they were told by @Ricker to get these guys, so blame Ricker. You can produce the evidence.
Let’s not pass judgment until we see Gaffney play this year. He has ability but needs to stay aggressive and just play.
Tripp better watch out, @Ricker is coming for his jobI know this thread is about UConn & Karaban. Our excitement is justified. Apologies to the Boneyard, but I just got 'Props' from @tcf15 wanted to respond, tried to PM, but evidently can't send to @tcf15. Bear with me or just skip the rest of the post.
You put some effort in to trace my 12/12/2019 post. I did want you to be aware that @HooperScooper was immediately thrilled that same day and has also been an advocate as he has mentioned in this thread. He kept the Karaban thread alive from time to time as offers came in from all the other Big East schools except us. I'll fairly share my 'props' from you with him.
The rest of the backstory is a month later in January 2020 at Hoophall when I imposed myself on Tom Moore for a moment and gave him a piece of paper saying '2021 Adama Sanogo' and '2022 Alex Karaban' (omitted Clingan because I hadn't seen him in person yet). Obviously it was a 'tongue in cheek' encounter. I told Tom he could file it as appropriate. An hour later we were separately watching Putnam Science vs New Hampton as part of a crowd of 40 people. Tom stayed under the basket and never gave any indication as to who he might be evaluating. There are posts in January 2020 about Hoophall thoughts about Sanogo, Karaban, and my request to Tom.
They advanced Sanogo to 2020, and now have both Clingan and Karaban in the fold. I've got nothing to complain about. If it doesn't work out the staff can say it isn't their fault, they were told by @Ricker to get these guys, so blame Ricker. You can produce the evidence.
84 and 122 just a few years removed from a championship is hard to imagine.
122 (2018) is Hurley's class of Adams.
Wht abt Akok?....still with the team?
Donny Marshall
Coach Calhoun absorbed a lot of hate from the haters and spit it out.
