Karaban's all time UConn Husky starting five

[Chin Diesel]

Agreed. Donyell always gets left off. He was the 2nd best player in the country as a JR.

Dilemma is since Donyell played there are six national championship teams with multiple first team AA's and NPOY.
The argument for Donyell was individual accomplishment in spite of lack of a championship.
Now we can discuss players who had great individual seasons on championship teams.

 

[JerseyAlum]

Legitimately KEA and Chris Smith have a tough time cracking the Top 3 PG conversation. Kemba, Bazz and TN are all more accomplished by any metric including personality, indomitable will to win, or any other intangible quality.

Chris Smith played both PG and SG, and I think a lot more SG than PG.

 

[HuskyFich]

I tend to agree that this is the closest to 'correct' list.

Potentially interesting nuggets...

• 8 seasons in a row with at least one top 5 Husky.
• only 3 out of 6 NCs represented on Top 5.
• 94 is only season with multiple top 5s...yet not a NC title year...crazy.
• All 5 are Calhoun recruits.

These are some great nuggets, especially the ‘94 bullet!

If you’re a fan under 20 years old…it prob looks like this:

PG: Bazz/ TNew
SG: Ray (because it’s obvious)
SF: AJax
PF: Sanogo
C: Clingan

I also am curious in another 15 years, when people can take our more recent players entire career arc into consideration, how this list shifts…
We can pretend all we want, but next level success plays a role in the all time list.

Otherwise, Clingan is on it

(I actually might be convincing myself Clingan should be on it now)

 

[GampelGladiator]

These are some great nuggets, especially the ‘94 bullet!

If you’re a fan under 20 years old…it prob looks like this:

PG: Bazz/ TNew
SG: Ray (because it’s obvious)
SF: AJax
PF: Sanogo
C: Clingan

I also am curious in another 15 years, when people can take our more recent players entire career arc into consideration, how this list shifts…
We can pretend all we want, but next level success plays a role in the all time list.

Otherwise, Clingan is on it

(I actually might be convincing myself Clingan should be on it now)

The importance of NBA success is an interesting point.

If Bazz's NBA career was at least as good as Kemba's...would Bazz be the consensus top PG?

So far 3 years better than 4...one NC better than two...it's already close