Khalid to Boat: "Keep going." Great read in NYT

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/s...r-in-the-ncaa-tournament.html?ref=sports&_r=0

Napier and Daniels and Boatright did not think about transferring. They pledged their loyalty to UConn, to one another and the coaching staff and those who elevated the program before them. That loyalty was rewarded Sunday, when former stars like Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton and Emeka Okafor were in the stands. They returned to offer support but also because they sensed what could be. This was UConn playing in New York, at the Garden, site of so many fond memories.

In the locker room afterward, Khalid El-Amin strolled in with Boatright, and the two point guards shared a poignant moment. El-Amin pulled him close and said, “Keep going.”

Hamilton said: “We’re Connecticut. We’ve won championships. We know how to win. We know how to win big games.”

Not long after the latest big win, Ollie finished a television interview and met Calhoun at midcourt. He kissed Calhoun on the cheek and the men embraced, sharing a private conversation. A task awaited. Ollie turned to his assistant Ricky Moore, a guard on the 1999 championship team.

“Let’s go cut down some nets,” Ollie told him.

I love this week.

 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/s...r-in-the-ncaa-tournament.html?ref=sports&_r=0



I love this week.

didnt realize bazz, giff, and TO are 3-0 against MSU

 

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In one of those pictures from that article Payne is so frustrated with Nolan's D that he starts biting and chewing on Nolan's arm

 

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From the start Bazz and Boat have always reminded me of KEA and Moore version 2

 

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Not long after the latest big win, Ollie finished a television interview and met Calhoun at midcourt. He kissed Calhoun on the cheek and the men embraced, sharing a private conversation. A task awaited. Ollie turned to his assistant Ricky Moore, a guard on the 1999 championship team.

“Let’s go cut down some nets,” Ollie told him.

If you told me four years ago that I'd read the above quote in the New York Times, I would have never believed you. It sounds like a fantasy someone here on the 'Yard would dream up about an alternate universe or a fan-fiction of a best case scenario in the year 2034.