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Message: [QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 4536541, member: 9355"] That was black Sunday for me. I always went to this Salsa dance joint in Cambridge and the bouncer, who I was cool with, graduated from Villanova, but he grew up in Connecticut and as a Husky fan. So he was a fan of both teams. Both teams lost that day, UConn to George Mason and then Nova to Florida. As I soon as I walked in the door he told me "not a word. Not a word". I remember I didn't even go on the dance floor that night with all the good looking women on the floor, which I never hesitated to do ever, LOL. But on this night I just sat at the bar and drank and I am not an alcohol drinker at all. 2006 just seemed like a struggle after they peaked and beat Villanova in the revenge game at Gampel. After that they struggled. I remember after Rashad got benched for Denham in the 2nd round game vs. Kentucky, Mike Anthony stated in his article that Rashad sat at his locker and spoke in a very annoyed manner. Even though UConn won, Rashad was not a happy. Mike Anthony went on to say that he knew that team had issues and were looking out for themselves individually to the detriment of the team goals. I mean this team lost to a NIT bound Syracuse team in the BET and then they learned their lesson so well they fell down by 12 with 11 minutes left to #16 Albany. At that point I was hoping they would get to the Final Four, but I wasn't necessarily expecting. That 2006 team doesn't sit well with me to this day and I like Rudy Gay, but I don't hold him in high regard like the other UConn greats. [/QUOTE]

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