Most "talented" team 1-10 in Uconn history

[Robertelamin]

AD seems like Dwight Howard 2.0, which is pretty darn good and without the drama but to pass Ray he will have to be a first ballot hall of famer and a top 30-40 player of all time. It is possible but it is pretty lofty expectations.

 

[mauconnfan]

Pretty good young tandem coming through the ranks in AD squared……..Andre and Anthony Davis are young and the ceilings are high for these 2 "children" of the NBA. Davis has an edge because of his offensive game for now but it will be fun to watch that pan out and see who ends up hitting that ceiling first!

 

[aceboon]

Pretty good young tandem coming through the ranks in AD squared……..Andre and Anthony Davis are young and the ceilings are high for these 2 "children" of the NBA. Davis has an edge because of his offensive game for now but it will be fun to watch that pan out and see who ends up hitting that ceiling first!

Davis is better on the defensive end as well, besides the shot blocking around the rim there aren't many players I've seen with his ability to step out and block jumpers on the perimeter as well.

 

[Lefty2one]

Yeah, Davis is just ridiculous. I think he's going to take the torch and be the best player in the NBA once LeBron and Durant exit their primes.

 

[TheChamps990411]

It depends on how you look at it, that team has zero chemistry and at times stunk but there was a lot of talented players in that group. Clearly in terms of play on the court there were a ton of UConn teams that were better but not too many had the individual talent of that team.

Honestly the more i think about the 11/12 team the more disappointing it is. Your backcourt is lamb/bazz and your frontcourt had oriakhi,drummond,smith and giffey. i think oriahki kept that team from being good. i think he was a cancer that ate away at that team from day 1.

 

[Chief00]

2004 was loaded.

I would also argue 08-09 (pre-Dyson knee injury), 05-06, 94-95, 95-96, and of course 98-99.

I will never buy into the popular narrative that if Dyson did not get injured they would have won it all in 2009. More talented yes - but quite frankly I don't think they would have made it to F4. Sadly team chemistry improved and Stanley played his best ball after Jerome went down. Kemba also got more time. Remember, I don't believe Jerome ever won a post season game in his UConn career - so what is that conclusion based on?

 

[David 76]

If the players on the 11-12 team had the most talent, they didn't have it available in 11-12. AD was totally raw. Bazz hadn't gotten his leadership down...

 

[joober jones]

I think Nelson was a red shirt transfer on the '04 team so I'm not sure if we can count him.

 

[CTBasketball]

I will never buy into the popular narrative that if Dyson did not get injured they would have won it all in 2009. More talented yes - but quite frankly I don't think they would have made it to F4. Sadly team chemistry improved and Stanley played his best ball after Jerome went down. Kemba also got more time. Remember, I don't believe Jerome ever won a post season game in his UConn career - so what is that conclusion based on?

He won a game in the 2010 NIT.

 

[Chief00]

He won a game in the 2010 NIT.

Thanks for the clarification. But, you realize you proved my point!

 

[TouchdownHusky]

The correct answer is 1993-94.

For all the proof you need, the bench guys were Ray Allen, Kirk King, Travis Knight and Rudy Johnson - those guys started (with Sheffer) two years later on a team that went 34-3.

Starters were KO-Sheffer-Donny-Donyell-Hayward. Also had Brian Fair off the bench.

Absolutely the most talented team IMO. The 'o4 in a close second, followed by the "underachievers" on the '06 squad.