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Most under rated UConn Husky?

I think Taliek by many UConn fans. He did what he was suppose to do.

I think college b-ball fans who don't follow UConn passionately undervalued Kevin Freeman and Doron Sheffer. No offense to Gaffney... I think he will be great. But I would take Sheffer on my team any day. He got the ball to guys in position so they could score and his full court fast break passes were a thing of beauty.
Also, I think every championship team needs a guy like Freeman. The dude just outworked and outwilled the his man. I've posted it before, but I will never forget the one handed rebound against Duke in the championship game. It epitomized his game. Also, the guy worked hard to be better each year and it was clear to see.
 
Kenny11 said:
Uncle Cliff never really gets mentioned as a uconn great. He played 18 seasons in the nba which is incredible
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This x 1000. Plus he played with legends and played against legends / epic teams. Our first “ that’s our guy” in the NBA. The head band was his trademark during that era.
 
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Rudy Johnson.
Came in with huge reputation and had to overcome injuries.
By the time he was a senior Rudy figured out how to contribute 20+ minutes and be a real good glue guy.
 
Jake Voskuhl.....definitely not a star with guys like Rip and KEA but very good big man defender, position rebounder and REALLY good screener that set up a lot of Rip’s shots after he ran baseline. He did a lot of the work people didn’t notice akin to outstanding offensive linemen in football.
 
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Vuce said:
Jake Voskuhl.....definitely not a star with guys like Rip and KEA but very good big man defender, position rebounder and REALLY good screener that set up a lot of Rip’s shots after he ran baseline. He did a lot of the work people didn’t notice akin to outstakending offensive linemen in football.
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Jake may be my favorite player. Check our games from 1998-1999 to fully understand his value.
 
Travelman32 said:
Maybe it was because he transferred to Missouri for his senior year, but I have always felt that Alex Oriakhi was pretty underrated.
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Have to wholeheartedly disagree with you here. After a promising freshman season and a solid sophomore season, he was disappointing in his junior season and played arguably his worst season as a husky.

But great thread, though. My vote goes to Rodney Purvis. Joined the team after their last championship, played well, was the emotional leader of the team through some of the darker Ollie years.
 
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The problem with this is that opinions change with time, as more and more fans who never saw some of these guys play come into the fold, and older fans mellow (or die off).
On the whole, the fan base seems to think much more highly today of Taliek than when he was playing, for instance. He was always a good point guard and a ferocious competitor. But few appreciated him for that in situ.
Donyell was exciting and loved as a Husky, but his less dominating performance in the league has tarnished his rep, as the memories of his college greatness grow older, and the percentage of the fan base that is too young to remember his husky career grows.
In my mind, the most underappreciated Husky ever was Ricky. Like Taliek, he was often criticized during his career. He was arguably (convincingly, in my mind) the MVP of the 99 championship. And his greatness has simply slipped from the collective memory of the fanbase over the last couple decades.
Then again, maybe I just value defense more than most, because my next choice for "underappreciated husky" would be Lyman DePriest.
 
RichZ said:
The problem with this is that opinions change with time, as more and more fans who never saw some of these guys play come into the fold, and older fans mellow (or die off).
On the whole, the fan base seems to think much more highly today of Taliek than when he was playing, for instance. He was always a good point guard and a ferocious competitor. But few appreciated him for that in situ.
Donyell was exciting and loved as a Husky, but his less dominating performance in the league has tarnished his rep, as the memories of his college greatness grow older, and the percentage of the fan base that is too young to remember his husky career grows.
In my mind, the most underappreciated Husky ever was Ricky. Like Taliek, he was often criticized during his career. He was arguably (convincingly, in my mind) the MVP of the 99 championship. And his greatness has simply slipped from the collective memory of the fanbase over the last couple decades.
Then again, maybe I just value defense more than most, because my next choice for "underappreciated husky" would be Lyman DePriest.
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Taliek took a bunch of crap from fans because he had a ton of turnovers from over penetrating without a game plan and would get in trouble in the lane. Couple that with horrible FT shooting for a PG and no outside shot (Well, there was one nice 3 he made, cough, cough. Pitt), and much of the criticism was warranted. He was a pitbull on D and was fast with the ball on the fast break, but he did have warts worthy of critique.

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Taliek Brown College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Taliek Brown - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more
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