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Need a recommendation of a UConn game to watch

Following UConn Husky Games on Twitter is great because the other day I wound up watching a random 08 game at Cincinnati where we won in the middle of a big winning streak. Great finish
 
XLCenterFan said:
If you want to watch the best UCONN team ever (in my opinion), watch some games from the '05-'06 season. This team didn't even make the Final Four - they ran into a red hot George Mason team who was basically playing at home (game was in D.C.) I was at this game, and the whole place was against us. Minus the defeat, it was the best trip ever - spur of the moment, leaving Hot Tomato's in Hartford, we drove through the night and bought tix on the street that morning.

30-4 overall, 14-2 in the Big East, and 16-0 at home. 4 of the starting 5 got drafted, as well as our 6th man: Gay 8th, Armstrong 12th, Marcus Williams 22nd, Boone 23rd, Denham 40th. Read that again. Also on the team was an absolute sniper, Rashad Anderson, and Jeff Adrien, a blue collar power forward who also spent time in the NBA. The roster also had CT's own Craig Austrie (Stamford), in addition to the BY's favorite, Ed Nelson. Surely one of my favorite teams ever, right up there with Ricky Moore's and the team that first won it all for us in '99.
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George Mason has a middle name... use it.
 
Appointment viewing tmrow on ESPNU
4pm- UConn Cuse 6OT game
8- Kemba step back game
10- UConn vs Syracuse 2011 Big East Tournament
12- UConn vs Louisville 2011 Big East championship game
 
Woodson said:
Without Rip if I remember right?
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Yes. And Stanford was like 28-2 (?) and in the top 10 - something like that... No Rip - no problem. Man, we were good. Started having weird thoughts we could do some real damage. Gonzaga is the team that turned out to be a bit scary (Casey Calvary). JC said they were really good and he was impressed watching their tapes - after a close win in the tournament. Something to that effect - also Blaney said something like that as well. A fun time... reminisce...
 
It was an early season HCC game. But those of us that were there will never forget this comeback. A 36 point swing in the 2nd half....And we got our introduction to a freshman named Anderson.


 
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alexd. said:
It was an early season HCC game. But those of us that were there will never forget this comeback. A 36 point swing in the 2nd half....And we got our introduction to a freshman named Anderson.


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I remember it. Thanks Alex. :)
 
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This one is a little off the radar but worth it if you want a reference of where we came from and sorta coincides with where our program is at right now. I see a couple people mentioned earlier but wanted to bring it up again. Once you get done with most of the games noted in this thread, check out the NIT game in 1988 vs VCU. It was played at the Field House in Jim Calhouns second year. Building was chaotic and sent us rolling to the NIT championship. JC references how important that season was in setting up the culture he was building. Such a different era but worth watching. Hurleys second year, NIT was likely this season and culture has changed. Parallels galore
 
Kitaman said:
I really think the most exciting UConn team was the 90-91; Tate George, Chris Smith, Nadav Henefield with the Microwave. Best defensive team ever, and had offensive weapons as well. The BE conference was the best in the land. Teams couldn't even bring the ball past half court.

Only problem for you young'uns is that they are not recorded in HD. Will look like the old Godzilla movies.
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You mean the 1989-1990 team.
 
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