Nova vs. 1995 UConn

[DALTX]

 

[BugsyCT]

UConn 100 Tenn-Chattanooga 71
UConn 96 Cincy 91
UConn 99 Maryland 89
UCLA 102 UConn 96

That team had offense!

 

[willie99]

UConn 100 Tenn-Chattanooga 71
UConn 96 Cincy 91
UConn 99 Maryland 89
UCLA 102 UConn 96

That team had offense!

Ray Ray, KO, Shef, Donny, Travis, Rudy, King

we even had the two PG thing going on

 

[Jaker]

that 95 UCLA team was so dirty, friggin Harrick took cheating to a new level at UCLA

 

[DALTX]

So, no one has had 95+ points in the first four games of the NCAA tournament, except UConn.

 

[tcf15]

So, no one has had 95+ points in the first four games of the NCAA tournament, except UConn.

At least since 1995.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I still believe that if we had gotten by UCLA that we`d of won the title that year.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

UConn 100 Tenn-Chattanooga 71
UConn 96 Cincy 91
UConn 99 Maryland 89
UCLA 102 UConn 96

That team had offense!

And then ran into the only team who could score more points than UConn that season - UCLA.

Woke-up the next morning and grabbed a train from Geneva to Munich as I was on Spring break studying in France. Ran into a girl from UCLA who also watch the game. We chatted. Got to Munich, decided to hit the beer halls together. Let's just say I woke-up the next morning feeling much better about UCLA than I did the day before.

 

[Gurleyman]

Villanova was clearly also capable of beating us in 1995. But they were long gone after losing in 3OT to Old Dominion.

 

[Ts5034]

I was kind of surprised to see that stat. Playing UCLA in Oakland didnt help things for us either that day. That 1995 UConn team is probably the best team we had that didnt win a championship.

 

[TheChamps990411]

And then ran into the only team who could score more points than UConn that season - UCLA.

Woke-up the next morning and grabbed a train from Geneva to Munich as I was on Spring break studying in France. Ran into a girl from UCLA who also watch the game. We chatted. Got to Munich, decided to hit the beer halls together. Let's just say I woke-up the next morning feeling much better about UCLA than I did the day before.

Bwhahahahaha! This cracked me up.

 

[BugsyCT]

I was kind of surprised to see that stat. Playing UCLA in Oakland didnt help things for us either that day. That 1995 UConn team is probably the best team we had that didnt win a championship.

I'd agree, and that's saying a lot, considering the teams we had in 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009.

Remember being so proud of that 1995 tourney run - just ran into the wrong team at the wrong place. (That Tyus Edney 3 before the half hurt.)

 

[Tommyboy]

I'd agree, and that's saying a lot, considering the teams we had in 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009.

Remember being so proud of that 1995 tourney run - just ran into the wrong team at the wrong place. (That Tyus Edney 3 before the half hurt.)

Frigging Missouri.

 

[FluxTZ]

I'd agree, and that's saying a lot, considering the teams we had in 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009.

Remember being so proud of that 1995 tourney run - just ran into the wrong team at the wrong place. (That Tyus Edney 3 before the half hurt.)

2006 still haunts me. That was a legit NBA team and couldn't get it done.

 

[boog204]

2006 still haunts me. That was a legit NBA team and couldn't get it done.

Yup that team still baffles me. They really only played a complete 40 minutes once or twice all year and then usually would give you 10-15 minute dominate bursts that put the game out of reach enough for us to loaf the rest of the time. It just never completely came together.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

2006 still haunts me. That was a legit NBA team and couldn't get it done.

2006 was a juggernaut. We were the best team in the nation by far. I contend that it was one of the best all-around teams of all time. Still makes me sick.

As an aside, every game that year i yelled at the TV to run the offense through Hilton. It seemed to me at the time that every time he got the ball in the post, it was 2 for us.

Marcus and Hilton should have been good/decent pro's.

The highlight video for that season is my favorite of ours...until it gets to the end when DB hits the shot to send the GM game to OT. Than i get sad.

 

[Tenspro2002]

UConn 100 Tenn-Chattanooga 71
UConn 96 Cincy 91
UConn 99 Maryland 89
UCLA 102 UConn 96

That team had offense!

I miss seeing scores like that.

 

[Gurleyman]

2006 was a juggernaut. We were the best team in the nation by far. I contend that it was one of the best all-around teams of all time. Still makes me sick.

As an aside, every game that year i yelled at the TV to run the offense through Hilton. It seemed to me at the time that every time he got the ball in the post, it was 2 for us.

Marcus and Hilton should have been good/decent pro's.

The highlight video for that season is my favorite of ours...until it gets to the end when DB hits the shot to send the GM game to OT. Than i get sad.

Juggernauts dominate. We lost to the #8 seed in our conference tournament, we were down 12 to #16 seed Albany in the second half, we went down to the wire with #8 seed Kentucky, and basically had to pull a rabbit out of our hat to get by #5 seed Washington with some help from the officials. Then we, you know, lost to an #11 seed.

Doesn't even crack my top five UConn teams of all time.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

Juggernauts dominate. We lost to the #8 seed in our conference tournament, we were down 12 to #16 seed Albany in the second half, we went down to the wire with #8 seed Kentucky, and basically had to pull a rabbit out of our hat to get by #5 seed Washington with some help from the officials. Then we, you know, lost to an #11 seed.

Doesn't even crack my top five UConn teams of all time.

Thats a fair way to look at it, and i can't argue anything you said. What i will say is that they looked disinterested most of the time, and i think (and he admitted as much) that JC had trouble motivating this group. I think they went into most games knowing they were going to win without having to give max effort, and a few times, including the last one, they didn't.

Not to mention that many of those guys had their minds on the next level long before they were done with this one.

 

[ASweet3781]

Juggernauts dominate. We lost to the #8 seed in our conference tournament, we were down 12 to #16 seed Albany in the second half, we went down to the wire with #8 seed Kentucky, and basically had to pull a rabbit out of our hat to get by #5 seed Washington with some help from the officials. Then we, you know, lost to an #11 seed.

Doesn't even crack my top five UConn teams of all time.

This. 2006 isn't even one of the top 5 UConn teams let alone one of the best of all time. Perhaps they were the best team in college basketball in 2006. 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2009 all better. And I could even rank a couple of others over 2006 that were at the very least tougher and had better chemistry.

Calhoun said the 1995 team would have won the championship had Tyus Edney not gone coast to coast. Hard to argue with him.

 

[BugsyCT]

The 2006 team had a lethargic post-season, but there's a reason they were a 1 seed despite the 1st round loss to the Cuse in the BET. They were 27-2 going in (14-2 in the BE) and were never ranked lower than 4th in the AP poll all year. A very good team that underachieved badly in the tourney that year.

 

[Gurleyman]

The 2006 team had a lethargic post-season, but there's a reason they were a 1 seed despite the 1st round loss to the Cuse in the BET. They were 27-2 going in (14-2 in the BE) and were never ranked lower than 4th in the AP poll all year. A very good team that underachieved badly in the tourney that year.

Signs were there before the postseason. Double OT at home with a Notre Dame team on its way to the NIT. Tied 80-80 with a minute to go in the regular season finale against a sub-.500 Louisville team. Blowing a 17-0 lead at a 7-24 USF team we should have obliterated (before winning by 12).

The thing about the Cuse loss and every subsequent struggle is that none of it was surprising. I feared Albany going in because I thought we were fully capable of being the first team to lose a 1-16 game. You don't find yourself in a dogfight with a USF team that was really bad, every bit as bad as BC or Rutgers this year, if you aren't capable of a major stink bomb.

 

[boog204]

This. 2006 isn't even one of the top 5 UConn teams let alone one of the best of all time. Perhaps they were the best team in college basketball in 2006. 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2009 all better. And I could even rank a couple of others over 2006 that were at the very least tougher and had better chemistry.

Calhoun said the 1995 team would have won the championship had Tyus Edney not gone coast to coast. Hard to argue with him.

I think you can argue, though, that when 06 was "on" (first half vs. 'Cuse at the Dome, 1st half vs. ND, huge runs versus Indiana and Nova, the whole game against Seton Hall) they were as good as anyone we've ever had. The problem with that team is that after looking like a juggernaut for a period we'd just roll over and get lazy until we needed to turn it back on again. The whole team was just kind of soft and lacked a killer instinct except for Marcus and Adrien. To me it's not a coincidence that they were so huge for us in the tournament while some of the other guys faded.

 

[Towney007]

The team that always makes me wonder was '94. We got BONED out of a #1 seed with Mizzou getting the nod that year and us getting stuck in a bracket having to play Florida in Miami in the sweet 16.

I'm not sure we beat Arkansas that year, but I DO think we beat Duke or Arizona in the Final Four.

'95 is tough. We're def. through to the Championship game. Arkansas and North Carolina were pretty fantastic that year, though.

'96 was a great year for college hoops in general. That Mississippi State team really underperformed all year long. I remember them being a consensus top 3-4 team in almost every pre-season poll that year. They just came together at the right time. Get through them - and no doubt we're playing UMass or Kentucky in the Final.

I'd say 2004 was the best team we've ever had, followed by '99. '09, '96 and '95 after that. I'd probably have the '11 title team, '06 and '94 teams in that third tier. '98, '02, '14 championship team in that next grouping. I always felt like the '11 team underperformed and had it not been for that bizarre losing streak- it'd have been a top-tier UConn team. '14 was a cinderella - but a team that came together over time.