Path to the Draft: UCONN #3

[CTBasketball]

Yet again, we're talking about ESPN. No surprise.

 

[CL82]

I've got no complaints about this article. Yeah we could have kicked up a notch, but #3 is a pretty nice compliment. Overall a very favorable article. The closing was my favorite part:

Final thoughts: Calhoun did plenty of things in his nearly three decades at UConn. He brought an old Yankee Conference power into the Big East. He made that old Yankee Conference power into a competitive Division I program. Then he turned it into a Big East power. Then he started winning national titles. His legacy of success doesn't stop in Storrs, though; Calhoun also created one of the most consistent NBA talent factories in the modern college game. The results are plain to see

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Yet again, we're talking about ESPN. No surprise.

You're butthurt over being ranked third?

 

[CL82]

Surprising amount of love for UConn in the comments. Props to Upstater for his comments.

 

[UConn990411]

why in the world would Brennan use El-Amin and Dyson as examples of our overrated pros?

I'm not one of those people who likes to get on sports writers (Wetzel notwithstanding), but that right there is the epitome of laziness.

I mean, Dyson went undrafted, and he still managed to collect an NBA paycheck for a couple of weeks. Under no circumstances should he be considered a bust.

I get that these national guys aren't UConn experts (and it's not reasonable to expect 'em to be), but they're still getting paid to write about sports for a living. Do a little duck*ing homework.

 

[Scot-e]

Number 3? That sucks- oh -sorry no it doesn't.

WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!

 

[UConNation]

okafor averaging basically a double double his whole career isn't on list?

It is on the list, you just have to read further in the article.

I'm not saying that you can't make an arguement that UConn shouldn't be #1 or #2, because you can. But, we're being called the third best program for turning college players into pros. That's pretty solid I'd say. I don't know, maybe I'm not critical enough, but I think giving RA the praise he deserves, admitting that EO has been an amazing pro despite being on bad teams, admitting that there's both quantity and quality, and calling AD the best looking young pro out of UConn is pretty fair. This article isn't a snub.

 

[Waquoit]

Anyone finding fault with this article needs to find a new hobby.

 

[HooperScooper]

As expected Georgetown is #2.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/tag/_/name/path-to-the-draft-2013

Looking at their list they're more top heavy where UConn probably has greater depth. UConn at 2 or 3 I think makes sense. No problem with them being 3.