Renee Montgomery = Taliek Brown?

[RedStickHusky]

Why so little love for Renee on this board? Seems the conversation always goes straight from Mojo to Sue Bird... Is it "only" one Championship?

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think Renee gets love, but most rate her behind Sue, Moriah, and Jen. That's a stellar group.

Renee scored 1,990 points, was a 2x AA, and a Lieberman winner. She was also one tough cookie at 5'7".

 

[RedStickHusky]

That's fair enough... the bar is set high for UConn women. I see a lot of parallel to TB on the men's board though. Generally underappreciated IMO.

 

[UcMiami]

She was a very highly regarded in college and is one of the great Uconn PGs but comes in behind Sue and Moriah and maybe Jen.
I think her struggles as a pro have lowered her profile - out of college she was getting USA basketball looks, but has dropped of their list in recent years.

 

[RedStickHusky]

SMH.. where else is a two time AA with a NC considered top four at her school / position? Boggles the mind if you think about it.

 

[MilfordHusky]

SMH.. where else is a two time AA with a NC considered top four at her school / position? Boggles the mind if you think about it.

Jen won at least one of the NPOY awards her senior year. Sue won most/all of them her senior year. Moriah may be the 2nd best player in the nation, behind only one of the all-time greats in Stewie. Renee was a top 4 player, along with Maya, Tina, and Angel. Renee played a key role in Minnesota winning the WNBA title after Lindsay Whalen got hurt. I think being reunited with Maya will help her.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Renee is my 2nd favorite of all time, just below KML... nay nay get nothing but love from me (in my Heavy D voice)

 

[HuskyNan]

SMH.. where else is a two time AA with a NC considered top four at her school / position? Boggles the mind if you think about it.

You came over from the football board just to chide us for not appreciating Renee enough? Really?

 

[RedStickHusky]

You just came over from the football board just to chide us for not appreciating Renee enough? Really?

slow day, i guess. no intent to chide, just making conversation....

 

[JSB60]

Love Renee. Ten years from now, we may have this discussion about Morgan Tuck.

 

[bleeckerhusky]

I think Renee gets love, but most rate her behind Sue, Moriah, and Jen. That's a stellar group.

Renee scored 1,990 points, was a 2x AA, and a Lieberman winner. She was also one tough cookie at 5'7".

Let's not forget second-team AA, Bria Hartley.

 

[CocoHusky]

Why so little love for Renee on this board? Seems the conversation always goes straight from Mojo to Sue Bird... Is it "only" one Championship?

Who is Taliek Brown? Renee gets plenty of love here.

 

[Jimbo]

I think a closer comparison can be drawn between Taliek and Maria Conlon than Taliek and Renee. I believe Renee was appropriately recognized for her brilliance during her UConn career (two-time All-American, first active player to see her name on the wall at Gampel, etc.). And I don't get the sense that anyone here has forgotten about Renee either; the fact that many UConn fans rate her a notch below Sue and Moriah, or Jen for that matter, is more a credit to how great those others are than it is a knock on Renee, in my opinion.

On the other hand, I think both Taliek and Maria were chronically underappreciated (by some) while at UConn, due either to perceived limitations in their games (Taliek's shooting, especially) or being overshadowed by more high-profile teammates. Fitting, then, that their college careers ended on consecutive nights with national championships that UConn would have had a much harder time winning without their contributions.

 

[RedStickHusky]

I think a closer comparison can be drawn between Taliek and Maria Conlon...

Yeah, this is a good post, thanks. As much as I liked Taliek, I wouldn't wonder why he's left out of Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton discussions. I think I probably just wanted to throw Renee's name out there with all the on-going GOAT and best 5 threads. The Taliek comparison's just a shameless attention grabber

 

[Waquoit]

In other words, trolling.

 

[UcMiami]

No, not trolling as much as opening an interesting discussion. It is pretty amazing that guards like Rene and even more so Rita or players like Nykesha and Sveta can become background noise when talking about great Uconn players. It speaks to the incredible wealth of talent that has come through Geno and CD's school of basketball. And how fortunate we fans have been.

 

[RedStickHusky]

In other words, trolling.

... eye of the beholder; I prefer to think I asked a question based on a perception and got some pretty good answers.

 

[tony yusef]

When I saw this title I shuddered, I think Rene falls victim to the great lineage of PG's for UConn. Make no mistake Renee was a real deal baller, and was the best PG in the country at her pinnacle. I have some issue with the TB and Maria Conlon comparisons though, as good as they were for the Huskies they're not at Renee's level.

 

[sarals24]

I have to admit, Renee was not my favorite at PG. I always thought she shot too much and too quickly sometimes (ducks head in shame)

 

[DaddyChoc]

Renee bought sway, attitude and that killer instinct that wasn't their after DT left

 

[Bonpland]

No, not trolling as much as opening an interesting discussion. It is pretty amazing that guards like Rene and even more so Rita or players like Nykesha and Sveta can become background noise when talking about great Uconn players. It speaks to the incredible wealth of talent that has come through Geno and CD's school of basketball. And how fortunate we fans have been.

If you go back, sample archival replays, and watch Renee (and for that matter any number of other former Huskies whose names are not bandied about as all-time greats) play it is impressive just how very good they were. Obviously if you're going to win 10 championships in 21 seasons your teams will have had to exhibit outstanding talent, still we let Renee, Ann, BT, Ashley Battle, Rita Williams et al fade a bit because we are showered each year with future stars.

Uc is right, for Uconn fans it's been a Golden Age of Basketball.

 

[DaddyChoc]

If you go back, sample archival replays, and watch Renee (and for that matter any number of other former Huskies whose names are not bandied about as all-time greats) play it is impressive just how very good they were. Obviously if you're going to win 10 championships in 21 seasons your teams will have had to exhibit outstanding talent, still we let Renee, Ann, BT, Ashley Battle, Rita Williams et al fade a bit because we are showered each year with future stars.

Uc is right, for Uconn fans it's been a Golden Age of Basketball.

Renee and Ketia was one of the best backcourt duos in UConn history... their defense was fun to watch

 

[blackbird]

Renee was a great point guard, but clearly behind Diana, Sue, Bria, Jenn and Moriah for me.

 

[RedStickHusky]

One thing that jumps out to me is that all of these kids coming to UConn could've been somebody else's greatest of all time. They come to Storrs to be part of something bigger then themselves. Speaks to qualities beyond physical ability.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I have to admit, Renee was not my favorite at PG. I always thought she shot too much and too quickly sometimes (ducks head in shame)

I sometimes questioned Renee's shot selection, but not often during her senior year. Hell, I questioned Diana's shot selection until we won the 2003 championship.