Rip on this year's team

[tzznandrew]

 

[huskyjawz]

Great interview!

Rip's the best!

 

[UCfor3]

Rip is better than 90% of the analysts on tv.

 

[UCLJ0211]

In “Hurely” we trust

 

[shizzle787]

I thought this was going to be a mojo thread.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

In “Hurely” we trust

Yes, need to burn the official fire Dan Hurley thread. Iono what y’all were thinking with that nonsense.

 

[BGesus4]

Was it the nets at the BET that they didn’t cut in 99? I always thought that was bad ass

And the shaved heads in the tourney in 98

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Was it the nets at the BET that they didn’t cut in 99? I always thought that was bad ass

And the shaved heads in the tourney in 98

I could be wrong but I thought it was both the BET and the west regionals.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Great interview. Rip knows his stuff and the interviewer did a good job asking a question and letting him speak.

 

[HuskyHawk]

You really have to love how excited all the former players are about this. They are really rallying around this group of guys worthy heirs to the UConn legacy.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I thought this was going to be a mojo thread.

Bad mojo. I read it and I was like, "Giving up a little early, don't you think."

 

[Excalibur]

I could be wrong but I thought it was both the BET and the west regionals.

They absolutely cut the nets down at the regional. I have a piece.

 

[ElGreco]

Rip is better than 90% of the analysts on tv.

Even better than Barkley

 

[ucp990411]

Was it the nets at the BET that they didn’t cut in 99? I always thought that was bad ass

And the shaved heads in the tourney in 98

Shaved heads was 1999

 

[UCTitleTown]

Even better than Barkley

Rip is an unapologetic homer.....AND I LIKEIT!

 

[wheelerdog]

Was it the nets at the BET that they didn’t cut in 99? I always thought that was bad ass

And the shaved heads in the tourney in 98

No. 1996 BET. Calhoun now says he regrets it.

 

[bigdog1002]

You really have to love how excited all the former players are about this. They are really rallying around this group of guys worthy heirs to the UConn legacy.

"It's great to make it this far, but we know what the UConn standard is. This isn't far enough.." - Andre Jackson

 

[auror]

You really have to love how excited all the former players are about this. They are really rallying around this group of guys worthy heirs to the UConn legacy.

Everybody likes to see what they built succeed and thrive. The Ray/Rip generation are like grandparents. They get to come in and say how awesome everything is. They're all retired so they're watching every game, etc. Yeah their kids had some rough years in their late teens, got dumped, but they pulled it together, got their life together, got back with their partner, and had some sweet UConn Big East babies.

 

[hansonel-amin]

Love that he says "We still have two more games!" It's a family.

 

[MTBingNinja]

Rip did so much for Hawkins pull up three coming off of screens, wondering if he could work with Karaban this summer.

 

[HCCForever]

Love that he says "We still have two more games!" It's a family.

Rip's comments remind me of Ray joining the celebration in 1999. He asked permission of George Karl to attend the championship game. Karl understood since he played for North Carolina.

 

[CL82]

I knew he had spent time with Hawkins, but hearing how he went around the floor, finding his sweet spots, and then worked with him to show him how to get free is pretty cool. A few of us commented during the season how Jordan’s game started to look like Rip’s with the constant motion during the season.

I also like how Rip said that he showed Jordan things that Ray Allen showed Rip. What a cool lineage.

 

[HCCForever]

I knew he had spent time with Hawkins, but hearing how he went around the floor, finding his sweet spots, and then worked with him to show him how to get free is pretty cool. A few of us commented during the season how Jordan’s game started to look like Rip’s with the constant motion during the season.

I also like how Rip said that he showed Jordan things that Ray Allen showed Rip. What a cool lineage.

I also liked how he referenced good shooters which obviously includes Ray and Rip without actually referring to himself.

 

[tzznandrew]

I knew he had spent time with Hawkins, but hearing how he went around the floor, finding his sweet spots, and then worked with him to show him how to get free is pretty cool. A few of us commented during the season how Jordan’s game started to look like Rip’s with the constant motion during the season.

I also like how Rip said that he showed Jordan things that Ray Allen showed Rip. What a cool lineage.

What Hawkins is doing now is a vision of what Rip likely would have been if he came through college 20 years later. Amazing that he was taught a lot of this by Rip himself.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I think Jordan’s work with Rip this summer completely changed his game. I am surprised Rip isn’t either coaching or TV analysis - he is good at both

 

[UCan3]

I love how he says “we still have 2 games to play” Once a Husky always a Husky!

 

[Palatine]

Yes, need to burn the official fire Dan Hurley thread. Iono what y’all were thinking with that nonsense.

The fire Hurley threads should be permantly stickied to the top of the board for all to see.

 

[80shusky]

Rip is a great internivew. He still looks great too. Looks young enough to still be playing in the league.

 

[nomar]

They absolutely cut the nets down at the regional. I have a piece.

We were psyched to be in the Final 4. That was the monkey off JC's back.

Great interview.

 

[Waquoit]

What Hawkins is doing now is a vision of what Rip likely would have been if he came through college 20 years later. Amazing that he was taught a lot of this by Rip himself.

And I like the way Rip said he was passing on knowledge he got from Ray. Hawk may be able to match Rip's ring but he won't be able to match Rip's mark of scoring 20 in all 6 games. I hope he gets a couple of games closer, though.