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“A far as the play in the league, it still is at a high level,” Leitao said. “The physicality is maybe not as much, and I don’t know if that’s so much the Big East or if it has to do with the change in rules. There’s a little more freedom of movement. But if you were to describe for someone, what does a Big East team look like? Or a Big East player? There are a lot of similarities from times gone by to the times we are in right now. If you look at this past season and Myles Powell for instance, or Markus Howard, they’re representative of the same kind of talent that the Big East has come to know and love all the way back to Pearl Washington or Ray Allen, or Allen Iverson or Kerry Kittles. So there is a distinct personality that hasn’t changed, but the style of play has adjusted to the times.”
For those without access to the Courant: Rivals old and new: DePaul’s Dave Leitao, part of the building of the UConn men’s program, grasps what the Huskies bring to the new Big East
“A far as the play in the league, it still is at a high level,” Leitao said. “The physicality is maybe not as much, and I don’t know if that’s so much the Big East or if it has to do with the change in rules. There’s a little more freedom of movement. But if you were to describe for someone, what does a Big East team look like? Or a Big East player? There are a lot of similarities from times gone by to the times we are in right now. If you look at this past season and Myles Powell for instance, or Markus Howard, they’re representative of the same kind of talent that the Big East has come to know and love all the way back to Pearl Washington or Ray Allen, or Allen Iverson or Kerry Kittles. So there is a distinct personality that hasn’t changed, but the style of play has adjusted to the times.”
Rivals old and new: DePaul’s Dave Leitao, part of the building of the UConn men’s program, grasps what the Huskies bring to the new Big East
Some of UConn’s upcoming Big East rivals will be old, some new. And then there is DePaul, coached by one of the family. “There’s some nostalgia to it,” said Dave Leitao, goi…
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For those without access to the Courant: Rivals old and new: DePaul’s Dave Leitao, part of the building of the UConn men’s program, grasps what the Huskies bring to the new Big East