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Sneak peek at Alumni Court at Gampel Pavilion!

I like it. Not quite as much as I'd like it if the white dog were in the center of it, but I do like it. The addition of the phrase "basketball capital of the world" at the top of the court is a nice touch.
 
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Anyone know what they're going to be doing with the stands. Now that volleyball has its own home I wondered if they were going to extend permanent stands
 
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This. This is the photo I love the most.
 
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CL82 said:
Anyone know what they're going to be doing with the stands. Now that volleyball has its own home I wondered if they were going to extend permanent stands
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I assume no change. Remember, Gampel is also used for non-basketball events like Commencement, concerts, career fairs, etc., all of which require different floor configurations.
 
amory said:
I don’t like “basketball capital of the world” at all. I actually really hate that, it’s gonna bother me.

Other than that yeah it’s fine
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Why?
 
amory said:
I just think it’s tacky. don’t like self proclaimed titles.

UConn’s blue blood status is well in hand, but I can’t see any of the other blue bloods putting this on their court
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Well, remember it's really not self proclaimed because Jay Bilas, a dukie, is the one who coined it the phrase "Storrs is the basketball capital of the world." As for no other school making the claim, no other school has 16 combined titles. No other school has ever had men's and women's national champions in the same year. We've done it twice.

It's definitely a flex, but it's a deserved one given the facts.
 
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amory said:
I just think it’s tacky. don’t like self proclaimed titles.

UConn’s blue blood status is well in hand, but I can’t see any of the other blue bloods putting this on their court
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Normally I might agree with you. But at this point, if we have to become the bad guy, the most hated program in America, I'm ok with that. If left out of a P5 we might need to just embrace our role as the destroyer of other team's hopes and dreams.
 
Basketball Capital of the World is deserving to be on the court. During major games and continued success cameras will pan on those words and remind people UConn has been the pre-eminent school in basketball in modern times.

It’s subtle enough for me. Every time it happens I’ll know @kobe has an opportunity to be reminded of this fact. Bonus points knowing Dukie, fruit and Friar fans have that opportunity as well.
 
That big blank court is the perfect "screen" for the laser projectors we already have installed at Gampel. I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it.
 
amory said:
I just think it’s tacky. don’t like self proclaimed titles.

UConn’s blue blood status is well in hand, but I can’t see any of the other blue bloods putting this on their court
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If I recall that was a Dick Vitale proclamation wasn't it? And it has caught on with announcers. Therefore not truly self proclaimed.
 
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