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Ladies and gentlemen, the CV of the Fabulous Maya Moore

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MilfordHusky said:
Maya is 1 of only 2 players to make first-team AP All-American 4 times. The other was Courtney Paris.

Maya is the only player to finish in the top 2 in AP POY voting 4 times. She was 2nd, 1st, 2nd, and 1st. She was edged out by Candace Parker and Tina Charles—a couple of outstanding players—in her freshman and junior years.

I believe that Maya still holds the NCAA record for 149 double-digit scoring games. She played in all 154 games, and her team was 150-4.
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HuskyNan said:
Ladies and gentlemen, the CV of the Fabulous Maya Moore

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Sue Bird has the most outstanding FIBA resume of anyone. Maya was on track to match or surpass it. (Stewie may be on track to do the same.) Maya never went 2 consecutive seasons without winning a major championship. NCAA, WNBA, Spanish League, Euroleague, Chinese League, FIBA World Championship, and Olympics. Maya won all of those, generally multiple times.
 
Glenn said:
I would drop Dangerfield and add Gabby
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I love Crystal, but I agree. Gabby may have been the best overall player between Stewie and Paige, at least on a par with Lou and Phee.
 
Kaizen said:
Can you show me where it says "win a championship would be a standard requirement for this list" ?
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It's basic common sense. Like being AA and winning a NPOY.

Kaizen said:
Bascom and Dangerfield do not win NC games but are in the list.
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We're talking about different lists here. For this list (the one in the OP link) the standard should have been AA. Hence why people are posting about switching some players out for others who were AA's.
 
meyers7 said:
It's basic common sense. Like being AA and winning a NPOY.


We're talking about different lists here. For this list (the one in the OP link) the standard should have been AA. Hence why people are posting about switching some players out for others who were AA's.
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-There are no common senses. When people cannot answer the question, always say "oh that common sense". It should be white or black in writing. You will fail your high school exam if you answer the question with "it is common sense"

-We are talking the same list, Nan's OP link list. Don't confuse people, this is the only one list. Again show me in black and white where the list said "the standard should have been AA".

No more common sense please. Use scientific data to support your post.
 
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Kaizen said:
-There are no common senses. When people cannot answer the question, always say "oh that common sense". It should be white or black in writing. You will fail your high school exam if you answer the question with "it is common sense"

-We are talking the same list, Nan's OP link list. Don't confuse people, this is the only one list. Again show me in black and white where the list said "the standard should have been AA".

No more common sense please. Use scientific data to support your post.
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Well tchalla1 was talking about Mt Rushmore. You answered that. Then you added in info (Dangerfield and Bascom) about the OP list. These are 2 different lists.

Well sorry. There is nothing in writing, anywhere for Mt Rushmore list. Just for your information there isn't actually a Mt Rushmore (or Mt Storrs) for UCONN players. It's just a made up idea. The criteria for such is also made up.

However, common sense dictates what the criteria should be.

But, if you want something written down....here it is.

To be in consideration for the Mt Rushmore of UCONN a player must have
1) Multiple AA's
2) Multiple NPOY's
3) Multiple NC's
4) Top 10 in multiple UCONN career categories

There you go.

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As for the OP list. No there is nothing written for that either. But again Common Sense dictates AA should have been a criteria for it. And obviously it wasn't. Hence, why so many people on here think the OP list is a piece of crap. Or at least with a little effort and thought, could have been better.

For some programs, it wouldn't really matter. But for a program like UCONN with 24 AA's, 16 multiple AA's, 9 NPOY's, the criteria is gonna be a lot higher. If you're doing a Top 20 list, common sense says you start with the 24 AA's and whittle down from there.

Sorry you're not a fan of common sense. It can make things much easier.
 
meyers7 said:
Well tchalla1 was talking about Mt Rushmore. You answered that. Then you added in info (Dangerfield and Bascom) about the OP list. These are 2 different lists.

Well sorry. There is nothing in writing, anywhere for Mt Rushmore list. Just for your information there isn't actually a Mt Rushmore (or Mt Storrs) for UCONN players. It's just a made up idea. The criteria for such is also made up.

However, common sense dictates what the criteria should be.

But, if you want something written down....here it is.

To be in consideration for the Mt Rushmore of UCONN a player must have
1) Multiple AA's
2) Multiple NPOY's
3) Multiple NC's
4) Top 10 in multiple UCONN career categories

There you go.

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As for the OP list. No there is nothing written for that either. But again Common Sense dictates AA should have been a criteria for it. And obviously it wasn't. Hence, why so many people on here think the OP list is a piece of crap. Or at least with a little effort and thought, could have been better.

For some programs, it wouldn't really matter. But for a program like UCONN with 24 AA's, 16 multiple AA's, 9 NPOY's, the criteria is gonna be a lot higher. If you're doing a Top 20 list, common sense says you start with the 24 AA's and whittle down from there.

Sorry you're not a fan of common sense. It can make things much easier.
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Question. How many UConn players won multiple NPOYs and multiple NCs? Three? Seems like our Mt. Rushmore is a little short.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Question. How many UConn players won multiple NPOYs and multiple NCs? Three? Seems like our Mt. Rushmore is a little short.
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Well yes. We have 3 on UCONN's Mt Rushmore. We've been looking for another for awhile. Can't just put anyone there to make 4 though. They have to earn it.
 
Kaizen said:
Can you show me where it says "win a championship would be a standard requirement for this list" ?

Bascom and Dangerfield do not win NC games but are in the list.
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Well, it's quite simple--when all the other great players have achieved something, then it probably is a standard, especially when you talking about the "Mount Rushmore". In a team sport, one of the critical measurements of achievement is winning a championship.., Is there any all-time performer in any sport who did not win a championship?
 
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tchalla1 said:
Well, it's quite simple--when all the other great players have achieved something, then it probably is a standard, especially when you talking about the "Mount Rushmore". In a team sport, one of the critical measurements of achievement is winning a championship.., Is there any all-time performer in any sport who did not win a championship?
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Ernie Banks, for one
 
BrianUC said:
Ernie Banks, for one
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But remember, the context was Mount Rushmore--the four best ever--while Banks was a truly great player, do you consider him on the Mount Rushmore of baseball? I don't.
 
I think that major league baseball, with its long history, would require a much larger Mt Rushmore than UConn WBB. Ernie had 2 MVPs and was probably among the 4 best players for his era.
 
tchalla1 said:
Well, it's quite simple--when all the other great players have achieved something, then it probably is a standard, especially when you talking about the "Mount Rushmore". In a team sport, one of the critical measurements of achievement is winning a championship.., Is there any all-time performer in any sport who did not win a championship?
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-So it is probably a standard?

-Where do I say "Mount Rushmore"? I have never used "Mount Rushmore" in any of my post. Read my post again
 
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BrianUC said:
I think that major league baseball, with its long history, would require a much larger Mt Rushmore than UConn WBB. Ernie had 2 MVPs and was probably among the 4 best players for his era.
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Kaizen said:
-So it is probably a standard?

-Where do I say "Mount Rushmore"? I have never used "Mount Rushmore" in any of my post. Read my post again
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I think this is a mixed thread--i was referring to Thread #7:
'The most accomplished, Stewie. The best of all time DT. Still writing her legacy, Paige. After the dust settles, maybe 3 of the 4 on UConn Mt. Rushmore. Who's the 4th? A few very good candidates...
 
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meyers7 said:
Well tchalla1 was talking about Mt Rushmore. You answered that. Then you added in info (Dangerfield and Bascom) about the OP list. These are 2 different lists.

Well sorry. There is nothing in writing, anywhere for Mt Rushmore list. Just for your information there isn't actually a Mt Rushmore (or Mt Storrs) for UCONN players. It's just a made up idea. The criteria for such is also made up.

However, common sense dictates what the criteria should be.

But, if you want something written down....here it is.

To be in consideration for the Mt Rushmore of UCONN a player must have
1) Multiple AA's
2) Multiple NPOY's
3) Multiple NC's
4) Top 10 in multiple UCONN career categories

There you go.

images



As for the OP list. No there is nothing written for that either. But again Common Sense dictates AA should have been a criteria for it. And obviously it wasn't. Hence, why so many people on here think the OP list is a piece of crap. Or at least with a little effort and thought, could have been better.

For some programs, it wouldn't really matter. But for a program like UCONN with 24 AA's, 16 multiple AA's, 9 NPOY's, the criteria is gonna be a lot higher. If you're doing a Top 20 list, common sense says you start with the 24 AA's and whittle down from there.

Sorry you're not a fan of common sense. It can make things much easier.
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Kerry Bascom didn’t play with highly rated players and some of the awards won by Maya et al simply didn’t exist at the time. UConn played regional games that garnered little to no attention nationally so she simply wasn’t known. That’s one of the problems with comparing generations of players.
 
tchalla1 said:
Well, it's quite simple--when all the other great players have achieved something, then it probably is a standard, especially when you talking about the "Mount Rushmore". In a team sport, one of the critical measurements of achievement is winning a championship.., Is there any all-time performer in any sport who did not win a championship?
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Ernie Banks. Dan Marino. Elgin Baylor. Ty Cobb. Ted Williams. Ken Griffey Jr.
 
tchalla1 said:
I think this is a mixed thread--i was referring to Thread #7:
'The most accomplished, Stewie. The best of all time DT. Still writing her legacy, Paige. After the dust settles, maybe 3 of the 4 on UConn Mt. Rushmore. Who's the 4th? A few very good candidates...
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And regarding post #7, I didn't mean to dis Maya. She's on the Mt. The post was more about Paige. If, and only if, she can duplicate her freshman year she has to enter into the discussion. I don't think an NC is a criteria. If Paige stays for another year after that and triplicates her freshman year it will be a very interesting discussion on who (if anyone) gets bumped off the Mt and into the foothills. This is unlikely, but if it does happen, Sue is on the bubble (maybe not out, but on the bubble).
 
Skeets said:
And regarding post #7, I didn't mean to dis Maya. She's on the Mt. The post was more about Paige. If, and only if, she can duplicate her freshman year she has to enter into the discussion. I don't think an NC is a criteria. If Paige stays for another year after that and triplicates her freshman year it will be a very interesting discussion on who (if anyone) gets bumped off the Mt and into the foothills. This is unlikely, but if it does happen, Sue is on the bubble (maybe not out, but on the bubble).
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Lol--you guys are possibly the ONLY people on the planet who think you can be an all-time great without winning a championship... Ridiculous.
 
tchalla1 said:
Lol--you guys are possibly the ONLY people on the planet who think you can be an all-time great without winning a championship... Ridiculous.
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LOL. there maybe a couple more people on this planet (or another planet), but I have no empirical evidence of that. Paige had the greatest freshman season ever, but no NC. So, I guess it was all for naught. Oh well, throw her season away, like it didn't happen.
 
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