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Message: [QUOTE="Uconn92387, post: 3481067, member: 5207"] I want to say I know some people are gonna say I picked the obvious and easy teams, but these teams are champions for a reason. I also wanna say im 32, so I can only list what iv'e seen and lived through. There is no right or wrong answer. Your list is what you feel and experienced. 1. 08-09 I loved this team. They were relentless, they brought it every night. They dominated the Big East that year. They beat so many ranked teams. They didn't really have a star player per say, but everybody played their role. The only thing that stopped us was Dyson getting hurt. I wanted to beat Pitt so bad that year. Freaking Dajuan Blair. Thabeet and Adrien down low. Sticks was a freak of nature. Aj Price always hit big shots. Dyson, Austrie, And a freshman Kemba. I just loved this team. I still to this day say we would have won it all if it wasn't for Dyson getting hurt, and Michigan St basically playing a home game in the Final Four. 2. 13-14. What can you say about this team. I can go on forever. This team was on a mission to give the finger to the NCAA. It was 2 years in the making. This team had the heart of a lion. Everyone outside CT doubted them. Everyone who stayed after Calhoun retired will forever be remembered for sticking it out. Napier just put this team on his back. Boatright played lock down defense in the tournament. Daniels was so smooth, I dont ever remember having a dude that can battle down low and hit the 3 for his skinny body. Giffey was the glue guy, did all the little things. Kromah has to be the best transfer we ever had in my opinion. The freethrow shooting was money in the bank. That game in MSG to go to the final four is one of a greatest games ever in program history. 3.10-11. What this team did by running through Maui, The Big East Tournament, and the big dance has to be the greatest run/feat in NCAA history. I'm not just saying that because im a fan of this team. Kemba is a God. A true warrior, and a great human being period. This is one of the greatest recruiting jobs by Calhoun. This team fit perfectly together. Lamb, Napier, Roscoe, and Giffey each brought a certain skill set to the table. 5 games in 5 days was good enough, but then to win it all. We were spoiled as fans. 4. 19-20. This team will always be special. This team will go down as the launching pad back to greatness. Vital was turning into Kemba and Shabazz. Im not saying he is as good as them, but the way these young players admired Vital reminded me of the 10-11 team. Bouknight is a freak. I hope he stay at least till his junior year. If he does we might be on the verge of a historic team. Gaffney has some of the best court vision i have ever seen. The way he dribbles and protects the ball is mastery. Whaley became a mini version of Adrian. Hurley is a mini Calhoun, he understands this program and its history to a t. That 2 month run we went on was so enjoyable. We beat the 3 best teams in the conference. I really think we had a legit shot at winning the conference tournament. Man what a accomplishment that would have been. 5. Every other team from Calhoun on. I know it's corny and a cop out. I just want to show appreciation for what Calhoun did by building the program into a all-time great program. It still amazes me to this day how we don't get the credit we deserve for all the great players, and the 4 titles we won. I kind of like it, because that's what this program represents. The under dog, the attitude that we will prove you wrong by fighting, clawing, determination. It doesn't matter what anyone does to this program. We will never give up and bring a fight to any team that wants it. I want to say to everyone on this board who stuck with this team these past 4 years, you guys are true fans. We were spoiled with all that this program accomplished. We got lucky with Hurley becoming our coach. Some programs never recover or take longer to rebound when they lose a hall of fame coach. If Hurley decides to stay a long time, the next whatever years will be a joy to watch. We are back in the Big East, and that spirit and toughness is back. One last side note. I know this Ollie divorce has been ugly, but he still is a Husky. It just ended badly, but this man played/coached his heart out for us. Something happened to him that we might never know, but I hope this gets resolved and we can welcome him back into the family. Thanks for reading, Much appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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