In the title game Edey whos bigger and better than Thabeet ever was on his best day started 5-7 against DC head up and then proceed to go iirc 5-14 with two turnovers on travels caused by DC causing him to rush his move. Thabeet gets manhandled by DC. I mean he got bodied twice by a 6`7 Dejuan Blair who used his strength and toughness to bully him.
Have to agree. I had, might still have 04 as the best Uconn team of all time but 1. Im not sure anymore and 2. You are correct. There is no team thats beating `24 no 8-10 times. Thats laughably absurd considering it may be the best team the sport has seen in the last 40 years.
After what we just saw in the tourney do you reallly have any doubt Castle locks down Gordon? I loved BG an all time husky and a beast for sure but Castle gave the single best defensive performance i have ever seen. The dude locked up some extremely talented players who were taking it to everyone they had faced previously.
04 was loaded my goodness
I don't know who wins between 2004 and 2024. It would be a hell of a match or series. But is there a doubt that Castle locks down Gordon? Of course, locking down Gordon is no easy feat and is hardly a sure thing for any defender. Castle however would still be effective offensively. I think since Castle's lockdown D was so good, some Husky fans forget the guy was a really good offensive player, too, he just wasn't a pure outside shooter.
Do you think he would say they would lose?
Shocker, a guy on the 2004 team thinks they would win. Talk to the guys on the 2024 team.
I mean, to be fair, Mr. Tooles (lol just guessing), we don't yet know how guys on the 2024 bench will fair in upcoming drafts. Jaylin Stewart could be a lottery pick in 2025 or 2026, just like Charlie Villanueva was in 2005 and Hilton Armstrong in 2006.
It would be interesting to see the 2024 team against the best UCLA team. I think it would be a good game.
A lot of lotto picks back then probably wouldn’t even be first rounders now. Game has changed a lot.
Gambling community needs this boiled down to one number rather than a range. Can you ask for that again and let’s get a computer nerd to get a simulation going online. Need the action after the Oilers didn’t win the Stanley Cup…
Hurley and Staff would find a way to exploit that '04 lineup due to lack of ball handling. I mentioned earlier in this thread that I would start Denham over Rashad for this very reason. Calhoun started Taliek for a reason, but against a powerhouse Team like '24, you would need Denham to provide the viable medium of ball handling/play making and drivability of Taliek and the ability to stretch the defense beyond the 3 point line of Rashad. With Denham as the secondary ball handler I would favor '04...