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Message: [QUOTE="BfromCT, post: 5323611, member: 10542"] [B]Subject: UConn All-Time Greats[/B] I posted a variation of this message on June 26 on the subject of Mt. Rushmore and Beyond, but it got lost as the string was losing momentum and going on to other subjects. It had occurred to me that it would be an interesting exercise to rate the top five players at five year intervals from 1995 to the present and I enjoyed preparing the lists. I tried to avoid both the recency bias and championship bias. In addition, these ratings are based solely on their college performances not on subsequent pro careers and the players chosen must had to have completed their college careers. The bias, if there is one, happens to be in the direction of scoring, something that I only realized in retrospect. There is a general consensus on the top four, yet a number of wonderful players could fill the fifth spot. My choice happens to be Nykesha Sales, yet strong cases could be made for others, like Napheesa Collier and Tina Charles. As of 1995 - Laura Lishness, Kris Lamb, Kerry Bascomb, Meghan Pattyson, Rebecca Lobo As of 2000 - Kerry Bascomb, Rebecca Lobo, Nykesha Sales, Jen Rizzotti, Kara Wolters As of 2005 - Diana Taurasi, Rebecca Lobo, Nykesha Sales, Sue Bird, Kara Wolters As of 2010 - Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Nykesha Sales, Rebecca Lobo As of 2015 - Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Tina Charles, Nykesha Sales As of 2020 - Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Nykesha Sales, Napheesa Collier As of 2025 - Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Paige Bueckers, Nykesha Sales Note that this list does not include even a single listing for a number of great UConn All-Americans - Svetlana Abrosimova, Shea Ralph, Swin Cash, Renee Montgomery, Stephanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Moriah Jefferson, Gabby Williams, and Katie Lou Samuelson. If a list as of 2025 was based solely on professional careers, it would be Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, and either Napheesa Collier or Tina Charles. [/QUOTE]

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