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Message: [QUOTE="pj, post: 2206362, member: 2524"] We can be a team with one star (e.g. Cliff Robinson or Jalen Adams), some good players ranked in or near the top 100 of their class (Tate George, Phil Gamble, Chris Smith; Christian Vital, Amida Brimah, Kentan Facey, Mamadou Diarra, Vance Jackson), and a bunch of hard-working lunchpail guys (Lyman Depriest, Rod Sellers, Murray Williams; Isaiah Whaley, Josh Carlton, Tyler Polley) that has a record like 9-19 (1986-87), 20-14 (1987-88), 19-13 (1988-89), or 16-17 (2016-17). I think we win 22-24 games next year with Alterique and Terry back, and then 2018-19 and beyond depend on new recruits. Consider KO's 16-17 mark last year like Calhoun's 9-19 his first year, consider Alterique the second star akin to Chris Smith that brings the program up a level. There are a lot of parallels. The key issue now is whether KO has matured as a coach as much through 13 years in the NBA and 5 years at UConn as Jim Calhoun had matured through his years at Northeastern. I think JC was smarter than KO and had that indomitable will -- but if KO can learn from his mistakes and keep improving, he can still be great. I think we fans need to remember that it takes time for a coach to master his craft, and it takes time to build a reputation so that recruits are ready to entrust themselves to you. KO will know he's become a great coach before recruits and rivals do. It won't be an overnight thing. But if it happens, watching it can be a great ride for the fans. If UConn basketball can give me a second experience like the one Jim Calhoun gave me, I'll be a happy man. And the people who say that we're too good to put up with another 1986-1989 can go suck eggs. No one is too high and mighty to avoid being humbled from time to time. [/QUOTE]

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