UConn Men's Basketball: The Theory of Evolution

[Mr. Wonderful]

If you want greatness, be prepared to work for it.

UConn's magical 25 year run has been built on this simple premise. Hard work is now the UConn ethic, originally instilled by Jim Calhoun and now carried on by Kevin Ollie and the current cast of warriors.

 

[storrsroars]

I saw that brief shot of the team wearing weight vests and immediately thought, "Wow, this is serious, we're training them to be suicide bombers!"

Also couldn't help but think what the lasting impression of that vid would've been had it been the 1959 Jonathan at the end.

Last thought - some interesting exercises there for a hoops team. With the change in S&C coach, wonder if it'll stay the same.

 

[Jim]

Last thought - some interesting exercises there for a hoops team. With the change in S&C coach, wonder if it'll stay the same.

Conditioning has always been a priority for KO. I recall a few summers ago before he became head coach Ollie had a guard boot camp for Bazz, Boat, and Giffey. The idea was basically that you can't control who you play against or which team you play for, but one thing you can control is what physical shape you are in. I'm convinced that one of the big reasons Bazz does so well in the 4th quarter and in OT is because KO has been his coach.

 

[BRS24]

The other thing that my husband and I noticed is that our "marketing" commercial that is shown during games is so much more professional and compelling. The last few years were a bit lacking as our marketing was a few notches below some of the other schools.

 

[August_West]

Awesome video! Made even more awesome by major Rawls narration. I was waiting for the " this finger is for your eye, and this finger is for your narrow Irish ass" line. I was already misty from the video, that would have set me bawling.

 

[mauconnfan]

Conditioning has always been a priority for KO. I recall a few summers ago before he became head coach Ollie had a guard boot camp for Bazz, Boat, and Giffey. The idea was basically that you can't control who you play against or which team you play for, but one thing you can control is what physical shape you are in. I'm convinced that one of the big reasons Bazz does so well in the 4th quarter and in OT is because KO has been his coach.

A trademark of JC teams as well…….I think I know where it started for KO and I'm glad it's still in the family!!

 

[Milo65]

Great video, I was going to post it, then I saw your thread...Yes, CHILLS! Crowd will be off the chain tonight.

 

[nomar]

My man Rawls.

Beat me to it.

 

[babysheep]

IIRC in a UConn article they mentioned how they were bumping up the school of media, or whatever they call it. Lots of new faculty, too. I imagine that might have something to do with these.

 

[UConnSwag11]

purvis next year!

 

[CL82]

Holy crap that was good. My only knock is the "Shabazz Napier wins it for the Huskies" at the end. Everyone knows how important he is to us. No need to close out a video about the team with that quote. JMO.

 

[BoatShow]

purvis next year!

Looks like his ferocity in boxout drills is the reason for our improved rebounding this year!

 

[OkaForPrez]

Bump. Watching this video now is incredible.

 

[FeedTheDove]

I watched this over and over again throughout the tournament. It was just spot on. Then, on the day of the NC, I posted the entire speech as my status on FB. It was our destiny to win that NC. I love that speech.

 

[huskies20]

Whomever narrated this was wrong. The theory of evolution doe NOT say only the strong shall survive. In fact it's the theory is that it is not always the strongest who survive but those most adaptable to change.

 

[Edge2017]

Whomever narrated this was wrong. The theory of evolution doe NOT say only the strong shall survive. In fact it's the theory is that it is not always the strongest who survive but those most adaptable to change.

National Championship trophy says shut up.