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Was that the biggest shot in UConn history

Biggest UConn shot ever?

  • Mullins for the Final 4- 2026

    Votes: 301 74.5%

  • Tate George - 1990 vs. Clemson

    Votes: 57 14.1%

  • Rip- 98 vs. Washington

    Votes: 13 3.2%

  • Kemba- 2011 BET vs. Pitt

    Votes: 32 7.9%

  • Jalen Adams- 70 footer vs. Cinci

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    404
I voted for Kemba Walker vs Pitt, only because we went on to win the National Championship that year. I'm not sure what our NCAA tournament fate would've been if we didn't win the BE Championship. If we win tge title this year, I'll rank the shot by Mullins as #1.
 
Shamon30 said:
I voted for Kemba Walker vs Pitt, only because we went on to win the National Championship that year. I'm not sure what our NCAA tournament fate would've been if we didn't win the BE Championship. If we win tge title this year, I'll rank the shot by Mullins as #1.
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Eh - Mullins shot blows away that Kemba shot IMHO. A step back is commoner stuff these days. This was Duke and for the F4 and had way more at stake, and more dimensions to it. An ISO is not nearly as interesting as a broken play turnover to a mulitiple pass logo shot.
 
RuffRuff said:
Eh - Mullins shot blows away that Kemba shot IMHO. A step back is commoner stuff these days. This was Duke and for the F4 and had way more at stake, and more dimensions to it. An ISO is not nearly as interesting as a broken play turnover to a mulitiple pass logo shot.
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I don’t think there’s ever been a game winner in the history of basketball where someone crossed someone so bad they fell to the floor.

Writing it off as a common iso shot is so far beyond selling that play short.

Even though I think this shot was better because of the improbability, stakes, who it was against, and the way that game went. Let’s put some respect on the Kemba shot please.
 
My initial reaction is that as the Mullins shot was a chaotic scramble, the one closest to it was Rip's fallaway vs Washington as he had to get the rebound (3rd Oreb on that play) and just had to throw it up as no time was left. The only reason I would consider Tate's shot is that I've never caught a basketball thrown 70 feet away, so I don't know what effect catching that has on getting a good grip and starting a shooting motion to get that shot off in the 0.8 secs available. That Mullins didn't initially want to take the shot and deferred to Alex only to have the ball thrown right back at him gives him the edge, IMHO.
 
HW611 said:
I don’t think there’s ever been a game winner in the history of basketball where someone crossed someone so bad they fell to the floor.

Writing it off as a common iso shot is so far beyond selling that play short.

Even though I think this shot was better because of the improbability, stakes, who it was against, and the way that game went. Let’s put some respect on the Kemba shot please.
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No one is disrespecting, but in the spectrum of all time shots, a crossover step back feels much more routine than a logo scramble against Duke for the F4.
 
RuffRuff said:
No one is disrespecting, but in the spectrum of all time shots, a crossover step back feels much more routine than a logo scramble against Duke for the F4.
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No, making someone fall to the floor on a game winner at the buzzer is not routine.

Please stop using adjectives that make that play out as anything common. Lol
 
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UCLJ0211 said:
I can only Imagine what we’d be saying on here if Mullins had missed that..LOL
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Even when he let it go, I was thinking it was super deep, but he made the right choice. Only two and change seconds left - no passes open. Only other option was to take a couple dribbles and shoot a contested one on the move … and a squared up one was a better option.

Had he missed, we may have lamented leaving the timeout on the table - but could you imagine a world where Mullins hit that right after a whistle blew?
 
The stakes for the Kemba shot were clearly lower. And it was tied; we weren't trailing.

Still, for purely iconic status, it's hard to beat. It gets shown constantly 15 years later.

Being dismissive of that shot in any context, on a UConn message board, is grade-A weirdo behavior.
 
Gurleyman said:
Even when he let it go, I was thinking it was super deep, but he made the right choice. Only two and change seconds left - no passes open. Only other option was to take a couple dribbles and shoot a contested one on the move … and a squared up one was a better option.

Had he missed, we may have lamented leaving the timeout on the table - but could you imagine a world where Mullins hit that right after a whistle blew?
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If Mullins missed that shot I think there would’ve been a lot of talk about the FTs missed at the end of this one. We left at least 3 points at the line in the last few minutes without thinking too much about it.
 
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It's either 1990 for putting the Huskies on the map as a national contender or yesterday. The most insane shot was definitely Adams, but that's a different category
 
DCKembaFan said:
It's either 1990 for putting the Huskies on the map as a national contender or yesterday. The most insane shot was definitely Adams, but that's a different category
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How freaking lucky are we that we get to have different categories of buzzer beating shots man???
 
Ignoring the implications of what happened "after" this turns into a butterfly effect.

This factually was the greatest shot in UConn history. None of the other shots got you to a final four. Just the implication of "go to your 3rd final four in 4 years" something never been done by UConn - only by Duke, Michigan State, UCLA, Kentucky, UNC.

Rip's shot is legend. It was Sweet 16 fending off a near upset by an 11 seed Washington team.

Beyond the obvious fact that this was go to the final four or lose - this was an upset against the #1 overall seed as 6 point dogs. Down NINETEEN points. Cut it to 2 with 10 seconds left and without possession, that's a game lost 99% of the time. You had to not foul, steal the ball, find a way to get a shot, and by the way hit said shot from 35 feet away. By a freshman having a rough game being passed the ball by the winningest senior in UConn history. Perfection.

This is UConn's Laettner moment. This is going to be synonymous with UConn basketball and the NCAA tournament long after we're all gone.

See you in Indy.
 
I was going to say it depends on what happens next weekend. However, it was a 3 pointer when down 2 to get us into a F4. I believe F4 appearances is the number 2 measuring stick only behind chips and above Conferences chips, so I voted this as #1 (Ray Ray’s running air man against GT needs to be on the list)
 
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Senor Blue said:
Ignoring the implications of what happened "after" this turns into a butterfly effect.

This factually was the greatest shot in UConn history. None of the other shots got you to a final four. Just the implication of "go to your 3rd final four in 4 years" something never been done by UConn - only by Duke, Michigan State, UCLA, Kentucky, UNC.

Rip's shot is legend. It was Sweet 16 fending off a near upset by an 11 seed Washington team.

Beyond the obvious fact that this was go to the final four or lose - this was an upset against the #1 overall seed as 6 point dogs. Down NINETEEN points. Cut it to 2 with 10 seconds left and without possession, that's a game lost 99% of the time. You had to not foul, steal the ball, find a way to get a shot, and by the way hit said shot from 35 feet away. By a freshman having a rough game being passed the ball by the winningest senior in UConn history. Perfection.

This is UConn's Laettner moment. This is going to be synonymous with UConn basketball and the NCAA tournament long after we're all gone.

See you in Indy.
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From an Indy kid to go to Indy.

We’re so spoiled
 
Mike Honcho said:
Do y'all think the pure swish was meaningful at all? Like, if he had rattled in a three a la Boatright's AAC winner, does that alter how this shot is viewed?
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I think the shot is the shot. But the fact that it didn’t even hit rim does make it more impressive.

It’s still incredible how casual the Boatright game winner looked.

I can’t get over how many of these kind of shots we get to talk about.
 
HW611 said:
I think the shot is the shot. But the fact that it didn’t even hit rim does make it more impressive.

It’s still incredible how casual the Boatright game winner looked.

I can’t get over how many of these kind of shots we get to talk about.
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I asked this in my UConn friends group chat, and one reply was: "Yes it uses more clock and potentially makes it a walk off" which I hadn't considered.
 
HW611 said:
No, making someone fall to the floor on a game winner at the buzzer is not routine.

Please stop using adjectives that make that play out as anything common. Lol
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Walker didn't make the guy fall, the guy fell on his own. A crossover step back is a daily move in the NBA. A logo three off a steal isn't.You have a special kind of love for 2011 and 2014. Amazing moment in Uconn history, but the two do not compare. No one outside of the two teams playing really care about the BET. Conference tourney's mean very little. I mean would you even think about trading the BETC for a F4 spot?
HW611 said:
I think the shot is the shot. But the fact that it didn’t even hit rim does make it more impressive.

It’s still incredible how casual the Boatright game winner looked.

I can’t get over how many of these kind of shots we get to talk about.
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You really cannot stop referencing 2011 and 2014.
 
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Unquestionably. A (near) buzzer-beater to put you into the FF can be bested only by a championship buzzer-beater(like Jenkins or Charles).
 
Husky Dogma said:
When I arrived on campus (eons ago), there was a kiosk at Homer Babbidge Library where you could watch "The Shot." I watched it every time I went to the library. That was magic. Mullins shot was other-worldly. The comeback and win at the end was epic. Given the stakes, Mullins shot was the best in UConn history.
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I remember that. When I was a student at E.O. Smith but I would study at Homer Babbidge Library sometimes and that kiosk on the right side of the turnstiles before entrance. I used to watch it few times myself.
 
swami7774 said:
Unquestionably. A (near) buzzer-beater to put you into the FF can be bested only by a championship buzzer-beater(like Jenkins or Charles).
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Situation is only part of it - the overall dramatics, stage and aesthetics have a lot to do with it. Yesterday's game checked a ton of boxes. I don't find the Jenkins three to have nearly the oomph given a fairly standard three and a tie score. There was also no comeback.

Your Boatright example in front of a dead AAC crowd...... I do think how clean Mullin's shot ripped through he net has aesthetic effect.
HW611 said:
Kemba’s shot is one of the most celebrated shots in basketball culture ever. UConn fan or not.

I said the Mullins shot was better to me. Why make up stuff to trash Kemba’s?
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It was - I think it's just your overfocus on those two teams nonstop that starts becoming a little much.
 
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