What was the most upsetting injury in the last 10 years?

[LIuconn]

Last 10 years so Dyson isnt eligible.
I voted for Al's first here but his trials started before he got to campus

 

[TheChamps990411]

Say what you want but UConn’s front court of Thabeet/Adrien/Sticks still had a better game than theirs.

I’d take them all day long against UNC

If sticks had a jump shot we still problably cut the nets down without Dyson. That frontline was load to deal with.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Gilbert's first injury sucked, when he got injured the second time, despair. I don't think people remember how terrible it felt to lose him for a second year in a row, so many high expectations after that Oregon game.

 

[M.S.G.]

Yeah none of those injuries really resonate with me as much as the Dyson injury... I mean we may have gotten whacked in the championship game? MAYBE.... but we would have beaten Michigan State!

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Dyson but since that is not on the list due to being more than 10 years I ago...Omar Calhoun or the Alterique injuries. Neither of them returned to be remotely the player they were before the injury. Omar was on the verge of breaking out before the hip injury.

 

[uconnever]

At work, first time in thread but for sure even though more than 10 years no if’s ands or buts, Dyson!

 

[goskis2018]

Tyler Polley 19-20. Just when it seemed the lights had come on and Tyler would be a comlete player. Boom, he gets hurt in practice and is out for the year.

I never understood why people got so hung up on a good performance against the AAC’s bottom feeder at Gampel. If Brimah had gotten hurt in practice after dropping 40 against arguably the worst program in the country at the time would the take away have been “the lights had come on and Amidah would be a dominant shaq-like figure”. Obviously I wish no UConn players got hurt ever but if Polley played the next game odds are he would have had a trademark 0 rebound performance

 

[The Frog]

Can I open this up to the last 12 years and nominate Jerome Dyson?

Yes, JD would be my pick. With him we make it to the Final Four Championship game that year.

 

[XLCenterFan]

I voted Akok. His injury set the team back for the entire year, and set him back maybe years. Plus it was painful to watch and couldn't have happened to a better kid. That Memphis game was fun though.

 

[Deleted at users request]

Definitely Dyson. Our team had everything that year and he was our best scorer/creator and perimeter defender. He would've been huge in that track meet against MSU. We could've definitely went toe to toe with UNC. A backcourt of Price, Dyson, Kemba, and Austrie just sounds lethal for the tournament.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I never understood why people got so hung up on a good performance against the AAC’s bottom feeder at Gampel. If Brimah had gotten hurt in practice after dropping 40 against arguably the worst program in the country at the time would the take away have been “the lights had come on and Amidah would be a dominant shaq-like figure”. Obviously I wish no UConn players got hurt ever but if Polley played the next game odds are he would have had a trademark 0 rebound performance

The closeout of your final sentence reads like an unforced error. Then again, it followed up on an awkward Brimah-Shaq comp.

I believe that you wish for no injuries, but with writing like that, I think you flatter yourself by writing "obviously."

 

[Citrusdog]

Can I open this up to the last 12 years and nominate Jerome Dyson?

Dyson was huge. AJ Price (although further back) was brutal - for me. That kid was so good in HS before the neurological event - IMO. Never the same - like all neurological events.

 

[dennismenace]

I was looking back to some old tape after I saw the poll

I had forgotten how great Boat was on the drive, pull up jumpers and bombs from deep. Talk about textbook finishing at the rim. All with that blazing speed.

If you feel like reminiscing here is his senior tape and his play down the stretch for the championship against Kentucky after getting hurt.


2014 against Kentucky

USA TODAY

The junior guard scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting to help lead UConn to victory

www.usatoday.com

Senior tape 2014-2015

 

[Jkiller]

I was looking back to some old tape after I saw the poll

I had forgotten how great Boat was on the drive, pull up jumpers and bombs from deep. Talk about textbook finishing at the rim. All with that blazing speed.

If you feel like reminiscing here is his senior tape and his play down the stretch for the championship against Kentucky after getting hurt.


2014 against Kentucky

USA TODAY

The junior guard scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting to help lead UConn to victory

www.usatoday.com

Senior tape 2014-2015

He was definitely one of my favorite guards at UConn, I think he could of made it to the NBA if he were taller and didn’t have to sit out during his freshmen year. He seemed like the heir to Walker’s throne but Shabazz was just a harder worker

But he still was an inconsistent shooter during clutch moments, that’s something you can’t really teach unfortunately. Still an incredible player who deserves more praise

This video explains his flaws a bit better

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[Madmannsucks]

2016-we had so much hope-Larrier, Gilbert and Diara...all at once.

 

[dennismenace]

He was definitely one of my favorite guards at UConn, I think he could of made it to the NBA if he were taller and didn’t have to sit out during his freshmen year. He seemed like the heir to Walker’s throne but Shabazz was just a harder worker

But he still was an inconsistent shooter during clutch moments, that’s something you can’t really teach unfortunately. Still an incredible player who deserves more praise

This video explains his flaws a bit better

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I think the best summary of his talent was that of a scorer and not as a point guard. Unfortunately for him he could not make it as a 5-11 number 2 shooting guard in the league. I remember him saying he was thinking of going pro after his sophomore year and wondering how he could even imagine doing that. He was one of the most competitive players I remember at Uconn at both ends of the floor and that kind of character will always serve him well in life. He had an uncle that was quite a mentor to him and trainer. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in coaching and working with youth (college or pro) down the road.

 

[AdamaNation]

Bouknight’s injury pissed everyone off on this board. Has to be that one.

Boats started the others and changed a lot of our mojo. Omar aside.