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Message: [QUOTE="Conndog, post: 2649701, member: 5939"] Now that we have a new coach and optimism is again flowing, I was thinking about 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014. I was thinking what those teams had in common that let them prevail and be the champs. Number one factor for me, after acknowledging that these teams had solid players at all positions and were well coached, was this: they also had the best player in the country (or the player who at tourney time was playing better than anyone else). I mean, who was better in 1999 than Rip, or Emeka in 2004, Kemba in 2011 or Shabazz in 2014? And when these players first came to UConn, they weren't considered best in country then, but they developed into stars. Just kind of rambling, but maybe lightning will strike again soon! Just need that lucky find again. [/QUOTE]