Which season was more magical for you 2011 or Last season?

[HailUConn]

I have no idea which one, but I am certain of one thing and one thing only:

It's magical-in-fairy-tale for us UCONN fans to possess the memories of BOTH2, in the short span of 4 years.

PS. that 2 subscript is for DUAL championships.

 

[sledog]

From an 'inner feel' perspective, the 99 team was crushing opponents. You had that feeling - you 'knew' - they were going to win. The 11 team was a resurrection from mediocrity. However, they came alive at the BE playoff, and when Kemba sank 'the shot' at the end of the Pitt fame (forever memorialized in the pix that resembled Michaelangelo sculpture), you 'knew' they were on the way. Not sure I had that feeling about 14 until the MSG rafters began crumbling from a passionate crowd yelling its butt off. (as a result, no MSG for Puke).

 

[Inyatkin]

This is the thing with both teams, to me. Every year there are a handful of favorites, plus a bunch of teams that have the potential to win it all, but only if everything comes together. It hardly ever happens for those teams. Arizona 97 was one, Florida 06 maybe. It's almost always a No. 1 or 2 seed, a preseason contender, that wins the whole thing.

So now twice we've seen our team have up-and-down regular seasons, all while knowing they had the ingredients to put together an amazing run, provided everything fell into place. And twice now, it actually happened. That is just unbelievable. There are any number of teams every year that are probably capable of putting it all together at the right time, but our team actually did it. Twice.

I can't pick a favorite.

 

[RayRay19]

2011 we had no idea we were capable of getting a chip that year with so many new freshmen. 2014 we had a lot of veteran leadership and knew bazz had a little kemba in him. 2011 when I saw kemba take over Maui I was awe struck

 

[billythekid]

Based on expectations before the season, I had lower expectations for the 2011 team than I did the 2014 team as the 2014 had more upper classmen leadership. As someone else mentioned, that Maui tournament in 2011 really opened my eyes that Kemba was truly among the elite players in college basketball. The fact that UConn was still in the Big East and had that remarkable run through the BET against many of our longtime rivals makes a huge difference. I still giggle like a schoolgirl every time I see Kemba break that Pitt guy's ankles in MSG. The only "negative" on the 2011 season was the sub-par Finals against Butler. The 2014 NCAA Tournament run was more satisfying due to the quality of the teams that UConn had to overcome. Plus, not having won the AAC Tournament, there were zero prognosticators picking UConn to even make the Final Four, let alone win the thing. Both were great seasons that made me proud to be a fan, but the surprise element of the 2011 season might give it a slight edge.