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Message: [QUOTE="pj, post: 2390236, member: 2524"] I like UConn mainly because of Jim Calhoun. I grew up near UConn and developed an interest in UConn in the late 1970s with the Corny Thompson/Karl Hobbs/Mike McKay/Chuck Aleksinas etc teams. But that only made me follow casually from a distance until the 1989-90 season when I got hooked. Then I stayed hooked because no matter the quality of his recruits, JC always made his players better and his teams better, and I enjoyed watching a discombobulated team become a tightly coordinated yet creative machine, and inexperienced kids become highly disciplined and capable players. That for me is the big attraction of college over the NBA, you can see the progression and the player development because the learning curve is so steep for these kids, the NBA is much more static and the teams that are picked to win preseason are the teams that make the finals. I find the NBA boring. Another aspect of college that interests me are the matchup issues, all the college teams have strengths and weaknesses so there is always a chance to find the Achilles heel of a strong team. I think a lot of people got spoiled by JC and his success and aren't willing to give KO the time to prove he can develop players and develop teams. It's not easy or lots of coaches would be doing it. I still believe in KO but I do agree that the last few years his teams have been less entertaining than JC's generally were. [/QUOTE]