tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post2751856952661432908..comments2024-02-09T08:07:26.090-08:00Comments on Dodgy At Best: College Hoops Rumors: Get 'Em While They're HotKanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-88267335520417211402008-04-01T10:02:00.000-07:002008-04-01T10:02:00.000-07:00BIB-I kind of see what you are saying, but on the ...BIB-<BR/><BR/>I kind of see what you are saying, but on the other hand UConn was 30-4 in 2006, a #1 seed, and lost to a George Mason team that hit 6-7 on three's in the 2nd half and 6-7 FG in overtime {granted, they were the deepest team in America and sleptwalked not only through that game but through that entire tournament}, but they were certainly one of the top 3 teams in America as recently as 2006.<BR/><BR/>It is so hard these days when all of your good players bolt for the NBA after 1 or two years, but Calhoun has done an amazing job of keeping UConn at a consistently high level. He actually did one of his best coaching jobs this year given what he had to work with, and I fully believe that when he gets some more good recruits in and can avoid some serious injuries and off the court things then he'll be right back up there. Remember: when he started at UConn they were playing home games in a field house that was worse than many high school facilities, and also that there are only 14 programs with more than 1 NCAA title, and UConn is one of them, and only 5 programs in America have more titles than UConn's two {UCLA, Kentucky, UNC, Indiana, Duke}.<BR/><BR/>As long a Calhoun is at UConn I have every confidence that they will challenge for the whole ball of wax every 2-3 years. When he leaves then the sky will start to fall a bit.<BR/><BR/>DCT- Agreed. Floyd is good, but Dixon is better, and as a SoCal native he wouldn't leave for a long, long time, just like Howland.<BR/><BR/>AS far as Wie's injury, I'm not touching that one with a 2 iron...Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-70441983112878561702008-04-01T08:02:00.000-07:002008-04-01T08:02:00.000-07:001) If rumor #2 is for real, I could live with it. ...1) If rumor #2 is for real, I could live with it. Floyd's been a real shot in the arm for the program, but I am not entirely convinced that he's a long term program builder... but then, what do I know. <BR/><BR/>2) First reaction to the Lopez - Wie hookup story - is that the one with the big hair or the high-and-tight look? Second reaction, after reading the story, was that I bet I can guess what she might have been doing that would result in a left wrist injury. [cough <I>tugjob</I> cough]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-425815487467052722008-03-31T21:02:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:02:00.000-07:00That's interesting about UConn. You know, ever sin...That's interesting about UConn. You know, ever since they won it all in '04, they haven't been the same - a LOT of off-court incidents have kept them from being one of the top 8-10 teams in the country.<BR/><BR/><I>No worries about not being able to eat well when your college freshman girlfriend is a multimillionaire.</I><BR/><BR/>Every time I look at those Lopez twins, I think about their poor mother trying to keep them fed growing up. My own six year-old son eats roughly the weight equivalent of his four year-old sister every day. I shudder to think what he's going to be like when he turns 13.beast in 'bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562281321749885044noreply@blogger.com