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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5042996, member: 405"] You know what, they are beyond reproach now. They are at a level we will likely never achieve. Six championships now, and a back-to-back. Three different coaches with trophies. They are on that top shelf as a program now. We can all agree that the Kemba Walker championship was a sham. Walker was the beneficiary of the "Jordan Rules" that tournament run. The refs just stopped calling him for traveling, and he turned into Allen Iverson for a month. Then there was the one where some might say a bracket opened up for them when good teams were knocked out in upsets. But you know what, you still have to win those games, and they did. On top of that, the best Calhoun teams were a damn good team to watch how they played. Great creative talent, matched with tough defense and rebounding. They beat an excellent Duke team to win a championship. They had 10 years when they dominated the Big East. The return to the Big East both rescued and revitalized their program. And, on top of THAT, this last year, they played some really beautiful ball, even better than last year's champions, and frankly, with what appeared to be a less talented team than the year before. It was like how SU lost Jonny Flynn, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf from that Sweet 16 team - and then we had the magical 2010 team, which was the best "team" of probably any that we've ever had. Those pieces fit like magic. Until the anchor piece was gone. Anyway, hats off to UConn. I had hoped for their demise when we got the ACC and their smug fans got time in purgatory in the American conference. But I kind of feel like we no longer really compete with them in recruiting. Hurley has a certain style, and a certain type of player he's looking for. He's like a modern day Bobby Knight - loud, argumentative, brash, but a very good x's and o's guy, good strategy, tough culture, if you get player buy-in, it's like playing against the Marine Corps. [/QUOTE]

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