Conference 7.286::sports_90

Well, I don't mind behind a Jihad of 1.  That's cool.

I'm expecting the Wardlevanes, the bandwagon jumpers any time now, as
long as UCONN keeps on winning.  Calhoun is taking a team of average talent
and winning...that's good...(remind you of anyone?)

And I'm enjoying myself.

Wonder where Jimbo is????

latered,
'Saw

    I will never, ever be a bandwagon jumper to the Jihad.  If he'd
    stayed at Northeastern I would have but for a loyal alumnus from
    the University of Massachusetts, the University of Connecticut is
    roughly equal to Boston College on the list of our least favorite
    schools.
    
    Boston Huskies si, Storrs Huskies nay.
    
    Sorry, 'Saw.
    
    John

    Saw,
    
    I' here.  I told you Calhoun would get this team playing.  He's
    a good coach.  He took NU's program and built it into something,
    and he's doing it at UCONN.
    
    At NU, his players liked him, and he wasn't afaid to bench or
    discipline a guy.  
    
    THe NU Huskies led the nation in rebounding something like 3 straight
    years, and Calhoun never had players over 6'6" or 6'7".
    
    Sarge

    And until last year, Andre LeFleur was the all-time NCAA leader in
    assists!  Count this Huntington Ave. Huskie alum. and native nutmegger
    in as a member of the Calhoun Jihad.  Calhoun is the best thing to
    happen to the state of Connecticut since Ray Lagenza!
    
    Laker_Ken

    Laker_ken,
    
    I didn't realize you were a fellow Huntington Hounds alum.
    Well alright.
    
    JD 

    Justed what I need, another Huskie AND Laker fan rolled up in 1.....
    
    :-)
    
    Hawk

	Another Huskie fan here. When I was but a wee lad, Toby Kimball
was the name player. I really liked the Corny Thompson, Chuck Alexinas, and
???? McKay front court, which was a team that sghould have gone farther
than it did. 

	Roll Huskies!

	Jim M (Born and bred in Norwich, Ct.)

    As long as we're going back in Huskie history, do you guys remember
    Tony Hansen?  Great player -- out of Holy Cross High in Waterbury.  Was
    even drafted by the Jazz, back when they were still in New Orleans. 
    Unfortunately, he was the classic "tweener," not quite big enough to
    cut it as an NBA forward and not quick enough to be a guard.  I think
    he ended up playing in Italy.
    
    As for Aleksinas, I always got a kick out of him.  Huge guy, but
    absolutely no mobility at all.  He could leap with his upper body only;
    really, his feet wouldn't leave the ground.  Until this past season, he
    had been playing, and if you believe him, doing very well in Italy. 
    This year, his contract was up and he held out, demanding a big
    increase.  The Italians told him to screw, so now he's back in
    Connecticut waiting by the phone for some other Italian team to call.
    
    Laker_Ken
    

    Tony Hansen played for UConn while I was at UMass.  Great player,
    good guy, tough and hard nosed.
    
    John

    Rice U. has their longest winning steak in 7 years, and they have
    a freshman center who shattered a backboard against Arkansas.
    
    Get on the Owls Bandwagon NOW !

>Did you go to Norwich Free Academy?

	Yes, class of '72...

	Sports teams were more like Mildcats than Wildcats back then..

	Jim M

I was there once during college.  We put on some music seminar
or something...

I don't know about the sports teams, but the girls sure were nice....

I was Glastonbury '76....

'Saw

    	Frank our very own note, well awwlright.
    
    	Yes sport fans playing with those guys Corny, and Chuck was a
    thrill 8*)  I'll tell you old Dom Perno couldn't wait to recruit
    this 5'8" wrestler.  
    
    	While we are going back in time my favorite player growing up
    was Joey Whelton.  If they had the three point shot back then look
    out scoring records.  His favorite shot was straight up from the top
    of the key.  I think he's the coach at wethersfield High now.
    
    More old names next week after we crunch Providence.
    
    Jimbo

    &%^%&$*# Joey Whelton beat us in the semifinals of the ECAC New
    England Tournament in 1976.  I was so pissed off that walking back
    down the tunnel to the locker room I tripped over a TV cable and
    sprained my ankle.  Yet another reason to hate the Huskies.
    
    John

    Heard a rumor in the local newspapers that Jim Calhoun might be 
    interested in the Virginia U. coaching job, when Terry Holland 
    leaves at the end of this season.
    
    Given that he's HOT, I suspect we'll hear lots of coaching change
    rumors with his name mentioned.
    
    Redmen Phil
                    
    

    re-1
    	Calhoun was quoted as saying that he hadn't even been contacted
    by Virginia.  I realize Calhoun is hot but where could he go to take
    a step UP.  After coaching in a basketball have like Ct. and the big
    east I'd think the Celtics job would be the only step up. 8*)
    
    Jimbo

    
    Jimbo,  A move to Virgina would be a lateral movement for Calhoun
    but considering the taxes are less severe as well as the winters
    it could be a step up....
    
    mike

UCONN ranked 8th!!!!

Jim Calhoun must be doing something right.

The state is excited.  (I mean, people who don't even know each other
are talking about it in stores, gas stations, etc.)  The players
are excited.  Hell, even I'm excited, and it usually takes someone
like Kelly Bundy on last Sunday's MWC to make me excited!

Chainsaw

PS  Mike, I think that the UW is gonna kick Hogan's butt.  If Hogan
    fights Tyson, then he can claim he's hurt and back out of the
    sure-to-come match with UW!!!!!

Another Huskie Fan checking in.

Calhoun has done a terrific job of building this team.  I really like that
the Huskies have a lot of good players that make key contributions as opposed
to depending on one superstar player to carry the team.   You have to give Jim
Calhoun a lot of credit, they play terrific defense and make the key shots.
I hope those rumors about him leaving are just rumors.

I attended UCONN during the Corny and Chuck era, but that team didn't have
half the poise and atheleticism that Calhoun's team has now.

    re Mike
    		My reply was tongue in cheek, I thought I had inserted a
    smiley.  To look at a move realistically I would think he'd have
    to stay in the big three conferences to get a comperable ie. lateral
    environment.
    
    Jimbo

Well, I haven't been poking around in here for a while, but had to register
myself in this topic.

I graduated 2 years ago from UConn & attended every home game this year 
but 3, including all the Big East games.  Saw the back to back Syracuse
and Georgetown home wins, the first game at Gampel, etc.

Maybe next year, I guess, I'll keep checking in here more often...


			Mark Palmer, Class of '88

Awright, Mark...

Now, the Jihad has something to cheer about, what with Calhouns
run away Coach of the Year victory...

I graduated from Central in '80, but a lot of my buddies went to
UConn...  so I kinda feel at home there, ya know...

Chainsaw

PS  I may be biased, but I'll bet UConn could've given UNLV a better
    game lasted night ;^)

    Frank I also agree UCONN would have given them a better game but 
    realistically I can think of 20 teams that would have given UNLV
    a better game.  I'm so glad I didn't watch the game I would have been
    so disappointed after such an exciting tourney.
    Jimbo

Yeah, I know Jimbo...

I watched Prime Time Wrassling 8^)

Still, I'm very pleased with the season, and the coaching, and the
turnaround this team has made.  I hope the AD at UConn sees fit
to keep Calhoun around, and not let him get away...

Go Huskies!

'Saw

I just spoke with a friend of mine from Connecticut.  Apparently there's 
an article in the Hartford Courant today that says Chris Corchianni has
been given the OK to talk to schools about playing his senior year somewhere
else and UConn is on his list of possibilities...  Calhoun is going down
this week to talk w/ him.   Some of the other schools are:  Syracuse (OOUCH!)
Florda, LSU, and a few others I can't remember.


Some other news...  UConn has signed a 6'2" 2nd team all New York shooting 
guard....   Scott Burell hasn't showed up for Baseball practice yet, according
to coach Andy Blaylock, and Calhoun says Scott is going to play summer 
hoops this year...  Tate George has been impressing in some senior all
star games and a few NBA scouts have been talking about the Tater going
late in the first round!   I don't buy this one, but I'd love to see it!


						Mark

    I saw the NABC game, and George was the 2nd best guard on the court,
    after Travis Mays of Texas.  He was very poised handling the point,
    and shot well.  I wouldn't be surprised to see him go at the end of
    the first round/beginning of the second.
    
    NAZZ