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11-23-2010 , 09:15 PM

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It's been a ****** year and a half for the program, but things seem to be looking up finally.

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11-23-2010 , 09:21 PM

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Good stuff:

1) Kemba Walker is awesome.
2) Alex Oriakhi is going to be very good.
3) The freshmen look promising, especially Jeremy Lamb and Roscoe Smith.
4) Jim Calhoun is still Jim Calhoun.

Bad stuff:

1) Oriakhi really needs help inside, and I don't see where he's going to get it this year.
2) They need the freshman to be very good if they're going to be competitive in the Big East. I think they will be eventually. How soon Lamb and Smith become reliable offensive options will probably determine if this is a tournament team or not.

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11-23-2010 , 09:42 PM

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Stop giving up 3s please.

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11-23-2010 , 09:47 PM

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Kemba is just so, so good. Best UConn PG ever? Probably.

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11-23-2010 , 09:54 PM

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Speaking of UConn point guards, Khalid El-Amin is as awesome and handsome as ever.

Khalid El-Amin (BC Azovmash) vs. Hemofarm Stadavs

He also offers individual coaching on his great website. I may have to do it.

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11-23-2010 , 09:55 PM

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This team is going a great job right now of raising my expectations to completely unreasonable levels.

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11-23-2010 , 09:57 PM

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Ugh, I know this is probably a better shooting team than last year, but I wouldn't mind a few less long, contested 3s.

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11-23-2010 , 10:00 PM

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I have a feeling I'm going to be the only person to post in this thread all season.

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11-23-2010 , 10:03 PM

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11-23-2010 , 10:04 PM

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Come on Kemba, time for some more magic.

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11-23-2010 , 10:08 PM

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Wow, three straight games with 30+ for Kemba. I wonder if any UConn player has ever done that?

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11-23-2010 , 10:10 PM

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Probably not. That's an impressive feat.

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11-23-2010 , 10:10 PM

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I can't believe they have a chance to win this game.

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11-23-2010 , 10:17 PM

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Jesus at the fail at the FT line

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11-23-2010 , 10:21 PM

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Holy ****, I can not believe they won. I'm so excited right now.

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11-23-2010 , 10:22 PM

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Karak, thank you for not bringing your jinxes in here with you.

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11-23-2010 , 10:23 PM

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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11-23-2010 , 10:26 PM

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Oh, and I guess they don't teach out of bounds rules in Germany? WTF was that Giffey?

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11-23-2010 , 10:26 PM

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i love seeing jtg happy like this

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11-23-2010 , 10:30 PM

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Wow, three straight games with 30+ for Kemba. I wonder if any UConn player has ever done that?

Wes Bialosuknia or Tony Hanson probably did it, but when I say ever I really mean since 1989.

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11-23-2010 , 10:31 PM

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Awww, thanks Karak.

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11-23-2010 , 10:33 PM

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So I think UCONN will bean MSU

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11-23-2010 , 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jtg51

Wes Bialosuknia or Tony Hanson probably did it, but when I say ever I really mean since 1989.

A quick search shows that Bialosuknia had 38, 40 and 42 in three consecutive games at the end of 1967.

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11-23-2010 , 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rnr_Rnr_Hobgoblin

So I think UCONN will bean MSU

If bean means beat, then yes, I agree.

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11-24-2010 , 12:46 AM

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Excellent blog. I really like the part where you quoted yourself to answer your own question, and then quoted that answer to further clarify.

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