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The Senior Class: The Charges



My rage has led me to think about all the things this senior class of Gavin Edwards, Jerome Dyson and Stanley Robinson have and have not done.

 

IN THEIR FAVOR

-Made the Final Four in 2009, overcoming the injury of Jerome Dyson

-Got UConn's first ever win at home against a #1 ranked team (Texas, 2010)

 

Now, let's get to all the negatives. It's quite the list.

Star-divide

CHARGES AGAINST

-The first Jim Calhoun team to miss postseason play since 1986-87 (2006-07)

-The first Jim Calhoun team to lose a 1st Round NCAA game (San Diego 2008)

-The first Jim Calhoun team to lose a game at the Final Four (Michigan State, 2009)

-Have not won a single Big East Tournament game

-Have not won a Big East Regular Season Championship

-Lost to Syracuse in the Big East Tournament twice

-Lost the greatest game in Big East Tournament history (6 OT)

-They have the worst W-L  of a 4-year Jim Calhoun class (not counting seniors in his first 3 seasons) since the 1994-95 seniors, and need 3 wins just to TIE that class (currently 89-41)

-Have a player who will likely never win an NCAA Tournament or postseason game, and has so far only played in one (Jerome Dyson, against San Diego)

-First UConn team to lose to Duke since 1992

-Drove Jim Calhoun to a medical leave of absence

-Performed so poorly in his return game against a mediocre team (to whom they lost twice) that Calhoun called it one of the most embarrassing losses in his career

-Lost back-to-back must-win-for-NCAA hopes in their senior year, including their final regular season game at Gampel Pavillion where they blew a 13-point lead

 

Anything else?

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I think

a few of your charges against are unfair, but I agree with the general sentiment you seem to have written this post from.

by Andrew Porter on Mar 4, 2010 9:02 AM EST reply actions  

Needs An Edit

-Lost more regular-season games as SENIORS (14) than as Freshmen (13)
-First UConn team to lose to USF, a school that only plays basketball because the league tells them they have to

by zls44 on Mar 7, 2010 3:48 AM EST reply actions  

wait we havent won a big east tourney game in 4yrs….REALLLY???

by Jeffrey Gillespie on Mar 7, 2010 2:15 PM EST reply actions  

Sad but true

Since UConn lost to Syracuse in the 2005 BET semifinals, here’s what they’ve done in MSG:

2006: No. 1 seed, bye to quarterfinals; lost to Syracuse in the Gerry McNamara game
2007: No. 12 seed; lost to Syracuse in the “UConn was godawful that year” game
2008: No. 4 seed, bye to quarterfinals: lost to West Virginia in the “Joe Alexander Posterizes Stanley Robinson” game
2009: No. 3 seed, double-bye to quarterfinals: lost to Syracuse in the 6-OT game.

Orange Bowl/dual Final Fours or bust in 2011. We're going all-in.

by Kevin Meacham on Mar 7, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Holy crap

really?

Fuck

I wish I was tall and black

by hawtin on Mar 8, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions  

you forgot

- Stole secret files of troop movements in the Afghan theater and sold them to the Taliban.
- Kicked an old woman down the steps of Memorial Stadium.
- Created Swine Flu.

by fcmonk on Mar 7, 2010 8:19 PM EST reply actions  

Holy Fuck

0-4 in the Big East Tournament.

by zls44 on Mar 9, 2010 4:37 PM EST reply actions  

-Put the lie to the “Calhoun gets his teams to play in February/March” nonsense

They ended 06-07 losing 14 of their last 20, and they ended 09-10 losing 12 of their last 18.

Orange Bowl/dual Final Fours or bust in 2011. We're going all-in.

by Kevin Meacham on Mar 9, 2010 4:46 PM EST reply actions  

Thanks

captiain selective sample

by Andrew Porter on Mar 9, 2010 6:12 PM EST up reply actions  

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