Kemba Walker
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I recently found videos I took from quite possibly the most epic dunk contest in the history of UCONN First Night (more commonly known as Midnight Madness). This particular contest featured a semifinal matchup between hyper-athletic big man Andre Drummond and bouncy guard Ryan Boatright. Both Drummond and Boatright made it difficult for the judges-…
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The NBA Draft Combine, a two day event held last week in Chicago, gives top NBA prospects a platform to showcase their skill set for NBA GM’s and scouts through a variety of drills and measurements. Let’s take a look at how Shabazz Napier’s numbers fared against other top point guards prospects. Top Point Guards:…
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NBA Andre Drummond will be in the Hall of Fame (barring injury) LA Clippers win 2014 NBA Title Kemba Walker voted to first All-Star Game in 2015 Jeremy Lamb is 2015 Sixth Man of the Year Andre Drummond voted to first All-Star game, wins Dunk Contest and MVP Kevin Ollie wins NBA Title with…
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The University of Connecticut has won the 2014 NCAA National Championship. 4 months ago, after knocking off Florida in December, I had a conversation with Skip Olander about a spring trip to visit his son (my friend) in Lithuania. We had previously discussed plans to check out the European Basketball scene but after the Florida…
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Sweet 16 Recap I took the 2pm express train from Darien to a Grand Central Station packed with UCONN fans. As early as 4pm there was a definite buzz in the city and you could hear the chants ring out on the walk down 7th. Inside, the Garden didn’t feel like 40% UCONN fans, not…
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A Look Back at Buffalo
amida brimah, Buffalo, connecticut, Deandre Daniels, First Niagara Center, jay wright, Jeremy Lamb, Kemba Walker, Kevin Ollie, lasan kromah, March Madness, ncaa tournament, Niels Giffey, Roscoe Smith, Ryan Boatright, Shabazz Napier, st joe’s, syracuse, terrence samuel, Tyler Olander, UCONN, UCONN basketball, UCONN Huskies, villanovaI drove up to Buffalo for the NCAA Tournament games at the First Niagara Center, home of the Sabres. Here is what I took away from the 1st and 2nd rounds: ROLE PLAYERS EMERGENCE We made up a 10 point first half deficit with Shabazz on the bench in foul trouble. Down 19-9 ,…
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Madison Square Garden. 33rd and 7th. New York, New York. The World’s Most Famous Arena. The Mecca. The Garden. Home to the Big East Tournament featuring perennial powers: Creighton, Butler, and Xavier. No, that is not a typo and yes, this is what it has come to. I couldn’t help feeling angry and even a…
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“Two Final Fours, Champions in Maui, Winning the Big East Tournament and a National Championship: Few people witness in a lifetime what we were fortunate enough to experience in two years. Thank you UCONN Basketball for four of the most memorable years of my life.” This was my salute to UCONN basketball after…
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You knew Shabazz Napier wouldn’t lose. Standing in Section 218, I had a clear view of his ear to ear smile after knocking down yet another big three. A smile as assertive as it was provoking; he was daring Florida to stop him. And they couldn’t. Drawing 6’8 Will Yeguete on a switch with 10:08…
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