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Obviously, you watched 72 UCLA beat Florida State (who finished 10th in the Final AP poll) by 5 points and are firm they would beat 24 UConn, who beat Purdue (who was consistently ranked in the Top 3 all season) by 15 points with a Center with a higher PPG (25.2) than Walton (21.1). 72 UCLA averaged giving up 64.3 PPG. 24 UConn averaged giving up 63.4 PPG. Very similar, but UConn had to guard the 3-point shot. UCLA had the luxury not having to and could focus on guarding the paint. Purdue came in leading the Nation in 3-point percentage. UConn held them to 1-of-7 (14.3%). Other than Edey, they held the remainder of Purdue to 21 points and 10-of-36 (27.7%). To me, UConn’s length and intense defense would be the reason they would beat any team in CBB history.

I grew up watching Jabbar, Magic, Bird, Erving and every player from those points forward. Not youtube. The athlete from those years (the early 80s) played too stiff. NBA players today are FAR more athletic than those guys, who by the way, are my idols. 95 Nebraska indeed was a Top 3 all-time CFB team.

Largest average margin of victory in the history of the tournament. Your serve.

Easily

The numbers are the numbers.

Banned for an opinion? Good thing you’re a nobody with zero power. They beat everyone placed in front of them, by the largest average margin of victory in the history of the tournament. No other team in history can claim it. They do.

Didn’t say that Walton couldn’t excel in a game against UConn. But his team as a whole wouldn’t get within 15 points of UConn. Edey’s team proved that.

The difference in the 1972 athlete compared to today’s athlete is night & day. You know that.

Who beat powerhouse basketball program, FSU, for the title by 5 points. Meanwhile UConn beat the two-time college bball POTY, 7’4” Edey and the #1 three-point percentage team in the nation by 15 points. Walton (1972) 21.1 PPG Edey (2024) 25.2 PPG

Says the guy without another team in his elaborate retort. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/uconn-ncaa-tournament-record-margin-victory-march-madness/ffbdf24c89ba3008151618db#:~:text=23.3%3A Average margin of victory,of 23.3 points per game. UConn's historically dominant NCAA Tournament, by the numbers 23.3: Average margin of victory, the most in NCAA Tournament history UConn was hardly challenged in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. It set a March Madness record, winning by an average of 23.3 points per game. That passed Rick Pitino's 1996 Kentucky national championship team, who won each tournament game by an average of 21.1 points per contest. Those Wildcats had nine future NBA players, headlined by Tony Delk, Antoine Walker, and Walter McCarty. 140: Total margin of victory, the most in NCAA Tournament history As you would assume, UConn also had the largest total margin of victory in NCAA Tournament history. The Huskies won six games by a combined 140 points, also passing 1996 Kentucky (+129).

2024 UConn owns the largest margin of victory in NCAA Tourney history. There is no fact, stat or player(s) from another historical team that can trump that fact. They own it. They are arguably the GOAT.

Who would most certainly beat them?

Dude scored 24 points against arguably the GOAT college team. Are you insinuating bammer should have scheduled the Nuggets or Celtics to really gauge Sears’ value?

He has until May 29th to decide.

There’s a sh*t ton of PGs in the draft, so won’t go 1st. IF Sears sticks to the draft, someone is going to get a steal in the 2nd round.

The “XYZ” comp has been Brunson, who’s averaging 28.7 PPG this season. Sears is 6’1”. Brunson and Steph Curry are 6’2”. How is that too small? I could be completely wrong, but I believe Sears will make a big impact in the NBA before he’s done. He proved against UConn and everyone else he can score 20+ points on anyone.

Yup Brunson has been the best comp.

Considering that Sears played every single minute of the first AU/UA matchup, he’d get zero in that scenario. What’s the latest on Sears? Seems he’d be a fool not to leave. Is he not a projected 1st rounder?

Which we haven't had on a consistent basis at the PG since Harper. That was the first thing in his game I noticed.

IIRC, Cam winning the job at the conclusion of Spring practice was the only time in the Gus years that a new QB was announced at the conclusion of spring practice. The others were announced in August. Def a foregone conclusion it was Cam’s job to lose on 12/31/2009.

He was pretty enthused after Clemson missed the FG in OT.

A little of both. Plus he badly wanted to score the game-winner the play prior to Byrum’s kick. He tried bulling ahead, but the play-call was a kneel-down, thus the OL didn’t block. I was elated Byrum made the kick, but in retro, wish Dyer or Cam would have won it. I believe Cam would have won it had the play-call been a QB sneak.

I made and posted this pic on another forum back in 2010. Cam's new interview has shocked no one inside the AU family...

I don’t believe Donovan has forgotten how to speak with entitled kids. He still gets daily practice.

Nope. Donovan’s Thunder choked away a 3-1 series lead against the Warriors in the 2016 WCF. That’s the series Klay Thompson went beast mode and became “Game Six Klay” by hitting 11 threes in Game 6. Then Durant left for the Warriors and Donovan never saw past the 1st Round again.