soxanddawgs.com - 11/26/2008
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When you look back to the 2007-08 season for the UConn Huskies, rarely ever would you find Jerome Dyson’s name as the leading scorer. You’d expect it to be A.J. Price, Hasheem Thabeet or Jeff Adrien. Then of course there is the off court incident that saw him get suspended. It ..
Thabeet’s Big Night Gets UConn To Finals Of Paradise Jam
soxanddawgs.com 11/24/2008 — Hasheem Thabeet was the man for the No. 2/2 UConn Huskies tonight as his double-double helped them to a 76-63 win over the No. 16/17 Miami Hurricanes to advance to the finals of the Paradise Jam. They will take on the Wisconsin Badgers who beat the San Diego Toreros in the late game. Thabeet ...
Turkey and tid-bits
blogs.courant.com 12/17/2008 — Caught up with Jim Calhoun and the Huskies tonight at St. James Episcopal Church on Zion Street in Hartford, where they handed out turkeys as part of Calhoun's ninth annual holiday food drive.
About 1,300 meals were handed out at St. James and the ...
UConn's tough
badgercentric.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — Not much shame in losing to UConn, that team is tough. They have some flaws -- they appear to play a little bit out of control at times, and I'm not sure they have enough outside shooting to get through the season unscathed, especially in the Huge ...
"I'm The Biggest Boss That Ya Seen Thus Far"
caneball.blogspot.com 11/24/2008 — The #2 UConn Huskies took down the #16 Miami Hurricanes on Sunday night in the second round of the Paradise Jam, 76-63. In a early match-up of two ranked teams, the Huskies prevailed thanks to the play of junior center Hasheem Thabeet. The Huskies play #25 Wisconsin in the championship tilt.
Mailbag 12/06/08
blogs.courant.com 12/7/2008 — Hello, folks. Time to add a new feature to the blog - the Mailbag.
Emails have really picked up lately. I usually try to respond to every one I get from readers, even if it takes me a week or two to get all the way through my inbox. But I've gotten ...
UConn practice Tuesday; Exhibition opener Wednesday
blogs.courant.com 11/5/2008 — Vote today? I did. So did Kevin Nathan. I ran into him at the local high school this morning. Being esteemed members of the local media, the voting experience was quite different for us, and quite luxourious. We were taken aside, given fresh cups of ...
More 11/04 UConn practice notes
blogs.courant.com 11/5/2008 — Craig Austrie is from Stamford. So he, as much or more than any other Husky, gets a lot of feedback from people pay attention to what is going on with UConn, what Jim Calhoun is saying and what might be in store for the senior guard.
Of all ...
UConn-Western Carolina pre-game nuts and bolts
blogs.courant.com 11/14/2008 — Western Carolina is 0-10 all-time against ranked teams , most recently losing last season at No.13 Indiana. The Catamounts have previously faced four Top 5 teams. ... Jeff Adrien has opened each of the last two seasons with double-doubles (12 points ...
Hello from Seattle
blogs.courant.com 12/19/2008 — Greetings from Seattle, a most difficult place to reach. I was on a plane for no less than 11 hours today -- three-plus from the time I boarded at Bradley until reaching the terminal in Detroit. Then, yes, the flight from Detroit to Seattle took ...
The Nation’s Number #1 UConn Huskies
viewfrommyseats.com 2/6/2009 — Winning against a Top 5 divisional foe on the road is pretty impressive. A beast in the middle, senior leadership and a playmaking point guard-- the Huskies could be dangerous come March!