Ray Allen: Game Two vs. Miami Heat

Doc Rivers on Ray Allen's Struggles

Rudy Gay Mix: Maybe Next Year

Ray Allen Pass to Kevin Garnett

Ray Allen has to step up

Ray Allen on Winning Game 7 vs. 76ers

Ray Allen Practices in the Dark

Roscoe Smith Transfers to UNLV

Ray Allen Before Game 7 vs. 76ers

Rudy Gay on Dana Davis

Kemba Walker Interview (Class Act Sports)

Doc Rivers on Ray Allen

UConn Recruit Philip Nolan Highlights

Ray Allen: Celtics Came Together

Hasheem Thabeet UConn Highlights

Ray Allen interview on Game 5 vs. 76ers

Josh Boone Pro-NRG Commercial

Ray Allen Post Game on Game 4 Loss

Caron Butler Post Game & Dunk in Game 2 vs. Spurs

Kemba Walker Birthday Bash

Omar Calhoun: City of Palm Highlights

Caron Butler Flopping

Top Ten UConn Moments

Ray Allen Post Game on Game Two vs. 76ers

Remember The Name: Kahari Beaufort

Kahari Beaufort is a 6’2”, guard, out of Hartford, Connecticut. He is still young, class of 2014, and possesses a ton of talent. He has a strong body and if he grows some more could possibly become a small forward. He is a gifted scorer that gets to the rim and has the ability to knock down shots. He is determined to become a great defender and is working on moving his feet better to be in position to take charges. He played on the AAU team the New England Playaz and was on the second team All-New England Class “B” squad. He is very close with Kuran Iverson and might lean to the college that lands Iverson. So far UConn, Kansas, and Georgetown have shown interest in this talented local talent.

Alex Oriakhi Free Style Rap

This Video Contains Swears

Rudy Gay Post Game After Losing Series to Clippers

Ray Allen on Boston Fans

Rudy Gay & Caron Butler Highlights Game 6

Rudy Gay NBA Profile

Ray Allen & Celtics Advance to Second Round

John Calipari in Connecticut

Caron Butler Takes Flight

Caron Butler on Game 5 & Injury

Ray Allen: The Routine

Ray Allen on Game 5 vs. Atlanta

Rudy Gay Highlights in Game 4 vs. Clippers

Caron Butler Plays with Broken Hand

Ray Allen Press Conference after Game 4 vs. Atlanta

Ray Allen: The Gun

Rudy Gay on Game Three vs. Clippers

Ray Allen on Returning to the Playoffs

Remember the Name: Kuran Iverson

Out of all the recruits from Connecticut none have the talent, potential, and lineage as Kuran Iverson.  This 6’8” and 185 pound power forward has a unique skill set.  He is fluid in open space, has uncanny dribbling skills for one his size, and plays above the rim.  The major knock against him is his awkward shooting style.  Though he is a bit raw with the back to the basket, he will thrive in a fast tempo team. He is the cousin of Allen Iverson though they rarely speak to each other.  With his hometown being Windsor Locks and playing at Northwest Catholic, UConn is very much on his radar, but he has a great interest to follow in his cousin’s footsteps and go to Georgetown, and Kentucky has also shown an interest.  Like Andre Drummond, the potential of Kuran is what intrigues teams.  He has all the physical tools to become an elite talent.  No matter what school he goes to, it will be a short stepping stone to an NBA career.




 

Rudy Gay Dunk & Interview on Game 2 vs. Clippers

Kemba Walker: Never Forget

Andre Drummond Highlights

UConn Alumni in the NBA Playoffs

Be it the shortened season or the increased physical nature of the NBA, but the UConn alumni have been struggling to stay on the court this season. The injuries were all over the place from Rip’s shoulder, Emeka’s back, Caron’s hand, to Ray’s ankles. The wear and tear of this season has hit the UConn alumni hard especially in the playoffs. There are still five UConn alumni with great chances of winning the NBA Championship. Ray Allen, Rudy Gay, Caron Butler, Rip Hamilton, and A.J. Price all have teams that have a puncher’s chance, but the injury situation has shaken up the playoff field and left some solid teams in a bit of a flux.

 Caron Butler’s injury is tough on a Clipper’s team that looked to be major threats in the West. He hasn’t been playing his best basketball over the past month, but it does hurt them. Butler’s size and skill sets can cause match-up problems and helps free up Griffin. It is a shame that he will miss out on another opportunity at the playoffs like he did in Dallas where he blew out his knee to only see his team win it all. Plus, who knows if the Chris Paul will stay with the Clippers next season. The Clippers will have Rudy Gay's Grizzlies. They have the star power to keep up with Memphis, but overall the Grizzlies have the better overall team. 

Ray Allen’s nagging injury hasn't been devastating for the Celtics. He has been battling bone spurs in his ankles and he has sat out close to a month. While the Celtics have done well and won a majority of those games without Allen, his experience and outside threat opens up so much of that Celtics offense. Bradley has been a great fill in for Allen but he doesn’t open up space for the Celtic’s big men to work with like Ray does. The Celtics will go as far as their jump shots can take them. If they are knocking down three pointers, and that is dependent on a healthy Ray Allen, then they can surprise some teams.

Rudy Gay is playing some fantastic basketball and has dispelled those pesky nay-sayers that whispered that Memphis was a better team without Rudy. He is relatively healthy and he has taken the leadership role of this team with Zach Randolph getting back from injury. He’s a legitimate twenty point scorer, has improved his jump shot, and is playing better defense. His team is still an underdog to win it all and that is how they like it. They want to be overlooked, but have a tough series against Caron Butler’s Clippers.

Rip Hamilton has had a tough road this season. He finally escaped Detroit and found himself on the best team in the East to only battle through a pesky shoulder injury. Not only did he get back just in time for the playoffs but then Rose goes out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL. He is now one of the major scoring options on the defensive oriented Bulls. Without Rose, this team is resembling the Pistons team that won a couple of championships with Rip Hamilton. They still have a great chance of making it to the championship.

A.J. Price is the only UConn Alumni that is a bench player, though Allen had started coming off the bench late in the season. He has a limited role on the Pacers, but he has done an admirable job at the back up point guard spot. While he won’t be getting as many minutes or even get into the game at times because of the shortened benches that many teams use in the playoffs, he might get an opportunity to make some plays. The Pacers are a young and upcoming team but they aren’t there yet. They could get to the second round but it will be tough for them to get any farther.

Even with the injury bug knocking out Caron Butler from the playoffs and forcing Ray Allen to watch from the bench, Rudy Gay and Rip Hamilton are both playing their best basketball of the season at the right time and have a great chance of making deep runs in the playoff. So with the opening of the NBA playoffs here, UConn is representing its school well and not many other schools can boast at having five quality players in the NBA playoffs. At least this is a silver lining in what has been a pretty stormy couple of months.