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UConn is the Michael Jordan of basketball! – Stephen A. on their back-to-back DOMINANCE | First Take



UConn is the Michael Jordan of basketball! – Stephen A. on their back-to-back DOMINANCE | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Seth Greenberg join Molly Qerim on First Take to react to UConn winning back-to-back National Championships. Then, the panel debate Dan Hurley vs. John Calipari’s coaching models.

0:00 UConn vs. Purdue reaction
4:30 What has UConn proved with back-to-back titles?
6:00 Dan Hurley’s coaching record
8:00 Dan Hurley vs. John Calipari’s model

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35 Comments

  1. Everyone can win by using the portal, but when that coach in Colorado wants to do it, it's unfathomable 😂

  2. I told someone uconn would win it all and by 15 points like last year. I love ❤️ Zach Edey. It broke my heart ❤️ to see him lose 💔, but i knew uconn would tear them apart. Hope purdue make it back to the final four. Good luck next March.

  3. The Jordan championships thing is so overrated!!! I hate it!! This is a team sport. It's not tennis or golf. All the pieces have to work together to win a title. MJ had the best team all 6 championship runs. When He didn't have the best team, He lost! Period!! Stop with the 6 titles crap! sick of it!! Other all time greats don't get the respect they deserve because of the stupid Championships argument!!!

  4. The most overused term in sports history. Micheal jordan of this or Micheal jordan of that. It's meaningless now.

  5. UCONN has been very impressive with the way they have basically manhandled in the tournament last 2 years. The way he coaches that team is 2nd to none.

    I can definitely see him leaving for Kentucky because they may pay him A LOT of money and it would actually give a bit of a better pool of recruits. Coach Cal did a great job with developing players for the next level, but Coach Hurley does a great job with actually developing winning basketball as a team.

    I don't think he necessarily needs to leave UCONN because he has built something special. Kentucky just would benefit with actually making consistent deep tournament runs.

  6. I think Clingan did a good job keeping Edey out of his comfort zone (under the basket) and away (7-8 feet and farther) especially early on, and Edny was still making them awkward one handers and thats what kept Purdue in the game the first 15 – 20 minutes or so. Then Uconn's superior talent, man defense, 3 point defense, shooting, ball pressure and game pace took over (and I probably left out 5 more things they did well) …They let the big man get his inevitable points but wiped out the rest of Purdue's average team…Purdue didn't know what hit them and had NO chance…I have been following Uconn since the Cliff Robinson/Tate George days (yup, lol) and this Uconn team (and last years) are their best & most likable teams and rank as two of the greatest in college basketball…e v e r…

  7. Not trying to take anything away from UConn but they getting so much praise for this tittle but I honestly think this was the worst men’s tournament ever back 2 back is back 2 back but I’m not buying the hype

  8. John 1:1 (SASV)

    "In th beginning was the WORD & Michael Jordan, and the WORD & Michael Jordan were with GOD, and the WORD & Michael Jordan were GOD…"

    Matthew 11:15 (SASV)

    He who has ears, let him hear…

    Genesis 1:5 (SASV)

    "….and the Evening and the Morning were the next DAY…"

  9. The only time we've lost a national title game is when SC beat the womens team a few years back. Enjoy it my fellow UConn fans and or fellow alums. We are extremely blessed.

  10. Surely Purdue got beat soundly. Stephen A. Smith made a comment about Edey not scoring for 10 minutes. Keep in mind plz that ur guards have to get you the ball and they have to
    get it to you in good scoring position not just get you the ball but in good scoring position especially
    a center..Thx..

  11. I’ve been loving Molly since she’s calmed down with the outbursts and interruptions. I forgot how beautiful she is.

  12. Best 5 Teams of all time:

    1) UConn – 6 Titles since field expanded to 64 teams, best 30 year run in NCAA History

    2) Duke – 5 titles since field expanded

    3) UNC – 4 Titles since field expanded, 5 since 1960

    4) Kentucky – 3 Titles since field expanded, 4 titles since 1960

    5) UCLA – 1 Title since field expanded, dominant run from 1964-1975

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