Spring Break
Suspensions Mar Recent Success
Dan Olender
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: Sports
We also have to respect the transformation that Price has undergone. His mistake two years ago was bad, and has been well documented, but I'm a firm believer in giving people second chances. Price was given that second chance, and he's made the most of it.
After spending last season getting used to playing basketball again, Price has emerged as the player Calhoun thought he could become. He has stayed out of trouble and has worked very hard to earn back the respect he. He is the leader of this team and his play on the court has them in position to be a serious threat in the Big East.
If Dyson and Wiggins are fortunate enough to earn a second chance from the athletic department (or a third chance in the case of Wiggins), they have a good teammate to look at to learn how to turn things around.
What should have been a very positive week for the Huskies was marred by the actions of two players and it has dampened the excitement about a Renaissance-like week for the men's basketball program.
But (there's that word again) going forward we need to embrace the players who are contributing and make sure they aren't deprived of the recognition they deserve just because two people grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Dan Olender's column runs
periodically. He can be reached
at Daniel.Olender@UConn.edu.
After spending last season getting used to playing basketball again, Price has emerged as the player Calhoun thought he could become. He has stayed out of trouble and has worked very hard to earn back the respect he. He is the leader of this team and his play on the court has them in position to be a serious threat in the Big East.
If Dyson and Wiggins are fortunate enough to earn a second chance from the athletic department (or a third chance in the case of Wiggins), they have a good teammate to look at to learn how to turn things around.
What should have been a very positive week for the Huskies was marred by the actions of two players and it has dampened the excitement about a Renaissance-like week for the men's basketball program.
But (there's that word again) going forward we need to embrace the players who are contributing and make sure they aren't deprived of the recognition they deserve just because two people grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Dan Olender's column runs
periodically. He can be reached
at Daniel.Olender@UConn.edu.
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