Caron Butler's Amazing Journey

[HooperScooper]

From Dom Amore who caught up with Caron last night in Memphis.

His is one of the most remarkable stories any athlete could ever tell – “the Great American Success Story” – Jim Calhoun calls it. Butler is working on a book, he said, and if it leads to a motion picture, no one should be surprised.

“You couldn’t write this script any better,” Butler said, “coming home at the end of it.”

http://courantblogs.com/uconn-men/o...y-the-great-american-success-story/#more-2293

 

[RichZ]

Speaking of JC, Caron says.. " I’m pretty sure he’s voice-texting, I don’t know if he knows how to text."

I want to know what JCspeak would do to siri or any voice recognition software.

 

[aceboon]

great read

 

[OklahomaUconn]

out of curiousity has he ever donated to uconn at all?

 

[Gurleyman]

out of curiousity has he ever donated to uconn at all?

I'm sure he has, but don't really care. He does a ton of charity work, everything from speeches to benefits, to handing out bikes and Christmas gifts to poor kids, etc. - if he wanted to make all of his monetary donations as an adult to the Racine Boys+Girls Club, which helped him get to MCI and out of danger, and other B+G clubs and similar groups around the country, I'd find that more commendable than helping us get a kick-ass practice gym. But I'm sure he donated to that too.

 

[uconn_jack]

So who plays JC in the movie?

 

[AZHuskiePop]

So who plays JC in the movie?

All the Boston actors are two short.

 

[uconn_jack]

All the Boston actors are two short.

Ben Affleck is 6'4". Hey, if he can play Batman......

 

[superjohn]

The only actor who could pull off playing Calhoun is a tough guy like Gene Hackman but he's way too old these days.

 

[uconn_jack]

The only actor who could pull off playing Calhoun is a tough guy like Gene Hackman but he's way too old these days.

After Hoosiers, he couldn't play another ball coach anyway, but I agree with the example.

 

[sledog]

Affleck is a wus. Pix would be a failure with him.

 

[cryjeremiah]

Affleck is a wus. Pix would be a failure with him.

People keep saying that, but his last few films were big successes. I think it's becoming an outdated stereotype, which i almost can't believe i'm saying. Gigli and Daredevil were bad enough he may need to turn over all his awards as penance.

 

[Adios]

Affleck looks too fancy to be Calhoun.

 

[seanmc94]

Lenny Clark, Michael chicliss(sp), Tom Hanks(give him another chance to butcher a NE accent)

 

[upstater]

 

[Pudge]

I pick Dominic West from the Wire. Jimmy. If a guy from the UK from an Irish background can do a Baltimore accent ... Boston will be fun.