Mike Honcho
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http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kemba-walker-caron-butler-all-star-hornets-2016/
Cool article.
TBT: "NBA All-Star voting can feel like a sport of its own. The Players’ Tribune asked a handful of current NBA players to go to the mat for a fellow player who’s never made an All-Star team."
Caron: "I’m not just praising Kemba because we’re both UCONN alums. But actually, that’s how he first came to my attention. I remember we were playing in New York and UCONN had a game at the Garden. Coach Calhoun invited me back into the locker room. He always liked former players to meet the current players. This was early in the 2011 season, Kemba’s junior year, and UCONN was struggling. If you remember, it turned out that their only shot at the tourney was to win the Big East Tournament. Outside expectations weren’t very high. But inside that locker room, I saw Kemba’s quiet leadership. I saw his killer instinct. Later in the season, he took that team right into the tournament and surprised a lot of people when UCONN won the title. It’s a healthy underdog mentality that you see still in his game."
Cool article.
TBT: "NBA All-Star voting can feel like a sport of its own. The Players’ Tribune asked a handful of current NBA players to go to the mat for a fellow player who’s never made an All-Star team."
Caron: "I’m not just praising Kemba because we’re both UCONN alums. But actually, that’s how he first came to my attention. I remember we were playing in New York and UCONN had a game at the Garden. Coach Calhoun invited me back into the locker room. He always liked former players to meet the current players. This was early in the 2011 season, Kemba’s junior year, and UCONN was struggling. If you remember, it turned out that their only shot at the tourney was to win the Big East Tournament. Outside expectations weren’t very high. But inside that locker room, I saw Kemba’s quiet leadership. I saw his killer instinct. Later in the season, he took that team right into the tournament and surprised a lot of people when UCONN won the title. It’s a healthy underdog mentality that you see still in his game."