As part of its series following UConn's four first round picks, the Hartford Courant asked Marcus Williams and Josh Boone of the Nets--as well as Hilton Armstrong and Rudy Gay--what was the moment when they realized they had joined the league. For Williams, it was playing a bit role in the great Nets-Suns double overtime game and for Boone, it was going up against a boyhood hero.
- Year To Remember - Desmond Conner - Hartford Courant