Pretty sure Calhoun had problems with his teams getting up for lesser opponents too. I know we've said it here, it's not a coaching thing it's the kids wanting to play the big games because why, oh yeah they're kids and they don't listen. Isaac Vann? Did JC miss on Ryan Gomes?
Hey the Wagner and Northeastern losses were bad, no doubt. Should have won the games no matter who was or wasn't playing but if healthy they would have righted the ship. They're not healthy so this "he gets another" year to fix the ship is whining BS. He's our damn coach, he won a NC a year after winning 20 games with a team who could go NO WHERE. He can motivate and he can coach. He needs to get better in areas we all know that - in bounds plays, time out timing maybe etc etc.....he's young and our best option to keep UConn on the map and don't doubt that one bit!
I feel lucky to have Kevin Ollie as our coach, it will be a dark day the day he leaves just like it was for Calhoun, obviously not as dark.
Uconn Men's Basketball has no tradition besides the Calhoun years, that is so important to understand. The program will never be at the highest level like the Calhoun years. This is Connecticut, not Duke, UNC, Kentucky, Kansas, those schools are great no matter who the coach is because of the pedigree for the last 100 years.
Ollie is a top young coach who is motivated and will only develop his skill sets even more as the more experience he has.
Go ahead, bring a Rick Barnes, John Thompson Jr., Ed Cooley, and you will see us become a Memphis, UCF, or Tulsa.
Ollie every year throughout his 5 years his teams defense field goal percentage is below 40 percent which is one of the highest in the nation.
Defense wins championships and now its part of the culture in his teams that you can't replace.
There is a reason why Gonzaga (last two years D numbers have gotten better), Creighton, Iowa St. don't go far in the tourney.
Then you see Butler, Wichita St., and Louisville go far all the time.
Defense.