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Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant
manuel,. cont - "the right to act in its best interests. My job is Tyler Phommachanh put UConn in the best position to succeed."

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More Manuel: "I thought there would be more movement, not this soon. I would never take away from any university ... (more)

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Warde Manuel on ACC: "It's too soon for any comment from me. Too many unknowns. We'll continue to monitor and see how it affects us"

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[Ricky1Moore]

Well, that's not good

 

[sportsart]

Sounds like he was busy fielding calls from Ed D

 

[Dooley]

I hope he's just playing coy. If I had to guess, I'd say this whole process is one of those back channels, closed door deals. By staying vanilla in his interviews, I hope he's earning some cred!

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This really pisses me off:

Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant
Manuel on #UConnmen recruiting: "JiCalhoun in hisprime lost recruits. Kevin is going to win and lose. Never know what hurts in recruiting,."

If Manuel are going to create this ridiculous situation, he should at least take responsibility for what happens. What a dick.

 

[Ricky1Moore]

This really pisses me off:

Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant
Manuel on #UConnmen recruiting: "JiCalhoun in hisprime lost recruits. Kevin is going to win and lose. Never know what hurts in recruiting,."

If Manuel are going to create this ridiculous situation, he should at least take responsibility for what happens. What a dick.

I agree in a sense, but he's also right. I myself am content to wait until spring, we'll do better

 

[husky91]

I agree, he's a bust so far and will be a legacy if we get passed by

This really pisses me off:

Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant
Manuel on #UConnmen recruiting: "JiCalhoun in hisprime lost recruits. Kevin is going to win and lose. Never know what hurts in recruiting,."

If Manuel are going to create this ridiculous situation, he should at least take responsibility for what happens. What a dick.

 

[noeynox]

This really pisses me off:

Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant
Manuel on #UConnmen recruiting: "JiCalhoun in hisprime lost recruits. Kevin is going to win and lose. Never know what hurts in recruiting,."

If Manuel are going to create this ridiculous situation, he should at least take responsibility for what happens. What a dick.

Wow, that really sounds like he is hoping Ollie fails. Maybe I'm reading way too much into that, but a simple "this situation will sort itself out shortly" would have been good.

 

[UConnJim]

This is potentially the biggest week in UConn sports ever and Warde is in the Virgin Islands? I would have hoped he was working the phones full time, slicing and dicing data for conferences, lobbying friends, reaching out to major donors,... In my mind, this is a major fail.

 

[thatguyed]

Just so you know, they recently got phones and even electricity in St. Thomas. Warde can make his calls from the Hard Rock downtown.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

If Ollie wins 20 games this year, he will cost at least a million a year and he may tell Warde to go f himself. I would if I was Ollie.

 

[2Infinity]

Just so you know, they recently got phones and even electricity in St. Thomas. Warde can make his calls from the Hard Rock downtown.

I was gonna say...don't cell phones work in the VIs? I'm pretty sure he can also forward his office phone to his cell. And these aren't new ideas!!

 

[specialisthusky]

This is potentially the biggest week in UConn sports ever and Warde is in the Virgin Islands? I would have hoped he was working the phones full time, slicing and dicing data for conferences, lobbying friends, reaching out to major donors,... In my mind, this is a major fail.

My hope is that he has been working the phones for the last 6 months. Has a full presentation prepared already, is calling everyone he knows at Michigan and BC and is prepared to promise stadium expansion and whatever terms will dictate our future. I don't like that he's in VI but i think Susan is probably taking all calls at this point anyway.

 

[noeynox]

If Ollie wins 20 games this year, he will cost at least a million a year and he may tell Warde to go f himself. I would if I was Ollie.

You, know I've been thinking that Ollie is going to be a pretty good head coach, the question is, is it going to be at his alma mater or is it going to be someplace else?

 

[2Infinity]

If Ollie wins 20 games this year, he will cost at least a million a year and he may tell Warde to go f himself. I would if I was Ollie.

Gosh...it sounds like you really don't know the man! Yes...he will win a lot of games...but, he won't be swearing at Warde and he will sign to stay at UConn for many years!

 

[UConn990411]

Ollie just donated $100,000 to the basketball facility. Do you really think he'd turn down an offer to be the long-term coach at UConn?

Amazingly, that's not even the most bats**t insane thing that's been posted on this board in the last five minutes. The UConn to the Big 10 scenario definitely takes the cake on that one.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

You, know I've been thinking that Ollie is going to be a pretty good ****ing head coach, the question is, is it going to be at his alma mater or is it going to be someplace else?

I like what I see so far, but I don't know if Ollie will be a good coach or not. I do know that Manuel is handling this situation terribly with this public humiliation of Ollie, and is undermining Ollie and damaging the program by handcuffing Ollie's ability to recruit. Now, in a final insult, Manuel refuses to take responsibility for any of it.

It looks like Manuel is a mistake.

 

[uconnbaseball]

WHY did he comment? I have lost a lot of confidence in our ability to land in the ACC.

 

[upstater]

I agree in a sense, but he's also right. I myself am content to wait until spring, we'll do better

How can you agree? "Never know what hurts in recruiting."

We know what hurts. I mean, what can't help hurts.

 

[Chuck]

I don't know why Warde didn't just sign Ollie for 3 years at a low amount with a low buyout. No real risk there. Just seemed obvious and easy, no?

 

[Ricky1Moore]

How can you agree? "Never know what hurts in recruiting."

We know what hurts. I mean, what can't help hurts.

Because kids make the decisions they make. Even the best recruiters win some and lose some, and you can never hang your hat on any one recruit. It's a crap shoot and kids make bad decisions.

Any kid choosing PC over Uconn is testament to that.

That said, obviously Ollie's contract is not good for recruiting, and obviously Warde is the one that controlled that contract.

 

[huskymedic]

Wow, that really sounds like he is hoping Ollie fails. Maybe I'm reading way too much into that, but a simple "this situation will sort itself out shortly" would have been good.

You need to read the whole thread on Twitter or interview in context before jumping to conclusions. There was more than that...

Edit - Here's the Dave Borges take of the same convo: http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/

Edit - Here is Dom's Piece: http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-men/hc-uconn-men-notebook-1120-20121119,0,7014575.story

Now judge to be fair...

 

[amory]

This really pisses me off:

Dom Amore ‏@AmoreCourant
Manuel on #UConnmen recruiting: "JiCalhoun in hisprime lost recruits. Kevin is going to win and lose. Never know what hurts in recruiting,."

If Manuel are going to create this ridiculous situation, he should at least take responsibility for what happens. What a dick.

right, but if we were 2-2 right now and playing in the consolation round of the tournament, he'd be praised for offering a short contract.

the ball has happened to bounce our way so far this year, but overall playing it safe was the right move.

 

[upstater]

Because kids make the decisions they make. Even the best recruiters win some and lose some, and you can never hang your hat on any one recruit. It's a crap shoot and kids make bad decisions.

Any kid choosing PC over Uconn is testament to that.

That said, obviously Ollie's contract is not good for recruiting, and obviously Warde is the one that controlled that contract.

I already wrote about all the other recruits and didn't blame them on Manuel. But here we are, the only big guy recruit we have hasn't even sent his LOI in, and the deadline is about to pass. Lose a guy to PC too!

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I already wrote about all the other recruits and didn't blame them on Manuel. But here we are, the only big guy recruit we have hasn't even sent his LOI in, and the deadline is about to pass. Lose a guy to PC too!

I'm going to propose there be a pinned topic: Upstater wants Ollie signed long term.

We. Get. It.