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AD Dave on the Men's Basketball Team

pj said:
The Ollie evaluation is probably straightforward:
- NCAA violations? Then you fire him for cause, which eliminates the buyout. He's gone.
- No NCAA violations? He gets a chance with next year's roster to show he can coach with his players and his staff.
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Not nearly that straightforward. There is a very good chance KO does not get next season no matter what the investigation reveals.
 
I know it isn't going to happen, but it would be hilarious if Ollie became the head coach of Louisville and was paired with Enoch once again.
 
joober jones said:
I know it isn't going to happen, but it would be hilarious if Ollie became the head coach of Louisville and was paired with Enoch once again.
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I am betting Padgett has a long career at U of L
 
Actually watched the interview finally. Yes, AD Dave has some serious pipes! Share your secrets with hoops team dawg. His body language when asked about Ollie and the investigation was um... in a word: unsettling
 
Jacked, christ have you guys ever lifted a weight in your lives. Where the hell is South Tampa Bill when you need him to rebut this.
 
Northbound said:
Jacked, christ have you guys ever lifted a weight in your lives. Where the hell is South Tampa Bill when you need him to rebut this.
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It doesn't appear that he's a Boneyard member anymore unless he reinvented himself with a new screen name.
 
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Imagine if Athletic Director...Dave said he was "monitoring the situation"?
 
Huskybass said:
An awful lot would have to go right from here on for Ollie to be back next season. Like a nice run in the AAC tourney AND make some noise in the NIT. Hard to see that happening unless the whole approach of the team changes substantially.
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This won't happen, but if they won the AAC tourney, and maybe an NCAA game, he'd be back on a performance basis.
 
Dove said:
Imagine if Athletic Director...Dave said he was "monitoring the situation"?
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I dunno after listening to that press conference I didn't come away warm and fuzzy about AD David Benedict and his ability to turn around UConn athletics
 
Firing KO will be popular with the fans, but not with the former players. The big boosters are close with the former players. The new coach will likely have little to no connection with the glory days of UConn basketball. I believe that is a good thing, because we need a great coach, but there will be an awkward disconnect.
AD David Benedict will play an instrumental role here. He not only has to fire KO, he has to take on all of the anger from the former players. He has to suck up all of the negativity surrounding this team, the potential violations and dismal conference situation. Then, when he is sacrificed and a new AD is hired, that person can be the "healer" of the program. That new AD can be the person that brings JC and the former players back home. Likely that will coincide with the return of winning. He can even put KO in the Huskies of Honor, more healing. Then we win 4 more titles in the next 20 years.
 
UConn3432 said:
Firing KO will be popular with the fans, but not with the former players. The big boosters are close with the former players. The new coach will likely have little to no connection with the glory days of UConn basketball. I believe that is a good thing, because we need a great coach, but there will be an awkward disconnect.
AD David Benedict will play an instrumental role here. He not only has to fire KO, he has to take on all of the anger from the former players. He has to suck up all of the negativity surrounding this team, the potential violations and dismal conference situation. Then, when he is sacrificed and a new AD is hired, that person can be the "healer" of the program. That new AD can be the person that brings JC and the former players back home. Likely that will coincide with the return of winning. He can even put KO in the Huskies of Honor, more healing. Then we win 4 more titles in the next 20 years.
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Maybe the big boosters are former players? We do know what Dan Orlovsky thinks. I also don't see the why you think the disconnect to the glory years is a good thing and will result in the hiring of a good basketball coach
 
This will be an interesting off-season obviously.

Will the NCAA make a conclusion or will it drag on?

Will KO stay or not?

Which players will stick it out and remain on the team?

Will there be a dominoe effect?

And this is the summer that the usual Mohegan Sun Alumni-All Star game is held - or not anymore.
 
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Edward Sargent said:
Maybe the big boosters are former players?
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"Not A Dime Back," remember?

Our big boosters are largely anonymous. If under the surface they're anything like their loudest representative on social media (Shmike Shmelio), we are b-o-n-e-d.
 
AD Dave on the men's basketball team? I don't think he can help but if Ollie wants to take him then I'm willing to see if it'll work.
 
so he's waiting for another 'unbelievable finish' to the season?
 
Ollie is a dead man walking. It would have been better for the program had Benedict stayed quiet and after the season assess Ollie and the state of the program then. Whether Ollie stays or is fired at the end of the season no recruits will take him seriously. Coaches will use this against the program while recruiting. I hope none of the current recruits decommit now that Benedict has not given Ollie a vote of confidence.
 
Javjudah said:
Ollie is a dead man walking. It would have been better for the program had Benedict stayed quiet and after the season assess Ollie and the state of the program then. Whether Ollie stays or is fired at the end of the season no recruits will take him seriously. Coaches will use this against the program while recruiting. I hope none of the current recruits decommit now with Benedict's vote of confidence.
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Wha???
 
Javjudah said:
Ollie is a dead man walking. It would have been better for the program had Benedict stayed quiet and after the season assess Ollie and the state of the program then. Whether Ollie stays or is fired at the end of the season no recruits will take him seriously. Coaches will use this against the program while recruiting. I hope none of the current recruits decommit now that Benedict has not given Ollie a vote of confidence.
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Like they did Calhoun’s health for five years? Or Ollie to the nba before and after the title? Nothing we haven’t dealt with. Bigger issue is who are we going to be playing. The uniform pulls as much as the coach.
 
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AD Dave needs to get us into the Big East for basketball for next season. Sure this conference "is getting better", but come on now, I'll give up SMU, Cincy, Wichita St., to watch UConn play Nova, St. Johns, Gtown, Providence, and others.
 
It's getting hard to get friends to want to go to games when every other home opponent is someone like USF or Tulsa
 
Benedict is quoted “we’ve had some unbelievable finishes to our seasons.” This was said for those judging the season and coach before it’s over, like we can still run the AAC and then the NCAA tournament like the old days? Does he even watch the games? That may be the dumbest statement I’ve heard about the team this season. Should he be fired?
 
jibsey said:
Benedict is quoted “we’ve had some unbelievable finishes to our seasons.” This was said for those judging the season and coach before it’s over, like we can still run the AAC and then the NCAA tournament like the old days? Does he even watch the games? That may be the dumbest statement I’ve heard about the team this season. Should he be fired?
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Yes, but he has to say that. If he doesn’t say that, especially after the no confidence vibe, there’s absolutely zero incentive for the team or coach to seriously compete. He needs to leave that open and give coach opportunity to pull something of major turn around and improvement to evaluate at the end of the season. We know ain’t running 4 straight in AAC tourney but has to leave open some opportunity and incentive for team to compete and the few remaining fans to have hope and come games/watch rest of season.
 
kobe said:
You don't fire a National Championship winning coach. Period. End of Story.
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Yes you do, if he has two seasons in a row of below .500 winning percentages.
 
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uconnbill said:
Yes you do, if he has two seasons in a row of below .500 winning percentages.
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And his team looks lost on the floor. And his offense has no flow. And his teams don't box out. And his recruits are over matched. And he is under investigation by the NCAA. And his prior year's teams had massive transfers. And...
 
What is it about the AAC that AD Dave and others value to the degree of the comittment he gave in the interview?
 
olehead said:
What is it about the AAC that AD Dave and others value to the degree of the comittment he gave in the interview?
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