Alex O's dad

[CL82]

You missed this quote:
"God's speed coach Calhoun. Praying for ur speedy recovery sir. Stay strong sir! All the best coach."
Other then the quote above it does sound like a guy trying to justify why his sone didn't do well this year.
"It's Calhoun fault that the bigs have under performed...no wait, it's the guards' fault...um no it's blaney's fault..." really not a particularly insightful string of posts. I wonder if it is a real account. It seems like someone trying to stir the pot.

 

[mauconnfan]

lsst year tyler averaged 9 mins a game, roscoe 25 and alex 29.....
this year, tyler avereges 19, roscoe 17, and alex 20.

so tylers minutes increased 10 per game and roscoe and alex decreased almost the same amount.

Deservedly so.............c'mon people and Alex's dad....you brought up a wonderful son, by all accounts a great kid, fun, good student and a pretty good basketball player....he awas great in 2 separate spurts last year and both were key as hell....maui and tourney - thank you for that - in between he was horrid....worst parts is we have the in between most of the year this year and you know what he's a junior and we expected him to lead.....

Anyone who credits JC's lack of consistency with the lineup just doean't get it.....oh yeah let's keep him in and not try another lineup because he may eventually get it....I mean at some point that lefty throw of a jump hook will become an exquisite piece of art if you play him for 40 minutes and also he will get 6 rebounds if you keep him in for 40????? You guys kidding me......new big man coach my a***....he's not a kid anymore he;s played more games between HS, AAU and college than anyone can imagine.....if you can't back a guy in with that body and convert but instead continually get blocked, you're in huge trouble......makes me laugh JC's fault...ask Rod Sellers, Travis Knight, Jake V and hell even Dan Cyrulik and Nantumbu W who made money in the game despite the fact they weren't even mentioned in HS recuiting coming in.......

This is on the player noone else....all the tools are there to get better it's up to them and noone else......the staff at UConn is simply filled with talent and basketball knowledge ..... you do not have to be a big man to tean the fundamentals and know how.....and rebounding? I can't even talk about that.....just box out once!!!

 

[Fishy]

AO's dad is entitled to react as a dad.

He's off the duck*ing wall and he couldn't reach reality with a one-iron from where he currently stands, but he is entitled to react the way he did.

 

[upstater]

Ridiculous and asinine. Marcus Williams and AJ Price on their worst day were 10 times the passer that Shabazz is on his best.

Hmmmmm, so---passing is the only thing point guards do. WOW! Talk about stupid.

 

[mauconnfan]

AO's dad is entitled to react as a dad.

He's off the duck*ing wall and he couldn't reach reality with a one-iron from where he currently stands, but he is entitled to react the way he did.

Yes he is and wherever he is Facebook is working so have at it dad.......I'm sure I would be the exact same way even my kid weren't as good as I think he is......actually he's not!! LOL....my kid that is....but I still think he could rebound ........oh nevermind!!

 

[boog204]

ask Rod Sellers, Travis Knight, Jake V and hell even Dan Cyrulik and Nantumbu W who made money in the game despite the fact they weren't even mentioned in HS recuiting coming in.......

to be fair, travis was definitely a well known recruit. at his height he was ranked between #38 and #55 when he committed before dropping a bit b/c he was too skinny and too much of a finesse player. travis wanted to be a hybrid 3/4 and we made him a center, hence his late development.

http://articles.courant.com/1992-07...ig-east-conference-eric-hayward-travis-knight

 

[mauconnfan]

Hmmmmm, so---passing is the only thing point guards do. WOW! Talk about stupid.

I guess so..............reality is Marcus was special when it came to passing, had eyes all over his head and was able to see the floor in a snapshot when he was going places, super......AJ was not better than Bazz passing, better player overall for now yes...better passer - nah pretty even both have thrown some "wows" but neither close to Marcus.....

 

[Fishy]

My seven-year old daughter plays in a CYO hoop league.

They are all awful and yet I found myself thinking "black hole" when some other seven-year old took two shots in a row without passing.

Now, had this other little girl actually passed to my daughter, nothing productive would have happened, but there I was having an internal monologue dismissing some 4'1" seven-year old as a ball hog.

Reality departs the scene when parenthood is involved.

 

[mauconnfan]

to be fair, travis was definitely a well known recruit. at his height he was ranked between #38 and #55 when he committed before dropping a bit b/c he was too skinny and too much of a finesse player. travis wanted to be a hybrid 3/4 and we made him a center, hence his late development.

http://articles.courant.com/1992-07...ig-east-conference-eric-hayward-travis-knight

to be fair, travis was definitely a well known recruit. at his height he was ranked between #38 and #55 when he committed before dropping a bit b/c he was too skinny and too much of a finesse player. travis wanted to be a hybrid 3/4 and we made him a center, hence his late development.

http://articles.courant.com/1992-07...ig-east-conference-eric-hayward-travis-knight

100th isn't close to Alex coming out though.....skinny, not much around the hoop coming in.....very effective coming out.....Jake was a secondary recruit as JC was interested in the shooter that transferred to Vandy (Im old forget stuff now....Michael ?) and these guys both did what it takes to make the team better, rebound, set great screens standing still mind you, rebound and defend.....not close

 

[mauconnfan]

My sons been the best player in Agawam since he was 8 years old and I was coaching him and now a Jr in HS he only plays a quarter or more and deserves more......ask me I'll tell you!! LOL..................I get it and it's all good!

 

[Adios]

Hmmmmm, so---passing is the only thing point guards do. WOW! Talk about stupid.

He's a ****ing moron.

 

[zls44]

He's a ****ing moron.

I'm sorry, shouldn't you be busy waxing poetic about a 1925 UConn football team nobody on Earth cares about?

 

[zls44]

Hmmmmm, so---passing is the only thing point guards do. WOW! Talk about stupid.

Name me one thing that Shabazz does better than every other PG UConn has ever had aside from Kemba. This should be rich.

 

[Adios]

I'm sorry, shouldn't you be busy waxing poetic about a 1925 UConn football team nobody on Earth cares about?

Better than being a ****ing moron. And it was 1924, not 1925. ****ing moron.

 

[zls44]

Better than being a ****ing moron. And it was 1924, not 1925. ****ing moron.

This made me laugh. I mean, you're completely wrong and the one of us trying to rip people off for a crappy football fob just because you were the gullible sucker who paid more than $6.50 for it in the first place, but that was funny.

 

[Adios]

This made me laugh. I mean, you're completely wrong and the one of us trying to rip people off for a crappy football fob just because you were the gullible sucker who paid more than $6.50 for it in the first place, but that was funny.

Do you have any idea how valuable the sports memorabilia market can be? And it's made of gold. ****ing moron.

There were people who wanted it. Just didn't have the cash.

 

[zls44]

Do you have any idea how valuable the sports memorabilia market can be? And it's made of gold. ****ing moron.

If it's so valuable, how come you were trying to sell it in a chat room?

PS- I've actually got quite a bit of valuable sports memorabilia. The key is buying things that have value as sports memorabilia, not because of what they're made of. You can buy a gold-plated UMass Golf Bag, and it still isn't worth a thing on the open market unless you melt the sucker down.

 

[Adios]

If it's so valuable, how come you were trying to sell it in a chat room?

A message board is not a chat room. ****ing moron. I was looking for money quickly. Didn't have the time for auction houses, etc.

 

[AfgHusky15]

I'm scratching my head here.

Calhoun helped kids like Knight and Voskuhl have NBA careers. Neither were a given coming into college. Okafor improved immensely at UConn and became rich. What about Hasheem Thabeet?

I mean, the record of big men developing at UConn is pretty good, comparatively, no?

What other schools do a better job? Georgetown? Yes, that's one. Any more?

Lets not forget what Calhoun was able to do with Hilton Armstrong...he went from riding the pine most of his career to a first round pick. Also Andrew Bynum was about to commit to UCONN as well if he decided to go to college, he could have picked any school he wanted but he chose UCONN for a reason...and the most blatant piece of evidence is right before our eyes. the transformation of Drummond into a beast. Yes he still has his ups and downs and needs to work more on his game but he is about to set the record for most double doubles' as a UCONN freshman and his stats against Big East teams are better than his season stats overall, which is amazing!. Calhoun and his system do develop bigs. The system is not without its flaws but thats bc calhoun is a human, as humans we are always changing, developing, and progressing (for the most part) even Calhoun admitted he changed his coaching method last year and look what the resulted in? Oriakhi hasn't responded well to Calhoun's tough love, but Clahoun/Blaney have been giving him more time recently and his numbers/play/attitude have improved. Oriakhi has talent thats undeniable. he was invitd to amare's camp over the summer and also made the US national team (I believe; the one shabazz almost made; and the one oriakhi declined to participate in so he can work on his game more!). I believe we will see a huge improvement in Alex's play if not by the end of this year then def by next year.

 

[Walker11]

If you guys are going to take over this thread with childish back and forth, please at least provide a backdrop so we can laugh along with you.

 

[Adios]

PS- I've actually got quite a bit of valuable sports memorabilia. The key is buying things that have value as sports memorabilia, not because of what they're made of. You can buy a gold-plated UMass Golf Bag, and it still isn't worth a thing on the open market unless you melt the sucker down.

You really have no knowledge of the fob market. The woman who sold it to me from Ontario was upset she didn't know what it was when I bought it and I told her what it was.

 

[Adios]

If you guys are going to take over this thread with childish back and forth, please at least provide a backdrop so we can laugh along with you.

It's about some little gold football that has the block "C" that we we use now and was awarded to a member of the 1924 Connecticut Agricultural College football team for an undefeated season. Some people just don't appreciate the history of their own teams they supposedly cheer for. Bandwagoners.

 

[boog204]

100th isn't close to Alex coming out though.....skinny, not much around the hoop coming in.....very effective coming out.....Jake was a secondary recruit as JC was interested in the shooter that transferred to Vandy (Im old forget stuff now....Michael ?) and these guys both did what it takes to make the team better, rebound, set great screens standing still mind you, rebound and defend.....not close

michael leblanc; JC loved him and then hated him. wasn't trying to make any sort of comparison between AO and Knight, I just see the misconception around here from time to time that JC constantly finds these completely unknown big men and makes them a pro. Travis was very well known and was the jewel of the class before scouts soured on him b/c he was a floater. Guys like Jake, Emeka, Boone were all ranked in the top 80-130 lists so they were definitely known; albeit not the same as AO who somehow was a McD AA. Boo and Hilton were total wild cards so credit is due there.

 

[HeGotGame]

Ah, so - got it.

Completely different.

You have 950 posts on a message board in 6 months. You should not be talking about anyone's Internet usage being disturbing. Face the facts you have no life.

 

[Fishy]

You have 950 posts on a message board in 6 months. You should not be talking about anyone's Internet usage being disturbing. Face the facts you have no life.

lol.

I was actually acknowledging the difference and this is the result.

Every time I try to be nice, some chucklehead gets his undies in a bunch.