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Borges article on candidates

Stinger92860 said:
Didn’t say I would hire him, but it could prove to be an interesting mix.
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Well he's not going to come without a promise and you'd be insane to make the promise - so how is he involved in this at all?
 
whaler11 said:
I don't know if I can point to a single thing that happened but he's completely inept. It's awesome that Edsall hates him already.
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Probably says more about Edsall than him, but I agree there have been a host of moves that make you shake your head.
 
whaler11 said:
I don't know if I can point to a single thing that happened but he's completely inept. It's awesome that Edsall hates him already.
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I applaud DB for not letting the KO thing drag on and making the obvious choice quickly. But other than that, I share your lack of confidence in him. He’s seemingly made no progress getting us into a P5 conference and has never been an AD. Diaco and KO were easy decisions, let’s see what he’s really capable of now.
 
noeynox said:
Interesting. Was there a particular thing about Benedict?

I'll get killed for this but Warde and him make me long for Hathaway.
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Holy hell, no. Hathaway is, inarguably, the person most responsible for UConn not being in a power conference.

Warde wasn't great, and the jury is still out on Benedict (this hire will go a long way towards forming his legacy), but Hathaway was an unmitigated disaster. A loser all the way around.
 
whaler11 said:
Because if you aren't in the good graces of the search firms you don't get recommended and nobody hires anyone who isn't recommended by the search firms.

At the end of the day the idiots running athletic departments know WAY WAY WAY WAY less about sports than we do.

UConn's athletic department which has a billion national championships has been so woefully managed that they have been reduced to firing the basketball coach 'for cause' in an effort to bully him into a lower buy-out.

I wouldn't trust Dave Benedict to get my car home safely from a trip to the carwash. If they somehow don't end up with Hurley - they are going to make a hire so bad you are going to bleed from your eyes.
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I bet we end up with Tom Crean. Watch.
 
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the Q said:
What about to replace herbst? She won’t be here long term
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Anything longer than tomorrow is too long for me
She is the worst thing to happen since................................Hathaway and Warde and Paul P and Diaco
 
Would love to have Danny Hurley, with Jim Calhoun taking a prominent role for the next couple years to help retain and recruit. It would also create more buzz.
 
1 Donovan..drive IU fans crazy
2 kills me scumbag Ricky man
3 Hurley.

Not crean or RU coach
 
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husky99 said:
1 Donovan..drive IU fans crazy
2 kills me scumbag Ricky man
3 Hurley.

Not crean or Spartacus RU coach
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How would they make that work? You’d be basically punting recruiting and if okc makes a run to the WCFs, you’re back at square 1
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
It’s pretty much a list made up of the absurd lists posted here.

Rick Pitino is mentioned. You can stop reading right there.
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If Geno takes the job I will PayPal the funds for 8 tickets to XL and Gampel a half hour after it's official.

UConn would be the biggest sports story of the year and every game would be an event.

Let's do it Geno.
 
Donyell? No. We just fired a better former player. There are only two former players I would consider and they are both in the NBA.

I am not a big Donovan fan. His early successes were great but he wilted a little after that. Still better than what we had but I am not sure he is the best choice. Plus, I suspect he has baggage. I still think Hurley is the best option right now.
 
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It’s a stupid frigging list. No insight whatsoever.

Yes. I don’t care what Calhoun thinks about Auriemma. If GENO wants it ... it’s a Brand and the Buzz we need. It’s Geno!s; Calhoun used his card on Ollie. I agree with Whaler11. Geno - if he’d put his heart into it.

Young? That’s not Dunleavy. I haven’t watched much other conference (depressing year ... you know). There’s no one in the MAAC. There are options there at the next level. Not Cooley, Donavan, Martin - all Crazy.

It’s not really a National search. It’s got to be connectivity to our legacy - NE & NYC & Coast.
 
Pudge said:
It’s a stupid frigging list. No insight whatsoever.

Yes. I don’t care what Calhoun thinks about Auriemma. If GENO wants it ... it’s a Brand and the Buzz we need. It’s Geno!s; Calhoun used his card on Ollie. I agree with Whaler11. Geno - if he’d put his heart into it.

Young? That’s not Dunleavy. I haven’t watched much other conference (depressing year ... you know). There’s no one in the MAAC. There are options there at the next level. Not Cooley, Donavan, Martin - all Crazy.

It’s not really a National search. It’s got to be connectivity to our legacy - NE & NYC & Coast.
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Dunleavy is 35, dude. While that’s old in normal years, it’s a baby in coaching years.
 
Donovan would be on top of my Christmas wish list. But after seeing many of the other names, it's actually making me wish for Calhoun to come back; something I wouldn't have comprehended saying 24 hours ago.

If he were to come back, I would want a full medical staff on the sidelines because he's going to give himself a heart attack by the second game...
 
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