Borges:Conference upheaval latest strike against Huskies on recruiting trail

[husky99]

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/...5133d6aeb6e3b939582572.txt?viewmode=fullstory

 

[geordi]

Wow! Here's a prime example of "The conference realignment might affect recruiting." "But no one really knows." "And it probably won't affect it much." "But I had to write something." "So let me spew some drivel in order to fill some space." Outrageous.

 

[Husky]

In a recent Calhoun interview he said that UConn won't be in this conference a year from now. Calhoun usually knows whats up. In like 2010 he predicted all of this in another interview saying that football $$$ would break up the conference. If I trust anyone, it's the Jim Calhoun

 

[aceboon]

the AAU coach's comments make no sense, "...maybe one automatic bid", uh, every conference is a one automatic bid conference. Assuming he meant "at-large", UConn, Cincy, Memphis, and Temple are all teams that consistently make the tourney. Now obviously since the bottom of the league is going to be garbage it is going to be harder to get quality wins in conference, but that is where teams are going to have to schedule creatively out of conference. You don't have to play Duke, UK, KU, UNC, MSU, etc every year but you can schedule quality games against teams in other power conferences or high quality mid majors(MWC, MVC, A1o/remnants of the BE) to boost your power numbers instead of playing crap MEAC/SWAC teams. This situation sucks but I don't believe it's the death sentence of the basketball program. We'll just have to see how the '14 recruiting class shakes out, that will be one of the most important recruting class in program history.

 

[Husky]

I heard somewhere that Ollie was on a couple NBA teams. Recruits definitely aren't interested in coaches that are personal friends with 10+ current NBA coaches though. Damn, our recruiting is basically ruined because we don't play Duke

R.I.P.

 

[BFieldHusky]

the AAU coach's comments make no sense, "...maybe one automatic bid", uh, every conference is a one automatic bid conference. Assuming he meant "at-large", UConn, Cincy, Memphis, and Temple are all teams that consistently make the tourney. Now obviously since the bottom of the league is going to be garbage it is going to be harder to get quality wins in conference, but that is where teams are going to have to schedule creatively out of conference. You don't have to play Duke, UK, KU, UNC, MSU, etc every year but you can schedule quality games against teams in other power conferences or high quality mid majors(MWC, MVC, A1o/remnants of the BE) to boost your power numbers instead of playing crap MEAC/SWAC teams. This situation sucks but I don't believe it's the death sentence of the basketball program. We'll just have to see how the '14 recruiting class shakes out, that will be one of the most important recruting class in program history.

Wonder who that kid is they were referring to? I hope not Carrington.

 

[BFieldHusky]

BTW this is also where the practice facility is huge. If schools like St. John and Providence want to use our conference situation against us (and they will) we need to sell kids on the new facilities.

 

[upstater]

“Yeah, of course. Not being a high-major conference that gets six, seven teams into the tourney, now being a conference with maybe one automatic bid? Of course it’s gonna hurt recruiting.”

How many has the SEC or Pac-10 been getting the last few years? I'm asking seriously.

 

[BearJWS]

the AAU coach's comments make no sense, "...maybe one automatic bid", uh, every conference is a one automatic bid conference. Assuming he meant "at-large", UConn, Cincy, Memphis, and Temple are all teams that consistently make the tourney. Now obviously since the bottom of the league is going to be garbage it is going to be harder to get quality wins in conference, but that is where teams are going to have to schedule creatively out of conference. You don't have to play Duke, UK, KU, UNC, MSU, etc every year but you can schedule quality games against teams in other power conferences or high quality mid majors(MWC, MVC, A1o/remnants of the BE) to boost your power numbers instead of playing crap MEAC/SWAC teams. This situation sucks but I don't believe it's the death sentence of the basketball program. We'll just have to see how the '14 recruiting class shakes out, that will be one of the most important recruting class in program history.

This is where things are a bit unclear. I believe automatic bids are given to established leagues, after a certain timeframe. The Big East name was sold to the "Catholic 7" which was never really a league to begin with. Do the remaining "old" Big East teams retain that distinction? That I don't know. Anyone else know? I'm not up to speed on that one.

 

[Fishy]

They'll both be granted automatic bids.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

We are not starting a new league, the C-7 is. But obviously both leagues will have an auto bid.

 

[art4life]

In a recent Calhoun interview he said that UConn won't be in this conference a year from now. Calhoun usually knows whats up. In like 2010 he predicted all of this in another interview saying that football $ would break up the conference. If I trust anyone, it's the Jim Calhoun

This.
JC said he's not worried & UConn will end up OK.
He definitely knows a helluva lot more of what's going on behind the scenes than most of us & the fools in the press...

 

[Vuce]

Jc also has a penchant for hyperbole. I bet he didn't think we would ever be in the spot we are in now. He may be guessing and hoping like we all are.

 

[DogMania]

This.
JC said he's not worried & UConn will end up OK.
He definitely knows a helluva lot more of what's going on behind the scenes than most of us & the fools in the press...

I respect JC but last I heard he puts on his pants one leg at a time just like the rest of us. I doubt he knows the outcome any more than the next guy. Since our own fellow conference members can't treat us well, who knows if any high major conference wants to do us any favors and invite us to the party. I think it happen wren it's all said and done, but it might take a painfully longer time than any of us it take.

 

[Husky]

Jim Calhoun knows as much as a common fan about what's going on with the basketball program that he built? LOL, you keep saying that to yourself. He's not at their games and practices for no reason. He's still heavily involved with UConn, I don't care if he went golfing for a month. He knows exactly what moves are being made, he got 90 percent of that staff hired in the first place

 

[nomar]

Jim Calhoun knows as much as a common fan about what's going on with the basketball program that he built? LOL, you keep saying that to yourself. He's not at their games and practices for no reason. He's still heavily involved with UConn, I don't care if he went golfing for a month. He knows exactly what moves are being made, he got 90 percent of that staff hired in the first place

Well it turned out that Manuel, Herbst and presumably JC didn't know anything more than we did about the last couple rounds of conference shuffling, so yeah, I don't think JC knows anything in particular when he mentions UConn being somewhere else in a year.

 

[Husky]

Manuel and Herbst didn't know? Or they didn't tell us? This situation is starting to get way too fishy...there is a plan that we don't know about. I guarantee it

 

[TheChamps990411]

I think all this conference talk is much ado about nothing. WE`RE STILL F#%KING UCONN!!! 4 FINAL FOURS, 3 NATIONAL TITLES, 7 BIG EAST TITLES, NUMEROUS NBA PLAYERS AND ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG STAR COACHES IN THE GAME! BUTLER has played in 2 national title games, GONZAGA is ranked #1 and are usually in the tourney every year fighting for elite 8 and final four appearances and theyre not even fit to hold our programs jockstrap! UCONN will eventually joing one of the big conferences and if we dont we will still be a national power because kids want to win and go to the nba and we can do both. no worries.

 

[zls44]

I respect JC but last I heard he puts on his pants one leg at a time just like the rest of us.

Except when he puts them on, he makes gold records.

 

[Husky]

I'm not worried. UConn has ALWAYS handled business on the court, something that the Catholic 7 hasn't done in a quarter of a century

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I heard somewhere that Ollie was on a couple NBA teams. Recruits definitely aren't interested in coaches that are personal friends with 10+ current NBA coaches though. Damn, our recruiting is basically ruined because we don't play Duke

R.I.P.

On the plane this morning I read an interview with Andre Iguodala in GQ where he attributed his ability to grow into a man in the NBA after coming in as a young kid to being around veterans who mentored him when he was young, and he shouted out Ollie by name.

As far as scheduling, they'll be fine. Like Ace said, you don't need to play Duke every night - your SOS depends much more on avoiding the Mississippi Valley State's and FAMU's of the world.

 

[housekeys]

Well it turned out that Manuel, Herbst and presumably JC didn't know anything more than we did about the last couple rounds of conference shuffling, so yeah, I don't think JC knows anything in particular when he mentions UConn being somewhere else in a year.

No, it turned out we were not invited to the ACC. You, nor I, know exactly what else, Manuel or Herbst or JC know.

As for JC, he said more than we would "be somewhere else". He also said a lot matters on the Maryland/ACC litigation. I doubt he knows the exact outcome of CR, but I think his ideas of the possibilities are better than yours or mine.

 

[Husky]

On the plane this morning I read an interview with Andre Iguodala in GQ where he attributed his ability to grow into a man in the NBA after coming in as a young kid to being around veterans who mentored him when he was young, and he shouted out Ollie by name.

As far as scheduling, they'll be fine. Like Ace said, you don't need to play Duke every night - your SOS depends much more on avoiding the Mississippi Valley State's and FAMU's of the world.

Exactly. Kids want a coach that can connect you to the league. "Listen, if you put in work for me, I can call this coach and get you a predraft workout, etc." Ollie played in the NBA, I think it's safe to say he knows more about basketball than Jim Boeheim. He's been a college player, NBA player, and assistant coach. His basketball IQ is off the charts. Expect UConn to turn into a program with unstoppable guards (we kind of are already lol)

 

[Husky1964]

That Boeheim comment was uncalled for. My wife Uconn 1965 knows more basketball than Jim B.!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[IthacaMatt]

We are not starting a new league, the C-7 is. But obviously both leagues will have an auto bid.

I think you need to keep 6 schools to hold on to your auto bid. They may make an exception given the circumstances.