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Have to like his size and he seems to go to the hole well. However, I'd like to see more evidence of his outside shooting.
 
gtcam said:
With all the studs Penny is getting to Memphis I hope we start hearing some positives from Coach Dan Hurley and staff on the recruiting trail
C'mon guys - bring 'em on!!!!
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That's the sole reason Penny was hired, just cause he'd automatically get commits with his connects. Certainly wasn't hired based on resume. Hiring Penny guaranteed 6+ great recruits in the next year+.

I mean, he's worked with these kids for years so they decommit from other schools just to come be with their guy.
 
intlzncster said:
That's the sole reason Penny was hired, just cause he'd automatically get commits with his connects. Certainly wasn't hired based on resume. Hiring Penny guaranteed 6+ great recruits in the next year+.

I mean, he's worked with these kids for years so they decommit from other schools just to come be with their guy.
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If he can get Memphis to the tournament I'm all for it.
 
Jaybo said:
If he can get Memphis to the tournament I'm all for it.
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This is what our school thought Ollie would do. I'm interested to see what Kobe's ties with the women's program does...Maybe some secondary effects for the men's program .
 
YoungFree said:
This is what our school thought Ollie would do. I'm interested to see what Kobe's ties with the women's program does...Maybe some secondary effects for the men's program .
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Hope so. But I never thought Ollie was a good replacement to JC.
 
Jaybo said:
Hope so. But I never thought Ollie was a good replacement to JC.
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True...very true. We will feel this pain when Geno retires too. It's hard to fill a HOF coach's shoes.

Off the top of my head I can't think of a school that pulled that off within 5-7 years.
 
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After Adams sees our facilities with Coach Hurley on board this late in the process I bet he commits this weekend. We need a guard bad.
 
YoungFree said:
True...very true. We will feel this pain when Geno retires too. It's hard to fill a HOF coach's shoes.

Off the top of my head I can't think of a school that pulled that off within 5-7 years.
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There are a few, (Heathcote->Izzo, Williams->Self), but generally speaking, you’re right - it doesn’t go well.
 
YoungFree said:
True...very true. We will feel this pain when Geno retires too. It's hard to fill a HOF coach's shoes.

Off the top of my head I can't think of a school that pulled that off within 5-7 years.
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Kansas is the best.

Went from Larry Brown to Roy Williams to Bill Self.

Also James Naismith to Phogg Allen.
 
Fishy said:
There are a few, (Heathcote->Izzo, Williams->Self), but generally speaking, you’re right - it doesn’t go well.
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I was just a tad late on the post, but you could say Larry Brown to Williams to Self. 3 HOF coaches in a row is a hell of a run.
 
I actually like him as a fit.

I'm skeptical he's a starter type here - but he strikes me as a guy who could outperform his projections over time and he's slam dunk 4 year guy I think who can contribute as a second guard off the bench at least. For a rebuilding year? Give this kid 10-15 minutes a game as a freshman, we see how he evolves - he's a useful piece. Doesn't mean you can't still go after someone else. And he doesn't suck. He's a top 150 guy. He's useful.
 
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intlzncster said:
I was just a tad late on the post, but you could say Larry Brown to Williams to Self. 3 HOF coaches in a row is a hell of a run.
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I discarded Brown’s tenure at Kansas because he was only there for five years - he really doesn’t fit in with what we’re talking about here.
 
YoungFree said:
This is what our school thought Ollie would do. I'm interested to see what Kobe's ties with the women's program does...Maybe some secondary effects for the men's program .
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yeah, maybe Kobe's ties with the women's program will help them get a top recruit or two.
 
Don’t disagree but 5 years for Larry Brown is like a lifetime for that guy. It was almost like he learned his lesson...don’t stay anywhere more than 2-3 years after his Lawrence stint.
 
Towney007 said:
I actually like him as a fit.

I'm skeptical he's a starter type here - but he strikes me as a guy who could outperform his projections over time and he's slam dunk 4 year guy I think who can contribute as a second guard off the bench at least. For a rebuilding year? Give this kid 10-15 minutes a game as a freshman, we see how he evolves - he's a useful piece. Doesn't mean you can't still go after someone else. And he doesn't suck. He's a top 150 guy. He's useful.
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Well all the Uconn fans in Amsterdam agree with you. Must be that smoke in the air here.
 
Storrs South said:
And yet somehow UConn has more National Championships than Kansas
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I can't believe the disrespect we get. I can't wait until we are back. Two bad years with a poor coaching choice and we are written off. I can't wait until we start beating the "elites" again. And we will. ( better to be an optimist). Seriously, I think Hurley is going to do a great job.
 
YoungFree said:
This is what our school thought Ollie would do. I'm interested to see what Kobe's ties with the women's program does...Maybe some secondary effects for the men's program .
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We got suckered into hiring Ollie. I don't know what JC was thinking. Putting a guy with relativly no coaching experience in charge of a major program. Him being a Uconn icon and a nice guy are hardly qualifacations to put him in as HC.
 
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Fishy said:
I discarded Brown’s tenure at Kansas because he was only there for five years - he really doesn’t fit in with what we’re talking about here.
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That's a long tenure for Larry Brown
 
Mokum said:
We got suckered into hiring Ollie. I don't know what JC was thinking. Putting a guy with relativly no coaching experience in charge of a major program. Him being a Uconn icon and a nice guy are hardly qualifacations to put him in as HC.
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Kevin Ollie won a national championship. He kept the program from imploding in 2013.
 
Given the lateness with recruiting, we may have to settle on lower level recruits this year. Adams may fit the bill for a year or two. He can then be recruited over once Hurley has things rolling. Adams can then accept either sitting on the bench or transferring out.
 
TJT said:
Given the lateness with recruiting, we may have to settle on lower level recruits this year. Adams may fit the bill for a year or two. He can then be recruited over once Hurley has things rolling. Adams can then accept either sitting on the bench or transferring out.
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Or everyone is under-rating him big-time (like his older bro) and becomes an integral part of the team...
 
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KO made a big mistake in losing his experienced assistants (most were previous D1 head coaches) and replacing them with inexperienced guys that were decent recruiters but clearly couldn’t develop or identify talent at this level. They also couldn’t close for crap.

JC picked the right guy and left him set up for success. He then succeeded for a few years before dismantling the structure JC left him and at the same time becoming cocky and working less. JC didn’t see KO going that route, that was his only mistake.

The KO that we saw early on was a different coach. He was hungry, professional, polished looking and relied on the experience of his staff. The KO that was fired looked tired, clueless, lost, frustrated and almost disheveled despite the expensive suits. This experience will teach KO to remember what got him there and to either get his stuff together or retire.
 
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