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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 5084624, member: 1609"] i really don’t think most on the board understood the special relationship between Ollie. and that team had., I watched hours on of interviews from that time . Ollie told RB . The undisciplined Chicago kid that he had the potential to become a great defender .RB didn’t believe it but Ollie repeated that everyday in practice for 3 years and guess what he was right Ollie and Bazz had a father son relationship from day one . Calhoun the grumpy old white guy would tell him how bad he was as a freshman to the point of tears . Ollie gave him a shoulder to cry on and as a Calhoun PG who understood his style and NBA veteran which gave him immense credibility he would turn that session into a learning experience . As his guard coach and then head coach they developed a symbiotic relationship rare between coach and PG and SN’s confidence.and skill grew beyond the limits of his athleticism. Ollie was obviously a great guard coach whose lack of managerial skills and desire to improve in that area doomed him.which was tragic. Even Kemba’s confidence grew when he came on board . That hesitation was totally gone His relationships with DD was more of a west coast guy out of place in Ct had a guy from LA that helped him adjust . He was also a bust as a freshman and KO pumped him up especially as a defender and knockdown shooter . Giffey was a strange guy but as a failure for two years when JC left his choices were transfer to a mid major , go back to Germany or stay with his friends and see what was going to happen. He found that just because you’re not great in a specific thing doesn’t mean you can’t contribute in a lot of different ways that hold the team together. The ultimate glue guy . When Your a 7 seed playing a 2 and the score is tied at the half pretty much telling the TV audience the game was in the bag is the type of confidence that makes you tough to beat . [/QUOTE]

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