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Message: [QUOTE="Huskybass, post: 3390833, member: 746"] I really like Caron. His story is a great one. I think he truly misses the family atmosphere that existed until about Boat's senior year. After that, things soured in lots of ways including the interpersonal relationships. It's all a mess, no matter how you slice it. Sad that such an amazing 15 year run soured so badly. But with a 3 year show cause in effect against Ollie, there isn't really a logical way to conclude that UConn was wrong in firing Ollie for cause given the terms of the contract. Under the circumstances it was the right thing to do, regardless of the side effects or collateral damage. If memory serves me correctly, KO had Hobbs, Blaney and Miller at his side when he first took over. That's decades of head coaching experience among the assistants, in addition to Calhoun's input. Within a couple of years, the relationship with Calhoun was severed and all the experienced assistants were gone. They were replaced by guys with a fraction of the experience and knowledge. At the same time, recruiting fell off due to misses, and recruiting a number of guys with chronic injuries including Gilbert, Diarra, and Durham. Combine those injuries with a couple of unused scholarships and you have an absolute mess. From National Champs to nobodies in about 3 years. [/QUOTE]