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We are going to be so mediocre it hurts. But Jalen will put up All American numbers so that'll be cool. That's about it.
 
EBonz30 said:
Think it's much harder to replace a once in a lifetime hall of fame coach like JC than people are making it out to be.

Add on, he left the program in probation, transfers, & no postseason, oh wait, also add on going to the American conference.

With all that said, Ollie wins 20 games his first year, a national title his second year, and has always shown great pride and professionalism while being the coach of UConn.

It's hard for me to believe another coach to be put in the position Ollie was put in and still be able to succeed as much as Ollie has.

Ollie has had one poor season and it's mostly due to his best players getting hurt for the season and multiple games, don't think you realize what we would be giving up if we let Ollie go.
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This makes the Chillious and DK twitter proverbs and nonsense about #rare and grinding more difficult to stomach. Those guys don't even have UConn backgrounds for their profiles... just plain blue.
 
SouthBayHusky said:
There are problems. We used to be elite. But three seasons of past and we've only made the tournament in one of them as a bubble team. We have consistently placed in the middle of the AAC for 3+ seasons and now we barely have enough players to have practice scrimmages. You don't lose four players unless something serious is wrong. They know about the same national championship 4 years ago. I'm the biggest optimist but this last season was sort of the final straw for me, but obviously this next season is going to be a make or break whether we argue about it or not.
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I understand, maybe the transfers and decommitments were in Ollie's hand, but the record I can't kill Ollie for, after the injuries the talent on the floor just wasn't there.

As far as what is going on behind the scenes I have no idea, I live in NY & have no ties to the program besides being a fan since a child.

I do believe the expectations of the program are way out of whack. I never see no matter who the coach is for the program to be where Jim Calhoun brought it at one point, for multiple reasons which I am not going to get into to right now.

Either way, I believe Ollie will succeed professionally no matter here or somewhere else and it will be a dark day when he is no longer the coach of the Huskies.
 
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EBonz30 said:
I understand, maybe the transfers and decommitments were in Ollie's hand, but the record I can't kill Ollie for, after the injuries the talent on the floor just wasn't there.

As far as what is going on behind the scenes I have no idea, I live in NY & have no ties to the program besides being a fan since a child.

I do believe the expectations of the program are way out of whack. I never see no matter who the coach is for the program to be where Jim Calhoun brought it at one point, for multiple reasons which I am not going to get into to right now.

Either way, I believe Ollie will succeed professionally no matter here or somewhere else and it will be a dark day when he is no longer the coach of the Huskies.
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you're chock full of false equivalences. no one expects Ollie to be Jim Calhoun. We just don't want to suck, and we have.
 
I'm fully prepared to watch this board go up in flames tonight. It's warranted. Get your popcorn.
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Man, the Boneyard has changed. Where did the usual suspects go?

Calmer heads prevail. I don't think I ever remember this much negativity on this board.

The mojo has left, maybe haiku will bring it back. Gonna be a long offseason
 
JMick said:
you're chock full of false equivalences. no one expects Ollie to be Jim Calhoun. We just don't want to suck, and we have.
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But we won a national championship in Ollie's second year!!! We can't possibly be fading into mediocrity. No one, and I mean NO ONE out there could do better at this job than Ollie, come on!
 
JMick said:
you're chock full of false equivalences. no one expects Ollie to be Jim Calhoun. We just don't want to suck, and we have.
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Yes, National Title, go name another coach who won the national title in his second year.

Either way, like I said, agree to disagree.

Let's go Huskies!!
 
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EBonz30 said:
Think it's much harder to replace a once in a lifetime hall of fame coach like JC than people are making it out to be.

Add on, he left the program in probation, transfers, & no postseason, oh wait, also add on going to the American conference.

With all that said, Ollie wins 20 games his first year, a national title his second year, and has always shown great pride and professionalism while being the coach of UConn.

It's hard for me to believe another coach to be put in the position Ollie was put in and still be able to succeed as much as Ollie has.

Ollie has had one poor season and it's mostly due to his best players getting hurt for the season and multiple games, don't think you realize what we would be giving up if we let Ollie go.
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Things KO has shown he can do:
- Develop other people's recruits and motivate them to play hard
- Win postseason games, including championships

Things KO hasn't shown he can do:
- Bring in the right players (including both talent- and attitude-wise)
- Develop his own recruits
- Consistently perform in the regular season
- Significantly improve a team over the course of a season
- Manage the perception of the program and counter negative recruiting
- Effectively lead/manage his staff

That championship was incredible and he deserves all the credit for it, but there are a lot of aspects of running a program that he's failing miserably at, adverse circumstances or not.
 
EBonz30 said:
Enough of the trolls after Ollie, this thread should be deleted too.

Let Ollie go, watch what he does, guy is a solid coach, won a national title with not an overtalented team, not one of those players are even in the league, maybe Napier, but does he even play?
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Enough of people like you trolling fans of the program.

Dude, you can support Ollie, AND still critique him... the two are not mutually exclusive.

He has lost the support and belief of players who couldn't say better things about him just 10 months ago when they committed to play for UConn. Forget the recruits, they were never here. Transfers actually experienced life as a husky and decided to leave after pledging dedication to Ollie

You should acknowledge his faults and shortcomings recently. Nothing would make Ollie critiques happier than him proving everyone wrong. We still bleed blue, we still want this program to be best in the country. That's where the passion and critique comes from. And if you think people are just trolling, you're not demanding enough
 
EBonz30 said:
Yes, National Title, go name another coach who won the national title in his second year.

Either way, like I said, agree to disagree.

Let's go Huskies!!
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so you'd like to keep living in the past. got it.
 
2017-18 UConn Huskies-
  • No shooters on this team
  • No proven low post scorers.
  • Only one legit wing coming off a knee injury.
  • No depth/ room for injuries.
Need Adams to really carry this team and play like an all American.
 
I predict were going to see Ollie laying into his players far more during the regular season. Enough of this buddy buddy mentality with his players, he knows his job is slowly becoming jeopardized and has to resort to a fight or flight mentality on the sidelines.

If there's 1 thing he should have learned, and needs to take away from Calhoun and start implementing this season it's lighting a fire underneath the players a***s who aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing, and not shy away from calling them out with some intensity, no matter who it's in front of or what network is broadcasting the game.

I want some old-school Calhoun tough love out of him this upcoming season....he can't afford this "players coach" soft mentality anymore with his puppy dog sad face sitting on the bench when things are going south during games.

He can't afford this for next season...I for one will be paying a lot of attention to his body language on the sidelines.
 
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InKembaITrust said:
I predict were going to see Ollie laying into his players far more during the regular season. Enough of this buddy buddy mentality with his players, he knows his job is slowly becoming jeopardized and has to resort to a fight or flight mentality on the sidelines.

If there's 1 thing he should have learned, and needs to take away from Calhoun and start implementing this season it's lighting a fire underneath the players a***s who aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing, and not shy away from calling them out with some intensity, no matter who it's in front of or what network is broadcasting the game.

I want some old-school Calhoun tough love out of him this upcoming season....he can't afford this "players coach" soft mentality anymore with his puppy dog sad face sitting on the bench when things are going south during games.

He can't afford this for next season...I for one will be paying a lot of attention to his body language on the sidelines.
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Haven't the rumblings from behind the scenes been such that our current situation is in large part because Ollie took your advice too seriously?
 
InKembaITrust said:
I predict were going to see Ollie laying into his players far more during the regular season. Enough of this buddy buddy mentality with his players, he knows his job is slowly becoming jeopardized and has to resort to a fight or flight mentality on the sidelines.

If there's 1 thing he should have learned, and needs to take away from Calhoun and start implementing this season it's lighting a fire underneath the players a***s who aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing, and not shy away from calling them out with some intensity, no matter who it's in front of or what network is broadcasting the game.

I want some old-school Calhoun tough love out of him this upcoming season....he can't afford this "players coach" soft mentality anymore with his puppy dog sad face sitting on the bench when things are going south during games.

He can't afford this for next season...I for one will be paying a lot of attention to his body language on the sidelines.
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how do you know any of this? are you in the locker room or at practice?
 
Stairmaster said:
Haven't the rumblings from behind the scenes been such that our current situation is in large part because Ollie took your advice too seriously?
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funny. that's the second time I've heard that today
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Things KO has shown he can do:
- Develop other people's recruits and motivate them to play hard
- Win postseason games, including championships

Things KO hasn't shown he can do:
- Bring in the right players (including both talent- and attitude-wise)
- Develop his own recruits
- Consistently perform in the regular season
- Significantly improve a team over the course of a season
- Manage the perception of the program and counter negative recruiting
- Effectively lead/manage his staff

That championship was incredible and he deserves all the credit for it, but there are a lot of aspects of running a program that he's failing miserably at, adverse circumstances or not.
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"Significantly improve a team over the course of a season"

I believe Ollie has shown the ability to do that, look at the late season runs the team has gone on.

The rest I agree, feel a lot of these expectations are the same when Jim Calhoun was here, I don't think that's even close to reality for multiple reason which I am not going to get into now.

If you don't want Ollie that's fine
JMick said:
so you'd like to keep living in the past. got it.
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lol, I wish that was me...

Sounds like you are!!

Jim Calhoun and the Big East are gone!!

Uconn being a top 10 or 5 program are gone for those exact reasons!!

Uconn is not Kentucky, UCLA, or Kansas in programs no matter who the coach is they are a top program.

Uconn was a nobody before Calhoun, what did you expect for the program to stay at the top when Calhoun left?

Oh yea, add on Uconn going to a no name conference & probation & postseason ineligibility.

To me, when you look at all that & add everything up I believe Ollie has done a pretty good job.

Let's go Huskies!!
 
uconnphil2016 said:
Another fact--we clearly have authoritarian pro-Ollie mods. Deleting and locking anti Ollie threads. Stay woke people.
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No, the facts are that the Sid Wilson thread got locked, and your promised "Fire Ollie" thread got deleted.

Your assertion "we clearly have authoritarian pro-Ollie mods" is an opinion. Some agree and some don't. It's not a fact.

I'm only sorry that the GIF posted by @Matrim55 was lost with the deleted thread. Can we get it back?
 
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EBonz30 said:
"Significantly improve a team over the course of a season"

I believe Ollie has shown the ability to do that, look at the late season runs the team has gone on.

The rest I agree, feel a lot of these expectations are the same when Jim Calhoun was here, I don't think that's even close to reality for multiple reason which I am not going to get into now.

If you don't want Ollie that's fine

lol, I wish that was me...

Sounds like you are!!

Jim Calhoun and the Big East are gone!!

UConn being a top 10 or 5 program are gone for those exact reasons!!

UConn is not Kentucky, UCLA, or Kansas in programs no matter who the coach is they are a top program.

UConn was a nobody before Calhoun, what did you expect for the program to stay at the top when Calhoun left?

Oh yea, add on UConn going to a no name conference & probation & postseason ineligibility.

To me, when you look at all that & add everything up I believe Ollie has done a pretty good job.

Let's go Huskies!!
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it seems you care more about Ollie than you do about UConn. which is really strange. you're a lousy fan
 
Stairmaster said:
According to whom, and what authority do they hold?
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According to a state that's spent millions of dollars to push state U into a top public university by supporting the momentum of athletic success. According to the fans who spend money, time, and an emotional budget on this program.
And likely most importantly, according to the alumni who bled to make sure this program is on top. UConn owes it to Ray Allen, and Rip, and Donyell not to fall into oblivion.

But all good. If you're happy with the current state of things at Mediocre U, we'll never be on the same page.
 
JMick said:
it seems you care more about Ollie than you do about UConn. which is really strange. you're a lousy fan
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Thanks for the name calling, real classy.

I thought I join the Boneyarders to be part of something special, Husky nation, maybe I was wrong?

Let's go Huskies!!
 
BUConn10 said:
I give it one full calendar year before major changes are made. There's really no conceivable way to correct or alleviate the damage from this offseason, and we are heading into another 20-21 win bubble season with a very hot seat.
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If they don't make the Dance, Ollie is gone IMO. They'll think it is more costly to keep him. I think Ollie turns it around this year, though.
 
EBonz30 said:
Thanks for the name calling, real classy.

I thought I join the Boneyarders to be part of something special, Husky nation, maybe I was wrong?

Let's go Huskies!!
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Lol really? To me it seems like you joined to comment by putting words in people's mouths and creating false equivalences. You know why it's impossible to refute your posts down to a t? It's because they don't follow any sort of logic or are completely made up talking points
 
JMick said:
I googled this and am now firmly down the rabbit hole. will be a nice distraction from todays events.
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Is this a real thing? I know what I'll be looking into tonight. Lol.
 
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