Facts...

[FartMan69]

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.

No rim protectors

 

[JMick]

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?

funny. that's the second time I've heard that today

 

[EBonz30]

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.

"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

so you'd like to keep living in the past. got it.

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!!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Another fact--we clearly have authoritarian pro-Ollie mods. Deleting and locking anti Ollie threads. Stay woke people.

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?

 

[JMick]

"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!!

it seems you care more about Ollie than you do about UConn. which is really strange. you're a lousy fan

 

[nyhuskies13]

According to whom, and what authority do they hold?

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.

 

[EBonz30]

it seems you care more about Ollie than you do about UConn. which is really strange. you're a lousy fan

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!!

 

[Allbite]

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.

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.

 

[JMick]

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!!

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

 

[NowInStorrs]

I googled this and am now firmly down the rabbit hole. will be a nice distraction from todays events.

Is this a real thing? I know what I'll be looking into tonight. Lol.

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

We lost one recruit from the Bronx to St. John's. C'mon, guys. I get you need to vent, and some points are valid. Just... Relax.

 

[Stainmaster]

According to the fans who spend money, time, and an emotional budget on this program.

And you think I'm not one? That's weird.

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.

Dude, you just posted in this thread that your baseline expectation is for UConn to be the best team in the country. Based on that, I don't think you know how to accurately define "oblivion." Also, did you ever think about -- wait for it -- how freakin' hard it was for the team to meet that expectation of yours even when they had the best basketball coach of all time on the bench? And maybe it's a little harder to "have the best program in the country" year in and year out when you have to downgrade from him?

 

[JMick]

We lost one recruit from the Bronx to St. John's. C'mon, guys. I get you need to vent, and some points are valid. Just... Relax.

Yes. That is all that has happened over the last year. You're right. Silly me

 

[Allbite]

Did anyone think it would go like it has for Shaka Smart?

delusional[/QUOTE

 

[UChusky916]

Everyone thought the sky was falling in 2010-2011 coming off a poor year and then again in 2013-2o14 coming off APR penalties and realignment.

We won championships the following years.

I'm not saying we're winning one next year. But we'll be fine. 1 recruit was never going to change that.

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

Yes. That is all that has happened over the last year. You're right. Silly me

That is what inspired this thread, though.

 

[3rdbass]

Facts are KO needs to produce this year. Another bad year like last and he is gone. No matter if we have injuries are not. This is his team and coaches and he needs to own up to it. Benedict isn't fooling around as shown by BD firing and good hires on football side. UCONN is still a place that head coaches would want to go but if we fall into mediocrity then it won't be. It is put up and shut up time for KO!

 

[superjohn]

We lost one recruit from the Bronx to St. John's. C'mon, guys. I get you need to vent, and some points are valid. Just... Relax.

If that's all it is you would be right but you know that is not even close to all it is.

 

[JMick]

That is what inspired this thread, though.

this thread wouldn't be here if it weren't for all the other crap that has happened

 

[Brochacho]

I think what's clear is Kevin Ollie absolutely can coach, but running a program may not be his thing. NBA may be a better route for him. Also, UConn can't fire him, would put the final nail in the coffin for the program. Hopefully LeBron decides to fire his coach again soon.

 

[AntG168]

Is it time to fire ollie? No but i dont believe anyones saying that.
Whats undebatable is he is on the hot seat as he should be

 

[3rdbass]

I think what's clear is Kevin Ollie absolutely can coach, but running a program may not be his thing. NBA may be a better route for him. Also, UConn can't fire him, would put the final nail in the coffin for the program. Hopefully LeBron decides to fire his coach again soon.

Not true. UCONN can still be a destination and they have the support of the administration as shown by the football side to make tough decisions. KO isn't the gospel and UCONN basketball will still be here after he leaves. Good guy but like others said running a program might not match his skillset. JC was a very special coach and will be missed for sure. He was a program builder.

 

[Fishy]

Everyone thought the sky was falling in 2010-2011 coming off a poor year and then again in 2013-2o14 coming off APR penalties and realignment.

We won championships the following years.

I'm not saying we're winning one next year. But we'll be fine. 1 recruit was never going to change that.

That's be about the three-thousandth time the 2014 championship has been dragged from its grave for recruiting show and tell. But we've missed all the recruits, so perhaps we do have a problem here.

We lost four players from an already bad team and we've failed to replace any of them.

We have a recruiting class that looks like we're hoping to win the A10 in a few years.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Is it time to fire ollie? No but i dont believe anyones saying that.
Whats undebatable is he is on the hot seat as he should be

Way to embrace debate

 

[Brochacho]

Not true. UConn can still be a destination and they have the support of the administration as shown by the football side to make tough decisions. KO isn't the gospel and UConn basketball will still be here after he leaves. Good guy but like others said running a program might not match his skillset. JC was a very special coach and will be missed for sure. He was a program builder.

You can't fire a NCAA-winning alum who was chosen to take over the program by a top 5 coach all-time. That's an insanely high mark for a sputtering program in a mid-major conference.