For those calling for Ollies head

[MASSconn]

They don't make the tourney his ass is fired. Know for a fact that the culture is somewhat fractured (player wise). If you want to think UConn is a blueblood..act like one.

 

[Huskybass]

I want Ed Cooley from PC, if he would make the move. Ollie does not know how to teach offense.
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Ed Cooley has won like 1 NCAA tourney game in his entire coaching career. He is NOT the guy we want.

 

[whaler11]

10 million dollars.

Now please stop.

 

[upstater]

Thought this was an interesting article. UNC has 2 starters who weren't top 100 recruits. Luke Maye was a 3 star recruit who was originally going to be a preferred walk on. He's now one of their best players as a junior. So what happened? Either the UNC staff did a great job finding diamonds in the rough or the kid developed and got much better. For arguments sake let's go with the latter. And I think that's one of the biggest things the UConn program has been missing the last few years. They can be very good every year with the type pf recruiting they've had if they develop kids.

So what's not in place that used to be when more players at UConn outplayed their recruiting rankings? Is the staff not recruiting the right kids who want to work hard? Are the kids not being pushed more? Are they not being taught well? I really don't know but UConn needs to get back to that type of development.

UNC's Junior Class Surpassing Recruiting Rankings

Point guard play is the #1 reason for the poor results. I know someone can bring up outside shooting or the lack of developing big men, and that speaks to your larger point, but if you have good PG play, then placeholders like Phil Nolan or Olander, or mediocre shooters like Giffey, suddenly seem much better than they really are.

It is stunning that Ollie's biggest asset as a teacher (knowledge of PG position), and the staff's expertise as well (Glenn Miller, Ricky Moore, Karl Hobbs) has turned into such a big weakness the last 3 years. We simply haven't gotten from Gibbs and Alterique what we wanted, and I'm not sure that Jalen Adams was ever suited for it, though he has a great chance to show what he can do now.

 

[upstater]

10 million dollars.

Now please stop.

Didn't someone say it was $15m recently?

Regardless, I agree, what is the point of rehashing this on the main UConn board if the money for a buyout doesn't exist, especially when the state is cutting $100m to $200m in funding to UConn over the next several years?

 

[Stainmaster]

10 million dollars.

Now please stop.

I thought the Boneyard community was setting up a GoFundMe that would easily take care of that?

 

[whaler11]

Didn't someone say it was $15m recently?

Regardless, I agree, what is the point of rehashing this on the main UConn board if the money for a buyout doesn't exist, especially when the state is cutting $100m to $200m in funding to UConn over the next several years?

The details are in one of the threads but it’s pretty close to exactly 10mm after this season.

 

[whaler11]

I thought the Boneyard community was setting up a GoFundMe that would easily take care of that?

Looking at that women’s game crowd today was pretty dishartening.

 

[upstater]

Looking at that women’s game crowd today was pretty dishartening.

People like winners. UConn is a national phenomenon. Was wearing a UConn shirt here in Buffalo today when a soccer mom and her daughter stopped me to talk, and they said UConn women's bball is must-watch TV for them and their friends.

 

[Waquoit]

Yeah and Bazz had such a wonderful soph year under JC?

Napier already had a ring. He did more for KO than vice versa.

 

[August_West]

If you want to think UConn is a blueblood..act like one.

Does that go for the fans too? Why do players want to come and play in from of 1/3 full arenas? You want to be the fan of a blue blood? Act like one.

 

[August_West]

Looking at that women’s game crowd today was pretty dishartening.

NorthEast front runners.

Take away Geno and string together a few circa .500 seasons and watch where that goes.

 

[upstater]

Napier already had a ring. He did more for KO than vice versa.

Napier had a lot of good things to say about Ollie recently.

And the amazing thing here is that Napier was the only NBA guy on that 2014 team, which is extremely rare for a national champion, so either Napier is one of the greatest college bball players of all time, or he had some coaching help. Even if you don't want to give Ollie credit, you need to give the assistants credit, because that was a masterful coaching job, and those players developed over their final 2 years in Storrs when Ollie was head coach.

Napier improved, Boatright improved, Giffey improved, Nolan improved, Daniels improved.

 

[CTBasketball]

As much as I think we need a new direction, blowing 10 million dollars is not the right answer for the university.

Unless there’s a scandal or something that requires his immediate termination I think we’re stuck with him until 2020 or maybe even later. Losing season/no NCAAT included. It’s a business.

 

[Waquoit]

And the amazing thing here is that Napier was the only NBA guy on that 2014 team, which is extremely rare for a national champion, so either Napier is one of the greatest college bball players of all time, or he had some coaching help.

Napier was clearly one of the greatest bball players of all time.

 

[mauconnfan]

Napier already had a ring. He did more for KO than vice versa.

Yeah no * Waq what did he do his soph year in case you can't read? Awful, he was sideways with everyone and certainly could've easily left the program like everyone else. Too old to recall how it was turned around and who helped make that happen?

 

[BlueDogs]

UConn needs to decide if they are dead serious about being a dominant national basketball program or not. If so, they need to go get a top talent like Hurley and get him to build a long term program. KO isnt the answer.

 

[Waquoit]

Yeah no * Waq what did he do his soph year in case you can't read? Awful, he was sideways with everyone and certainly could've easily left the program like everyone else. Too old to recall how it was turned around and who helped make that happen?

Everyone, including JC went sideways that year. That year is a throwout for all involved.

 

[Excalibur]

Hurley will be in the ACC or B1G next year. Forget about the past; whose futures look brighter?

Bump

 

[Stainmaster]

Bump

Well I sure am happy to have been wrong.

 

[Excalibur]

Well I sure am happy to have been wrong.

I know that, and to be honest I felt there was a good chance you were right. Still, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to bust some balls . . .

 

[intlzncster]

Bump

Are you trying to give Tom indigestion? Excalibur

 

[Stainmaster]

I know that, and to be honest I felt there was a good chance you were right. Still, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to bust some balls . . .

As you rightfully should.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Dan Hurley. But there’s no chance he leaves URI for us right now.

Tip of the hat @lange10, Nov 26, 2017 ... you made the call in message # 4 in this thread ... and sadly things further declined to make right now today.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Tip of the hat @lange10, Nov 26, 2017 ... you made the call in message # 4 in this thread ... and sadly things further declined to make right now today.

Tip of the hat to me for starting it? He nailed it. Glad it all worked out.