Guess who’s on the FoxSports shootaround crew?

[CL82]

Mojo much?

 

[Vancat]

I miss that guy

 

[Kitaman]

Came here expecting to see Chief, thanks for making me feel happy.

 

[John]

Mojo much?

I'll warm up my Google Translate. Happy to see this news.

 

[CL82]

I'll warm up my Google Translate. Happy to see this news.

Or playback his commentary at .75 speed, either one works.

 

[Apollo]

GOAT

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

I remember back in 13-14' champ season - JC was doing some color commentary in the low 100's of the Barclays center for the Maryland game early on in the season.

Long story short - the older brother of a college buddy was running customer service for Barclays center at the time. And he greeted me and a couple of friends at the door and ushered us into the low 100's for the game. Had most of the section to ourselves, it was awesome.

At some point after the game, we were wandering around and JC was doing some color on air / interview. I gasped with excitement and said something to the effect of "omg it's Jim Calhoun". And I swear for a moment he turned to look at me, with that WTF JC face because I sort of - maybe - interrupted the broadcast. We briefly made eye contact and I was instantly filled with anxiety for having disrupted him.

Anyway a bit random.

TLDR: Saw JC interviewing post-game @ barlcays center, maybe / sorta interrupted him and he gave me the stank eye. Wet the bed for weeks afterward.

 

[zls44]

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Finally someone will hold Steve Lavin accountable for his siht takes

“Wouldja please…!”

 

[8893]

Finally someone will hold Steve Lavin accountable for his siht takes

“Wouldja please…!”

Lav reveres Calhoun.

 

[August_West]

He’s no dummy. He bleeds blue and He knows the power of MSG. He ain’t missing this.
Remember the speech he gave in 2014 when he walked into Ollie’s locker room in Buffalo before 7 seed huskies faced 2 seed nova, and his speech was ( in paraphrased essence) “dont screw up the next 40, because then you are going to msg and can’t be beat”

Calhoun is mojo master. And he has been very absent lately at games, but he knows better than anyone when to crank up the train. I feel very sorry for rest of big East (but not sorry).

 

[SubbaBub]

I always liked the idea of JC being the real Makers Muppet.

 

[gsmooth]

I remember back in 13-14' champ season - JC was doing some color commentary in the low 100's of the Barclays center for the Maryland game early on in the season.

Long story short - the older brother of a college buddy was running customer service for Barclays center at the time. And he greeted me and a couple of friends at the door and ushered us into the low 100's for the game. Had most of the section to ourselves, it was awesome.

At some point after the game, we were wandering around and JC was doing some color on air / interview. I gasped with excitement and said something to the effect of "omg it's Jim Calhoun". And I swear for a moment he turned to look at me, with that JC face because I sort of - maybe - interrupted the broadcast. We briefly made eye contact and I was instantly filled with anxiety for having disrupted him.

Anyway a bit random.

TLDR: Saw JC interviewing post-game @ barlcays center, maybe / sorta interrupted him and he gave me the stank eye. Wet the bed for weeks afterward.

It's interesting because I used to live in Storrs and I would run into Jim Calhoun across the street from E.O. Smith High School at the Sugar Shack. I would also see him in Gampel walking around during his summer basketball camp.

I would talk to him ever so briefly. He is surprisingly very easy to talk to and down to earth. He is not the cranky that most people see him as.

 

[Get a Job]

It's interesting because I used to live in Storrs and I would run into Jim Calhoun across the street from E.O. Smith High School at the Sugar Shack. I would also see him in Gampel walking around during his summer basketball camp.

I would talk to him ever so briefly. He is surprisingly very easy to talk to and down to earth. He is not the cranky that most people see him as.

I've only had one interaction with him, but my experience matches yours. I asked him a small-talky "Feeling good about the game tonight?" He responded as if he'd been waiting all day for someone to ask him, and talked my ear off for the duration of the elevator ride.

That night, we lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to San Diego

 

[Scoe]

He’s no dummy. He bleeds blue and He knows the power of MSG. He ain’t missing this.
Remember the speech he gave in 2014 when he walked into Ollie’s locker room in Buffalo before 7 seed huskies faced 2 seed nova, and his speech was ( in paraphrased essence) “dont screw up the next 40, because then you are going to msg and can’t be beat”

Calhoun is mojo master. And he has been very absent lately at games, but he knows better than anyone when to crank up the train. I feel very sorry for rest of big East (but not sorry).

Calhoun is like god to me I’m convinced everything he touches turns to gold, just look at St Joes now, he gave a pre game speech to UConn hockey before facing BC and we won and been pretty good since.

Was there any doubt Calhoun was gonna miss this Big East tourney. Let’s go win this thing now.

 

[uconnfan68]

I've only had one interaction with him, but my experience matches yours. I asked him a small-talky "Feeling good about the game tonight?" He responded as if he'd been waiting all day for someone to ask him, and talked my ear off for the duration of the elevator ride.

That night, we lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to San Diego

So, you're the one...

 

[huskymedic]

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

He’s no dummy. He bleeds blue and He knows the power of MSG. He ain’t missing this.
Remember the speech he gave in 2014 when he walked into Ollie’s locker room in Buffalo before 7 seed huskies faced 2 seed nova, and his speech was ( in paraphrased essence) “dont screw up the next 40, because then you are going to msg and can’t be beat”

Calhoun is mojo master. And he has been very absent lately at games, but he knows better than anyone when to crank up the train. I feel very sorry for rest of big East (but not sorry).

I forgot about that powerful JC comment. Hard to believe how fast time passes.

 

[Mike Honcho]

I've only had one interaction with him, but my experience matches yours. I asked him a small-talky "Feeling good about the game tonight?" He responded as if he'd been waiting all day for someone to ask him, and talked my ear off for the duration of the elevator ride.

That night, we lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to San Diego

That's the game when AJ Price tore his ACL. The wheels fell off after that.

San Diego 70-69 UConn (Mar 21, 2008) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the San Diego Toreros vs. UConn Huskies NCAAM game from March 21, 2008 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Chief00]

It's interesting because I used to live in Storrs and I would run into Jim Calhoun across the street from E.O. Smith High School at the Sugar Shack. I would also see him in Gampel walking around during his summer basketball camp.

I would talk to him ever so briefly. He is surprisingly very easy to talk to and down to earth. He is not the cranky that most people see him as.

Agree, 100%. Great guy, good sense of humor. But, a competitor too!

 

[Chief00]

Jim brillantly sums up our issues in one short paragraph. Shooting and need another guy to go by people. On our roster, Gaffney may be long odds to do this - but he’s the only candidate. So let’s run with him.

 

[CL82]

JC take on this year’s UConn team:

"(T)hey have overwhelming size for a college basketball team. They have great depth. ... They're a good basketball team. They're old, that's the thing I keep looking at. Yeah, the young kids play, (Andre) Jackson and (Jordan) Hawkins, but generally speaking it's a very mature team. I think that will allow them, physically particularly, to win games. That's why they've had a good season."

 

[jibsey]

JC take on this year’s UConn team:

"(T)hey have overwhelming size for a college basketball team. They have great depth. ... They're a good basketball team. They're old, that's the thing I keep looking at. Yeah, the young kids play, (Andre) Jackson and (Jordan) Hawkins, but generally speaking it's a very mature team. I think that will allow them, physically particularly, to win games. That's why they've had a good season."

He’s nailed it.

 

[Get a Job]

So, you're the one...

I also question whether it may have been bad mojo to incessantly yell, "Don't drink the kool-aid!" at Jim Jones' nephew, who was a player on San Diego.

 

[Kembacity]

I’m thinking the presence of JC might bring a few more former players out of the woodwork this week/weekend. We know shabazz is back from Russia, Kemba isn’t playing for the Knicks… might have some good mojo and pep talk sources for our squad