How long does Ollie have left to prove he can win again at Uconn?

[Bonehead]

When did Bob win a NC against hall of fame coaches?

I would agree Kevin Ollie is on par with Jim Harrick, Tubby Smith, Gary Williams and Jim Boeheim.

Difference being - and I have not fully vetted myself - those coaches recruited the players and coached them to a championships.

 

[mauconnfan]

I would agree Kevin Ollie is on par with Jim Harrick, Tubby Smith, Gary Williams and Jim Boeheim.

Difference being - and I have not fully vetted myself - those coaches recruited the players and coached them to a championships.

They also all had really high end recruits when they won the championships. Not sure any of them had guys like Giffey, Daniels, Olander, Nolan, Brimah, Kromah as a core of their championship instead they had studs coming out of HS. Besides Shabazz and Boat none of them played a key role in any of Calhouns years instead they were coached a full year under KO's tutelage with nothing to play for and won 20 games under APR rules then won a NC. Pretty sure I know which championship is the most impressive coaching job of the names mentioned any that think otherwise would be ignorant!

 

[pj]

Too much childishness on this thread. Life is full of ups and downs for even the best of us. You can lead 6 companies to bankruptcy and become a billionaire and president of the United States. You can lead a team to 16-17 seasons and national championships. In the end, you have to make a judgment about character and talent. KO has both. That means we stick with him through the ups and downs.

 

[jibsey]

Too much childishness on this thread. Life is full of ups and downs for even the best of us. You can lead 6 companies to bankruptcy and become a billionaire and president of the United States. You can lead a team to 16-17 seasons and national championships. In the end, you have to make a judgment about character and talent. KO has both. That means we stick with him through the ups and downs.

Becoming something and then being successful at it are 2 different things. "KO is the very successful coach of the University of Connecticut". That currently is not a completely true statement.

 

[80shusky]

I'm of the opinion that Ollie could very well be a successful NBA coach and that it better fits both his philosophy and his approach. I've said for a while that he approaches the season like an NBA coach. Win enough to get a decent seed in the league tournament then try to win from there on. You can do that in the NBA and maybe the ACC but not in our league. His offensive approach is an NBA style too. That style is not used by successful college teams. Even successful NBA teams are getting away from it.

So he's not trying to win every game?

 

[tzznandrew]

but it's not exactly like he had a HOF coach hand him a stocked team that was ready to go.

You mean a team that lost its best player (Jeremy Lamb), its most talented player (Andre Drummond), its best big man (Oriakhi), and a key player from the title team (Roscoe). A team who only brought back two mercurial small guards (Shabazz and Boat), a 3/4 who virtually never played (Daniels), plus Tyler Olander and Niels Giffey? That was a "stocked team"? And they were banned and with recruiting sanctions.

We were freaking stoked that Holy Cross transfer RJ Evans was showing up.

People on this board have strange memories.

 

[tzznandrew]

So he's not trying to win every game?

I think he's trying to win, but I think freescooter is right in that KO's got a growth mindset that focused almost more on the post-season.