How would Calhoun fair in the transfer era?

[UconnU]

Just curious as to your thoughts on this. JC used to go way out of his way to try to toughen up soft players and underclassmen. He would always have assistants to play good cop. But I don’t see anyway that if he coached now how he coached in say the 90s that he wouldn’t have massive amounts of transfers? There are practice stories that I’m sure some of you can share that go well beyond the issues some of these players transferring have with their coach.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Two words: Johnny Time

 

[8893]

I have no fear that he would fare fairly well.

 

[rip7774]

He’s Jim F’in Calhoun - he’d adapt. He’s the GOAT.

One thing: He didn’t choose a lot of soft kids.

Lot of soft kids took the easy road of Dooks of the world or whatever garbage coach was the $$$ distributor (Pearl, Wade, Miller of today) of the day.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

He'd be critiqued on the Boneyard.

 

[InTheRed]

He would have excelled. For every one kid who left, there would be two kids knocking on his door wanting to transfer in.

 

[AdamaNation]

Just curious as to your thoughts on this. JC used to go way out of his way to try to toughen up soft players and underclassmen. He would always have assistants to play good cop. But I don’t see anyway that if he coached now how he coached in say the 90s that he wouldn’t have massive amounts of transfers? There are practice stories that I’m sure some of you can share that go well beyond the issues some of these players transferring have with their coach.

Keep in mind he lost a few to transfer. Curtis kelly. Scotty hazelton. Wiggins ( I think) I just wonder what his reach to the international players would like as he had such deep connections for most of his career.

 

[CTBasketball]

Two words: Johnny Time

 

[freescooter]

Oh he would have been awful. A total failure. Probably would have ended up coaching in D3 at some start up program somewhere.

The great coaches would have been great in any era. Just like great athletes. They would approach things differently and adjusted to the new realities. My father was a really good amateur golfer. He got to play in a group with Bobby Jones one time when Jones was retired from competitive golf but played exhibitions for charity. Dad had played in various regional and state tournament and had played in several US Open qualifiers. He said he never saw anyone as focused on golf as Jones. His concentration and understanding of every element. Could a guy like that play with graphite shafts and other modern equipment? I suspect he could somehow. It would be the same with Calhoun coaching. He would adapt. And succeed.

 

[Watchdog]

I have no fear that he would fare fairly well.

To be fare, I'm not sure you're phairly assessing the situation.

The 1989 Calhoun? Who would want to play for a coach with records of 9-19, 20-14 and 18-13 in his first three years?

The 2011 Calhoun had put more than two dozen players in "the league" and would have attracted just about anyone he pursued, in spite of his reputation for being a hard_ss.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

 

[HooperScooper]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

But some kids do like that. So if you're a coach who coaches like that then you recruit players who fit your style. Unfortunately that does severely limit your options, which isn't ideal.

 

[superjohn]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

Not true.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

Where along the spectrum from buddy to drill instructor would you place DH?

 

[jayteeman]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

 

[willie99]

Players who want to be molded into pros will choose him

One and done kids won't, and that's nothing new

The pampered kids could go the PC

 

[dogpause]

Callhoun would probably only be able to attract players who want to win a National Championship.

 

[wheelerdog]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

Yea that's why he's been such a failure at St. Joe's.

 

[Improviser]

Where along the spectrum from buddy to drill instructor would you place DH?

Unless somebody watched the practices or sat behind the bench during the games to gauge the interactions between coach and players, or there was a tweet or an interview from players or former players, this would not be an easy call.

During games I have watched on TV, I never observed him berating a player for an unforced error or missed foul shots. Maybe, I missed something.

His wife refers to herself as Mama Hurley so this seems to encourage a family atmosphere.
Does this make him a buddy?

Maybe, DH is somewhere in the middle, which does not seem a bad thing.

 

[Fishy]

He's freaking Jim Calhoun.

He'd do great in the peach basket era or the transfer era or the future-basketball-is-made-from-space-flubber era.

How do these stupid threads even start?

 

[Spaceman213J]

He got guys to The Show and they typically competed and had some impact early on. I think any player who had his sights on the NBA and was in another program who needed to take the final step would typically have given him more than a passing thought.

 

[Huskymagic]

Just curious as to your thoughts on this. JC used to go way out of his way to try to toughen up soft players and underclassmen. He would always have assistants to play good cop. But I don’t see anyway that if he coached now how he coached in say the 90s that he wouldn’t have massive amounts of transfers? There are practice stories that I’m sure some of you can share that go well beyond the issues some of these players transferring have with their coach.

Put some respect on Jim Calhoun's name.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Kids don't like tough, in your face coaches nowadays. He wouldn't have faired well. Players want coaches to be their buddy, not their drill sergeant.

I like that you spelled "fared" incorrectly; best part of your post.