Was thinking about that in context of Pikiell's UConn playing career which got derailed due to shoulder issues - yet he stuck with the program and had his moments. Even without injury Pikiell was a long-shot to make the NBA, but I bet healthy he would have either made it or played overseas and earned some decent money. Instead similar to his playing career he played the long game and now finally 30 (!) years later has found his pot o' gold. Gym rat through and thru, perseverance personified, good for him.Pikiell landed nicely on his feet-16 million Rutgers, good for him
Good spot...funny story about Calhoun throwing DH out of his office first week on the job when Hurley got "whiney" about the state of program back then. JC telling him..."Danny that's why you're here...fix it"
A little too much on DH and his relationship with his brother Bobby and not enough on current team but direction that Tiki & Tierney took the interview....but was a enjoyable 20 minute listen either way.
agreed, but i feel like most interviews tend to focus on his relationship with his dad, so some of the bobby stuff was new to me.Good spot...funny story about Calhoun throwing DH out of his office first week on the job when Hurley got "whiney" about the state of program back then. JC telling him..."Danny that's why you're here...fix it"
A little too much on DH and his relationship with his brother Bobby and not enough on current team but direction that Tiki & Tierney took the interview....but was a enjoyable 20 minute listen either way.
at some point today you should be able to hear at below....not there yet.i had a meeting but if anyone gets a link to relisten, post it.
Lifelong WFAN guy - Tierney blows!!!!! I simply can't come around to him.
Thank you. Fantastic synopsisMy notes, nothing groundbreaking:
- On season so far:
- Hard to celebrate season so far when you didn't win a BE chip given the expectations being at UConn
- A couple of finishes in the paint on Friday from playing Saturday
- Losing Bouk was tough but a better team going into the NCAAT than last year
- On draw/NCCAT
- "Everyone's vulnerable" -- "anything can happen"
- UConn 1 of 3 teams in the country that didn't take a transfer (w/ Nova and Purdue) according to Hurley
- "Culture over portal"
- Could have used a little more firepower on the perimeter
- Hard to do scheduling in April/May when you have no idea who's going to be on the other teams' rosters come season
- On scouting:
- Teddy Allen tremendous player, 20 ppg -- "big time player" -- turns 24 next month
- Talks to a lot of former coaches to get as much information and data as possible to break down
- On growing up w/ Bobby
- "Tough kids played in the park, soft kids in the driveway. We played in the park"
- Bobby would kick his ass all the time, but Bobby would fist fight on Danny's behalf when he would mouth off to older kids
- Bobby's will is nothing he's ever seen before. "He's a dog."
- Hard growing up in Bobby's shadow; thankful it wasn't during in social media era
- On urgency to get UConn back to National Champion stage
- Loved coaching URI, loved being the hunted in A-10, class of the conference. Only would leave to go to a Final Four contender
- "I didn't come here to be good. I came here to be one of the elite coaches in the country."
- "When you come to a top place, you have to be able to make deep runs in March, in the tournament."
- Had no idea BE was on the table when he took the job in 2018 (but knew AAC was "sucking the life out of basketball")
- Villanova game felt like S16/E8 game
- "UConn is right back where it belongs"
- UConn being back in the BE is as good for UConn as it is for the BE
- On relationship w/ Calhoun:
- "He's the GOAT" -- on Mt. Rushmore of best coaches after Wooden
- "I'm smart enough to use my resources" which includes talking to Geno and Calhoun
- He'll have both of them talk to individual players, the team as needed
- Calhoun will rip him if he whines/complains -- happened first week after an early practice and lit him up, threw him out of his office. "A moment of weakness, I needed that."
- Heading out to Buffalo tomorrow night
- "UConn takes over when we hit the road"
My notes, nothing groundbreaking:
- On season so far:
- Hard to celebrate season so far when you didn't win a BE chip given the expectations being at UConn
- ...
A+. I would have borrowed your notes for every class in school!My notes, nothing groundbreaking:
- On season so far:
- Hard to celebrate season so far when you didn't win a BE chip given the expectations being at UConn
- A couple of finishes in the paint on Friday from playing Saturday
- Losing Bouk was tough but a better team going into the NCAAT than last year
- On draw/NCCAT
- "Everyone's vulnerable" -- "anything can happen"
- UConn 1 of 3 teams in the country that didn't take a transfer (w/ Nova and Purdue) according to Hurley
- "Culture over portal"
- Could have used a little more firepower on the perimeter
- Hard to do scheduling in April/May when you have no idea who's going to be on the other teams' rosters come season
- On scouting:
- Teddy Allen tremendous player, 20 ppg -- "big time player" -- turns 24 next month
- Talks to a lot of former coaches to get as much information and data as possible to break down
- On growing up w/ Bobby
- "Tough kids played in the park, soft kids in the driveway. We played in the park"
- Bobby would kick his ass all the time, but Bobby would fist fight on Danny's behalf when he would mouth off to older kids
- Bobby's will is nothing he's ever seen before. "He's a dog."
- Hard growing up in Bobby's shadow; thankful it wasn't during in social media era
- On urgency to get UConn back to National Champion stage
- Loved coaching URI, loved being the hunted in A-10, class of the conference. Only would leave to go to a Final Four contender
- "I didn't come here to be good. I came here to be one of the elite coaches in the country."
- "When you come to a top place, you have to be able to make deep runs in March, in the tournament."
- Had no idea BE was on the table when he took the job in 2018 (but knew AAC was "sucking the life out of basketball")
- Villanova game felt like S16/E8 game
- "UConn is right back where it belongs"
- UConn being back in the BE is as good for UConn as it is for the BE
- On relationship w/ Calhoun:
- "He's the GOAT" -- on Mt. Rushmore of best coaches after Wooden
- "I'm smart enough to use my resources" which includes talking to Geno and Calhoun
- He'll have both of them talk to individual players, the team as needed
- Calhoun will rip him if he whines/complains -- happened first week after an early practice and lit him up, threw him out of his office. "A moment of weakness, I needed that."
- Heading out to Buffalo tomorrow night
- "UConn takes over when we hit the road"