I love how people with no money ...

[freescooter]

F^k you for creating a post titled "I love how people with no money"

Pudge
Is it really your opinion that only those with money are allowed to have an opinion on the basketball coach? Seriously? Imagine if some poor slob had an opinion on some major issue. War and peace for example? I can’t imagine you’d think much of that. Leave having opinions to their better, eh Pudge? Next thing you know these mere commoners will want to vote.

 

[intlzncster]

Assuming the surcharge is 5 the men contributed 19k from the last home game. It's going to take a while at that rate. Good thing the women are rolling. Geez, just had a horrible thought. Have the UConn women ever delivered a higher season attendance then the men? If not, this could be the year.

Bear in mind that the 2017 figures for the men will probably rise with more good games at home during league play. They haven't played anyone at home yet.

2017: Men - 8,505; Women - 8,888
2016: Men - 10,415; Women - 8,920
2015: Men - 10,687; Women - 8,216

NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance
Women's Basketball Attendance

 

[junglehusky]

Funny the "BS he spews" is what EVERYONE here loved about him. Even with the incorrect grammar and such everyone bought in. Now it's BS because why, he's losing and trying to be positive after a loss right? Is he supposed to say these kids just aren't buying in, they suck?

I mean hammer him for not getting the job done no doubt but the inconsistencies on people piling on are an incredible joke here. It's not all him or the staff.

At some point it's on the head coach. Maybe not having AG available is yet another mitigating factor (some would say excuse) but eventually you are what your record says you are.

 

[junglehusky]

It’s ridiculous to state that Napier coached the Team.

Something worked that year and Ollie deserves tremendous credit. Love how many here dismiss a National Championship; it is a huge 100 year High Water Mark in most all CBB programs. Think about it. Even the modestly successful get venerated for One NC.

I don’t think we (this mix of kids) are far from very competitive.

2014 was awesome. It's also getting further and further in the rear view mirror.

Saying "Coach X won a national championship, he should get some breathing room" is valid thing to say when said coach is doing some or most of the following things consistently:

1. winning conference regular championships
2. winning conference tournaments
3. being ranked in the AP Top 25 regularly
4. consistently making NCAA's
5. advancing to S16s, E8's or better at least every few years
6. recruiting and maintaining a workable roster with solid recruits, not having to scramble to fill roster holes
7. not making your fans want to stab their own eyeballs on a nightly basis with the quality of play

 

[whaler11]

Bear in mind that the 2017 figures for the men will probably rise with more good games at home during league play. They haven't played anyone at home yet.

2017: Men - 8,505; Women - 8,888
2016: Men - 10,415; Women - 8,920
2015: Men - 10,687; Women - 8,216

NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance
Women's Basketball Attendance

That’s what 2017 calendar year? It shows 17 games for UConn and unless I’ve lost my mind they haven’t drawn 8,505 at home yet this season nevermind on average?

 

[noeynox]

2014 was awesome. It's also getting further and further in the rear view mirror.

Saying "Coach X won a national championship, he should get some breathing room" is valid thing to say when said coach is doing some or most of the following things consistently:

1. winning conference regular championships
2. winning conference tournaments
3. being ranked in the AP Top 25 regularly
4. consistently making NCAA's
5. advancing to S16s, E8's or better at least every few years
6. recruiting and maintaining a workable roster with solid recruits, not having to scramble to fill roster holes
7. not making your fans want to stab their own eyeballs on a nightly basis with the quality of play

This is a tremendous post. Barring a 10-16, type season, I'd be inclined to give KO another year just to ensure you don't rush into another bad decision. The reality however, is that we are one 80 foot heave from Jalen Adams away from having 2014, being the only NCAA tournament team of the Ollie era. That's a sobering thought.

 

[whaler11]

This is a tremendous post. Barring a 10-16, type season, I'd be inclined to give KO another year just to ensure you don't rush into another bad decision. The reality however, is that we are one 80 foot heave from Jalen Adams away from having 2014, being the only NCAA tournament team of the Ollie era. That's a sobering thought.

I think they were making the tourney that year without the shot but if they would just show some life I’d support another year.

It’s the neverending series of oncourt trainwrecks that is so brutal.

 

[TRest]

I think they were making the tourney that year without the shot but if they would just show some life I’d support another year.

It’s the neverending series of oncourt trainwrecks that is so brutal.

Nobody wants to take away the championship but every year it looks more like a fluke.

 

[intlzncster]

That’s what 2017 calendar year? It shows 17 games for UConn and unless I’ve lost my mind they haven’t drawn 8,505 at home yet this season nevermind on average?

I must of read that wrong. I think it looks like season end 2017. So that would mean last year the women outdrew the men, likely for the first time ever, which given how the season played out, doesn't necessarily surprise.

 

[Huskybass]

2014 was awesome. It's also getting further and further in the rear view mirror.

Saying "Coach X won a national championship, he should get some breathing room" is valid thing to say when said coach is doing some or most of the following things consistently:

1. winning conference regular championships
2. winning conference tournaments
3. being ranked in the AP Top 25 regularly
4. consistently making NCAA's
5. advancing to S16s, E8's or better at least every few years
6. recruiting and maintaining a workable roster with solid recruits, not having to scramble to fill roster holes
7. not making your fans want to stab their own eyeballs on a nightly basis with the quality of play

The problem is that none of those things are happening with any regularity. UConn has truly become irrelevant in both the AAC and on the national landscape.

 

[mauconnfan]

That's exactly it. We have arguably one guy, Jalen, who can break people off the dribble and create for himself as is required in the current offensive system. The staff had a big layoff before the Auburn game and now a week before the Wichita State game to work on some new plays. KO has often said something to the effect of during periods of darkness it's time to get into the lab and work hard. I'd like to see some new plays and some pressing to create easy baskets. If we see the same tired offense on Saturday with the same poor results, I'll be really disappointed but not surprised. Make us proud KO.

Just to be clear the staff had a day and mostly travel prior to the Auburn game. While they had 12 prior to the Arizona game I’m sure most was focused on the Wildcats, maybe a little on Auburn. They played well and competed against Arizona, had a nice plan on Ayton but couldn’t make a shot.

Obviously that day of prep was not a good one for KO vs Auburn.

 

[noeynox]

I think they were making the tourney that year without the shot but if they would just show some life I’d support another year.

It’s the neverending series of oncourt trainwrecks that is so brutal.

I base that on the fact that we went in as 7th seed.

 

[Pudge]

Pudge
Is it really your opinion that only those with money are allowed to have an opinion on the basketball coach? Seriously? Imagine if some poor slob had an opinion on some major issue. War and peace for example? I can’t imagine you’d think much of that. Leave having opinions to their better, eh Pudge? Next thing you know these mere commoners will want to vote.

The “fire the coach” ignoring a buyout - one that UConn in a CT with limited public resources - bug me. That obviously, if you look at my football posts, bugged me about Diaco. Irrational posts, lacking context, won’t move David Benedict. And just is not good for the advance of this Program.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Just to be clear the staff had a day and mostly travel prior to the Auburn game. While they had 12 prior to the Arizona game I’m sure most was focused on the Wildcats, maybe a little on Auburn. They played well and competed against Arizona, had a nice plan on Ayton but couldn’t make a shot.

Obviously that day of prep was not a good one for KO vs Auburn.

Thanks for the correction, I meant AZ. Point was they’ve had weeks to work on some new offensive sets. Saw a couple new things today, which was encouraging.

 

[Huskybass]

I saw the same hero ball we have been seeing game after game, season after season. There is a reason UConn is dead last in all of Division 1 in assists.