if u need a good laugh (athlon top cbb coaches)

[brasssbonanzaa]

I get that Calhoun's old, has had health issues, etc. However, he could outcoach many of the guys ahead of him from a nursing home.

Never mind how much he gave Stevens a coaching clinic in the title game. Or when he ran circles around K in '99 and '04. At least Hewitt isn't above him because that '04 title game was a laugher.

All of that said, it makes complete sense that a coach with 82 career wins is ahead of him.

 

[upstater]

Do you trust Pitino?

Boeheim, I could see retiring but there is still speculation on whether Calhoun will coach this season. I don't think Boeheim is planning on retiring that soon.

Pitino sunk his son's chances by saying that. If he kept his mouth shut, it would have been better for his son.

 

[mauconnfan]

I'm not giving you the "AD wasn't close to being ready for the big stage". He got all the PT he could possibly get, doesn't that go against the "you perform, you play" mantra we've heard for 25+ years? And I think the "poison" you mention could have been mitigated.

When I was in college our dorm had a scrappy softball team that was the last team to make it into the playoffs. Once we got in we beat everyone, especially Shakespeare who had a powerhouse that year. That was the best, they were so pissed and such bad sports it was great. We even clobbered the team that won the 1st half league in an unofficial championship.

The next year we returned most of the team, but we had some new flashier players that pretty much insisted they get all the PT because they were “better” than the guys from the year before. The coach sided with the new guys. The guys that ended up sitting got resentful, “Why should I sit? We won the whole thing when I played last year.” Morale suffered, the team never came together and we lost more than we won. Didn’t make the playoffs.

I know that intramural is light-years from intercollegiate, but I think the team dynamic is the same. Kill AO all you want for being human, doesn’t mean JC did a good job handling the situation

Team Dynamic is not the same.........softball intramurals vs UConn mens hoops........nice try Waq..............and maybe you were the guy in the 2nd year who suddenly sucked and had another AD come in and deserve your time and more innings at your position..........ah I get it now.........you were snubbed because you underachieved in intramurals and feel for AO because you both blew!! ..........I'm sorry!

Oh and by the way there can't be a "team" dynamic when your returning big man/captain isn't on board, instead whining about undeserved time!!

 

[Waquoit]

Team Dynamic is not the same.........softball intramurals vs UConn mens hoops........nice try Waq..............and maybe you were the guy in the 2nd year who suddenly sucked and had another AD come in and deserve your time and more innings at your position..........ah I get it now.........you were snubbed because you underachieved in intramurals and feel for AO because you both blew!! ..........I'm sorry!

Oh and by the way there can't be a "team" dynamic when your returning big man/captain isn't on board, instead whining about undeserved time!!

You're gonna make me say it, OK, I was the best hitter I wasn't sitting. But AD didn't get all that PT because of production, he got it because of potential. And he also didn't get near the normal rookie share of the quick hook. And AO didn't come in to the season disgruntled, it developed. The point is, people act against their own interests when they perceive thay are treated unfairly, JC didn't handle it any better than AO. He's a Hall of Famer, I expected more from him.

 

[CL82]

You're gonna make me say it, OK, I was the best hitter I wasn't sitting. But AD didn't get all that PT because of production, he got it because of potential. And he also didn't get near the normal rookie share of the quick hook. And AO didn't come in to the season disgruntled, it developed. The point is, people act against their own interests when they perceive thay are treated unfairly, JC didn't handle it any better than AO. He's a Hall of Famer, I expected more from him.

1) It didn't take a whole lot of am twisting to get to the 'best hitter' part
2) I don't disagree that Calhoun gets a piece of the blame for chemistry issues. I suspect that his back played a role in that. Tought to deal with everyone's issues when you are in pain - but it is a part of his job. That said, we'll never know if this team could have together under the best of circumstances. Sometimes that just the way it is. For better or worse Alex was a mecurial kid. When things were going well, it didn't show up but when times were tough he had a tendancy to gripe and get down on himself and to look for someone to blame. That persoanlity type is always tough to manage.