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Very cool! Since they moved everything into the practice facility, what are they doing with the former space inside Gampel?
 
As fans, we owe so much more to the players than they owe to the University. It's strange to see no donations considering how strong the brotherhood is and how often these guys come back to support Calhoun's charity game. I mean, you are seeing former athletes at the dedication for the new center. But still, we would be absolutely nowhere with out these guys so they deserve to make any decision they want.
 
noeynox said:
Calhoun was always adamant he didn't think the. Nba guys should be asked to give.
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And he was wrong. I said it before and will say it again, some of these players like Allen, Gay, Caron, Marshall etc. earned in excess of $100 million in their careers and can't send $100k back?
 
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Jim Calhoun has no problem asking me to donate to cancer. He should have no problem asking his alumni for few thousand bucks. I hope some of the NBAers do help in some way like Lobo, Taurasi and Bird did.
 
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Eh, people go to schools and pay tuition, and then get decent jobs and donate. In that sense, schools make money off students. And hey still ask for donations. That's why they call them donations. It's not like the school does favors to the students for free. This is always the relationship.
 
UCweCONN said:
And he was wrong. I said it before and will say it again, some of these players like Allen, Gay, Caron, Marshall etc. earned in excess of $100 million in their careers and can't send $100k back?
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Call Calhoun and convince him to ask the players to donate. Let us know how you make out.
 
noeynox said:
Calhoun was always adamant he didn't think the. Nba guys should be asked to give.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this exactly what Calhoun's job was within the Athletic Department after he stepped down as coach? Some sort of a fundraising capacity?
 
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Fishy said:
You have a job - start writing some checks.
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Yep, already did, however I also paid good money to send my children to UConn as did my father, his mother,etc.
I appreciate the fact that this is a big day, BUT, imagine how much bigger it would be if a bunch of the ex players all chipped in and gave a pledge of say $2MM with a challenge for a match.
I disagree that they owe the school nothing.
I'm going to temper my disappointment in hopes they are planning something and/or see the light.
If none or very few do give, I'll be puzzled.
Kudos to Stevie P and the ladies who gave
 
popcorn said:
Do you think the Uconn alum (mens) have become selfish. And forgotten it was their school along with their coaches that got them to where they are. Our most successful alum (Ray Allen) didn't give a dime. Hell Carmelo gave Syracuse 1M.
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Actually Anthony gave $3 million to Syracuse for their practice facility.

I'm also shocked that none of the UConn NBA guys gave. It must be because UConn (Calhoun?) told them not to. Based on all the other players who gave to every other school that has built or is building a new practice facility I'd be very surprised if none of them offered on their own without being asked. So they must have been turned away. For whatever reason. I'd love to know why.

Whatever, doesn't matter. The place is built. It looks awesome. That's all that counts at this point.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this exactly what Calhoun's job was within the Athletic Department after he stepped down as coach? Some sort of a fundraising capacity?
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Look, I'm only going on what Calhoun has publicly said in the past. I always thought that was to put pressure on Hathaway to do his job and not try to take the easy way out and ride the NBA coattails of the program.

Now that Hathaway is gone and they are supposedly not donating I'm going to take Calhoun at his word.
 
HarryAGampel said:
Very cool! Since they moved everything into the practice facility, what are they doing with the former space inside Gampel?
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Beyond admiring championship banners, renovations to prevent falling Patoni tiles, etc., the women's volleyball team likely appreciates more convenient practice time. Unlike some possible to very likely anonymous NBA player donations, the volleyballers now won't need to serve, volley, set, and spike as anonymously as in the past.
 
A lot of the UConn women players
donated all the way back to Kerry Bascomb our first star. What's up NBA ?
 
Seeing that the University was still paying JC after his retirement with the expectations that he would help with fundraising, surprised that former players have not been corralled to support the Center. But at the end of the day it's their money and I know many of them are very generous to various charities.
 
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I find it hard to believe that none of the NBA players contributed toward the facility. Maybe they didn't disclose what they contributed so that the sense of contribution urgency would continue till they raised the rest of the money.

Not sure if that really makes a lot of sense, but I don't know what does.
 
I'm sure at some point Jacobs will have an article about this very topic.

Certainly is a head-scratcher. Maybe they were asked to steer their cash into a different direction or something else that is on the horizon.

I'm not going to lose sleep over it, but it's certainly interesting to say the least.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this exactly what Calhoun's job was within the Athletic Department after he stepped down as coach? Some sort of a fundraising capacity?
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Why wasn't JC at either the dedication event or First Night?
 
temery said:
My guess is he's being a classy former coach. It's now Ollie's team.
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His current paid position is as a fundraiser for Athletics. The classy act would have been there to celebrate the achievement of the Champions Center for the program he built.
 
husky8273 said:
His current paid position is as a fundraiser for Athletics. The classy act would have been there to celebrate the achievement of the Champions Center for the program he built.
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If he hadn't been coach, I'd agree. At any event he is present, especially a UConn event, he is there as Coach Calhoun. He will never be anything else as far as most fans are concerned. That's the reality.
 
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temery said:
If he hadn't been coach, I'd agree. At any event he is present, especially a UConn event, he is there as Coach Calhoun. He will never be anything else as far as most fans are concerned. That's the reality.
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As always, Coach Rowe's service should serve as a model for JC in his new position.
 
husky8273 said:
As always, Coach Rowe's service should serve as a model for JC in his new position.
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I'll bet when Coach Moore is at the dedication of the UConn Hall of Fame building, or whatever, Coach Calhoun would be happy to be present.

I am happy Coach Rowe was apparently there, but I understand why Coach Calhoun may not have been present for the dedication. He'd be sharing the stage, rather than being there to support the building of a new practice facility.

Thank you to the Werth Family, and f-you to those who want to make this about Calhoun.
 
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The Werth's contribution is remarkable and JC should have been there to celebrate it.
 
husky8273 said:
The Werth's contribution is remarkable and JC should have been there to celebrate it.
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I don't entitely disagree, but I was replying to your comment: "The classy act would have been there to celebrate the achievement of the Champions Center for the program he built."

'for the program he built."

I have no idea why he wasn't there. But my uninformed opinion is he skipped the event because people would have believed he was present to "celebrate the achievement of the Champions Center for the program he built."

The day wasn't about Calhoun, Geno, or anyone other than the Werth family, who made the day, and building possible. The teams have a new practice facility thanks to them.
 
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lol this thread is ridiculous, instead of being thankful for the donation and talking about how friggin amazing it is everyone needs to get on their high horse and complain that the nba players didnt donate or calhoun should have been there, how many people here donated a significant amount? the alums money is their money, they can spend it however the hell they want to... maybe some stuff went on that we dont know about or that they just didnt want to donate... maybe having recruits see them show up at NC games, first night, and other games is worth more than "$1,000" or better than a donation... this even was not about Calhoun, it was about the Werth family and the Facility... the building got built, the fact that the alums stay extremely close with the university, come back to play with current students, and always getting air time and talking about how great uconn is, negates that fact that they didnt donate... get over it, their faces will be plastered throughout the building, it got built and it says uconn basketball champions center
 
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