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August_West said:
I challenge you to find one post on this site where I mention buyout as my reason for keeping Ollie. I wanted to keep Ollie ( conditionally) for other reasons. I'm not one of the " buyout hand cuffs us" guys here. Even if realistically it probably does a bit that has never been my focus on the KO argument.
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Agreed. You've professed a much more optimistic version of my view: a good Kevin Ollie is our best option at coach. I still believe it, but last night was the first time in two years I saw the team finally move away from isolation/pick and roll offense. Notice the results. The defense was stellar after the first five minutes, and while the rebounding sucked in the first half, they adjusted at halftime and dominated the boards. I had essentially given up on him changing. So I took a baby step back into thinking maybe he can see the light and adjust his philosophy.

For everyone bashing the talent, I never bought that. These kids are better than many of the teams we have been losing to. Easily could have been a 20 win team even without Gilbert.
 
djct1999 said:
A win at home vs a depleted SMU is hardly going to move the needle. It was a great win for us following closely, but lets not make it out to be more than it is.
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No one is making it more than that. I don’t think anyone on this board expected a win here with our depleted team at home or expected these guys to actually play as well as they did as a team starting 3 Freshmen. To the contrary folks expected a loss, maybe even an ugly loss at that. This is the best win of the season because of where expectations were for this game especially missing Larrier.
 
willie99 said:
I doubt it's anything serious, and yes I'm allowed to speculate about this just like Jeff Jacobs and everyone else who knows NOTHING about the investigation.

So my speculation is this, We had contact with Sid Wilson while he was enrolled at St John's. Something like a phone call to see if Ollie was still interested.
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If the player initiates the phone call, I din't think Ollie gets in trouble. These students that want to transfer already have destinations in mind before they announce it.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Agreed. You've professed a much more optimistic version of my view: a good Kevin Ollie is our best option at coach. I still believe it, but last night was the first time in two years I saw the team finally move away from isolation/pick and roll offense. Notice the results. The defense was stellar after the first five minutes, and while the rebounding sucked in the first half, they adjusted at halftime and dominated the boards. I had essentially given up on him changing. So I took a baby step back into thinking maybe he can see the light and adjust his philosophy.

For everyone bashing the talent, I never bought that. These kids are better than many of the teams we have been losing to. Easily could have been a 20 win team even without Gilbert.
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Agreed. And while people continue to use talent and experience as an excuse for this season, they conveniently forget that we were just as bad last year even though we had quite a bit of talent and experience. Of course, there is always a weakazzed response and it ususally has something to do with not enough ballhandlers. We had plenty of ball handlers last year. You don't need Pete Maravich to beat Houston.

And I like how people are so quick to bash anyone that suggests we sue the NCAA. Wasn't the accepted reason for the NCAA caving to UNC that UNC threatened the NCAA with a pack of lawyers?

What a goddamned mess this program is!!!!!!
 
whaler11 said:
No. More like AD Dave just telling Jeff to his face with the recorder off.

The personal stuff I heard was nothing that would create cause.
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Exactly UConn leaked this
 
whaler11 said:
I play Clue 2-3 times a week with my 8 yo daughter. If I’ve beaten her 3-4 times in a row , even after I’ve solved the ‘crime’ in the next game - I pretend I haven’t.

Does anyone need the quid pro quo spelled out for them?
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Hold on, after 3-4 times in a row THEN you let the 8-yr old win?!
Yes, lets hear the conspiracy theory please, you merciless Clue sleuth.
 
"According to Jacobs, who explains the situation in greater detail, Kevin Ollie’s contract includes a “just cause” stipulation that states the contract can, under certain circumstances, be voided if the coach is found to have violated NCAA rules. The wording of the clause is vague, and it is considered unlikely that Ollie would be fired unless the NCAA finds serious wrongdoing."

Will this be how they get rid of Ollie? Wondering how they were tipped off..
 
So, I’m guessing the NCAA will be investigating Providence as well for the dirty antics that appear to have happened there with MAL?

For those thinking/hoping this investigation is coming from our AD...you better hope that’s not the case. IF it was, we’d likely be looking for a new AD before a new men’s BB coach. The whole Rhet Lanshlee deal was great, but not one person at UConn can explain how an offensive coordinator from a top 5 team in the country from the SEC took a pay cut to come here for the same job. That was mark #1 on AD David Benedict in my book that something fishy might be going on. Let’s hope this is just St. John’s being salty and nothing else, because if it is our AD or administration they will be gone. There’s zero room for that kind of BS and if we’re trying to rebuild a program there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it.
 
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upstater said:
The fact that it coincides with the eligibility process makes me think you are 99% on target with your guess.

Something came up in the evaluation.
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I don't know how this process works. It seems like we are assuming guilt. Could it be that when St. Johns refused to comply, the NCAA is forced to do its due diligence? Am I naive to believe that its still possible that nothing comes of this?
 
This was leaked by UConn to get rid of K.O. .. Benedict has wanted him gone for awhile .
 
IF... And by if I mean a BIGGGG if..... AD David Benedict leaked this to Jacobs in order to fire Ollie, I can't see how 1) anyone could feel good about that happening, and 2) AD David Benedict should be fired immediately.
 
Paesano said:
What a goddamned mess this program is!!!!!!
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I think that is the issue. Since Shabazz graduated, most everything has been a struggle. Things shouldn't be an uphill battle in so many ways. It was nice to see the team play well last night, but that should be the norm, not some sort of outlier.
 
BaZZnBOAT said:
IF... And by if I mean a BIGGGG if..... AD David Benedict leaked this to Jacobs in order to fire Ollie, I can't see how 1) anyone could feel good about that happening, and 2) AD David Benedict should be fired immediately.
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He should be celebrated.

Getting ahead of these stories is not a bad thing.
 
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husky99 said:
Not sure the whole story yet. But the is hitting the fan for Ollie is the word i hear. He may not be directly involved but this is the out they are looking for
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Guarantee UConn leaked it
 
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BaZZnBOAT said:
Why would any coach want to come work for a school that allows their AD to leak information against his own staff?
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Your premise that the AD leaked anything is pure conjecture.
 
Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. ...

Hopefully its just Sid Wilson recruiting situation with Sid initiating the conversation with the staff after commiting to SJU.
 
Matrim55 said:
I believe 100% that Jacobs has good sources and that we're under investigation. But I straight up do not believe that Ollie committed recruiting violations, and hope for his sake (and ours) that he did not.

To the people rooting for that in here... be careful what you wish for.
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UCONN confirmed his report. There is no question of the investigation.
 
Olliewood216 said:
So, I’m guessing the NCAA will be investigating Providence as well for the dirty antics that appear to have happened there with MAL?

For those thinking/hoping this investigation is coming from our AD...you better hope that’s not the case. IF it was, we’d likely be looking for a new AD before a new men’s BB coach. The whole Rhet Lanshlee deal was great, but not one person at UConn can explain how an offensive coordinator from a top 5 team in the country from the SEC took a pay cut to come here for the same job. That was mark #1 on AD David Benedict in my book that something fishy might be going on. Let’s hope this is just St. John’s being salty and nothing else, because if it is our AD or administration they will be gone. There’s zero room for that kind of BS and if we’re trying to rebuild a program there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it.
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You do realize that Lashlee was pushed out at Auburn and Benedict helped him with a soft landing at UConn, although at a huge pay cut? It was obvious Lashlee was a short term guy at UConn and would move on quickly.
 
UConNation said:
I'm not saying you're wrong, but just to be clear - what we're implying is that UConn (administration), either implicitly or explicitly, saw a train coming down the track straight for KO and instead of trying to push him off the tracks, they tied him down. Cool cool. Yep, that's definitely going to attract talent on the court and in the head coaching office.
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You are mischaracteizing my post.
 
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