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Message: [QUOTE="djct1999, post: 2134358, member: 2281"] Why does something toxic have to be going on? Maybe KO realized how bad the talent is on this team and decided this path simply won't work. First, you don't bring a guy like Chillious on to coach and fill scholarships with marginal talent. You let guys like Chillious earn their paychecks by fishing "tuna". I am quite sure that Ollie painted a rather bleak picture for both Jackson and Enoch and they decided to leave. Only the Boneyard thinks these two are impact players. I assure you they are not. While I admit MAL came as a surprise, I doubt KO granted the release without a plan in mind. Maybe its Harris. Maybe is Waters. Maybe both. I get that the optics right now look bad. But this is the best thing to happen. We needed to blow this roster up and start fresh. We need Killings and Chillious to have as many open scholarships as early as possible. Now its time for them to go to work. If their reputations ring true, UConn will be better than ever. If not, well, we weren't going to win much with this roster anyway. Here is a silver lining: I applaud KO for taking such an abrupt about face. This isn't easy to do. To many times, coaches remain stubborn and stick to their ways. Look at Boeheim at Syracuse. This crazy off season to me shows the fire KO has to get better. This off season shows that KO admitted past mistakes. He saw opportunities and took a chance. Thank god. Personally, I can't take much more of the past three years. It was empty of much talent and inspiration. Who knows what next season will bring. I am just excited as hell that it won't look at all like last season. [/QUOTE]

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