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Kenya Hunter hired as Assistant Coach

CL82 said:
Strong Ketchup Juju: The mojo that you get from making @August_West eat turkey and Ketchup sandwiches.

Of course it could be this guy
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One of the worst mojo ideas we had. Well the idea was great, but the outcome was horrible.
 
Hunter averaged 2.1 steals/game in his career.
Jones averaged 1.5 steals/game while going to the line 6 times/game in his last season.

These guys have real life experience in areas that this team needs dire improvement. Me likey.
 
StunningSteve said:
This. With Hurley, Hardaway, McKie, and Dooley, the AAC is well poised going into the 2020 contract. UConn needs to be UConn again.

The new Big East coaches have been poached to death. They are giving assistants long term HC contracts. Screw that. Now that Chris Mack left, the NBE coaches include Leitao, Steele, Wojrtrshyjyrdowski, Willard, Mullin, McDermott, Ewing, Cooley, Wright, Jordan. That is not worth much.
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Wright, Willard, McDermott, and Cooley are all good coaches. Guys like Woj, and Steele will likely be very good. All the AAC really has for proven commodities, is Cronin32. Hurely and Penny probably have bright futures, but we still need to see their success.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Wright, Willard, McDermott, and Cooley are all good coaches. Guys like Woj, and Steele will likely be very good. All the AAC really has for proven commodities, is Cronin32. Hurely and Penny probably have bright futures, but we still need to see their success.
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Cooley is okay, but he doesn’t belong on that list.
 
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fleudslipcon said:
One of the worst mojo ideas we had. Well the idea was great, but the outcome was horrible.
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I blame August's decision to artisinal grass fed organic turkey and various tomato based sauces instead of the mojo sandwich. The sentence was clear:
Before every game, Augie has to eat a turkey sandwich. With lots of ketchup. So much ketchup, it squirts out the sides and back of the sandwich and he feels like he’s drowning in it. And every time he posts, from now until the end of our season, someone needs to respond with “Shut up and eat the Mojo sandwich, commie!” Yup. It’s the victim you wanted with the punishment you wanted.
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It was the execution that was lacking.
 
Sounds like a great hire based on the responses here and around the web.

I will ask the question though; what in the world was a highly touted recruiter with DMV connections doing at Nebraska? That's a big step down from Georgetown unless the B1G pay their assistants much more than the Big East. Was he given greater responsibilities at Nebraska than JT3 was offering him?
 
CL82 said:
I blame August's decision to artisinal grass fed organic turkey and various tomato based sauces instead of the mojo sandwich. The sentence was clear:


It was the execution that was lacking.
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He did his part. Disgusting sandwiches and I know the man carried it out. Not his fault. Bad choice of mojo. As you know he's my hero. #bonechina
 
fleudslipcon said:
He did his part. Disgusting sandwiches and I know the man carried it out. Not his fault. Bad choice of mojo. As you know he's my hero. #bonechina
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Lol. That wasn't what you said at the time, of course that was prebromance...Linky
 
Stainmaster said:
Cooley is okay, but he doesn’t belong on that list.
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Personally, I find it impressive what he's built at Providence. Consistent 20 win seasons, excellent recruiting in New England, and I swear his teams always seem well prepared. Of course he lacks the NCAA success, but do those guys besides Wright have it?
 
Huskyforlife said:
Personally, I find it impressive what he's built at Providence. Consistent 20 win seasons, excellent recruiting in New England, and I swear his teams always seem well prepared. Of course he lacks the NCAA success, but do those guys besides Wright have it?
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Since the breakup of the big east, right?
 
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StunningSteve said:
This. With Hurley, Hardaway, McKie, and Dooley, the AAC is well poised going into the 2020 contract. UConn needs to be UConn again.

The new Big East coaches have been poached to death. They are giving assistants long term HC contracts. Screw that. Now that Chris Mack left, the NBE coaches include Leitao, Steele, Wojrtrshyjyrdowski, Willard, Mullin, McDermott, Ewing, Cooley, Wright, Jordan. That is not worth much.
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The big east has Nova and MSG. That’s it
 
djct1999 said:
Wait, are you trying to get credit for your opinion on assistant coaches? If so, congrats on going 3 for 3. You must be real proud.
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This made me LOL in a cafe.
 
CL82 said:
Lol. That wasn't what you said at the time, of course that was prebromance...Linky
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mojo foreplay. Does not interfere with the bromance interloper.
 
Travelman32 said:
They will be. I had a dream they lost a heartbreaker in the s16, with 24 wins. Not sure if that dream was this coming year or what and hey, it was just a dream...But it was very similar to some of those heartbreakers throughout most of the 90s/game vs Texas.

Regardless, Uconn will come back with a venegance. Watch out!
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You really need to work on the top end of your dreams.
 
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intlzncster said:
Kfree still might be retained in some capacity. Could very well be as part of the AD, as I recall he has some interest in that area, and in turn, they were also quite high on him.
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I will violate the gag order - he may get Danny Griffiin’s old Developmemt job once they figure out what he did other than the hanging out with KO part. Just kidding. Actually, Danny was a good guy - wish him well.
 
Lefty2one said:
Sounds like a great hire based on the responses here and around the web.

I will ask the question though; what in the world was a highly touted recruiter with DMV connections doing at Nebraska? That's a big step down from Georgetown unless the B1G pay their assistants much more than the Big East. Was he given greater responsibilities at Nebraska than JT3 was offering him?
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There's a ton of reasons. Money. Conference. More influence. Location. Closer to home. Closer to other jobs. Having the arduous task to pull recruits across the country. Most importantly, job security.

As an assistant, you're unfortunately not driving the bus of your job security, no matter how successful you are individually. If you think you're coach is on the hot seat, you start looking. If you don't like the way your guy does business, you start looking.
 
Chief00 said:
I will violate the gag order - he may get Danny Griffiin’s old Developmemt job once they figure out what he did other than the hanging out with KO part. Just kidding. Actually, Danny was a good guy - wish him well.
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So's Kfree. I hope he gets retained.
 
djct1999 said:
Its a shame your conference realignment gag order is 6 more years!
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No it’s not conference realignment related - hopefully the KO thing settles soon and the NCAA stuff.
 
tcf15 said:
Assistant coach Kenya Hunter leaving Nebraska basketball to join Dan Hurley's UConn staff
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Salient point:

Nebraska tried hard to keep Hunter. Sources told The World-Herald that NU countered with a $320,000 annual salary — a $20,000 raise — and a title of associate head coach.

And yet to become a HC...

“I just thought getting back into my region would make it easier. I’m not typically known as a Midwest guy. This opportunity to get back to the northeast will help me in my career.’’

UCONN being better for your career is unspoken subtext.

[EDIT: later in the article he kinda says just that lol]
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Not trying to toot my own horn, but I remember being one of few who weren’t in love with Ollie’s assistant hires. So far I’m 3/3 on on Hurley’s hires. Moore is a no brainer, Young brings those ever so important New York connections, and Hunter has a track record as a bigs coach, while also covering the DMV. This staff looks terrific.
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Out of curiosity, what do you think the phrase "Not trying to toot my own horn" means?
 
Stainmaster said:
Cooley is okay, but he doesn’t belong on that list.
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Cooley is probably a better coach than both Williard & McDermott. I have never been a Cooley fan, but he has shown great improvement over the last few years.

Cooley has taken Providence to 5 straight NCAA tournaments. Providence is not a power house school and he has had basically 1 pro in his program over the last 5 years, yes Bentil as well but I am not even sure he is still in the league.

Go check out the roster he had this year, Cooley did a marvelous job in getting them to a 10 seed in the tourney.
 
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