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Kenya Hunter Potential Replacement

Stainmaster said:
Would you call Isaiah Whaley a good player?
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He’s had some good games. Right now he’s nothing more than our version of Linsanity. Let’s see what he brings next season
 
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I seem to remember Kevin Freeman's infamous first day of practice with Calhoun. The first practice was notoriously challenging, relentlessly strenuous; Calhoun finding out who his warriors were, and Freeman not giving up, no quit, and his lips were bleeding from the effort.
 
I think it’s K Free too based on conversations with other people who follow this stuff. I see his ability to coach bigs and bring former players back into the fold as the deciding factors. I don’t see us struggling to recruit regardless, our brand is cool again. Just wish we had a real solid DMV connect.
 
Son of Robert said:
I seem to remember Kevin Freeman's infamous first day of practice with Calhoun. The first practice was notoriously challenging, relentlessly strenuous; Calhoun finding out who his warriors were, and Freeman not giving up, no quit, and his lips were bleeding from the effort.
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Which shows absolutely zero about being a successful coach
 
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Son of Robert said:
I seem to remember Kevin Freeman's infamous first day of practice with Calhoun. The first practice was notoriously challenging, relentlessly strenuous; Calhoun finding out who his warriors were, and Freeman not giving up, no quit, and his lips were bleeding from the effort.
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Reading this as a kid, I always thought it sounded bad ass. As an adult and a coach, it makes me think the guys had a really crappy summer SnC program.
 
UcannUconn said:
I think it’s K Free too based on conversations with other people who follow this stuff. I see his ability to coach bigs and bring former players back into the fold as the deciding factors. I don’t see us struggling to recruit regardless, our brand is cool again. Just wish we had a real solid DMV connect.
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i really hope that wasn’t a factor in the hiring decision.
 
Dan Hurley has consistently made thoughtful and well-informed decisions re:the Program.. From roster construction/recruiting ..Stimulating and motivating the fan base.. And hiring staff and coaches.. I trust him to make the right decision based on the candidates who have responded to the opening..No one is better qualified to identify the right person for the Program than Dan Hurley..I'm sure he has sought counsel from those people who he respects.... Trust the Carpenter..
 
I’m sure Dan Hurley feels KFree can recruit. Kevin is likable and pretty smooth. I can see him being a recruiter. Work ethic is a non issue.
 
I don't know much about assistant coaches that could be candidates, so I have tried to 'listen'. Murray seems to have the best resume, Freeman the least resume but might be up and coming. I don't understand the foundation of the Webster enthusiasm. He supposedly has the strong DMV connections, he's been at VTech a few years, but last year there were no players from DMV on the roster that contributed, there were no true impact bigs on the team to coach up, as a staff they couldn't get their best player, Landers Nolley, to stay, and as a staff I don't see anything that stands out that would be nice to attribute to this guy. If we are looking for a DMV Recruiter, he has been selling a relatively local ACC school and has nothing on the roster. If we are looking for a 'bigs' coach, they didn't even have one on the roster and had Landers Nolley out of position. If he's making $145k and hasn't been hired away yet, maybe there are reasons. Tell me what I am missing about this resume. It seems unimpressive to me.
 
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Ricker said:
I don't know much about assistant coaches that could be candidates, so I have tried to 'listen'. Murray seems to have the best resume, Freeman the least resume but might be up and coming. I don't understand the foundation of the Webster enthusiasm. He supposedly has the strong DMV connections, he's been at VTech a few years, but last year there were no players from DMV on the roster that contributed, there were no true impact bigs on the team to coach up, as a staff they couldn't get their best player, Landers Nolley, to stay, and as a staff I don't see anything that stands out that would be nice to attribute to this guy. If we are looking for a DMV Recruiter, he has been selling a relatively local ACC school and has nothing on the roster. If we are looking for a 'bigs' coach, they didn't even have one on the roster and had Landers Nolley out of position. If he's making $145k and hasn't been hired away yet, maybe there are reasons. Tell me what I am missing about this resume. It seems unimpressive to me.
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The biggest thing you're missing is looking at last year's roster and not this year's recruiting class. He was the lead recruiter for their top 2 commits, both from 4* recruits from Virginia ranked 89 and 108 overall
 
husky429 said:
Reading this as a kid, I always thought it sounded bad ass. As an adult and a coach, it makes me think the guys had a really crappy summer SnC program.
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Jim was all about toughness. He had good brains but didn’t require it in others. At some point, he started holding the players to preparation standards. Despite his recent issues Ben Gordon shot many late nights on his own. Jerome Dyson, played tough but what he did not learn until he was an adult - was how important game prep was - getting a good nights sleep before a day game and putting individual time in the gym. To Jerome’s credit, he tells Chief in recent years, everything I said to him then, which he argued with, was true. We are good friends now.
 
Deuce said:
Which shows absolutely zero about being a successful coach
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But a little bit about heart and determination.

Freeman was one of my all-time favorite huskies. If he can pass on even a bit of his toughness, determination, and opportunism under the basket to the young kids we have now we will be a much better team.

I have no idea who it will be, but I trust in Hurley. He knows what we need and he is done an amazing job putting a staff together.
 
KFree didn't appear to distinguish himself as as an up and comer while on KO's staff. Who did?
PSU has been very good past few seasons and it's reasonable to believe KFree has shown his ability to coach while coaching on a top-25 program.
Overall? His resume is light but it's not an outlandish selection.
 
When you’re UConn MBB, if you are the assistant who doesn’t get the job, it doesn’t mean anything bad about you. KFree’s on Danny’s list and that’s what’s important. In the last few years KFree has worked very diligently and done things the right way - he is making great career progress. Be patient.
 
We have Whaley, Carlton, Akok, Sanogo, and Brown now (edit: we also have Springs!), with Johnson coming in 2021 and hopefully another elite big coming in 2022. It seems to me that having a coach to help develop big men is critical. If our new hire isn’t Freeman or someone who can work with the bigs, who won our staff would fill that role? I’m not saying nobody can; I’m honestly asking who it would be.
 
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