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Kenya Hunter to Indiana

How many minutes was he here and is Indiana a better situation than a loaded, Big East UCONN??? Whatever. Good bye
 
If a recruit decommits solely because an assistant coach left after talking about how good of a connection he had with the players and head coach (which all recent recruits said iirc) then that's a red flag. Assistants are important in the recruiting process, but kids commit to the head coach and the players as much as, if not more than, the assistants. It's not football where a recruit will spend the majority of his time with a coordinator.
 
the only positive sign is that kids are excited to play for Dan Hurley
 
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Dan Hurley, like every D1 HC, has a short list in the top drawer of his desk.

All these high level assistants have career aspirations and they don't max out as asst coach.

It is what it is and it's not always obvious or logical to fans why coaches choose to move.

JC lost a bunch of assistants. KO's staff? Not so much.
 
aburks41 said:
Someone on the cbb reddit said that they heard Kenya took LESS money to go to IU. If that’s true, then that is truly mind bottling. Less money to go to a program with zero hype and lets be honest..archie miller isn’t a great coach
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Then he surely went to IU with Dan Hurley's "blessing".
 
Weird he went to Indiana for less money. Uconn will easily be a better rated school going forward. Well whatever we trust in Hurley!
 
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Grey Goose said:
Sign of a Program on the rise.. No way UConn dollars can compete with Big 12 dollars for assistants.. FB Programs throwing a lot of money into the bank account.. Dan Hurley will have a great deal of interest for that position.. Don't laugh.. What about Scott B?(I know he's a HC)..Could open up things for Taliek to a take a more active role..
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Wait, Indiana announced they were leaving the Big 10 at the same time?? Huge news.......
 
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On top of the reasons that have already been stated for Kenya Hunter to take the job at Indiana his long history with Archie Miller may have also played a part. Kenya and Archie were on the same coaching staff at Xavier under Sean Miller and he was also director of basketball ops at NC State when Archie was a player there.
 
Excellent coach. Recruiting wise wasn’t as great as I’m hearing from some. Had solid connections. Credit for Hawkins, wouldn’t be surprised to see him decommit. Let’s be honest Indiana is a better town, better facilities in terms of literal jets for recruiting. If he took a pay cut then ironically I feel better bc at least UConn could pay a coach if it happened again. If we lost Kimani I would’ve been extremely disheartened. Fascinated to see the next hire.
 
3rdbass said:
Weird he went to Indiana for less money. Uconn will easily be a better rated school going forward. Well whatever we trust in Hurely!
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At first glance I thought this said "Dan Hurley should pop his tires."
 
superjohn said:
Some were worried about Alosi leaving and our players have blown up in just a few months with Rehfeldt, some people are just worriers.
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We will find another good assistant. Wish Kenya well. My only concern is keeping Hawkins. Guess we will find out exactly how big a factor Kenya was in his recruitment.
 
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Hey - it's his profession and he has a goal in mind
If he feels that going to IU will get him there faster - more power to him
He probably sees Dan Hurley as well set here at UConn and maybe senses some fragility in the IU HC situation
Dan Hurley has done nice things and finding a new assistant shouldn't be an issue - I would be shocked if he doesn't have a bullpen list at all times
Best of luck at IU - just pray you don't play UConn soon - IU may be embarrassed
 
gtcam said:
Hey - it's his profession and he has a goal in mind
If he feels that going to IU will get him there faster - more power to him
He probably sees Dan Hurley as well set here at UConn and maybe senses some fragility in the IU HC situation
Dan Hurley has done nice things and finding a new assistant shouldn't be an issue - I would be shocked if he doesn't have a bullpen list at all times
Best of luck at IU - just pray you don't play UConn soon - IU may be embarrassed
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I remember IU beat UConn @ MSG last year in a very poorly played game
 
Ajs120102 said:
Credit for Hawkins, wouldn’t be surprised to see him decommit.
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Could happen but if you look at his comments after he committed it was almost all about Hurley and UConn. Crossing my fingers he stays committed.

“Coach Hurley, coach Hunter were the best coaches for me,” Hawkins told the Courant after making his decision. “UConn was the best place, style wise, the Big East Conference is a great conference. Connecticut is a great place, a great state. I can’t wait to play in front of the fans.”

www.courant.com

UConn men’s basketball team lands commitment from 2021 guard Jordan Hawkins

The UConn men’s basketball program added its second recruit from the Class of 2021, as guard Jordan Hawkins announced his intention to join the program Friday morning. Hawkins, a 6-foot-5 sho…
www.courant.com www.courant.com

"We love Coach (Dan) Hurley and the staff and we loved how committed they were to helping me reach my goals!"

www.si.com

The Jordan Hawkins Blog: This is Why I Committed to Connecticut...

Hawkins picked Connecticut over Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia, Wake Forest LSU and others
www.si.com www.si.com
 
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