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Kenya Hunter to Indiana

I wish Hawkins would tweet or something and just say he is remaining committed to UConn. Kenya is replaceable, losing Hawkins would be a bigger blow at the moment.
 
superjohn said:
Ah, the mighty Big 10. The Big 10 has won one national championship in the past 30 years and the Michigan championship was stolen from Seton Hall.
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michigan and Michigan state are the flag bearers but Indiana is still a big hoops brand.

also, definitely a foul in the backcourt was missed. Would’ve been wild to see hall have more time to get a shot off
 
the Q said:
michigan and Michigan state are the flag bearers but Indiana is still a big hoops brand.

also, definitely a foul in the backcourt was missed. Would’ve been wild to see hall have more time to get a shot off
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Worst call ever to decide a championship in any sport, Clougherty apologized to Seton Hall and PJ handled it with grace which saved Clougherty.
 
superjohn said:
Worst call ever to decide a championship in any sport, Clougherty apologized to Seton Hall and PJ handled it with grace which saved Clougherty.
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it was bad (although justice Winslow being out of bounds twice against Wisconsin was objectively bad). But there was a foul in the backcourt that they missed.
 
the Q said:
it was. But there was a foul in the backcourt that they missed.
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That type of thing is never called to decide a game, much less a championship game. Watch the NBA playoff games, that type of contact on the other side of the court happens a dozen times a game with no call.
 
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this is an easy article to write but absolutely no merit. UConn could absolutely have paid Kenya enough to stay.
 
Quite the Pat Forde-ish take there by Kent Sterling.

Who I also imagine to be a crusty sports writer who hates everything.

Kent.

Sterling.

He just screams weekend sports guy on your ABC affiliate.
 
BackAftaThis said:
Per this Borges article, Hawkins HS coach says he’s committed to UConn and doesn’t expect that to change. Article says players understand that assistants move around a lot and that he didn’t just commit because of Hunter.

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Not bad news. I’ll wait till the LOI is signed, sealed and delivered. Hope Lil Sool is keepin the pressure on him
 
Dooooooomed said:
And here I thought some guy was bad...
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There's literally no new reported substance to that article.
But this isn't summer camp where you work with buddies. This is big boy basketball where assistants earn more than $300K. Hunter was paid $315K at UConn. You can bet he received a significant bump for the move to Bloomington.
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Like lol what?

If you're a reporter, maybe try doing some reporting? Find out for sure?
 
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auror said:
There's literally no new reported substance to that article.


Like lol what?

If you're a reporter, maybe try doing some reporting? Find out for sure?
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He didn't even do the basic due diligence to see what other Indiana assistant coaches are making.
 
CallMeBruce said:
Hunter left a Big Ten school to come to UConn, so maybe your imagination sucks.
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I was just thinking that the big 10 schools are in much better financial shape than UConn. I read the CT news and all I saw over the past many months is how dire the financial situation was with UConn athletics. How some state representatives thought that further funding of UConn should not be done. If I was an employee, I would be concerned about my future in a place that is constantly on the receiving end of bad reviews by its own state media. I see the big 10 as a deep well of financial stability. Yes, they may have an issue with covid, but they will recover more easily than a school that was in trouble before it even started.
 
buddy said:
I was just thinking that the big 10 schools are in much better financial shape than UConn. I read the CT news and all I saw over the past many months is how dire the financial situation was with UConn athletics. How some state representatives thought that further funding of UConn should not be done. If I was an employee, I would be concerned about my future in a place that is constantly on the receiving end of bad reviews by its own state media. I see the big 10 as a deep well of financial stability. Yes, they may have an issue with covid, but they will recover more easily than a school that was in trouble before it even started.
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You think that Kenya was worried that UConn might cut the basketball program?
 
Ajs120102 said:


this is an easy article to write but absolutely no merit. UConn could absolutely have paid Kenya enough to stay.
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Quick search has these base salary figures at Indiana. According to this, Kenya was earning more than Bruiser Flint and pretty much equal to their Associate Head Coach. That rumor that he took a paycut to go there might be true. Kenya will take Indiana’s unlimited recruiting budget to finish middle of the pack behind Rutgers in the Big Ten with good recruits. Way to win Ken.

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IU College sports coverage for Bloomington, IN from The Herald-Times.
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UConn basketball does not have real a financial problems. It will be supported to compete at the highest level. It defines the entire university as a winner and a big time school.

UConn definitely has budget concerns but the men’s basketball team will be last to suffer.
 
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Public services can have alllll the deficits in the world, doesn’t mean a thing. UConn will spend and spend on basketball because that’s one of the few tangible investments that can pay back the university
 
superjohn said:
That type of thing is never called to decide a game, much less a championship game. Watch the NBA playoff games, that type of contact on the other side of the court happens a dozen times a game with no call.
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Imo you have to make those calls because they stop the ballhandler’s momentum and give the defense a clear advantage.

it was a reckless play by the defender that cannot be rewarded, no matter the time left.
 
Huskymagic said:
Quick search has these base salary figures at Indiana. According to this, Kenya was earning more than Bruiser Flint and pretty much equal to their Associate Head Coach. That rumor that he took a paycut to go there might be true. Kenya will take Indiana’s unlimited recruiting budget to finish middle of the pack behind Rutgers in the Big Ten with good recruits. Way to win Ken.

IU College Sports coverage in Bloomington, IN | The Herald-Times

IU College sports coverage for Bloomington, IN from The Herald-Times.
www.hoosiersportsreport.com www.hoosiersportsreport.com
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What he says may or may not have merit, but the perception of UConn is that it is in dire financial straits and is no longer a big time school.
 
buddy said:
What he says may or may not have merit, but the perception of UConn is that it is in dire financial straits and is no longer a big time school.
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Thanks almost entirely to the school’s accounting practices and its failure to ever come out and say anything bold and confident to the media regarding our athletic program. We are always quiet about these things when we should display some swagger. There are some simple explanations for a lot of the numbers you hear that make them seem far more palatable.
 
It is not so much that our budget is less than PC5 schools. It is that we have been operating on a P-5 budget in the hopes of getting into a big conference but having AAC income.
We have to continue to come down to earth a bit and lower that deficit. But I don't think either basketball team will feel the pinch.
 
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I think the problem is more structural. We have too many parasite politicians earning money off our Rent and XL relationships while the school gets hosed. We need to own the home venues we play in. We also need more favorable accounting on how scholarships get booked. The Indiana write-up also includes one time conference change charges. We also have a bloated bureaucracy to support.
 
Chief00 said:
I think the problem is more structural. We have too many parasite politicians earning money off our Rent and XL relationships while the school gets hosed. We need to own the home venues we play in. We also need more favorable accounting on how scholarships get booked. The Indiana write-up also includes one time conference change charges. We also have a bloated bureaucracy to support.
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Details?
 
Chief00 said:
I think the problem is more structural. We have too many parasite politicians earning money off our Rent and XL relationships while the school gets hosed. We need to own the home venues we play in. We also need more favorable accounting on how scholarships get booked. The Indiana write-up also includes one time conference change charges. We also have a bloated bureaucracy to support.
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I’d be interested to know the politicians “who are earning money” from XL Center and Rent.
 
David 76 said:
It is not so much that our budget is less than PC5 schools. It is that we have been operating on a P-5 budget in the hopes of getting into a big conference but having AAC income.
We have to continue to come down to earth a bit and lower that deficit. But I don't think either basketball team will feel the pinch.
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Agreed. They are probably the only self supporting programs that Uconn has.
 
huskysupporter said:
I’d be interested to know the politicians “who are earning money” from XL Center and Rent.
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CRDA salaries/bonuses and the politically connected lobbyists, who get paid for the work to support the continuation of those cash sucking relationships - both at XL and The Rent.
Despite the second and third parties cash draining - is either a better customer experience than Gampel - a production UConn does by themselves?
 
Chief00 said:
CRDA salaries/bonuses and the politically connected lobbyists, who get paid for the work to support the continuation of those cash sucking relationships - both at XL and The Rent.
Despite the second and third parties cash draining - is either a better customer experience than Gampel - a production UConn does by themselves?
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Oh I see I thought when you said politicians you meant politicians. Carry on.
 
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