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pj said:
KO isn't that smart and he may not want to put in the effort to make up for his lack of smarts.
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I'm no KO apologist but effort was literally his calling card during his 13 year NBA career. Maybe he lost all intrinsic motivation to succeed having stacked enough chips (pun intended) along with his personal life troubles. And maybe his desire to prove people that he can still coach is enough to reignite his work ethic. I wouldn't bet on it but I'm just saying, it was part of his DNA at one point.
 
There are times, like reading this thread, where I think UConn may have the worst fan base in college sports.

There are multiple posters, including a former mod, calling an exNBA athlete stupid and lazy. I would think I was reading an Ole Miss board if I didn’t know better.
 
Ollie can coach in the NBA. I don’t think the coaches do much these days. Maybe someone can prove to me otherwise, but it’s a players league as has been for years.
 
huskymedic said:
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Pistons seem like they’re going to stop the tanking after this year. Would be VERY interesting if Ollie did get hired as he’d probably be expected to start competing and they have a lot of good young talent.
 
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ibleedhuskyblue said:
That is a guy on twitter twittering names. I doubt KO is actually on their list.

I hope for his sake that he is, but the gentleman tweeting this is not an insider. It holds as much weight as if you or I tweeted it.
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I think he’s a legit insider. Been following him since his KO post
 
Starting to make sense. Pistons GM Troy Weaver was an executive on the Thunder when Ollie played there with Durant.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
Because coaching at the NBA level is moreso about managing egos, roles and relationships with players than college is- which is mostly X’s and O’s, player development, recruiting, etc. I don’t think he was particular good at those 3 things at the college level… on top of some personal things that probably distracted him from the job. I think he was actually pretty good at player relationships before he had his own personal issues that he’s now probably grown from. And I’m not saying Xs and Os don’t matter in the NBA, they just matter a lot less. It’s about having the best talent in the NBA.
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I disagree with almost all of this except for the point that college coaches need to recruit. On some teams player development isn’t as necessary in the nba but the pistons aren’t one of them

But X’s and O’s in the nba is another level from college if you aren’t great at it at the college level you have no shot in the nba. The player relationship part in the nba works out when the players, and especially the stars, have confidence that you are preparing them well and going to out coach the other coach
 
kemba said:
On some teams player development isn’t as necessary in the nba but the pistons aren’t one of them
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Development is a huge piece in the NBA. Teams have an entire staff dedicated to it, and players all have multiple private trainers as well. The head coaches just aren't as invovled with development as in college.
 
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Fishy said:
I guess if you are looking for a coach who isn’t very bright, isn’t very motivated and will not win enough games to prevent you from stocking up in the lottery, then I agree - Kevin Ollie might make sense.

He’s gonna sue you on the way out, though.
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Guess he was smart enough to stick to his guns and sue UConn and win an eight-figure settlement when all the bright guys on the BY had the case a loser. Stick to the contract and fire Ollie 'cause he sucked as a coach and there would have been no lawsuit,
 
Both of these are true:
  • KO is a better fit in the NBA than in college
  • KO is a bad coach who will struggle to find success in the NBA (Detroit or otherwise)
 
Question for the folks who visibly saw Ollie quit his job. What year was that?
 
I will reiterate that the Pistons is a career killer of a job. I could see enough candidates passing on it to get to Ollie.
 
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We should want a UConn alum to get an NBA job. We have moved on we won a national championship with him, we got our coach now and won a national championship with him.

Move on remember the good Ollie did with our program as a player and a coach. What happened off the court and behind the scenes is what it is time to move on.
 
Fishy said:
His job at Overtime Elite was called Head of Coaching and Player Development. In reality, his job was having the name Kevin Ollie.

He was very successful in that regard.
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Took a new program in first year while many scoffed at it. 3 players in NBA. 2nd year will have 2 lottery picks. Think you give him too little credit. Obviously he is getting looks from at least one NBA team ,
 
nelsonmuntz said:
There are times, like reading this thread, where I think UConn may have the worst fan base in college sports.

There are multiple posters, including a former mod, calling an exNBA athlete stupid and lazy. I would think I was reading an Ole Miss board if I didn’t know better.
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It's a genuinely embarrassing look for the fan base.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
I shouldn’t have deleted the “here comes the laugh from Superjohn, who definitely thinks he’d be a better NBA coach than Ollie and thought the same thing about Hurley until 10 days ago” part of my post.
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You probably should have, so very chief like of you.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Question for the folks who visibly saw Ollie quit his job. What year was that?
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2014.
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